Obituaries
Bernard Ludwig
Oct 25, 2005
BERNARD EUGENE "BERNIE" LUDWIG 70, died at 10:21 a.m. October 25, 2005, at his residence. He was born August 15, 1935, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Dr. William and Alice Uncart Ludwig, who preceded him in death. On April 7, 1969, he married Shirley Ann Page, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ludwig had been a real estate agent for...
Paul Kitchen
Oct 23, 2005
PAUL HENRY KITCHEN, 91, died at 8:30 a.m. October 23, 2005, at his residence. He was born June 5, 1914, in Delphos, Ohio to Henry and Nora Sheely Kitchen, who preceded him in death. On September 9, 1933, he married Mildred Neumeier, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Kitchen retied from Lima City Schools, where he had been a custodian...
Catherine Paradore
Oct 23, 2005
CATHERINE M. PARADORE, 83, died at 8:10 a.m. October 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born September 8, 1922, in Lima, Ohio to Christ and Lyda Busick Gelo, who preceded her in death. On May 30, 1942, she married John W. Paradore Sr., who died September 17, 1978. Mrs. Paradore had been a sales clerk at Gregg's...
Bernadine Heidenescher
Oct 22, 2005
BERNADINE MARIE "BERNIE" HEIDENESCHER, 87, died at 9 a.m. October 22, 2005, at her residence. She was born December 29, 1917, in Kalida, Ohio to Joseph and Mary Kamphauf Schnipke, who preceded her in death. On Feb. 19, 1941, in Kalida she married Arthur A. Heidenescher, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Heidenescher was a member of St. Gerard Catholic...
Frank Faccenda
Oct 22, 2005
FRANK D. FACCENDA, 71, died at 5:40 p.m. October 22, 2005, at Auglaize Acres. He was born June 27, 1934, in Lima, Ohio to Joseph and Estella Hartzog Faccenda, who preceded him in death. He married Judy Allemeier. He later married Ellen Goodwin, who died Aug. 7, 1991. Mr. Faccenda worked at Buckeye Rubber Co., Baldwin Lima Hamilton and Clark...
Donald Rumer
Oct 18, 2005
DONALD RALPH RUMER, 80, died at 3:15 a.m. October 18, 2005, at Otterbein-Cridersville, Cridersville, Ohio. He was born June 24, 1925, in Crestline to Porter S. and Delilah Good Rumer, who preceded him in death. He married Dorothy J. Poole, who died December 7, 1998. Mr. Rumer retired as owner of Rumer's Market, where he had worked for 31 years,...
Ronald Ricker
Oct 14, 2005
RONALD L. RICKER, 59, died at 12:53 p.m. October 14, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 12, 1946, in Lima, Ohio to Isadore and Miriam Warneke Ricker, who preceded him in death. Mr. Ricker had worked at Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine Plant and Clark Equipment Co. He was a member of Only Believe Ministries, Botkins,...
Elizabeth Meyer
Oct 12, 2005
ELIZABETH J. MEYER, 82, died at 7:30 p.m. October 12, 2005, at her residence. She was born November 27, 1922, in Delphos, Ohio to John and Martha Sampson Maloney, who preceded her in death. On April 29, 1939, she married Elmer S. Meyer, who died Dec. 5, 2002. Mrs. Meyer was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Rose...
Michael Cosgrove
Oct 11, 2005
MICHAEL J. COSGROVE, 53, died at 11:12 p.m. October 11, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born November 3, 1951, in Mansfield, Ohio to James and Mary Welshonce Cosgrove, who preceded him in death. On May 5, 1990, in Tiro, Ohio he married Audrey Hendrix, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cosgrove was a truck driver for Keystone...
John Parker
Oct 10, 2005
JOHN E. PARKER, 71, died at 8:22 p.m. October 10, 2005, at his residence. He was born June 4, 1934, in Lima, Ohio to Chester M. and Mildred M. Golden Parker, who preceded him in death. On October 29, 1953, he married Marilyn J. "Lynn" Bassett, who died May 4, 2000. Mr. Parker retired in 1995 as a machinist from...
Mary Casey Cope
Oct 7, 2005
MARY E. CASEY COPE, 76, died at 2:48 a.m. October 7, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born May 28, 1929, in Allen County, Ohio to John "Jack" Bernard and Bessie Elizabeth Moats Stover, who preceded her in death. On December 2, 2001, she married Daniel H. Cope, who died May 28, 2002. She was formerly married to...
Max Shappell
Oct 4, 2005
MAX WOODROW SHAPPELL, 88, died at 12:45 p.m. Oct. 4, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Lima to Harvey Lee and Clara Folk Shappell, who preceded him in death. Mr. Shappell worked at the family grocery store "Shappell and Ryan" most of his life. He had also worked for Hutch and Son. He...
Thelma Wilson
Oct 2, 2005
THELMA J. BROOKS WILSON, 71, died at 11:45 p.m. October 2, 2005, at her residence. She was born August 29, 1934, in Middlesboro, Kentucky, to Marshall and Selena Pritchard Brooks Sr., who preceded her in death. On February 26, 1955, in Claiborne County, Tennessee, she married William A. Wilson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Wilson was a member of...
Geraldine Strayer
Oct 1, 2005
GERALDINE STRAYER, 90, died at 2:20 p.m. October 1, 2005, at Vancrest Health Care Center, Delphos, Ohio. She was born November 29, 1914, in Lima, Ohio, to James Elmer and Edna Arvada (Swisher) Detrick. In February 1933, she married LaVerne F. "Dutch" Strayer, who died March 4, 2002. Mrs. Strayer was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Survivors...
Harry Minton,
Sep 27, 2005
79, died at 10:55 p.m. September 27, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born September 21, 1926, in Warren to Harry W. and Ruth Bell Minton, who preceded him in death. On September 19, 1959, he married Iona L. Bowsher, who survives. They had just celebrated their 46th anniversary. Mr. Minton was owner/operator of the Imperial Caf? for 50...
John Holliday
Sep 26, 2005
JOHN W. "JACK" HOLLIDAY, 81, died at 8:35 p.m. September 26, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born September 19, 1924, in Detroit, Michigan to John I. and Katherine Moynes Holliday, who preceded him in death. On October 19, 1946, he married Helen E. Dieling, who died February 21, 1984. On January 17, 1997, he married Janet Barrow,...
Vallacita Miller
Sep 22, 2005
VALLACITA R. MILLER, 65, died at 11:52 a.m. Sept. 22, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born April 18, 1940, in Lima to Gerald and Doris Weir Spyker, who preceded her in death. In 1966, in Lima, she married Jerry A. Miller, who died Dec. 27, 1976. Mrs. Miller was owner/operator of Bridal Fantasy Rentals. She was a...
Georgia Heltman
Sep 21, 2005
GEORGIA P. "JEAN" HELTMAN, 77, died at 10:25 a.m. September 21, 2005, at Plus Health Care Center. She was born March 8, 1928, in Harlan, Kentucky, to James H. and Mary B. Fancher Lay, who preceded her in death. On September 10, 1949, she married Burldean P. Heltman, who died February 2, 1981. Mrs. Heltman retired in March 1985, from...
Geraldine Hoch
Sep 21, 2005
GERALDINE "GERRI" RAGER HOCH, 82, died at 5 p.m. September 21, 2005, at her residence. She was born November 26, 1922, in Gomer, Ohio to Frederick A. and Bessie Morgan Rager, who preceded her in death. On April 20, 1972, she married Gerald "Jerry" Hoch, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Hoch retired as a secretary from the purchasing department...
Darrell Gehring,
Sep 18, 2005
DARRELL E. GEHRING Sr., 76, died at 5:30 a.m. Sept. 18, 2005, at VanCrest Health Care Center, Delphos. He was born Feb. 3, 1929, in Lima to Leonard and Madge McCarty Gehring, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 26, 1987, he married Marye Wininger, who survives in Lima. Mr. Gehring retired as a self-employed contractor operating the Gehring &...
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