Obituaries
Kermit Westbay
Oct 17, 2004
KERMIT LESTER WESTBAY, 99, of Plantation, Florida, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 3:15 a.m. October 17, 2004, at his daughter's residence, with whom he lived. He was born May 31, 1905, in Cridersville, Ohio to Cloyd Lester and Bessie Ellen Saddler Westbay, who preceded him in death. On November 23, 1927, at the Grace Methodist Church Parsonage in Lima,...
Frankie Perry
Oct 15, 2004
FRANKIE L. PERRY, 67, died at 6:50 p.m. October 15, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born November 1, 1936, in Wevaco, W.Virgina, to Ernest and Edith Williams Perry, who preceded him in death. On November 13, 1965, in Lima, Ohio, he married Alice Wood, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Perry worked for Montgomery Ward, Lima, Ohio....
Rolland Smith
Oct 13, 2004
ROLLAND E. "ROLLIE" SMITH, 75, died at 8:15 a.m. October 13, 2004, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born January 17, 1929, in Washington County to Herman and Ella Hedelson Smith, who preceded him in death. On Septmber 6, 1953, he married Dorothy Werner, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Smith retired as director of Six County Waste District....
Margery Carpenter
Oct 12, 2004
MARGERY J. CARPENTER, 95, died at 8:45 a.m. October 12, 2004, at Otterbein Nursing Home, St. Mary?s. She was born January 12, 1909, in Bluffton, Ohio to Earl and Eva Watkins Bogart, who preceded her in death. On June 8, 1941, she married Orla Charles Carpenter, who died March 30, 1976. Mrs. Carpenter was a homemaker. She attended South Side...
Ola Webb Cain
Oct 9, 2004
OLA RUTH WEBB CAIN, 74, died at 9:05 p.m. October 9, 2004, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born August 14, 1930, in Lima to Luke and Grace Haithcock Webb, who preceded her in death. On July 19, 1947, in Lima, Ohio, she married Robert "Bob" Cain, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Her grandfather, T.D. Haithcock, performed the marriage. Mrs....
Francis Dugranrut
Oct 7, 2004
FRANCIS LEE "DUKE" DuGRANRUT, 83, died at 8:42 p.m. October 7, 2004, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton, Ohio. He was born May 8, 1921, in Richmond, Indiana, to Robert and Mary Plessinger DuGranrut, who preceded him in death. On October 30, 1942, he married Bettiejune Harter, who died June 21, 1995. Mr. DuGranrut had been a tool and die...
Donald Osborn
Oct 7, 2004
DONALD R. OSBORN, 77, died at 2:30 a.m. October 7, 2004, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1927, in Tiffin, Ohio to Ted and Ruth Bowman Osborn, who preceded him in death. On June 18, 1949, he married Eileen Youngberg, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Osborn retired as administrator of Corinthian Nursing Home, Kenton, Ohio. He was...
Floyd Jones,
Oct 5, 2004
FLOYD A. JONES Jr., 80, died at noon October 5, 2004, at Alpena General Hospital, Alpena, Michigan. He was born January 15, 1924, in Lima, Ohio to Floyd A. and Laura Edwards Jones Sr., who preceded him in death. On April 6, 1946, he married Mary Blosser, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Jones retired as a maintenance engineer from...
David Fleischman
Sep 28, 2004
DAVID L. FLEISCHMAN, 57, formerly of Lima, died at 9:05 p.m. Sept. 28, 2004, at his residence. He was born Oct. 14, 1946, in Lima to Fredric and Imelda Fleischman, who survive in Lima. He married Marilyn Fleischman, who survives in Minnetonka, Minn. Mr. Fleischman was a 1964 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School. His strength, courage and tenacity...
Helen Adams
Sep 26, 2004
HELEN DOROTHY ADAMS, 88, died at 1:30 a.m. September 26, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born April 23, 1916, in Bucyrus, Ohio to Albert and Gladys Beemer Steiger, who preceded her in death. She married Raymond E. "Todd" Adams, who died in 1982. Mrs. Adams had played piano at Full Gospel Tabernacle during her youth then worked...
Roy Jarrell
Sep 24, 2004
ROY E. JARRELL, 67, died at 6:05 a.m. September 24, 2004, at Veterans Administration Center Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. He was born June 9, 1937, in Cannelton, W.Virginia, to Alga Otto and Lola Pauline Blake Jarrell, who preceded him in death. On September 7, 1970, he married Eileen F. Hahn, who died March 1, 2002. Mr. Jarrell was a laborer at...
Alice Nolte Brown
Sep 20, 2004
ALICE C. NOLTE BROWN, 78, died at 8:10 a.m. September 20, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 27, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Ellis and Helen Wilson McPheron, who preceded her in death. On June 28, 1944, she married Kenton Nolte, who died May 19, 1981. She then married Leonard Brown, who died December 14, 1993....
Mary Krouskop
Sep 19, 2004
MARY MADGE KROUSKOP, 86, died at 4:30 p.m. September 19, 2004, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 14, 1918, in Cygnet, Ohio to Ervin E. and Blanche Curtis Kinney, who preceded her in death. On July 13, 1935, she married Ralph E. Krouskop, who died June 6, 1994. Mrs. Krouskop retired as a key punch operator from...
Dorothy Koch
Sep 18, 2004
DOROTHY A. KOCH, 91, died at 10:10 a.m. September 18, 2004, in Hopland, California. She was born September 8, 1913, in Gomer, Ohio to Silas Guy and Carrie E. Struble Hasson, who preceded her in death. On August 16, 1948, in Ohio, she married Donald A. Koch, who died January 28, 1987. Mrs. Koch had been head cook at Elida...
Adam Kaylor
Sep 16, 2004
ADAM VERL KAYLOR, 79, died at 2:24 a.m. September 16, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born August 30, 1925, in Rockford, Ohio to Adam and Bertha Brush Kaylor, who preceded him in death. On April 8, 1972, in Ohio, he married Thoris Townsend, who died May 15, 1997. Mr. Kaylor had been a pipe fitter for Standard...
Juanita Stemen
Sep 14, 2004
JUANITA ELEANOR STEMEN, 88, died at 5:32 p.m. September 14, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born September 3, 1916, in Lima, Ohio to Melvin and Lovie McGinnis Reed, who preceded her in death. She married Glenwood Austin Stemen, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Stemen had worked at Westinghouse Electric Corp., for 18 years. Survivors also include...
Irmgard Boop
Sep 13, 2004
IRMGARD LUISE BOOP, 80, died at 8:33 p.m. September 13, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born July 11, 1924, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, to Arbeiter Wilhelm and Emma Wieschollek Nalezynski, who preceded her in death. On June 14, 1952, in Germany, she married Charles Edward Boop, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Boop was a homemaker. She was...
S. Schroeder
Sep 10, 2004
S. CATHERINE SCHROEDER,100, died at 9:40 a.m. September 10, 2004, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. She was born January 3, 1904, in Hardin County, Ohio to James Nelson and Mary Ellen Biederman McGinnis, who preceded her in death. On April 26, 1936, she married Richard A. Schroeder, who died October 14, 1957. Mrs. Schroeder was a homemaker and had worked...
Ladonna Hickey
Sep 7, 2004
LADONNA J. HICKEY, 60, died at 3 p.m. September 7, 2004, at her residence. She was born July 14, 1944, in Lima, Ohio to Arnold and Cynthia Cecil Binkley Tippie, who preceded her in death. She married Ronald D. Hickey, who died April 6, 2001. Mrs. Hickey retired from The Lima News. Survivors include a son, Brian (Robin) Hickey of...
Lee Cooney
Sep 3, 2004
LEE ARTHUR COONEY, 73, died at 4:04 p.m. September 3, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1931, in McGuffey, Ohio to James Ruben and Mary Wells Cooney, who preceded him in death. On July 3, 1963, in Lima, Ohio, he married Pauline Gilmore Garlock, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cooney was retired from Lima...
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