Obituaries
John Pitz
May 15, 2005
JOHN PITZ, 76, died at 1:15 p.m. May 15, 2005, at Plus Health Care Center. He was born Dec. 17, 1928, in Barberton to John Joseph and Lois Ellen Cutter Pitz, who preceded him in death. On May 1, 1948, in Greenup, Ky., he married Della Pond, who survives in Lima. Mr. Pitz retired as a machine setter from Ford...
Sewelda VOSSLER-HULLINGER
May 12, 2005
SEWELDA MAE VOSSLER HULLINGER, 88, died at 6:50 p.m. May 12, 2005, at Gables of Green Pastures. She was born Oct. 11, 1916, in Duchouquet Township, to Henry August and Eda Koch Vossler, who both preceded her in death. On Aug. 31, 1941, she married Eldon L. Hullinger, who died Oct. 6, 2000. Mrs. Hullinger was employed by Duff Truck...
Patrick MICHAEL
May 11, 2005
PATRICK ALAN MICHAEL, 58, died at 9:10 p.m. May 11, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born July 28, 1946, in Lima, to Paul A. Michael and Anna Louise Wooley Michael-Holliday. His parents preceded him in death. Mr. Micahel was the owner of Michael Engineering, and retired in 1999 as an assembler from the Ford Motor Co. He...
Nondas Powers
May 10, 2005
NONDAS LUCILLE POWERS, 84, died at 9:46 p.m. May 10, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center following a short illness. She was born Oct. 15, 1920, in Bellevue to Vaughn and Ethel Horton, who preceded her in death. On June 20, 1945, she married Robert Powers, who died Feb. 26, 1992. Mrs. Powers worked and was a co-owner of Powers...
Christine Brinkman Green
May 7, 2005
Lima CHRISTINE ELAINE BRINKMAN GREEN, 55, died at 1:40 p.m. May 7, 2005, at Lost Creek Care Center. She was born Oct. 11, 1949, in Lima, to William and Phyllis Stewart Schwaiger, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Green worked at St. Rita's Medical Center as an EKG technician. Survivors include two former husbands, Jim Brinkman and Joe Green; a...
Lauren NOLTE
May 6, 2005
LAUREN M. NOLTE, newborn, died at noon May 6, 2005, at Ohio State University Hospital. She was born May 6, 2005, in Columbus to Karl and Melissa Briem Nolte, who survive in Elida. Survivors also include two sisters, Taylor Nolte and Kelsey Nolte at home; maternal grandparents, Cheryl and Vern Theis of Elida, Gary Briem of Colorado, and Vernon and...
Frueh VIRGINIA
May 5, 2005
Lima VIRGINIA M. FRUEH, 84, died at 12:30 p.m. May 5, 2004, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. She was born Aug. 31, 1920, in Lima to John and Elsie Staples, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Frueh had worked at Meat City and had been co-owner of Frueh's Bake Shop. She was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church...
Grace SHENK
May 5, 2005
Lima GRACE ANN SHENK, 83, died at 2:10 a.m. May 5, 2005, at the Wyngate Senior Living Community, surrounded by her children. She was born Jan. 5, 1922, in Jay County, Ind., to Charles and Mary Burwell Loy, who preceded her in death. On July 21, 1948, she married Warren G. Shenk, who died Sept. 16, 1994. Mrs. Shenk was...
Pauline Baker
May 5, 2005
Lima PAULINE H. BAKER, 95, died at 6:45 a.m. May 5, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 24, 1910, in Hardin County to Fred and Inis Shepherd, who preceded her in death. On July 19, 1930, she married Virgil O. "Hunter" Baker, who died April 8, 1983. Mrs. Baker was a homemaker. She was a charter...
Clarence Helmig
May 5, 2005
Lima CLARENCE ROBERT "JUNIOR" HELMIG, 67, died at 6:53 p.m. May 5, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born June 24, 1937, in Lima to Clarence G. and Marguerite Maxwell Helmig, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 8, 1962, in Lima, he married Carol Grubenhoff, who survives. Mr. Helmig worked in small parts and as a machine...
The Frank R. Hamblen
May 2, 2005
THE REV. FRANK R. HAMBLEN, 91, died at 10:33 a.m. May 2, 2005, at the Lima Convalescent Home. He was born Sept. 1, 1913, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Gilbert Rankin and Carrie Lee Smith Hamblen, who preceded him in death. On April 10, 1938, he married Erdine Roberts of Lima, who died Jan. 26, 1957. On May 18, 1958, he...
Pauline Keller
Apr 29, 2005
PAULINE B. KELLER, 95, died at 12:15 a.m. April 29, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 2, 1909, in Wabash, Indiana, to Ed and Della Smith Watson, who preceded her in death. On May 30, 1931, she married Earl Keller, who died July 14, 1995. Mrs. Keller sold Stanley Home Products for 45 years. She was...
Howard Osborn
Apr 28, 2005
HOWARD W. OSBORN, 79, died at 5:25 p.m. April 28, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 24, 1925, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Ted and Ruth Bowman Osborn, who preceded him in death. Mr. Osborn was a baker's helper at Silver Star Bakery. In 1993, he was named Volunteer of the Year for Union Place Weekend Meal...
Ruth Schneider
Apr 26, 2005
RUTH E. SCHNEIDER, 71, died at 4:08 a.m. April 26, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 4, 1933, in Fort Jennings, Ohio to William Arthur and Elizabeth A. Wreede Chandler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Schneider retired from Airfoil Textron/Ex-Cell-O, after more than 42 years. Survivors include a son, Donald J. (Kelly) Schneider of Lima,...
Marshall Rieff
Apr 21, 2005
MARSHALL L. RIEFF, 78, died at 2:45 p.m. April 21, 2005, at his residence. He was born August 12, 1926, in Lima to Edgar and Gertrude Wade Reiff, who preceded him in death. On August 12, 1944, he married Margie Romey, who survives in Lima. Mr. Reiff retired in 1986 from Sohio/BP. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign...
Frances Fettig
Apr 19, 2005
FRANCES FETTIG, 80, died at 7:45 a.m. April 19, 2005, at her residence. She was born December 28, 1924, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Seagle Elliot and Grace Belle Ashton Fettig, who preceded her in death. Miss Fettig was co-owner of Grand Kitchens Inc., along with Shirley Spencer, Delores Copeland and Charlotte Prater. She was a member of Calvary Bible Church....
Virginia Grigg
Apr 16, 2005
VIRGINIA A. GRIGG, 86, died at 4:30 a.m. April 16, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born February 20, 1919, in Lima, Ohio to Ephraim T. and Lena (Baker) Beery, who preceded her in death. On September 9, 1966, she married her second husband, Eldon Grigg, who died May 4, 1996. She married her first husband, Harold E....
Rex Diehl
Apr 16, 2005
REX ALLEN DIEHL, 51, died at 3:57 a.m. April 16, 2005, at his residence. He was born September 8, 1953, in Lima, Oho to Harry John and Patricia Ann Dahill Diehl, who preceded him in death. On August 9, 1985, he married Carol Jean Meihls, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Diehl worked for Ford Motor Co. and would have...
Jerry Stockwell
Apr 15, 2005
JERRY A. STOCKWELL, 66, died at 3 a.m. April 15, 2005, at his residence. He was born February 13, 1939, in Wood County to James E. and Virginia M. Rife Stockwell. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. He had been married to Linda L. Stockwell. His fianc?e, Sheila Hullinger, survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr....
Vera Smith
Apr 9, 2005
VERA "JOAN" SMITH, 75, died at 11:35 a.m. April 9, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born October 5, 1929, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Clarence and Annabelle Clauson Kohli. On May 28, 1950, she married LaVerne Smith, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church...
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