All Obituaries

Miller, William Emerson age 94 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away peacefully Sunday, December 3, 2023. He was born in Hawthorn, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1929 to Pete and Gertrude {Mays} Miller. Bill graduated from Oil City Pennsylvania High School and joined the United States Navy aboard the USS Wright CVL-49. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife; E. Irene {Hoover} Miller of 70 years, sisters; Anna Brown and Delores Fleischmann. Bill is survived by brother; Bruce Miller of...

Lieselotte Dorn (Kohler), age 95, unexpectedly passed away Thursday, November 30, 2023, as the result of a tragic motor vehicle accident. She is preceded in death by her loving husband (Mr. Norman Dorn Sr.) parents (Mr. Justus and Erna Kohler), and sisters (Mrs. Katie Pudzus, Mrs. Hiltrud Lesch and Mrs. Imgard Kohler).  She is survived by her brother, Mr. Werner Kohler and her nine children including son, Mr, Robert K Dorn, Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper and the late Mr. Steve Cooper, Mrs. Sharon...

Mitchell Keith Gostomsky, age 49, of Tipp City, Ohio passed away on December 2, 2023, surrounded by his daughter, family, and friends after a sudden illness over Thanksgiving.   Mitch graduated from Bethel High School in 1992, forging strong friendships with a fierce and loyal group, affectionately known as ‘the hoopies’ that lasts to this day.  After school, Mitch became a well-regarded and expert machinist, maintenance technician, and took pride in knowing the...

Leist, Gail Violet age 87 of Tipp City, Ohio passed away Saturday December 2, 2023. She was born November 25, 1936 in London, Kentucky to Elmer and Leoda {Wardrup} Broughton. Gail is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 50 years; Ronald Leist, siblings; Bonnie, Pansy, Jewel, James, John and Judy. Gail is survived by her sons; Ken Leist of Dayton, Ohio and Steve Leist of Tipp City, Ohio. Also surviving are grandchildren; Amber, Jesse, Joshua and Michael, great grandchildren; Ava...

Norma Jean Reineke, age 80, of The Village of Liberty Park in The Villages, Florida, left this earthly realm on Wednesday, November 1, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in Darke County, Ohio on August 19, 1943, to Orville and Kathryn (Lantz) Schilling. Norma graduated from Versailles High School in 1961 and studied Accounting and Finance at Miami-Jacobs Career College. She married Robert A. “Bob” Reineke on July 6, 1963. After working for 25 years, first as a...

Mary Ellen {Campbell} Maybury of Tipp City, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 17, 2023 after accepting Jesus as her Savior in June 1956. She was the beloved wife of the late Charles R. “Bob” Maybury and daughter of the late Sarah Dean and Henry Neal Campbell. She was a devoted, loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her two sons and their families: Charles Robert “Rob” Maybry Jr and Cindy and grandsons Alex, Ashton, and Cody, all of...

Fair, Lori Anne age 60 of Troy, Ohio passed away Sunday November 12, 2023. She was born December 27, 1962 in Evanston, Illinois to William Fair and Jean {Carroll} Baker. Lori is preceded in death by her father, sister; Lisa Spangenberger and brother in law; Norm Jones. She is survived by her mother; Jean (Roy) Baker of Troy, Ohio, children; Nate (Katie-Grace) Fair of Cincinnati, Ohio and Amanda Fair of Maumee, Ohio. Also surviving are her siblings; Bill (Cheri) Baker of Punta Gorda, Florida,...

Macy, Arlene M. {Stahl} age 89 of Sun City West, Arizona formerly of Tipp City and Brookville, Ohio passed away peacefully on November 1, 2023. Arlene is preceded in death by Philip A. Macy, her husband of 69 years, three brothers and one sister. Survived by her son Philp Mark (Tonda) Macy and daughter; Karen Macy-Hartman, three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one sister. She attended Bethel Schools and graduated from Patterson Co-Op High School. A devoted and loving wife and...

Durst, Dorotha “Dottie” L. age 91 of Troy, Ohio passed away November 5, 2023. She was born August 21, 1932 in Greenville, Ohio to Harry and Elizabeth {Ebb} Nealeigh. Dottie is preceded in death by her parents, husband; Donald Durst and siblings; Martha, Madonna, Glenn, Bill and Carolyn. She is survived by her children; Donnie Durst of Sidney, Ohio, Jane (Mark) Cox of Greenville, Ohio and Samuel Durst of Sidney, Ohio. Also surviving is sister; Gloria Bloom of Greenville, Ohio,...

James Robert Dapore, 76, of Tipp City, passed away surrounded by family on November 2, 2023. He was born in Greenville on February 5, 1947, to his parents Bernard and Josephine (Miller) Dapore. He was a 1965 graduate of Covington High School and later graduated from Sinclair College. He and his wife Marlene were married on August 20, 1976, and loved giving each other good-natured grief every day of their lives together. James served in the U.S. Marines and worked for General Motors,...