Obituaries Section :: Page 185

• Lawrence Berry

  By YS News StaffApril 3, 2008

  Lawrence W. “Larry” Berry of Springfield died Monday, March 24, in his residence. He was 73. He was born March 5, 1935, in Springfield, the son of Howard Paul and Gertrude (Drennen) Berry.

• Edna L. Burba

  By YS News StaffMarch 27, 2008

  Edna L. Burba died at home Friday, March 7. She was 82. She was born March 11, 1925 in Pitchin, and was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Burba, a son, William E. Burba, two sisters and a brother.

• Thelma Duffee

  By YS News Staff

  Thelma Margurite (Long) Duffee, recently residing at Oakwood Village in Springfield, died on Feb. 20, at Mercy Medical Center. She was 84. She was born in Detroit, Mich., on Jan. 21, 1924, daughter of Harry Harrison and Elizabeth Shaw (Collins) Long…

• Richard Ward

  By YS News StaffMarch 20, 2008

  Richard “Rick” Ward, of Xenia, a former Yellow Springs resident, died Monday, March 10, at Hospice of Dayton, where he had been a patient since March 4. He was 47. He was born Oct. 28, 1960, in Xenia, the son of Johnathan and Sandra (Maxwell) Ward.

• Marianne Marshall

  By YS News Staff

  Marianne (Hoerner) Marshall, of Lewisburg, died on Valentine’s Day in Friends Care Community in Yellow Springs. She was age 94. She was surrounded by family, friends and caretakers.

• Helen Eschliman

  By YS News Staff

  

  Helen Elizabeth Eschliman, beloved wife and mother, handwork artisan and philanthropist, died peacefully at Ruleme Center on Saturday, March 8. She was 84. Helen was born in Dover, Ohio, on New Year’s Day 1925.

• ‘Gussie’ Nosker

  By YS News StaffMarch 13, 2008

  Augusta “Gussie” Nosker, age 86, a resident of Yellow Springs for 65 years, passed away Tuesday, March 4, at Trinity Retirement Community of Beavercreek. Gussie was raised in Birch River, West Virginia, then moved to Parkersburg to attend business college.

• Martha Derrick

  By YS News StaffMarch 6, 2008

  Martha J. “Marty” Derrick of Xenia died Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Greenewood Manor. She was 84. She was born March 31, 1923, in Yellow Springs, the daughter of Elias and Katie (Stull) Harness.

• Tregillus memorial set

  By YS News StaffFebruary 28, 2008

  An open house to celebrate the life of Ken Tregillus will be held at 110 Kurt Street, Friday, Feb. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m.

• Janet B. Goode

  By YS News Staff

  Janet B. Goode died Feb. 17 at Kettering Medical Center. She was 82. Jan was born in Steubenville, the eldest child of Dorothy and Joe Ventolo, although in recent years she claimed to be the youngest, an assertion her brother Joe (Herky) Ventolo of Enon cheerfully backed up.