Obituaries Section

• Matthew Adam Grote

  By YS News StaffDecember 4, 2025

  

  Matthew Adam Grote, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 65.

• Shirley Strohm Mullins

  By YS News Staff

  

  The amazing life of Shirley Strohm Mullins, who died Aug. 7, 2025, at the age of 90, will be celebrated with “Shirley’s Grand Finale Concert,” on April 4, 2026, 5:30–6:30 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church.

• Peter Robert Witson

  By YS News Staff

  

  The tale here on earth of Peter Robert Whitson, age 85, ended peacefully Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, surrounded by his family at the VA Hospice in Dayton, Ohio.

• R. Louise Dean

  By YS News Staff

  

  Held in love and God’s Light, Louise passed peacefully at 102 years of age on Nov. 25, 2025.

• Patricia Helen Faires

  By YS News StaffDecember 1, 2025

  

  Patricia Helen Faires, 76, passed away on Nov. 18, 2025, in Fairborn, Ohio. Born on Feb. 15, 1949, Patricia graduated from Cedarville High School in 1967.

• Ross Allen Looney

  By YS News Staff

  

  Our beloved brother, Ross Allen Looney transitioned peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Springfield, Ohio.

• Leroy McCloud

  By YS News StaffNovember 20, 2025

  

  Leroy McCloud, age 83, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away Nov. 13, 2025, at home in the presence of his loving wife, Kathleen, and family.

• Paul Laurence Herman

  By YS News StaffNovember 13, 2025

  

  Paul Laurence Herman was born Sept. 26, 1951, in New York City.

• Ernest Koerlin

  By YS News Staff

  

  Ernest “Ernie” Frederick Koerlin, 86, passed away peacefully on Nov. 7, 2025, in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

• Margaret ‘Margrit’ Page Tydings Petrie

  By YS News StaffNovember 6, 2025

  

  Margaret “Margrit” Page Tydings Petrie died peacefully on the morning of Oct. 29, 2025, at Shawnee Estates Senior Living in Xenia, Ohio.