Obituaries
Harold Mclaughlin
Jun 23, 2008
Harold L. "Ike" McLaughlin, 90, died at 10:30 a.m. June 23, 2008, at his residence. He was born December 7, 1917, in Foraker to Herman and Mary Collins McLaughlin, who preceded him in death. In 1967, in Wytheville, Virginia, he married Betty J. McLaughlin, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. McLaughlin had worked at Standard Oil. He was a member...

Louise Callahan
Jun 22, 2008
Louise B. Callahan, 91, died at 6:20 a.m. June 22, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born April 22, 1917, in Lima, Ohio to Louis and Caroline Ungruhn Danner, who preceded her in death. On September 2, 1940, she married Clair A. Callahan, who died July 25, 1968. Mrs. Callahan retired in 1993 as owner and operator of...
Irma Gehm
Jun 18, 2008
Irma Gehm, 88, of Columbus, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 10:49 p.m. June 18, 2008, at her residence. She was born October 1, 1919, in Kaiserslautern, Germany, to Johan and Katherina Brand Straub, who preceded her in death. In August 1937, she married Helmut A. Gehm, who died June 22, 1993. Mrs. Gehm retired as a seamstress from Gregg's...
Mary Coffey
Jun 15, 2008
Mary Ann Coffey, 79, died at 8:30 a.m. June 15, 2008, at her residence. She was born December 31, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to James and Alice Davis Groves, who preceded her in death. On June 29, 1946, she married Glen Coffey, who died April 27, 1984. Mrs. Coffey retired from Ex-Cell-O Corp. after 25 years. Survivors include two sons,...
Lucille Kincaid
Jun 14, 2008
Lucille I. Kincaid, 86, died at 9:10 a.m. June 14, 2008, at Sara Jane/Vancrest Living Center. She was born April 9, 1922, in Lima to Albert and Marie Kleinfelter Pearson, who preceded her in death. She married Howard Moore, who died in 1943. On Oct. 17, 1981, she married Eugene Kincaid, who died Sept. 14, 1995. Mrs. Kincaid had worked...
Natalie Kidwell
Jun 14, 2008
Natalie Jean Kidwell, 68, died at 9:30 p.m. June 14, 2008, at her residence. She was born October 31, 1939, in West Jefferson, Ohio to Henry and Vergie Clouser Rice. On December 22, 1961, in West Jefferson she married James Kidwell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Kidwell graduated from West Jefferson Local School District in 1957, where she attended...
Joyce Perkins
Jun 11, 2008
Joyce Ann Perkins, 49, died at 12:51 p.m. June 11, 2008, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, from a sudden illness. She was born Dec. 14, 1958, in Lima to Harvey and Vinetty Wi l l i a m s Perkins. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima. Miss Perkins attended Perry High School....
Alice SMITH
Jun 11, 2008
Alice Eileen Smith, 84, died at 5:47 a.m. June 11, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1923, in Allen County to Merritt and Nellie Mae Hilliard Kendall, who preceded her in death. She married Sanford S. Smith, who died in 1967. Mrs. Smith had worked in the department of nutrition at St. Rita's Medical Center...
Sylvia Brinkman
Jun 10, 2008
Sylvia C. Brinkman died at 10:06 a.m. June 10, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born in Chicago to Frank W. and Edna Finn Best, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 4, 1971, in Chicago, she married Fred C. Brinkman, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Brinkman worked at Otterbein Retirement Community. She had cared for the elderly...
Betty Bible Maloney
Jun 8, 2008
Betty Jean Bible Maloney, 81, died at 4:15 p.m. June 8, 2008, at Golden Living Center, Lima, Ohio. She was born January 13, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Ernest J. and Viola M. Heilman Shepherd, who preceded her in death. She married Charles L. Bible, who preceded her in death. In 1974, she married Mike Maloney, who died on November...

Marjorie Clemans
Jun 6, 2008
Marjorie E. Clemans, 92, died at 2:55 a.m. June 6, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee Nursing Home. She was born December 26, 1915, in Columbus, Ohio to Charles and Gladys Roberts Frye, who preceded her in death. On May 7, 1936, she married Warren E. Clemans, who died May 18, 1997. Mrs. Clemans loved her family and was an...
Ray CHAFIN
Jun 5, 2008
Ray Chafin, 80, died at 6:17 p.m. June 5, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Aug. 2, 1927, in McVeigh, Ky., to Pearl and Ora Griffith Chafin, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 14, 1948, he married Jo Annette Garrett, who survives in Lima. Mr. Chafin had been a road and bridge inspector for the Ohio...

Hilda Gogley
Jun 5, 2008
Hilda M. Gogley, 95, died at 5:55 p.m. June 5, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee. She was born May 31, 1913, in Auglaize County to Albert G. and Carrie V. Conrad Hutchinson, who preceded her in death. She married Lavon R. Barnes, who preceded her in death. She then married Paul Gogley, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Gogley...
Helen Tullis
Jun 4, 2008
Helen M. Tullis, 88, died at 10:25 p.m. June 4, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Dec. 5, 1919, in Lima to Ralph and LaVine Pond Whitehead, who preceded her in death. She married Richard Gavin, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 2, 1961, she married Raymond "Ray" Tullis, who died Oct. 1, 1968. Mrs. Tullis...
William Hilty
Jun 3, 2008
William Ross Hilty, 88, died at 1:52 p.m., June 3, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee. He was born December 24, 1919, in Lima, Ohio to David J. and Louise May Stevenson Hilty, who preceded him in death. On February 9, 1941, he married Dorothy Alice Lee, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hilty retired as a metallurgist from Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton...

Dorothy Hecht
May 31, 2008
Dorothy H. Hecht, 70, died May 31, 2008, at her residence. She was born April 1, 1938, in Pandora to Norbert and Alma Baumgartner Brinkman, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Hecht was a teacher's aide and school librarian. She also worked at the Red Cross and The Andersons. She enjoyed working with children in a school setting. She loved...
Adabelle Walker
May 31, 2008
Adabelle Oleson-Walker, 93, died at 1:50 a.m. May 31, 2008, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 2, 1915, in Lincoln, Nebrasks, to Arch and Laura Hake Nicholas, who preceded her in death. On June 2, 1939, she married Dale Brady Oleson, who died January 10, 1956. She then married Kim Walker, who died in 1963. Mrs. Oleson-Walker...

Antoinette Guidera
May 30, 2008
Antoinette Catherine "Ann" Guidera, 97, died at 8:10 p.m. May 30, 2008, at her residence. She was born November 4, 1910, to Nicholas V. and Marie Guidera, who preceded her in death. Ms. Guidera retired from W.J. Noonan Co. She also worked as a buyer for Feldmans Inc. and worked at Madisons Inc. She was a member of St. Charles...
Estella Adams
May 29, 2008
Estella Searing Adams, 68, died at 9:45 a.m. May 29, 2008, at her residence. She was born April 26, 1940, in Jacksonville, Florida, to Glen G. and Mary Frances Gillison Searing, who preceded her in death. On September 1, 1963, in Clarksville, Gerogia, she married David S. Adams, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Adams retired in 1995 from the...
Billy Newman
May 21, 2008
Billy E. "Bill" Newman, 85, died at 3:15 a.m. May 21, 2008, at Triumph Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born April 14, 1923, in Lima, Ohio to Arthur A. and Bernice Moffett Newman, who preceded him in death. On December18, 1943, he married Anita Siferd, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Newman retired as an insurance adjuster from Westfield Insurance...
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