Obituaries
Kelsey Gibbs
Nov 25, 2004
KELSEY F. GIBBS, 83, died at 6:30 a.m. November 25, 2004, at his residence. He was born April 23, 1921, in Lima, Ohio to Willis and Agnes Maxwell Gibbs, who preceded him in death. On April 5, 1942, he married Betty Marcelle Cheney, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gibbs worked at Sohio and B.P. for 35 years as an...
Karen Ruhlen
Nov 22, 2004
KAREN MARIE RUHLEN, 55, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. November 22, 2004, in Florida from injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was born May 22, 1949, in Anderson, Indiana. Her father, Joe Wilbur, survives. Her husband of 13 years, Richard Ruhlen, survives in Florida. Mrs. Ruhlen was an instructor at Concorde Career...
Bernard Halker
Nov 22, 2004
BERNARD R. "BERNIE" HALKER, 81, died at 6:48 a.m. November 22, 2004, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born October 9, 1923, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Bernard J. and Madalene Kuhlman Halker, who preceded him in death. On November 3, 1949, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio, he married Mary Louise Strohm, who survives in Lima, Ohio....
Ann Kovacek
Nov 15, 2004
ANN KOVACEK, 81, died at 2:10 p.m. November 15, 2004, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born February 14, 1923, in Hungary to Gabor and Maria Labar Farkas, who preceded her in death. On October 16, 1942, she married William Kovacek, who died July 6, 1991. Mrs. Kovacek was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
Kelly VAUGHN
Nov 13, 2004
KELLY SUE VAUGHN, 44, died November 13, 2004, at her residence. She was born February 29, 1960, in Gary, Indiana. Mrs. Vaughn was a supervisor at Auto Owners Insurance Co. She enjoyed crafts, family vacations and being with her boys. Survivors include two sons, Kyle Robert Vaughn of Lansing, Michigan, and Alexander Matthew Vaughn of Lima, Ohio; three sisters, Kathy...
Elizabeth Eaton
Nov 13, 2004
ELIZABETH LEONORE EATON, 94, died November 13, 2004 at 8:50 A.M. at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born August 28, 1910, in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Eaton was a homemaker. She graduated from Central high School in 1928, attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She was a member of Market St. Presbyterian church,...
Sue Torbet
Nov 10, 2004
SUE E. TORBET, 72, died at 7:20 p.m. November 10, 2004, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born July 24, 1932, in Lima to Russell C. Tiemeyer and Marcella Lindeman Tiemeyer Weikert, who preceded her in death. On December 26, 1954, she married Tom Torbet, who survives in Lima. Ohio. Mrs. Torbet retired in 2001, as a secretary for...
Willette Spargue
Nov 8, 2004
WILLETTE G. SPRAGUE, 89, died at 5:35 p.m. November 8, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 21, 1915, in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, to William and Bertha Walker Gilmore, who preceded her in death. On September 25, 1937, she married Eugene J. "E.J." Sprague, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Sprague had worked at Fashion Bug in...
Caroline Briegel
Nov 6, 2004
CAROLINE A. BRIEGEL, 89, died at 3:48 p.m. November 6, 2004, Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born November 24, 1914, to Fridolin and Selma Baltzer Tschudy, who preceded her in death. On July 10, 1940, she married Virgil J. Briegel, who died January 1985. Mrs. Briegel was a public school music teacher in Marsaille, Harpster and Prospect, Ohio. She was...
Terrance Wiggs
Nov 1, 2004
TERRANCE MICHAEL "TERRY" WIGGS, 52, died November 1, 2004. He was born March 30, 1952, in Piqua, Ohio to Herbert and Lois Miller Wiggs. His father preceded him in death. His mother and stepfather, Russ Twining, survive in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Wiggs was a chemical handler at BP Chemicals for 21 years. He was a member of Lima Baptist Temple...
Shirley Cygan
Oct 28, 2004
SHIRLEY ANN CYGAN, 70, died at 7:50 a.m. October 28, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born August 7, 1934, in Lima, Ohio, to Don and Thelma Caskey Williams, who preceded her in death. On June 7, 1952, she married Donald Cygan, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Cygan was a homemaker. She was a member of St....
Kamryn Cunningham
Oct 28, 2004
KAMRYN DREW CUNNINGHAM, 3 months, 28 days, died at 5:28 p.m. October 28, 2004, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born July 1, 2004, in Lima, Ohio to Brian and Brittney Cox Cunningham, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Survivors also include a brother, Kobe Cunningham, at home; maternal grandmother, Betty (Charlie Weidel) Cox of Lima, Ohio; paternal grandmother, Deborah (Gary)...
William Downard
Oct 26, 2004
WILLIAM J. "BILL" DOWNARD, 78, died at 10:09 p.m. October 26, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born August 3, 1926, in Lafayette, Ohio to Leo W. and Esta Addy Downard, who preceded him in death. On December 21, 1946, he married Mary Szekely, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Downard retired from Scot Lad Foods, after 30...
Amos Fitzgerald
Oct 23, 2004
AMOS P. FITZGERALD, 93, died at 3:20 a.m. October 23, 2004, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born March 2, 1911, in Canaan, W.Virginia, to Amos F. and Edna May McKisic Fitzgerald, who preceded him in death. On September 29, 1950, he married Roberta Crawley, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Fitzgerald retired on June 1, 1969, as a sergeant...
Mercy Kayser
Oct 21, 2004
MERCY A. KAYSER, 89, died at 3:40 a.m. Oct. 21, 2004, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 1, 1915, in Island, Ky., to Aaron and Sally White Gardner, who preceded her in death. On April 13, 1941, she married Keith D. Kayser, who died Nov. 19, 1998. Mrs. Kayser was a homemaker and had been a cafeteria...
Mary Moyer Westbay
Oct 20, 2004
MARY CATHERINE MOYER WESTBAY, 94, of Plantation, Fla., formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 6:25 a.m. October 20, 2004, at her daughter's residence, with whom she lived. She was born October 28, 1909, in Lima, Ohio to Earl Clifford and Emma Myrtle Dillon Moyer, who preceded her in death. On November 23, 1927, she married Kermit Lester Westbay, who died...
Delphos HOWARD
Oct 20, 2004
DELPHOS RUSSELL HOWARD, 89, died at 8:50 p.m. Oct. 20, 2004, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born June 29, 1915, in Anna to Joseph and Daisy Beeler Howard, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 12, 1942, at South Side Methodist Church, he married Elsie M. Hadsell, who died Aug. 18, 1999. Mr. Howard had been an assembly...
Walter Kaufman
Oct 19, 2004
WALTER KAUFMAN, 73, died at 3:35 a.m. October 19, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 27, 1931, in Wayne Township to Guy O. and Mabel Ann McGinnis Kaufman, who preceded him in death. On June 6, 1954, he married Betty Vermillion, who died November 16, 1991. Mr. Kaufman retired in 1992, from Brown Floor & Wall...
Carl Amweg
Oct 18, 2004
CARL WILLIAM AMWEG, 86, died at 7:55 p.m. October 18, 2004, at his residence. He was born June 9, 1918, in Hardin County to Fred and Edna Sloan Amweg, who preceded him in death. On October 15, 1944, he married Martha Jeanne "Marty" Heil, who survives in Lima, Ohio. They had just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. Amweg retired...
Cecil Gordon
Oct 18, 2004
CECIL JUNE GORDON, 90, died at 10:14 a.m. October 18, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 5, 1914, in Mercer County to Fred Wilbur and Vera Ault Thomas, who preceded her in death. On June 18, 1933, she married Eugene Gordon, who died October 1, 1994. Mrs. Gordon worked at Mohler's Flowers for 45 years. She...
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