Obituaries
Bernice Ruggles
Feb 27, 2011
Bernice M. Ruggles, 87 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Born Wednesday, December 5, 1923 in Lincoln County, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Herman Pautsch and the late Anna Schroeder Pautsch. She was the wife of the late William Harold "Bill" Casey Ruggles. She was employed...
Hazel Boyed
Feb 24, 2011
HAZEL F. BOYED Hazel Fawn (Archer) Boyed age 89, returned to the eternal embrace of her father in heaven on February 24, 2011. She died with the loving support of her family and friends at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 10, 1921 in Lima to Frank and Loretta (Hutchinson) Archer, She also had three sisters, Nellie Clemens,...
William Bechtel
Feb 20, 2011
William J. Bechtel, 97 of Lima, Ohio died on Sunday, February 20, 2011, at Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos, Ohio. Born Saturday, August 16, 1913 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Herman Bechtel and the late Marie (Mahler) Bechtel. He was the husband of Mary Carter Bechtel whom he married on August 13, 1949 in...
Elnora Harltey
Feb 17, 2011
Elnora C. Hartley, 96 of Lima, Ohio died on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Daughters Residence in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Born Friday, September 25, 1914 in Glenmore, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Fowler and the late Lilly Standiford Fowler. She was the wife of the late Edward Hartley, who preceded her in death on October 13, 2000....
Margaret Csibi
Feb 14, 2011
Margaret V. Csibi, 85 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, February 14, 2011, at Her Residence. Born Friday, May 1, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Karata and the late Mary Unknown Karata. She was the wife of the late Edward Stephen Csibi. Margaret married Edward Stephen Csibi on August 6, 1946, he preceded...
Ann Muhler
Feb 13, 2011
Ann R. Muhler, 79 of Elida, Ohio died on Sunday, February 13, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, March 2, 1931 in McDonald, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William Hall and the late Alice R. Warwick Hall. She was the wife of Robert Muhler. Ann married Robert Muhler on September 4,...
Monica Berger
Feb 11, 2011
Monica Lynnette Berger, 28, died at 4:15 a.m. Feb. 11, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born February 15, 1982, in Lima, Ohio, to Linda and David Berger, who survive. Monica was a 2000 graduate of Lima Senior High School. There, she achieved academic excellence. She participated in cheerleading, swimming and shot-put. She...
F. Schmidt "Smitty"
Feb 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. F. Vernon Schmidt "Smitty", age 92, died...
Elizabeth Warner
Jan 12, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" Warner, 93 of Lima, Ohio died on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Monday, July 16, 1917 in Gomer, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Emerson Clevenger and the late Martha Griffiths Clevenger. She was the wife of the late Paul Warner. Elizabeth married Paul Edward Warner...
Donald Wray
Jan 4, 2011
Donald William Wray, 62 of Gomer, Ohio died on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at His Residence. Born Sunday, October 10, 1948 in Worchester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William Wray and the late Rita Groleau? Wray. He was the husband of Thelma J. Brady? Wray. He was employed by Teledyne/Ohio Steel, Superior Forge and Steel, and he...
Mary Huffer
Dec 30, 2010
MARY E. ?Susie? HUFFER, 63, died at 6:40 p.m. on December 30, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born April 26, 1947, in Lima, Ohio to Melvin J. Recker and Mary E. Martin Recker-Lambert, who have preceded her in death. On August 23, 1967, she married Walter B. Huffer, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mrs....
Clara Stemen
Dec 29, 2010
Clara M. Stemen, 99, died at 7:57 p.m. December 29, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1911, in Allen County, Ohio to Carl and Edna A. Carmen Bilimek, who preceded her in death. She married Henry W. Stemen, who died April 26, 1995. Mrs. Stemen attended Immanuel United Methodist Church, Elida. She was a woman...
Susan J.
Dec 28, 2010
Susan J. Lee, 61, died peacefully at 9:35 a.m. December 28, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was born January 1, 1949, in Lima, Ohio to Donald and Eloise Joseph Smith, who preceded her in death. On June 4, 1966, she married Richard R. Lee, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Lee had...
Dorothy Myers
Dec 24, 2010
DOROTHY E. ?Dot? MYERS, 81, died at 4:15 p.m. on December 24, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born March 30, 1929, in Kenton, Ohio, to Elwood Decker and Mary Collins Decker, who have preceded her in death. She married Paul ?Floyd? Homan, who died January 26, 1979. Mrs. Myers was a homemaker. She enjoyed...

Lowell Overholt
Dec 22, 2010
LOWELL E. OVERHOLT, 88, of Spencerville, Ohio, died at 5:00 p.m. on December 22, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born April 11, 1922, in York Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, to Ira Overholt and Belle Ralston Overholt, who have preceded him in death. On August 3, 1946, in Celina, Ohio, he married Norma Seibert,...
Falonnda Roach
Dec 22, 2010
Falonnda D. Roach, 45, died at 2 p.m. December 22, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born October 29, 1965, in Lima, Ohio to William Howard and Hilda G. Cotton Roach Sr. Her father preceded her in death; her mother survives. Ms. Roach worked as a cashier. She was a member of New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church....
Mildred Kitchen
Dec 20, 2010
MILDRED JOANNE KITCHEN, 98, died at 8:53 a.m. on December 20, 2010, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. She was born September 6, 1912, in Chemnitz, Germany, to Alois Neumeier and Anna Prochaska Neumeier, who have preceded her in death. On September 9, 1933, she married Paul Henry Kitchen, who died October 23, 2005. They had been married for 72...
Imogene Swartz
Dec 19, 2010
IMOGENE H. SWARTZ, 83, died at 10:00 a.m. on December 19, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. She was born January 20, 1927, in Corn, Oklahoma, to Arthur Balzer and Lillie Friesen Balzer, who have preceded her in death. On November 16, 1947, in Premont, Texas, she married Charles S. Swartz, who died November 11, 2007. Mrs....
Mary Nash Ross
Dec 19, 2010
MARY ANNE NASH ROSS, 83, died at 4:35 p.m. on December 19, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. She was born December 12, 1927, in Delphos, Ohio, to Carl Nash and Nellie Tilton Nash, who have preceded her in death. On July 24, 1948, she married Robert Ross, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Ross was a...
Charlene Iiams
Dec 19, 2010
CHARLENE ANN IIAMS, 72, died at 6:09 a.m. on December 19, 2010, at her residence near Lima, Ohio. She was born September 11, 1938, in Lima, Ohio, to Byron Jackson Lehman and Miranda Belle Mougey Lehman. Her father has preceded her in death. Her mother survives. On January 5, 1957, she married Charles W. Iiams Jr., who survives in Lima,...
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