Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Preble County, Eaton, Lewisburg & New Paris in Ohio.
Timothy Jo Harris
Dec 27, 2022
Timothy Jo Harris (T.J.), age 29 of New Paris, Ohio left us to be with his boys (Bubba Lou and Pablo) on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. T.J. was born March 28, 1993, to Joanna Braughton Newman. To know T.J. was to love him. He had the biggest heart of gold and an amazing, yet dark sense of humor that everyone...
Vincent Darrell Reed
Dec 25, 2022
Vincent Darrell Reed, 87 of Verona, Ohio passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Born on July 21, 1935 in Verona, Ohio, son of late, Gerald W. & Frieda Pauline (Bridenbaugh) Reed.
A Preble County farmer for his entire life. He also worked at General Motors in Vandalia, Ohio. Member of Trinity Church.
Survived by his wife of 67 years, Janice (Hahn)...
B. Dale Harrison
Dec 25, 2022
B. Dale Harrison, 87, of Eaton, Ohio, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 in Richmond, Indiana. Born on June 10, 1935 in Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Stanley S. & Goldie L. (Martin) Harrison. Dale was a retired Jackson Township farmer. He was a 1953 Dixon High School graduate, a U.S. Army veteran, member of the National...
Gary R. "Bud" Armstrong
Dec 24, 2022
Gary “Bud” R. Armstrong, age 80 of Eaton, Ohio, died Saturday, December 24, 2022, at his residence. Born on June 19, 1942, in Preble County, Ohio he was the son of the late Lester S. “Noak” & Dorothy Mae (O’Dell) Armstrong. Bud had worked at several grocery stores in Eaton and was a U.S. Army veteran.
Preceded in death by brothers:...
Jerry Nae-Omie League
Dec 18, 2022
Jerry Nae-Omie (Jones) League, 84 of Lewisburg, Ohio and formerly of Mesa, Arizona passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Born on September 29, 1938 in Pioneer, Tennessee, daughter of the late Charlie & Lillie May (Powers) Jones.
She was a very dedicated mother and grandmother. She made her children and grandchildren her whole life to the very end.
Preceded by son-in-law,...
Dennis R. Baker
Dec 18, 2022
Dennis R. Baker, 52, of Greenville, Ohio, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 in Dayton, Ohio. Born on September 29, 1970 in Greenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Paul J. & Virginia Ann (Shell) Baker, Sr.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his Brother: Paul J. Baker, Jr.
Survived by his Devoted Companion: Lisa Crumrine;...
E. Hester Greene Klipfer
Dec 15, 2022
Ellen “Hester” (Seals) Greene Klipfer, age 96 of Eaton, Ohio, died Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Beehive Homes of Springboro. She was born on March 20, 1926, in Germantown, Ohio, daughter of the late James Chelsey and Mary (Belcher) Seals. Hester was a 1944 Dixon-Israel High School graduate, attended Muskingum College and graduated in 1948 from Miami University in Oxford,...
Donald Ray Shingledecker
Dec 15, 2022
Donald Ray “Donnie” Shingledecker, 60 of Lewisburg, Ohio passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Born on September 18, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio, son of late, Harry & Minnie (Kiser) Shingledecker, Jr.
A 1980 graduate from Brookville High School. Donnie proudly served in the US Navy for 5 years.
Preceded by his wife of 30 years, Heather (Roesle) Shingledecker in 2021.
Survived by...
Kris E. Cook
Dec 11, 2022
Kris E. Cook, 64 of New Paris, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his residence. Born on February 15, 1958 in Greenville, Ohio.
He retired in 2016 after many years working at Barry Plastics in Richmond, Indiana.
Preceded in death by his mother, Delores Jean “Jeanie” (Bowers) Knox; father, William Henry Cook, Jr.; stepbrothers, Paul E. Knox and...
Ona L. Coons
Dec 8, 2022
Ona L. Coons 82 of Eaton, Ohio died Thursday December 8, 2022, at Kettering Health of Troy. Ona was born on October 10, 1940, in Homer, New York the daughter of the late Henry & Grace (Seaman) George. She formerly lived in the Perrysburg, Ohio and retired from Myers in Rossford, Ohio in 2011. A volunteer at Preble County Senior...
Margaret Geraldine Lincicome
Dec 6, 2022
Margaret Geraldine Crouse Lincicome died peacefully on December 6, 2022 at home in Champaign, Illinois with her daughter Susan Feuille and granddaughter Julie King at her side. She was one month short of her 96th birthday.
“Peggie” was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1927 to her parents, Paul and Sophia Pearl Nixon Crouse of North Carolina. She was the seventh of...
Irene E. Kouts
Dec 5, 2022
Irene E. (Falldorf) Kouts age 94 of Lewisburg, Ohio died Monday December 5, 2022 at Hospice of Dayton while battling Pneumonia. Born on April 21, 1928, in Preble County Ohio she was the daughter of the late Detrick & Katie (Rowe) Falldorf. She was a 1946 Lewisburg High School graduate and member of the Lewisburg United Methodist Church.
Preceded in death...
Virginia "Jenny" Rumpler
Dec 3, 2022
Virginia “Jenny” Rumpler, 72, of Somerville, Ohio, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at her residence. Born on August 22, 1950 in Perry County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Orlin R. & Madeline (Baker) Strunk, Sr.
Jenny retired from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 2006. Her greatest joy was her family, traveling, “Sister Trips”, reading, and gardening. She...
Jerome "Jerry" Howell
Dec 3, 2022
Jerome P. “Jerry” Howell, age 66 of Frankfort, Ohio, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Embassy of Valley View, Frankfort, Ohio. Born on February 13, 1956 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Paul M. Howell and Virginia L. (Parker) Hicks. Jerry attended Milton Union High School and is a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survived by his Siblings: Kathy...
Delores "Jeanie" Knox
Dec 3, 2022
Delores Jean “Jeanie” Knox, 84, of New Paris, Ohio, died Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Reid Health in Richmond, Indiana. Born on June 10, 1938 in New Madison, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence G. & Melissa L. (Charles) Bowers.
Jeanie loved watching birds, word search and spending time with family and friends. She attended the New Paris...
Sherry George
Dec 1, 2022
Sherry (Kleinhenn) George, 81 of Eaton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton. Born on September 2, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio.
She had retired after many years working at Lakengren.
Preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Leroy George; sister, Marcia Whittemore
Survived by her children, Tony (Lynn) George of Elkhart, IN and Lynnette (Pat)...
Donald E. Vanskiver
Dec 1, 2022
Donald Eugene Vanskiver, 88 of Eaton, died Thursday December 1, 2022, at Vancrest of Eaton. Donald was born on April 26, 1934, in Preble County, Ohio the son of the late Harold & Ida (Baker) Vanskiver. Don was a 1954 Eaton High School graduate served in the U.S. Army and he worked at Parker Hannifin in Eaton for over 42...
Patricia June Kessler
Nov 29, 2022
Patricia June Kessler, age 87 formerly of New Paris, Ohio passed on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Vancrest of Eaton. Pat was born on August 21, 1935, in Pulaski, Indiana the daughter of the late William Floyd & Lauretta (Tangeman) Moore. On May 26th, 1953, she married William M. Kessler. Mom could do just about anything. From making floats for...
Amanda J Cox
Nov 25, 2022
Amanda J. Cox, 71 of West Milton, Ohio and formerly of Eaton, Ohio died suddenly on Friday, November 25, 2022. Born on September 5, 1951 in Dayton, Ohio, daughter of the late Carl & Eula Mae (Ison) Fugate. She was a 1970 graduate of Twin Valley South High School in West Alexandria, Ohio.
In-home health care worker in Kentucky and then...
June Adelaide Juday
Nov 24, 2022
June Adelaide Juday, age 83 of New Paris, Ohio passed on Thursday, November 24, 2022, at the Compassus Hospice Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. June was born on June 2, 1939, in Richmond, Indiana, the daughter of the late Warren & Nancy (Bunker) Atkins. She retired in 2001 from Verizon of Richmond. Member and Elder of the First Presbyterian Church in...
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