Obituaries
Cora Walters
Jun 24, 2012
WALTERS, Cora Etta Age 84, of Tipp City, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center. She was born June 26, 1926, in Miami County, Oh, to her parents Millard H. & Gliddia (Baer) Murphy who preceded her in death. Cora retired from A O Smith after over 25 years of service. She was a member of...
Katherine Phillis
Jun 9, 2012
PHILLIS, Katherine Idona Age 82, of Covington, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Caldwell House, Troy. She was born September 4, 1929, in Shelby County, Ohio, to her parents Alfred & Minnie Apple. Katherine graduated from Houston High School Class of 1947. She worked as a seamstress for Atlas and later worked from her home. She retired in 1997...
Edwin Yingst
May 30, 2012
YINGST, Edwin L. Age 93, of Covington, son of Karl & Jennie (Shellabarger) Yingst, was born November 16, 1918, in Miami County, OH, and went to be the Lord on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. He left behind his beloved wife of 72 years, Viola P. (Arnett) Yingst and eight children, Donald Yingst of Dublin, OH, Barbara (Tom) Davis of Wapakoneta,...

Joshua Welch
May 6, 2012
WELCH, Joshua James, Age 30 of Bradford, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was born December 21, 1981, to his parents Roy & Robin Welch. Joshua graduated from Tipp City High School Class of 2000. On December 9, 2000, he married Emily Williams and together they shared a life for 11 years. He had a loved for aircraft and...

Robert Shade
Apr 27, 2012
SHADE, Robert L Age 89 of Piqua, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center. He was born February 26, 1923, in Miami County, to his parents Jackson David & Helen (Burnsides) Shade. Robert was a 1941 graduate of Newton High School and worked as a tool and die maker. He was an Army Air Force WWII...
Eleanor Deal
Apr 26, 2012
DEAL, Eleanor Jeanne Age 88, of Covington, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Covington Care Center. She was born January 17, 1924, in Miami County, to her parents C.B. & Margaret (Furnas) Streib. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Charles Howard Deal and brothers James Robert Streib and William Bernard Streib. She will be missed and...

Robin Millhouse
Apr 16, 2012
Robin S. Millhouse, 55, of Covington, passed away at her home on Monday, April l6, 2012. She was born on September 8, 1956, to her parents Clyde and Norma Jean (Welbaum) Millhouse, who preceded her in death. Robin was a 1974 graduate of Newton High School and a member of the Covington Eagles. Robin is survived by her life-companion Jim...
Donald Rice
Mar 12, 2012
Age 85 of Covington, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at his home. He was born December 13, 1926, in Piqua, Ohio, to his parents James & Bertha (Floriaka) Rice. He attended Piqua High School, graduated from the University of Dayton, Pre-Med, and later graduated from Ohio State University Medical School. He was a US Navy Veteran serving during WWII...
Jackie Brown
Mar 9, 2012
Brown, Jackie L. Age 73, of Bradford, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy, Ohio. He was born February 18, 1939, in Adams Township, Ohio, to his parents Elmer Ray & Lucy (Hiestand) Brown. Jack attended Bradford High School. On April 18, 1959, he married Virginia Buckingham and they shared a life together for nearly...

Mary Fahnestock
Feb 19, 2012
Fahnestock, Mary Flick Yarian Smith passed away Sunday February 19, 2012 at the Covington Care Center. Born to parents William and Edna Pearl (Baker) Flick in Bridgewater, VA. The family moved to Covington when Mary was 14 months old and she continued to live in Covington until her death. She graduated from C.H.S., class of 1933 and was retired from...
Mary DiPadova
Feb 14, 2012
Mary Alice (McCarty) DiPadova 59 of Piqua peacefully passed away in her home on Tuesday February 14, 2012. She was born in Piqua on April 28, 1952 to Harold & Helen (Fries) McCarty. Before she went to be with the lord, Mary grew up in the Piqua-Covington area, but spent a great deal of time living in Long Beach, California....
John Beeman
Jan 19, 2012
BEEMAN, John Eldon Age 88, of Covington, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Piqua Manor. He was born March 28, 1923, in Covington, to his parents Charles Ira& Bertha Lavina (Bucholtz) Beeman. John graduated from Covington High School Class of 1941. On August 23, 1947, he married his wife Phyllis Jean (Maurer). John was a WWII veteran serving in...
Sara Peters
Jan 7, 2012
PETERS, Sara Ellen Age 91, of Covington, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2012, at the Brethren Retirement Community, Greenville. She was born September 15, 1920, in Piqua, to her parents Forest LeRoy & Mary Elizabeth (Gantt) Lavy. Sara attended Covington and Piqua High Schools. She married Clifford V. Peters July 26, 1941 in Piqua and continued their lives working together...

Dorothy Shade
Dec 29, 2011
SHADE, Dorothy Age 86, of Piqua, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Heartland of Piqua. She was born April 13, 1925, in Miami County, Ohio, to her parents Earl & Sadie (Speelman) Anthony. Dorothy worked in retail all her life and most recently at Hallmark Card Shop at the Piqua Mall. She was a proud mother and grandmother and...

Virginia Siegel
Dec 28, 2011
SIEGEL, Virginia Age 88, of Covington passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at Covington Care Center. She was born September 7, 1923, in Miami County, to her parents the late George K. & Alma (Carman) English. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Frank Siegel in 1990; granddaughter Jenny; brother Kenneth English. She is survived by her sons...

Linden Cottrell
Dec 14, 2011
COTTRELL, Linden Age 73, of Ludlow Falls, son of Charles & Effie (Bowman) Cottrell was born December 28, 1937, in Darke County, Ohio, and went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2011. He graduated from Franklin Monroe High School Class of 1955. He was the co-owner and operator of Carlin Fuel and was a member of the Old...
Betty Emery
Dec 14, 2011
EMERY, Betty Jane, Age 91, of Covington, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at Sterling House of Piqua. She was born March 12, 1920, in Lincoln Falls, PA, to her parents Ransom Worth & Jenny Elizabeth (Tibbens) Randall. She graduated from Jersey Shore High School Class of 1938. On May 2, 1940, she married her loving husband W. Nolan Emery...
Ned Watson
Oct 23, 2011
WATSON, Ned Louis Age 95 of Covington, died in his daughter's arms and surrounded by his loving caregivers on Sunday, October 23, 2011, at Crestline Nursing Home. He was born December 29, 1915, in Kosciusko County, to his parents Fred & Elsie (Brant) Watson. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Dorothy in 2004 and his sister Elizabeth...
Carol Wise
Aug 18, 2011
Age 83, of Covington, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at her home. She was born September 21, 1927, in Tipp City, OH, to her parents Theodore ?Ted? Johnson & Anna (Bond) Johnson-Patty. Carol graduated from Newton High School Class of 1945 and worked alongside her husband John at Wise Gravel. She was a member of the St. John?s Lutheran...
Robert Shellabarger
Aug 4, 2011
SHELLABARGER, Robert E. Age 98, of Covington, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Caldwell House in Troy. He was born March 24, 1913, in Newberry Township, to his parents Homer & Minnie (McMaken) Shellabarger. Bob graduated from Covington High School Class of 1933. He was a retired farmer and drove a school bus for Covington Schools for 33 years....