Robert Lee Oehrtman
Jul 1, 2009
Robert Lee Oehrtman, Ph.D., 69, of Stillwater, OK died on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Stillwater. He was born on July 24, 1939 in Greenville, OH to the late Clarence Oehrtman and Bertha Oliver Oehrtman. He married Anne Bigelow on December 19th, 1965 in Coos Bay, Oregon. They were married 37 years until her untimely death in 2003. He graduated...
Harold A. Pickett
Jun 24, 2009
Harold A. Pickett, 96, died June 24 at Hospice of Dayton. Since 2000, he lived at the Brethren's Retirement Community in Greenville. He was born Jan. 1, 1913, near the hamlet of Cosmos in Darke County, the second son of Benjamin H. and Edna (Study) Pickett. He was a 1930 graduate of Jackson Township High School (now Mississinawa Valley). Following...
Barry Wesley Mclear
Jun 23, 2009
Barry Wesley McLear, 65, of rural New Madison, passed away unexpectedly June 23, 2009 at Reid Hospital. Barry was born March 30, 1944 in Greenville, Ohio to the late Chelsie & and Elnora ”Ellie” (Hoggatt) McLear-Young. Barry grew up in the Ansonia Area and graduated from Greenville Senior High School in 1962 and had also taken machinist training. He worked...
Mary Jane Brown
Jun 19, 2009
Mary Jane Brown, 84, of Greenville and formerly of New Weston, passed away Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. She was born in Warren, OH, daughter of the late Harley William and Mabel Vera (Croghan) Blood. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, George Brown on January 23, 1993;...
Grant Lee Malone
Jun 15, 2009
Grant Lee Malone, age 92, went to be with his wife, Bobbie, and with his Lord on June 15, 2009 at Reid Hospital, where he had been a patient for ten days. He was born in Lucasville, Ohio on April 29, 1917, the son of the late Walter Everrett and Blanche (Dill) Malone and had lived in the local area...
Harold R. Beasley
Jun 11, 2009
Harold R. Beasley, 93, of Greenville, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 11, 2009 at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. He was born in Hamburg, Preble County, Ohio, son of the late Oscar and Sarah (Shahan) Beasley. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Violet J. (Spencer) Beasley who passed away May 26, 2001;...
Virginia M. Fields
May 30, 2009
Virginia M. Fields, 80, of Greenville, passed away Saturday morning, May 30, 2009 at the Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville. She was born in Darke County, daughter of the late Ernest and Mary (Ross) Hoschouer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Franklin Hesson; second husband, Curt Fields; a brother, Dale Hoschouer;...
Emily Lucille Harris
May 30, 2009
Emily Lucille Harris, 88, formerly of Hollansburg, passed away Saturday morning, May 30, 2009 at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. She was born in Jackson Township, Darke County, daughter of the late Alfred and Cora (Oliver) Brewer. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman A. Harris; four brothers, Wayne, Melvin, Ralph and...
James "Jim" R. Hupman
May 27, 2009
James ‘Jim’ R. Hupman, 91, of Greenville passed away at Heartland on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 after suffering from a stroke almost 9 years ago. He was born in Greenville on January 28, 1918, son of the late Samuel Moses ‘Mose’ and Artie Belle Hupman and had lived in the local area all of his life. Jim was an airplane...
D. Jane Fryman
May 26, 2009
D. Jane (Mikesell) Fryman, 81, of Arcanum, passed away on May 26, 2009. She was born December 17, 1927 to the late Harry and Esma Irene (Stoner) Mikesell. She is survived by these special people in her life, her husband of 61 years, Robert, daughter Roberta J. Simon, granddaughter Angela L. Simon, great granddaughter Lilah Jane Ball, sister Mary E....
Tonya V. Forsythe
May 19, 2009
Tonya V. Forsythe, 35, of Greenville, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 19, 2009 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton. She was born in West Jefferson, OH, daughter of William and Shirley (Boysel) Dildine of West Jefferson. In addition to her parents, Tonya is survived by her husband, Kenneth Forsythe, whom she married July 27, 2007; her children, Britney Dildine,...
Ellen K. Campbell
May 16, 2009
Ellen K. Campbell, 79, of Greenville and formerly of the Columbus and Springfield areas, passed away late Saturday evening at the Covington Care Center in Covington, OH. She was born in Columbus, the daughter of the late Joseph and Jessie (Gaunt) Olds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Thomas L....
Gene Straszheim
May 14, 2009
Gene M. Straszheim, 76, of New Madison, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009, at Reid Hospital, Richmond, Indiana. He was born May 20,1932 near Lewisburg, Ohio to the late Herman Straszheim and Gladys (Riegel) Straszheim, of Eaton, OH. He graduated from Eaton High School in 1950, and attended The Ohio State University. He also served four years in the United...
Elizabeth Harriet Clevenger
May 11, 2009
Elizabeth Harriet Clevenger, 91, passed away early Monday morning, May 11, 2009 at the Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville. She was born in Council Grove, Kansas on April 21, 1918 to the late Charles and Anna Rotchford. She grew up in the Big John community and graduated from the Council Grove High School in 1937. She worked as a...
Bertha Lester
May 11, 2009
Bertha (Johnson) Lester, 88 of New Paris, and formerly of New Madison passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 at 12:45 pm. She was born September 7, 1920 the to the late Frank Marshall & Mary Elsie(Albertson) Johnson. She was a longtime member of the Cedar Grove Church of the Brethren, where she also taught adult Sunday school class. She was...
Destiny M. Longenecker
May 2, 2009
Destiny M. Longenecker, 18, of Greenville, Ohio, died Saturday, May 2, 2009, from a train-pedestrian accident in Union City, OH. She was the daughter of, David L. (Sandy Thaxton) Abels of Mendon, OH, mother, Roxanne M. (Scott Yoder) Longenecker of Greenville, step-parents, Bill Fields (Suzie Carrington) of Greenville. She was a senior at Greenville High School. She is also survived...
Vincent L. Schmidt
Apr 30, 2009
Vincent L. Schmidt, 65, of Union City, Ohio passed away Thursday evening, April 30, 2009 at the Dayton Heart Hospital. He was born in Celina, son of the late Vincent T. Sr. and Elvira (Ontrop) Schmidt. Vincent was an employee at the Coldwater Community Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Carol (Link) Schmidt; his step children, Kim Evers, of...
Richard L. Shiverdecker
Apr 28, 2009
Richard L. Shiverdecker, 82, of Greenville, passed away early Tuesday morning, April 28, 2009 at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. He was born in Greenville, the son of the late Melvin R. Shiverdecker and Carrie Mae (Gibson) Shiverdecker-Young. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary (Martin) Shiverdecker on February 16, 2004; a...
Howard Richard O'Dell
Apr 24, 2009
Howard R. O’Dell, 93, 0f Hollansburg, Ohio, passed away at Wayne Hospital in Greenville, Ohio, Friday, April 24, 2009. Howard was born May 22, 1915 to the late J. Warren and Cora Mae(Snyder) O’Dell. Howard worked as a shipping clerk for St. Regis Plastic Company and retired from Atlas Plastics. He also farmed his whole life and enjoyed raising the...
Ruth Eileen Falknor
Apr 23, 2009
Ruth E. Falknor, 74, of New Madison, passed away unexpectedly at the Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana on April 23, 2009. Ruth was born November 23, 1934 to the late Raymond C. and Mabel (Stump) Campbell. Ruth worked at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio and was a member of the Ft. Jefferson United Methodist and the New Madison...

