Obituaries

Pauline Brinkman

Pauline Brinkman

Apr 16, 2009

Pauline ?Pinky? Brinkman, 87, died at 1:03 p.m. April 16, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Putnam County to Russel and Leona Unverferth Hamilton, who preceded in her in death. On Sept. 4, 1946, in Kalida, she married Howard Brinkman, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Brinkman was a homemaker. She was a member...

George Dalton

George Dalton

Apr 16, 2009

George Carl Dalton, 73, died at 8:53 a.m. April 16, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1936, in Leamington, Ontario, to Milford and Pearl Rogers Dalton, who preceded him in death. On March 2, 1957, at First Lutheran Church, Kingsville, Ontario, he married Rosalie Welker, who survives in Lima. Mr. Dalton retired from Ford Motor...

Kathleen Schaefer

Kathleen Schaefer

Apr 14, 2009

Kathleen Kay ?Kathy? Schaefer , 61, died at 4:20 a.m. April 14, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born August 16, 1947, in Lima, Ohio to Cledith and Ethel Stroud McNamara, who preceded her in death. On June 28, 1969, she married Randall A Schaefer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Schaefer had been a long-distance telephone operator...

Ruth Bowman

Ruth Bowman

Apr 14, 2009

Ruth N. Bowman, 72, died at 8:49 a.m. April 14, 2009. She was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Elida to Walter A. and Naomi Baker Long, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 7, 1955, she married Orville Bowman, who survives in Elida. Mrs. Bowman was a homemaker and a member of the Ash Grove Old German Baptist Brethren Church....

Wendell Ridgley

Wendell Ridgley

Apr 13, 2009

Wendell Ridgley, 86, died at 4:29 p.m. April 13, 2009, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born August 29, 1922, in Chesterhill to Harry and Edith Carpenter Ridgley, who preceded him in death. On September 21, 1947, he married O. Louise ?Tommie? Thompson, who preceded him in death. Mr. Ridgley retired in 1984 as controller...

Tobey Smith

Tobey Smith

Apr 12, 2009

Tobey Smith , 87, died at 12:57 p.m. April 12, 2009, at the Lima Convalescent Home. She was born August 7, 1921, in Jersey City, N.J., to Samuel and Etta Levy Weiss, who preceded her in death. She married Irving L. Smith, who preceded her in death. She then married Chester Kosuda, who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Smith...

William Parlette

William Parlette

Apr 12, 2009

William ?Rudy? Parlette 81, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Harrod, died at 2:25 a.m. April 12, 2009, at Hospice Arbor Home, Mesa, Ariz. He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Harrod to Adrian and Ella Leedy Parlette, who preceded him in death. On June 19, 1944, he married Gloria Lynn, who survives in Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Parlette was a member...

Floyd Metzger

Floyd Metzger

Apr 12, 2009

Floyd Owen Metzger, 85, died at 9:45 p.m. April 12, 2009, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born May 2, 1923, in Allen County to Lester and Nellie Flory Metzger, who preceded him in death. On January 15, 1944, he married Ruth Archer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Metzger had been a truck driver for Standard Oil/BP. He...

Edith Latvala

Edith Latvala

Apr 10, 2009

Edith Ruth Latvala, Edith Ruth Latvala, 73, died at 2:18 p.m. April 10, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born May 1, 1935, in Ewen, Michigan, to Arthur and Carrie Godfrey Streeter, who preceded her in death. On April 24, 1952, in Bergland, Michigan, she married Donald ?Buck? Latvala, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Latvala was a homemaker....

Marilyn Amstutz

Marilyn Amstutz

Apr 9, 2009

Marilyn P. Amstutz Marilyn P. Amstutz, 84, died at 7:30 a.m. April 9, 2009, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born March 2, 1925, in Lima to Thomas J. and Giavanna Lyons Purtell, who preceded her in death. On August 8, 1951, she married Wendell Amstutz, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Amstutz had been a teacher in Lima City...

Mary Cheney Foley

Mary Cheney Foley

Apr 7, 2009

Mary Margaret Cheney Foley 86, died at 6:55 p.m. April 7, 2009, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community. She was born June 27, 1922, in Allentown to Guy and Laura Miller Cheney, who preceded her in death. On November 2, 1939, she married Jack O. Foley, who survives in Lima, Ohio Mrs. Foley was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening...

Maryjane Shonkwiler

Maryjane Shonkwiler

Apr 6, 2009

MaryJane Shonkwiler MaryJane Shonkwiler, 73, died at 11:13 a.m. April 6, 2009, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home.

Donald Prochnow

Donald Prochnow

Apr 5, 2009

Donald D. Prochnow 75, died April 5, 2009, at the Lima Convalescent Home, following a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 13, 1933, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Derwood and Winifred Prochnow, who preceded him in death. On October 30, 1984, he married Joann Edwards McKinley, who survives. Mr. Prochnow worked for Levi Straus in Michigan...

Diane Keller

Diane Keller

Apr 5, 2009

Diane Jill Keller Diane Jill Keller, 59, of Worthington, Ohio, formerly of Elida, Ohio, died at 3:45 p.m. April 5, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born Sept. 3, 1949, in Lima, Ohio to Gayle Eugene and Marva Colleen Kaufman Evers, who preceded her in death. On December 12, 1970, she married William Bradford Keller, who survives. Mrs....

James Mack

James Mack

Apr 4, 2009

James L. Mack 74, died at 2:21 p.m. April 4, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1934, in Lima, Ohio to Forrest L. and Wilma R. Leach Mack, who preceded him in death. On June 2, 1972, he married Jacqueline Miller, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Mack retired from Nickles Bakery. He was a...

Ronald Indian Green

Ronald Indian Green

Apr 1, 2009

Ronald W. ?Indian? Green 71, died at 9:20 p.m. April 1, 2009, at his residence. He was born June 23, 1937, in Coleman, Texas, to David L. and Virginia M. Green, who preceded him in death. Mr. Green retired as a forklift operator from Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine Plant. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie...

Doris Cook

Doris Cook

Apr 1, 2009

Doris L. Cook, 92, died at 2:50 a.m. April 1, 2009, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born Nov. 7, 1916, in Lima to Charles L. and Blanche Scholfield Yazel, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 17, 1938, she married Jesse Francis ?Frank? Cook, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Cook had been a teacher from 1937 until her...

David Cook

David Cook

Mar 31, 2009

David C. Cook, 61, died at 9:16 a.m. March 31, 2009, at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born Aug. 9, 1947, in Lima to Arthur and Catherine Leatherman Cook, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 23, 1974, he married Deanna K. Wehrman, who survives in Lima. Mr. Cook retired from Kmart and was owner and operator...

Richard JOHNSON

Richard JOHNSON

Mar 31, 2009

Richard A. Johnson, 51, died at 7:24 p.m. March 31, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born Aug. 4, 1957, in Lima to Bobby K. Johnson and Elnora Kave Klink. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. Mr. Johnson had worked at Rays Clocktower and Dollar General Store. He enjoyed working, being outdoors and...

George Tate

George Tate

Mar 26, 2009

George Kenneth Tate, 58, died at 8:11 p.m. March 26, 2009, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home