Obituaries
Thomas Tom Brookman
May 3, 2009
Thomas L. ?Tom? Brookman,72, died at 2:30 p.m. May 3, 2009, in Georgetown, Kentucky. He was born February 6, 1937, in Lima, Ohio to Clifford Brookman and Eleanor Fink, who preceded him in death. On October 5, 1963, he married Lois M. Sites, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Brookman retired in November 1987 as a platoon chief from the...
Steven Jankow
May 1, 2009
Steven A. Jankow Steven A. Jankow, 52, died at 2:32 a.m. May 1, 2009, at Cleveland Clinic Hospitals. He was born April 27, 1957, in Detroit to Robert and Diane Greenough Jankow, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 18, 2005, in Las Vegas he married Denise Frueh Switzer, who survives in Lima. Mr. Jankow worked at Honda of American...
Jean Owens
Apr 29, 2009
Jean Anne Owens,76, died at 5:25 p.m. April 29, 2009, in Las Vegas. She was born January 27, 1933, in Lima, Ohio to Eugene and Vesta Elizabeth Johnson White, who preceded her in death. In 1951, she married Fred Emanuel Owens, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Owens had worked at Ex-Cell-O Corp., Shawnee Manor, RMS of Ohio, Blue Cross/Blue...
John Meyer
Apr 28, 2009
John Robert "Lurch" Meyer, 45, died at 4:35 p.m. April 28, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, following a brief but brave battle with lung cancer. He was born Dec. 26, 1963, in Methuen, Mass., to John and Alice Collette Meyer. His father survives. His mother preceded him in death. Mr. Meyer had been a truck driver and a cement...
Linda Skelly
Apr 26, 2009
Linda Sue Skelly , 70, died at 9:30 a.m. April 26, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born March 20, 1939, in Effingham, Illinois., to Earl and Beaulah Ware Miller, who preceded her in death. On September 5, 1958, in Spencerville, Ohio she married Robert Dean Skelly, who survives in Lima, OHio. Mrs. Skelly was a member of...
Marian Salsburey
Apr 25, 2009
Marian ?Jean? Salsburey , 85, died at 9:47 p.m. April 25, 2009, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community. She was born January 23, 1924, in Allen County to Harvey and Elizabeth Haverstick Crites, who preceded her in death. On July 1, 1944, she married Virgil ?Abe? Salsburey, who died November 12, 2007. Mrs. Salsburey retired as an importing/exporting supervisor...
Jack Wierman
Apr 24, 2009
Jack L. Wierman, , 72, died at 6:44 p.m. April 24, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born January 27, 1937, in Marion, Ohio to Pearl Wierman, who preceded him in death. On September 11, 1981, he married Linda Market, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Wierman was retired from Monsanto. He served in the Navy from October...
Alyce Jenkins
Apr 24, 2009
Alyce Wroe Jenkins , 105, died at 1:36 a.m. April 25, 2009, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility. She was born September 2, 1903, in Manchester, England, to Albert and Amanda Biggs Wroe. Mrs. Jenkins became a U.S. citizen when she was 27. After graduating from Ohio Northern University with a life certificate in elementary education, she began a long...
Joel Felkey
Apr 23, 2009
Joel G. Felkey , 74, died at 5:33 p.m. April 23, 2009, at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born November 24, 1934, in Kalida, Ohio to Merle G. and Norma Siniff Felkey, who preceded him in death. On January 16, 1953, he married Charlene McClain, who survives in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Felkey was retired from VME,...
Robert Widmer
Apr 21, 2009
Robert C. Widmer , 67, died at 9 p.m. April 21, 2009, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 11, 1941, in Elliston to Carl and Dorothy Reinbolt Widmer, who preceded him in death. His stepmother, Rhea Widmer, survives. On July 16, 1960, he married Carole Brown, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Widmer retired...
Rowland Rone
Apr 19, 2009
Rowland E. ?Rolly? Rone , 83, died at 10:25 a.m. April 19, 2009, at his residence. He was born November 12, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Gerald and Emma Jane Hicks Rone, who preceded him in death. On October 1, 1950, he married Pauline ?Polly? Frail, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Rone was co-owner and operator of The Pride...
Winifred Mulcahy
Apr 18, 2009
Winifred E. ?Winnie? Mulcahy, 89, died at 12:50 a.m. April 18, 2009, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Lima to Charles and Flora Mabel Taylor Hodde, who preceded her in death. On June 26, 1943, she married Thomas A. Mulcahy Jr.,in Waco, Texas. He died March 13, 1946. Mrs. Mulcahy retired in 1989 after 25...
Pauline Brinkman
Apr 16, 2009
Pauline ?Pinky? Brinkman, 87, died at 1:03 p.m. April 16, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Putnam County to Russel and Leona Unverferth Hamilton, who preceded in her in death. On Sept. 4, 1946, in Kalida, she married Howard Brinkman, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Brinkman was a homemaker. She was a member...
George Dalton
Apr 16, 2009
George Carl Dalton, 73, died at 8:53 a.m. April 16, 2009, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1936, in Leamington, Ontario, to Milford and Pearl Rogers Dalton, who preceded him in death. On March 2, 1957, at First Lutheran Church, Kingsville, Ontario, he married Rosalie Welker, who survives in Lima. Mr. Dalton retired from Ford Motor...
Kathleen Schaefer
Apr 14, 2009
Kathleen Kay ?Kathy? Schaefer , 61, died at 4:20 a.m. April 14, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born August 16, 1947, in Lima, Ohio to Cledith and Ethel Stroud McNamara, who preceded her in death. On June 28, 1969, she married Randall A Schaefer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Schaefer had been a long-distance telephone operator...
Ruth Bowman
Apr 14, 2009
Ruth N. Bowman, 72, died at 8:49 a.m. April 14, 2009. She was born Jan. 21, 1937, in Elida to Walter A. and Naomi Baker Long, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 7, 1955, she married Orville Bowman, who survives in Elida. Mrs. Bowman was a homemaker and a member of the Ash Grove Old German Baptist Brethren Church....
Wendell Ridgley
Apr 13, 2009
Wendell Ridgley, 86, died at 4:29 p.m. April 13, 2009, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born August 29, 1922, in Chesterhill to Harry and Edith Carpenter Ridgley, who preceded him in death. On September 21, 1947, he married O. Louise ?Tommie? Thompson, who preceded him in death. Mr. Ridgley retired in 1984 as controller...
Tobey Smith
Apr 12, 2009
Tobey Smith , 87, died at 12:57 p.m. April 12, 2009, at the Lima Convalescent Home. She was born August 7, 1921, in Jersey City, N.J., to Samuel and Etta Levy Weiss, who preceded her in death. She married Irving L. Smith, who preceded her in death. She then married Chester Kosuda, who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Smith...
William Parlette
Apr 12, 2009
William ?Rudy? Parlette 81, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Harrod, died at 2:25 a.m. April 12, 2009, at Hospice Arbor Home, Mesa, Ariz. He was born Jan. 9, 1928, in Harrod to Adrian and Ella Leedy Parlette, who preceded him in death. On June 19, 1944, he married Gloria Lynn, who survives in Mesa, Ariz. Mr. Parlette was a member...
Floyd Metzger
Apr 12, 2009
Floyd Owen Metzger, 85, died at 9:45 p.m. April 12, 2009, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born May 2, 1923, in Allen County to Lester and Nellie Flory Metzger, who preceded him in death. On January 15, 1944, he married Ruth Archer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Metzger had been a truck driver for Standard Oil/BP. He...
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