Obituaries
James Hoff
Jul 8, 2009
James A. Hoff, 80, died at 8:44 p.m. July 8, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born February 2, 1929, in Lima, Ohio to Alfred and Helen Maurer Hoff, who preceded him in death. On June 11, 1954, he married Ruth Boedecker, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hoff retired after 25 years as principal of the middle...
Anita Gerken
Jul 7, 2009
Anita Mae Gerken 73, died at 5:15 p.m. July 7, 2009, at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. She was born May 21, 1936, in Pedro, Ohio to Harley and Mahala Rowe Weisenberger, who preceded her in death. On May 2, 1959, in Portsmouth, she married Lawrence T. Gerken, who died Feb. 12, 1990. Mrs. Gerken was a homemaker. She was...
Ida Hicks
Jul 7, 2009
Ida Hicks 83, died at 11:59 a.m. July 7, 2009, at her residence. She was born April 6, 1926, in Cridersville, Ohio to Leroy ?Gil? Stemen and Gladys Roby Stemen-Binkley, who preceded her in death. She married Richard Hicks, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Hicks was a homemaker, who loved watching soap operas. Survivors also include four children, Lonnie (Grace)...
Kenneth Shaw
Jul 6, 2009
Kenneth V. Shaw, 89, of Cullman, Alabama, formerly of Allen County, Ohio, died July 6, 2009, at his residence. He was born February 18, 1920, in Allen County, Ohio to Jesse LeRoy and Opal Koneta Scholfield Shaw, who preceded him in death. His wife of 40 years, Dorcas Bosserman Shaw, preceded him in death. On January 20, 1984, he married...
Virginia Gauggel
Jul 4, 2009
Virginia E. ?Ginny? Gauggel 73, died at 7:48 a.m. July 4, 2009, at her residence. She was born March 6, 1936, in Allen County, Ohio to Blake and Imogene Brewer Guthrie, who preceded her in death. On January 13, 1959, she married Robert Gauggel Jr., who died February 11, 1991. Mrs. Gauggel was a homemaker. She was a member of...
Christina Hicks Williams
Jul 3, 2009
Christina R. Hicks Williams 67, died at 1:15 a.m. July 3, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born November 21, 1941, in Lima, Ohio to Angelo and Genevieve Lombardo Amie, who preceded her in death. In 1960, she married Jackie B Hicks, who died January 25, 1997. They were married for 23 years. On August 28, 1986, she...
Jack Blackburn
Jul 2, 2009
Jack O. Blackburn 83, died at 11:30 a.m. July 2, 2009, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility. He was born September 12, 1925, in Waynesfield, Ohio, to Lloyd W. and Leona B. McGinnis Blackburn, who preceded him in death. On January 8, 1955, he married Lucille Nassr, who died February 26, 2004. Mr. Blackburn and his wife, Lucille, owned and...
Sally Raabe
Jun 30, 2009
Sally I. Raabe 69, died at 10:25 a.m. June 30, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born February 14, 1940, in Lima to Alfred and Florella Groce Mummaugh, who preceded her in death. On April 11, 1959, in Lima she married Kenneth V. Raabe, who died October 10, 2008. Mrs. Raabe worked at Lazarus Department Store...
Elly Briggs
Jun 29, 2009
Elly Hilde Briggs 80, died at 8:28 p.m. June 29, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Emil and Bertha Rosenberger, who preceded her in death. Ms. Briggs was a member of Westside United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sisters in Germany. She was preceded in death by a brother, Denny...
Oro Mcelderry
Jun 29, 2009
Oro W. ?Mac? McElderry 90, died at 11 a.m. June 29, 2009, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born August 19, 1918, in Putnam County, Ohio to Len and Lottie Neill McElderry, who preceded him in death. On December 23, 1949, he married Gloria D. Drake, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. McElderry retired May 1, 1984, from Westinghouse as...
Crit Akers
Jun 26, 2009
Crit William Akers 73, died at 10:38 p.m. June 26, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born August 28, 1935, in Paintsville, Kentucky, to Thomas and Lula J. Stambaugh Akers, who preceded him in death. On February 28, 1987, he marred Jo Ann Vance, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Akers was a time study for Teledyne Ohio...
Bessie Snyder
Jun 23, 2009
Bessie Marie Snyder 99, died at 1:52 a.m. June 23, 2009, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 13, 1910, in Allen County, Ohio to Frank and Maude Rieggle Allstetler, who preceded her in death. On May 29, 1965, she married Ray Snyder, who died January 25, 1987. Mrs. Snyder a member of West Elm United Church of...
Lonnie Gallaspie
Jun 20, 2009
Lonnie L. Gallaspie,44,died at 1:50 p.m. June 20, 2009, at his residence. He was born October 3, 1964, in Lima, Ohio to Noah and Luella Bowers Gallaspie. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives. On July 27, 1996, he married H. Carol Beery, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gallaspie was a member of Lima Community Church...
Anthony Adkins
Jun 19, 2009
Anthony Ray ?Tony? Adkins 35, died at 11:07 p.m. June 19, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born July 10, 1973, in Lima to Gary Ray and Pamela Sue Fought Adkins. His mother preceded him in death and his father survives. On March 7, 1992, he married Melissa ?Missy? Rex, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Adkins worked...
Richard Stolly
Jun 18, 2009
Richard J. ?Dick? Stolly 80, died at 4:30 p.m. June 18, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born December 12, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to Victor J. and Mary I. Quinlan Stolly, who preceded him in death. On May 17, 1952, he married Joan E. Williams, who survives. They raised six children, who had 18 grandchildren and four...
Margaret Margene Dardio
Jun 17, 2009
Margaret R. ?Margene? Dardio 74, died at 6:45 a.m. June 17, 2009, at her residence. She was born June 12, 1935, in Ottoville, Ohio to Leo A. and Regina Gergen Hoehn, who preceded her in death. On May 25, 1957, she married Richard Dardio, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mrs. Dardio had been a sales representative for American Merchandise for...
Juanita Sellers
Jun 17, 2009
Juanita Sellers, 84, died at 11:05 a.m. June 17, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1925, in Hardin County, Ohio to Cash and Pearlie Adams Hackworth, who preceded her in death. On June 7, 1967, she married Robert Sellers, who died January 27 1989. Mrs. Sellers was a homemaker and had worked at Lima Register...
Bruce Kiracofe
Jun 16, 2009
Bruce H. Kiracofe , 66, died at 4:42 p.m. June 16, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. He was born August 11, 1942, in Van Wert, Ohio to Harland and Margaret Bolenbaugh Kiracofe, who preceded him in death. On July 3, 1980, in Lafayette, Ohio, he married Cora Ballinger, who survives in Harrod, Ohio. Mr. Kiracofe was a...
Grace Bissey
Jun 14, 2009
Grace Bissey,102, died at 7:14 a.m. June 14, 2009, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community. She was born February 26, 1907, in Toledo, Ohio to Clement Myers and Arminta Obenour Dunham, who preceded her in death. On September 9, 1926, she married William Bissey, who died June 3, 1950. Mrs. Bissey enjoyed baking bread and caring for family and...
Gladys Austin
Jun 10, 2009
Gladys L. Austin 82, died at 8:28 a.m. June 20, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born March 16, 1927, in Clinton, Mo., to William F. and Ruth I. Boone Hassen, who preceded her in death. On Jan. 8, 1947, she married Raymond W. Austin, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Austin was a 1945 graduate of Alger...
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