Obituaries
John Reynolds
Sep 30, 2007
John R. Reynolds 90, died at 7:25 p.m. September 30, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born December 21, 1916, in Kalida, Ohio to Roger and Mary Rimer Reynolds, who preceded him in death. On January 14, 1939, he married Miriam J. Hughes, who died August 17, 2005. They had been married for 66 years. Mr. Reynolds retired...
Eileen Sands Welch
Sep 25, 2007
Eileen W. Sands Welch 83, died at 4:30 a.m. September 25, 2007, Lima Convalescent Home. She was born January 29, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio to Everett and Nora Duffy Sands, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Welch retired from patient accounts/business office at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church, where she had been...
Betty Smith
Sep 23, 2007
Betty Lee Smith 84, died at 5:06 p.m. Sept. 23, 2007, at The Ridge at Shawnee. She was born Sept. 5, 1923, in Lima to Clarence ?Lee? and Beatrice O?Brien Burgoon, who preceded her in death. On July 13, 1963, she married William H. ?Bill? Smith, who died Nov. 19, 2006. Mrs. Smith retired as a key punch operator from...
Malik Morangello
Sep 23, 2007
Malik Isa Morangello died a few hours after birth at 2:25 a.m. September 23, 2007, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He was born September 23, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio to Martin L. Morangello and Tina J. Julian, who both survive in Lima, Ohio. Survivors also include four sisters, Brittany Julian, Tiarra Simpson, Joda Simpson and Amour Morangello,...
Masen Dean Larrison
Sep 21, 2007
Masen Robert Dean Larrison 2 days, died at 9 a.m. Sept. 21, 2007, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He was born Sept. 19, 2007, in Columbus to James and Kristy Phillips Larrison, who survive in Harrod. Survivors also include paternal grandparents, Charlene Britton, of Parkersburg, W.Va., and James Larrison Sr., of Guernsey County; maternal grandparents, Ronnie and...
John Mckinney
Sep 21, 2007
John N. McKinney 66, died at 9:35 p.m. Sept. 21, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born July 5, 1941, in Danville, Ky., to Clifford and Sarah Hilliard McKinney, who preceded him in death. On May 22, 1964, he married Catherine Johnson, who survives in Harrod. Mr. McKinney had been a stationary engineer at Oakwood Correctional Facility, Lima,...
Mary Williams
Sep 20, 2007
Mary ?Ethel? Williams 91, died at 2:10 p.m. Sept. 20, 2007, at her daughter?s residence. She was born March 12, 1916, in Washington Court House to Ralph and Ana Slavens Barrere, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 13, 1938, she m a r r i e d E l l s w o r t h LeRoy ?Roy? Williams,...
Edward Hebden,
Sep 19, 2007
Edward Hebden Jr. 79, died at 3:29 a.m. Sept. 19, 2007, at Triumph Hospital, Lima. He was born Oct. 30, 1927, in Phillipsburg, Pa., to Edward and Evelyn Veard Hebden, who preceded him in death. On June 9, 1951, he married Joan Watkins, who survives in Lima. They enjoyed 56 years together. Mr. Hebden retired as a certified public accountant...
Christian Neff
Sep 19, 2007
Christian Monroe ?Chris? Neff 19, died Sept. 19, 2007, from injuries suffered in a bomb explosion while on patrol in Iraq. He was born Jan. 8, 1988, in Lima to William and Nancy Kelley Neff, who survive in Lima. Mr. Neff was in the Army serving as a specialist with Company C, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment out of Fort...
Leota Bowers
Sep 19, 2007
Leota May Bowers 84, died at 2:45 p.m. Sept. 19, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1923, in Lima to Alva and Mabel Fowler Curl, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 19, 1939, she married Homer C. Bowers, who died May 24, 2005. Mrs. Bowers was a homemaker. She had been a member of...
Florence Miller Crates
Sep 18, 2007
Florence Marie ?Flo? Miller Crates 77, died at 4:45 a.m. September 18, 2007, at her residence. She was born April 25, 1930, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Paul David and Sarah Evelyn Best Miller, who preceded her in death. On September 9, 1951, she married Gerald R. ?Jerry? Crates, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Crates was a homemaker. Her...
Treva Vickery Archer
Sep 18, 2007
Treva M. Vickery Archer 86, died at 10:15 p.m. Sept. 18, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born March 27, 1921, in St. Mary?s to John Henry and Muriel Burden, who preceded her in death. On June 10, 1943, she married Louis Vickery Sr., who died in January 1982. In November 1989, she married Gene Archer, who died...
Paul Grothaus
Sep 13, 2007
Paul Joseph Grothaus 58, died at 1:52 p.m. Sept. 13, 2007, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born June 23, 1949, in Lima to Harry J. and Marie Lemkuhl Grothaus, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 16, 1975, he married Mary E. Brinkman in St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Lima. She survives in Lewis Center....
Betty Cygan
Sep 10, 2007
Betty L. ?Meemaw? Cygan 77, died at 12:55 a.m. September 10, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born November 17, 1929, in Lima, Ohio to Bud and Goldie Butler Rundio, who preceded her in death. On September 25, 1948, she married Roger E. Cygan, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Cygan had been a secretary and switchboard operator...
Randall Smith
Sep 7, 2007
Randall Lee ?Randy? Smith 53, died Sept. 7, 2007, at his residence. He was born February 11, 1954, in Marietta, Ohio to Rolland ?Rollie? and D o r o t h y Werner Smith. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Smith spent more than 35 years saving lives as a paramedic/firefighter with the...
John Stephenson
Aug 30, 2007
John Earl Stephenson 67, of Lima, died at 7:45 a.m. August 30, 2007, at Clarion West Hospital, Avon, Indiana. He was born August 29, 1940, in Memphis , Tenn., to John and Beatrice (Davis) Stephenson , who preceded him in death. On June 21, 1962, he married Beverly Godsey, who preceded him in death. On March 1, 1975, he married...
Kathleen Hawk
Aug 29, 2007
Kathleen ?Kathy? Marie Hawk 47, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, died August 29, 2007, at Caritas Norwood Hospital, Norwood, Massachusetts. She was born August 13, 1960, in Lima, Ohio to William F. and Shirley Ann Korn Hawk. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. On November 30, 2001, she married Egbert Riley, who survives in Plymouth, Massachusetts....
Claude Norman,
Aug 28, 2007
Claude Norman Jr. 67, of Maumee, formerly of Lima, died at 1:45 a.m. August 28, 2007, at Swan Pointe Care Center, Maumee, Ohio. He was born December 7, 1939, in McCarr, Kentucky, to Claude and Edith Farley Norman Sr., who preceded him in death. Mr. Norman was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Johns, of...
Christina Clark
Aug 26, 2007
Christina Robin Clark 36, died at 6 p.m. August 26, 2007, at her residence. She was born April 4, 1971, in Providence, Rhode, Island., to Clarence R. Clark and Joyce D. Johnson. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Miss Clark had worked at Office World, the Lima Police Department, Moore?s Personnel Services, Time Services and at Honda for Norell Temporary...
John Thomas
Aug 26, 2007
John Jacob Thomas 90, died at 12:15 a.m. Aug. 26, 2007, at the Lima Convalescent Home. He was born November 5, 1916, in Jennings Township, Ohio to Howard and Ruth Boroff Thomas, who preceded him in death. On July 30, 1938, he married Era Kathryn Rigel, who died February 7, 2006. They were married for more than 67 years. Mr....
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