Obituaries

Dennis DeCurtins

Dennis DeCurtins

Nov 2, 2008

Dennis J. DeCurtins, 60, died at 9:35 a.m. November 2, 2008, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, following a 16-month battle with Leukemia. He was born May 5, 1948, in Lima, Ohio to Joseph and Annabelle Carr DeCurtins, who preceded him in death. On April 25, 1970, at St. John Catholic Church, Lima, he married Teresa Helmig, who survives in Lima,...

Dennis Britt

Dennis Britt

Oct 31, 2008

Dennis M. Britt, 47, of Latson, S.Carolina, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died October 31, 2008, at Trident Mercy Hospital in Latson S. Carolina. He was born January 29, 1961, in Akron, Ohio to Robert and Patti Sharp Britt, who survive in Akron, Ohio. His wife of 22 years, Elizabeth ?Liz? Britt, survives in Latson, S. Carolina. Mr. Britt was a...

Ursula Melton

Ursula Melton

Oct 30, 2008

Ursula Melton, 67, died at 3:39 p.m. October 30, 2008, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born August 15, 1941, in Frankfurt, Germany, to Erich and Mathilda Adams Koch, who preceded her in death. On April 24, 1963, she married Kenneth Ray Melton Sr., who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Melton was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Minnie Stapleton

Minnie Stapleton

Oct 27, 2008

Minnie M. Stapleton, 88, died at 8:34 a.m. October 27, 2008, at her residence. She was born February 16, 1920, in Mendenhall, Mississippi. She married Johnnie Stapleton, who died April l7, 1976. Mrs. Stapleton had been a cook at Milano Club and at St. Gerard Rectory for 30 years. She enjoyed sewing, gardening and fishing. Her life revolved around her...

Yolonda Johnson

Yolonda Johnson

Oct 24, 2008

Yalonda E. Johnson, 34, died at 6:06 a.m. October 24, 2008, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born May 9, 1974, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, to Darrell and Valena ?Vickie? Saulsberry Johnson Sr., who survive. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. She had been very involved with sports growing up. She also enjoyed working with computers. Survivors also include...

Teresa Alexander

Teresa Alexander

Oct 24, 2008

Teresa R. Alexander, 46, died October 24, 2008, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1962, in Lima, Ohio to Paul R. and Barbara Jean Metzger Turney. Her father survives in Lima, Ohio. Her mother preceded her in death. On February 12, 1988, she married Roy Alexander, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Alexander had been a...

The Ferman Hall

The Ferman Hall

Oct 20, 2008

The Rev. Ferman Hall, 74, died at 11:50 a.m. October 20, 2008, at his residence. He was born May 9, 1934, in Barbourville, Kentucky, to John W. and Rosa Mae Hibbard Hall, who preceded him in death. On March 29, 1975, he married Sheila R. Wilson, who died September 9, 2008. The Rev. Mr. Hall retired as a service manager...

Dixie Britton

Dixie Britton

Oct 16, 2008

Dixie L. Britton, 83, died at 4:41 a.m. October 16, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1925, in Allen County to Ernest "Red" and Lillian Bresler Reedy, who preceded her in death. On August 31, 1942, she married William H. Britton, who died August 17, 2002. Mrs. Britton was owner and operator of Point Pizza,...

Dorothy Hilty

Dorothy Hilty

Oct 16, 2008

Dorothy Alice Hilty, 88, died at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 16, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee. She was born April 13, 1920, in Lima to Carl G. and Gladys Warthman Lee, who preceded her in death. On Feb. 9, 1941, she married William Ross Hilty, who died June 3, 2008. Mrs. Hilty had worked at the Brunner News Agency. She...

Helen Warner

Helen Warner

Oct 15, 2008

Helen J. Warner, 82, died at 5:03 p.m. October 15, 2008, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born September 4, 1926, in Beaverdam, Ohio to Alvin and Kathryn Cook Lamb, who preceded her in death. On June 14, 1947, she married Earl J. Warner, who died February 9, 2008. Mrs. Warner had worked at Triplett Corp., Bluffton, Ohio, for...

Donald Tasler

Donald Tasler

Oct 11, 2008

Donald L. Tasler, 77, died at 4:25 p.m. October 11, 2008, at his residence. He was born October 1, 1931, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, to Charles Sr. and Flossie Abbot Tasler, who preceded him in death. On August 30, 1957, he married Ann Wilson, who survives. Mr. Tasler?s love of shooting sports led him to open and run Tasler?s Shooters supply,...

Kenneth Raabe

Kenneth Raabe

Oct 10, 2008

Kenneth V. ?The Pie Man? Raabe, 73, died at 10:30 p.m. October 10, 2008, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born September 29, 1935, in Flat Rock, Michigan, to Jacob H. and M. Evelyn Lincoln Raabe, who preceded him in death. On April 11, 1959, he married Sally I. Mummaugh, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Raabe retired from...

Nancy Dailey

Nancy Dailey

Oct 10, 2008

Nancy Kay Dailey, 57, died at 4:34 a.m. October 10, 2008, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born May 31, 1951, in Lima, Ohio to Robert James and Dorothy Maxine Bowers Newman Sr., who preceded her in death. Ms. Dailey was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Lima Senior High School. Survivors include a daughter, Rhonda (Todd) Ghassabian,...

Ruth Rieman

Ruth Rieman

Oct 10, 2008

Ruth Rieman, 81, died at 4:35 p.m. October 10, 2008, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born June 21, 1927, in Maysville, Ohio to James William Swauger and Mary Ellen Gross Swauger-Kunkleman, who preceded her in death. Ms. Rieman was a tailor who worked for Wobbe Cleaners, Springfield, Ohio. She volunteered at the Council on Aging. She was a...

Johnthan Fout,

Johnthan Fout,

Oct 9, 2008

Johnthan Henry Fout Jr., 72, died at 9:07 a.m. October 9, 2008, at Kettering Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was born June 23, 1936, in Dunkirk, Ohio to Johnthan Henry and Orthella Rizor Fout, who preceded him in death. Mr. Fout had been a machinist at Rockwell International. He was a member of Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks Lodge...

Virginia Mullenhour

Virginia Mullenhour

Oct 6, 2008

Virginia A. ?Ginnie? Mullenhour, 81, died at 6:50 p.m. October 6, 2008, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Services Community, Lima, Ohio. She was born December 14, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Raymond F. and Myrtle P. Kearney Wagner, who preceded her in death. On January 31, 1948, at St. John Catholic Church, she married Paul E. Mullenhour, who survives in...

Barbara Buschor

Barbara Buschor

Oct 4, 2008

Barbara E. Buschor, 68, died at 1:30 p.m. October 4, 2008, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility, Lima, Ohio. She was born October 20, 1939, in Van Wert County, Ohio to Lester B. Buschor and Bertha Lorena ?Birdie? Meyer Buschor-Miller. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Ms. Buschor was a medical secretary to Dr....

Jane Bridges

Jane Bridges

Oct 4, 2008

Jane A. Bridges, 89, died at 6:20 p.m. October 4, 2008, at Lima Convalescent Home, Lima, Ohio. She was born February 12, 1919, in Lima, Ohio to William and Eda Myers Dielman, who preceded her in death. On February 9, 1941, she married Clarence Bridges, who died July 17, 1983. Mrs. Bridges was a lifetime member of St. Mark United...

Elizabeth Hennen

Elizabeth Hennen

Oct 4, 2008

Elizabeth ?Libby? Hennen, 82, of Akron, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 10:25 p.m. October 4, 2008, at the Merriman Nursing Home, Akron, Ohio. She was born January 30, 1926, in Washington, Pennsylvania, to Glenn and Grace Kellerman Bennington, who preceded her in death. On October 1, 1950, she married Robert Hennen, who died June 29, 1978. Mrs. Hennen retired...

Thomas Pickering

Thomas Pickering

Oct 3, 2008

Thomas James Pickering, 88, died at 12:10 p.m. October 3, 2008, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1920, in Bellefontaine, Ohio to Lewis B. and Nellie M. Taylor Pickering, who preceded him in death. On June 20, 1943, he married Elizabeth J. VanScoder, who died January 17, 1977. Mr. Pickering retired in 1982 as a carpenter from United...