All Obituaries

BOYD, Robert “Bob” Age 87, of Arcanum, Ohio passed away peacefully on May 9th, 2026. Bob was born February 24, 1939, in Salineville, Ohio to Birchard and Martha Boyd, the oldest of three children. He graduated from Irondale High School in 1957 and attended Ohio University. Bob proudly served in the United States Airforce from 1961-65 and was stationed in Crete, Italy. Post service, he had a long career in sales at Sears until his retirement. Bob had a strong work ethic and was ...

LOY, Ruth Ann Age 89, formerly of Arcanum, passed away on April 9, 2026, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Loy; parents, Emmitt Elsworth McDivitt and Mary (Parks) McDivitt; son Garry Colvin; daughter, Tammy Loy, daughter-in-law Robin Colvin; step-sons Bobby and Russel Loy;  granddaughter Kaylah Loy; numerous brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. Ruth was 1 of 16 children of Emmitt and Mary McDivitt. She was a graduate ...

MILLER, Wendell D. Age 80, of Arcanum, OH, passed away on March 20, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Rolland Miller & Margaret Miller Drew and a sister, Marcia Sutter. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and taught Sunday school, volunteer at the National Air Force Museum, the Arcanum Lions Club, the Dayton Buckeye Model A Ford Club and the Mens Coffee Group. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jean (Hill) ...

HUFNAGLE, Linda Lou Age 86, of Arcanum, OH, went to be with her Lord & Savior on March 10, 2026. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold & Henrietta (Plock) Young; a grandchild, Clayton Halley and a sister-in-law, Vicki Young. Linda graduated in 1957 from Westmont High School and was the Valedictorian of her class. She was a member of a church, taught Sunday school for many years and was devoted to reading her bible one and a half times a year. She was a collector of ...

HOLLINGER, George Age 88, of Arcanum, OH, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026, at Hospice of Miami County in Troy, OH. George is preceded in death by his parents, Galen & Zella (Buhr) Hollinger; and a daughter Pam Boner. He was a member of Fort Jefferson United Methodist Church. He worked for Dayton Power & Light for 30 plus years. He loved John Deere and collected tons of John Deere collectibles over the years. He also loved farming, raising his sheep and showing his sheep ...

SCHAAR, William L. “Shorty” William “Shorty” Schaar, beloved husband of Gerry Schaar, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 12, 2026, surrounded by his loving family at the age of 90. He was the son of the late Herman & Adeline (White) Schaar and is preceded in death by his four brothers, Robert (Rozenna) Schaar, Donnie (Jan) Schaar, Richard (Ethel) Schaar, & James Schaar. Shorty lived a full life enjoying going to Eldora Raceway, watching Nascar, ...

SACKETT, Patricia D. Age 100, of Greenville, passed away on February 8, 2026, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on September 29, 1925, to the late William H. & Lucille A. (Hoffman) Weaver in Darke County. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Sackett; son, Rick L. Sackett and infant daughter, Tamara S. Sackett; parents, William & Lucille Weaver; brothers, Carl Weaver and twin infants. She is survived by ...

BEAMS, Delia Age 83, of Pitsburg, OH, passed away on February 3, 2026, at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, OH. Delia will be cremated and will have a private family memorial service held at a later date. Condolences may be sent by visiting www.kreitzerfuneralhome.com.

CHRISTIAN, Joyce H. Age 72, of Union City, OH, passed away on February 3rd, 2026, at her residence. She is preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth & Hazel (Arnold) Howard; grandson, Kelly Smith Jr.; step-grandson, Austin Clack and a sister, Jan Howard. Joyce enjoyed doing art and loved to draw. She is survived by her children, Angela Raynes (Eddie), Scott Smith and Kelly Smith (Shawn); grandchildren, Matthew Smith, Christina Stultz (Zach), Scott Smith Jr. and their mother, Linda ...

MAHAFFY, William “Bill” J. Age 93, of Arcanum, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2026, in Beavercreek, OH, at his daughters' residence, surrounded by his loving family. He is preceded in death by his 1st wife, Betty (Gottschlich) Mahaffy; 2nd wife, Willa Dean (McGuire) Mahaffy; parents, Ildon & Elizabeth (Curtin) Mahaffy; siblings, Rolland “Beanie” Mahaffy (Ruth), Effie Myers (Forrest), Sharon Johnson (Paul “Ike”), and Judy Mahaffy; and a nephew ...