Obituaries

Joel Brown

Joel Brown

Oct 22, 2006

JOEL CALVIN BROWN, 13, died at 6 a.m. October 22, 2006, at his residence. He was born April 21, 1993, in Lima, Ohio to Tony Newman and Denise Brown, who both survive in Lima, Ohio. Joel was in the seventh grade at Heir Force Community School. He loved to read and use his computer. He also enjoyed science. He had...

Laverne Hoehn

Laverne Hoehn

Oct 21, 2006

LAVERNE "BUD" RUDOLPH HOEHN, 77, died at 6 p.m. October 21, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born December 6, 1928, in Ottoville, Ohio to Leo and Regina Gergen Hoehn, who preceded him in death. On Januart 12, 1950, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lima, Ohio, he married Jean Kesner, who survives. Mr. Hoehn was...

Donald Rohrbach,

Donald Rohrbach,

Oct 21, 2006

DONALD E. ROHRBACH Sr., 78, died at 6:08 a.m. October 21, 2006, at Wapak Manor Nursing Home, Wapakoneta, Ohio. He was born March 12, 1928, in Delphos, Ohio to Samuel and Lulu May Bennett Rohrbach, who preceded him in death. On April 20, 1958, he married Helen Rohrbach, who died February 2, 2002. Mr. Rohrbach worked in maintenance for Westinghouse...

Alice Bowsher

Alice Bowsher

Oct 21, 2006

ALICE C. BOWSHER, 93, died at 1:25 p.m. October 21, 2006, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born February 3, 1913, in Allen County, Ohio to Fredrick and Edith Anderson Lawrence, who preceded her in death. On August 28, 1932, she married Ardrey R. Bowsher, who died April 27, 1961. Mrs. Bowsher worked for Huntington National Bank for 27 years...

Betty Boothby

Betty Boothby

Oct 17, 2006

BETTY Z. BOOTHBY, 70, died at 2:36 p.m. Oct. 17, 2006, at her residence. She was born Sept. 12, 1936, in Lima to Everett W. and Ida M. Fair Steed, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 29, 1953, in Indiana, she married Gene R. Boothby. He survives in Lima. Mrs. Boothby was the co-owner of the BelAir Carpet Co....

Cecelia Kempton

Cecelia Kempton

Oct 14, 2006

CECELIA CHRISTINE KEMPTON, 92, of Duluth, Minnesota, died at 11:40 a.m., October 14, 2006, at her daughter's home. She was born August 30, 1914, in Duluth, Minnesota, to Arthur James and Lillian D. Rich Hase, who preceded her in death. On October 23, 1933, she married Roland Lester Kempton, who died January 28, 1997. Mrs. Kempton attended Cornerstone Baptist Church...

Margaret Goedde

Margaret Goedde

Oct 13, 2006

MARGARET M. GOEDDE, 93, died at 4:15 a.m. October 13, 2006. She was born May 14, 1913, in Lima, Ohio to Herman and Nellie Mae Johnson Porter, who preceded her in death. She married Eugene R. Goedde in 1934, who died December 5, 1980. Mrs. Goedde was a member of the South Side Christian Church and the Mary Martha Class....

Pearl George

Pearl George

Oct 12, 2006

PEARL L. GEORGE, 82, died at 1 a.m. October 12, 2006, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born May 17, 1924, in Putnam County to Chester and Rose Amstutz Basinger, who preceded her in death. Mrs. George retired as an executive secretary from Ex-Cell-O/Airfoil Textron, after more than 40 years. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She...

Joe Rivers

Joe Rivers

Oct 12, 2006

JOE H. RIVERS, 56, died at 7:22 p.m. October 12, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born October 13, 1949, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Haywood and Velma Craft Rivers, who preceded him in death. He married Marjorie Conley on April 12, 1984. She survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Rivers was retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. He...

Edith Barnum

Edith Barnum

Oct 10, 2006

EDITH BARNUM, 87, died at 1:44 a.m. October 10, 2006, at her son's residence. She was born October 5, 1919, in Bluffton, Ohio to Ervin W. and Eva Marie Stratton Moser, who preceded him in death. On May 11, 1979, she married Clarence Barnum, who died December 28, 1992. Mrs. Barnum was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses East Congregation. She...

Eli Yoast

Eli Yoast

Oct 9, 2006

ELI YOAST, 85, died at 5:15 p.m. October 9, 2006, at Plus Health Care Center. Services will begin at 3 p.m. today at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. Wanda Werking will officiate. Friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of services today at the funeral home October 9, 2006

Joan Spahr Heil

Joan Spahr Heil

Oct 9, 2006

JOAN BAUGHMAN SPAHR HEIL, 81, died at 5:54 p.m. October 9, 2006, at her residence. She was born September 8, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to John and Florence Allen Baughman, who preceded her in death. On October 25, 1944, she married Floyd B. Spahr, who died May 5, 1968. On January 14, 1987, she married Frederick L. Heil, who died...

James BRIM

James BRIM

Oct 5, 2006

JAMES. G. BRIM, 74, died at 4:49 p.m. Octtober 5, 2006, at his residence. He was born December 23, 1931, in Findlay, Ohio to Walter George and Alberta Allen Brim, who preceded him in death. On September 10, 1955, he married Luella Mae Reinhart Brim in Findlay, who preceded him in death on April 9, 2006. Mr. Brim enjoyed attending...

Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Oct 5, 2006

ROBERT V. WILLIAMS, 82, died at 1:48 p.m. Oct. 5, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Sept. 14, 1924, in Vaughnsville to J. Walter and Cleo B. Auchmuty Williams, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 24, 1949, at Olivet Presbyterian Church in Lima, he married Mary Lou Moyer, who survives in Lima. Mr. Williams retired from...

Marissa Jackson

Marissa Jackson

Sep 29, 2006

MARISSA KAY JACKSON, 3 months, died at 8:35 a.m. September 29, 2006, at her residence. She was born June 16, 2006, in Lima, Ohio to Maurice and Natasha Recker Jackson, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Survivors also include a brother, Maurice Jackson Jr. at home; maternal grandparents, Anthony Recker of Elida, Ohio and Susan (Mike Maus) Recker of Lima, Ohio;...

Ralph Roberts

Ralph Roberts

Sep 25, 2006

Cloverdale RALPH A. ROBERTS, 85, died at 12:49 a.m. September 25, 2006, at Triumph Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born May 27, 1921, in Jenera, Ohio to George M. and Jessie Smith Roberts, who preceded him in death. He married Ruth M. Dunlap, who died July 4, 2000. Mr. Roberts retired from Clark Equipment. he was a life member of...

Susan Sterling

Susan Sterling

Sep 21, 2006

SUSAN M. STERLING, 53, died at 11 a.m. Sept. 21, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Aug. 4, 1953, in Lima to Beryl Montague Jr. and Patricia Graffam Montague Day. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima. Mrs. Sterling had been a manger at Macy's Caf? for more than 28 years. She was...

Robert Gross,

Robert Gross,

Sep 19, 2006

ROBERT E. GROSS Sr., 78, died at 1:50 p.m. September 19, 2006, at his residence. He was born August 11, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to James Howard and Laura Elsie Hawk Gross, who preceded him in death. On July 19, 1947, he married Louise Bowers, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gross retired in 1996, as a certified master craftsman...

Marion Reese

Marion Reese

Sep 17, 2006

MARION EVERETT REESE, 95, died at 6:48 p.m. September 17, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 18, 1910, in Putnam County, Ohio to Richard and Jennie Morgan Reese, who preceded him in death. He married Ruth Miller, who died January 15, 1986. Mr. Reese had worked as a machinist at the Lima Tank Depot and as...

Harold Dorsett

Harold Dorsett

Sep 15, 2006

HAROLD N. DORSETT, 73, died at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 15, 2006, at his residence. He was born Feb. 9, 1933, in Indianapolis to Fred Carl and Vivian Margaret Cairnes Dorsett, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 6, 1960, he married Shirley Spicer, who survives in Lima. Mr. Dorsett retired as a brick mason. He attended Lima Pilgrim Holiness Church....