Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Thomas B. Plikerd
Jan 9, 2017
Thomas B. Plikerd, age 83, died at 4:00 p.m., Monday, January 9, 2017, at Richland Manor, Bluffton. Thomas was born May 17, 1933, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the late Earl Wayne and Donna Lucille (Ferguson) Plikerd. He had been married to Elsie (Twining) Plikerd, who survives in Lima. Thomas was a proud member of Lima Community Church of the Nazarene....
Rollin Kerzee
Jan 8, 2017
Rollin Kerzee, 87, passed away at 5:55 AM on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at Lima Convalescent Home. Rollin was born on Wednesday, February 27, 1929, in Mexia, Texas, to the late Alton B., Sr. and Addie (Bond) Kerzee. On Friday, October 23, 1981, he married Patricia Ann (Lawler) Stein who preceded him in death on August 27, 2006. Rollin was...
Edward A. Williams
Jan 6, 2017
Edward A. Williams Jr., 26, of Lima, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 due to fatal injuries as a result of a car accident. He was born on August 31, 1990 in Indianapolis, IN to Edward A. Williams Sr. and Alicia Marie Buchanan. His father preceded him in death. Edward is survived by his mother Alicia, son Quentin Zumbroegel,...

Joan M. Klofta
Dec 31, 2016
Joan M. Klofta 90, died on, Saturday, December 31, 2016 at her residence in Lima, Ohio. Joan was born March 19, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio, to Adam and Rose (Labiak) Opaczewski. She married Robert Klofta, who survives in Lima. Joan is survived by her 4 children; daughter Mary Jo (Hector) Buch, sons Roger (Marie) Klofta, Tom (Ellen) Klofta and Kevin...

Darrel L. Young
Dec 27, 2016
Darrel L. Young, 79, died at 6:10 PM on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Darrel was born on Thursday, November 11, 1937, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Woodrow and Wilma [Wingate] Young. On Saturday, December 13, 1958, he married Barb Patton who survives in Elida. He was retired from B.P. Chemical in the...
Dorothy J Steward
Dec 26, 2016
Dorothy J. Steward 94, died at 6:50 AM on Monday, December 26, 2016, at Springfield Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Ohio. Dorothy was born on October 1, 1922, in Dayton, Ohio, to the late Samuel Paradore and Ethel Mae (Owens) Paradore. She married David Steward on September 16, 1944 and he preceded her in death on January 20, 1970. She...
Janice A. Crosina
Dec 23, 2016
Janice A. Crosina, 81, died at 12:40 PM on Friday, December 23, 2016, at University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. Janice was born on Sunday, August 25, 1935, in Lima, to Lewis Carl and Mabel [Taylor] Miller. On Thursday, July 3, 1958, she married John R. Crosina, who survives in Gomer. Janice was a music and choir teacher at Elida...
Stephen Hardwick
Dec 22, 2016
Stephen Hardwick, 62, died at 3:40 AM on Thursday, December 22, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Stephen was born on Sunday, October 10, 1954 in Lima, to Paul and Ida [Wilkerson] Hardwick who both survive. Stephen loved going to, and participating in Auctions. He was a very loving and giving person, who will be very much missed. He loved...
Katherine A. Thomason
Dec 15, 2016
Katherine A. Thomason, 93, died at 5:36 AM on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at St. Rita's Inpatient Hospice Unit in Lima. Katherine was born on Monday, July 16, 1923, in Toledo, to the late Constantine and Mary (Pappas) Maludy. On Saturday, November 20, 1943, she married James C. Thomason who preceded her in death. Katherine was a 1941 graduate of...
Marvin Lee Mullett
Dec 12, 2016
Marvin Lee Mullett 69, died on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio. Marvin was born on December 9, 1947 to the late Willard Mullett and Delma (Combs) Mullett. On October 4, 1969, he married Diane (Frueh) Mullett, she survies in Lima. He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and the Carpenters Local...
Carolyn Ann Mitchell
Dec 12, 2016
Carolyn Ann Mitchell, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 12, 2016, in the company of her family. She was born on September 4, 1936, in Lima, Ohio, to Richard and Mary Roberts, who preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Tony Mitchell. They were married on June 5, 1955, at the Elm Street...
Shirley Ann Ludwig
Dec 12, 2016
Shirley Ann Ludwig 76, died at 2:04 AM on Monday, December 12, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. Shirley was born on January 19, 1940, in Lima, Ohio, to the late William Page and Rosemary Catherine (Smith) Page. On Monday, April 7, 1969, she married Bernard Eugene "Bernie" Ludwig. He preceded her in death on October 25, 2005....
Linda "Penny" Bucher
Dec 10, 2016
Linda "Penny" Bucher, 76, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 10, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her parents Maynard and Margaret Werking, her son Thomas Bucher, and a brother Richard "Dick" Werking. Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Carl. They were married on March 25, 1961. Also surviving are her sons Robert Bucher...
C. Louise Clapper
Dec 8, 2016
C. Louise Clapper, 89, died at 7:15 PM on Thursday, December 08, 2016, at her residence, surrounded by her loved ones. Louise was born on Tuesday, April 5, 1927, in Lima, to the late Rex A. and Florence (McClain) Mathews. On Wednesday, December 25, 1946, in Delphos, she married James Allen Clapper who survives in Lima. Louise was a homemaker....
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