Obituaries

Mary McDorman

Mary McDorman

May 26, 2010

Mary Katherine McDorman, 98, died at 9:01 p.m. May 26, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1912, in Lima, Ohio to Charles Frederick and Anna Gusta Gunderson Barber, who preceded her in death. On January 20, 1930, she married John H. McDorman, who died May 18, 1996. Mrs. McDorman retired as a sales clerk from...

Alvin Whetstone

Alvin Whetstone

May 17, 2010

Alvin Ronnie ?Ron? Whetstone, 76, died at 9:28 p.m. May 17, 2010, at his residence. He was born March 29, 1934, in Lima to Virgil and Mabel Hines Whetstone, who preceded him in death. In June 1954, he married Faye Dingledine, who died in November 1995. In January 1997, he married Sharon Cook Lang, who survives in Lima. Mr. Whetstone...

Thomas Anderson

Thomas Anderson

May 17, 2010

Thomas Edward ?Tom? Anderson, 67, died at 6:02 a.m. May 17, 2010, at his residence. He was born November 28, 1942, in Dayton to Charles Thomas and Carrie Rosella Thompson Anderson, who preceded him in death. Mr. Anderson was a 1960 graduate of Wellston High School, Wellston, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. He retired from...

Everett Dahlke

Everett Dahlke

May 13, 2010

Everett T. Dahlke, 92, died at 6:25 a.m. May 13, 2010, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community. He was born May 21, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio to Theodore L. and Genevieve Manzler Dahlke, who preceded him in death. On July 24, 1940, he married Vivian Eilene Hitchner, who died January 6, 2001. Mr. Dahlke had been a life member...

Nancy Raver

Nancy Raver

May 12, 2010

Nancy Joan Raver, 80, died at 4:03 a.m. May 12, 2010, at Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home, Wapakoneta, Ohio. She was born June 8, 1929, in Lima, Ohio to Everett Ellis and Frances Davis Edmiston, who preceded her in death. On May 15, 1953, she married Chester ?Chet? Raver Jr., who died October 22, 2003. Mrs. Raver taught art in her...

Glenn Rolsten

Glenn Rolsten

May 10, 2010

Glenn E. Rolsten, 58, died at 12:33 a.m. May 10, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born January 28, 1952, in Lima, Ohio to Paul E. and Rhea Foster Rolsten. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives. On May 8, 2000, he married Margaret Dove, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Rolsten worked in construction at...

Kathleen Clum

Kathleen Clum

May 10, 2010

Kathleen C. Clum, 67, died at 10:32 p.m. May 10, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born February 7, 1943, in Lima, Ohio to Clair A. and Louise Danner Callahan, who preceded her in death. Ms. Clum did office and secretarial work at Ex-Cell-O and had worked in the custodial department at the Lima Public Library. She had...

Gaylord Sneary

Gaylord Sneary

May 8, 2010

Gaylord L. Sneary, 79, died at 7:25 a.m. May 8, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born January 20, 1931, in Lima, Ohio to Lyle and Mable Staley Sneary, who preceded him in death. On November 11, 1950, he married Madeline M. Fowler, who survives in Lakeview, Ohio. Mr. Sneary retired from the Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine...

Betty Frail

Betty Frail

May 8, 2010

Betty J. Frail, 82, died at 1:07 p.m. May 8, 2010, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born May 28, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Justin and Melva Hefner Ruff, who preceded her in death. On April 21, 1946, she married James E. Frail, who died September 28, 2001. Mrs. Frail had worked at Tony?s Confectionary, Harris IGA, as a...

James Schenk

James Schenk

May 7, 2010

James R. ?Jim? Schenk, 85, died at 11:59 a.m. May 7, 2010, at his residence. He was born January 10, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Frank and Ida Patterson Schenk, who preceded him in death. On May 13, 1950, he married Mary Abigail ?Abby? Gast, who died September 27, 1987. Mr. Schenk worked at the Sohio Lima Refinery from 1951...

LaVerne Beeler

LaVerne Beeler

May 3, 2010

LaVerne O. ?Larry? Beeler, 86, died May 3, 2010, at his residence. He was born July 21, 1923, in Elida, Ohio to Clarence and Elsie Verbryke Beeler, who preceded him in death. On November 18, 1956, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, he married Juanita M. Williams, who died September 12, 1997. Mr. Beeler retired as an automotive service adviser from Sears....

Benny Fetzer

Benny Fetzer

Apr 29, 2010

Lima Benny ?Ben? W. Fetzer, 66, died at 9:30 p.m. April 29, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born Nov. 22, 1943, in Lima to Orby and Lucille Alder Fetzer, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 10, 1968, he married Cheryl Powers, who survives in Lima. Mr. Fetzer worked for Teledyne Ohio Steel for 27? years, then...

Robert Tomlinson

Robert Tomlinson

Apr 23, 2010

Robert Charles Tomlinson, 82, died April 23, 2010, at his residence after a brief illness. He was born June 19, 1927, to Elwood and Ruby George Tomlinson, who preceded him in death. On November 27, 1948, he married D. Jean Fisher, who survives. Mr. Tomlinson graduated from South High School in 1945 and attended numerous trade schools throughout the country....

Jean Sherman

Jean Sherman

Apr 23, 2010

Services for Jean R. Sherman, 75, of Alger, Ohio, will be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at Price Funeral Home in Kenton, Ohio. Pastor Randy Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in Preston Cemetery, Alger, Ohio. Friends may call from noon until the time of the service on Wednesday at Price Funeral Home. Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home of...

Kenneth Gilbert

Kenneth Gilbert

Apr 21, 2010

Kenneth E. ?Kenny? Gilbert, 75, died at 11:30 p.m. April 21, 2010, at his residence. He was born April 26, 1934, in Olive Hill, Kentucky to Leonard and Marie Back Gilbert Sr., who preceded him in death. On September 2, 1955, in Acme, W.Virginia, he married Janet Wood, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gilbert was liked by everyone who...

Betty Schlosser

Betty Schlosser

Apr 20, 2010

Betty J. Schlosser, 86, died at 4 a.m. April 20, 2010, at her residence. She was born July 10, 1923, in Lima, Ohio to Lawrence and Grace Giberson O?Neill, who preceded her in death. On December 11, 1948, she married Darrell R. Schlosser, who died August 1, 1999. Mrs. Schlosser was a graduate of Lima South High School. She had...

Roberta Fitzgerald

Roberta Fitzgerald

Apr 14, 2010

Roberta B. Fitzgerald, 92, died at 4:50 a.m. April 14, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born December 25, 1917, in Spokane, Washington, to George and Catherine Jones Crawley, who preceded her in death. On September 29, 1950, she married Amos Fitzgerald, who died October 23, 2004. Mrs. Fitzgerald was a homemaker. She was a member...

Barbara Rizor-Evans

Barbara Rizor-Evans

Apr 12, 2010

Barbara Ellen Rizor-Evans 86, died at 3:59 a.m. April 12, 2010, at Primrose Place. She was born January 21, 1924, in Berkettsville, Ohio to Joseph and Pauline Corwin DaPore, who preceded her in death. She married Paul Edwin Rizor, who died in 1963. On August 12, 1965, she married Clyde Evans, who died March 21, 2007. Mrs. Rizor-Evans retired as...

Eileen Anderson

Eileen Anderson

Apr 11, 2010

Eileen Carol Anderson 70, died at 5:20 a.m. April 11, 2010, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born May 3, 1939, in Lima, Ohio to Ernest Charles and Ruby Gladys Secrist Craver, who preceded her in death. On October 18, 1959, she married Donald Gene Anderson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Anderson had worked for Southside Savings & Loan....

Stanley John

Stanley John

Apr 8, 2010

Gene Stanley John, 67, died at 8:41 a.m. April 8, 2010, at Lima Memorial Health System. Services will begin at noon Monday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.