Springfield High School Ohio Alumni Obituaries

William Samuel Drake, known affectionately as Sam to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, 2025, at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky. Born on April 21, 1931, in Central City, Kentucky, Sam's life was a testament to the values of kindness, friendliness, and wisdom that he e...

William Samuel Drake, known affectionately as Sam to his friends and family, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day, 2025, at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky. Born on April 21, 1931, in Central City, Kentucky, Sam's life was a testament to the values of kindness, friendliness, and wisdom that he e...

Douglas Lyn Doug Hawks 65 of South Charleston passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at Villa Springfield. He was born on July 30 1960 in Springfield the son of Fred and Fannie Kunkle Hawks. Doug had graduated from Greenon High School and was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He retired fro...

Karen R. Sweitzer Rudy age 78 of Sidney passed away Thursday November 20 2025 at Ohio Living Dorothy Love in Sidney. Karen was born in Springfield OH on July 26 1947 to the late Marion H. Mary N. Brewer Sweitzer was a graduate of Shawnee High School and attended college a member of Sidney 1st Unite...

Inez Mary Gray age 94 resident of New Washington Ohio passed away on Wednesday January 7 2026 at the Willows at Willard. She was born on November 24 1931 in Cranberry Township Crawford County Ohio to the late Otto and Josephine Durnwald Heydinger. Inez is a 1949 New Washington High School graduate a...

SANDUSKY Sylvia Vaschak passed away peacefully on December 29 2025just short of her 96th birthday with her family at her bedside. She was born in Youngstown Ohio to Silvio and Domenica Tarli Calcagniand attended Youngstown East High School. She married Joseph Vaschak in 1950 and they enjoyed 73 year...

David Lewis Leininger 84 of Springfield OH passed away Wednesday September 17 2025 at the Hearth and Home El Camino Assisted Living facility in Springfield OH. David was born July 13 1941 in Lakeview to the late Everett Wilbur and Florence Marie Smith Leininger. On September 16 1962 in Columbus he m...

Larry C. Clark, 83, of Bellefontaine, OH, formerly of Russells Point, OH, passed away Monday morning, January 5, 2026, at Logan Acres Care Center, Bellefontaine.Larry was born on April 23, 1942, in Springfield, OH, a son of the late Clinton and Betty Wildermuth Clark. He was preceded in death by his...

Patricia A. “Patty” Cozad, 73, of Lake Wales, FL, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, December 29, 2025, at Advent Health Emergency Department in Lake Wales.Patty was born on September 2, 1952, in Bellefontaine, OH, a daughter of the late James B. and Wilma (Penny) Dearwester. She married Tim Hagedorn...

David R. Bidwell Sr. 90 of Waterford Ohio died on Friday December 19 2025 at his home. He was born on February 28 1935 in Conneaut Ohio son of Russell and Cathryn Bidwell. After High School he served in the US Army and later became a Lineman for the Conneaut Phone Company and later as a supervisor. ...

Billy C. Vinson age 92 went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 26 2025 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon Missouri. He was born on March 9 1933 in rural Love County Oklahoma to James Earl and Elta Mae Meeks Vinson. Throughout his lifetime he was proud to proclaim himself from Oklaho...

Christina R. Neidert 62 lifelong resident of Hartville passed away peacefully at her home on December 28 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 5 1963 in Castro Valley California to Chris and Margaret Stephens Schlabach. She was a 1981 graduate of Lake High School where she was ve...

James Gary Ellis Miller 20 died September 19 2015 at Keystone House hospice in Wyndmoor. He was born in Philadelphia and lived in Chestnut Hill and Wyndmoor all his life. Though short his life was a happy one. He loved playing with the five boys who lived just across the street participated in Chest...

Edward L. Heiss age 82 of Springfield MO passed away on January 1 2026 at Cedarhurst Memory Care in Springfield. He was born in St. Louis on April 25 1943 the son of Edward and Lillian Heiss. In 1945 the family moved to Springfield where Ed attended public schools. He graduated from Parkview High Sc...

Elaine Baker, 99, Carthage, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin, Missouri. Elaine was born on October 5, 1926, in St. Michael, Nebraska. She was the middle daughter of Vera Mae Wilks and Orville Harvey Timm. She graduated from Carthage High School and the...

Alice McClain Young formerly known as Alice Ann McClain passed away in Leawood Kansas on December 14 2025 at the age of 83. Alice was born on April 26 1942 at Ellwood General Hospital in Ellwood City Pennsylvania. Her early years were shaped by frequent family moves throughout Pennsylvania Florida a...

Kathleen Ann ne Giannattasio Brown Latham age 83 passed away Tuesday May 27 2025 in James River Nursing and Rehab Springfield Missouri. Kathleen was born August 9 1941 the daughter of Samuel R. Giannattasio Brown and Helen Martone Giannattasio Brown in Fall River Massachusetts. Kathleen graduated fr...