, age 80, of Bellbrook, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. Al was a retired Mechanical Contracting Manager, past president of ASHRAE. A graduate of the University of Dayton, an avid booster and a member of Hithergreen Senior Center. He was also a veteran, POW and Purple Heart recipient of WWI and was a member of the Trailblazers Company D 275th Infantry. Fraley, a member of the Oakwood High School Class of 1944, participated in a forum at the school library in 2004. As part of their 60th reunion, Al and Cy Laughter met with a group of students and recorded interviews about their
WWI experiences. Al was drafted in the spring of his senior year and didn’t participate in the graduation exercises. He was sent to Europe, where he became a prisoner of war until the German surrender a year later. He was preceded in death by his wife Gloria S. in 1994. Al is survived by two daughters, Sandra Fraley-Ochin and her husband Richard of FL., Cynthi Fraley of Bellbrook; a son and his wife, Steve and Mary Jo Fraley of Kettering; two grandchildren, Brian Fraley and his wife Jill, Jennifer and her husband Brian Heckman; Three great-grandchildren, Jaret and Trevor Fraley and Camryn Hogue. Mass of Christian Burial was held Nov. 16 at Church of the Incarnation. Burial in Woodland Cemetary. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hithergreen Senior Center.
, age 74, of Centerville, formerly of Oakwood, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2005 at Bethany Lutheran Village. Claire was a member of St. Albert the Great Catholic Church, Kettering. Claire was preceded in death by her husband, John McNulty in 1986. She is survived by her children, Mary Siewe of Washington Twp., Kathleen (Karen Day) McNulty of NC, Sheila (Gary) Margolis of, NY, Jack of TX and Jim (Jill) McNulty of CO; 3 grandsons, John, Tim and
Dan; 7 granddaughters, Lara, Stephanie, Alexandra, Danielle, Katherine, Amy and Dana; and sister-in-law, Sr. Kathryn McNulty of Chicago, IL. Mass of Christian burial will be at 12: 00 noon, Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at St. Albert the Great Church, 3033 Far Hills Ave., Kettering. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Family will receive friends Tuesday from 4-7:00 PM at the Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering. An informal remembrance time for Claire will be at 7:00 pm. In memory of Claire, contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 7560 McEwen Rd., Centerville, OH 45459-3906 or to St. Vincent De Paul, 1133 Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Ste. 400, Dayton, OH 45408. Claire’s children would like to thank Bethany’s Rehab Center for all their love, kindness and care they extended to their mother. Condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.routsong.com.
, age 78, of Oakwood, formerly of Centerville, OH, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2005. Joe was a current member of Holy Angels Catholic Church and was formerly a longtime member of The Church of the Incarnation. In 1950 he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BBA in Accounting and was a member of Phi Kappa Fraternity and the Newman Club. Joe was a member of Hithergreen Senior Center, and the Knights of Columbus. He retired after 32 years as a Pension Administrator and Assistant Corporate Secretary from Dayco. Joe was preceded in death in 1960 by his first wife, Anna Mae Ryan (nee Ricke), and in 1995 by his second wife, Anita Ryan (nee LeTang); children, Ricky and Julie in 1960, and sister, Dorothy Lonergan in 2004. He is survived by his children, Cheryl (Robert) Marcel of Buffalo, NY, Linda (Kevin) Rush of Dallas, TX, Jo Ann (Kenneth) Botts of Germantown, Jeannie A. (William) Rieger of Oakwood, Anita Lee (Tyler) Scott of Cincinnati, Joseph D. Holtvogt of New Carisle, Neal D. (Annette) Holtvogt of Centerville, Joseph Allen Ryan of Kettering and Kevin M. (Kimberly) Ryan of Beavercreek; 25 grandchildren; his twin brother, John W. Ryan; brother-in-law, Paul Le Tang and numerous nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, November 23, 2005 at Holy Angels Church, 218 K St., Dayton. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Family will receive friends, Tuesday from 4-8:00 PM at the Routsong Funeral Home, 6 Oakwood Ave. at Irving Ave. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hithergreen Senior Center of Centerville, 5900 Hithergreen Dr., Washington Twp. OH 45429. Condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.routsong.com .
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, age 95, passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2005. She was a life-long resident of Dayton. She is survived by her daughter Jeannette Redick, and son-in-law Clark Redick of Kansas City; 5 grandchildren, Chad (Lisa) Hastings of Bradenton, FL, Marieda Smith of Dayton, Vernon Hastings of South Florida, Scott (Kathy) Redick of Dallas, TX, and Kristen Redick of Denver, CO; sister, Mary Jane Lee of Oakwood; nephew, Jeffrey (Linda) Lee of Springhill, FL; niece, Becky Moyer of Bellbrook; grand nieces, Jamie Egleston and Tonya Branahgan, 2 great-great grandchildren and daughter-in-law, Dorothy Hastings, of Bradenton, FL. Marieda was pre ceded in death by her husband, Elmer Hastings, her sons Vernon and Dale and her grandson, Stephen. She was a dedicated member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Dayton. A private memorial service will be held for the family. Arrangements by Routsong Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to First Church of Christ, Scientist, 105 Sawmill Rd., Dayton, OH 45419 or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 3229 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095. The family would like to give a special thanks to Ethel Cockrill for her love and devotion. If you would like to send a condolence to Marieda’s family, please send it to Mrs. Clark Redick, c/o Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering, OH 45429.
, age 65, of Oakwood, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2005. Carl retired as a Tenured Professor of Organizational Behavior from Kettering University (formerly GMI), Flint, MI., in 2000, having served there since 1986. From 1978-1986, Carl was with the NCR Corp., Dayton, OH, last serving as Director of Training/Development, Engineering and Manufacturing Group, and was functionally responsible for the educational programs at 16 U.S. manufacturing and 8 international locations of NCR. From 1976-1978 he served as the Executive Director of Personnel Affairs, University of Miami, FL. From 1973-76, he served as an Assistant Professor, GMI and consulted full-time with General Motors, Corporate, Detroit, MI in developing performance appraisal systems implemented in all 32 divisions of GM. Additionally, from 1970-1976 he served as a Consultant of Psychological Assessments and Test Administration for the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR), primarily in Columbus, OH and Flint, MI. From 1963-1973, he was with the Goodyear Corp., Akron, OH in Human Factors Engineering, and as a lab technician; received his MA and Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Akron, OH, and authored or co-authored 25 professional journal published submissions. Carl graduated from Tallmadge HS, outside of Akron, OH in 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard E. and Mary Virginia (Teel) Thornton of Akron, OH. Carl is survived by his wife of 42 years, Janice Elaine (Mattingly/Baranchik) Thornton; 3 children, Matthew C., Miriam (Mimi) C. and Maria E., all of Dayton, OH area. 4 grandchildren, Maiya, Connor, Kataryn, and Jericho; and a sister Judy and husband Michael Frahlich of Simpsonville, SC. His final resting place will be at Woodland Cemetary Mausoleum, Dayton, OH. There will be a private family memorial at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in Carl’s memory to the charity of the donor’s choice.
, age 55, of Oakwood, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2005. He was a member of Solar Lodge #730 F&AM, AASR – Valley of Dayton, Read Commandry, Mt. Moriah Chapter #230 RAM and Silver Trough Council #141 R&SM. Don worked for L.M. Berry until 1992. He was a Real Estate Broker and Appraiser at Lake of the Ozarks, MO and a Licensed Securities Broker. Don was on the Board of Directors of the Miami Valley Hunt & Polo Club. Survived by two sons, Adam, of KS and Alex, of KS; step-mother, Mary Fraze-Iams (Wind); step-brothers, Mark Fraze, of AZ and Terry Fraze, of Dayton; several cousins, and many close friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at Woodland Mausoleum, 118 Woodland Ave., Dayton. Burial in Woodland Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m., Monday at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association, Miami Valley Area, 24 N. Jefferson St. Dayton, OH 45402. Condolences and or flowers may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s website at www.routsong.com.
, age 82, of Centerville, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 16, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic with his daughter by his side. Beloved husband and father is survived by his wife of 55 years, Phyllis (Lewis) Gardner; one daughter Molly Farley, her husband Ken, and three grandchildren Steven, Emily, and Kevin. He is also survived by four siblings: G. Neal Gardner, Jane Ekstrom, Nancy Rogers and Jack Gardner. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Elizabeth Gardner, his brother Wayne Gardner and his sister Lorraine Keim. The third of seven children, Earl Jr. was born on September 18, 1923 in Montgomery County, Indiana. Red attended Wabash College until he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was selected for Officer Training, became an Ensign, and was assigned to the USS Cassin. After WWII, Earl attended DePauw University where he earned Little-All-American and All-State-Selection and set high-scoring basketball records which stood for many years. After graduating in 1948 Red played basketball for the Minneapolis Lakers, where his team won the first NBA World Championship in 1949. He received his Masters degree in Health and Physical Education from Indiana University. In 1950 Earl and Phyllis where married and settled in Dayton, Ohio. He served the students of Oakwood High School for 33 years as coach, guidance counselor, and teacher. Red has been inducted into the Sam Andrews Educational Hall of Honor, the Depauw University Athletic Hall of Fame, and the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Memorial services were held Friday, October 21 at Fairmont Presbyterian Church, 3705 Far Hills Ave. Private interment David’s Cemetery. Arrangements in care of Tobias Funeral Home – Far Hills Chapel.
, age 47, of Oakwood, Ohio, formerly of Montclair and Short Hills NJ, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 at the Hospice Care Center, Dayton, Ohio. Melanie was born on April 25, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her mother Alma (Partyka) Mackin. She is survived by her husband of 18 years, Randall; her son Ronald Patrick Stump; her father Thomas Mackin of Bedminster NJ; her sister, Tara Hiby and her husband Eric of Houston TX; her niece Allison Hiby; her father-in-law and mother-in-law Maury and Patricia Himmelberg of Kettering OH; two sister-in-laws Leigh Ann Turner of Bellbrook OH and Susan Holt and her husband Tim and their children Justin & Kristin of Tampa FL. , She was a 1980 graduate of Smith College in Northampton MA, and a 1984 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law and was
admitted to the Ohio Bar in the fall of 1984. She started her career as a law clerk for Judge James A. Brogan, then worked at Smith and Schnacke for several years, later with Chernesky, Heyman & Kress, and then with Thompson Hine. In 2002 she was a founding partner in the firm of Scheuer, Mackin & Breslin, with offices in Dayton, Cincinnati & Cleveland. She was board certified in the specialty area of Workers Compensation Law. Visitation was held on Monday, October 17, 2005 at the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME – Far Hills Chapel, 5471 Far Hills Ave. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. Interment David’s Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton OH 45420.
, a native Daytonian, age 87, died on Oct. 5, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Harriet (nee Gerstner), one daughter, Jane and son-in-law Bradley Langdon of Lee’s Summit, MO, sisters Ocie Paul of Chicago, IL, Virginia Palmatier of Niskayuna, NY and a brother, Robert Leland, a Dayton attorney. He was preceded in death by his only son, Harry, his parents, Hazel and George Leland, a brother Gerald Leland and sister, Margaret Russell. A Purdue graduate in Electrical Engineering, Mr. Leland was first employed by Allis Chalmers Co. for three years in defense work, then served as an officer on a U.S. Navy Patrol Craft in the Pacific theater during WW II. Returning to civilian life, he assisted his entrepreneurial father as chief engineer doing much of the groundwork for developing the then-unique rotary solenoid. Among the many applications of its use was the early athletic scoreboard clock circuitry. The solenoid is still used in most automobiles, household washers and other appliances. The company was G.H. Leland Co., Inc., later becoming Ledex, Inc., and is now SAIA Burgess in Vandalia, Ohio. During 1959-1962 he worked for Systems Research Laboratories, Inc., and in 1962 he joined a family woodworking company, H. Gerstner & Sons, becoming president until retirement in 1977. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and was a longstanding (30 yr.) member of his church choir. He was a member of the Dayton Engineers Club since WW II. Mr. Leland’s ancestor, Hopestill Leland, fought in the Revolutionary War, thus Harold was made a Fellow of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. He was a two-year volunteer instruc tor of metallurgy for the University of Dayton when they called for help and he had been a board member of the Delaware Valley Mental Health Foundation, Doylestown, PA. He was an ardent supporter of Operation Rebirth, Inc. (Dayton Christian Boarding School for would-be delinquent boys at 1638 Apple Road, St. Paris, OH 43072) and was active in free-lance research with a local MD in electro-bionic therapeutics. He has studied a book encompassing a New-Age spiritual system called “A Course in Miracles” and attempted writings for easier application of Christ’s teaching in the lives of young people. More recently, he has been a volunteer tutor at the Miami Valley Literacy Council. He was known and loved for his kindness and gentleness toward everyone he met.
, age 82, of Oakwood, passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005. He was a member of South Park United Methodist Church. Jesse served in WWII and the Korean War in the United States Air Force. He traveled for International Minerals and Chemical Corp. and Kaiser Agriculture Chemical for 37 years. Jesse also worked at Dorothy Lane Market for 10-plus years. Jesse was preceded in death by his parents; Ella and William Loar, 2 brothers; Ralph and Paul Loar and one sister, Margaret Walters. Survived by his wife of 58 years, Kathryn Loar; one daughter and son-in-law: Dr. Linda and Dr. Jerry Heflin, of Stephenville, TX; two sons and daughter-in-law: Larry and Linda Loar and Steven Loar, all of Cincinnati; four grandchildren, Jason and Lindsay Loar, Allison and Andrew Heflin Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005, at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering with Rev. Leroy F. Chambliss officiating. Burial in David’s Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to South Park United Methodist Church, 140 Stonemill Dayton, OH 45409. Condolences and or flowers may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s website at www.routsong.com.
, age 88, passed away on October 5, 2005. Charles was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 23, 1917, the son of Charles S. and Florence Wayne Hayes. He attended Moraine Park School and graduated from Oakwood High School. Charles received his formal education in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Dayton. He joined IBM Corp. in Dayton as Manager of the Service Bureau during the summer of 1939. Later, as the country was mobilizing for World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Army/Air Corps. as a student weatherman in February of 1941 at Wright-Patterson Field. Charles was later chosen to attend the Weather Forecasters School at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois. He graduated from the 6-month course in April, 1942 and saw service as a Forecaster at Selfridge and Bolling Fields before entering the Adjutant Generals School at Ft. Washington, Maryland in July of 1942. Charles graduated in September of 1942 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the ADG. He served as an officer and commanded the 11th Machine Records Unit in the U.S. and Europe. After making the Normandy landings with the 1st U.S. Army, the unit continued in Europe. He served later with the 9th Army and linked up with the Russians at the Elbe River in Germany in April of 1945. Charles attained the rank of Major and was awarded the Bronze Star. Charles married Marian B. Hayes in 1942 and after her death in 1983, he married Mary Lange Hayes. Charles joined his father in 1946 at Hayes Tools in sales. He became President of the corporation in 1960 and guided its growth from a few employees to well over 100 at the time of his retirement in 1984 when his sons took over active management. Charles has been an active citizen of Dayton and involved in the following organizations: Dayton Rotary Club (President 1982-1983), President of Rotary Foundation, President Dayton Engineers Club (1971), President and founding member of the Engineers Club Foundation, Founding President of Miami Valley Health Foundation supporting Miami Valley Hospital, President of The Dayton Club, President Oakwood Athletic Boosters, Life member of The Society of Manufacturing Engineers, served on various committees of The National Industrial Distributors Association, Moraine Country Club, President Spring Run Farms Trout Club, Slagel Trout Club in Muskegon, MI, Sigma Chi Fraternity and the Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club. Charles hobbies included: model building, fly tying, rod building, reading and golf. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lange Hayes; three sons, Charles (Sherry) Stephen Hayes, Jeffrey (Emily) Wayne Hayes and Dr. Phillip (Jill) Wayne Hayes; sister, Elizabeth (Abner) Pratt; six grandchildren, Jeff (Emily), Sarah Elizabeth, Lindsey, Hannah, Curtis and Emma. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 33 W. Dixon Ave., Oakwood with Rev. John F. Koepke III officiating. Private burial at Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Dayton Rotary Foundation, 17 S. St. Clair St. Ste. 330 Dayton, OH 45402, Oakwood High School Education Foundation, 20 Rubicon Rd. Dayton, OH 45409 or Miami Valley Health Foundation, 31 Wyoming St. Dayton, OH 45409. A special thanks to the staff at Lincoln Park Manor for their wonderful and loving care and to special friends who visited often. Condolences may be sent to the family via the funeral home’s website at www.routsong.com.
