All Obituaries

Bill E. “Rosebud” Ruebush AKA Sleeping Beauty, age 68, of  West Alexandria, OH passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, OH.  He was born June 4, 1953 in Montgomery County, OH to the late Kenneth Ruebush and Alice Ruebush. Bill retired from Eaton Producers where he worked in the livestock yards after many years. He was also a retired hay, grain and dairy/livestock farmer. Bill was always lending a helping hand and never knew a stranger....

Sherry L. Downs, age 81, of Middletown, OH passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her home.  She was born August 1, 1940 in West Alexandria, OH to the late James E. Sr. and Edith (Cabaniss) Robbins.  Sherry graduated from West Alexandria High School in 1958 and retired from the United States Postal Service after 29 years.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Charles R. Boomershine in 2003. She is survived by her son’s James R....

Johnny L. Moore, age 67, of Camden, OH passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, OH.  He was born September 5, 1954 in Dayton, OH to the late Mannie L. and E. Lorene (Swafford) Moore.  At the age of 17, Johnny was the recipient of the Carnegie Medal for acts of extraordinary heroism.  He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran that served during the Vietnam War; and he retired as a truck driver from the Cliff Viessman, Inc. company.  In addition...

Charles W. Hall, age 74 of Eaton, OH passed away unexpectedly on October 6, 2021 in Montana while doing what he loved, seeing the national parks. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Earl and Dorothy Hall. He graduated from Twin Valley South High School in 1965 and went on to have a career in tool and die. He retired from Delphi in 2008 after 43 years of employment. He is survived by his wife Billie, his 3 sons Charlie Hall (Dreama), Stephen Hall, Scott Hall (Andrea),...

Richard “Rick” Lloyd Miley, age 84, of West Alexandria, Ohio passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born September 23, 1937 in Middletown, Ohio to the late Clarence and Elizabeth (Smith) Miley.  He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Phyllis Jenia Miley, daughter JoEllen Tapalman (Gene), daughter Pamela Hendrickson (Dale), and son Richard R. Miley (Sandy); grandchildren Aaron Tapalman, Jenna Tapalman, Kara Tapalman...

Patricia A. Minnich, age 87, of Eaton, OH passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Greenbriar Nursing Center in Eaton.  She was born September 21, 1934 in New Lebanon, OH to the late John and Mabel (Eby) Diehl.  She was a member of the Rachel Rebekah Eastern Star Lodge #144, member of St. John Church in West Alexandria; and a Ladies Auxiliary member of the American Legion Post #322, West Alexandria.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

David Stuefen, age 73, of New Lebanon, OH passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, OH.  He was born October 11, 1947 in Tacoma, Washington to the late Leonard and Viola (Worley) Stuefen. David retired at the Salvation Army in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by; brother Daniel Stuefen and great grandson Kaden Melton. He is survived by his wife of 31 years Bonnie Stuefen; 6 daughters Lisa Schmidt, Pamela Stuefen,...

Robert Sparks Jr., age 72, of New Lebanon, OH passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Grandview Hospital in Dayton, OH.  He was born January 14, 1949 in Dayton, OH to the late Robert and Nettie Mae (Davis) Sparks. Robert retired after 21 years at Delphi as a Millwright. He enjoyed working in the yard. He is survived by his wife Colette Sparks; mother & father-in-law Arthur & Dona Geeting; brother-in-law Paul Geeting; and sister-in-law Gwen Geeting. Visitation will be held on...

Jacob B. Goecke, age 27, of West Alexandria, OH passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021.  He was born April 1, 1994 in Dayton, OH.  He was a 2012 graduate of Twin Valley South High School.  He worked as a heavy equipment operator at Wysong Gravel.  He is survived by his son Jaison Goecke of West Alexandria; daughter Annika Goecke of Richmond, IN; mother Lisa (Tim) Krull of Eaton; father James Goecke of Farmersville; sister Katie Thompson of Connecticut; brother Cory (Andrea)...

Douglas K. Proctor, age 64, of West Alexandria, OH passed away on Friday, July 9, 2021 after a short, but fierce battle with cancer. He was born on November 15, 1956 to Thomas and Pearl Proctor. Douglas married his wife of 23 years, Kathleen Cannode, on November 6, 1997 in Gatlinburg, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law Carolyn Proctor. In addition to his wife Kathy, he is survived by his 4 children: Jeremy (Chrystal) of Dayton, OH, Jon (Patti) of Carlisle, OH,...