Obituaries
Shirley Adams
Aug 14, 2004
SHIRLEY E. ADAMS,90, died at 6:44 a.m. August 14, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1914, in Rockford, Ohio to Samuel and Olive Tallman Shaffer, who preceded her in death. On September 9, 1935, she married Robert F. Adams, who died in 1973. Mrs. Adams worked as a beautician at her own shop. She was...
Robert Pohlabel
Aug 12, 2004
ROBERT L. "BOB" POHLABEL, 55, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Lima, Ohio, Shelby, Ohio and Kansas City, Kansas, died at 6:50 a.m. August 12, 2004, at his residence. He was born December 2, 1948, in Lima, Ohio to Robert J. and Donna L. Winter Pohlabel, who preceded him in death. He married Joyce Kayser, who survives in Mansfield, Ohio. Mr....
Louise King
Aug 7, 2004
LOUISE N. STRIFF KING, 87, died at 3:15 p.m. August 7, 2004, at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1917, in Lima, Ohio to the late Merle W. and Garnett O'Connor Striff, who preceded her in death. She married Carl E. King in Covington, Kentucky, in 1937. He preceded her in death in 1987. Mrs. King was a...
Glenn Stavenger
Aug 6, 2004
GLENN B. STAVENGER, 61, died at 6:53 a.m. August 6, 2004, at Lima Memorial Hospital. He was born January 16, 1943, in Ravenna, Ohio to Earl and Viola Chambers Stavenger, who preceded him in death. On October 6, 1977, he married Patricia Toland, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Stavenger was retired from the Continental Baking Co. He was a...
Martha SPIEGER
Aug 6, 2004
MARTHA MOON SPIEGEL, 96, died at 11:25 p.m. August 6, 2004, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born October 19, 1907, in Cleveland, Ohio to Orville and Lydia Kelly Moon, who preceded her in death. On September 3, 1932, she married Charles R. Spiegel in Erie, Pennsylvania. He died October 1, 1996. Mrs. Spiegel graduated from the University of Michigan...
Floyd Napier,
Aug 2, 2004
FLOYD NAPIER Jr., 73, died at 9:40 p.m. August 2, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1931, in Garrett, Kentucky, to Floyd and Mary K. Prater Napier, who preceded him in death. On April 3, 1987, in Decatur, Indiana, he married Barbara Thomas, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Napier retired in 2000 from Lima...

Margaret EVERS
Jul 26, 2004
MARGARET "AVIS" EVERS, 79, died at 9:20 p.m. July 26, 2004, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born October 20, 1924, in Auglaize County, Ohio to Guy Oscar and Mabel Ann McGinnis Kaufman, who preceded her in death. On April 7, 1946, she married George D. Evers, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Evers was a homemaker and had retired...
Homer Furr,
Jul 25, 2004
HOMER HOWARD FURR Sr., 79, died at 9:35 a.m. July 25, 2004, at his residence. He was born February 13, 1925, in Alger, Ohio to Isaac H. and Elizabeth Hoover Furr, who preceded him in death. On September 8, 1973, in Alger, Ohio, he married Gloria Moralez, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Furr had worked at the Ohio Mushroom...
Betty Eberle
Jul 22, 2004
BETTY JUNE EBERLE, 77, died at 11:30 p.m. July 22, 2004, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 2, 1927, in Lima, Ohio to John Laurence and Pearl Arizona Roberts Miller, who preceded her in death. On June 19, 1947, in Kentucky, she married Walter Eberle, who survives in Cridersville, Ohio. Mrs. Eberle had been a machine foreman...
Chase CRAWFORD
Jul 18, 2004
CHASE W. CRAWFORD, 61, died at 2:15 p.m. July 18, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born September 9, 1942, in Lima, Ohio to J. Kenneth and Maxine Dyer Crawford, who preceded him in death. Mr. Crawford had been an administrator for the Florida State Board of Education. He received his bachelor's degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, his...
Larry HORSTMAN
Jul 17, 2004
LARRY C. HORSTMAN, 70, died at 11:05 p.m. July 17, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1934, in Muncie, Indiana, to Kenneth and Mary Crow Horstman, who preceded him in death. On January 19, 1963, in Ohio, he married Cathy J. Hartman, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Horstman retired September 1, 1990, as a...
Carmen COOPER
Jul 16, 2004
CARMEN "DUNK" LAVONNE COOPER, 65, died at 6:50 a.m. July 16, 2004, at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was born September 21, 1938, in Anderson, Indiana. Her father, Devern Welsh, preceded her in death. Her mother, Ruth Stevens Humfleet, survives in Lima, Ohio. Ms. Cooper was a caterer. She attended South Side Christian Church and Lima Baptist Temple. Survivors also...
Grace Bowersock
Jul 16, 2004
GRACE EDNA BOWERSOCK, 91, died at 7 a.m. July 16, 2004, at her residence. She was born May 22, 1913, in Lima, Ohio, to Ellis B. and Agnes Black Rogers, who preceded her in death. She married Martin Bowersock, who died June 1, 1970. Mrs. Bowersock was a homemaker. She and her husband owned Marty's Restaurant in Kenton. She was...
Donald Schlereth
Jul 11, 2004
DONALD LOUIS "DOC" SCHLERETH, 81, died at 6:20 p.m. July 11, 2004, at his residence. He was born February 23, 1923, in Akron, Ohio to Louis and Grace Mumau Schlereth, who preceded him in death. On March 6, 1946, he married M. June Hostetler, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Schlereth had been a boiler operator for Lima Memorial Hospital....
Christopher PATRICK
Jul 11, 2004
CHRISTOPHER ALAN PATRICK, 19, died at 12:10 a.m. July 11, 2004, in a car accident on Swaney Road. He was born Nov. 4, 1984, in Lima to Alan Patrick and Darlene Breneman White. His father and stepmother, Alan (Lea Ann) Patrick, survive in Lima. His mother and stepfather, Darlene (Timothy) White, survive in Lima. Mr. Patrick worked in the roofing...
Katelyn WESSEL
Jul 5, 2004
KATELYN BONITA WESSEL, 13, died at 12:56 p.m. July 5, 2004, at Lima Memorial Hospital from complications of Rett Syndrome. She was born October 25, 1990, in Lima, Ohio to Eric Wessel and Kimberly Osborn Konst. Her father survives in Lima, Ohio. Her mother and stepfather, Ken Konst, also survive in Lima, Ohio. Katelyn was a student at Marimor School....

Floyd HOWDER
Jul 4, 2004
FLOYD WESLEY HOWDER, 65, died at 1:10 a.m. July 4, 2004, at Embracing Hospice Care, Atlanta. Services will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hartford Cemetery, Lima. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, where arrangements are incomplete.
Beulah Critchfield
Jul 3, 2004
95, died at 9:30 p.m. July 3, 2004, at Springview Manor Nursing Home. She was born August 16, 1908, in Allen County, Ohio to Philip and Margaret Wirries Stelzer, who preceded her in death. On December 10, 1932, she married Alfred Critchfield who died October 23, 2001. Mrs. Critchfield was a homemaker. She loved gardening and the outdoors. Survivors include...

Patricia Mayer
Jul 3, 2004
71, died at 7:30 p.m. July 3, 2004 at her residence. She was born September 25, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Robert J. and Clara M. Roeder LeVesque, who preceded her in death. She married Ralph E. Mayer, who died March 21, 1998. Mrs. Mayer was a homemaker. She attended St. Rose Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, George Mayer...
Stephanie BURKLO
Jul 2, 2004
STEPHANIE ANN BURKLO, 39, died July 2, 2004, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1965, in Coldwater, Ohio to Ronald Edward Everman and Roberta "Robin" Eyler Cogswell. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Burklo was a manager at Captain D's on Elida Road. She was a member of St. Charles Catholic...
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