Obituaries
Robert Snodgrass
Apr 3, 2005
ROBERT D. SNODGRASS, 90, died at 11:15 a.m. April 3, 2005, at Heartland of Indian Lake Rehabilitation Center, Lakeview, Ohio, following an extended illness. He was born August 2, 1914, in Defiance, Ohio to Robert D. and Neva Durham Snodgrass, who preceded him in death. On July 22, 1934, he married Clotilda "Tillie" Forche, who survives in Lakeview, Ohio. Mr....
Richard Lones,
Apr 2, 2005
RICHARD A. "DICK" LONES Sr., 59, died at 10 a.m. April 2, 2005, at his residence. He was born July 21, 1945, in Lima, Ohio to Donovan A. and Dorothy Truesdale Lones, who preceded him in death. On July 6, 1999, he married Janie Shreve, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Lones worked in construction for 35 years for the...
Michael Cook
Apr 1, 2005
MICHAEL E. COOK, 51, died at 3:58 p.m. April 1, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born December 20, 1953, in Lima, Ohio to Howard A. and Alice Craig Cook, who preceded him in death. On September 28, 1975, in Lima, Ohio, he married Carolyn Whittaker, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Cook worked for St. Rita's Medical...
Warren Lafferre
Apr 1, 2005
WARREN "ED" LAFFERRE, 83, died at 2 p.m. April 1, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born July 2, 1921, in Lewisville to William F. and Lillian M. Weber Lafferre, who preceded him in death. He married Dorothy E. Ward, who survives at Lima Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Lafferre lived most of his life in Deerfield, Michigan, but...
Louis Hickey
Mar 31, 2005
LOUIS P. HICKEY, 71, died at 5:20 a.m. March 31, 2005, at his residence. He was born September 27, 1933, in Delphos, Ohio to Cyril and Elizabeth Berres Hickey, who preceded him in death. On October 10, 1964, he married Mary L.A. Fisher, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hickey had been an inspector for Marathon Electric. He was a...
Ruth Mauck
Mar 31, 2005
RUTH PHILLIPS MAUCK, 86, died at 10:43 p.m. March 31, 2005, at her residence. She was born November 3, 1918, in Sunshine, Kentucky, to John and Belle Bramblette Phillips, who preceded her in death. On May 24, 1947, she married Robert Lawrence Mauck Sr., who died March 7, 1998. Mrs. Mauck was a member of St. Gerard Catholic Church. She...
Robert Rhoades
Mar 30, 2005
ROBERT G. RHOADES, 84, died at 7:30 a.m. March 30, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1920, in Lima to Raymond and Fern Pickering Rhoades, who preceded him in death. On May 9, 1943, he married Dorothea E. Plaugher, who survives in Lima. Mr. Rhoades retired as a tool and die maker from Superior Coach,...
Thomas Parks
Mar 29, 2005
THOMAS L. PARKS, 61, died at 2:01 p.m. March 29, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Aug. 27, 1943, in Akron to Olis Edward and Ouida Whitney Parks, who preceded him in death. On April 21, 1979, he married Marilyn "Max" Axe, who survives in Ohio City. Mr. Parks retired from Strick Corp., Monroe, Ind. He had...
George Long
Mar 26, 2005
GEORGE OLIVER LONG, 80, died at 3 p.m. March 26, 2005, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born May 4, 1924, in Elida, Ohio to John A. and Dora Moubray Long, who preceded him in death. On June 22, 1946, in Dayton, Ohio, he married Clara Mae Oliver, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Long had been a farmer...
Thelma Crider Grass
Mar 25, 2005
THELMA E. CRIDER GRASS, 96, died at 8 a.m. March 25, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 6, 1908, in Lima, Ohio to George F. and Gertrude Barnhart Murphy, who preceded her in death. In 1925, she married L. Gerald "Jerry" Crider, who died in 1967. In 1970, she married James F. Grass, who died in...
Harold Burden,
Mar 24, 2005
HAROLD E. "AUTOMATIC" BURDEN Sr., 80, died at 3:40 p.m. March 24, 2005, at his residence. He was born April 9, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to John H. and Muriel Weaver Burden, who preceded him in death. In 1947, he married Wilma Schuster, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Burden retired as a machine operator from Ford Motor Co. Lima...
Friedel Egner Kelley
Mar 22, 2005
FRIEDEL E. EGNER KELLEY, 71, died at 1:25 p.m. March 22, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born February 21, 1934, in Schwetzingen, Germany, to Joseph and Marie Egner, who preceded her in death. On October 24, 1981, she married Harold E. Kelley, who died November 30, 1998. Mrs. Kelly retired in 1991 as a bridal consultant from...
Mary Dupes
Mar 21, 2005
MARY MARGARET DUPES, 81, died at 4:13 p.m. March 21, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 26, 1923, in Lima to James Bernard and Helen Donahue Walsh, who preceded her in death. In 1945, she married George R. Dupes Sr., who died in 1978. Mrs. Dupes retired from Huntington Bank after 30 years, where she was...
Ruth Scheid
Mar 15, 2005
RUTH M. SCHEID, 86, died at 1:57 a.m. March 15, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 31, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Frank and Elizabeth Brown Ribley, who preceded her in death. On April 14, 1942, at St. John Catholic Church, Lima, she married George T. Scheid Jr. who survives in Lima, Ohio. They were devoted...
I. Shulaw
Mar 8, 2005
I. DONALD "DON" SHULAW, 75, died at 2:35 p.m. March 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born November 16, 1929, in Allen County, Ohio to Gerald and Leila Shutt Shulaw, who preceded him in death. He married Gloria Jean Miller, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Shulaw retired from Nickels Bakery, after 35 years, and had worked...
Nancy Hawkins Kennedy
Mar 6, 2005
NANCY L. KENNEDY, 65, died at 2:20 p.m. March 6, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 14, 1939, in Sunshine, Kentucky, to Merle Clayton Nickel and Ruth Phillips Mauck & Robert Mauck (Deceased). Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima,Ohio. On July 29, 1961, she married John W. Hawkins. On January 13,...
Howard Betz
Mar 4, 2005
HOWARD LAYMAN BETZ, 87, died at 10:55 p.m. March 4, 2005, at Ohio Masonic Home, Springfield,Ohio. He was born December 2, 1917, in Marion, Ohio to Harry E. and Ella Mae Layman Betz, who preceded him in death. On October 7, 1945, he married Marjorie Fike, who survives in Enon, Ohio. Mr. Betz was a trainman for the Baltimore &...
Berlin Herdman
Mar 4, 2005
BERLIN C. HERDMAN, 95, died at 2:45 a.m. March 4, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born September 19, 1909, in Peebles to Robert and Charlotte Hux Herdman, who preceded him in death. On February 14, 1946, he married Lucille "Lucy" Brush, who preceded him in death. Mr. Herdman was a security guard for BLH/Clark Equipment, retiring in...
Joseph Ellerbrock
Mar 3, 2005
JOSEPH CHARLES ELLERBROCK, 86, died at 3:40 p.m. March 3, 2005, at Sheridan Medical Complex, Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was born July 12, 1918, in Cloverdale, Ohio to George and Veronica Ruen Ellerbrock, who preceded him in death. On May 4, 1946, in Landeck, he married Kathleen Freund, who died July 3, 2000. Mr. Ellerbrock worked as a farmer before serving...
Esther Briggs
Feb 28, 2005
ESTHER MAE BRIGGS, 86, died at 9:35 p.m. February 28, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born March 2, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Clifford and Gail I. East Miller, who preceded her in death. On March 2, 1939, she married Ruben B. Briggs, who died September 22, 1987. Mrs. Briggs was a homemaker. She was a member...
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