Obituaries
Kenneth ROETHLISBERGER
Jun 25, 2005
KENNETH CARL ROETHLISBERGER, 82, died at 3:10 a.m. June 25, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. He was born Aug. 16, 1922, in Lima to Aldine and Clara Zimmerly Roethlisberger, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 4, 1945, he married Audrey Louise Heslop, who survives in Lima. Mr. Roethlisberger was co-owner of Repps Sporting Goods. He was an employee...
Julianna NIESE
Jun 25, 2005
JULIANNA M. NIESE, 80, died at 12:40 p.m. June 25, 2005, at her residence. She was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Kalida to August and Matilda Wehri Siebeneck, who preceded her in death. On June 1, 1949, in Kalida, she married Albert G. Niese, who survives in Lima. Mrs. Niese was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church and its...
Jack Risner
Jun 24, 2005
JACK DIXON RISNER, 62, died at 9:05 a.m. June 24, 2005, at his residence from complications related to Marfan syndrome. He was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Kenton, to Roy Clayton and Irene Pinks Risner. His mother survives in Spencerville. On Sept. 4, 1971, he married Diann Marie Keller, who survives. By God's grace, they were married 34 years. Mr....
Kevin Hermiller
Jun 23, 2005
Lima KEVIN HERMILLER, 48, died at 11:39 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Oct. 4, 1956, in Lima to Donald Joseph and Neva Williams Hermiller. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Lima. Mr. Hermiller had worked at Old Barn Out Back. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. He was a...
Winifred Gratz
Jun 23, 2005
WINIFRED "WINNIE" GRATZ, 86, died at 8:44 a.m. June 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1918, in Leipsic, Ohio to Ira and Kathryn Pierman Mack, who preceded her in death. She had been married to Kenneth Gratz for 30 years. Mrs. Gratz retired from Bath High School, after 28 years, where she worked in...
Clara Breneman
Jun 23, 2005
Alger CLARA B. BRENEMAN, 80, died at 6:37 p.m. June 23, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born Dec. 8, 1924, in Allen County to Edward and Elizabeth Augsburger King, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 27, 1948, she married Clark D. Breneman, who survives in Alger. Mrs. Breneman was a homemaker and secretary for Breneman Equipment....
Shirley Ganser
Jun 23, 2005
Lima SHIRLEY A. GANSER, 63, died at 5:05 p.m., June 23, 2005, at her residence. She was born Aug. 30, 1941, in Milwaukee to Sadie Martin, who survives. On Dec. 8, 1956, in Roxberry, Wis., she married David William Ganser Sr., who died Feb. 6, 1982. Mrs. Ganser was a homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of...
Kenneth Keller
Jun 21, 2005
KENNETH R. KELLER, 87, died at 6 a.m. June 21, 2005, at his residence. He was born May 27, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Glenn and Vergie Miller Keller, who preceded him in death. On November 7, 1943, he married Waneta Stoner, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Keller was a farmer and had retired in 1976 from Clark Equipment....
James Taylor
Jun 20, 2005
JAMES RAY "J.T." TAYLOR, 54, died at 6:30 a.m. June 20, 2005, at his residence. He was born Oct. 1, 1950, in Montpelier to Ira W. and Sibble Collins Taylor, who preceded him in death. His special companion, Linda Zimmerman Kennedy, survives in Lima. Mr. Taylor was an inspector for General Dynamics. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam...
Isiah Caleb Jeffers
Jun 19, 2005
ISIAH LEE CALEB "BABY ISIAH" JEFFERS, 14 months, died at 8:22 p.m. June 19, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born April 3, 2004, in Lima to Octavian "O.J." and Heather Reineke Jeffers, who survive in Lima. Isiah was his daddy's little buddy and his mommy's little angel. Survivors also include two sisters, Kaitlin Jeffers and Natalee Jeffers,...
Betty Kayser
Jun 18, 2005
BETTY M. KAYSER, 80, died at 6:45 a.m. June 18, 2005, at Lost Creek Care Center. She was born December 21, 1924, in American Township, Ohio, to Jacob Lewis and Mary M. Jurden Boroff. On January 31, 1953, she married Robert J. Kayser, who died March 18, 1981. Mrs. Kayser was retired from Duff Truck Line where she worked as...
Roger Sanford
Jun 15, 2005
ROGER BLAINE SANFORD, 78, died at 2:20 a.m. June 15, 2005, at Plus Health Care Center. He was born October 14, 1926, in Lima, Ohio to Blaine E. and Blanche Myrtle Williss Sanford, who preceded him in death. On September 3, 1948, he married Winona Eileen Weidel, who survives in Lima. Mr. Sanford had worked for Sweeney Engineering and Tilton...
Henrietta A.
Jun 11, 2005
HENRIETTA A. LEE, 94, died at 2:55 p.m. June 11, 2005, at Beverly Health Care Center. She was born March 23, 1911, in Ottawa, Ohio to Joseph and Philamena Klausing Clement, who preceded her in death. On November 28, 1937, she married Harry Lee, who died September 28, 1987. Mrs. Lee was a homemaker and had been a waitress at...
John Mcgraw
Jun 10, 2005
Lima JOHN B. McGRAW, 56, died at 6:20 p.m. June 10, 2005, at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born June 2, 1949, in Omaha, Neb., to Dennis and Betty Thill McGraw Jr., who survive in Lima. On Feb. 15, 1969, he married Linda M. (Loggi) McGraw, who survives in Lima. They recently celebrated 36 years together. Mr....
Joyce McCormick
Jun 9, 2005
JOYCE C. McCORMICK, Age 59 died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at 8:02 A.M. at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born on March 25, 1946 in Lima, Ohio to Earl & Pauline B. (Watson) Keller who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Michael J. & Tracy McCormick, from Cincinnati, Ohio, and Anthony Terk McCormick...
Beatrice Cusick
Jun 9, 2005
BEATRICE MARIE CUSICK, 87, died at 11:35 p.m. June 9, 2005, at Otterbein in Cridersville. She was born May 14, 1918, in Jackson, Mich., to David and Grace Widdicombe Johnson. Mrs. Cusick was a 1936 graduate of Lima South High School. She was a member of South Side Christian Church. She retired from City Loan and Savings in 1982 after...
Lois Huffman
Jun 6, 2005
LOIS ISABELLE HUFFMAN, 90, died at 11:35 p.m., June 6, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 12, 1915, in Willshire, to Walter and Golda K. Lomiller Avery, who preceded her in death. On Dec. 21, 1934, in Rockford, she married Roman E. Huffman, who died March 22, 1982. Mrs. Huffman attended St. Paul United Methodist Church,...
Rose Sue Cooper
Jun 6, 2005
Jackson Center ROSE M. "SUE" COOPER, 66, died at 6:30 p.m. June 6, 2005, at Mount Carmel East Hospital. She was born April 27, 1939, in Delphos to Russell and Mary Jane Ellis Pierce, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 12, 1961, she married Raburn D. Cooper, who died April 11, 1998. She was a homemaker. Survivors include five...
Alice Shaw
Jun 2, 2005
ALICE CATHERINE SHAW, 72, died at 11:55 a.m. June 2, 2005, at her daughter's residence in Marion, Ohio. She was born September 5, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to George and Juanita Keeling Quillin, who preceded her in death. On July 2, 1955, she married Richard Bernard Shaw, who died December 23, 1997. Mrs. Shaw was a homemaker. She was a...
Gertrude Truesdale
May 31, 2005
GERTRUDE M. TRUESDALE, 87, died at 4 p.m. May 31, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born Aug. 19, 1917, in Lima to Walter and Rosa Billings Sevitz, who preceded her in death. On May 16, 1936, in Cridersville, she married Bernard Truesdale, who died June 11, 1968. Mrs. Truesdale had been a dishwasher at the Huddle Restaurant....
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