Obituaries

Howard Howbert

Howard Howbert

Apr 11, 2006

HOWARD VERNON HOWBERT, 81, died at 9:05 p.m. April 11, 2006, at Beverly Health Care. He was born April 12, 1924, in Waynesfield, Ohio to Clarence W. and Cecil M. Wykel Howbert, who preceded him in death. On August 5, 1961, he married Mary Plunkett, who died September 26, 2001. Mr. Howbert retired from Countrymark, after 40 years. He was...

Luella Brim

Luella Brim

Apr 9, 2006

LUELLA MAE BRIM, 72, died at 4:45 a.m. April 9, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 27, 1933, in Lima to David and Mary Kerr Reinhart, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 10, 1955, in Findlay, she married James Brim, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Brim had been a registered nurse at Lima Memorial Hospital...

Thomas Kelley

Thomas Kelley

Apr 9, 2006

THOMAS BROWNE KELLEY, 73, died at 11:35 a.m. April 9, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec 13, 1932, in Richmond, Ind., to William H. and Reva Browne Kelley II, who preceded him in death. On July 22, 1961, in Cincinnati, he married Joan Marie Thoss, who died Jan. 26, 1976. Mr. Kelley had been a salesman...

Thomas DeVita

Thomas DeVita

Apr 8, 2006

THOMAS J. "TOM" DeVITA, 59, died at 12:45 p.m. April 8, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born on March 29, 1947, in Bethesda, Md., to Matthew and Dorothy Eilerman Clement DeVita, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 24, 1964, he married Nodja Keller, in LaFayette, GA. She who survives in Lima, Ohio Mr. DeVita was a...

Alma Brinkman

Alma Brinkman

Apr 6, 2006

ALMA TREVA BRINKMAN, 94, died at 10:45 a.m. April 6, 2006, at Calvary Manor Nursing Home in Glandorf. She was born March 3, 1912, in Pandora to William and Catherine Nusbaum Baumgartner, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1934, in Ohio, she married Norbert W. Brinkman, who died July 6, 1966. Mrs. Brinkman was a wife and homemaker...

Lynn Luke

Lynn Luke

Apr 6, 2006

LYNN R. LUKE, 56, died at 7:40 a.m. April 6, 2006, at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. He was born Oct. 19, 1949, in Lima to Richard and Doris Brogen Luke, who preceded him in death. On June 8, 1974, he married Jill A. Bowers, who survives in Cridersville. Mr. Luke had worked at Honda for 12 years and for Meadow...

Kathleen Merritt

Kathleen Merritt

Apr 2, 2006

KATHLEEN M. "KATHY" MERRITT, 87, died April 2, 2006. She was born May 6, 1918, in Peoria, Illinois, to Benjamin L. and Ruth Ann Martin McKinley, who preceded her in death. On December 24, 1941, she married William H. Merritt, who died February 20, 2006. Mrs. Merritt was a homemaker. She was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church. She...

Vera Hawk Hadsell

Vera Hawk Hadsell

Apr 1, 2006

VERA COLLEEN HAWK HADSELL, 77, died at 1:42 p.m. April 1, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1928, in Arlington, Ohio, to John P. and Gladys Pifer Oxley, who preceded her in death. On October 27, 1951, she married Carl L. Hawk, who died September 27, 1970. On October 16, 1976, she married Harold E....

Charles Webb

Charles Webb

Apr 1, 2006

CHARLES RONDEL WEBB, 66, died at 4:30 p.m. April 1, 2006, at his residence. He was born January 5, 1940, in Pineville, Kentucky, to William Murphy and Zona Daniels Webb, who preceded him in death. Mr. Webb had worked for the Lima Mall as a maintenance engineer. Survivors include five siblings, Frankie Webb Thompson of Columbus, Indiana; Oakley (Jane) Webb...

Reba Seward

Reba Seward

Mar 31, 2006

REBA E. SEWARD, 86, died at 8:12 p.m. March 31, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 18, 1919, in Blanchard to Ora and Bertha Clevenger McBride, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 30, 1944, she married Carroll M. Seward, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Seward had taught practical nursing at Lima Memorial Hospital School of...

Kathleen RYAN

Kathleen RYAN

Mar 23, 2006

KATHLEEN A. "KATHY" RYAN, 53, died at 5:05 p.m. March 23, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born July 27, 1952, in Lima to Bernard and Norma Beining Reindel. Her father survives and her mother preceded her in death. On July 1, 1978, she married Patrick D. Ryan in Lima, and he survives. Mrs. Ryan was an educational...

Vernon Caplinger

Vernon Caplinger

Mar 23, 2006

VERNON E. CAPLINGER, 74, died at 2 a.m. March 23, 2006, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born June 15, 1931, in McGuffey, Ohio to Quinten and Helen Spurlock Caplinger, who preceded him in death. On August 26, 1972, he married Shirley Bertrand, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Caplinger retired as a truck driver. He was a member...

Ethel Bruns

Ethel Bruns

Mar 13, 2006

ETHEL "BETTY" BRUNS, 84, died at 8:50 p.m. March 13, 2006, at Plus Health Care Center. She was born March 12, 1922, in Lima to Raymond and Hazel Little Sisson, who preceded her in death. She married Albert B. Bruns, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Bruns had worked at the Army Tank Depot during World War II and at...

Gary WERFF

Gary WERFF

Mar 10, 2006

GARY L. WERFF, 53, died at 3:55 p.m. March 10, 2006, at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 7, 1953, in Lima to Robert John and Alberta L. Cotner Werff, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 15, 1980, in Lima, he married Debra M. Finn, who survives in Elida. Mr. Werff was a staff pharmacist at Joint...

Kelly BRIGGS

Kelly BRIGGS

Mar 10, 2006

KELLY SCOTT BRIGGS, 51, died at 12:10 p.m. March 10, 2006, at his residence. He was born Sept. 4, 1954, in Lima to William R. and Edith Sroufe Briggs. His father preceded him in death, and his mother survives in Lima. He was formerly married to Kay Hazell. Mr. Briggs was a 1972 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School....

Donald Cox,

Donald Cox,

Mar 9, 2006

DONALD H. COX Sr., 97, died at 6:05 a.m. March 9, 2006, at his residence. He was born March 4, 1909, in Freeport, Illinois, to William A. and Matilda Rippberger Cox, who preceded him in death. On April 1, 1932, in Freeport, Illinois, he married Zelma L. Grinnell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cox retired in 1974 as chief...

Henry MARBLE

Henry MARBLE

Mar 8, 2006

HENRY WARD MARBLE, 91, died at 5:15 a.m. March 8, 2006, at Sylvan Nursing Center, Clearwater, Fla. He was born May 28, 1914, in Athol, Mass., to Louis and Gertrude Ward Marble, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 18, 1939, he married Agnes Scherbring, who died April 17, 2002. Mr. Marble worked at Westinghouse in Lima for 40 years,...

Jacob Loggi

Jacob Loggi

Mar 8, 2006

JACOB J. "JACK" LOGGI, 78, died at 6:30 a.m. March 8, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, surrounded by his family, following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Anthony and Mary Ciminillo Loggi, who preceded him in death. On October 6, 1945, he married Gloria Mauch, who died in 1968. In October 1970,...

Carl Corrello

Carl Corrello

Mar 7, 2006

CARL E. CORRELLO, 82, died at 2 a.m. March 7, 2006, at his residence. He was born July 31, 1923, in Lima to Carl A. and Alice Doolittle Corrello, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 5, 1947, he married Helen Johnston, who survives in Lima. They had just celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Mr. Corrello retired from Standard Oil...

Mary Definis

Mary Definis

Mar 7, 2006

MARYMARY CATHERINE DeFINIS, 78, died at 1:28 a.m. March 7, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Jan. 20, 1928, in Marion to Carl and Amelia Curto Stiffler, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 21, 1950, she married Hugo M. DeFinis, who died Oct. 4, 1988. Mrs. DeFinis was a homemaker. She was a member of St....

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