Obituaries
Robert Slechter
Dec 27, 2007
Robert H. "Bob" Slechter, 82, died at 9:45 a.m. Dec. 27, 2007, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born March 22, 1925, in Lima to Von Kyle and Eva Marie Jones Slechter, who preceded him in death. On Feb. 14, 1947, he married Jeanette Ballinger, who survives in Lima. Mr. Slechter was a maintenance supervisor at Standard Oil for 35...
Joyce Mccluer
Dec 27, 2007
Joyce Ann McCluer, 60, died at 8:14 a.m. Dec. 27, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born June 1, 1947, in Lima to Robert Wehner and Nellie Gossard. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima. On Sept. 3, 1965, she married David McCluer, who survives in Lima. Mrs. McCluer was a deputy clerk for...
Bonnie REEDER-GELO
Dec 27, 2007
Bonnie J. Reeder-Gelo, 55, died at 12:20 a.m. Dec. 27, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 15, 1952, in Lima to Emanuel "Dewey" and Mary McGinnis Fosnaugh, who preceded her in death. On March 19, 1993, she married Jim Gelo, who survives in Elida. Mrs. Reeder-Gelo was a project administrator at...
Donald Hohl
Dec 27, 2007
Donald William Hohl, 95, died at 11:53 p.m. Dec. 27, 2007, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 3, 1912, in Lima to Edward and Lena Archinal Hohl, who preceded him in death. Mr. Hohl had worked as a trainman, brakeman and conductor for Nickel Plate Road and Norfolk & Southern Railroad. He was a member of Zion...

Edward Nungester
Dec 23, 2007
Edward Everett Nungester, 75, of Moyock, N.Carolina, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 5 a.m. December 23, 2007, at his residence. He was born May 11, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Everett and Mary Hawk Nungester, who preceded him in death. On September 13, 1952, in Lima, OHio, he married Marilyn Sue Stokes, who survives in Moyock, N.Carolina. Mr. Nungester...

Mary Hogan
Dec 22, 2007
Mary Virginia ?Jinny? Hogan 93, died at 5:50 p.m. December 22, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center, following a fall and a broken hip. She was born July 14, 1914, in Delphos, Ohio to William and Mary Slater Reed, who preceded her in death. In 1940, she married John F. Hogan, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Hogan held many...
Kathleen Cushman
Dec 19, 2007
Kathleen Ann Cushman 59, died at 8:20 p.m. December 19, 2007, at Lost Creek Care Center. She was born December 6, 1948, in Cincinnati, Ohio to John and Joyce Schaerges Dahlheimer. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Thomas Cushman, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Cushman had been a real estate agent...
Jeanne Hoover
Dec 15, 2007
Jeanne E. Hoover 57, died at 5:01 p.m. December 15, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System, following a valiant battle with stomach cancer. She was born September 24, 1950, in Lima, Ohio to Xonophone F. and Vida B. Miller Hoover, who preceded her in death. Ms. Hoover retired June 30, 2007, as a day care worker from Learning Tree Child...
Ruth Brillhart
Dec 14, 2007
Ruth Ann Brillhart 88, died at 9:47 a.m. December 14, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born July 20, 1919, in Perry Township, Ohio to Orville and Lucille Stevenson McPheron, who preceded her in death. On November 24, 1938, she married Wilbur A. Brillhart, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Brillhart was a homemaker. She was a member...
Betty Longsworth
Dec 11, 2007
Betty Lea Grubb Longsworth, 83, died at 7:51 a.m. Dec. 11, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Oct. 14, 1924, in Van Wert to Emmett and Della Putman Grubb, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 15, 1943, she married Carl James Longsworth, who died July 24, 1994. They were married for nearly 51 years. Mrs. Longsworth...
Richard Frail
Dec 6, 2007
Richard Melvin ?Dick? Frail 92, died at 5:50 p.m. December 6, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born July 8, 1915, in Van Wert, Ohio to John William and Ethel Witherspoon Frail, who preceded him in death. On November 12, 1938, he married Dorothy Werking, of North Manchester, Indiana, who died November 23, 1990. Mr. Frail retired in...

Leota Carroll
Nov 30, 2007
Leota L. Carroll 98, died at 11:45 p.m. Novovember 30, 2007, at The Ridge at Shawnee. She was born February 10, 1909, in Burkettsville to C.C. and Pearl Earhart Corwin, who preceded her in death. Her first husband was Art Jordan. Her second husband was Peter Duran. Her third husband was Charles Carroll. All preceded her in death. Mrs. Carroll...
L. CORBETT
Nov 28, 2007
L. Anita Corbett, 81, died at 4:12 a.m. Nov. 28, 2007, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. She was born Aug. 28, 1926, in Waterbury, Conn., to Timothy Joseph and Julia Elizabeth Howd Dee, who preceded her in death. She was raised by her aunt, Grace Ellen Howd Hubbell, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 4, 1948, she married...
Wardell Macklin,
Nov 23, 2007
Wardell Macklin Sr. 72, died at 1:21 p.m. November 23, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born November 21, 1935, in Sheffield, Alabama, to Ernest and Janie Mae Brown Davis. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives. On June 16, 1984, he married Kippy Spaulding in Lima, Ohio, she survives in Lima. Mr. Macklin retired from...
Glenn Decker
Nov 22, 2007
Glenn Robert ?Bob? Decker 77, died at 5:52 p.m. November 22, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. He was born May 28, 1930, in Hancock County, Ohio, to Elven Henry and Mary Blunk Decker, who preceded him in death. On December 9, 1978, he married Linda Darlene McElroy, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Decker worked for Western Ohio Stone...
Charles Schumm
Nov 17, 2007
Charles R. Schumm, 93, died at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 17, 2007, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility. He was born April 29, 1914, in Rockford to Charles and Jenneta A. B u r e y Schumm, who preceded him in death. In 1947, he married Marlene Conley, who died in 1994. In 2002, he m a r r i e...
Debora Boyd
Nov 16, 2007
Debora L. Boyd 53, died at 7:24 p.m. November 16, 2007, at St. Rita?s Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1954, in Brownsville, Tenn., to Paschal E. and Irene Morris Sorell, who survive. Ms. Boyd was a homemaker and she attended Open Door Baptist Church. She loved her children, grandchildren and horses. Survivors include four daughters, Cathy (David) Sweet,...
Mary Parker
Nov 16, 2007
Mary Margaret Parker, 80, died at 1:22 p.m. Nov. 16, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born July 26, 1927, in Hancock County to Jacob George and June Kuhn Smith, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 6, 1959, she married William Parker, who died Dec. 14, 2000. Mrs. Parker retired from Thomas D. Quinn Painting Contractors and...
Fredonia BATHTEL
Nov 15, 2007
Fredonia E. Ramge Bowman Bathtel, 103, died at 5 p.m. Nov. 15, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born May 9, 1904, in Wapakoneta to Henry P. and Lulu Snider Ramge. On Dec. 22, 1923, she married Floyd C. Bowman, who died Oct. 10, 1957. On June 1, 1969, she married Harry A. Bathtel, who preceded her in...
Betty O'Neil Reichelderfer
Nov 13, 2007
Betty G. O?Neil Reichelderfer 86, died at 9:40 a.m. November 13, 2007, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born September 21, 1921, in Ottawa, Ohio to Frank and Ethel Salsbury Kindle, who preceded her in death. In 1937, she married Walter O?Neil, who died in 1987. They were married for 50 years. In 1996, she married Harry Reichelderfer, who died...
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