Obituaries
Orville Ferguson
Feb 19, 2005
ORVILLE K. FERGUSON, 81, died at 4:51 a.m. February 19, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1923, in Cairo to Orma K. and Minnie (Foster) Ferguson. On January 1, 1947, he married Doris A. (Willeke) Ferguson, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ferguson worked for Crane Co. and enjoyed bowling in a senior league. He...
Joyce Fockler
Feb 16, 2005
JOYCE E. FOCKLER, 77, died at 3:51 p.m. February 16, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born October 20, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to Norman and Mildred Kanawl Allen, who preceded her in death. On June 15, 1947, she married Donald D. Fockler, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Fockler was a homemaker and had been an office...
Gerald Cotrell
Feb 14, 2005
GERALD E. "GARY" COTRELL, 64, died at 10:26 p.m. February 14, 2005, at his residence. He was born March 24, 1940, in Dayton, Ohio to Gilbert and Myrtle Irene Evilsizer Cotrell, who preceded in him death. On December 3, 1958, in Royalton, Kentucky, he married Onethia Wireman, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Cotrell retired from and was a member...
Lucille Minami
Feb 13, 2005
LUCILLE MINAMI, 83, died at 4:55 a.m. February 13, 2005, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio. She was born January 12, 1922, in Lima to Harry E. and Effie Bechtel McConehey, who preceded her in death. On July 17, 1944, she married Frank Minami, who died December 15, 1998. Mrs. Minami was a homemaker. She was a member of First...
Robert Dorsten
Feb 13, 2005
ROBERT R. DORSTEN, 93, died at 3:10 p.m. February 13, 2005, at Otterbein-Cridersville, Cridersville, Ohio. He was born May 8, 1911, in Lima, Ohio to Henry C. and Selma Brockman Dorsten, who preceded him in death. On May 8, 1937, he married Lucille Springer, who survives in Cridersville, Ohio. Mr. Dorsten had been an inspector at Westinghouse Electric Corp. He...
Joseph Carr
Feb 13, 2005
JOSEPH G. "JOE" CARR, 72, died at 9:57 a.m. February 13, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born February 19, 1932, in Lima to William Emmet and Myrtle Olive Eley Carr, who preceded him in death. On September 29, 1950, he married Janet Shade, who survives in Lima. Mr. Carr was a painter with Howard Painting Co. and...
Nancy Austin
Feb 11, 2005
NANCY M. AUSTIN, 86, died at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 11, 2005, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home. Services will begin at 7 p.m. March 18 at Unitarian Fellowship of Lima Church, Lima. The Rev. Chuck Thomas will officiate. Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. March 18 at the church. Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Kermit Lawson
Feb 10, 2005
KERMIT EARL LAWSON, 90, died at 8:27 a.m. February 10, 2005, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. He was born July 26, 1914, in Lima to Jess and Mary Scott Lawson, who preceded him in death. He married Velma Hefner, who died in 1990. On June 8, 1991, he married Dortha Briggs Bice, who survives in Lima. Mr. Lawson retired as...
Simon Brenneman
Feb 9, 2005
SIMON PETER BRENNEMAN, 81, died at 10:20 p.m. February 9, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home. He was born June 11, 1923, in Elida, Ohio to John M. and Anna G. Good Brenneman, who preceded him in death. On April 21, 1946, he married Jean Yant, who survives in Lima. Mr. Brenneman was an auctioneer for 50 years and had owned...
Ruth Willet
Feb 9, 2005
RUTH E. WILLET, 74, died at 7:03 p.m. February 9, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born May 20, 1930, in Lima to F. Eugene and Gustine Ford Ridenour, who preceded her in death. On November 19, 1949, she married Robert E. Willet, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mrs. Willet was a homemaker. She was a member of...
Gwen Kepner
Feb 8, 2005
GWEN "GWENIE" KEPNER, 76, died at 6:38 a.m. February 8, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born to John and Loretta Sonntag, who preceded her in death. In 1952, she married Jack Kepner. Mrs. Kepner was a lifelong resident of Lima. During her life, she worked at City Loan and Savings, The Lima Ordinance Depot and the Home...
Louise Sims
Feb 4, 2005
LOUISE "GRANNY" SIMS, 68, died at 4 a.m. February 4, 2005, at her daughter's residence. She was born November 25, 1936, in Connersville, Indiana, to Edward and Pauline Eads Rollins, who preceded her in death. Ms. Sims was a homemaker. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Survivors include her children, Peggy (Mike) Dixon of Mount Olivet,...
Arthur THOMAS
Feb 1, 2005
ARTHUR A. THOMAS, 90, of Indianapolis, formerly of Lima, died at 10 a.m. Feb. 1, 2005, at St. Francis Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born Nov. 20, 1914, in Lima to Ralph U. and Myrtle Cox Thomas, who preceded him in death. On Feb. 13, 1965, he married Jean G. Zimmerman, who survives in Indianapolis. Mr. Thomas retired as vice president...
Ronald Korkate
Jan 31, 2005
RONALD E. KORKATE, 74, died at 12:45 p.m. January 31, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born December 9, 1930, in Ashtabula, Ohio to Elmer Korkate and Tyyne Kuula Korkate Michalak, who preceded him in death. On February 18, 1956, he married Rhoda Warg, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Korkate retired after 30 years as registered nurse...
Mary Jordan
Jan 30, 2005
MARY ELIZABETH JORDAN, 92, died at 5 p.m. January 30, 2005, at Beverly Healthcare. She was born October 24, 1912, in Lima, Ohio to John Henry and Clara Aurilla Holten Twining, who preceded her in death. On January 1, 1938, she married Lokey Veldred Jordan, who died November 19, 1970. Mrs. Jordan retired on April 29, 1983, as a licensed...
Robert Mullen
Jan 29, 2005
ROBERT J. MULLEN, 73, died the morning of January 29, 2005, at his residence. He was born January 16, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Charles and Margaret Dyke Mullen, who preceded him in death. On February 10, 1956, he married Eileen D. Mullen, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Mullen retired from Dana Corp., where he worked for 23 years...
Paul Miller
Jan 28, 2005
PAUL E. MILLER, 78, died at 4:09 p.m. January 28, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born June 26, 1926, in Lima, Ohio, to Clyde L. and Corrine M. Wehrkamp Miller, who preceded him in death. On November 6, 1948, at St. John Catholic Church, he married Cecilia Hoehn, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Miller worked for...
Gail Crider
Jan 27, 2005
GAIL E. CRIDER, 81, died at 4:42 a.m. January 27, 2005, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville, Ohio. He was born November 3, 1923, in Van Wert County to Russell and Ethel Simpson Crider, who preceded him in death. On July 19, 1945, he married Donna Belle Irvin, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Crider was a farmer and had...
Lois Thornton Delap Lloyd
Jan 24, 2005
LOIS E. THORNTON DELAP LLOYD, 72, died at 9:06 p.m. January 24, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center, after a short but valiant fight with cancer. She was born August 29, 1932, in Columbus, Ohio to Maurice M. and Forrest M. Carmean Thornton, who preceded her in death. On November 4, 1978, she married Ansel Lloyd, who survives in Lima,...
Harold Ridenour
Jan 24, 2005
HAROLD BYRON RIDENOUR, 79, died at 8:15 p.m. January 24, 2005, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice, Dade City, Florida. He was born March 2, 1925, in Lima, Ohio to Doyle Elwood and Cleta Pearl Cary Ridenour, who preceded him in death. On March 23, 1948, he married Clara May Roll, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Ridenour retired from Scott Ladd Foods....
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