Obituaries

Teresa Dawn (Burden) Lockwood

Teresa Dawn (Burden) Lockwood

Feb 11, 2017

Teresa Dawn (Burden) Lockwood, Was born in Lima, April 12, 1975 to Michael (Cindi) Burden and Christina (Burden) (Robert) Friedman who survives in Lima. She passed away at her residence in Uniopolis at the age of 41. Others who survive to cherish her memory include a daughter, Ava Rose Lockwood; brothers, Benjamin (Jennifer) Burden and Johnathan (Autumn) Burden; and a...

Lillian (Gross) Boroff

Lillian (Gross) Boroff

Feb 9, 2017

Lillian (Gross) Boroff, 79, died at 11:10 AM on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home in Lima. Lillian was born on May 18, 1937, in Lima, to the late Dewey and Thelma (Schaub) Gross. She married David Boroff who preceded her in death on November 24, 2000. She was a member of First Missionary Church and musician...

Wanda Sabaturski-Hernandez

Wanda Sabaturski-Hernandez

Feb 8, 2017

Wanda Sabaturski-Hernandez, 67, of Lima, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at St. Rita's Medical Center. Wanda was born on April 2, 1949 in Caracas, Venezuela to the late Ignacy and Anna Sabaturski. She is survived by her husband Martin Hernandez, daughter Christine (Michael) Cichon, grandchildren Courtney, Brittany, Sophie, and D'Kota, brother Ignatius, and sister Harriett. She is preceded...

Patricia J. "Patty" Chapman

Patricia J. "Patty" Chapman

Feb 7, 2017

Patricia J. "Patty" Chapman, 86, died at 9:15 AM on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Lakes of Monclova Assisted Living in Maumee, Ohio. Patricia was born on Friday, August 22, 1930, in Lima, to the late Raymond "Duckie" and Flossie (Keeling) Jones. Patty loved music, movies and reading. She was an avid walker and just truly loved people especially her...

James K. "Jimmy" Everett

James K. "Jimmy" Everett

Feb 7, 2017

James K. "Jimmy" Everett, 62, died at 7:20 PM on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. James was born on Sunday, May 9, 1954, in Lima, to the late Edmund K. "Bud" and Margaret Irene (Rasor) Everett. On Saturday, December 27, 1997, in Lima, he married Pam Quinn who survives in Cairo. Jimmy had recently...

Isobel I. McCaslin

Isobel I. McCaslin

Feb 5, 2017

Isobel I. McCaslin 101, died at 1:01 PM on her birthday, Sunday, February 5, 2017, at Otterbein Cridersville Assisted Living in Cridersville, Ohio. Isobel was born on February 5, 1916, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Earl Lawrence McCaslin, Sr. and Sarah Estella (Battles) McCaslin. Isobel retired from Superior Metal Products (now American Trim) after 29 1/2 years. She was...

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...