Obituaries

Marilyn Gelo

Marilyn Gelo

Mar 19, 2007

MARILYN A. GELO, 58, died at 8 p.m. March 18, 2007, at her residence. She was born July 15, 1948, in Lima, Ohio to James H. and Jane Frances O'Boyle Gelo. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Miss Gelo had worked at Linde Gas LLC, and its predecessors, for more than 30 years. She...

H. Lawson

H. Lawson

Mar 19, 2007

H. GUY LAWSON, 85, died at 2:25 p.m. March 19, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1922, in Lima to Guy and Anna Helmlinger Lawson, who preceded him in death. On October 11, 1947, he married Dorothy C. Avery, who died Nov. 7, 2006. Mr. Lawson and his wife had owned and operated Guy's Sinclair...

Curtis Wright

Curtis Wright

Mar 16, 2007

CURTIS WRIGHT, 72, died at 9:05 p.m. March 16, 2007, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born October 23, 1934, in Portsmouth, Ohio to James and Emma Caudill Wright, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 2, 1959, in Monticello, Ohio, he married Martha L. Patterson Wright, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Wright retired in 1996 from SRECO...

C. Binkley-Fee

C. Binkley-Fee

Mar 13, 2007

C. CONNIE BINKLEY-FEE, 53, died at 10:33 a.m. March 13, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born February 15, 1954, in Lima, Ohio to Charles and Katheryn Williams Martin. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives. On April 1, 2006, she married David Fee, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Fee was a homemaker. She loved...

Harold Nungester

Harold Nungester

Mar 13, 2007

HAROLD E. NUNGESTER, 68, died at 6:45 a.m. March 13, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born May 11, 1938, in Lima to Everett L. and Mary A. Hawk Nungester, who preceded him in death. Mr. Nungester had worked for Master Maintenance, Lowe's, Brothers Four, Vistron and the Lima Fire Department. He was a life member of the...

Kay HARNISHFEGER

Kay HARNISHFEGER

Mar 12, 2007

KAY LOUISE HARNISHFEGER, 64, of Spring City, Tenn., formerly of Lima, died at 11:30 p.m. March 12, 2007, at her residence. She was born Sept. 30, 1942, in Lima to Raymond F. and Rosemary "Rosie" McBeth Thompson. Her father survives in Lima. Her mother preceded her in death. On March 27, 1971, she married William "Bill" Harnishfeger, who survives in...

Phyllis Rogers

Phyllis Rogers

Mar 2, 2007

PHYLLIS STRAIN ROGERS, 77, died at 3:55 p.m. March 2, 2007, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 1, 1929, in Monroe County, Indiana, to William H. and Bernice Jean (Hammond) Strain. On April 14, 1949, she married Willis Kay Rogers, who survives. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker. She had been an administrative specialist at Ball State University...

Scott Harmon

Scott Harmon

Mar 2, 2007

SCOTT GRAHAM HARMON, 19, died March 2, 2007, in an auto accident. He was born January 25, 1988, in Lima, Ohio to Gary A. and Julie M. Graham Harmon, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Harmon was a 2006 graduate of Elida High School and was a freshman at Bluffton University, where he was a member of the varsity baseball...

Martha BARRINGTON

Martha BARRINGTON

Feb 25, 2007

MARTHA ELIZABETH BARRINGTON, 92, died at 3:45 p.m. Feb. 25, 2007, at Richland Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 14, 1915, in Cheyenne, Wyo., to Arza F. and Minnie E. Snyder Green, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 17, 1936, in Angola, Ind., she married George David Barrington, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Barrington was a homemaker....

Kyle Shaw

Kyle Shaw

Feb 25, 2007

KYLE M. SHAW, 34, died Feb. 25, 2007, in Athens. He was born Feb. 17, 1973, in Lima to Dennis R. and Joyce Gibbons Shaw, who survive in Lima. His former wife, Elli Shaw, survives in Pioneer. Mr. Shaw was a factory laborer. He was a 1991 graduate of Shawnee High School. He attended Ohio University, Athens. He was a...

Emalou Phillips

Emalou Phillips

Feb 25, 2007

EMALOU PHILLIPS, 92, died at 2:18 a.m. Feb. 25, 2007, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 7, 1914, in St. Marys to Harry and Florence Federspiel Wilcox, who preceded her in death. On June 15, 1940, in Ohio she married Ralph "Connie" Phillips, who died Dec. 15, 1968. Mrs. Phillips worked for Northrup King Seed Co., Lima,...

George Sebenoler

George Sebenoler

Feb 24, 2007

GEORGE DONALD "DON" SEBENOLER, 91, died at 8:48 p.m. Feb. 24, 2007, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born Nov. 13, 1915, in Kirby to Peter S. and Alice O'Rourke Sebenoler, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 16, 1940, he married Virginia Mae Gill, in Honolulu, Hawaii, and she died Feb. 9, 2004. Mr. Sebenoler was a 1933 graduate...

Phyllis Bruno

Phyllis Bruno

Feb 24, 2007

PHYLLIS J. BRUNO, 78, died at 7 a.m. Feb. 24, 2007, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 11, 1928, in Lima to John and Hazel Truex Phillips, who preceded her in death. In 1947, she married William "Bill" Bruno, who died Oct. 5. 2003. Mrs. Bruno was a homemaker. She was a member of Sugar Creek Church...

Ruth Ziegenbusch

Ruth Ziegenbusch

Feb 19, 2007

RUTH ANN ZIEGENBUSCH, 69, died at 5:06 p.m. February 19, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born January 21, 1938, in Lima, Ohio to Gene and Cecil Thomas Gordon, who preceded her in death. On June 9, 1962, she married R. Don Ziegenbusch, who surveys in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Ziegenbusch was a homemaker. She was a member of...

Lawrence Larry Minnard

Lawrence Larry Minnard

Feb 17, 2007

LAWRENCE ?LARRY? MINNARD, 63, died at 3:20 P.M. February 17, 2007, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born October 6, 1943, in Niagara Falls, Nye York, to Robert M. and Margaret H. Cullian Minnard. His father survives and his mother preceded him in death. On June 17, 1967, he married Kathryn C. Jennie Casto, who died January 17, 2001....

Ruben Griffith,

Ruben Griffith,

Feb 16, 2007

RUBEN GRIFFITH, JR. 89, died at 7:40 p.m. February 16, 2007, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 19, 1917, in Blainetown, Kentucky, to Ruben and Mary Cordal Griffith, Sr., who preceded him in death. On January 31, 1948, in Louisa, Kentucky, he married Jessie Griffith, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Griffith worked for Landmark Feed co....

Jonathan Owens

Jonathan Owens

Feb 14, 2007

JONATHAN ?CORY? OWENS, 28, of Columbus, Ohio formerly of Lima, died February 14, 2007, in Mendocino County, California. He was born October 17, 1978, in Lima, Ohio to Johnnie and Geneva Crol Godsey Owens, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Owens had worked at Kmart, Lima, Ohio and Abercrombie & Finch, Columbus, Ohio. He was a 1997 graduate of Lima...

Bruce Sims

Bruce Sims

Feb 10, 2007

BRUCE L. SIMS, 87, died at 10:30 p.m. February 10, 2007, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born February 20, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio to Farron U. and Naomi Wilson Sims, who preceded him in death. On April 27, 1946, he married Evelyn Bird, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Sims was owner and operator, for 35 years, of...

Antonio Vertuca

Antonio Vertuca

Feb 9, 2007

ANTONIO A. VERTUCA, 83, died at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 2007, at his residence. He was born Feb. 5, 1924, in Fleming, Ky., to Vincenzo and Maria Roberti Vertuca, who preceded him in death. On Feb. 3, 1951, he married Frances Holland, who survives in Lima. Mr. Vertuca retired from Westinghouse Aerospace in 1989. He attended the University of Kentucky...

Warren Everett

Warren Everett

Feb 8, 2007

WARREN C. EVERETT, 75, died at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 8, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Nov. 15, 1931, in Lima to Joyce and Neoma Copp Everett, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 6, 1980, he married Patricia Schaub, who survives in Lima. Mr. Everett retired from Kohn's. Survivors also include four sons, William (Christie) Selhorst,...