Candice Slough

Candice "Candy" Slough wrapped up her earthly adventures on November 7, 2025, at her home in Germantown, Ohio, passing peacefully and surrounded by the people who loved her most. If one must make an exit, Candy managed hers with the same grace, humor, and impeccable timing she brought to everything else.

Born March 7, 1947, Candy packed a lot of life into her 78 years. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, scientist, educator, gardener, and adventurer, she never met a curiosity she wouldn't investigate or a trail she wouldn't wander down-usually with a walking stick and backpack that was definitely overprepared.

A proud graduate of Colorado State University and University of Wyoming, Candy put her sharp mind to work as a research scientist at Procter & Gamble for 35 years. She delighted in solving problems most of us never realized were problems-making everyday life easier, smarter, and more digestible. As an adjunct instructor at Miami University Middletown, she opened the door of epidemiology to many aspiring professionals.

When she wasn't in the lab with her rats, Candy could usually be found on the farm with her animals, in the garden tending her fall harvest, observing birds and wildlife, or convincing weeds that they don't need to return. Nature was her sanctuary, her playground, and occasionally the source of a few dramatic hiking and canoeing stories.

Candy was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford P. and Nettie L. (Clendenning) Schroff, and her step-mother, Audrey (Wesselman) Schroff.

She leaves behind a crowd of people who adored her: her partner and husband of 39 years, Tracy A. Price; her daughter Megan (Tim) Schmale; and her beloved grandchildren, Lukas William and Gretchen Lynn, who supplied Candy with endless joy and the occasional science experiment gone awry. She is also survived by her forever friend, Jill Kreutzer, keeper of many memories; her stepsister, Amy (Thom) Ernest; and many nieces and nephews.

Candy's life was a beautiful blend of intellect, stubbornness, love, and humor. She believed in growing things-plants, people, cleaning standards, and ideas-and she did all things with tremendous heart, including making the bed in the correct manner.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Hospice of Middletown, whose care and compassion meant the world to her family in the final months. A celebration of Candy's life is TBD (early summer 2026) at a pig roast hosted at the home she and Tracy built together—a place rooted in love, laughter, and the occasional overabundance of tomato and pepper plants.

Candy would want everyone to come hungry, tell good stories, and leave with a lighter heart.