Obituaries

Travis Matthew Sparrow

Travis Matthew Sparrow

Aug 3, 2015

Travis Matthew Sparrow, 39, passed away August 3, 2015, at his residence in Lima. Travis was born November 8, 1975 in Lima, Ohio. Travis graduated from Shawnee High School in 1994 and Bradford School of Graphic Design in 1998. He worked in graphic arts and design for many years and then branched out on his own as a freelance photographer...

Richard L. Meyer

Richard L. Meyer

Jul 31, 2015

Richard L. Meyer, 94, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2015 in his home. Richard was born in Lima August 29, 1920 to the late Lawrence & Margaret (Heckman) Meyer. He married Mary Louse Binkley on November 9, 1946; who preceded him in death on Febuary 10, 2014. Mr. Meyer retired in 1983 from Tilton Corporation where he was manager of...

Helen M. Scholfield

Helen M. Scholfield

Jul 30, 2015

Helen M. Scholfield, 93, died at 4:00 AM on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Van Crest Nursing Home in Delphos, Ohio. Helen was born on Monday, April 03, 1922, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Clifford and November (Moyers) Driver. On Thursday, May 23, 1946, she married Paul E. Scholfield. He preceded her in passing on November 1, 2010. Helen...

Phyllis K. Cockerell

Phyllis K. Cockerell

Jul 30, 2015

Phyllis K. Cockerell, 71, passed away at 1:58 AM on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center, in Lima, Ohio. Phyllis was born on Saturday, November 13, 1943, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William (Bill) Howard and Marjorie Pauline "Polly" (Tuttle) Hefner. On Saturday, August 06, 1966, she married Delbert "Dale" "Tink" Cockerell who preceded her in...

Ruth H. Reddersen

Ruth H. Reddersen

Jul 25, 2015

Ruth H. Reddersen, 97, died at 8:50 AM on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Lima Manor, Lima, Ohio. Ruth was born on Monday, November 12, 1917, in St Mary's, Ohio, to the late Fred C. and Cora (Easterly) Hoverman. On Sunday, November 10, 1940, she married Robert C. Reddersen, who preceded her in death August 24, 1994. Ruth was a...

Thomas P. Huenke

Thomas P. Huenke

Jul 25, 2015

Thomas P. Huenke, 53, passed away at 3:19 PM on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at St. Rita's Dialysis Center, in Lima, Ohio. Thomas was born on Sunday, October 01, 1961, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Theodore and Helen (Weldgen) Huenke. He was the youngest of ten children. Thomas was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and a graduate...

Chris A. Cisco

Chris A. Cisco

Jul 20, 2015

Chris A. Cisco 55, died at 1:52 PM on Monday, July 20, 2015, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Chris was born on April 21, 1960, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Max Cisco and Rita (Ribley) Cisco. On May 01, 1996, in Lima, Ohio, he married Linda (Dugger) Cisco. She survives in Lima. Chris loved the outdoors, especially fishing...

M. Margene Coon

M. Margene Coon

Jul 20, 2015

M. Margene Coon 90, died at 1:06 PM on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Wyngate Senior Living Community in Lima, Ohio. Margene was born on June 13, 1925, in Cloverdale, Ohio, to the late Leon Fout and Ruth (Dotson) Fout. On June 14, 1947, she married Donald Coon, he preceded her in death on December 16, 2002. She attended 1-8...

Virginia A. "Ginny" Stedcke

Virginia A. "Ginny" Stedcke

Jul 20, 2015

Virginia A."Ginny" Stedcke 93, died at 10:42 PM on Monday, July 20, 2015, at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Virginia was born on December 23, 1921, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William C. Stedcke and Cora A. (Sutton) Stedcke. Virginia was a 1939 graduate of Elida High School. She was a member of St. Rose Parish. She had...

Donna J. Arthur

Donna J. Arthur

Jul 18, 2015

Donna J. Arthur, 87, died at 3:45 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Donna was born on January 27, 1928, in Putnam County, Ohio, to the late William Blymyer and Mayme (Barto) Blymyer. On April 07, 1948, in Eaton, Ohio, she married Richard Arthur. Donna was a homemaker. She was a member...

Charles Roderick Burrell

Charles Roderick Burrell

Jul 18, 2015

Charles Roderick Burrell, 83, passed away at 2:07 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at Primrose Retirement Community in Lima, Ohio. Charles was born on Wednesday, May 25, 1932, to the late Floyd and L. Marzell Burrell. On Saturday, December 15, 1962, he married Leona Mae (Stephan) Burrell who survives in Lima. Mr. Burrell was a 1950 Graduate of Minor...

James Reed Dellinger

James Reed Dellinger

Jul 14, 2015

James Reed Dellinger, 27, went to be with his Lord and Savior on July 14, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. in Roundhead. James was born on Thursday, July 14, 1988, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Douglas A. Dellinger and Lori (Quintin Hughes) Adams, who survives in Lima. James was a very loving and talented young man and was loved by...

Maureen Patricia (Nalley) Davenport

Maureen Patricia (Nalley) Davenport

Jul 12, 2015

Maureen Patricia (Nalley) Davenport, 47, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015, surrounded by her family, friends and loved ones after her battle with ALS. Maureen is survived by her husband James "Big Jim" and their children, Carrie, Robert (Sarah), James "Little Jim" (Lisa), Anthony (Rachel) and seven grandchildren. Siblings: Michael (Ann) Nalley, Ann Stewart, John, Bill, Mary (Noble) Martin, nieces...

Lorenzo Londez James

Lorenzo Londez James

Jul 8, 2015

Lorenzo Londez James, was born stillborn at 1:21 PM on Wednesday, July 08, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center to Dejuan L. James and Elise S. Williams. He is survived by: a brother, TayJuan James; maternal grandparents, James L. and Chitquata Williams; paternal grandparents, Tracy James and Lawrence (Carla) Bryant; maternal great grandparents, Eugene and Anna Jackson; paternal great grandparents,...

Danny L. Poe

Danny L. Poe

Jul 6, 2015

Danny L. Poe 60, died at 6:43 PM on Monday, July 06, 2015, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. Danny was born on Friday, September 17, 1954, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Lunda and Leila [Hicks] Poe. He was a 1972 graduate of Wapakoneta High School and received his Bachelors Degree from Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio. He...

Paula L. Newton

Paula L. Newton

Jul 3, 2015

Paula L. Newton, 64, passed away on Friday, July 03, 2015, at 2:06 P.M. at her residence. Paula was born on Monday, October 23, 1950, in Lima, Ohio to William and the late Marjorie (Wolff) McWhorter. On Saturday, November 21, 1981, she married Robert Newton who preceded her in death in January. She was a technician at Maxfields Pharmacy and...

Jack Wetherill

Jack Wetherill

Jun 28, 2015

Jack Wetherill, 98, passed at 4:10 P.M. at the Lima Convalescent Home on June 28, 2015. He was born in Latty, Ohio on August 25, 1916 to Charles and Grace (Thompson) Wetherill. After his mother Grace became a victim of the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918, he was raised by Dan and Amy Ridenour at 333 S. Prospect in Lima....

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Borges

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Borges

Jun 28, 2015

Elizabeth "Betty" L. Borges 84, died at 12:35 PM on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Lima Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Betty was born on the late Clarence Robert Spencer and Anges (Walters) Spencer. Betty married Raymond William Borges. He preceded her in death on December 5, 1982. She was a homemaker and also volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul....

Michael E. Dugan

Michael E. Dugan

Jun 27, 2015

Michael E. Dugan, 68, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Lima Memorial Hospital from complications of cancer. He was born April 8, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas to John and Irene Trenkamp Dugan who preceded him in death along with an infant sister. Michael was a graduate of Benedictine College and the Ohio Northern School of Law. He later opened...

Helen M. Allen

Helen M. Allen

Jun 25, 2015

Helen M. Allen, 96, went home to be with her Lord & Savior on June 25, 2015 while she was surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 2, 1918 in Lima, Ohio to the late Catherine Martha Renn and Ross Earl Moorman. On September 2, 1940 she married Glenn J. Allen, at St. John's Church, Lima, OH. Glenn...