Obituaries
Harold Grady
Jul 31, 2005
HAROLD W. "STUB" GRADY, 75, died at 1:15 a.m. July 31, 2005, at his residence. He was born April 1, 1930, in Allen County, Ohio to Floyd and Mabel Stoodt Grady, who preceded him in death. On March 30, 1956, he married Ruth Orchard, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Grady retired as a machine operator from Teledyne Ohio Steel,...
Marie Rolfes
Jul 29, 2005
MARIE EDITH ROLFES, 100, died at 9:25 a.m. July 29, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 9, 1904, in Delphos to Edward and Theresa Hemme Desch, who preceded her in death. In 1923, she married Carl Rolfes, who died in 1972. Mrs. Rolfes was a homemaker, and had worked at the Box Factory. She was the...
Otis Good
Jul 26, 2005
OTIS J. GOOD, 90, died at 3:50 a.m. July 26, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born October 31, 1914, in Elida to Irvin and Lillian Virginia Wilkins Good, who preceded him in death. On May 2, 1942, he married Mildred Good, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Good retired in 1979, as a machine operator from Warner...
Robert Bowers
Jul 26, 2005
ROBERT E. BOWERS, 78, died at 6:15 a.m. July 26, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born June 5, 1927, in Allen County, Ohio to Lewis Wesley and Nannie Fay Long Bowers, who preceded him in death. On June 5, 1949, he married Carol E. McMichael, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Bowers was a farmer and had retired...
William Corwin,
Jul 20, 2005
WILLIAM W. "BILL" CORWIN,SR., 84, died at 7:50 p.m. July 20, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 1, 1920, in Lima, Ohio to Walter and Jessie Burgoon Corwin, who preceded him in death. On August 27, 1938, he married Alice Sauer, who survives in Lima, Ohio. They would have been married 67 years in August. Mr....
L. Boyles
Jul 19, 2005
89, died at 2:35 a.m. July 19, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 6, 1916, in White City, Florida, to Frank and Ada Morrow Bouriee, who preceded her in death. She married Glen M. Boyles, who died in 1984. Mrs. Boyles had been an accountant for the Glen M. Boyles CPA Accounting Firm. She was a...
Robert Carey
Jul 9, 2005
ROBERT GLENN "BOB" CAREY, 74, of Bowden, Georgia, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 10 p.m. July 9, 2005, at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia. He was born May 12, 1931, in Rockcreek to Howard Lenol and Vera Esther Sawmiller Carey, who preceded him in death. Mr. Carey was a poultry farmer and had retired from Honeywell. He was a...
Joseph Caprella
Jul 8, 2005
JOSEPH A. CAPRELLA, 82, died at 11:30 p.m. July 8, 2005, at his residence. He was born December 25, 1922, in Lima, Ohio to Matteo Caprella and Mary Valenti Caprella, who preceded him in death. On October 20, 1945, he married Glesna Coneby, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Caprella retired from the B&O/CSX Railroad as a conductor with more...
Gladys Treadway
Jul 6, 2005
GLADYS I. TREADWAY, 94, died at 7:30 p.m. July 6, 2005, at Plus Health Care. She was born September 16, 1910, in Perry County, Ohio to George and Bertha Mahoney Rushing, who preceded her in death. She was married to Iris W. Treadway, who died February 14, 1966. Mrs. Treadway was a homemaker. She enjoyed painting (Artex), crocheting and making...
Nina Barnes
Jul 5, 2005
NINA MARIE BARNES, 88, died at 1 p.m. July 5, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born April 5, 1917, in Allen County, to Silas Guy and Carrie Struble Hasson, who preceded her in death. On July 28, 1951, she married William F. Barnes, who died March 26, 1988. Mrs. Barnes was a beautician and a homemaker. She...
Alfred Darnell
Jul 4, 2005
ALFRED WILLIAM DARNELL, 78, died at 8 a.m. July 4, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 7, 1927, in Madison, Indiana, to James Edward Darnell and Angela Rice Darnell Gardner, who preceded him in death. He had married Ruth Joan Lane Darnell Robinson, who survives in Waynesfield, Ohio. He married Jean Diehl, who preceded him in...
Dennis Foxvog,
Jul 1, 2005
DENNIS FOXVOG Sr., 73, died at 7:50 a.m. July 1, 2005, at his residence. He was born June 12, 1932, in Warsaw, Indiana, to Joe and Maxine Arnsberger Foxvog, who preceded him in death. On September 3, 1955, he married Marna Bishop, who died June 18, 2001. Mr. Foxvog was the former owner of Dobbins Tile & Marble Co. He...
Cildrea Rhine
Jun 30, 2005
CILDREA RHINE, 75, died at 7:07 a.m. June 30, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born December 1, 1929, in Garrett, Kentucky, to Lee and Dovie Chaffins Wicker, who preceded her in death. She married Walter F. Norton, who died December 25, 1987. On November 20, 1993, she married Edmund Rhine Sr., who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs....
Paul Miner,
Jun 26, 2005
PAUL I. MINER Sr., 62, died at 4:51 a.m. June 26, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Sept. 27, 1942, in Lima to Francis and Dorothy Wilhelmy Miner, who preceded him in death. He was raised by his adopted parents, Glen and Rose Carmichael. His adopted father preceded him in death. His adopted mother survives in Lima....
Julianna NIESE
Jun 25, 2005
JULIANNA M. NIESE, 80, died at 12:40 p.m. June 25, 2005, at her residence. She was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Kalida to August and Matilda Wehri Siebeneck, who preceded her in death. On June 1, 1949, in Kalida, she married Albert G. Niese, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Niese was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and its...
Kenneth ROETHLISBERGER
Jun 25, 2005
KENNETH CARL ROETHLISBERGER, 82, died at 3:10 a.m. June 25, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 16, 1922, in Lima to Aldine and Clara Zimmerly Roethlisberger, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 4, 1945, he married Audrey Louise Heslop, who survives in Lima. Mr. Roethlisberger was co-owner of Repps Sporting Goods. He was an employee...
Jack Risner
Jun 24, 2005
JACK DIXON RISNER, 62, died at 9:05 a.m. June 24, 2005, at his residence from complications related to Marfan syndrome. He was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Kenton, to Roy Clayton and Irene Pinks Risner. His mother survives in Spencerville. On Sept. 4, 1971, he married Diann Marie Keller, who survives. By God's grace, they were married 34 years. Mr....
Shirley Ganser
Jun 23, 2005
Lima SHIRLEY A. GANSER, 63, died at 5:05 p.m., June 23, 2005, at her residence. She was born Aug. 30, 1941, in Milwaukee to Sadie Martin, who survives. On Dec. 8, 1956, in Roxberry, Wis., she married David William Ganser Sr., who died Feb. 6, 1982. Mrs. Ganser was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of...
Kevin Hermiller
Jun 23, 2005
Lima KEVIN HERMILLER, 48, died at 11:39 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Oct. 4, 1956, in Lima to Donald Joseph and Neva Williams Hermiller. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. Mr. Hermiller had worked at Old Barn Out Back. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. He was a...
Winifred Gratz
Jun 23, 2005
WINIFRED "WINNIE" GRATZ, 86, died at 8:44 a.m. June 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1918, in Leipsic, Ohio to Ira and Kathryn Pierman Mack, who preceded her in death. She had been married to Kenneth Gratz for 30 years. Mrs. Gratz retired from Bath High School, after 28 years, where she worked in...
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