Obituaries

Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson

Mar 7, 2006

FRANCIS H. THOMPSON, 78, died at 9:45 p.m. March 7, 2006, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1927, in Lima to Gerald and Byrl Haggard Thompson, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 3, 1948, he married Audrey Fillinger, who survives in Lima. Mr. Thompson was a life member of the International Brick Layers Union. He was a...

Margie Reiff

Margie Reiff

Mar 7, 2006

MARGIE REIFF, 79, died at 12:50 a.m. March 7, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 12, 1926, in Lima to Jess and Cuma Scholfield Romey, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 12, 1944, she married Marshall L. Reiff, who died April 21, 2005. Mrs. Reiff worked at Clemens Bakery & Catering and at Rink's. She...

Frank H. Tickner

Frank H. Tickner

Mar 3, 2006

FRANKLIN H. "FRANK" TICKNER, 88, died at 12:10 p.m. March 3, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Fairfield, Ill., to Franklin H. and Ruby Resenberger Tickner, who preceded him in death. On March 30, 1941, in Danville, Ill., he married Selma Johnson, who survives in Westminster. Mr. Tickner worked for Excello/Textron for 24...

Richard Mckibben

Richard Mckibben

Mar 3, 2006

RICHARD A. "DICK" McKIBBEN, 62, died at 4:01 a.m. March 3, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Lima to Lloyd A. and Emily J. Raspillare McKibben, who preceded him in death. Mr. McKibben was a charter member of Marimor Industries Workshop and was involved in their programs for 38 years. He was a...

Mark Clum

Mark Clum

Mar 1, 2006

MARK ALLEN CLUM, 61, died at 11:45 p.m. March 1, 2006, at his residence. He was born February 12, 1945, in Lima, Ohio to James and Frances Everett Clum. His mother survives in Ada, Ohio. His father preceded him in death. On July 5, 1991, in Lima, Ohio, he married Nancy M. Reed, who survives. Mr. Clum retired as an...

Marietta Bergman

Marietta Bergman

Feb 28, 2006

MARIETTA BERGMAN, 87, died at 9 p.m. Feb. 28, 2006, at Beverly Health Care Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, where arrangements are incomplete. Todd Cosart will officiate.

Elizabeth Lucas

Elizabeth Lucas

Feb 27, 2006

ELIZABETH LOUISE "BABY GIRL" LUCAS, 9, died at 6 p.m. February 27, 2006, at Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, following a six-year battle with leukemia. She was born August 16, 1996, in Jacksonville, N.Carolina, to James Thomas and Bobbi Jo Triplett Lucas. Her father and stepmother, Jodi L. Grove, both survive in Oakwood, Ohio. Her mother survives in Delphos, Ohio. Elizabeth...

Martha Mitchell

Martha Mitchell

Feb 27, 2006

MARTHA "MARTY" MITCHELL died at 9:25 p.m. February 27, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania to William Watson and Martha Scott Young Morton, who preceded her in death. On July 19, 1952, she married James T. Mitchell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Mitchell was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed...

Donald Engberg

Donald Engberg

Feb 26, 2006

DONALD J. "DON" ENGBERG, 55, died February 26, 2006, at his residence. He was born May 24, 1950, in Jamaica, New York, to Gustave D. and Claire Murray Engberg, who preceded him in death. Mr. Engberg was a route salesman for Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake Co., for more than 27 years. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter...

James Mauk,

James Mauk,

Feb 23, 2006

JAMES LEROY MAUK Sr., 80, died at 1:45 p.m. February 23, 2006, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born September 27, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Harry Eldon and Sarah Edith Densmore Mauk, who preceded him in death. On June 7, 1946, he married Mildred Iva Leffler, who preceded him in death. Mr. Mauk retired from the Ford Motor...

Lowell Steele

Lowell Steele

Feb 22, 2006

LOWELL RICHARD STEELE, 83, died at 8:43 p.m. February 22, 2006, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 30, 1922, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Herbert I. and Cario Standiford Steele, who preceded him in death. He married Judith Verhoff, who died July 20, 1982. On April 19, 1986, he married Martha J. McBride, who survives in Lima,...

Garth Evans

Garth Evans

Feb 21, 2006

GARTH KENDALL EVANS, 73, died at 7:02 a.m. February 21, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born August 17, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Weldon and Gladys Pfaff Evans, who preceded him in death. On August 22, 1954, he married Phyllis Hoeper, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Evans retired in 1993, as a computer operator from Ford...

William Merritt

William Merritt

Feb 20, 2006

WILLIAM H. "BILL" MERRITT, 89, died at 12:30 a.m. February 20, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born November 29, 1916, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Leon B. and Louise Holdridge Merritt, who preceded him in death. On December 24, 1941, he married Kathleen McKinley, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Merritt retired in 1983, as president of...

William Tice

William Tice

Feb 19, 2006

WILLIAM LEE TICE, 75, died at 1 p.m. February 19, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1930, in Lima, Ohio to Robert and Evelyn Fox Tice, who preceded him in death. On January 13, 1974, he married Beulah M. Beck, who died April 12, 1999. On September 3, 1999, he married Norma Jean Whetstone, who...

Pat Woods

Pat Woods

Feb 17, 2006

PAT RUSS WOODS, 78, died at 10:40 p.m. February 17, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born on January 29, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio to Raymond and Dorothy Barton Russ who preceded her in death. She was married to Dan Woods who died in 1970. Mrs. Woods retired from Terry & Jack Neon Sign Co. after 40 years...

Beverly Stelzer

Beverly Stelzer

Feb 16, 2006

BEVERLY A. STELZER, 74, died at 11:12 p.m. February 16, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born February 10, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Edwin and Della Helen Patterson Youngberg, who preceded her in death. On August 6, 1950, she married Howard D. Stelzer in Lima, Ohio, who survives. Mrs. Stelzer was a homemaker. She was...

Margaret Bresler

Margaret Bresler

Feb 16, 2006

MARGARET CAROLINA BRESLER, 57, died at 11:50 p.m. February 16, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 12, 1948, in Ottawa, Ohio to Vernon and Kathryn Kidd Wurm, who preceded her in death. On December 2, 1978, she married Glenn Bresler, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Bresler retired on August 1, 2005, as a nurse's assistant/clerk...

Patricia Sanders

Patricia Sanders

Feb 15, 2006

PATRICIA ANN SANDERS, 79, died at 3:20 p.m. Febebruary 15, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born August 18, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to William F. and Bessy Ford Landes, who preceded her in death. On August 18, 1946, she married Lester E. Sanders Jr., who died December 25, 1999. Mrs. Sanders had retired as a school bus...

Thomas Edens,

Thomas Edens,

Feb 14, 2006

THOMAS G. EDENS Sr., 79, died at 10:50 a.m. February 14, 2006, at VanCrest Health Care Center, Delphos, Ohio. He was born September 4, 1926, in McGuffy, Ohio to Guy and Lillian Edens, who preceded him in death. On February 10, 1954, he married Estle Fanshier, who died June 27, 1994. Mr. Edens was self-employed as a hydraulic technician and...

Heather Williams Chandler

Heather Williams Chandler

Feb 14, 2006

HEATHER ELISABETH WILLIAMS CHANDLER, 27, of Ashburn, Virginia, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died in her sleep February 14, 2006, at her residence. She was born December 28, 1978, in Lima, Ohio to Michael Stephen and Elizabeth Kathryn Zumkehr Williams, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Ms. Chandler was an Arabian linguist for the government in Washington D.C. She was a 1996...

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