Obituaries
Charles Walters
Jun 17, 2010
Charles Bishop Walters, 92, died at 1:18 p.m. June 17, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born February 8, 1918, in Boswell, Indiana, to Charles B. and Dessie Fay Walters Sr., who preceded him in death. On December 1, 1945, he married Iola ?Pat? Smith, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Walters was a member of Forest Park...
Stella Nielsen
Jun 15, 2010
Stella Mae Nielsen, 70, died at 11:27 p.m. June 15, 2010, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born Aug. 22, 1939, in Cambridge to Richard and Rachael Brown Gibson, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 13, 1983, she married John David Nielsen, who died Dec. 26, 2006. Mrs. Nielsen loved flower gardening and watching television. Survivors include four...
Norma Barrett Gooderding
Jun 12, 2010
Norma R. Barrett-Gooderding, 86, died at 9:25 p.m. June 12, 2010, at Springview Manor Nursing Home, Lima, Ohio. She was born February 18, 1924, in Auglaize County, Ohio to Alexander and Frances Etgen Schweitzer, who preceded her in death. On December 7, 1943, she married her first husband, Ora A. Barrett Jr., who died in January 1989. On September 6,...
Ralph Woodworth
Jun 11, 2010
Dr. Ralph L. Woodworth, 76, died at 6:18 a.m. June 11, 2010, from injuries suffered in an auto accident on Interstate 94, near St. Paul, Minnesota. He was born December 17, 1933, in Lima, Ohio to Robert and Naomi Males Woodworth, who preceded him in death. On August 20, 1955, he married Erma J. Miller, who survives in Lima, Ohio....
Gregory Rhoad
Jun 8, 2010
Gregory Lynn ?D.J.? Rhoad, 52, died at 4:30 p.m. June 8, 2010, from injuries suffered in an auto accident on Buckland Holden Road, near Cridersville. He was born April 21, 1958, in Paulding County, Ohio to Lawrence Virgil and Barbara Jean Lytle Rhoad, who survive in Lima. On February 27, 1982, he married Tamera Davis, who survives. Mr. Rhoad worked...
Alex Lang
Jun 1, 2010
Alex M. Lang, 70, of Manama, Bahrain, formerly of Elida, Ohio, died at 1 a.m. June 1, 2010, in Manama, Bahrain. He was born April 8, 1940, in Latvia to Michael and Berta Renz Lang, who preceded him in death. He had been married to Sharon Cook, whom he married on October 27, 1963, and she survives. On August 19,...
Philip Donoho
May 31, 2010
Philip W. Donoho, 73, died at 1:05 a.m. May 31, 2010, at his residence. He was born June 5, 1936, in Frankfort, Indiana, to Curtis B. and Thera Hammack Donoho, who preceded him in death. On August 21, 1956, he married Maverine ?Mae? Rogier, who survives. Mr. Donoho worked with Nickle Plate Railroad and retired as a conductor after 42...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
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