Obituaries

Harold Davenport

Harold Davenport

Sep 21, 2012

Harold Eugene Davenport, 76, of Elida, Ohio, died on Friday, September 21, 2012, at 2:04 PM at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Wednesday, January 15, 1936 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late William Davenport and the late Alice M. (Lewis) Davenport. Harold married Sarah Lewis in 1968; she preceded him in death on January...

Kathryn (Snider) Roose

Kathryn (Snider) Roose

Sep 18, 2012

Kathryn M. (Snider) Roose, 93 of Lima, Ohio, died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at 2:55 AM at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, October 15, 1918, in Lafayette, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walter Snider and the late Addie (Nungester) Snider. Kathryn married Robert L. Roose, Sr. on October 21, 1939. He preceded...

Tammy Roberts

Tammy Roberts

Sep 17, 2012

Tammy S. Roberts, 51, of Columbus Grove, Ohio, died on Monday, September 17, 2012, at approximately 8:00 A.M. at her residence in Columbus Grove, Ohio. Born Wednesday, August 30, 1961, in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walker Bradley and Barbara (Jackson) Bradley who both preceded her in death. She married Jeff Roberts on March 15, 1984....

Maralee Goble

Maralee Goble

Sep 16, 2012

Maralee Lynn Goble, 59, died Sept. 16, 2012 at St. Rita's Medical Center. Maralee was born Oct. 16, 1952 in Lima to Alfred Doud Goble (deceased) and Mary Haver Goble. Maralee was a 1971 graduate of Shawnee High School. She attended Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne and had been employed at The Old Barn Out Back, Bob Evans...

Steven "Coop" Cooper

Steven "Coop" Cooper

Sep 15, 2012

Steven J. "Coop" Cooper, 47 of Lima, Ohio died unexpectedly Saturday, September 15, 2012, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, January 11, 1965 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Jim Cooper and Barbara "Babs" (Schooley) Cooper. Steve was a member of South Side Christian Church. He loved spending time with his family, and especially his grandchildren....

George Herron

George Herron

Sep 15, 2012

George R. Herron, 85 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, September 16, 2012, at 4:03 P.M. at his residence. Born Thursday, January 20, 1927 in Stockville, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Ancel Herron and the late Dorothy (Maret) Herron. . George married June Sanks on May 17, 1950 in Lexington, NB. She survives in Lima. He served...

Norman Good

Norman Good

Sep 13, 2012

Norman Edwin Good, 84, of Lima, and formerly of Elida, died at 10:40 AM, Thursday, September 13, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Born Sunday, August 5, 1928, in Elida, Ohio, he was the son of the late Menno Good and the late Eunice Diltz Good On February 22, 1951 he married Alice Brubaker and she preceded him in death....

Jo Jones

Jo Jones

Sep 10, 2012

Dr. Jo M. Jones, 62 of Lima, Ohio, formerly of Columbus, died on Monday, September 10, 2012, at 4:52 A.M. at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Born February 3, 1950 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ralph D. Jones and Maxene (Winegardner) Jones. Jo was an active member of South Side Christian Church where...

John D. Frueh,

John D. Frueh,

Sep 8, 2012

John "Jack" D. Frueh, Jr., 69 of Elida, Ohio died on Saturday, September 8, 2012, at 6:10 P.M. at his residence. Born Tuesday, May 18, 1943 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late John D. Frueh, Sr. and the late Dorothea Frances (Lowery) Frueh. Jack married Cordelia C. Yopp on June 6, 1964 in Plattsburgh, New York....

Robert Curry

Robert Curry

Sep 6, 2012

Dr. Robert Irwin Curry died Thursday, September 6 in St. Rita's Medical Center, following a brief illness. He no longer is flying with the eagles. Rather, he has left us to soar with the angels. He was born on September 4, 1923 to Dr. Roy Irwin and Martha Merciel Campbell Curry in Cleveland, OH. On December 26, 1954, he married...

Betty Bragg

Betty Bragg

Sep 4, 2012

Betty Jane Bragg, 89 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at 7:10 A.M. at Lima Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Wednesday, June 6, 1923 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd McDonald and the late Velma (Hawk) McDonald. . Betty married William B. Gleaves on January 19, 1949. He preceded her...

Christopher Sites

Christopher Sites

Sep 3, 2012

Christopher G. Sites, 52 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, September 3, 2012, at 1:51 P.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, April 5, 1960 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late George M. Sites and Patricia A. (Ford) Sites, who survives in Winterhaven, Florida Christopher married Barbara J. Leichty on November 16, 1979...

Violet Gratz

Violet Gratz

Sep 3, 2012

Violet G. Gratz, 88 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, September 3, 2012, at 6:25 P.M. at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, July 21, 1924 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clarence F. Bushong and Hilda M. (Klopfleisch) Bushong. Violet married Earl F. Hardesty, he preceded her in death in May...

Jeanette Benjamin

Jeanette Benjamin

Sep 1, 2012

Jeanette M. Benjamin, 94 of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, September 1, 2012, at 3:45 A.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, April 23, 1918 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Woodall and the late Rosezella (Brown) Woodall. Jeanette married George A. Benjamin on April 25, 1936. He preceded her in...

Richard L. Albright

Richard L. Albright

Aug 31, 2012

Richard L. Albright, 85, died at 3:07 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012 at Springview Manor, Lima. He was born Dec. 19, 1926 in Dayton, Ohio to Glen and Mary Ethel Ingabrand Albright, who both preceded him in death. On May 28, 1948, he married Gloria Ann Gray, who survives. Mr. Albright graduated from Fairview High School in Dayton and served in...

Keith Henson

Keith Henson

Aug 30, 2012

Keith "Champ" Henson, 64 of Lima, Ohio died in his home of natural causes on Thursday, August 30, 2012, at 7:45 A.M. in Lima, Ohio. Born Saturday, January 25, 1948 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Val Allen Henson and the late Elizabeth (Adam) Henson. Keith was a 1966 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School...

Michael Snyder

Michael Snyder

Aug 29, 2012

Michael D. Snyder, 56 of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at 7:47 P.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Wednesday, February 15, 1956 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Monte Snyder and the late Doris Mae (Keane) Snyder. Michael married Freda L. Dugger on November 29, 1980, in Lima, Ohio. She...

Lucille Dorsten

Lucille Dorsten

Aug 28, 2012

Lucille M. Dorsten, 95 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at 9:40 A.M. at Otterbein Nursing Home - Cridersville in Cridersville, Ohio. Born Thursday, August 31, 1916 in Saint Marys, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harve Springer and the late Emma (Mallahan) Springer. She was a homemaker. Lucille married Robert R. Dorsten on May...

Helen Gertrude Sarakaitis

Helen Gertrude Sarakaitis

Aug 27, 2012

Helen Gertrude Sarakaitis, 93 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, August 27, 2012, 11:15 A.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, April 14, 1919 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Cassaro and the late Esther (Cole) Cassaro. Helen married Adolph "Ad" Sarakaitis on November 5, 1940. He preceded her in death...

William West

William West

Aug 26, 2012

William James West, 69 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at 2:37 A.M. at his residence. Born Wednesday, January 13, 1943 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Robert West and the late Madaline (Ayers ) West. William married Charlotte Marie Ganser on June 12, 1993. She survives in Lima. Special thanks to Hospice...