Obituaries

Daniel Hesburn

Daniel Hesburn

Aug 8, 2005

DANIEL P. HESBURN, 23, died at 7:28 a.m. August 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born August 4, 1982, in Lima, Ohio to William and Christina Welch Hesburn Sr. His father survives in Delphos, Ohio and his mother in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hesburn was a cook at Texas Roadhouse for more than four years. He was a...

Richard Ridenour

Richard Ridenour

Aug 8, 2005

RICHARD D. "RICK" RIDENOUR, 47, died at 5:12 a.m. August 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 25, 1958, in Lima, Ohio to Kenneth M. and Karen Staley Ridenour. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ridenour was an addictive services counselor for Alcohol Safety Traffic Offender's Program. He was...

Crystal Wilkins

Crystal Wilkins

Aug 6, 2005

CRYSTAL M. WILKINS, 26, of Las Vegas, formerly of Elida, Ohio, died August 6, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born February 1, 1979, in Texas. Ms. Wilkins attended Elida schools, where she was on the swim and soccer teams, and Apollo Career Center. Survivors include three sons, Gaige Diemer, Chase Diemer and Aaron Diemer, all of Alabama; foster parents,...

Crystal Wilkins

Crystal Wilkins

Aug 6, 2005

CRYSTAL M. WILKINS, 26, of Las Vegas, formerly of Elida, died Aug. 6, 2005, in Las Vegas. She was born Feb. 1, 1979, in Texas. Ms. Wilkins attended Elida schools, where she was on the swim and soccer teams, and Apollo Career Center. Survivors include three sons, Gaige Diemer, Chase Diemer and Aaron Diemer, all of Alabama; foster parents, Kelly...

Rose Schrock

Rose Schrock

Aug 1, 2005

ROSE V. SCHROCK, 94, died at 12:10 a.m. August 1, 2005, at VanCrest Health Care Center, Delphos, Ohio. She was born September 2, 1910, in Defiance, Ohio to Francis T. and Amelia Stetter Fox, who preceded her in death. On August 16, 1937, in Lima, Ohio, she married James W. Schrock Sr., who died April 12, 1944, from injuries suffered...

Clara Black

Clara Black

Aug 1, 2005

CLARA A. BLACK, 99, died at 5:20 a.m. Aug. 1, 2005, at Calvary Manor Nursing Home, Glandorf. She was born Dec. 14, 1905, in Ottawa to Herman and Katherine Bochers Recker, who preceded her in death. On Nov. 17, 1929, she married Lou Black, who died Oct. 2, 1982. Mrs. Black retired as comptroller from Artkraft, Lima. She was also...

Harold Grady

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

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...

Robert Bowers

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...

Otis Good

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...

William Corwin,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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,

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....