All Obituaries

Ruby Jean Kiehl, 97, of Bowling Green, formerly of Bradford, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Bowling Green.  She was born on February 9, 1920, at the family farmhouse on Myers Road, Covington, to the late William C. and Pearl (Strong) Schellhouse.  Ruby graduated from Newton High School in 1937, and married Herbert H. Kiehl on September 12, 1941 in Brooksville, Florida.  He passed away on March 17, 2001. She will be...

Florine F. Boze, 83, of Sidney, formerly of Troy, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.  She was born January 24, 1934, in Troy, to the late Herbert Boze and the late Estella (West) Boze Cruea.  She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, James Cruea. Florine will be missed and remembered by her son, Raymond (Diane) Boze of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; her daughter, Linda (Scott) Pergram of Bandridge, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; 12...

Marilyn R. Dennings, 89, of Covington, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017, at Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit, Troy.  She was born October 14, 1927, in Minster, to the late Bernard and Bernadine (Berning) Lampert.  She married her husband of more than 60 years, Guy E. Dennings, on October 18, 1947 in Minster.  Guy preceded her in death on June 23, 2008. Marilyn will be deeply missed and remembered by her five children and their spouses, Grant Dennings of...

Connie Jean (Homan) Folmer, 69, of Piqua, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus.  She was born December 9, 1947, in Covington. She will be missed and remembered by her loving husband of 32 years, Paul L. Folmer of Piqua; her mother, Mildred (Kiser) Levering of Piqua; three step-children and their spouses, Mary & Gerald MacDougall of Cleveland, Robert & Kara Folmer of Lebanon, and Emily & Nicolas Vitori of Cincinnati; four...

Pauline Ruth (Martin) Stump “Pedo”, 91, formerly of Covington, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Genesis Troy Care, Homestead Unit.  She was born December 20, 1925, in Covington, the seventh of eight children born to the late Earl and Ruth (Hollopeter) Martin. She married John A. “Jack” Stump in Colorado on July 6, 1943; he preceded her in death on May 15, 1998.  She was also preceded in death by her parents; sisters Mary Clark and Opal...

Ava M. Rapp, 67, of Covington, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017.  She was born November 28, 1949, in Elida, to the late Lloyd and Katharine (Birely) Peters. Mrs. Rapp will be missed and remembered by her husband of 47 years, Wayne E. Rapp; her children and their spouses, Nathan & Daisy Rapp of Covington, Brian & Danita Rapp of Pleasant Hill, and Joy & Ben Bayer of Lewisburg; ten grandchildren, Caily (Kody), Brooklyn, Windsor, Alyssa, Ella, Estie, Atley,...

Max E. Heilman, 92, of Covington, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Bloom at Bluffton in Bluffton, South Carolina, where he was currently making his home.  He was born November 16, 1924, in Melvern, Kansas, to the late Louis and Charlotte (Alley) Heilman.  Max married his loving wife of 69 years, Lois E. (Taylor) Heilman on October 4, 1947; she preceded him in death on November 23, 2016. Max will be missed and remembered by his daughter, Jane (David) Huntress of...

Helen L. Yingst, 89, of Covington, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton.  She was born March 16, 1928, in Troy, to the late Clarence and Fern (Wolf) Tower.  She married Kenneth R. Yingst on June 7, 1946 in Covington; he preceded her in death in 1959. Helen will be missed and remembered by her children and their spouses, Sue & Charlie Randolph of Branson, Mo., Connie & Lee Shoemaker of Palmetto, Fla., Vicki & Jerry...

Doyle Eldon Brubaker, 59, of Naples, Florida, and formerly of Covington, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at his home in Naples.  He was born April 3, 1958, in Troy, to the late Cephas Elias and Edith Marie (Bowman) Brubaker. Doyle will be missed and remembered by his two sons, Mitchell Brubaker of Columbus and Brandon Brubaker of Piqua; granddaughter Jelissa Henderson; two sisters, Roseanna McCardle of Naples and Sharon (Marshall) Wray of Montana; and many nieces and...

Ernest G. “Ernie” Martin, 88, of Greenville, formerly of Covington, passed away peacefully Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Versailles Health Care Center.  He served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War in Washington D.C. where he and Barbara resided, before returning home to Ohio to build their family and legacy. Ernie was born January 9, 1929, in Irvington, Ohio, to the late Ernest L. and Pauline (Korns) Martin. Ever an adoring husband,...