Obituaries
Frances E. Rex
Sep 4, 2017
Frances E. Rex, 95, died at 12:55 a.m. on Monday, September 4th at the Lima Convalescent Home. She was born on August 14, 1922, in Allen County to Guy and Anna Miller. On December 28th, 1943, she married Paul O. Rex, who died on December 5, 1984. Frances is survived by her two children: Paula (Tom) Riegle of Lima, Ohio...
Robert "Robby" Smith
Sep 4, 2017
Robert "Robby" Lee Smith II, 22, died at 1 PM on Monday, September 4, 2017, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Robert was born on Monday, February 2, 1995, in Lima, to Robert Lee (Deb Gilbert) Smith and Erma (Elliot) Gipson, who both survive. On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, he married Rebecca (Dray) Smith who survives in Lima. Robert loved...
Brett R. Gardner
Sep 3, 2017
Brett R. Gardner, 29, died at 12:00 PM on Sunday, September 03, 2017, at his residence in Lima, surrounded by family, after a courageous five year battle with brain cancer. Brett was born on June 3, 1988, in Lima, Ohio to Randy and Kelly (Newland) Gardner. His father preceded him in death. His mother and step-father, Kelly and Don Schneider,...
Jessie Neeper
Aug 31, 2017
Jessie Neeper age 97 years passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home August 31, 2017 at 11:31 A.M. Born February 3, 1920 to William and Mary (Bell) Craig in Larkhall, Scotland. On April 3, 1946 in Worcester, England she married Ralph B. Neeper. Along with her parents and husband she was predeceased by brothers Joseph, Charles, George, and...
John W. Mitchell Sr
Aug 28, 2017
John W. Mitchell Sr., 78, died at 10:45 AM on Monday, August 28, 2017, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio in Lima, Ohio. John was born on Thursday, December 22, 1938, in Missouri, to Robert and Dorothy (Stanley) Mitchell. On Sunday, January 20, 1974, he married Ann Jones. John was self-employed as a scrap metalist. He is survived by:...
Maverine "Mae" Donoho
Aug 27, 2017
Maverine "Mae" Donoho 79, died at 11:45 P.M. on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Maverine was born on September 8, 1937, in Tell City, Indiana, to the late Edward J. Rogier and Ida (Goffinet) Rogier. On Saturday, April 21, 1956, in Frankfort, Indiana, she married Philip W. Donoho, he preceded her in death...
Diana Kay Stoddard
Aug 27, 2017
Diana Kay Stoddard 72, died at 5:50 PM on Sunday, August 27, 2017, at Cridersville Health Care Center in Cridersville, Ohio. Diana was born on October 26, 1944, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Robert Stoddard and Faith N. (Shackleford) Stoddard. Diana had retired from Westinghouse Sundstrand Corporation. She was a very religious person and throughout her entire life she...
Paul J. DeMarco
Aug 25, 2017
Paul J. DeMarco, 63, passed peacefully surrounded by his family after an extended illness at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at Genesis Sylvania Care Center in Sylvania, Ohio. Paul was born on January 29, 1954, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Albert John and Helena J. (Shortino) DeMarco. Paul was a 1973 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High...
David Edwin Staley
Aug 25, 2017
David Edwin Staley age 84, passed away at 11:30 pm Friday August 25, 2017, at Shawnee Manor. David was born to the late Hugh A. and Catherine A. (McVay) Staley on November 30, 1932, in Greenville, Ohio. On March 6, 1954, he married Dixie Jo Hollinger who survives in Lima. David was a 1952 graduate of Greenville High School where...
Marjorie A. Baxter
Aug 24, 2017
Marjorie A. Baxter, Marjorie Miller Baxter, 104, passed away at her home on August 24, 2017. Marjorie was born in Allen County, Ohio on May 14, 1913 to Santford Miller and Charity Barrett Miller. She married Woodrow Baxter on June 18, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1976. Marjorie is survived by her daughters, Ardath (David) Sunderland of Elida,...
Virgil E Thines
Aug 14, 2017
Virgil E. Thines 86, died at 3:20 PM on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Springview Manor Nursing Home in Lima, Ohio. Virgil E. was born on Monday, November 24, 1930, in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Virgil H. Thines and Mary (Keiffer) Thines. On Saturday, April 7, 1956, he married Georgia Mae (Nichols) Thines who survives in Lima. He was...
Michael James McPheron
Aug 14, 2017
Michael James McPheron 69, died at 9:08 AM on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System. Michael was born on May 30, 1948, in Lima, Ohio, to James McPheron and Catherine (Garner) McPheron, they survive in Lima. Michael graduated from Lima Central Catholic in 1966 and then joined the United States Army serving during the Vietnam War. Michael...
Brandon Lee Matos
Aug 13, 2017
Brandon Lee Matos Age 23, died at 10:48 p.m., August 13, 2017, at University Hospital of Cleveland Medical Center. Brandon was born April 14, 1994, in Avon Park, Florida. His parents, mother Nilsa Santiago Chapman, step father Alan Chapman, and father Larry Matos, survive in Lima. Brandon had worked at Taylor Kia in Lima, as a head porter / inventory...
E. Ray Shinabery
Aug 11, 2017
E. Ray Shinabery 89, of Bluffton, Ohio, died shortly before midnight on Friday, Aug. 11, at Mennonite Memorial Home. His family spent round-the-clock hours with him in the last two weeks of his life, including staying by his bedside and sleeping in his room to attend to his needs. Ray was born in Lima on Feb. 22, 1928, to E....
Robert Todd Whitacre
Aug 4, 2017
Robert Todd Whitacre, of Elida, Ohio, died Friday evening, Aug. 4, 2017, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima after a brief illness. He was 55. Rob was born Sept. 13, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio, to Raymond E. and Barbara J. (Brandt) Whitacre. He graduated from Hoover High School in North Canton in 1979. He graduated from The Ohio State...
Keith T. Burkholder
Aug 3, 2017
Keith T. Burkholder 57, died at 8:35 A.M. on August 3, 2017 at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Keith was born on January 17, 1960, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Arthur Robert Burkholder and Betty (Edwin Linke) (Drew) Burkholder, his mother survives. On August 26, 1989, he married Connie (Fink) Burkholder, she survives in Lima. Keith was so proud...
Robert "Bubba" Donavon Lones Jr
Aug 1, 2017
Robert "Bubba" Donavon Lones Jr., 43, died on Tuesday, August 01, 2017. Robert "Bubba" was born on October 1, 1973, in Lima, to Robert Donavon Lones Sr. and Diana L. (Newman) Lones, who both survive in Lima. Robert worked at Milanos and Lima Powder Coating. He enjoyed hunting and was a fan of Atlanta Falcon Football. Anyone that knew Bubba...
Daniel Joseph "Danny" Killian
Jul 31, 2017
Daniel Joseph "Danny" Killian 58, died at 6:39 PM on Monday, July 31, 2017, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Daniel was born on August 10, 1958, in Lima, Ohio, to the late George Killian and Norlene (Guthrie) Killian. On September 19, 2007, he married Courtney (Greenup) Killian, who survives. Danny was employed at the Husky Refinery for 35 years...
Ruth Elaine Fry
Jul 29, 2017
Ruth Elaine Fry 91, died at 9:57 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Ruth was born on July 13, 1926, in Delphos, Ohio to the late Cyril James and Margaret Mary {Harter} Brennan. On January 10, 1948, in Delphos, Ohio, she married James R. Fry, who preceded her in death on November 16, 2011....
Garrett Ray Chafin
Jul 28, 2017
Garrett Ray Chafin passed away at 2:30 PM July 28, 2017, at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was born November 6, 1948 in Logan, West Virginia to Ray and Jo (Garrett) Chafin. His father preceded him in death on June 5, 2008. His mother survives in Lima. On September 3, 1993, he married Marsha Loebbaka. Garrett...
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