Obituaries
F. Schmidt "Smitty"
Feb 2, 2011
F. Vernon Schmidt "Smitty", 92 of Elida, Ohio died on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Born Saturday, November 2, 1918 in Greensburg, Kansas, he was the son of the late Louis Schmidt and the late Lodie Wadel Schmidt. He was the husband of Evelyn Cook Schmidt. F. Vernon Schmidt "Smitty", age 92, died...
Elizabeth Warner
Jan 12, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" Warner, 93 of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, July 16, 1917 in Gomer, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Emerson Clevenger and the late Martha Griffiths Clevenger. She was the wife of the late Paul Warner. Elizabeth married Paul Edward Warner...
Donald Wray
Jan 4, 2011
Donald William Wray, 62 of Gomer, Ohio died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at His Residence. Born Sunday, October 10, 1948 in Worchester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William Wray and the late Rita Groleau? Wray. He was the husband of Thelma J. Brady? Wray. He was employed by Teledyne/Ohio Steel, Superior Forge and Steel, and he...
Mary Huffer
Dec 30, 2010
MARY E. ?Susie? HUFFER, 63, died at 6:40 p.m. on December 30, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born April 26, 1947, in Lima, Ohio to Melvin J. Recker and Mary E. Martin Recker-Lambert, who have preceded her in death. On August 23, 1967, she married Walter B. Huffer, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mrs....
Clara Stemen
Dec 29, 2010
Clara M. Stemen, 99, died at 7:57 p.m. December 29, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1911, in Allen County, Ohio to Carl and Edna A. Carmen Bilimek, who preceded her in death. She married Henry W. Stemen, who died April 26, 1995. Mrs. Stemen attended Immanuel United Methodist Church, Elida. She was a woman...
Susan J.
Dec 28, 2010
Susan J. Lee, 61, died peacefully at 9:35 a.m. December 28, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was born January 1, 1949, in Lima, Ohio to Donald and Eloise Joseph Smith, who preceded her in death. On June 4, 1966, she married Richard R. Lee, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Lee had...
Dorothy Myers
Dec 24, 2010
DOROTHY E. ?Dot? MYERS, 81, died at 4:15 p.m. on December 24, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born March 30, 1929, in Kenton, Ohio, to Elwood Decker and Mary Collins Decker, who have preceded her in death. She married Paul ?Floyd? Homan, who died January 26, 1979. Mrs. Myers was a homemaker. She enjoyed...

Lowell Overholt
Dec 22, 2010
LOWELL E. OVERHOLT, 88, of Spencerville, Ohio, died at 5:00 p.m. on December 22, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born April 11, 1922, in York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, to Ira Overholt and Belle Ralston Overholt, who have preceded him in death. On August 3, 1946, in Celina, Ohio, he married Norma Seibert,...
Falonnda Roach
Dec 22, 2010
Falonnda D. Roach, 45, died at 2 p.m. December 22, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born October 29, 1965, in Lima, Ohio to William Howard and Hilda G. Cotton Roach Sr. Her father preceded her in death; her mother survives. Ms. Roach worked as a cashier. She was a member of New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church....
Mildred Kitchen
Dec 20, 2010
MILDRED JOANNE KITCHEN, 98, died at 8:53 a.m. on December 20, 2010, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. She was born September 6, 1912, in Chemnitz, Germany, to Alois Neumeier and Anna Prochaska Neumeier, who have preceded her in death. On September 9, 1933, she married Paul Henry Kitchen, who died October 23, 2005. They had been married for 72...
Imogene Swartz
Dec 19, 2010
IMOGENE H. SWARTZ, 83, died at 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born January 20, 1927, in Corn, Oklahoma, to Arthur Balzer and Lillie Friesen Balzer, who have preceded her in death. On November 16, 1947, in Premont, Texas, she married Charles S. Swartz, who died November 11, 2007. Mrs....
Mary Nash Ross
Dec 19, 2010
MARY ANNE NASH ROSS, 83, died at 4:35 p.m. on December 19, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. She was born December 12, 1927, in Delphos, Ohio, to Carl Nash and Nellie Tilton Nash, who have preceded her in death. On July 24, 1948, she married Robert Ross, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Ross was a...
Charlene Iiams
Dec 19, 2010
CHARLENE ANN IIAMS, 72, died at 6:09 a.m. on December 19, 2010, at her residence near Lima, Ohio. She was born September 11, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to Byron Jackson Lehman and Miranda Belle Mougey Lehman. Her father has preceded her in death. Her mother survives. On January 5, 1957, she married Charles W. Iiams Jr., who survives in Lima,...
Todd Mekolites
Dec 16, 2010
Todd E. Mekolites, 57, died at 8:15 a.m. December 16, 2010, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born April 24, 1953 in Lima to Otto E. and Carolyn R. Overholtz Mekolites. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. Mr. Mekolites enjoyed fishing and hunting. He had worked at Nickles Bakery. He was an Army veteran...
Wayne Lackey
Dec 16, 2010
Wayne L. Lackey, 89, died at 9:19 a.m. Dec. 16, 2010, at his residence. He was born Jan. 29, 1921 in Lima to Waldo and Low Freet Lackey, who preceded him in death. On March 4, 1951 he married Eileen Harmon, who preceded him in death in 1996. Mr. Lackey was retired from Buckeye Pipeline. He was a 45-year member...
Bernice Edgington
Dec 11, 2010
Bernice Ellen Edgington, 90, died at 2:55 a.m. December 11, 2010, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born January 25, 1920, in Belle Center, Ohio to Leroy and Austa B. Hoon Wallace, who preceded her in death. On March 18, 1995, she married Robert J. Edgington, who died February 14, 2001. Mrs. Edgington was the owner and operator of the...
Helena DeMarco
Dec 8, 2010
Helena J. DeMarco, 85, died at 4:15 p.m. December 8, 2010, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Paul and Virginia Mascellaro Shortino, who preceded her in death. Mrs. DeMarco was a graduate of St. John?s High School, Lima, Ohio. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and its choir. She was...
Larry Moser
Dec 4, 2010
Larry L. Moser, 66, died at 8:30 a.m. December 4, 2010, at his residence, following a courageous battle with cancer, with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born July 26, 1944, in Bluffton, Ohio to Rawleigh and Velma Hauenstein Moser, who preceded him in death. On January 9, 1981, he married Joanne E. Kuhn, who survives...
Carole Widmer
Dec 4, 2010
Carole A. Widmer, 71, died at 11:30 a.m. December 4, 2010, at her son?s residence. She was born December 25, 1938, in Toledo, Ohio to Elmer and Ruth Burchert Brown, who preceded her in death. On July 16, 1960, in Toledo, Ohio, she married Robert C. Widmer, who died April 21, 2009. Mrs. Widmer was a member of St. Gerard?s...
Tressie Michael
Dec 4, 2010
Tressie Coulter-Michael, 67, died at 10:07 a.m. December 4, 2010, at her residence. She was born Septtmber 15, 1943, in Salyersville, Kentucky, to Lee Howard and Shirley Gibson, who preceded her in death. Her first husband, Henry L. Coulter, died in 1981. She then married Derry J. Michael, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include three grandchildren, Chris Coulter,...
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