Obituaries
Harvey Chaffins
Sep 9, 2005
HARVEY CHAFFINS, 85, died at 2:35 a.m. Sept. 9, 2005 at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1920, in Knott County, Ky., to Allen and Elifair Hicks Chaffins, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 22, 1941, in Kentucky, he married Nova Branham, who survives in Lima. Mr. Chaffins was a production foreman at Ohio Decorative Products,...
Joan Davis
Sep 4, 2005
JOAN MAY DAVIS, 75, died at 2:45 a.m. Sept. 4, 2005, at Beverly Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Galion to Edward M. and Marjorie Hoke Wheatcraft, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Davis had worked at The Leader Department Store. She had attended the Cincinnati School of Art, where she majored in fashion design. Survivors...
Erma Miller
Sep 3, 2005
ERMA C. MILLER, 75, died at 11:30 p.m. Sept. 3, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Feb. 25, 1930, in Delphos to Delbert and Olive M. Millisor Berry, who preceded her in death. On April 3, 1949, she married Kenneth A. Miller, who died in 1987. Mrs. Miller was a member of the New Creation Lutheran...
Thomas Gast
Aug 29, 2005
THOMAS G. GAST, 76, died at 12:40 p.m. August 29, 2005, at his residence. He was born February 8, 1929, in Lima, Ohio to Charles A. and Alice McNamara Gast, who preceded him in death. On November 10, 1984, he married Judy Stemen, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Gast was a master plumber having owned and operated Gast Plumbing...
Brian McDORMAN
Aug 25, 2005
BRIAN DOUGLAS McDORMAN, 15, died at 3:14 p.m. Aug. 25, 2005, at Toledo Children's Hospital, Toledo. He was born Jan. 19, 1990, in Lima to Doug and Chris Carder McDorman, who survive in Elida. Brian was a sophomore at Elida High School, where he was a member of the marching and concert bands and played on the soccer and tennis...
Jerry Ritter
Aug 21, 2005
JERRY L. RITTER, 62, died at 4:34 p.m. August 21, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born August 10, 1943, in Lima, Ohio to Carl E. and Anna M. Marlatt Ritter, who preceded him in death. He had been married to Constance A. Huenke Ritter, who survives. Mr. Ritter retired as an instrument technician from BP Chemical, after...
Charles Fellhauer
Aug 20, 2005
CHARLES P. FELLHAUER, 90, died at 5:25 a.m. August 20, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 10, 1915, in Lima, Ohio, to Henry and Agnes Roessier Fellhauer. On June 29, 1940, he married Kathyleen "Katie" Baer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Fellhauer was a tool and die maker at Lima Electric Motors. He was a...
Gloria Deubler
Aug 19, 2005
GLORIA JEAN DEUBLER, 67, died at 9:55 a.m. Aug. 19, 2005, at her residence. She was born June 5, 1938, in Lima, Ohio to Paul and Dorothy Toland Kramer, who preceded her in death. On July 13, 1956, she married Harold Deubler, who died September 27, 1993. Mrs. Deubler loved her job at Super 8 Motel, where she worked from...
Miriam Reynolds
Aug 17, 2005
MIRIAM J. REYNOLDS, 87, died at 8:10 a.m. August 17, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born August 15, 1918, in Putnam County, Ohio to Benjamin and Martha J. Hunt Hughes, who preceded her in death. On January 14, 1939, she married John Reynolds, who survives in Lima, Ohio. They had been married for 66 years. Mrs. Reynolds...
Gertrude Beall
Aug 14, 2005
GERTRUDE P. "GERTIE" BEALL, 93, died at 3:48 p.m. August 14, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1912, in Allen County, Ohio to John James and Grace A. Fagan Miller, who preceded her in death. On December 7, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, she married Robert L. Beall, who died October 24, 1995. Mrs. Beall was...
Opal Williams
Aug 13, 2005
OPAL E. WILLIAMS, 104, died at 6:45 a.m. August 13, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 3, 1901, in Allen County, Ohio, to Charles and Elizabeth Adams Miller. On October 25, 1922, she married John F. Williams, who died December 26, 1969. Mrs. Williams was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church and its Ruth...
Evelyn Woodward
Aug 11, 2005
EVELYN "PAT" WOODWARD, 74, died at 8:25 p.m. August 11, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born April 10, 1931, in Lima, Ohio to Orville and Annabelle Baker Dunahay, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Woodward retired from Northland and Westgate lanes, after several years. She had been a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 370 Auxiliary....
Louise Dupes
Aug 11, 2005
LOUISE ROBERTS DUPES, 75, died at 5:13 p.m. August 11, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home, Lima, Ohio. She was born November 10, 1929, in McCreary County, Kentucky., to Hermon and Dorothy Keith White, who preceded her in death. She married Fred Roberts in 1950. She later married Rodger Dupes, who died December 23, 1998. Mrs. Dupes worked at DWG...
Allen Good
Aug 9, 2005
ALLEN GOOD, 85, died at 9:15 a.m. August 9, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born December 12, 1919, to John and Verna Brenneman Good, who preceded him in death. On September 7, 1968, he married Joanne Shaw, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Good retired as a self-employed truck driver. Following his retirement he worked at Ray's...
Jerry Marshall
Aug 9, 2005
JERRY C. MARSHALL, 74, died August 9, 2005, at his residence. He was born December 25, 1930, in Manton, Ky., to Clayton and Maggie Webb Marshall, who preceded him in death. On April 27, 1953, he married Rita Binkley, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Marshall had been a director of the painting press from Rockwell International, Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
Daniel Hesburn
Aug 8, 2005
DANIEL P. HESBURN, 23, died at 7:28 a.m. August 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born August 4, 1982, in Lima, Ohio to William and Christina Welch Hesburn Sr. His father survives in Delphos, Ohio and his mother in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hesburn was a cook at Texas Roadhouse for more than four years. He was a...
Annabelle DeCurtins
Aug 8, 2005
ANNABELLE "ANNIE" DeCURTINS, 83, died at 9:35 a.m. August 8, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born October 23, 1921, in Lima, Ohio to William E. and Myrtle Eley Carr, who preceded her in death. On July 15, 1943, at St. John Catholic Church, she married Joseph Anthony DeCurtins, who died January 10, 1997. Mrs. DeCurtins was a...
Richard Ridenour
Aug 8, 2005
RICHARD D. "RICK" RIDENOUR, 47, died at 5:12 a.m. August 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 25, 1958, in Lima, Ohio to Kenneth M. and Karen Staley Ridenour. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ridenour was an addictive services counselor for Alcohol Safety Traffic Offender's Program. He was...
Crystal Wilkins
Aug 6, 2005
CRYSTAL M. WILKINS, 26, of Las Vegas, formerly of Elida, Ohio, died August 6, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born February 1, 1979, in Texas. Ms. Wilkins attended Elida schools, where she was on the swim and soccer teams, and Apollo Career Center. Survivors include three sons, Gaige Diemer, Chase Diemer and Aaron Diemer, all of Alabama; foster parents,...
Crystal Wilkins
Aug 6, 2005
CRYSTAL M. WILKINS, 26, of Las Vegas, formerly of Elida, died Aug. 6, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 1, 1979, in Texas. Ms. Wilkins attended Elida schools, where she was on the swim and soccer teams, and Apollo Career Center. Survivors include three sons, Gaige Diemer, Chase Diemer and Aaron Diemer, all of Alabama; foster parents, Kelly...
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