Obituaries

Virgie Markham

Virgie Markham

Apr 23, 2006

VIRGIE RICE MARKHAM, 90, died April 23, 2006, at her residence. She was born November 21, 1915, in West Jefferson, Ohio to Edward and Bertha Fay Clouser, who preceded her in death. She married Henry Rice, who preceded her in death. She then married Howard Markham, who also preceded her in death. Mrs. Markham was a certified legal assistant, having...

James Bame

James Bame

Apr 21, 2006

JAMES L. "JIM" BAME, 63, died at 1:45 p.m. April 21, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born March 25, 1943, in Allen County to Verlin "Bud" and Kathryn L. Brenneman Bame, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 14, 2003, in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., he married Barbara J. Timmons, who survives in Elida. Mr. Bame retired Sept....

Madaline Baque

Madaline Baque

Apr 17, 2006

MADALINE VIRGINIA "GINNY" BAQUE, 90, died at 2:30 a.m. April 17, 2006, at her residence. She was born March 8, 1916, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, to William Ross and Ida Mae Covell Sherman, who preceded her in death. On June 26, 1937, she married George E. Baque, and he died January 26, 1965. Mrs. Baque was a member of the Trinity...

Carl O'Dell

Carl O'Dell

Apr 17, 2006

CARL VERNON O'DELL, 77, died at 2:17 a.m. April 17, 2006, at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dayton, Ohio. He was born October 11, 1928, in Lima, Ohio to Oliver and Frances M. McComb O'Dell. His parents preceded him in death. On November 15, 1986, he married Nellie Patricia Briggs O'Dell, and she died December 22, 2005. Mr. O'Dell...

Howard Howbert

Howard Howbert

Apr 11, 2006

HOWARD VERNON HOWBERT, 81, died at 9:05 p.m. April 11, 2006, at Beverly Health Care. He was born April 12, 1924, in Waynesfield, Ohio to Clarence W. and Cecil M. Wykel Howbert, who preceded him in death. On August 5, 1961, he married Mary Plunkett, who died September 26, 2001. Mr. Howbert retired from Countrymark, after 40 years. He was...

Thomas Kelley

Thomas Kelley

Apr 9, 2006

THOMAS BROWNE KELLEY, 73, died at 11:35 a.m. April 9, 2006, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Dec 13, 1932, in Richmond, Ind., to William H. and Reva Browne Kelley II, who preceded him in death. On July 22, 1961, in Cincinnati, he married Joan Marie Thoss, who died Jan. 26, 1976. Mr. Kelley had been a salesman...

Luella Brim

Luella Brim

Apr 9, 2006

LUELLA MAE BRIM, 72, died at 4:45 a.m. April 9, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 27, 1933, in Lima to David and Mary Kerr Reinhart, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 10, 1955, in Findlay, she married James Brim, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Brim had been a registered nurse at Lima Memorial Hospital...

Thomas DeVita

Thomas DeVita

Apr 8, 2006

THOMAS J. "TOM" DeVITA, 59, died at 12:45 p.m. April 8, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born on March 29, 1947, in Bethesda, Md., to Matthew and Dorothy Eilerman Clement DeVita, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 24, 1964, he married Nodja Keller, in LaFayette, GA. She who survives in Lima, Ohio Mr. DeVita was a...

Alma Brinkman

Alma Brinkman

Apr 6, 2006

ALMA TREVA BRINKMAN, 94, died at 10:45 a.m. April 6, 2006, at Calvary Manor Nursing Home in Glandorf. She was born March 3, 1912, in Pandora to William and Catherine Nusbaum Baumgartner, who preceded her in death. On April 25, 1934, in Ohio, she married Norbert W. Brinkman, who died July 6, 1966. Mrs. Brinkman was a wife and homemaker...

Lynn Luke

Lynn Luke

Apr 6, 2006

LYNN R. LUKE, 56, died at 7:40 a.m. April 6, 2006, at Mary Rutan Hospital, Bellefontaine. He was born Oct. 19, 1949, in Lima to Richard and Doris Brogen Luke, who preceded him in death. On June 8, 1974, he married Jill A. Bowers, who survives in Cridersville. Mr. Luke had worked at Honda for 12 years and for Meadow...

Kathleen Merritt

Kathleen Merritt

Apr 2, 2006

KATHLEEN M. "KATHY" MERRITT, 87, died April 2, 2006. She was born May 6, 1918, in Peoria, Illinois, to Benjamin L. and Ruth Ann Martin McKinley, who preceded her in death. On December 24, 1941, she married William H. Merritt, who died February 20, 2006. Mrs. Merritt was a homemaker. She was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church. She...

Charles Webb

Charles Webb

Apr 1, 2006

CHARLES RONDEL WEBB, 66, died at 4:30 p.m. April 1, 2006, at his residence. He was born January 5, 1940, in Pineville, Kentucky, to William Murphy and Zona Daniels Webb, who preceded him in death. Mr. Webb had worked for the Lima Mall as a maintenance engineer. Survivors include five siblings, Frankie Webb Thompson of Columbus, Indiana; Oakley (Jane) Webb...

Vera Hawk Hadsell

Vera Hawk Hadsell

Apr 1, 2006

VERA COLLEEN HAWK HADSELL, 77, died at 1:42 p.m. April 1, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1928, in Arlington, Ohio, to John P. and Gladys Pifer Oxley, who preceded her in death. On October 27, 1951, she married Carl L. Hawk, who died September 27, 1970. On October 16, 1976, she married Harold E....

Reba Seward

Reba Seward

Mar 31, 2006

REBA E. SEWARD, 86, died at 8:12 p.m. March 31, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 18, 1919, in Blanchard to Ora and Bertha Clevenger McBride, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 30, 1944, she married Carroll M. Seward, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Seward had taught practical nursing at Lima Memorial Hospital School of...

Vernon Caplinger

Vernon Caplinger

Mar 23, 2006

VERNON E. CAPLINGER, 74, died at 2 a.m. March 23, 2006, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born June 15, 1931, in McGuffey, Ohio to Quinten and Helen Spurlock Caplinger, who preceded him in death. On August 26, 1972, he married Shirley Bertrand, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Caplinger retired as a truck driver. He was a member...

Kathleen RYAN

Kathleen RYAN

Mar 23, 2006

KATHLEEN A. "KATHY" RYAN, 53, died at 5:05 p.m. March 23, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born July 27, 1952, in Lima to Bernard and Norma Beining Reindel. Her father survives and her mother preceded her in death. On July 1, 1978, she married Patrick D. Ryan in Lima, and he survives. Mrs. Ryan was an educational...

Ethel Bruns

Ethel Bruns

Mar 13, 2006

ETHEL "BETTY" BRUNS, 84, died at 8:50 p.m. March 13, 2006, at Plus Health Care Center. She was born March 12, 1922, in Lima to Raymond and Hazel Little Sisson, who preceded her in death. She married Albert B. Bruns, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Bruns had worked at the Army Tank Depot during World War II and at...

Kelly BRIGGS

Kelly BRIGGS

Mar 10, 2006

KELLY SCOTT BRIGGS, 51, died at 12:10 p.m. March 10, 2006, at his residence. He was born Sept. 4, 1954, in Lima to William R. and Edith Sroufe Briggs. His father preceded him in death, and his mother survives in Lima. He was formerly married to Kay Hazell. Mr. Briggs was a 1972 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School....

Gary WERFF

Gary WERFF

Mar 10, 2006

GARY L. WERFF, 53, died at 3:55 p.m. March 10, 2006, at Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 7, 1953, in Lima to Robert John and Alberta L. Cotner Werff, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 15, 1980, in Lima, he married Debra M. Finn, who survives in Elida. Mr. Werff was a staff pharmacist at Joint...

Donald Cox,

Donald Cox,

Mar 9, 2006

DONALD H. COX Sr., 97, died at 6:05 a.m. March 9, 2006, at his residence. He was born March 4, 1909, in Freeport, Illinois, to William A. and Matilda Rippberger Cox, who preceded him in death. On April 1, 1932, in Freeport, Illinois, he married Zelma L. Grinnell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cox retired in 1974 as chief...