Obituaries

Dorothy Singleton

Dorothy Singleton

Dec 8, 2005

DOROTHY ANN SINGLETON, 79, died at 6:40 a.m. December 8, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born April 25, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Lawrence Dickinsheets and Laura S. Gnagi, who preceded her in death. On May 25, 1947, she married Jay Robert Singleton, who died July 3, 1996. Mrs. Singleton worked in sales at Lazarus for 16 years....

John VanBuskirk

John VanBuskirk

Dec 7, 2005

JOHN C. "JACK" VanBUSKIRK, 82, died at 5:30 a.m. December 7, 2005, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born December 21, 1922, in Scranton, Pa., to Charles and Mary Balinas VanBuskirk, who preceded him in death. On October 26, 1946, he married Anna Theresa "Ann" Kasalis, who died October 29, 2005. Mr. VanBuskirk retired as a highly skilled machine...

Paul Papageorgiou

Paul Papageorgiou

Dec 5, 2005

PAUL D. ?PAPA G.? PAPAGEORGIOU, 62, died at 8:06 p.m. December 5, 2005, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born September 15, 1943, in Aegina, Greece, to Demetrios and Eugenia Maltezou Papageorgiou, who preceded him in death. On December 18, 1970, in Columbus, Ohio, he married Jerri Willoughby, who survives in Lima, Ohio. They had been married for...

William Blum

William Blum

Dec 5, 2005

DR. WILLIAM A. BLUM, 84, died at 11:44 p.m. December 5, 2005, at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born October 10, 1921, in Lima, Ohio to Bernard H. and Elsie Weixelbaum Blum, who preceded him in death. On December 10, 1943, he married Mary Martha Lusk, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Dr. Blum was an optometrist in private practice in...

Darrell Frail

Darrell Frail

Dec 4, 2005

DARRELL E. "SKIP" FRAIL, 77, died at 3:10 a.m. December 4, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 3, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to O.B. "Bill" and Mabel Smith Frail, who preceded him in death. On July 3, 1949, he married Thelma Mauk, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Frail was co-owner, along with his father, of...

Pamela Adkins

Pamela Adkins

Dec 3, 2005

PAMELA SUE ADKINS, 52, died at 7:27 p.m. December 3, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born April 3, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to Bernard and Dinnie Hicks Fought, who preceded her in death. On July 4, 1970, she married Gary Adkins, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Adkins had been a placement driver for the Allen County...

Mildred Halker

Mildred Halker

Dec 1, 2005

MILDRED A. HALKER, 90, died at 9:45 a.m. December 1, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born December 31, 1914, in Leipsic, Ohio to Sylvester and Agnes Ringlein Niese, who preceded her in death. On February 8, 1937, she married Cyril A. Halker, who died March 8, 1986. Mrs. Halker was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Maurice Mike Imm

Maurice Mike Imm

Nov 29, 2005

MAURICE L. "MIKE" IMM II, 31, of Howard, formerly of Lima Ohio, died at 12:22 a.m. November 29, 2005, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born June 23, 1974, in Lima, Ohio to Thomas L. and Charlene K. Chamberlin Imm. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Bluffton, Ohio. Mr. Imm had...

John Lackey

John Lackey

Nov 29, 2005

JOHN S. LACKEY, 51, died at 5:07 a.m. November 29, 2005, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born December 14, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to Wayne and Eileen Harmon Lackey. His father survives in Lima, Ohio. His mother died in 1996. On July 25, 1995, he married Sandy Perine, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr....

Wallace Wally Scheidt

Wallace Wally Scheidt

Nov 27, 2005

WALLACE P. "WALLY" SCHEIDT, 78, died at 11:30 a.m. November 27, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born January 31, 1927, in Venedocia, Ohio to Forest Burris and Kathryne Pugh Scheidt, who preceded him in death. On March 5, 1949, he married Gloria Swords, who died December 5, 1998. Mr. Scheidt had been the flagman at Allentown,Ohio, Eldora,...

Donald Mears,

Donald Mears,

Nov 27, 2005

DONALD WILLIAM MEARS Sr., 79, died at 6:25 a.m. November 27, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 6, 1926, in Pensacola, Oklahoma, to Newman M. and Mae Mears. On October 29, 1946, he married Beatrice J. Hall, who died February 23, 2005. Mr. Mears was self-employed. During the last years of his life he was extremely...

Eileen Warris

Eileen Warris

Nov 26, 2005

EILEEN M. WARRIS, 77, died at 7:10 p.m., Nov. 26, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Jan. 23, 1928, in Cleveland to Albert and Rose Stockman, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 10, 1947, she married Harry Warris, who died Sept. 7, 1992. Mrs. Warris was a greeter at the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks...

Carolyn Pruitt Hunter

Carolyn Pruitt Hunter

Nov 26, 2005

CAROLYN MAE PRUITT HUNTER, 70, died at 7:53 p.m. November 26, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born February 2, 1935, in Findlay, Ohio to Ralph and Alma VonStein Pruitt, who preceded her in death. On February 15, 1955, she married Richard A. Hunter, who died September 14, 2005. Mrs. Hunter was a homemaker and had been a...

Robert Kuhn,

Robert Kuhn,

Nov 25, 2005

ROBERT W. KUHN Jr., 57, died at 7:14 a.m. November 25, 2005, at SCCI Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born August 22, 1948, in Tiffin, Ohio to Robert W. and Dorothy M. Boes Kuhn Sr., and they both preceded him in death. Mr. Kuhn, like his father, worked at National Machinery Co. in Tiffin as a summer job while attending...

Cathie Meier Ahmed

Cathie Meier Ahmed

Nov 24, 2005

CATHIE A. MEIER AHMED, 50, died at 2:05 p.m. November 24, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born July 12, 1955, in Lima, Ohio to Leroy and Jeanne Mack Meier, and both survive in Lima, Ohio. She was formerly married to Javed Ahmed, and he died in June 2004. Mrs. Ahmed was a member of St....

Richard Rigali,

Richard Rigali,

Nov 22, 2005

RICHARD J. RIGALI Jr., 56, died at 5:20 p.m. November 22, 2005, at SCCI Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born October 13, 1949, in Lima, Ohio to Richard J. Rigali Sr. and Norma Wiemer Rigali. His father survives; his mother preceded him in death. On October 13, 2001, he married Linda Smith, who survives. Mr. Rigali worked at St. Rita's...

Jay Stephens

Jay Stephens

Nov 21, 2005

JAY DAVID STEPHENS, 19, died at 4:10 p.m. November 21, 2005, at his father's residence. He was born December 6, 1985, in Lima, Ohio to John D. Stephens and Carol A. Honigford Fissel. His father and stepmother, Doris Stephens, survive in Harrod, Ohio. His mother and stepfather, Robert Fissel, survive in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Stephens was vice president of Earth...

Max Groves

Max Groves

Nov 21, 2005

MAX E. GROVES, 70, died at 5:34 a.m. November 21, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1935, in Fostoria, Ohio to Glenn and Luella Wagner Groves. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives. On October 1, 1960, he married Carolyn R. Lawson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Groves retired in 1988, as...

Lucille Mcguin

Lucille Mcguin

Nov 14, 2005

LUCILLE McGUIN, 71, died at 11:40 a.m. November 14, 2005, at her residence. She was born March 6, 1934, in Four Mile, Kentucky, to Tom and Cassie Whit Wicker, who preceded her time in death. On October 31, 1987, she married Hargis McGuin, who died November 5, 2004. Mrs. McGuin was a homemaker and had worked at R.G. Dunn. She...

Betsy Gardner

Betsy Gardner

Nov 13, 2005

BETSY R. GARDNER, 69, died at 6 a.m. November 13, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 21, 1936, in Richmond, Virginia, to John Melza and Edith Clark Ross, who preceded her in death. On April 28, 1978, she married Carl J. Gardner, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Gardner had been a secretary at Warner-Swasey and...

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