Obituaries

Frank Chamberlain

Frank Chamberlain

Dec 13, 2006

FRANK KEITH CHAMBERLAIN, 68, died at 5:52 a.m. Dec. 13, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Jan. 17, 1938, in Bluffton to F. Edgar and Beulah Augsburger Chamberlain, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 23, 1961, he married Jean Johnson, who survives in Lima. Mr. Chamberlain, along with his wife and David Huckeriede, founded Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral...

A1c Curtis Tuttle

A1c Curtis Tuttle

Dec 12, 2006

A1C NATHAN CURTIS TUTTLE, 21, died Dec. 12, 2006, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. He was born February 12, 1985, in Lima, Ohio to John C. and Carol Aldrich Tuttle. His father and stepmother, Linda Moeller Tuttle, survive in Batesville, Indiana. His mother died February 22, 1985. He was a 2004 graduate of Batesville High School where he played...

Madeline Zeits

Madeline Zeits

Dec 12, 2006

MADELINE ZEITS, 90, died at 3:35 p.m. December 12, 2006, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton, Ohio. She was born October 15, 1916, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Ephrain and Jennie Painter Geiger, who preceded him in death. On June 11, 1938, she married William K. Zeits, who died May 16, 1984. Mrs. Zeits was a homemaker. She enjoyed spending winters...

Willis Lehmann

Willis Lehmann

Dec 11, 2006

WILLIS H. LEHMANN, 87, died at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born April 8, 1919, in Millbury to Henry and Ida Marie Burkholder Lehmann, who preceded him in death. He married Lillian M. Bahnsen, who preceded him in death. On June 4, 1983, he then married Helen McMaster, who survives in Lima. Mr....

Marlin Wooddell

Marlin Wooddell

Dec 8, 2006

MARLIN D. "WHITEY" WOODDELL, 79, died peacefully at 9:30 a.m. December 8, 2006, at his residence. He was born July 22, 1927, in Auglaize County to John and Hazel Wagner Wooddell, who preceded him in death. On September 6, 1975, he married Lauretta "Torchie" Sulkin, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Wooddell was an insurance agent for Western Southern Insurance...

Vickie Boruff

Vickie Boruff

Dec 8, 2006

VICKIE L. BORUFF, 58, died at 10:10 p.m. December 8, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 27, 1948, to Robert and Virginia McKinley Adams, who survive in Lima, Ohio. On October 15, 1966, she married Michael Boruff, who survives. Mrs. Boruff worked at Wal-Mart for 13 years. She loved to read and enjoyed road trips through...

David Beery

David Beery

Dec 5, 2006

DAVID E. BEERY, 71, died at 3:39 p.m. Dec. 5, 2006, at his residence. He was born Dec. 29, 1934, in Monroe Township to Howard T. and A. Lucille Dunlap Beery, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 15, 1954, he married Vonda M. Burkholder, who survives in Lima. Mr. Beery was a lifelong farmer and retired in 1998 from...

Pamla Christman

Pamla Christman

Dec 3, 2006

PAMLA M. "PAMMIE" CHRISTMAN, 52, died at 12:59 p.m. December 3, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born November 16, 1954, in Van Wert, Ohio to Nicholas Lee and Lois Marie Hammons Christman. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Miss Christman had worked at Marimor Industries, for 25 glorious years, where she...

Hazel THOMAS

Hazel THOMAS

Dec 2, 2006

HAZEL A. THOMAS, 99, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., formerly of Lima, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 2, 2006, at Brookdale Cypress Village, Jacksonville, Fla. She was born April 22, 1907, near Belleville, Wood County, W.Va., to Arthur and Myrtle White Sams, who preceded her in death. In 1922, she married Robert D. Thomas, who died in February 1969. On...

Donald Mason

Donald Mason

Nov 30, 2006

DONALD E. "DON" MASON, 84, died at 10:20 p.m. Nov. 30, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Middlesboro, Ky., to William J. and Sarah M. Patterson Mason. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. On Nov. 24, 1940, in Middlesboro, Ky., he married Dora Jones, who survives in Lima....

Ameilianah Marie Williams

Ameilianah Marie Williams

Nov 25, 2006

AMEILIANAH N?VAYAH MARIE WILLIAMS, 1 month, died at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 25, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Oct. 9, 2006, in Lima to Jeremy Calhoun and Brandy Ball, both of Lima. Survivors also include her maternal grandmother, Rosie Williams, of Lima; and several aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Linvelle...

Mary Stonehill

Mary Stonehill

Nov 24, 2006

MARY JOAN (STOUT) STONEHILL, 82, died at 2:12 a.m. November 24, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 3, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to William L. and Reginna Stout, who preceded her in death. She married Lewis "Jack" Stonehill September 23, 1944. He died February 28, 1995. Mrs. Stonehill was a member of the Southside Christian Church,...

V. Weick Cook

V. Weick Cook

Nov 24, 2006

V.MAXINE WEICK-COOK, 85, died at 6 p.m. November 24, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1921, to Edward and Carrie Cook in Beaverdam. Both preceded her in death. She married William Weick in 1944, who died in 1985. She then married Carl Cook in 1990 and he died in 1994. She worked for the U.S....

William Smith

William Smith

Nov 19, 2006

WILLIAM H. "BILL" SMITH, 79, died at 3:45 a.m. November 19, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Carl O. and Rowena A. Myers Smith, who preceded him in death. On July 13, 1963, he married Betty Lee Burgoon, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Smith worked at the L &...

Beda SHAFER

Beda SHAFER

Nov 16, 2006

BEDA GRACE SHAFER, 86, died at 1 a.m. Nov. 16, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Putnam County to William D. and Rosa Basinger Goodwin, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 31, 1939, she married Paul T. Shafer, who died Jan. 1, 1993. Mrs. Shafer had been a dietary supervisor and nurse?s...

Worthy Slayton,

Worthy Slayton,

Nov 8, 2006

WORTHY ROBERT SLAYTON, Sr. 64, died at 11;41 a.m. November 8, 2006 at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1942, in Hosett, West Virginia, to Clyde Mitchell and Bonnie Mae Slayton, who preceded him in death. On June 5, 1980, he married Grace Livermore, who survives in Lima. Mr. Slayton had been a maintenance man for the...

Dorothy Lawson

Dorothy Lawson

Nov 7, 2006

DOROTHY C. LAWSON, 79, died at 4:40 p.m. November 7, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Charles Avery and Mary Herron Avery Baker, who preceded her in death. On October 11, 1947, at High Street United Methodist Church, she married H. Guy Lawson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Lawson...

Herman Wheelbarger

Herman Wheelbarger

Nov 7, 2006

HERMAN WILSON ?SLIM? WHEELBARGER, 91, died at 8:57 p.m. November 7, 2006, at the Lima Convalescent Home following an extended struggle with his health. He was born August 14, 1915, in Lima, Ohio to Harvey and rosa Strohm Wheelbarger, who preceded him in death. On July 4, 1941, he married Velma Elayne Sterrett, who died April 24, 2003. They had...

Sara Bryan

Sara Bryan

Nov 7, 2006

SARA L. "SALLY" BRYAN, 86, died at 10:35 a.m. November 7, 2006, at VanCrest Health Care Center. She was born June 10, 1920, in Van Wert, Ohio to Robert and Vera Parks Tindall, who preceded her in death. On April 16, 1938, she married Bernard "Ed" Bryan, who died May 5, 1993. Mrs. Bryan was a homemaker. She was a...

Richard Preble

Richard Preble

Nov 5, 2006

RICHARD L. PREBLE, 73, died at 8:55 p.m. November 5, 2006, at his residence. He was born December 25, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Claude and Cleo Antrim Preble, who preceded him in death. On November 3, 1956, he married Therese L. Minaugh, who died June 6, 2004. Mr. Preble had been a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service in...

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