Obituaries
Kenneth Bucher
Jun 21, 2011
Kenneth Lee Bucher, 67 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, September 3, 1943 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Truman Glen Bucher and the late Gladys Anna Pitchford Bucher. He was employed by Healthdyne, Marietta, Georgia. He married Beverly Fagan on...
Elton Hammond,
Jun 21, 2011
Elton F. Hammond, Jr., 86 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Houston, Texas Born Friday, July 18, 1924 in the Philippines. He was the son of the late Elton Foster Hammond and Georgina Louise Leather Hammond. On September 23, 1946 he married Mary Katharine "Kitty" (Strong) Hammond ands she preceded him in death on March 31,...
James Ladden,
Jun 20, 2011
James C. Ladden, Jr., 77 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, June 20, 2011, at Triumph Hospital, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, February 26, 1934 in Piqua, Ohio, he was the son of the late James C. Ladden, Sr. and the late Lillian T. Boudrie Ladden. He married Karen Campbell on June 25, 1966. She survives. He retired...

Vondale Casey
Jun 19, 2011
Vondale V. Casey, 99 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, June 19, 2011, at Good Samaritan Home in Evansville, Indiana. Born Friday, June 7, 1912 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Spyker and the late Ethel Brandt Spyker. She was employed by UAW Pharmacy. Surviving are daughter, Sandra Diann Neal of Evansville, IN; Three Grandchildren....
James Harnishfeger
Jun 13, 2011
James "Jamie" Harnishfeger, 25 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, June 13, 2011, at his resident surrounded by his loving family. Born July 24, 1985 in Lima, he was the son of Alan Harnishfeger and Pamela Mosier Hempker. His father survives in Lima. His mother preceded him in death. Jamie was a happy fun-loving guy who made his home with...
James "Jim" Brentlinger
Jun 12, 2011
Born Monday, September 25, 1944 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Phillip Brentlinger and the late Kathryn Nichols Brentlinger. He was the husband of Carol McClellan Brentlinger who survives in Lima. Mr. Brentlinger was a member of the Orioles #173, Lima, Ohio. He was a former member of the Sons of the American Legion and the...
Belva Lauber
Jun 12, 2011
Belva Lauber, 93 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Saturday, January 26, 1918 in Stambaugh, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Thomas Akers and Lula J. Stambaugh Akers who proceded her in death. On April 17,1948 she married Irvin Lauber who survives in Lima. Mrs. Lauber was a...
Melvin R. Stebleton
Jun 11, 2011
Melvin R. Stebleton, 85 of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, June 11, 2011, at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, June 23, 1925 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Elmer Stebleton and Blanche Mayer Stebleton who preceded him in death. On February 5, 1955 he married Lorene Ayers, who survives in Lima. He served in the...
Warren Richards
Jun 8, 2011
Warren H. Richards, 83 of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 5, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, to Harry W. Richards and Elvira Anderson Richards. They both preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife Eva Music Richards. He was employed by Ford Lima Engine...

Terry Bradford
Jun 7, 2011
Terry L. Bradford, 63 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, May 21, 1948 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late James McEachern and the late Betty Botkins McEachern Allemeier. She was the wife of James Bradford. On June 12, 1965 she married...
Douglas Samons
Jun 4, 2011
Douglas Lee Samons, 56 of Lima, Ohio died on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Golden Living Center in Lima, Ohio. Born Sunday, December 12, 1954 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Maryland Samons and Ilene Brumett Samons. His mother lives in Lima, Ohio Surviving are son, Douglas Lee Samons, Jr. of Alger, OH, daughters, Rebbeca Samons...
F. Schmidt
Jun 2, 2011
F. Vernon Schmidt "Smitty", 92 of Elida, Ohio died on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Born Saturday, November 2, 1918 in Greensburg, Kansas, he was the son of the late Louis Schmidt and the late Lodie Wadel Schmidt. He was the husband of Evelyn Cook Schmidt. He was employed by Oriental Rug Company....
Darliene Conaway
Jun 2, 2011
Darliene J. Conaway, 76 of Lima, Ohio died on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, September 7, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late William Gassman and the late Alta Horstman Gassman. She was the wife of Charles Conaway. Mrs. Conaway graduated from Lima Central High School in 1952. She...
Irene Miller
May 31, 2011
Irene M. Miller, 91 of Elida, Ohio died on Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Thursday, March 4, 1920 in Spencerville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Wilkin and the late Nellie Bice Wilkin. She was the wife of the late Carl Miller. She married Carl H. Miller...
Paul "Moe" Mullenhour
May 29, 2011
Paul E. "Moe" Mullenhour, 84 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Saturday, January 1, 1927 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles Mullenhour and the late Josephine Murano Mullenhour. On January 31, 1948 he married Virginia A. "Ginnie" Wagner, she preceded him...

Russell "Russ" Gratz
May 28, 2011
Russell Edward "Russ" Gratz, 86, died at 2:30 a.m. May 28, 2011, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility, Lima. He was born Oct. 3, 1924, in Allen County to Homer S. and Edna R. Badertscher Gratz, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 16, 1961, he married Violet Hardesty Gratz, who survives in Lima. Mr. Gratz was a member of...
Robert "Bolt Man" Terrell
May 27, 2011
Robert H. "Bolt Man" Terrell, 84, died at 1:09 p.m. May 27, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1927, in Bellefontaine to Lennon C. and Harriet R. Burden Terrell, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 10, 1951, he married Mariam "Pat" Patrick, who survives. Mr. Terrell was an Army veteran of World War II...
Mary Grothaus
May 26, 2011
Mary C. Grothaus, 85 of Corbin, Kentucky died on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at her residence. Born Wednesday, January 20, 1926 in Ottoville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Perrin and the late Anna Fletcher Perrin. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Grothaus. She was employed by Lima City Schools, as cafeteria manager. Mrs....
Ilean Everett
May 25, 2011
Ilean Mary Everett, 90 of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, at Golden Living Center of Lima in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, October 19, 1920 in Carlton PLace, Ontario, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Franklin Shirraw and the late Dora Thorne Shirraw. She married Irvin Clifford Everett on March 18, 1953. He preceded her in...
Elizabeth (Moore) Mangin Schoonover
May 24, 2011
Elizabeth "Sue" (Moore) Mangin Schoonover, 68 of Lima, Ohio died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, May 26, 1942 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Paul A. Moore and the late Martha E. Wright Moore. She married Don Mangin on August 13, 1977. She married...
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