All Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Veatch passed away peacefully Sunday October 13th 2019 at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Kathryn (nee McSwain); his son Craig (Jackie) Veatch; his daughter Sherri (Adam) Wright; 5 grandchildren, Amanda, Aaron, Ryan, Jonathan, & Katie; and 5 great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Savannah, Izabell, Alice, and Lydia. Robert is a 1958 graduate of Fairborn High School after which he served honorably in the United States Navy. After his discharge from...

George Robert Anthony Walko (Geo, Bob) George R. Walko, 76, died peacefully on October 6th, 2019, at Hospice of Dayton.  He was born in 1942, in Carteret, NJ, the son of George and Margaret Walko. George graduated from Carteret High School.  Following graduation, he entered the armed forces in the branch of Air Force.  George served 20+ years in the Air Force and retired as a Master Sargent.  After a full career George then worked in civil service in...

Sean Frederick Hurley Sean F. Hurley, age 28, beloved son of Conni L. Funke and Bernard J. Hurley; loving grandson of Frederick E. Funke; dear nephew, godson, cousin and friend to many, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Fairborn, Ohio. He is preceded in death by his maternal Grandmother, Alice L (Wisemandle) Funke; his paternal Grandparents, Elizabeth (Hanrahan) Hurley and Bernard J Hurley; and his Godmother, Susan A. Narko. Sean was born in 1991 in Chicago, Illinois. He...

John (Jack) E. Cashdollar Sr. Jack Cashdollar of Venice, Florida, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, died on September 13, 2019 after a long illness at the age of 90.  Jack was born in 1929, in Dayton and had vacationed in Venice beginning in the mid-seventies. He retired in 2000 and moved to Venice to enjoy the great weather and to work on his tennis and golf games. Jack was the son of the late Edward and Jeanne (Brandt) Cashdollar, from Logansport, Indiana, Dayton, Ohio, and Nokomis,...

Roger A. Brightman, age 88, of Apache Junction, Arizona passed away to be with The Lord, Tuesday, September 10, 2019.  He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1931 to parents, Percy L. and Vista Brightman. Deceased as well are his five brothers, Kenneth, Ralph, Stanley, Norman, and Lawrence and one sister, Ruth Yeager (Lewis).  He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elizabeth Ruth; his three sons, David Dale Sr., John, and Robert; and daughter,...

Deloris Eileen Lucas, age 88 of Springfield, OH., passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019.  She was a resident of  the Springfield Masonic Home.  Deloris was preceded in death by her husband Charles David Lucas in August of 1993.  She is survived by her sister, Donna Evans of Vandalia, OH., and her niece, Mary E. Covert of McCormick, South Carolina. Deloris touched many lives and will be dearly missed. Graveside Service 2:00 PM, Monday, September 9, 2019 at Miami...

Karen Sue Clouse, age 58 of Miamisburg, OH., daughter of John Clifford Clouse and Opal Marie (Spicer) Clouse, passed August 23, 2019.   She is survived by sisters, Brenda Clouse Walker and Barbara Clouse Elyea; brother-in-law, Timothy E. Walker;  Nephews, Matthew Walker, Thomas Elyea, Jonathan Walker and Brandon Elyea; great nieces, Cheyenne Elyea and Cali Walker; great nephews, Zayne Elyea, Oliver Elyea, Evan Elyea, Connor Elyea, Ephraim...

Paul Weddell Thatcher, Sr., age 86 of Kettering, passed away Friday August 9th, 2019. He is preceded in death by his parents Dwight D. & Dorothy M. (Schlotterbeck) Thatcher, his wife Sharon the love of his life. He is survived by his daughter Paula (Gary) Salmons, son Paul Jr. (Linda) Thatcher; granddaughters: Marie (Matt) Clark, Melissa (Brian) Neubert, grandsons: Curtis Thatcher, Zachary Thatcher; sister Joann Sprta, brother Dwight D. Thatcher, Jr. Special nephews Jim and Jerry Evans...

LEACH, James E. "Jim", age 95, of Kettering, formerly of Fairborn and Dayton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019.  He was born in Wellston, Ohio to the late Harold E. and Iva K. (Marsh) Leach.  In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by loving wife of 68 years, Mary E (Dowell) Leach who passed earlier this year; daughter, Ann Marie Leach; sister, Donise Thomas; and brothers, Glendon and Eldon Leach. Jim is survived by...

Martha "Martie" Lee Darner, (Cunningham), age 93, of Fairborn, Ohio passed away in Rancho Mirage California on Friday, November 24, 2017 and is being laid to rest at a graveside service at 11:00 AM Friday, August 9, 2019 at St. Paul's Cemetery in Yellow Springs, Oh.  Martie was born in 1924 in Valentine, Nebraska. Her family, including 6 sisters, later moved to Loudonville, Ohio. During World War II, Martie moved to Dayton, Ohio working until meeting Thomas Darner,...