Obituaries Section :: Page 2

• Harry S. Morgan

  By YS News StaffApril 30, 2026

  

  A celebration of life for Harry S. Morgan, who died March 29, 2026, will be held at Young’s Event Center in Yellow Springs on Wednesday, May 13, starting at 5:30 p.m.

• Thomas Joseph Noftle III

  By YS News Staff

  

  Longtime villager Thomas “Tom” Joseph Noftle III died on April 16, 2026, in Austin, Texas, after a progressive decline due to dementia.

• Philip Lemkau

  By YS News StaffApril 16, 2026

  

  Beloved retired physics teacher Philip John Lemkau died with family at his side on Feb. 3, 2026.

• Bradlee “Brad” Terry

  By YS News Staff

  

  Bradlee “Brad” Terry (Teravainen), of Yellow Springs, Ohio, passed away April 2, 2026, at the Trinity Community of Fairborn nursing home, at the age of 91.

• Richard Funderburg

  By YS News Staff

  

  Richard Funderburg, born April 27, 1951, passed away on April 9, 2026; he was 74.

• Shirley Ann Hatfield

  By YS News StaffApril 10, 2026

  

  Shirley Ann Hatfield transitioned from this world on March 26, 2026, after a brief hospitalization and hospice care.

• Jean McConville Payne

  By YS News Staff

  

  Jean McConville Payne passed away unexpectedly April 1, 2026, at the age of 70, due to complications from vascular dementia.

• Michael Charles Reed

  By YS News StaffApril 2, 2026

  

  Michael Charles Reed, 74, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2026, at Hospice of Dayton. He will be deeply missed and quietly remembered in all the ways that mattered most.

• Luisa Lang Owen

  By YS News Staff

  

  Luisa Lang Owen, Ph.D. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, in hospital. She was an accomplished artist, writer, poet, philosopher, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and was brilliantly funny.

• Margaret Ann Stewart Diehl

  By YS News StaffMarch 30, 2026

  

  Margaret Ann Stewart Diehl died on Monday, March 16, 2026, at the age of 96.