Obituaries

Oland Neiford

Oland Neiford

Feb 12, 2006

OLAND NEIFORD, 79, died at 3:22 a.m. February 12, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born April 28, 1926, in Elgin, Ohio to Percy and Eva Welker Neiford, who preceded him in death. Mr. Neiford retired as a production/purchasing agent from Superior Wholesale Distributors. He was a graduate of International College of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana, where...

Anita Smith

Anita Smith

Feb 12, 2006

ANITA M. SMITH, 46, died at 11:20 p.m. February 12, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born May 8, 1959, in Lima, Ohio to Donald and Ruthanne Fenton Dahill. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima. On May 7, 1985, in Lima, Ohio, she married Dennis Smith, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Smith was...

Rose Williams

Rose Williams

Feb 9, 2006

ROSE J. WILLIAMS, 75, died at 11:25 p.m. Feb. 9, 2006, at her residence. She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Lima to John and Dorothy Fike Rohr, who preceded her in death. On April 29, 1949, she married Robert E. Williams, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Williams retired from Duff Truck Lines as a secretary after 20 years. She...

E. Thomas

E. Thomas

Feb 7, 2006

E. KATHRYN THOMAS, 84, died at 10:20 a.m. Feb. 7, 2006, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born Dec. 24, 1921, in Lincoln County, Tenn., to Andrew Louis and Pearl Bradlay Rigel, who preceded her in death. On July 30, 1938, she married John Jacob Thomas, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Edward Phalen

Edward Phalen

Feb 6, 2006

EDWARD EUGENE PHALEN, 81, died at 9:34 a.m. February 6, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 3, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Frederick A. and Mary Patterson Phalen, who preceded him in death. On November 23, 1945, in Covington, Kentucky, he married Catherine M. Howell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Phalen had been a cement...

Maybelle Tierney

Maybelle Tierney

Feb 2, 2006

MAYBELLE TIERNEY, 79, died at 12:44 p.m. February 4, 2006, at Sunrise Assisted Living, Findlay, Ohio. She was born May 11, 1926, in Middletown, Ohio to Raymond and Carrie Hudson, who preceded her in death. On February 13, 1976, she married Edward Tierney, who survives in Findlay, Ohio. Mrs. Tierney was an executive secretary for Westinghouse/Sundstrand where she worked for...

Lonny Schlesselman

Lonny Schlesselman

Jan 24, 2006

LONNY JAMES SCHLESSELMAN, 64, died at 11:04 a.m. January 24, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born August 23, 1941, in Lima, Ohio to Paul James and Faye Maxine Toland Schlesselman, who preceded him in death. On February 28, 1963, he married Idella Bradford, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Schlesselman was self-employed and had worked at Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton/Clark...

Lawrence Edward

Lawrence Edward

Jan 19, 2006

LAWRENCE EDWARD "LARRY" LEE, 78, died at 6:59 a.m. January 19, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 25, 1927, in Wolcott, New York, to Kenneth and Esther Weldon Lee, who preceded him in death. On October 6, 1951, he married Naomi Moyer, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Lee had been a truck driver for Otis...

Timothy Nichols

Timothy Nichols

Jan 17, 2006

TIMOTHY NICHOLS, 43, died at 9:45 p.m. January 17, 2006, at the Mary Ann Brown Residential Facility in Lima, Ohio. He was born May 2, 1962, in Lima to Elmer Nichols and Janice McGue Evans. His father preceded him in death. His mother and stepfather, Tom Evans, survive in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Nichols worked at Marimor Industries. He had attended...

Mervin Pinky Freed

Mervin Pinky Freed

Jan 16, 2006

MERVIN J. "PINKY" FREED, 89, died at 5:12 p.m. January 16, 2006, at Beverly Heath Care, Lima, Ohio. He was born September 24, 1916, in Lima, Ohio, to Sherman and Mollie Wheelbarger Freed, who preceded him in death. On March 24, 1945, he married Bernadine Niemeyer, who died April 20, 1982. Mr. Freed retired as a guard from the Lima...

Eve Larue

Eve Larue

Jan 16, 2006

EVE K. LaRUE, 81, died at 6:10 p.m. January 16, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio. She was born May 8, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to William Victor and Gladys Marie Zimmerman Keith, who preceded her in death. Mrs. LaRue was a member of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lima, Ohio. She had enjoyed bowling when she...

Martha Hughes

Martha Hughes

Jan 15, 2006

MARTHA J. HUGHES, 75, died at 8:30 a.m. January 15, 2006, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home. She was born October 31, 1930, in Delphos, Ohio to Carl E. and Nellie Tilton Nash, who preceded her in death. On February 13, 1954, she married Thomas R. Hughes, who died March 29, 2004. Mrs. Hughes was a member of St. Charles Borromeo...

Martha Kohler

Martha Kohler

Jan 15, 2006

MARTHA LOUISE "MARTY" KOHLER, 73, died at 4:10 a.m. January 15, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born February 11, 1932, in Waynesfield, Ohio to Edward and Laura Krebs Shaw, who preceded her in death. On July 5, 1969, she married Howard "Gene" Kohler, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Kohler retired from Ex-Cell-O/Airfoil Textron and had worked...

Paul Hermon

Paul Hermon

Jan 13, 2006

PAUL E. HERMON, 83, died at 6:45 a.m. January 13, 2006, at his residence. He was born January 9, 1923, in Hardin County, Ohio to Lester Dow and Hazel Rager Hermon, who preceded him in death. On October 7, 1947, he married Juliana "Annie" M. Freund, who died March 20, 2000. Mr. Hermon was a metal finisher at Sheller Globe/Superior...

William BAXTER

William BAXTER

Jan 13, 2006

William Charles Baxter, 53, died Friday, January 13, 2006 at his residence in Hudson, Florida. Mr. Baxter was born January 1, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to Gene E. Baxter, deceased and Mary E. (Akers) Baxter who survives in Florida. Mr. Baxter is also survived by 3 brothers, David (Diane) Baxter of Santa Cruz, CA, Tom (Mary) Baxter, Wapakoneta and Richard...

Charlotte Fleck

Charlotte Fleck

Jan 13, 2006

CHARLOTTE K. FLECK, 58, died at 10 a.m. January 13, 2006, at her residence. She was born November 26, 1947, to Roy and Irene Pinks Risner. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Spencerville, Ohio. On April 15, 1981, she married Jeff A. Fleck, who survives in Spencerville, Ohio. Mrs. Fleck had been a nurse?s aide for...

Mildred MEYER

Mildred MEYER

Jan 10, 2006

MIILDRED M. "MIDGE" MEYER, 88, died at 10 a.m. Jan. 10, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1918, in Lansing, Mich., to Henry and Verana Sommer Strauer, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1938, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, she married Gerald H. "Gerry" Meyer, who survives. Mrs. Meyer was...

Mildred Workman

Mildred Workman

Jan 8, 2006

MILDRED "MILLY" WORKMAN, 81, died at 7 a.m. January 8, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 23, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to Berardino and Alfonsina Sarnelli Bavaro Bowers, who preceded her in death. On September 15, 1945, she married Calvin Workman, who died October 5, 1989. Mrs. Workman retired from the Allen County Board of Elections...

Arnold Tippie

Arnold Tippie

Jan 6, 2006

ARNOLD R. TIPPIE III, 55, died at 4:44 a.m. January 6, 2006, at his residence. He was born January 1, 1951, in Lima, Ohio to Arnold R. and Darleen Walters Tippie Jr., who preceded him in death. On June 9, 1993, in Auglaize County, he married Rebecca Wireman, who survives in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Mr. Tippie III was a machinist at...

Cecil Evans,

Cecil Evans,

Jan 5, 2006

CECIL EVANS Jr., 73, of Rotonda West, Florida, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 5:45 p.m. January 5, 2006, at Venice Regional Medical Center, Venice, Florida. He was born February 17, 1932, in Middlesboro, Kntucky, to Cecil and Pearl Partin Evans Sr., who preceded him in death. On July 25, 1955, he married Lauretta J. Mason, who survives in Rotonda...

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