Obituaries

Carol J. Myers

Carol J. Myers

Feb 5, 2017

Carol J. Myers 74, died at 11:00 AM on Sunday, February 5, 2017, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Carol was born on December 21, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Stanley Feldman and Eleanor (Wade) Feldman. On Saturday, April 10, 1965, she married Jack Ray Myers, he preceded her in death on February 4, 2014. She had worked...

Dr. Thomas J. Brown Sr

Dr. Thomas J. Brown Sr

Feb 4, 2017

Dr. Thomas J. Brown Sr., 92, of Lima, passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 11:35PM at Lima Convalescent. Tom was born on February 2, 1925 in Toronto, Ohio to the late Merl J. and Emma {Pauls} Brown. On July 17, 1949 in West Jefferson, Ohio, Tom married Betty Jean McVitty. She preceded him in death on November 8,...

Donald G. Wireman

Donald G. Wireman

Feb 4, 2017

Donald G. Wireman, 69, died on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima. Donald was born on Tuesday, June 13, 1947, in Lima, to the late Hursel and Martha [Bennett] Wireman. Donald was a member of Cridersville Independent Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, music, spending time with his family, a good joke and always had...

Walter Gene Geib

Walter Gene Geib

Feb 4, 2017

Walter Gene Geib, 87, of Lima, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 1:55 AM at Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania, Ohio. Gene was born on March 19, 1929 to the late Walter and Thelma {Boyd} Geib. On July 11, 1953, he happily married Willa Smiley. She preceded him in death on January...

Connie J. Fitzgerald

Connie J. Fitzgerald

Feb 4, 2017

Connie J. Fitzgerald, 72, died at 1:18 PM on Saturday, February 4, 2017, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima, Ohio. Connie was born on Saturday, November 4, 1944, in Lima, to the late Leroy and Dorothy [Bilby] Emehiser. On Saturday, February 6, 1965, in Ohio, she married John J. Fitzgerald who survives in Lima. She was a member...

Ida Bonofiglio

Ida Bonofiglio

Feb 3, 2017

Ida Bonofiglio, 81, of Lima, OH, passed away at 4:44 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2017, at Lima Convalescent Home. Ida was born on April 5, 1935, and was the 3rd child born to Virginia and Giovanni DeRose in Borgo Partenope (Cosenza), Italy. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Bonofiglio, of 52 years, both her parents, her...

Virginia L. Hefner

Virginia L. Hefner

Feb 2, 2017

Virginia L. Hefner, 98, died at 1:15 AM on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima, Ohio. Virginia was born on Sunday, October 13, 1918, in Lima, to the late John W. and Laura Ethel (Witherspoon) Frail. In 1938, she married Richard L. Hefner Sr. who preceded her in death in 1993. Virginia was a...

Eleanor Jane Conaway Snyder

Eleanor Jane Conaway Snyder

Jan 29, 2017

Eleanor Jane Conaway Snyder 91, passed away at 3:15 AM on January 29, 2017, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima, Ohio. Eleanor was born on January 30, 1925, in Lima, Ohio, to James A. "Chick" Malloy, Sr. and Rosetta (Knerr) Malloy who preceded her in death. On September 23, 1944, Eleanor married Edward Dean Conaway, who died September...

Judith L. Brennan

Judith L. Brennan

Jan 29, 2017

Judith L. Brennan 74, died at 2:15 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at her residence in Elida, Ohio. Judith was born on December 26, 1942, in Lima, Ohio, to the late James Erlin Wallace and Evelyn Ruth (Shaw)Wallace. On Saturday, June 23, 1962, she married Michael L. Brennan, he preceded her in death on January 21, 2012. She retired...

Donald Wilson Stockton

Donald Wilson Stockton

Jan 29, 2017

Donald Wilson Stockton, 100, of Lima, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Shawnee Manor. He was born on September 19, 1916 in Auglaize County, Ohio to the late Charles L. and Hazel (Kerr) Stockton. On June 19, 1938 Donald married Inez Croft and then on November 13, 1965 he married Betty Stephens. They both preceded him in death....

Philip Sherman Meeks

Philip Sherman Meeks

Jan 29, 2017

Philip Sherman Meeks 96, died at 11:48 AM on January 29, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Philip was born on August 4, 1920, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Edward Madison Sr. and Grace Estella (Davis) Meeks. On Sunday, April 13, 1941, he married Joyce Marie (Plaugher) Meeks. She preceded him in death in 1983. He...

Wanda Lea Daniel

Wanda Lea Daniel

Jan 26, 2017

Wanda Lea Daniel, 71, died at 11:55 PM on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima. Wanda was born on Saturday, July 28, 1945, in Rensselaer, Indiana, to the late Koney and Aline Wireman. On Monday, December 30, 1963, she married George Cornelius Daniel who survives in Lima. Wanda was a member of the Cridersville...

Richard Carlyle Arthur

Richard Carlyle Arthur

Jan 24, 2017

Richard Carlyle Arthur, 90, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos. Richard was born on May 28, 1926, in Allen County, to the late Watkin and Margaret (Paul) Arthur. On April 7, 1948, in Eaton, he married Donna J. (Blymyer) Arthur. She preceded him in death on July 18, 2015. Richard was active in...

Elizabeth Mae Metzger

Elizabeth Mae Metzger

Jan 23, 2017

Elizabeth Mae Metzger 93, died at 10:26 AM on Monday, January 23, 2017, at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Elizabeth was born on November 4, 1923 in Pennsylvania, to the late Raymond Delmar Irvin and Frieda (Duerr) Irvin. In March, 1945, she married Donald Lyle Metzger Sr. He preceded her in death on December 19, 2009. She was a homemaker...

Duane DeVere Reynolds Sr

Duane DeVere Reynolds Sr

Jan 23, 2017

Duane DeVere Reynolds Sr. 91, died at 5:16 AM on Monday, January 23, 2017, at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima, Ohio. Mr. Reynolds was born on January 8, 1926, in Putnam County, Ohio, to the late Benjamin Reynolds and Beulah (Moore) Reynolds. On July 19, 1947, he married Vivian A. (Timmerman) Reynolds who preceded him in death on October...

Bettie Cheeseman

Bettie Cheeseman

Jan 21, 2017

Bettie Cheeseman, 81, died at 3:55 PM on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima. Bettie was born on Tuesday, July 16, 1935, in Columbus, Ohio. She was preceded in death by parents Helen (Fleming) and Melvin Wilkinson, father Virgil Fleming and brother Fred Fleming. She graduated from Columbus West High School and was raised on...

Eunice Elizabeth Sommer

Eunice Elizabeth Sommer

Jan 19, 2017

Eunice Elizabeth Sommer, 82, died at 5:45 PM on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima. Eunice was born on March 14, 1934, in Dayton, to the late William and Alma (Nann) Crompton. On Saturday, November 15, 1952, she married William A. Sommer, Sr. who survives in Lima. She is a member of St. Charles Borromeo...

Joyce Marie Barnt

Joyce Marie Barnt

Jan 18, 2017

Joyce Marie Barnt, 77, died at 4:01 PM on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima. Joyce Marie was born on Monday, June 5, 1939, in Waynesfield, Ohio, to the late Franklin and Thelma [Hadsell] Underwood. On Monday, August 20, 1956, she married Merlin Barnt who survives in Waynesfield. Joyce was a proud member of Pilgrim Holiness...

Oscar Vasquez Gomez

Oscar Vasquez Gomez

Jan 12, 2017

Oscar Vasquez Gomez, 56, died on Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima. Oscar was born on Friday, May 20, 1960, in San Antonio, Texas, to the late Fidencio and Olivia [Vasquez] Gomez. He was a member of Our Lady of the Angels Church, San Antonio. He had worked as a cook in San Antonio and...

Robert Ernest Workman

Robert Ernest Workman

Jan 9, 2017

Robert Ernest Workman, 97, was called home by his Lord, at 1:06 PM on Monday, January 9, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice in Van Wert, Ohio. Robert was born on April 17, 1919, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Clarence & Ethel Mae (Folk) Workman. He served in the Army during WWII in Biloxi, Mississippi. He retired from...