Obituaries
Pauline Baker
May 5, 2005
Lima PAULINE H. BAKER, 95, died at 6:45 a.m. May 5, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 24, 1910, in Hardin County to Fred and Inis Shepherd, who preceded her in death. On July 19, 1930, she married Virgil O. "Hunter" Baker, who died April 8, 1983. Mrs. Baker was a homemaker. She was a charter...
Grace SHENK
May 5, 2005
Lima GRACE ANN SHENK, 83, died at 2:10 a.m. May 5, 2005, at the Wyngate Senior Living Community, surrounded by her children. She was born Jan. 5, 1922, in Jay County, Ind., to Charles and Mary Burwell Loy, who preceded her in death. On July 21, 1948, she married Warren G. Shenk, who died Sept. 16, 1994. Mrs. Shenk was...
Frueh VIRGINIA
May 5, 2005
Lima VIRGINIA M. FRUEH, 84, died at 12:30 p.m. May 5, 2004, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Lima to John and Elsie Staples, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Frueh had worked at Meat City and had been co-owner of Frueh's Bake Shop. She was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church...
Clarence Helmig
May 5, 2005
Lima CLARENCE ROBERT "JUNIOR" HELMIG, 67, died at 6:53 p.m. May 5, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born June 24, 1937, in Lima to Clarence G. and Marguerite Maxwell Helmig, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 8, 1962, in Lima, he married Carol Grubenhoff, who survives. Mr. Helmig worked in small parts and as a machine...
The Frank R. Hamblen
May 2, 2005
THE REV. FRANK R. HAMBLEN, 91, died at 10:33 a.m. May 2, 2005, at the Lima Convalescent Home. He was born Sept. 1, 1913, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Gilbert Rankin and Carrie Lee Smith Hamblen, who preceded him in death. On April 10, 1938, he married Erdine Roberts of Lima, who died Jan. 26, 1957. On May 18, 1958, he...
Pauline Keller
Apr 29, 2005
PAULINE B. KELLER, 95, died at 12:15 a.m. April 29, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 2, 1909, in Wabash, Indiana, to Ed and Della Smith Watson, who preceded her in death. On May 30, 1931, she married Earl Keller, who died July 14, 1995. Mrs. Keller sold Stanley Home Products for 45 years. She was...
Howard Osborn
Apr 28, 2005
HOWARD W. OSBORN, 79, died at 5:25 p.m. April 28, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 24, 1925, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Ted and Ruth Bowman Osborn, who preceded him in death. Mr. Osborn was a baker's helper at Silver Star Bakery. In 1993, he was named Volunteer of the Year for Union Place Weekend Meal...
Ruth Schneider
Apr 26, 2005
RUTH E. SCHNEIDER, 71, died at 4:08 a.m. April 26, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1933, in Fort Jennings, Ohio to William Arthur and Elizabeth A. Wreede Chandler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Schneider retired from Airfoil Textron/Ex-Cell-O, after more than 42 years. Survivors include a son, Donald J. (Kelly) Schneider of Lima,...
Marshall Rieff
Apr 21, 2005
MARSHALL L. RIEFF, 78, died at 2:45 p.m. April 21, 2005, at his residence. He was born August 12, 1926, in Lima to Edgar and Gertrude Wade Reiff, who preceded him in death. On August 12, 1944, he married Margie Romey, who survives in Lima. Mr. Reiff retired in 1986 from Sohio/BP. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign...
Frances Fettig
Apr 19, 2005
FRANCES FETTIG, 80, died at 7:45 a.m. April 19, 2005, at her residence. She was born December 28, 1924, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Seagle Elliot and Grace Belle Ashton Fettig, who preceded her in death. Miss Fettig was co-owner of Grand Kitchens Inc., along with Shirley Spencer, Delores Copeland and Charlotte Prater. She was a member of Calvary Bible Church....
Virginia Grigg
Apr 16, 2005
VIRGINIA A. GRIGG, 86, died at 4:30 a.m. April 16, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 20, 1919, in Lima, Ohio to Ephraim T. and Lena (Baker) Beery, who preceded her in death. On September 9, 1966, she married her second husband, Eldon Grigg, who died May 4, 1996. She married her first husband, Harold E....
Rex Diehl
Apr 16, 2005
REX ALLEN DIEHL, 51, died at 3:57 a.m. April 16, 2005, at his residence. He was born September 8, 1953, in Lima, Oho to Harry John and Patricia Ann Dahill Diehl, who preceded him in death. On August 9, 1985, he married Carol Jean Meihls, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Diehl worked for Ford Motor Co. and would have...
Jerry Stockwell
Apr 15, 2005
JERRY A. STOCKWELL, 66, died at 3 a.m. April 15, 2005, at his residence. He was born February 13, 1939, in Wood County to James E. and Virginia M. Rife Stockwell. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. He had been married to Linda L. Stockwell. His fianc?e, Sheila Hullinger, survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr....
Vera Smith
Apr 9, 2005
VERA "JOAN" SMITH, 75, died at 11:35 a.m. April 9, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1929, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Clarence and Annabelle Clauson Kohli. On May 28, 1950, she married LaVerne Smith, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church...
Lilah Hammond
Apr 8, 2005
LILAH G. HAMMOND, 88, died at 7:10 p.m. April 8, 2005, at her residence. She was born April 22, 1916, in Elmore County, Alabama, to Ben and Anna Spradling Crockett, who preceded her in death. She was married to Leonard V. Hammond, who died January 28, 1984. Mrs. Hammond was a homemaker. She was a member of Lima Baptist Temple...
Nannie Hayes
Apr 4, 2005
NANNIE ELLEN HAYES, 82, died at 12:45 p.m. April 4, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born April 27, 1922, in Artemus, Kentucky, to Lee Elbert and Ruby Mary Elizabeth Fannan Jackson, who preceded him in death. On December 14, 1941, she married Boyd Hayes Jr., who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mrs. Hayes was a homemaker. She had...
Eleanor Winkeljohn
Apr 4, 2005
ELEANOR WINKELJOHN, 90, died at 10:15 p.m. April 4, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 2, 1915, in Maria Stein, Ohio to August and Leona Roeckner Knapke, who preceded her in death. She married Harry B. Winkeljohn, who died March 6, 1986. Mrs. Winkeljohn was a homemaker and had worked at The Leader Store for nearly...
R. Frederick
Apr 4, 2005
R. IMOGENE FREDERICK, 73, died at 11:10 p.m. April 4, 2005, at her residence. She was born April 21, 1931, in Ingram, Kentucky, to Sam Lee and Rosa Brooks Daniel, who preceded her in death. On April 17, 1953, she married Ed Frederick, who died October16, 1997. Mrs. Frederick was a homemaker. She was a member of Lima Missionary Baptist...
Nedra Bonom
Apr 3, 2005
NEDRA M. BONOM, 96, died at 1 p.m. April 3, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 17, 1909, in Byesville to Olo G. and Ora Bates Corwin, who preceded her in death. She married Robert E. Bonom, who died in 1995. Mrs. Bonom was a homemaker. Survivors include a son, Ronald Bonom of Lima, Ohio; four...
Donna Hampton
Apr 3, 2005
DONNA JEANNE HAMPTON, 59, died at 6:20 a.m. April 3, 2005, at her residence. She was born September 7, 1945, in Van Wert, Ohio to Hugh Eugene and Wanda Eutsler Burnett, who preceded her in death. She had been married to Fred Kimmey. On August 13, 1988, she married John Michael Hampton, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Hampton worked...
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