Obituaries
Harold Wintrow
Nov 1, 2023
Harold E. “Pete” Wintrow, 72, of Piqua, passed away Wednesday afternoon, November 1, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital. He was born October 17, 1951, in Piqua, to the late Orville and Mary Ellen (Drewing) Wintrow. He married Marlene M. (Oelslager) Wintrow on August 18, 1973; they recently celebrated 50 years of marriage, and she survives.
He will also be missed...
Donald White
Oct 19, 2023
Donald L. “Don” White, 78, of Covington, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 19, 2023, at Troy Rehab & Healthcare Center. He was born February 23, 1945, in Greenville, to the late Ralph and Ruth (Burkett) White. He married Nancy G. (Kinnison) White on September 25, 1965; she survives.
Don will also be missed and remembered by his three sons and...
Marian Fenner
Sep 29, 2023
Marian M. Fenner, 81, of Piqua, passed away Friday morning, September 29, 2023, at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County Inpatient Unit. She was born June 6, 1942, in Schuylkill Co., Penn., to the late Norman and Olga (Roth) Miller. She married Thomas E. Fenner on May 5, 1964 in Basel, Switzerland; he survives.
She will also be missed and remembered...
Carolyn Flora
Sep 26, 2023
Carolyn S. Austin Flora, 66, of Bradford, passed away late Tuesday morning, September 26, 2023, at her son's residence. She was born February 22, 1957, in Franklin County, Virginia, to the late Odell and Joanna (Rogers) Bowman. She married Charles N. Austin on March 2, 1975; he preceded her in death on October 13, 2017. She then married Darrell F....
Lois Newman
Sep 21, 2023
Lois Newman, 79, of Covington, passed away early Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at Kettering Health, Troy. She was born November 24, 1943, in Covington, to the late Roy and Alice (Young) Thompson.
She will be missed and remembered by her children, Marvin Schilling (Connie Kniesly) of Butternut, Wisc., Todd (Karrie) Newman of Glenwood, Iowa and Nickie Wright of Troy;...
Ian Johnson
Sep 13, 2023
Ian Robert Johnson, 31, of Union City, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023. He was born January 14, 1992, in Greenville, to William E. Johnson and Tabatha L. (Hagie) Johnson.
He is survived by his father William of Versailles; mother Tabatha of Covington; his children, Jerico Johnson, Chance Seats, Lillian Johnson, Addyson Johnson and Brooklyn Johnson; his longtime girlfriend...
Marie Angle
Aug 29, 2023
Marie Ellen (Miller) Angle, 91 of Covington, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 29, 2023 at her residence. She was born June 1, 1932 in Pendleton, Indiana, to the late Howard and Jennie (Stoner) Miller. On August 3, 1948, she was baptized into the Lord Jesus Christ and served Him all her life, joining the fellowship of believers of the Old...
Robert Stollmer
Aug 24, 2023
Robert L. “Bob” Stollmer, 83, of Troy, passed away Thursday evening, August 24, 2023, at Versailles Health Care Center. He was born January 21, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY, to the late Raymond Stollmer and the late Clara (Krause) Stollmer Litke. He married his bride of 61 years, Ruth Ann (Kiehl) Stollmer on June 16, 1962; she survives.
Bob will also...
Dennis Ely
Aug 7, 2023
Dennis W. Ely, 65, of Piqua, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, August 7, 2023 at his campground residence in Marblehead, Ohio. He was born March 4, 1958, in Piqua, to the late Hobart E. and Barbara (Rike) Ely. He married Julie G. (Potts) Ely; she survives.
Dennis will also be missed and remembered by sons, William (Emily) Ely of Vandalia...
Margot Basye
Aug 6, 2023
Margot Francine Basye, 5 months, of Covington, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 6, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Dayton on March 9, 2023, sharing a birthday with her mom, to her parents Jonathan Michael Basye and Maria Jo Ann Mohler of Covington.
She will also be missed and remembered by her siblings, Hunter, Tyler, Andrew, Asa and...
Don Zell
Aug 5, 2023
Don W. Zell, 79, of Covington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County, after a six-month battle with cancer. Don was born February 14, 1944, in Sidney, to the late Carl & Mary Ellen (Hughes) Zell.
A graduate of Troy High School, Don is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Sandra...
Betty A. Bowman
Aug 1, 2023
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Bowman, 95, of Covington, passed away early Tuesday morning, August 1, 2023, at her residence. She was born April 18, 1928, in Covington, to the late Charles and Iva (Minnich) Manning. She married Don R. Bowman; he preceded her in death on June 13, 2021.
She will be missed and remembered by her son and daughter-in-law, Scott...
Todd Thornburg
Jun 19, 2023
Todd Alan Thornburg, 57, went to his heavenly home on Monday, June 19, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He died peacefully, surrounded by his family. Todd was born in Union City, Indiana, on September 21, 1965. Todd was a graduate of Franklin Monroe High School, class of 1983. He attended Ohio State University on a full ROTC scholarship, majoring in Aeronautical Engineering....
Sally Langston
Jun 18, 2023
Sally R. Langston, 92, of Covington, passed away Sunday morning, June 18, 2023, at Piqua Manor. She was born February 18, 1931 in Cincinnati, and lived in Covington since the age of three. Sally graduated from Covington High School, Class of 1949, attended Miami University and worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base prior to her marriage. On September 18, 1951...
Granville "Joby" Haines
May 27, 2023
Granville Job Haines “Joby”, 65, of Troy, passed away Saturday morning, May 27, 2023 at his residence. He was born August 30, 1957, in Wabash, Indiana, to the late Bonnie (Bitzel) Haines.
Joby is survived by his wife of 45 years, Diana (Bowman) Haines of Troy; his children, Twila (David) Fair of Dayton, Holly (the late Willard Higgins Jr.) Haines...
Dorothy Stanfield
May 26, 2023
Dorothy Marie Stanfield, 63, of Troy, passed away Friday evening, May 26, 2023, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. She was born July 31, 1959, in Fleming County, Kentucky, to the late Paul and Virginia (Jones) Stanfield.
She will be missed and remembered by her longtime companion Darrin Fryman of Troy; son Joseph “Joey” Fryman of Troy; her siblings, Tracy (Tony)...
Alice Caldwell
May 25, 2023
Alice Rose Caldwell, 87, of Covington, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 25, 2023, at Ohio’s Hospice Care Center, Troy. She was born March 19, 1936, in Miami County, to the late Roy and Amanda (Smith) Flory. She married Harold Caldwell February 14, 1958; he preceded her in death June 17, 2014. She was also preceded in death by her half-brothers, Jay...
Dale Bancroft
May 21, 2023
Dale Richard Bancroft, son of Paul Richard Bancroft and Nellie (Mayne) Bancroft, was born in Piqua, Ohio, on July 9, 1936. He passed away on May 21, 2023, at a hospice house in Mesa, Arizona, after a battle with lung cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Judy Anne Roberts.
He is survived by his...
Dorothy Wehneman Flick
May 13, 2023
Dorothy P. Wehneman Flick, 96, of Piqua, passed away Saturday morning, May 13, 2023, at Brookdale of Piqua. She was born March 31, 1927, in Piqua, to the late Paul Edgar and Doris Rosina (Frisch) Collins. She married Raymond L. Wehneman on March 7, 1948; he preceded her in death August 26, 2001. Dorothy later married William Flick Jr. on...
Douglas Arnett
May 12, 2023
Douglas M. Arnett, 81, of Covington, passed away Friday evening, May 12, 2023, at Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. He was born March 23, 1942 in Miami County, to the late Lester and Ruby (Oldham) Arnett. Doug married Della M. (Sowry) Arnett; she survives.
He will also be missed and remembered by his children, Scott (Tawnja) Arnett of Pleasant Hill,...