Obituaries
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...
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,...
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
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,
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
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,
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
Shirley Cummans
Nov 11, 2005
SHIRLEY A. CUMMANS, 77, died at 3:45 p.m. November 11, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born May 26, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to Jess D. and Lucille Putt Cummans. Miss Cummans worked at National Finance for 27 years and Tom Ahl Chrysler for 28 years. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and a former member...
William Smith
Nov 9, 2005
WILLIAM R. "BILL" SMITH, 48, died at 9:38 p.m. November 9, 2005, at his residence. He was born November 10, 1956, in Lima, Ohio to Dennis and Arlene Smith Smith. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. On April 25, 1997, he married Donna Rex, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Smith was a foreman...
Shirley Geiser
Nov 8, 2005
SHIRLEY J. GEISER, 77, died at 5:07 a.m. November 8, 2005, at Beverly Health Care. She was born April 16, 1928, in Kenton, Ohio to Rowen and Myrtle Blanch McCann Keel, who preceded her in death. On July 26, 1947, she married Richard J. "Dick" Geiser, who died March 3, 2002. Mrs. Geiser retired from the claims department at Auto...
Mildred McCall
Nov 4, 2005
MILDRED I. McCALL, 90, died at 4:50 a.m. November 14, 2005, at Van Wert County Hospital, Van Wert, Ohio. She was born April 2, 1915, in Hardin County, Ohio to Fred and Inis Vermillion Shepherd, who preceded her in death. On July 25, 1940, she married Carl McCall, who died September 22, 1986. Mrs. Shepherd was a homemaker and had...
Larry Lucas
Nov 4, 2005
LARRY J. LUCAS, 53, of Lake Forest, California, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 8:25 p.m. November 4, 2005, in Santa Ana, California. He was born March 23, 1952, in Lima, Ohio to Jay and Datha Moorman Lucas. His father survives in Lima, Ohio. His mother preceded him in death. On October 18, 1975, he married Paula Applegate, who survives...
Joseph Stevens
Nov 1, 2005
JOSEPH D. "JOE" STEVENS, 61, died Nov. 1, 2005, at his residence. He was born Aug. 18, 1944, in Lima to Malond "Jack" and Kathleen "Katie" (Christian) Haight, who preceded him in death. On May 28, 1966, he married Dyann R. Roush, who survives in Lima. Mr. Stevens was a journeyman machinist. He was a member of AMVETS Post 1...
Anna Van Buskirk
Oct 29, 2005
ANNA "ANN" THERESA VAN BUSKIRK, 79, died at 4:05 a.m. October 29, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born November 23, 1925, in Inkerman, Pennsylvania, to Michael and Pauline (Roman) Kasalis. On October 26, 1946, she married John C. "Jack" Van Buskirk, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Van Buskirk received her degree as a registered nurse in...
Dorothy HELSER
Oct 27, 2005
DOROTHY JEAN HELSER, 80, of Mount Zion, Ga., formerly of Lima, died at 6:11 p.m. Oct. 27, 2005, at her residence, following an extended illness. She was born March 19, 1925, in St. Johns to Herbert Dallas and Mary Chloe Lotz Bogart, who preceded her in death. She married William Edward Helser, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Helser retired...
Richard Marker
Oct 27, 2005
RICHARD E. MARKER, 78, died at 4:35 a.m. October 27, 2005, at the Lima Convalescent Home. He was born November 18, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Robert and Esther Casey Marker, who preceded him in death. On January 22, 1949, he married Patricia A. Hooker, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Marker retired in 1992 from General Dynamics and had...
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