Obituaries

Dorothy Loveridge

Dorothy Loveridge

May 14, 2012

Dorothy Ellen Loveridge, 99, of Lima, Ohio, died on Monday, May 14, 2012, at 5:10 P.M. at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Born Monday, June 24, 1912, in Oakwood, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Claude Brillhart and the late Edith Alspach Brillhart. On December 24, 1943, she married Budd T. Loveridge, he preceded her in...

Betty Payson

Betty Payson

May 9, 2012

Betty J. Payson, 92, of Lima, died on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Otterbein-Cridersville. Born Friday, January 23, 1920 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ellsworth Jones and the late Blanche ( Pike) Jones. She married Richard Manning Payson on June 20, 1951 who preceded her in death on December 28, 2001. Betty was an amazing homemaker, avid...

Carroll Seward

Carroll Seward

May 8, 2012

Carroll M. Seward, 92 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 11:14 A.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, June 27, 1919 in Bremen, Ohio, he was the son of the late Edward Seward and the late Hazel Meyers Seward. Mr. Seward married Reba E. McBride on October 30, 1944; she preceded him in death...

Regina Busick

Regina Busick

May 6, 2012

Regina Mary Busick, 94 of Elida, Ohio died on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at 12:00 Noon at her residence in Elida, Ohio. Born Sunday, September 16, 1917 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Chester Kraicinski and the late Mary Kraicinski. Regina married Fred Donald Busick on January 24, 1942, he preceded her in death on March...

Linda Rismiller

Linda Rismiller

Apr 28, 2012

Linda A Rismiller, 51 of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, April 28, 2012, 8:44 A.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Sunday, June 19, 1960 in Greenville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert H Pitkin and the late Patricia A Hull Campbell. She was employed by the Auglaize County Health Department. She loved spending time...

Patricia Monday

Patricia Monday

Apr 27, 2012

Patricia A. Monday, 71 of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at 8:36 p.m.at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Born Wednesday, August 7, 1940 in Bluffton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. Gerdemann and the late Martha Pohlman Gerdemann Porter. Patricia married Jack R. Monday on October 1, 1970, in Lima, Ohio,...

LeRoy Meier

LeRoy Meier

Apr 27, 2012

LeRoy M. Meier, 90 of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at 2:10 A.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, October 21, 1921 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Lewis Meier and the late Florence Stephens Meier. LeRoy married Jeanne Mack on April 25, 1942, and she survives in Lima they...

Reed Blair

Reed Blair

Apr 27, 2012

Reed Aaron Blair, 84 of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, April 27, 2012, at 3:35 A.M. at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, August 26, 1927 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold Blair and the late Bessie Overfield Blair. On December 22, 1951 he married Normalee Jordan, who preceded him in death on...

James "Jim" Blue

James "Jim" Blue

Apr 22, 2012

James A. "Jim" Blue, 73 of Harrod, Ohio died on Sunday, April 22, 2012, at7:00 A.M. at his residence in Harrod, Ohio. Born Wednesday, April 5, 1939 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Blue and the late Lillian Brennaman Blue. He was a machine maintenance repairman for General Dynamics. Jim was a very giving person,...

John Klingler

John Klingler

Apr 21, 2012

John M. Klingler, 90, died at 10:58 a.m., April 21, 2012, at Primrose Retirement Community. He was born June 24, 1921, near Beaverdam, to Freeman and Pearl (Thomas) Klingler. On September 14, 1945, he married Virginia Schwinn, who preceded him in death on March 5, 2011. During his first five years of school, he attended Halltown, a one-room school with...

William McKnight

William McKnight

Apr 20, 2012

William C. McKnight, 96 of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 5:00 P.M. at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, July 2, 1915 in Cobb Hill, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ed McKnight and the late Lula Howell McKnight. William married Susie Richardson in 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri, she preceded...

LaVerne Malsam

LaVerne Malsam

Apr 20, 2012

LaVerne Joseph Malsam, 73 of Lima, Ohio died on Friday, April 20, 2012, 3:30 A.M. at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, November 21, 1938 in Hayes, Kansas, he was the son of the late Frederick Malsam and the late Catherine Richmeier Malsam. He served in the United States Army. LaVerne married Doris Johnson on October 10, 1959 in...

John Rossfeld

John Rossfeld

Apr 19, 2012

John M. Rossfeld, 80 of San Francisco, California died on Thursday, April 19, 2012, in San Francisco. Born Friday, May 1, 1931 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Dr. A.W. Rossfeld and the late Helen King Rossfeld. In his earlier years, he had served as an organist at several Lima area churches. He also served as...

John Early

John Early

Apr 17, 2012

John O. Early, 87 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 5:15 P.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Born Thursday, August 14, 1924 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Russell Early and the late Lucille Baker Early. He retired from Montgomery Ward Department Store as the manager of the automotive parts...

James Allen

James Allen

Apr 15, 2012

James E. Allen, 83 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 5:45 p.m.at his residence in Elida, Ohio. Born Monday, September 24, 1928 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Colby P. Allen and Mary Margaret Miller Allen. He was employed by Ford Motor Company. James married Jenny Donisi on May 1, 1953 in...

Catherine Fritz

Catherine Fritz

Apr 14, 2012

Catherine Maxine Fritz , 86 of Lima, died on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 3:20 A.M. at her residence 2 Otterbein Retirement Living Community, Cridersville,OH. Born November 12, 1925 in Sugar Creek Twp. She was the daughter of the late Andral Vandemark and the late Catherine Hofferbert Vandemark. She married David Fritz who is deceased. She was employed by the...

A. Jeanne Goldman

A. Jeanne Goldman

Apr 10, 2012

A. Jeanne Goldman (nee Mamet), 82, died April 10, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center after a brave battle with cancer. She was born January 24, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio, to Max and Sara Mamet, and married Dr. Sandy Goldman in 1951. They were married 57 years until his death in 2008. Jeanne was an accomplished artist, an avid traveler,...

James Hardesty

James Hardesty

Apr 9, 2012

James F. Hardesty, 66 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, April 9, 2012, 7:47 P.M. at Lima Memorial Health Systems of Lima Ohio James was born to Emma "Punk" Kinkle on January 8, 1946 in Lima, Ohio, she preceded him in death. He married Deanna Gibson in 1982, she survives in Lima. He worked at Lombardo's for many years. He...

Jean Hoehn

Jean Hoehn

Apr 8, 2012

Jean F. Hoehn, 83 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at 7:30 a.m. at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, September 18, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John Kesner and the late Frances Leonard Kesner. Jean married Lavern Rudolph "Bud" Hoehn on January 18, 1950 at St. John's Catholic Church. He...

Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Apr 7, 2012

Jerry C. Smith, 69 of Elida, Ohio died on Saturday, April 7, 2012, 6:08P.M. at his residence. Born Monday, February 1, 1943 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles H. Smith and the late Mary Jane Cardone Smith. On January 17, 1985 he married Carolyn Cogswell, she survives in Elida. Mr. Smith was a 1961 graduate...