All Obituaries

ELIFRITZ, Charles Age 95, of Brookville, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Brookhaven, following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Charlotte Elifritz.Charles served in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He is survived by his son, Dwight Elifritz; granddaughters, Christy (Billy) Miller and Nikki Fisher; great-grandchildren, Mallory (Tyler) Royer, Alayna (Braxton) Donaldson, Jordan Fisher, Nathan Fisher and Ashlyn Miller; and numerous other relatives and...

ROTHER, Rick   Age 61, of Brookville, passed away unexpectedly on July 13, 2019. Rick is preceded in death by his father, Jerry Rother, and brother, Lonnie Rother. Rick was the owner of the Brookville Auto Parts store for over 37 years. He was a loving husband, a wonderful father, son, friend, and so much more. He will be deeply missed by all his family and friends. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lesa Rother; son, Chad (Chloe) Rother and their daughter, Harper; daughter,...

LINDSEY, Donna J. Age 76, of Brookville, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, July 11, 2019 following a sudden illness. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Shyrigh. She was the owner of Classic Hair Fashions in Brookville for many years and had recently retired after 60 years as a beautician. She was a member of Christian Life Center. Donna is survived by her husband of 42 years, Doyle “Fish” Lindsey; son, Timothy Shyrigh; daughter, Michelle (Billy) Tanner;...

TEBICS, Gerald A. “Red” Age 81, of Brookville, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton, following an extended illness. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Isenbarger, He retired as a printer with the Dayton Daily News. He was a Mason and he also worked part time at Gilbert-Fellers Funeral Home after retiring. He loved the Lord with all his heart and is now rejoicing in the presence of Jesus. Red is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolyn; son, Chris...

PETERING, Herbert LeRoy Age 84, of Lewisburg, formerly of Phillipsburg, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at his home, following a sudden illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer & Ivalou (Brown) Petering and by brothers, Byron Dean Petering & Robert Dale Petering. He was a distributor for Saps Bakery for 15 years, drove a school bus for 10 years and was a farmer for many years. He is a 51 year earned life member of the West Baltimore Lodge of The Knights of Pythias...

KURTZ, Vivian Louise Age 107, of Brookville, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Brookhaven. She was preceded in death by her husband Marcus Kurtz; parents, Homer & Rose Snyder; brother, Robert Snyder; sister, Maxine Lammert; granddaughter, Brandi Kurtz & daughter-in-law, Barbara Kurtz. She was a longtime member of the Auxiliary of VFW Post 3288 in Brookville and a member of the Brookville Historical Society. Vivian is survived by a daughter, Nancy (Tom) Hern; son, John Kurtz;...

GREGG, Roberta L. Age 86, of Brookville, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Hospice of Dayton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Richard Gregg, Sr., by a son Ronald Lee Gregg, parents, Brownie & Marie Flint, brothers, Jerry & John and by a sister, Anna Marie. She was an active member of the VFW Auxiliary for Post 3288 in Brookville and a devoted military spouse. She was a loving mother of 5 children, and along with her husband, she enjoyed traveling,...

COX, Donna J. Age 88, of Brookville, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at Brookhaven following an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Richard Cox, by a son, Michael Cox, son-in-law, Ed Rowlett & daughter-in-law, Sheila Cox. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Brookville. Donna is survived by three children, Rebecca Rowlett, Daniel Cox & Cynthia Oaks; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; sister, Sonja Imes and numerous other relatives...

BURTON, Thelma J. Age 88, of Brookville, passed away on Sunday, June 9, 2019. Thelma was preceded in death by her husband, James Burton; parents, Lindon and Icy Ernst; brother-in-law, David Shields. Thelma is survived by sisters, Marilyn Shields, Susan (Joseph) Koeller and Sandra (Parskey) Henninger. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 12 at Royal Oak Memorial Gardens, Brookville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Providence Lutheran Church, 11475 Providence...

WARD, Wayne Alvin Age 96, of Brookville, passed away on Sunday, June 2, 2019 following a brief illness. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII and he retired from Delco Products after 35 years of service. Wayne is survived by his wife of 74 years, Shirley; sons & daughters-in-law, Michael (Barbara) Ward, Thomas (Marilyn) Ward & John (Karen) Ward; grandchildren, Matthew (Lindsey), Benjamin, Justin (April), Joshua (Cari) and Alex; great-grandchildren, Parker, Hadley, Madison, Tucker,...