Obituaries

Clay Jay Shaner Jr

Clay Jay Shaner Jr

Jul 16, 2013

Clay Jay Shaner Jr. 95, died at 11:55 AM on Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at Golden Living Valley in Saint Marys, Ohio. Clay was born on Sunday, May 05, 1918, in Celina, Ohio, to the late Henry Clay Shaner and Bessie Pearl [Miller] Shaner. He married Vera Irene Lusk Shaner who died in August of 1991. He graduated from Toledo...

James Hershell Smith

James Hershell Smith

Jul 15, 2013

James Hershell Smith , 65, died at 10:52 AM on Monday, July 15, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. James Hershell was born on December 02, 1947, in Campton, Kentucky, to Dennis Smith and Arlene Smith who preceded him in death James married Michelle Collopy in Campton, Kentucky on April 27, 1995. She survives in Lima. He...

Leo R. "Ole Man" Stapleton

Leo R. "Ole Man" Stapleton

Jul 15, 2013

Leo R "Ole Man" Stapleton, 66, died at 11:10 AM on Monday July 15 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Leo was born on March 24, 1947 in Jackson, Mississippi to John Stapleton and Minnie (McAfee) Stapleton. Mr. Stapleton was a truck driver. He was a member of Cornerstone Harvest Church. He was an avid fisherman, pool player,...

Arthur "Art" "Poppy" "Uncle June" Phillips Jr

Arthur "Art" "Poppy" "Uncle June" Phillips Jr

Jul 13, 2013

Arthur "Art" "Poppy" "Uncle June" Phillips Jr. 78, died at 10:43 AM on Saturday, July 13, 2013, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Arthur was born on December 05, 1934, in Paulding, Ohio, to Arthur Phillips Sr. and Anna Elizabeth [Bass] Phillips, both are deceased. On Wednesday, February 14, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he married Clemmie A. Glover Phillips....

Evelyn M. LaRotonda

Evelyn M. LaRotonda

Jul 11, 2013

Evelyn M. LaRotonda , 66, of Lima, died at 7:06 AM on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Evelyn was born on Friday, March 07, 1947, in Coldwater, Ohio, to the late John and Agnes [Harding] Huelsman. On Saturday, October 12, 1968, in Coldwater, OH, she married Robert R. LaRotonda who survives in Lima. She was a...

Ms. Rita M. Marshall

Ms. Rita M. Marshall

Jul 11, 2013

Rita M. Marshall, 77, died at 9:39 AM on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Rita was born on Saturday, September 28, 1935, in Lima, Ohio, to Elsie Binkley and Mary [Highland] Binkley, who preceded her in death. On Monday, April 27, 1953, she married Jerry C. Marshall, who died on August 9, 2005....

Joseph D. Spees Sr

Joseph D. Spees Sr

Jul 7, 2013

Joseph D. Spees Sr. 51, died at 9:00 AM on Sunday, July 07, 2013, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Joseph was born on November 23, 1961, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Charles E. Spees Jr. and Linda Lou [Callahan] Spees who survives. Joseph had worked at Accubuilt. He was a member of the Eagles Aerie 370, Lima, Brands...

Richard A. Caudill

Richard A. Caudill

Jul 4, 2013

Richard A. Caudill 75, died at 5:30 AM on Thursday, July 04, 2013, at Kindred Hospital in Lima, Ohio. Richard was born on August 21, 1937, in Silver Lake, Indiana, to the late Raymond Caudill and Nellie [May] Caudill. Richard married Louise M. Spencer on Friday, December 4, 1959 in Xenia, Ohio. She preceded him in death in May of...

William F. "Willie" DeRose

William F. "Willie" DeRose

Jul 4, 2013

William F. "Willie" DeRose 87, died at 6:50 AM on Thursday, July 04, 2013, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. William was born on August 10, 1925, in Tiffin, Ohio, to the late Romold and Josephine DeRose. On Wednesday, February 13, 1963, he married Virginia [Shaner] DeRose. She preceded him in death on January 10, 1998. Mr. DeRose was a...

Gale M. Beery

Gale M. Beery

Jun 29, 2013

GALE M. BEERY, 52, of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, died Saturday, June 29, 2013. He was the son of David E. and Vonda M. (Burkholder) Beery (both deceased) of Lima, Ohio. Gale was born in Lima at St. Rita's Hospital in January, 1961. Gale passed away after an extended illness at Parkview North Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN. Gale was a...

Beatrice Arlene "Bea" Aab

Beatrice Arlene "Bea" Aab

Jun 29, 2013

Beatrice Arlene "Bea" Aab 86, died at 3:15 PM on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Beatrice was born on Sunday, May 22, 1927, in Monroe Township, Ohio, to the late Delmar Lee Conrad and Florence Hazel [Holt] Conrad. On Monday, April 11, 1955, in Phoenix, AZ, she married George Aab. He preceded her in...

Joshua Aaron Jordan Davenport

Joshua Aaron Jordan Davenport

Jun 24, 2013

Joshua Aaron Jordan Davenport 20, died in the morning of June 24, 2013. At Lima Memorial Health System. Joshua Aaron was born on Sunday, August 30, 1992, in Westerville, Ohio, to Steven A. (Melissa) Davenport and Kimberly K (Cooper) Davenport. His surviving family members are: his father, Steven A. (Melissa) Davenport; his mother, Kimberly K (Cooper) Davenport; a daughter, Ka'mylah...

M. Joan Sunderland

M. Joan Sunderland

Jun 24, 2013

M. Joan Sunderland, 85 died Monday, June 24, 2013 at 3:10 a.m., at Otterbein Assisted Living. She was born August 21, 1927 in Lima, Ohio to Leland Gossett and Gertrude Gossett Berry who preceded her in death. On May 29, 1953 she married James L. Sunderland who survives. She worked 10 years as a secretary at Westinghouse and then stayed...

Patricia A. Baughman

Patricia A. Baughman

Jun 20, 2013

Patricia A. "Pat" Baughman 88, of Lima went home to her Lord at 10:40 AM on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at her residence. She died peacefully in her sleep. Patricia was born on Sunday, March 15, 1925, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert L. Jones Sr. and Bridget A. [Irwin] Jones. She married John A. Baughman on August 9,...

Harry O. Butterfield

Harry O. Butterfield

Jun 20, 2013

Harry O. Butterfield Jr., 88, died at 3:54 AM on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Bluffton, Ohio. Harry was born on Wednesday, April 1, 1925, in Oxford, Ohio, to the late Harry O, Butterfield Sr. and Etha [Holmes] Butterfield. On Tuesday, December 16, 1947, in , he married Peggy Ann [Trempert] Butterfield and she preceded...

Dorothea M. "Dot" Nixon

Dorothea M. "Dot" Nixon

Jun 18, 2013

Dorothea M. "Dot" Nixon 91, died at 5:11 AM on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility in Lima, Ohio. Dorothea was born on June 07, 1922, in Littleton, Massachusetts, to the late Warren M. Nixon and Mabel Mae (Lawrence) Nixon. Dorothea was a Home Economics Teacher in the Beverly School System, Beverly, MA. She was a...

Katie S. Marshall

Katie S. Marshall

Jun 15, 2013

Katie S. Marshall, 62, died at 1:43 AM on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Katie was born on September 30, 1950, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert Darnell and Anna [Szousz] Darnell. Katie had worked at Meijer's Store. She is survived by: a daughter, Angie (Tyson) Hyter, of Lima, OH; a son, Joe...

Julia Ann Ryan

Julia Ann Ryan

Jun 12, 2013

Julia Ann Ryan, 82, passed away at 7:15 P.M. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at St. Rita's Medical Center. Julia lived a full life here in Lima, OH. She was born at home on August 4, 1930 to the late Walter and Mary M. (Auer) Stippich, the second oldest of seven children. 19 years later, she married Leo ("Sonny") Ryan....

Anthony J. Youngpeter

Anthony J. Youngpeter

Jun 10, 2013

Anthony J. Youngpeter , 86, died at 8:26 AM on Monday, June 10, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Anthony was born on June 15, 1926, in Landeck, Ohio, to the late Thomas Hubert Youngpeter and Frances Mary [Lucius] Youngpeter. Anthony Youngpeter married Ruth Budde on September 2, 1950 in Maria Stein, Ohio. They had been married for...

Mr. Joseph F. Link

Mr. Joseph F. Link

Jun 6, 2013

Joseph F. Link , 93, of Lima passed away at 10:10 AM on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Primrose Community of Lima, among loving family, friends and staff. Joseph was born on Monday, October 6, 1919, in Lima, Ohio, and was the sixth of twelve children by the late Joseph F. Link, Sr. and Gladys (Lyle) Link. On Saturday, October...