Obituaries

Robert "Bob" Whitacre

Robert "Bob" Whitacre

Mar 6, 2011

Robert K "Bob" Whitacre, 55 of Fort Jennings, Ohio died on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. Born Friday, July 8, 1955 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of Robert Whitacre and Dolores Keiffer Whitacre. Mr. Whitacre had worked for Dominion Gas Company for over 25 years. He was 1973 Graduate...

Virginia Klingler

Virginia Klingler

Mar 5, 2011

Virginia O. Klingler, 87, died at 9:50 p.m. March 5, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born Jan. 11, 1924, in Rawson to Albert and Eva Walter Schwinn, who preceded her in death. She was married on Sept. 14, 1945, to John M. Klingler, who survives in Lima. They were married for 65 years. Mrs. Klingler held a...

Mary Houtzer

Mary Houtzer

Mar 1, 2011

Genevieve Mary Houtzer, 96, died at 6:30 a.m. March 1, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health system. She was born July, 14, 1914, in Lima, to Edward and Jessie Harvey Hedrick, who preceded her in death. On July 6, 1935, she married Richard B. Houtzer, who died August 9, 1991. She was preceded in death by a sister Marie C. Hedrick,...

Betty Thomas

Betty Thomas

Feb 28, 2011

Betty J. Thomas, 85 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, February 28, 2011, at 6:30 P.M. at Richland Manor in Bluffton, Ohio. Born Thursday, October 29, 1925 in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Dale Allen and the late Koneta Schneider Allen. She was the wife of the late Paul E. Thomas. Betty married Paul E. Thomas...

Lloyd Grimm

Lloyd Grimm

Feb 28, 2011

Lloyd D. Grimm, 85 of Lima, Ohio died on Monday, February 28, 2011, at Wyngate Senior Living Center in Lima, Ohio. Born Tuesday, January 19, 1926 in Lima, Ohio, he was the son of the late Ensign Grimm and the late Blanch Sutton Grimm. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Miller Grimm. He. He served in the Army...

Bernice Ruggles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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,...