Obituaries

Brenda Fletcher

Brenda Fletcher

Aug 14, 2010

Brenda K. Fletcher, 48, died at 8:52 p.m. Aug. 14, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born May 23, 1962, in Salyersville, Ky., to Glenn Fletcher and Anna Mae Workman Fletcher Gibson. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives. Miss Fletcher had worked at Western Ohio Linen. She had lots of friends and was a wonderful...

William Roush

William Roush

Aug 13, 2010

William Ralph ?Bill? Roush, 85, died at 8:50 p.m. August 13, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born July 23, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Walter R. and Ruth M. Moorman Roush, who preceded him in death. On February 3, 1946, he married Dorthy Mae Redd, who died March 7, 2009. Mr. Roush was a Navy veteran serving...

Carl Hendricks

Carl Hendricks

Aug 13, 2010

Carl ?Butch? Hendricks, 72, died at 7:11 a.m. August 13, 2010, at his residence. He was born February 15, 1938, in Lima, Ohio to Omer Carl and Caroline A. Axe Hendricks, who preceded him in death. Mr. Hendricks was an over-the-road truck driver. He loved the history of the Old West and traveled there often. He was an avid fan...

Maxene Jones

Maxene Jones

Aug 13, 2010

Maxene Jones, 88, died at 3:25 a.m. August 13, 2010, at her residence. She was born February 16, 1922, in Hardin County to Calvin ?Cole? and Jane Elizabeth ?Jennie? Chiles Winegardner, who preceded her in death. On December 24, 1943, she married Ralph D. Jones, who died June 25, 1994. Mrs. Jones was the deputy treasurer for 32 years for...

Joseph Gabriele

Joseph Gabriele

Aug 12, 2010

Joseph William ?Joe? Gabriele, 70, died at 10:36 a.m. August 12, 2010, at his residence. He was born Septemeber 24, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan to Jacob and Clara Vetarbo Gabriele, who preceded him in death. On February 23, 1963, he married Inge-Lise Gjeding, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gabriele served in the Army from 1959 to 1962. He retired...

James Hennon

James Hennon

Aug 8, 2010

James Hennon, 61, died at 1 p.m. August 8, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born June 3, 1949, in Berkley, California, to Neil and Gwendolyn Sheeks Hennon. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hennon attended Sidney High School to the 11th grade and was a 1967 graduate of Centerville High...

Maria Foster

Maria Foster

Aug 6, 2010

Maria Assumption Foster, 84, died at 12:20 p.m. Aug. 6, 2010, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo Center. She was born Feb. 13, 1926, in Oran, Algeria, to Antoine Romero and Maria Garcia Romero, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 5, 1946, she married Dallas E. Foster, who died Aug. 22, 1999. As a World War II bride, Mrs....

Robeta Reynolds

Robeta Reynolds

Aug 6, 2010

Roberta Reynolds, 52, died at 10 a.m. Aug. 6, 2010, at her residence with her family by her side following a hard fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was born Nov. 27, 1957, in Lima to Ralph Richard and Bernadette Kennerson Schoonover. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives. On Feb. 18, 1984, she married Duane Reynolds, who...

M. Metzger

M. Metzger

Aug 5, 2010

M. June Metzger, 92, died at 1:25 a.m. Aug. 5, 2010, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community. She was born June 30, 1918, in Auglaize County to Jesse E. and Maxie Chloe Reed Dixon, who preceded her in death. On June 22, 1942, she married Oral Melvin Metzger, who died Oct. 28, 1967. Mrs. Metzger was a graduate of...

Gerald Meyer

Gerald Meyer

Aug 4, 2010

Gerald H. ?Gerry? Meyer, 96, died at 5:05 p.m. on August 4, 2010, at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. He was born January 29, 1914, in Fort Jennings, Ohio, to John Meyer and Margaret Wink Meyer, who have preceded him in death. On August 20, 1938, he married Mildred M. Strauer, who died January 10, 2007. Mr. Meyer...

Mildred Ridenour

Mildred Ridenour

Aug 3, 2010

Mildred Louise Ridenour, 81, died at 1:20 p.m. on August 3, 2010, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. She was born July 9, 1929, in Lima, Ohio, to James Henry Ridenour and Mary Agnes Mooney Ridenour, who have preceded her in death. Miss Ridenour was a member of St. Mark?s United Methodist Church, Lima, Ohio. She was a member of...

Yetta Yaskoff

Yetta Yaskoff

Aug 1, 2010

Yetta Wilson Yaskoff, 93, died at 9:05 a.m. Aug. 1, 2010, at The Ridge at Shawnee Nursing Home. She was born July 9, 1917, in Lonaconing, Md., to James and Gracie Lee Cheney Dinning, who preceded her in death. She was first married to Dr. Thomas R. Wilson, who died in 1988. She married Cyril J. Yaskoff, who died in...

Todd Carder

Todd Carder

Jul 30, 2010

Todd Jason Carder, 37, died at 3:29 a.m. July 30, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born March 1, 1973, in Lima to Jim and Lois Shumaker Carder, who survive in Lima. On June 21, 2003, he married Jodi Leigh Miller in Waynesfield. She survives in Wapakoneta. Mr. Carder was a 1992 graduate of Lima Central Catholic and...

Estella Sipe

Estella Sipe

Jul 26, 2010

Estella E. Sipe, 90, died at 11:10 p.m. July 26, 2010, at the residence of her niece, Tonda Ricker, who was her caregiver. She was born July 21, 1920, in Putnam County, Ohio to Harry M. and Erma Ladd Myers, who preceded her in death. On May 12, 1945, she married Harold E. Sipe, who died July 3, 1972. Mrs....

George Bowen

George Bowen

Jul 23, 2010

George J. Bowen, 82, died at 9:46 a.m. July 23, 2010. He was born Feb. 9, 1928 in Mingo County, W. Va., to Sam and Ella Lee Collins Bowen, who preceded him in death. On June 7, 1952, he married Anna L. Hunter Bowen, who died June 21, 1999. Mr. Bowen had previously worked at Baldwin Lima Hamilton for 16...

Paul Oliver,

Paul Oliver,

Jul 23, 2010

Paul W. Oliver, Sr., 65, died at 2:35 p.m. July 23, 2010, at Richland Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 8, 1944, in North Creek, to Bernard G. and Twila E. Etter Oliver. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives. On Jan. 9, 1981, in Pandora, he married Marilyn Jean Jones, who survives in Lima. Mr. Oliver...

Fred Turner

Fred Turner

Jul 21, 2010

Fred Thomas Turner, 101, died at 4:55 p.m. on July 21, 2010, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. He was born January 9, 1909, in Evansville, Tennessee, to Major and Josephine Millard Turner. On May 25, 1946, he married Betty J. Stemen who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Turner was a charter member of Lima Baptist Temple, Lima, Ohio. He...

Gary Betz

Gary Betz

Jul 19, 2010

Gary L. Betz, 62, died at 12:12 p.m. on July 19, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. He was born July 9, 1948, in Sandusky, Ohio to Stanley and Bette Meyers Betz, who have preceded him in death. On February 14, 1981, he married Shirley Carraway, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Betz was self-employed as a...

Charles W.

Charles W.

Jul 19, 2010

Charles W. Lee, Sr., 89, died at 11:11 p.m. July 19, 2010, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 14, 1920, in Lorain, to John E. and Clara Wonderly Lee, who preceded him in death. On June 13, 1944, he married Dorothy Jeanne Hughes, who died Jan 24, 1998. Mr. Lee graduated from Canton McKinley High School in...

Ryan Knoch

Ryan Knoch

Jul 15, 2010

Ryan Patrick Knoch, 36, died July 15, 2010, at his residence. He was born Nov. 1, 1973, in Lima, the son of Ben and Chris Estes, who survive in Elida. Mr. Knoch attended Apollo Career Center and graduated from Wapakoneta High School in 1992. He was employed at Proctor & Gamble in Lima. He was a 2nd Degree Black Belt...