Obituaries
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
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
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
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,
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...
Henry MARBLE
Mar 8, 2006
HENRY WARD MARBLE, 91, died at 5:15 a.m. March 8, 2006, at Sylvan Nursing Center, Clearwater, Fla. He was born May 28, 1914, in Athol, Mass., to Louis and Gertrude Ward Marble, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 18, 1939, he married Agnes Scherbring, who died April 17, 2002. Mr. Marble worked at Westinghouse in Lima for 40 years,...
Jacob Loggi
Mar 8, 2006
JACOB J. "JACK" LOGGI, 78, died at 6:30 a.m. March 8, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center, surrounded by his family, following an extended illness. He was born May 21, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Anthony and Mary Ciminillo Loggi, who preceded him in death. On October 6, 1945, he married Gloria Mauch, who died in 1968. In October 1970,...
Mary Definis
Mar 7, 2006
MARYMARY CATHERINE DeFINIS, 78, died at 1:28 a.m. March 7, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Jan. 20, 1928, in Marion to Carl and Amelia Curto Stiffler, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 21, 1950, she married Hugo M. DeFinis, who died Oct. 4, 1988. Mrs. DeFinis was a homemaker. She was a member of St....
Carl Corrello
Mar 7, 2006
CARL E. CORRELLO, 82, died at 2 a.m. March 7, 2006, at his residence. He was born July 31, 1923, in Lima to Carl A. and Alice Doolittle Corrello, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 5, 1947, he married Helen Johnston, who survives in Lima. They had just celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Mr. Corrello retired from Standard Oil...

Francis Thompson
Mar 7, 2006
FRANCIS H. THOMPSON, 78, died at 9:45 p.m. March 7, 2006, at his residence. He was born May 31, 1927, in Lima to Gerald and Byrl Haggard Thompson, who preceded him in death. On Jan. 3, 1948, he married Audrey Fillinger, who survives in Lima. Mr. Thompson was a life member of the International Brick Layers Union. He was a...
Margie Reiff
Mar 7, 2006
MARGIE REIFF, 79, died at 12:50 a.m. March 7, 2006, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 12, 1926, in Lima to Jess and Cuma Scholfield Romey, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 12, 1944, she married Marshall L. Reiff, who died April 21, 2005. Mrs. Reiff worked at Clemens Bakery & Catering and at Rink's. She...
Frank H. Tickner
Mar 3, 2006
FRANKLIN H. "FRANK" TICKNER, 88, died at 12:10 p.m. March 3, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Jan. 9, 1918, in Fairfield, Ill., to Franklin H. and Ruby Resenberger Tickner, who preceded him in death. On March 30, 1941, in Danville, Ill., he married Selma Johnson, who survives in Westminster. Mr. Tickner worked for Excello/Textron for 24...
Richard Mckibben
Mar 3, 2006
RICHARD A. "DICK" McKIBBEN, 62, died at 4:01 a.m. March 3, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Feb. 25, 1944, in Lima to Lloyd A. and Emily J. Raspillare McKibben, who preceded him in death. Mr. McKibben was a charter member of Marimor Industries Workshop and was involved in their programs for 38 years. He was a...
Mark Clum
Mar 1, 2006
MARK ALLEN CLUM, 61, died at 11:45 p.m. March 1, 2006, at his residence. He was born February 12, 1945, in Lima, Ohio to James and Frances Everett Clum. His mother survives in Ada, Ohio. His father preceded him in death. On July 5, 1991, in Lima, Ohio, he married Nancy M. Reed, who survives. Mr. Clum retired as an...

Marietta Bergman
Feb 28, 2006
MARIETTA BERGMAN, 87, died at 9 p.m. Feb. 28, 2006, at Beverly Health Care Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, where arrangements are incomplete. Todd Cosart will officiate.
Elizabeth Lucas
Feb 27, 2006
ELIZABETH LOUISE "BABY GIRL" LUCAS, 9, died at 6 p.m. February 27, 2006, at Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, following a six-year battle with leukemia. She was born August 16, 1996, in Jacksonville, N.Carolina, to James Thomas and Bobbi Jo Triplett Lucas. Her father and stepmother, Jodi L. Grove, both survive in Oakwood, Ohio. Her mother survives in Delphos, Ohio. Elizabeth...

Martha Mitchell
Feb 27, 2006
MARTHA "MARTY" MITCHELL died at 9:25 p.m. February 27, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania to William Watson and Martha Scott Young Morton, who preceded her in death. On July 19, 1952, she married James T. Mitchell, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Mitchell was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed...
Donald Engberg
Feb 26, 2006
DONALD J. "DON" ENGBERG, 55, died February 26, 2006, at his residence. He was born May 24, 1950, in Jamaica, New York, to Gustave D. and Claire Murray Engberg, who preceded him in death. Mr. Engberg was a route salesman for Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake Co., for more than 27 years. He was a member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter...
James Mauk,
Feb 23, 2006
JAMES LEROY MAUK Sr., 80, died at 1:45 p.m. February 23, 2006, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born September 27, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Harry Eldon and Sarah Edith Densmore Mauk, who preceded him in death. On June 7, 1946, he married Mildred Iva Leffler, who preceded him in death. Mr. Mauk retired from the Ford Motor...
Lowell Steele
Feb 22, 2006
LOWELL RICHARD STEELE, 83, died at 8:43 p.m. February 22, 2006, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born December 30, 1922, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Herbert I. and Cario Standiford Steele, who preceded him in death. He married Judith Verhoff, who died July 20, 1982. On April 19, 1986, he married Martha J. McBride, who survives in Lima,...
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