Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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