Obituaries

Rosemary McFarland

Rosemary McFarland

Dec 17, 2012

Rosemary J. McFarland, 91, of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, December 17, 2012, at 2:20 A.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.. Born March 5, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McFarland and the late Mary (Langan) McFarland. Rosemary was a very devout Catholic and a lifelong parishioner of St. Rose Catholic Church in Lima. She...

E. Slechter

E. Slechter

Dec 15, 2012

E. Jeanette Slechter, 85, of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, December 15, 2012, at 2:20 A.M. at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Born May 4, 1927 in Jackson Twp, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Cassius Lyncon Ballinger and the late Clara Ida (Grant) Ballinger. She married Robert H. Slechter on February 14, 1947. He preceded...

Haynes "Andy" Anderson

Haynes "Andy" Anderson

Dec 14, 2012

Haynes Francis "Andy" Anderson, 66, of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, December 14, 2012, at 4:09 P. M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Thursday, May 9, 1946, in Teaneck, N.J., he was the son of the late Thomas Anderson and the late Corine O'Brien Anderson. Mr. Anderson retired from the Boca Raton Florida Fire Department. He dabbled...

Patsy Bankson

Patsy Bankson

Dec 13, 2012

Patsy Lou Bankson, 83 of Lima, Ohio died at 8:40 A.M. Thursday, December 13, 2012, at Lima Convalescent Home. Born Thursday, April 4, 1929 in Gas City, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Frank Bankson and the late Pauline Bouriee Bankson. Miss Bankson graduated from Central High School, Lima, in 1947. She had worked as a Secretary at...

Peggy Lucius

Peggy Lucius

Dec 12, 2012

Peggy A. Lucius, 65, of Elida, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 8:20 A.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born February 2, 1947 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Dallas McCoy and the late Maxine (Bowden) McCoy. Peggy had married Virgil Lucius on April 29, 1980. He preceded...

Sammy L. Stansbery

Sammy L. Stansbery

Dec 12, 2012

Sammy L. Stansbery, 71 of Lima, Ohio died at 12:24 PM Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born on Thursday, June 5, 1941 in Wyandot County, Ohio to Guy Stansbery and Lucille Pryor Stansbery who both preceded him in death. He married Doris Salyers on May 17, 2002 in Lima and she survives in Lima....

Naomi Buetner

Naomi Buetner

Dec 11, 2012

Naomi C. Buetner, 97, of Elida, Ohio died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 5:16 P.M. peacefully at home surrounded by her children. Born April 1, 1915 in Allentown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Levi Laman and the late Grace (Kennedy) Laman. She married Homer "Bud" Buetner on December 22, 1939. He preceded her in death on...

Robert Dillhoff

Robert Dillhoff

Dec 10, 2012

Robert L. "Bob" Dillhoff, 65, of Elida, Ohio died on Monday, December 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born January 13, 1947 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert M. "Big Boy" Dillhoff and the late Margaret "Marj" (Gatto) Dillhoff. Bob married Teresa Henderson, his wife of forty-two years, on June 27, 1970...

Walter George

Walter George

Dec 10, 2012

Walter George, 87, of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, December 10, 2012, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Born May 25, 1925 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Nicholas George and the late Patricia (Schouff) Mr. George retired from Nickel Plate R.R. and also owned Carl & Walt's Marathon, and Midas Muffler Shops on Central and...

Mary Ogle

Mary Ogle

Dec 8, 2012

Mary L. Ogle, 83 of Lima, Ohio died at 4:37 A.M., Saturday, December 8, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Wednesday, December 4, 1929 in Kenton, Ohio, to Clyde Windle and Florence Katen Windle who both preceded her in death. She was married to Robert T. Morton who preceded her in death. She later married Robert Ogle...

Maxine Cady

Maxine Cady

Dec 7, 2012

Maxine Francis Cady, 94 of Lima, Ohio died at 5:15 PM on Friday, December 7, 2012, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home She was born Thursday, September 12, 1918 in Lima to the late Charles M McClain and the late Mabel Lippencott McClain. She married James Louis Cady on March 11, 1955 they had been married 53 years he is deceased....

Charles Kelly

Charles Kelly

Dec 2, 2012

Charles J. Kelly, 91 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, December 2, 2012 Born Wednesday, February 23, 1921 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Kelly and the late Gertrude Hurst Kelly. He was the husband of Betty Dielman Kelly. He was employed by Kelly Coal & Builders. He served in the Air Force from 1942...

Jackie Cartwright

Jackie Cartwright

Nov 30, 2012

Jackie Cartwright, 82 of Lima, Ohio passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, November 30, 2012, at 3:01 P.M. at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, January 27, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Richard Tomlinson and the late Esther (Stoll) Tomlinson. Jackie worked at ExCello Airfoil Textron in Lima for over...

Lois Whetsel

Lois Whetsel

Nov 28, 2012

Lois Whetsel, 90, of Lima, Ohio passed away surrounded by family, on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at 12:15 P.M. at Burton's Ridge Assisted Living in Lima, Ohio. Born August 5, 1922 in Cridersville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Orval Porter and the late Myrtle (Ford) Porter. Lois married Harry Winfield Whetsel on August 11, 1940. He preceded...

Nancy Elam

Nancy Elam

Nov 28, 2012

Nancy L. Elam, 57, of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at 10:27 A.M. at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima, Ohio. Born October 26, 1955 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert Kayser and the late Betty (Boroff ) Kayser. She had worked at Millers Textiles and tended bar at many places. She...

Kathleen McClain

Kathleen McClain

Nov 27, 2012

Kathleen F. McClain, 82, of Lima, Ohio died on November 27, 2012, at 3:00 P.M. at Lima Manor Nursing Home. Born July 31, 1930 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Evers and the late Myrtle (Fetters) Evers. Kathleen married Billie McClain on October 24, 1959. He preceded her in death on October 29, 2003. She...

Juanita B. Smith

Juanita B. Smith

Nov 23, 2012

Juanita B. Smith, 93 of Lima, died at 3:15 PM Friday, November 23, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Born Thursday, September 25, 1919 in Lima, she was the daughter of the late John Newland and the late Lyda (Hall) Newland. She married James E. Smith on January 21, 1939 in Lima, he died on April 11, 1984. She was...

Melanie Cunningham

Melanie Cunningham

Nov 17, 2012

Melanie L. Cunningham, 62 of Lima, Ohio died at 9:32 A.M. on Saturday, November 17, 2012, St. Rita's Medical Center. Born Thursday, June 15, 1950 in Portland, Indiana to Robert Schroeder who survives in Colorado and the late Jean Hall . She was married on July 6, 1984 to Donald Cunningham and he survives in Lima. She had worked in...

Jack Bice

Jack Bice

Nov 16, 2012

Jack Emerson Bice, 73. of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 11:20 A. M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born December 2, 1938 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Donald C. Bice and Dortha M. (Briggs) Bice-Lawson. Jack married Mary Schmidt on September 24, 1966. She survives in Lima. He served...

Jeremy Bushong

Jeremy Bushong

Nov 15, 2012

Jeremy E. Bushong, 28 of Lima, Ohio died on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 7:15 P.M. at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine, Ohio. Born May 3, 1984 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jerry E. Bushong and Benigna (Puckett) Bushong, his mother survives in Lima, Ohio. He was employed by Bushong Seal Coating & Striping. He attended...

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