Obituaries

Oct 9, 2019

Barbara Stawarski, age 82, joined the angels at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday October 9, 2019 at Elmcroft Assisted Living Center in Lima as she held the hand of the love of her life, Ernest.

Barbara was born on June 21, 1937, in Pekin IL, to the late Earl and Ruth (Corbett) Nielsen.  On May 5, 1956, she...

Oct 9, 2019

Robert "Bob" D. Dolt, 61, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at his residence in Columbus Grove, Ohio.

Robert was born on March 31, 1958, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William Otto Dolt and Sharon K.  (Wilcox) Dolt.  On November 24, 1979, he married Sharon Kay (Lewis)  Dolt.

He was a member of the Laborers...

Oct 7, 2019

Bryan Allen Quick, age 52, passed away at Monday, October 7, 2019, Chicago, IL.

Bryan was born on September 20, 1967, in Lima, OH, to the late Ernest L. and Linda L. Quick.  On June 9, 2016, he married Tammy (Kelley) Quick, who survives in Lima.

Bryan was a truck driver for Kaplan Trucking.  He...

Oct 5, 2019

Betty M. Gibbs

96, died at 12:02 PM on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at The Greens at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio.

Betty was born on August 1, 1923, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Earl J. Cheney and Cecil M.  (Copus) Cheney.  On April 5, 1942, she married Kelsey F. Gibbs....

Sep 24, 2019

Karen J. Gilbert

55, of Lima, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center. She was born on October 10, 1963 in Lima, Ohio to the late Leonard A. and Naomi “Jane” {Deardorff} Gilbert.

Karen attended New Life Missionary Church in Lima. She enjoyed music and making jewelry...

Sep 23, 2019

Lima, Ohio

Chris A. Ruhlen, 61, passed away at 7:00 AM, Monday,

September 23 at Hospice, St.Ritas Medical Center.

Chris was born on February 17, 1958 in Bluffton, Ohio

to Jerry A. and Janice (Weaver) Ruhlen who survive at

Smith Mountain Lake Virginia.Chris came to...

Sep 23, 2019

Loren Allen Twining

77, died at 9:35 PM on Monday, September 23, 2019, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio.

Loren was born on April 9, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William Twining and Zenith  (Jordan) Twining.  On July 1, 1961, he married Blanch L. (Howell) Twining, who survives in...

Sep 21, 2019

Joan L. Baden

80, died at 3:44 A.M. on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at The Meadows of Delphos in Delphos, Ohio.

Joan was born on January 26, 1939, in Napoleon, Ohio, to the late Eugene Hefflinger and Augusta (Wiechers) Hefflinger.  On June 30, 1957, in Hamler, Ohio, she married Edward L....

Sep 21, 2019

Marjean Faye (Irvin) Long 89, died at 9:35 pm on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

Marjean was born on March 8, 1930, in Gomer, Ohio to Willis Irvin and Norma (Gamble) Irvin, who preceded her in death. On December 31, 1953, she married Amos O. Long Jr., who preceded...

Sep 21, 2019

Charles "Chuck" William Swords

Servant is the word we think of when we remember our dad.  Helping people is what made him happy.  He has now entered his eternal rest.

Charles William Swords was born April 29, 1933 in Akron to Leo and Martha (Griffiths) Swords.  He was the 7th of 8 children: ...

Sep 17, 2019

Gary Lynn Felkey, age 80, passed away at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at his home in Lima.

Gary was born on May 30, 1939, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Merle G. and Norma (Siniff) Felkey.  On August 29, 1959, he married Carol (Axe) Felkey, who survives in Lima.

Gary was a...

Sep 16, 2019

Donald “Donnie” Allen Hedrick Jr., 40 years old, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 16th, 2019 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Donnie was born to Donald Allen Sr.(deceased) and Kathleen Rae (Garee) Hedrick on March 17th, 1979 in Jacksonville, Florida.  He was preceded in death by his father in February of 2018. Kathy and Donnie shared a very...

Sep 15, 2019

Melissa Beth Blaine

48, of Elida, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at her home after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born on May 1, 1971 in Lima to Michael M. Blaine and Susan {Hemphill} Clum, who both survive her.

Melissa was a 1989 graduate of Elida High School....

Sep 12, 2019

Leah M. Gatchel, age 91, passed away at 10:47 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at her home.

Leah was born on October 8, 1927, in Lafayette, to the late Edward and Ona Mae (Brentlinger) Rothe.  On July 12, 1948, she married Richard G. Gatchel, who survives in Lima.  They just celebrated 71 years of marriage together....

Sep 10, 2019

Ralph Edward Waite, Jr., 70, of Lima, Ohio died Tuesday, September 10 after a brief illness.

The son of Ralph and Virginia (Scott) Waite, he was born September 26, 1948 in Toledo.

He received his undergraduate degree from Fairfield University, CT and received master’s degrees in History from Ohio University in...

Sep 10, 2019

Carolyn A Patterson,

83, passed into the arms of our Lord at 6:42 AM September 10, 2019, at Springview Manor.  Carolyn was born Aug 23, 1936 in Lima to Clarence L. and Orpha Eastom Downhour, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 29, 1956 she married James A. Patterson, Sr., and she was left to...

Sep 8, 2019

Michael Henry Teplitzky, 70

died at 2:09pm on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at Lima Memorial Health System.

Michael Henry was born on January 16, 1949 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Henry Teplitzky and Anna   (Wolock) Teplitzky.  He graduated from Lima Central Catholic and attended classes at Rhodes State College.  He served in...

Sep 7, 2019

Ellen M. (Calvert) Wolock

98, died at 12:10 AM on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. She passed through the gates of heaven to be reunited with God her Creator, her husband, best friend and travel partner, Walter

Ellen was born on August 18, 1921, in Jefferson, Ohio, to...

Sep 5, 2019

Michael E. Griffin, 61, of Lima, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 11:59 a.m. at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 7, 1958 in Logan County, Ohio to the late Leroy and Theresa {Bozman} Griffin.

When Michael was younger he was a Boy Scout. In his more recent years, he enjoyed fishing and...

Aug 31, 2019

Michael L. Bice, November 20, 1945 to August 31, 2019.

Michael was peacefully called home, late Saturday morning.  He was preceded in death by his parents Donald Bice and Dortha (Briggs)  Lawson, two brothers: Ronald Bice and Jack Bice, and his beloved wife “Marvelous” Martha (Baldwin) Bice.  His surviving family includes two children: Michele (Randy Wooddell) Bice...