Obituaries
Herbert Massman
Feb 4, 2007
HERBERT "BEN" C. MASSMAN, 81, died at 3:15 a.m. February 4, 2007, at his residence. He was born on December 10, 1925, in Lima, Ohio, to Ralph and Rose Bell Massman who preceded him in death. On July 30, 1951, he married Lois I. Cheney, who also preceded him in death. Mr. Massman was the co-owner of Ben Massman Sport...
Fern Davis
Feb 3, 2007
FERN L. DAVIS, 86, died at 9:58 a.m. February 3, 2007, at her residence. She was born June 17, 1920, in Urbana, Ohio to Pearl and Betty Hamilton Bozman, who preceded her in death. In 1935, she married Richard Compton, who died after 11 years of marriage. In 1949, she married Ralph Davis, who died in 1992 after 43 years...
Cheryl Britt White
Feb 2, 2007
CHERYL A. BRITT WHITE, 53, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died February 2, 2007. She was born July 4, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to James D. and Jane Shaw Britt. Her father survives in Lima, Ohio. Her mother preceded her in death. She married Nelson White, who survives in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Mrs. White was...

Jerry Bluford
Jan 31, 2007
JERRY L. BLUFORD, 75, died at 4:18 p.m. January 31, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home.
George Page
Jan 29, 2007
GEORGE A. PAGE, 78, died at 1:55 a.m. January 29, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to George and Mary Jacobs Page, who preceded him in death. On June 25, 1949, at St. Mary Church, Bluffton, Ohio, he married Joann Gerdemann, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Page retired as director...

John Kern
Jan 28, 2007
JOHN S. KERN, 62, died Jan. 28, 2007, at his residence. He was born on August 2, 1944, in Flushing, New York to Frederick & Elizabeth (Hudak) Kern. They preceded him in death. He married Joyce Rothberg in Queens, New York on October 16, 1983. She survives in Lima. He has two sons Christopher Kern and Joseph Kern at home...
L. Hullinger
Jan 27, 2007
L. EUGENE HULLINGER, 83, died at 12:35 a.m. January 27, 2007, at the Golden Living Center. He was born May 15, 1923, in Lima, Ohio to Harry and Mary Ella Reiff Hullinger, who preceded him in death. On September 2, 1946, in Lima, Ohio, he married Emilie Rose Diomede, who died April 30, 2004. Mr. Hullinger retired in 1985 as...
Mary Hullinger
Jan 24, 2007
MARY A. HULLINGER, 84, died at 3:05 a.m. January 24, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born September 23, 1922, in Tennessee to Benjamin and Effie Wood Halsell, who preceded her in death. In July 1956, in Indiana, she married Robert M. Hullinger, who died April 15, 1992. Survivors include a daughter, Margaret Kay (Tom) Burkholder, of Elida,...
James White
Jan 22, 2007
JAMES L. WHITE, , 50, died at 7:39 p.m. Jan. 22, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Nov. 2, 1956, in Lima to Charles L. and Nellrose Young White. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. In 2002, he married Shirley Gutman, who survives in Lima. Mr. White worked at M&W Construction Co....
Lesle Wireman
Jan 22, 2007
THE REV. LESLE WIREMAN, 74, died at 1:01 a.m. Jan. 22, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Nov. 14, 1932, in Waldo, Ky., to Jessie and Cora Handshoe Wireman, who preceded him in death. On March 29, 1952, in Michigan, he married Marie Theresa Lyons, who survives in Waynesfield. The Rev. Mr. Wireman was in the ministry...

Elsie Bowden
Jan 18, 2007
ELSIE MARIE BOWDEN, 77, died at 11:47 p.m. January 18, 2007, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born June 28, 1929, in Alger, Ohio, to Nead D. and Lilly Elizabeth Barnett Crowe, who preceded her in death. On July 13, 1949, she married Delmar R. Bowden, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Bowden was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening....
Rose Campbell
Jan 17, 2007
ROSE M. CAMPBELL, 94, died at 11:25 p.m. January 17, 2007, at Otterbein Nursing Home, Cridersville, Ohio. She was born September 4, 1912, in Bassiano, Italy, to Peter and Louisa Lambiasi Taggi, who preceded her in death. On May 11, 1937, she married Donald Campbell, who died October 22, 1960. Mrs. Campbell was a homemaker. She had worked part-time at...
Walter Jim Wright
Jan 17, 2007
WALTER JAMES "JIM" WRIGHT, 85, died at 1:53 p.m. January 17, 2007, at Lima Convalescent Home, following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born March 20, 1921, in Lima, Ohio to Walter and Freda Alstetter Wright, who preceded him in death. On July 17, 1945, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, he married Ellen Schlabach, who survives in Lima, Ohio....

Wilma Kromer
Jan 17, 2007
WILMA A. KROMER, 93, died at 9:35 a.m. January 17, 2007, at the Lima Convalescent Home. She was born March 4, 1913, in Ottoville, Ohio to Frank and Anna Sellet Kromer, who preceded her in death. Miss Kromer retired from the Lima Public Library, after 25 years. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister-in-law,...

Helen Davis
Jan 16, 2007
HELEN W. DAVIS, 83, died at 4:41 a.m. January 16, 2007, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 15, 1923, in Glen Robbins to Stephen and Anna Tczap Wychowanec, who preceded her in death. On May 19, 1950, she married Joseph T. Davis, who died in May 1967. Mrs. Davis retired in 1985 as a registered nurse from...
David Clevenger
Jan 16, 2007
DAVID JAY CLEVENGER, 42, died at 3:05 p.m. January 16, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center, following a short, but very courageous battle with cancer. He was born January 10, 1965, in Piqua, Ohio, to G. Jay Clevenger and Charlene Recker. His father and stepmother, Faye Clevenger, survive in Vaughnsville, Ohio. His mother and stepfather, Bill Recker, survive in Lima,...
Ruthella Burgoon-Frost
Jan 11, 2007
RUTHELLA ?RUTH? BURGOON-FROST, 89, died at 3:30 a.m. January 11, 2007, at Beverly Health Care. She was born October 14, 1917, in Lima, Ohio to Frank and Florence Sanders Rentz, who preceded her in death. She married John A. Burgoon, who preceded her in death. On July 14, 1983, she married Kenneth Frost, who also preceded her in death. Mrs....
Anna Hollar
Jan 10, 2007
ANNA EILEEN HOLLAR, 79, died at 8:59 p.m. Jan. 10, 2007, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. She was born Jan. 8, 1928, in Newark to Walter and Monad Keenan Williams, who preceded her in death. On May 24, 1947, she married Dean J. Hollar, who survives. Mrs. Hollar had worked in food services and as a drug...
E. FAZE
Jan 10, 2007
EMMA LENORE FAZE, 85, of Spring, Texas, formerly of Lima, Ohio, was born September 4, 1921 in Vaughnsville, Ohio and went to eternal rest in the arms of our Lord January 10, 2007. To our family, she gave a lifetime of faithful service and will be missed beyond measure. We have been blessed by her love, kindness, joy and wisdom...
Mildred Meyer
Jan 10, 2007
MIILDRED M. "MIDGE" MEYER, 88, died at 10 a.m. Jan. 10, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1918, in Lansing, Mich., to Henry and Verana Sommer Strauer, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1938, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, she married Gerald H. "Gerry" Meyer, who survives. Mrs. Meyer was...
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