Obituaries Section :: Page 170

• Petronella Benton

  By YS News StaffJuly 30, 2009

  

  Petronella Cornelia Maria Benton, a former resident of Yellow Springs, died after a short illness at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on July 19. She was 68.

• Douglas Huff

  By YS News StaffJuly 23, 2009

  Douglas Huff died Tuesday, July 21. He was 57. Huff lived just outside Yellow Springs and was a former employee of the Variety Store and Tom’s Market. The family will hold a funeral service at McColaugh’s Funeral Home in Xenia at a date to be determined.

• Stephen Pitstick

  By YS News StaffJuly 16, 2009

  

  Stephen Edward Pitstick died on Friday, July 10, at the age of 58. He was the son of Arthur and the late March “Jane” (Cornwell) Pitstick and lived most of his life on the family farm outside of Yellow Springs. Seven years ago he moved into Hope Homes in Fairborn.

• JoAnn Mahle

  By YS News Staff

  

  JoAnn Fischi Mahle died of cancer on July 9 at the Hospice of Dayton. JoAnn was 72. She was born Sept. 17, 1936, to James and Mamie Fischi in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. JoAnn grew up in Daleville, Pa., but went to high school in Scranton.

• Phyllis Hitchcock

  By YS News Staff

  Phyllis Hitchcock died on July 11 at Friends Care Center of Yellow Springs. She was 87. Phyllis was born in Shreve, Ohio, to Howard and Lena Leiner on Jan. 24, 1922. She grew up in the adjacent village of Millersburg.

• David Landes memorial celebration planned

  By YS News StaffJuly 9, 2009

  Family and friends of David Landes will host a potluck celebration in his memory at the Glen Helen Building, Saturday, July 11, from 3 to 8 p.m. There will be music, stories, good food and good friends. All are welcome.

• Betty Rickenbach

  By YS News Staff

  Elizabeth “Betty” Rickenbach died June 26. She was 91. She was born Elizabeth Florence Wood on Nov. 30, 1917, to parents David C. Wood and Florence Erdelle (Dell) (Gurling) Wood.

• Edith King

  By YS News Staff

  

  Edith Elinor King died on June 29. She was 95. Edith was born in Charleston, S.C., daughter of Harold Davis King and Edith Etta Thompson King.

• David Landes memorial celebration planned

  By YS News StaffJuly 2, 2009

  Family and friends of David Landes will host a potluck celebration in his memory at the Glen Helen Building, Saturday, July 11, from 3 to 8 p.m. There will be music, stories, good food and good friends. All are welcome.

• Thurlow Jefferson

  By YS News StaffJune 25, 2009

  

  Thurlow Jefferson Sr. passed away on Father’s Day, June 21, surrounded by family. Thurlow was born in 1928 in Yellow Springs to Nathan and Lillian (Thompson) Jefferson.