Obituaries Section

• Danielle ‘Dawn’ Ayana Williams

  By YS News StaffSeptember 10, 2026

  

  Danielle “Dawn” Ayana Williams was born in Florida on July 22, 2005, and tragically passed on Sept. 4, 2026.

• Andree Bognar

  By YS News Staff

  

  Andree Bognar passed away peacefully on Aug. 29, 2026, at Friends Care Community Assisted Living, surrounded by family and friends, one month before her 97th birthday.

• Martha ‘Martie’ Jensen

  By YS News StaffAugust 28, 2026

  

  Martie passed away April 5, 2026, aged 97.

• Anna D. Bellisari

  By YS News Staff

  

  Anna D. Bellisari passed away peacefully at 86 years of age on Saturday, July 25, 2026, after a long battle with cancer.

• Damien Thomas Burns

  By YS News Staff

  

  Damien Thomas Burns, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, was welcomed to Heaven on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

• Perry Morton Stewart

  By YS News StaffAugust 27, 2026

  

  Perry Morton Stewart, 93, passed away peacefully on Aug. 9, 2026, at Friends Care Community in Yellow Springs.

• Nancy Nightingale Schwab

  By YS News Staff

  

  Nancy Nightingale Schwab, 84, passed away peacefully at her home on Aug. 15, 2026, under the care of Ohio’s Hospice.

• Gail Ann Lichtenfels

  By YS News StaffAugust 17, 2026

  

  Gail Ann Lichtenfels escaped her mortal coil in the wee hours of the morning on Aug. 6, 2026, at Friends Care Community, in the bosom of her beloved village of Yellow Springs, Ohio.

• Edward “Eddie” Wingard

  By YS News StaffJuly 20, 2026

  

  Edward “Eddie” L. Wingard, Ph.D., 89, was born July 27, 1936, in Pike County, Alabama, to the late Jesse and Alice Wingard. He transitioned from this earthly life July 11, 2026, at Shawnee Estates Senior Living Center in Xenia, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Jesse Roy Wingard.

• Alan Greenberg

  By YS News StaffJuly 2, 2026

  

  Alan Greenberg took his last breath on May 27, 2026, at the young age of 74.