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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
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RICHARD F. WINANS
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In this Aug. 21, 1941 file photo, golfer Ray Billows, right, winner of the first Great Lakes amateur golf championship, receives the tournament trophy from Scotty Fessenden, left, president of the Chicago District Golf Association, as Frank Stranahan, center, looks on.
Frank Stranahan, amateur golfing great, dies at 90 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Frank Stranahan, the premier amateur of his era who contended for majors and was the first notable player to make fitness a regimen in golf, has died. He was 90. Stranahan, who died Sunday in Hospice of Palm Beach County, was regarded as the best amateur since Bobby Jones. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, which did not disclose his cause of death, said a memorial service was planned July 2. The son of a wealthy industrialist family in Ohio his father was the founder of Champion Spark Plug Stranahan combined a life of privilege with his devotion to golf to win more than 50 amateur titles, including multiples wins in the British Amateur, Western Amateur and North and South Amateur. The one title that eluded him was the U.S. Amateur. He lost in the championship match to Arnold Palmer in 1954, and then turned pro. Stranahan, who packed barbells in his suitcase to work out on the road, won six times on the PGA Tour, twice as a pro. His biggest win was the 1958 Los Angeles Open. As an amateur, he was a runner-up in the 1947 Masters to Jimmy Demaret, finished one shot behind Fred Daly at Hoylake in the 1947 British Open and was a runner-up to Ben Hogan at Carnoustie in the 1953 British Open. “He was my old buddy,” Palmer said Tuesday from his office in Latrobe, Pa. “We were pretty close for a lot of years. He always thought I would be one of his guys and do the muscle thing and all that. And of course, we played against each other a lot. He was a great guy, a good friend. He played some very good golf.” Stranahan was devoted to fitness as much as his golf. He ran in more than 100 marathons, and he was winning trophies for body building and weightlifting well into his 70s. One video shows Stranahan celebrating his 78th birthday with a dead lift of 265 pounds. Stranahan was born Aug. 5, 1922, and grew up a sportsman at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, where he was taught by Byron Nelson, who had been hired as the head pro shortly before Nelson won the 1939 U.S. Open.
Stranahan was still a teenager when he won the Ohio Amateur in 1941. “I would say my greatest accomplishment as an amateur was having the opportunity to play in so many of those wonderful golf tournaments,” Stranahan said in a 2001 interview with the Toledo Blade. “At every tournament, they put me with the winner from the week before. So I was always playing with Demaret, Snead, Locke, Hogan and other tremendous champions. I was playing the best courses with the best players, and it was very satisfying to do well in those situations.” He tied with Nelson in the 1947 Masters, where Stranahan closed with a 68 to finish two shots behind. His best chance at a major was Hoylake that summer, when he went into the final round one shot behind Daly and matched his 72. Six years later, he closed with a 69 to finish in a tie for second at Carnoustie, four shots behind Hogan. In one of the more famous tales involving Stranahan, he was not allowed to compete in the 1948 Masters when he was accused of hitting more than one shot into the greens during the practice round. Stranahan said he was only hitting additional putts on the green, which was allowed. No matter. He said club officials revoked his invitation. “So I bought a ticket, and I stayed there,” Stranahan said in a 1998 interview with Sports Illustrated. He played the next year and tied for 19th. Stranahan retired from competition in 1964, though he left quite a mark. Beyond his results, he cut an impressive figure with his movie star looks and physique that he enjoyed showing off in tight-fitting shirts. Palmer referred to him as “Muscles.” “He used to carry his weights in a suitcase,” Palmer said. “He’d get the bellman to carry the luggage to his room, but it was so heavy they couldn’t lift it.” Stranahan married the former Ann Williams in 1953. She became an accomplished amateur golfer until her death in 1975 from cancer. They had three sons Frank Stranahan Jr., who died in 1966 at age 11 from bone cancer; and James, who died in 1977. Stranahan is survived by his third son, Lance.
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City plans Fourth of July events
10 p.m. The city appreciates funding from The Troy Foundation and the Concord Township TROY — There will be a parade at 9 a.m. July 4. Trustees toward the cost of the fireworks. The parade will form in North Market Street the Hobart Arena parking will be closed from Water lot, following the route of Street to Staunton Road Staunton Road to North from 9:30 p.m. until the Market Street; North fireworks are over and the Market Street to West crowd has dispersed Main Street; and West (approximately 10:45 Main Street to Monroe p.m.). The bike path will Street, where it will conbe closed east from the clude. Troy Senior Citizens The city of Troy is grateful to the officers and Center and at Rutherford Drive starting at noon on volunteers of the July 4 until the fireworks Independence Day are over. Celebration Association In addition to the and the Miami Valley Market Street Bridge, Veterans Museum for all their efforts in organizing excellent locations for viewing the fireworks will this parade. be the levee (top and both The fireworks display sides) and the seating area will be hosted on July 4 starting at approximately at the North Market
Street ball field.
Museum to change summer hours TROY — Due to summer heat issues in the Masonic Lodge, the Miami Valley Veterans Museum will be changing its summer operating hours beginning July 3 and will be open only two days each week. The new hours are as follows: • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays • 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays The first Wednesday of the month, the veterans coffee events will continue from 9-11 a.m. on the second floor of the Masonic Lodge in the dining room.
FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Rosemary Laux SIDNEY — Rosemary (Lauterbur) Laux, 84, of Sidney, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the home of her son, Steve, in Fort Loramie.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sidney. Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney is handling the funeral arrangements.
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PIQUA — Richard F. Winans, 86, of Piqua, died at 2:12 p.m. Monday June 24, 2013, at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. He was born June 4, 1927, in Bryan, to the late Wayne and Edla (Walton) Winans. He married Margaret Mohl in 1954 and later divorced. On April 11, 1969, he married Dorothy Penrod Denman WINANS in Piqua; she preceded him in death Jan. 29, 2004. Survivors include a daughter, Kelly (Michael) Winans Misich of Delaware; a step daughter, Victoria (Will) Denman Gilmore of McDonough, Ga.; a step son, Jeffrey Duke Denman of the United States Air Force; two grandchildren, Sophie Misich and Jon Misich of Delaware; a niece, Laurie Reiser of Troy; and three nephews, Greg Winans of Cincinnati, Andy Winans of Cincinnati and Tim Winans of Chapel Hill, N.C. He was preceded in death by a brother, Max Winans in 2008. Mr. Winans enlisted in the United States Navy at 17 years old during World War II serving for three years. He then later spent three years in the United States Navy Reserve. After the war, he played on an all-Navy championship basketball team in Chicago. Mr. Winans was a 1945 graduate of
Piqua Central High School. He played football and basketball during his high school days. In basketball, he held the single game scoring record of 30 points for 18 years. In November 2011, he was inducted into the Piqua Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1960, he and his brother Max established Winans Carriage House Bakery and Candies, which still exists today. He was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church and the Warren Masonic Lodge No. 24. A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Friday June 28, 2013, at St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church with the Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church, 500 N. Downing St., Piqua, OH 45356 or to Hospice of Miami County, Inc., 550 Summit Ave., Troy, OH 45373. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.
JOAN LINTON SARASOTA, Fla. — Joan Linton, 90, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly a long-term resident of Pleasant Hill, died April 18, 2013, at Clare Bridge, Sarasota, Fla. Joan was born July 22, 1922, in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, MaryAnn (David) Fuller; two grandsons, Stephen (Katherine) and Michael (Ann) Fuller; and five great-grandchildren, Anna, Sophia, Jacob, Kailyn and Alexander. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter A. Linton, in 2004, and two sisters, Helen Powell and Alice Sweitzer.
Joan and Walter were married in 1952. She was a lifelong educator, serving many years teaching at Newton High School, Pleasant Hill; John H. Patterson High School in Dayton; and Wright State University. She was a graduate of Newton High School and Miami University. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Newton School, Pleasant Hill, OH 45359. Arrangements in care of JacksonSarver Funeral Home.
KENNETH D. MOTE TIPP CITY — Kenneth D., Mote, 91, of Tipp City passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013, at Springmeade Healthcenter, Tipp City. He was born Oct. 15, 1921. He was preceded in death by his parents, David Wilmar and Naomi (Shellabarger) Mote. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth (Slocum) Mote; son and daughterin-law, Mel and Jackie Mote of Troy; numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Janice Allen
of Hillsboro, Ohio. Kenneth was a lifelong farmer. If so desired, contributions may be made to the Humane Society or Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Private graveside services will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery, West Milton. Arrangements are being handled by the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.
MICHAEL L. SIMON XENIA — Michael L, Simon, 66, of Xenia, formerly of Bradford, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Hillside Assisted Living Community, Xenia. He was born Oct. 11, 1946, in Versailles, Ohio, to the late William and Marie (Baltes) Simon; was a graduate of Bradford High School, class of 1964; was a U.S.Army veteran; and worked at Champion Paper Company. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles E. “Ed” Simon. Michael is survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Karolyn Simon of Covington, Robert and Joyce Simon of Covington, and Marvin and Carol Simon of Rossburg; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Walt
Wardley of New Carlisle; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A prayer service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington, with Father Jim Simons officiating. Interment will be at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon until the time of service Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693. Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.
MARJORIE GRAY TROTWOOD — Marjorie Gray, 86, passed peacefully surrounded by family during prayer. Marjorie was born April 26, 1927 in Troy, Ohio to parents Omar and Zola Slifer. She was preceded in death by four brothers, two sisters, and one nephew. Marjorie is survived by her husband, Raymond; daughters, GRAY Kathy (Frank) Burton, Sharon (Don) Matolyak, and Sheila (Charles) Campbell; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was a member of New Lebanon
Assembly of God for 54 years. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 26, at Rogers’ Funeral Home, Trotwood. The funeral service will begin at noon with The Rev. Phil Marxson and Pastor Mark Kirchhofer, officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery, Brookville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Brookhaven Benevolent Foundation, 1 Country Lane, Brookville, OH 45309 Online condolences may be made at: www.RogersFuneralHomes.com.
DOROTHY M. TILLMAN PIQUA — Dorothy M. Tillman, 91, of Piqua, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Piqua Manor. She was born April 9, 1922, in Glouster, to the late Albert and Louise (Gazelle) Zimmer. She married D. Dean Tillman on Sept. 11, 1940, in Covington, Ky.; he preGRAY ceded her in death Sept. 4, 2002. Mrs. Tillman is survived by two daughters, Jane (Steve) Schulz of Piqua and Barbara Tillman of Piqua; a son, Gary (Kay) Tillman of Evans, Ga.; four grandchildren, Eric Tillman, Jenny (Greg) Tobias, Matt Schulz and Andy Brush; and several nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, John “Jack” Zimmer; and a sister, Bernice Zimmer. Dorothy was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church, where
she had been active in many of the church’s activities. She was a lifelong homemaker and enjoyed shopping for herself and others and researching family genealogy. A funeral service to honor her life will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:301:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Church, 500 N. Downing St., Piqua, OH 45356; or Evercare Hospice, 130 W. Second St., Dayton, OH 45402. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.