Obituaries

Christopher PATRICK

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Bernard Bishop

Bernard Bishop

Jul 1, 2004

63, died at 3:19 a.m. July 1, 2004, at SCCI Hospital, Lima, Ohio. He was born March 15, 1941, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Bernard G. and Claire Marie Harrison Bishop, who preceded him in death. On December 14, 1968, he married Carolyn J. Sutton, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Bishop had been a pyrometer technician at Teledyne Ohio Steel...

Flora CARDONE

Flora CARDONE

Jun 23, 2004

87, of Fountain Hills, Arizona, formerly of Lima, Ohio, died at 10:15 a.m. June 23, 2004, at Arizona Fountain Terrace Nursing Home. She was born June 17, 1917, in Corapolis, Pa., to Peter and Rosa Barretti DeMascio, who preceded her in death. On July 25, 1936, she married Tobias "Tobe" Cardone, who died September 9, 1997. They had been married...

David Voorhees

David Voorhees

Jun 20, 2004

60, died at 12:41 a.m. June 20, 2004, at his residence. He was born October 15, 1943, in Lima, Ohio to John U. and Virginia Richmond Tabler Voorhees, who preceded him in death. Mr. Voorhees had been owner and operator of Horseless Carriage Used Cars from 1976 to 2004. He had also worked at Clark Equipment from 1964 to 1980....

Robert Spencer

Robert Spencer

Jun 19, 2004

71, died at 4:39 a.m. June 19, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. He was born May 2, 1933, in Lima, Ohio to Clarence Robert and Agnes Walters Spencer, who preceded him in death. On January 1, 1970, in Lima, Ohio he married Kathryn Irene Smith Spencer, who survives in Columbus Grove, Ohio. He was formerly married to...

Sandra FABRI

Sandra FABRI

Jun 17, 2004

formerly of Lima,Ohio, died peacefully June 17, 2004, at her home in Green Bay, Wis., after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Cygnet to J. Dwaine and Catharine (Stewart) McCullough. She married John Fabri in Allentown, Pa., who survives in Green Bay. She graduated from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio where she was a member of...

Eugene HERMON

Eugene HERMON

Jun 15, 2004

79, died at 9:15 a.m. June 15, 2004, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1925, in Ada, Ohio, to Lester and Hazel Rager Hermon, who preceded him in death. On November 15, 1947, he married Delores Baumgartner, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Hermon retired in 1984 as a toolmaker from Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine Plant. He...

Myra Longbrake Oder GOODWIN

Myra Longbrake Oder GOODWIN

Jun 8, 2004

Myra Mae Longbrake Oder Goodwin died at 9:45 P.M. on june 8th, 2004 at Holmes Regional medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. She was a long-time resident of Titusville, Florida. She was born on August 8ty, 1928, to Don C. Longbrake and Mary Jett Longbrake, who are deceased. Myra married Richard A. Oder on May 23rd, 1949, who died in 1960....

John GERLEMAN

John GERLEMAN

Jun 8, 2004

72, died at 8:27 p.m. June 8, 2004, at St. Rita's Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born February 9, 1932, in Lima, Ohio to Edward and Margaret Gallagher Gerleman, who preceded him in death. He married Freda Triplett, who died October 15, 1991. Mr. Gerleman retired in 1992 as a car inspector from CSX Railroad. He was...

Therese Preble

Therese Preble

Jun 6, 2004

70, died at 4:25 p.m. June 6, 2004, at her residence. She was born January 7, 1934, in Lima, Ohio to Paul and Gertrude Barrington Minaugh, who preceded her in death. On November 3, 1956, in Lima, Ohio, she married Richard L. Preble, who survives in Lima, Ohio. Mrs. Preble was a homemaker. She attended St. John Catholic Church, Lima,...

Albert Weber

Albert Weber

Jun 6, 2004

84, died at 12:34 a.m. June 6, 2004, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1920, in Marietta to Harry and Helen Milam Weber, who preceded him in death. On June 17, 1940, in Cattlesburgh, Ky., he married Edna L. Miller, who survives in Elida, Ohio. Mr. Weber retired in 1981 as a supervisor from Standard Oil Co., after...

Dorothy STOTTS

Dorothy STOTTS

Jun 5, 2004

DOROTHY H. STOTTS, 87, died at 1:40 p.m. June 5, 2004, at Beverly Health Care Center. She was born Oct. 26, 1916, in St. Marys to Fred and Mary Pennell Fleischmann, who both preceded her in death. On Dec. 28, 1935, she married Foster Stotts, who died Feb. 23, 1976. Mrs. Stotts was a homemaker. She was a 1935 graduate...

Margaret Pitchford

Margaret Pitchford

Jun 4, 2004

MARGARET E. PITCHFORD, 78, died at 9:40 p.m. June 4, 2004, at Beverly Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 9, 1925, in Delphos to Dorn F. and Margaret Shields McMichael, who both preceded her in death. On Oct. 25, 1942, she married Paul William Pitchford, who died April 9, 2000. Mrs. Pitchford was a member of Lima Baptist Temple...

Eleanor Ruff

Eleanor Ruff

Jun 3, 2004

ELEANOR J. RUFF, 86, died at 10:24 p.m. June 3, 2004, at Lima Convalescent Home. She was born Dec. 10, 1917, in Lima to Frank and Phoebe Davis, who preceded her in death. In 1944 she married Melvin S. Ruff, who died Feb. 1, 1989. Mrs. Ruff was a homemaker. She had worked for a short time at Commercial Blue...

Nancy Deshler

Nancy Deshler

May 31, 2004

64, died Monday, May 31, 2004 at 12:15 P.M. at St. Rita's Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home where friends may call from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at the funeral home. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p. Wednesday June 2, 2004 at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. Burial will be in shawnee Cemetery, Lima, Ohio...