Obituaries Section

• Penny Lynn ‘Sierra’ O’Connor

  By YS News StaffMay 7, 2026

  

  With the strength of the redwood, Penny Lynn “Sierra” O’Connor — Oct. 27, 1956–Nov. 9, 2025 — found her place amongst the stars peacefully in her own home, Yellow Spring, Ohio.

• William Peter Cacciolfi

  By YS News Staff

  

  Longtime resident of Yellow Springs, William Peter Cacciolfi, age 66, passed away peacefully at home on April 27, 2026.

• Ralph Emerson Simmons Sr.

  By YS News StaffApril 30, 2026

  

  Ralph Emerson Simmons Sr., of Huber Heights, Ohio, died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at age 87, after a full life guided by a devotion to family and a commitment to service.

• Ross L. Morgan

  By YS News Staff

  

  Ross L. Morgan died on Sunday, April 19, 2026, surrounded by family in his independent living apartment at the Springfield (Ohio) Masonic Community.

• Ellen Kubay Adkins

  By YS News Staff

  

  A Celebration of life for Ellen Kubay Adkins will be Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Glen Helen’s Vernet Ecological Center, 405 Corry St., Yellow Springs. Meditation will be 12:30–1 p.m., and the service will follow from 1–2 p.m.

• Harry S. Morgan

  By YS News Staff

  

  A celebration of life for Harry S. Morgan, who died March 29, 2026, will be held at Young’s Event Center in Yellow Springs on Wednesday, May 13, starting at 5:30 p.m.

• Thomas Joseph Noftle III

  By YS News Staff

  

  Longtime villager Thomas “Tom” Joseph Noftle III died on April 16, 2026, in Austin, Texas, after a progressive decline due to dementia.

• Philip Lemkau

  By YS News StaffApril 16, 2026

  

  Beloved retired physics teacher Philip John Lemkau died with family at his side on Feb. 3, 2026.

• Bradlee “Brad” Terry

  By YS News Staff

  

  Bradlee “Brad” Terry (Teravainen), of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away April 2, 2026, at the Trinity Community of Fairborn nursing home, at the age of 91.

• Richard Funderburg

  By YS News Staff

  

  Richard Funderburg, born April 27, 1951, passed away on April 9, 2026; he was 74.