Obituaries
James Brady
Dec 10, 2004
JAMES BRADY, 78, died at 1:31 p.m. December 10, 2004, at his residence. He was born August 29, 1926, in Philadelphia, to James and Hazel Boileau Brady, who preceded him in death. On August 16, 1947, he married Thelma M. Hoskins, who survives in Gomer. Mr. Brady retired as a color matcher in the printing field from Sinclair-Valentine and Kohl-Madden...
Theodore Kearney
Dec 9, 2004
THEODORE L. KEARNEY, 80, died at 2:09 a.m. December 9, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born July 19, 1924, in Norwalk, Ohio to Butler and Marion E. Myers Kearney, who preceded him in death. His first wife, Mildred A. Kearney, preceded him in death. On October 5, 1991, he married Leola Evelyn Deitrick, who survives in Lima,...
Albert Howell
Dec 9, 2004
ALBERT HOWELL, 92, died at 11:25 a.m. December 9, 2004, at Lost Creek Care Center. He was born April 25, 1912, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Albert and Millie Howell, who preceded him in death. On June 12, 1932, in Michigan, he married Eva Barfell, who died January 13, 2002. Mr. Howell retired from Ford Motor Co., after 17 years,...
Robert Bob Krouse
Dec 7, 2004
ROBERT C. ?BOB? KROUSE , 81, died December 7, 2004, at his residence in Zephyrhills, Florida He was born February 8, 1923, in Kalida, Ohio to Carlyle D. ?C.D.? and Chloe B. Clevenger Krouse, who preceded him in death. On July 1, 1946, in Ottoville he married Phyllis M. Schlagbaum, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Krouse was the former...
Barbara Thomas
Dec 6, 2004
BARBARA E. THOMAS, 84, died at 5:30 p.m. December 6, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born August 3, 1920, in Cincinnati, Ohio to Frank and Almeda Haley Bendure, who preceded her in death. On August 26, 1940, she married Robert Thomas, who died February 5, 1984. Mrs. Thomas retired as a Realtor having worked for Cable Real...
Berneta Offenbacher
Dec 6, 2004
BERNETA ROSALIE OFFENBACHER, 84, died at 7:45 a.m. December 6, 2004, at her residence. She was born October 1, 1920, in Hillsboro to Henry V. and Louvisa May Setty White, who preceded her in death. On March 27, 1941, she married Charles W. Offenbacher, who died April 7, 1989. Mrs. Offenbacher retired from Noonans Office Supply and had worked at...
Snyder SNYDER
Dec 5, 2004
Lois Muriel Snyder, 91, of Lima, died at 5:34 a.m. Sunday, December 5, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born July 22, 1913 in Lima to Frank and Wilhelmina (King) Snyder who preceded her in death. Ms. Snyder was a homemaker. She was a life-long member of St. Rose Catholic Church. Ms. Snyder is survived by a sister, Norine...
Pauline RENTZ
Dec 3, 2004
PAULINE RENTZ, 91, died at 5:26 a.m. Dec. 3, 2004, at her residence. She was born Jan. 20, 1913, in Prospect to Peter and Bessie Knecht Schlegel, who preceded her in death. On June 18, 1938, in Russells Point, she married Frederick William Rentz, who died Sept. 13, 1979. Mrs. Rentz was a teacher and homemaker. She was a 1934...
Phalen PATRICIA
Dec 3, 2004
PATRICIA I. "PAT" PHALEN, 90, died at 10:55 a.m. Dec. 3, 2004, at Fort Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton. She was born March 13, 1914, in Toledo to Gordon and Winifred Hogan Holmes, who preceded her in death. She was married to Francis Eugene Phalen, who died Sept. 26, 1972. Mrs. Phalen retired from City Loan & Savings Co. in Lima in...
Hajba CRAIG
Dec 3, 2004
CRAIG A. HAJBA, 42, died at 7:01 p.m. December 3, 2004, at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. He was born April 24, 1962, in Lima, Ohio to Leslie Hajba and Darlene Rinaldi Webb, who survive in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hajba worked for Norfolk & Southern Railroad as a train conductor. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church....
Virginia Kelley
Dec 1, 2004
VIRGINIA L. KELLEY, 79, died at 9:49 p.m. December 1, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born October 26, 1925, in Murphysboro, Illinois, to Henry C. and Rose Ellen Judd Davis, who preceded her in death. On October 7, 1943, in Illinois, she married Carl M. Kelley, who died December 10, 1997. Mrs. Kelley was a homemaker. She...
Darrell Woods
Nov 30, 2004
DARRELL M. WOODS, 81, died at 12:46 a.m. November 30, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born January 20, 1923, in Lewistown, Ohio to Roy and Annabelle Canfield Woods, who preceded in him death. On October 14, 1950, he married Helen Burroughs, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Woods retired from Associated Truck Lines, and along with his...
Maxine Gonya
Nov 28, 2004
MAXINE O. GONYA, 85, of French Lick, Indiana, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. November 28, 2004, at Gentle Care Nursing Home, French Lick, Indiana. She was born December 17, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Abram and Edna Higgs Burkholder, who preceded her in death. On December 24, 1943, she married Lawrence B. Gonya, who died June 27,...
Kelsey Gibbs
Nov 25, 2004
KELSEY F. GIBBS, 83, died at 6:30 a.m. November 25, 2004, at his residence. He was born April 23, 1921, in Lima, Ohio to Willis and Agnes Maxwell Gibbs, who preceded him in death. On April 5, 1942, he married Betty Marcelle Cheney, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Gibbs worked at Sohio and B.P. for 35 years as an...
Bernard Halker
Nov 22, 2004
BERNARD R. "BERNIE" HALKER, 81, died at 6:48 a.m. November 22, 2004, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. He was born October 9, 1923, in Columbus Grove, Ohio to Bernard J. and Madalene Kuhlman Halker, who preceded him in death. On November 3, 1949, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio, he married Mary Louise Strohm, who survives in Lima, Ohio....
Karen Ruhlen
Nov 22, 2004
KAREN MARIE RUHLEN, 55, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 7:15 a.m. November 22, 2004, in Florida from injuries suffered in an auto accident. She was born May 22, 1949, in Anderson, Indiana. Her father, Joe Wilbur, survives. Her husband of 13 years, Richard Ruhlen, survives in Florida. Mrs. Ruhlen was an instructor at Concorde Career...
Ann Kovacek
Nov 15, 2004
ANN KOVACEK, 81, died at 2:10 p.m. November 15, 2004, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born February 14, 1923, in Hungary to Gabor and Maria Labar Farkas, who preceded her in death. On October 16, 1942, she married William Kovacek, who died July 6, 1991. Mrs. Kovacek was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
Elizabeth Eaton
Nov 13, 2004
ELIZABETH LEONORE EATON, 94, died November 13, 2004 at 8:50 A.M. at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born August 28, 1910, in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Eaton was a homemaker. She graduated from Central high School in 1928, attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. She was a member of Market St. Presbyterian church,...
Kelly VAUGHN
Nov 13, 2004
KELLY SUE VAUGHN, 44, died November 13, 2004, at her residence. She was born February 29, 1960, in Gary, Indiana. Mrs. Vaughn was a supervisor at Auto Owners Insurance Co. She enjoyed crafts, family vacations and being with her boys. Survivors include two sons, Kyle Robert Vaughn of Lansing, Michigan, and Alexander Matthew Vaughn of Lima, Ohio; three sisters, Kathy...
Sue Torbet
Nov 10, 2004
SUE E. TORBET, 72, died at 7:20 p.m. November 10, 2004, at Lima Memorial Health System. She was born July 24, 1932, in Lima to Russell C. Tiemeyer and Marcella Lindeman Tiemeyer Weikert, who preceded her in death. On December 26, 1954, she married Tom Torbet, who survives in Lima. Ohio. Mrs. Torbet retired in 2001, as a secretary for...
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