Obituaries
Rose J. Guidera
Jun 27, 2016
Rose J. Guidera, 89, passed away at St. Rita's Medical Center on June 27, 2016. She was born on March 21, 1927, the daughter of Nicholas V. and Marie Guidera, who have preceded her in death. Rose graduated from St. Gerard's High School, attended Mary Manse College, and graduated from the University of Dayton. She received her Master's Degree in...
Daryl Andrew Van Gundy
Jun 26, 2016
Daryl Andrew Van Gundy 67 of Elida, OH died at 11:02 AM on Sunday, June 26, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio Daryl was born on January 29, 1949, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Gordon Van Gundy and Pauline (Smith) Van Gundy. Daryl married his high school sweetheart, Pam Byers on July 3, 1971. She survives in...
Arthur Leo Markward
Jun 19, 2016
Arthur Leo Markward 84, died peacefully at 2:18 PM on Sunday, June 19, 2016, at his residence in Lima, Ohio, surrounded by his wife and daughters. Arthur was born on March 1, 1932, in Ottoville, Ohio, to the late Alphonse Markward and Rosa (Klima) Markward. On October 24, 1964, he married Barbara (Alguire) Markward, whom survives in Lima. He was...
Ruth L. Shirey
Jun 18, 2016
Lima, Ohio Ruth L. Shirey, age 93, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 18, 2016. She was born January 10, 1923 in Kalida, Ohio to John and Nellie (Reynolds) Seitz who preceded her in death. On October 23, 1942, she married Edward "Jim" Shirey and he preceded her in death on August 1, 1999. Ruth was an avid golfer and...
Krista Kay Coppler
Jun 18, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Krista Kay Coppler 53, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016. She was born September 22, 1962 in Davenport, IA to the late Jim & Donna Metzger. Krista had lived in Jacksonville for the past 10 years coming from Lima, OH; enjoyed crafts and family events; was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, friend and will be dearly missed...
John T. Wall, Sr
Jun 16, 2016
John T. Wall Sr., 66, passed away at 11:11 PM on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. John was born on Saturday, June 25, 1949, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Warren Charles and Loretta Mae (Brown) Wall, Sr. On Friday, June 14, 1985, he married Doris "Dee" E. Hooks, who survives in...
Cecil W. Martin, Jr
Jun 11, 2016
Cecil W. Martin Jr., 58, died at 4 AM on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at his residence in Lima. Cecil was born on Friday, January 3, 1958, in Lima, to Cecil W. and Rosemary (Michaels) Martin, Sr. On Wednesday, December 31, 1986, he married Lila Stowers who survives in Lima. Cecil served in the Army in Germany in the Vietnam...
Jerry Allen McBeth
Jun 10, 2016
Jerry Allen McBeth, 72, passed away at 9:28 AM on Friday, June 10, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Jerry was born on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, in Lima, Ohio, to Harry and Lavada Joan (Stiles) McBeth. On Saturday, August 15, 1981, in Lima, he married Elaine Ditto who survives in Lima. Jerry was a member of the Elks...
Terri Lynn (Stokes) Orange
Jun 10, 2016
Terri Lynn (Stokes) Orange, 56, passed away at 8:30 PM on Friday, June 10, 2016, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida. Terri was born on Tuesday, May 10, 1960, in Lima, to the late Charles and Sandra (Scott) Stokes. She used to work in nursing care. She loved gardening, was an amazing interior decorator and loved to laugh and...
Richard L. Long
Jun 7, 2016
Richard L. Long, 77, passed away June 7th, at his home in Lisbon, Maine. He was born July 18, 1938 in Ashland, Ohio the only child of Walter and Martha Long. He grew up in Lima, Ohio graduating in 1956 from Lima Senior High School. Richard joined the U.S. Navy soon after, because as he was fond of saying, "the...
Norma Louise Gossard
Jun 6, 2016
Norma Louise Gossard 83, died at 10:29 PM on Monday, June 6, 2016, at Wapak Manor Nursing Home in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Norma was born on October 15, 1932, in Mehoopany, Pennsylvania, to the late Harry and Gretchen (Zarr) Collins. Norma married Richard W. Gossard on February 22, 1959. He preceded her in death on February 21, 2000. She had worked...
Patricia J. Stewart
Jun 3, 2016
Patricia J. Stewart, 72, passed away at 7:50 AM on Friday, June 3, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Patricia was born on Thursday, September 2, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Doug and Claire T. (Kinney) Stewart. Patricia previously worked at MCL Cafeteria and Kewpee Restaurants. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. She was...
Nancy K. Miller
Jun 2, 2016
Nancy K. Miller, 67, passed away at 4:03 AM on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima. Nancy was born on Saturday, September 11, 1948, in Lima, to the late Joe and Ruth (Giesken) Brown. She married Gary Miller who preceded her in death on March 6, 1991. Nancy did taxes at H & R...
David M. Maxwell
May 31, 2016
David M. Maxwell, 89, passed away at 12:05 PM on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at his residence in Gomer, surrounded by his loving family. David was born on Saturday, April 2, 1927, to the late Fred and Winnie (Jones) Maxwell. On Monday, July 12, 1948, in Kentucky, he married Sidney Miracle who survives in Gomer. David served in the Army...
Thomas J. Helmig
May 31, 2016
Thomas J. Helmig 67, died at 8:50 AM on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Thomas was born on March 25, 1949, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Clarence G. Helmig and Marguerite M. (Maxwell) Helmig. Thomas married Lois Pargeon on June 2, 1973, she survives in Lima, Ohio. He had worked in the heating and...
Jessie M. Clark
May 30, 2016
Jessie Marie Sherbourne Clark, age 91, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at The Laurels in Defiance, Ohio. Jessie was born on June 12, 1924 in Macksburg, Ohio to Elizabeth and Wallace Sherbourne. She had resided at The Laurels in Defiance since 2008. Previous to that, she resided in Lima, Troy, Celina, Canton, Ohio and spent enjoyable winters with...
Barbara J. Ladden
May 30, 2016
Barbara J. Ladden 69, died at 10:20 AM on May 30, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Barbara was born on February 7, 1947, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Walter and Thelma (Dye) Thomas. On Saturday, May 15, 1965 she married Thomas A. Ladden, who preceded her in death on August 16, 2013. She retired as a...
Tracy Lynn (Dancer) French
May 21, 2016
Tracy Lynn (Dancer) French 45, died at 11:50 AM on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville, Ohio. Tracy was born on March 23, 1971, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert Dancer of Elida, and her mother Lois Miller, who survives in Elida. Tracy graduated from Elida High School in 1989. She had worked at...
Betty Joyce Strahm
May 19, 2016
Betty Joyce Strahm, 90, passed away at 3 PM on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the Wyngate Senior Living Center in Lima. Betty was born on Saturday, April 10, 1926, in Bluffton, to the late William W. and Evelyn A. (Vail) Hahn. On Sunday, April 13, 1947, she married Jack N. Strahm, who preceded her in death June 18, 2015....
Helen JoAnn Coon
May 17, 2016
Helen JoAnn Coon, 84, passed away at 10:15 PM on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Elmcroft Hospice Center in Elida. Helen was born on Thursday, September 10, 1931, in Lima, to Harry and Leona (Shiflet) Thomas, who preceded her in death. On Sunday, January 30, 1949, in Lima, she married Jack Delbert Coon, who preceded her in death on December...
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