Obituaries Section

• Mary Barbara Berthiaume

  By YS News StaffJune 20, 2025

  

  Mary Barbara Berthiaume, née Kraus, was born in Baltimore on Sept. 4, 1935, the first child of second-generation German immigrants.

• Teresa Anne Staigers

  By YS News Staff

  

  Teresa Anne Staigers, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, passed away June 7, 2025, from a stroke, at the age of 63.

• Betty Lou Burton

  By YS News StaffJune 12, 2025

  

  With love and gratitude, we honor the beautiful life of Betty Lou (Givens) Burton, who passed away at 89 on Feb. 3, 2025.

• June Thiessen Allison

  By YS News Staff

  

  June Thiessen was born June 2, 1938, in Hepburn, Saskatchewan, to parents Peter and Eva.

• William ‘Bill’ Rue Evans

  By YS News StaffJune 9, 2025

  

  On Tuesday, May 27, 2025, William “Bill” Rue Evans passed away at the age of 95.

• Barry Dillon

  By YS News StaffMay 30, 2025

  

  It is with a wounded heart I write of my brother, Barry Dillon’s passing.

• Ryan T. Botkin

  By YS News StaffMay 8, 2025

  

  Ryan T. Botkin, 44, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2024, as the result of a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver.

• Melanie Rose (Bauer) Acton

  By YS News Staff

  

  Melanie Rose (Bauer) Acton, 83, of Yellow Springs, passed away peacefully at Friends Care Community on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 7:10 p.m., after a courageous battle with a malignant brain tumor. Melanie lived a life centered on love, family and community.

• Denny M. Powell II

  By YS News Staff

  

  Miami Township Fire-Rescue Chief Denny M. Powell II passed away at Greene Memorial Hospital on April 15, 2025, after suffering a cardiac arrest due to a brief illness.

• John Fiske Wing

  By YS News StaffApril 25, 2025

  

  John Fiske Wing, 93, passed away on April 17, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio.