Obituaries

Dale F. Waltz

Dale F. Waltz

Apr 26, 2016

Dale F. Waltz died April 26, 2016 at 9:25 A.M.. She was born January 17th, 1925 in Tracy City, Tennessee to J. D. and Annie Mary Williams Fults who preceded her in death. Dale graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1946. She married Robert H. Waltz, June 7th, 1946. He preceded her in death. Dale was a home maker...

Jacqueline S. Haight

Jacqueline S. Haight

Apr 21, 2016

Jacqueline S. Haight, Our precious, Jacqueline (Jackie) Sue Haight, was welcomed into heaven on Thursday, April 21st, 2016 in Lima, Ohio at age 82. Jackie was born on December 28th, 1933 in Van Wert, Ohio. She was born with cerebral palsy but it never stopped her from playing with her two sisters, Dorothy and Saundra. She adored them. In later...

Bart Eugene Volbert

Bart Eugene Volbert

Apr 20, 2016

Bart Eugene Volbert, 56, went Home to be with the Lord following an extended illness at 10:15 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Bart was born on Monday, April 27, 1959, in Lima, to the late Donald and Nancy (Hensley) Volbert. On Friday, July 31, 2009, he married Kelly Shaw who survives him. Bart...

Eleanor E. Hughes

Eleanor E. Hughes

Apr 20, 2016

Eleanor E. Hughes, 83, passed away at 2:29 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Lima Memorial Health Systems. Eleanor was born on Sunday, February 12, 1933, in Flushing, Ohio, to the late Clyde Gilham and Goldie (Lantz) Gilham. On December 23, 1951she married James Hughes who survives in Lima, Ohio. She was a volunteer at Lima Memorial Hospital for...

Paul W. Cook

Paul W. Cook

Apr 19, 2016

Paul W. Cook, 95, passed away at 9:15 AM on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at Richland Manor Nursing Home in Bluffton, Ohio. Paul was born on Saturday, May 01, 1920, in Lima, to the late Edgar Raymond and Bonnie M. (Scholfield) Cook. On Saturday, August 12, 1944 he married Luella (Wannemacher) Cook, who survives. Mr. Cook served in the United...

Tyler James Hayes Kiser

Tyler James Hayes Kiser

Apr 18, 2016

Tyler James Hayes Kiser, Tyler James Hayes Kiser (stillborn), treasured son of Justin Kiser and Angela Montague, was delivered on April 18, 2016 at Lima Memorial Health Systems. Although Tyler was called Home by Angels before taking his first breath, he is greatly loved and cherished by his entire family. Tyler is survived by beloved big sister, Cheyenne and dear...

Tomylu M. "Lu" Goodwin

Tomylu M. "Lu" Goodwin

Apr 13, 2016

Tomylu M. "Lu" Goodwin, 90, passed away at 1:50 PM on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at her residence in Lima. Tomylu was born on Friday, July 3, 1925, in Lima, to the late Albert D. and Emmaline B. (Hess) Garns. On Saturday, June 19, 1948, she married Gerald Gene Goodwin, who preceded her in death on March 26, 2002. Mrs....

Avice R. Scrivner

Avice R. Scrivner

Apr 9, 2016

Avice R. Scrivner 87, died at 2:47 PM on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the Lima Convalescent Home in Lima, Ohio. Avice was born on March 3, 1929, in Columbus, Ohio to Harry T. & Laura Roderick. On Saturday, December 22, 1951, she married Alson Scrivner, who preceded her in death on January 30, 2013. She was a member of...

Marvin M. Evans, Jr

Marvin M. Evans, Jr

Apr 6, 2016

Marvin M. Evans, Jr. Marvin M. Evans died at home in Marion, Ohio on April 6, 2016 at 88 yrs. of age. He was born in Marion, Ohio to Marvin and Mary Keltner Evans on August 15, 1927. He married Aline Hilty of Bluffton, Ohio Jan. 19, 1951 and she died Oct. 26, 1993. He was a graduate of Harding...

Gary D. Weaver

Gary D. Weaver

Apr 3, 2016

Gary D. Weaver, 73, of Elida, formerly of Liberty Center, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. He was born October 28, 1942 in Wauseon, Ohio, the son of William O. and Kathryn E. Weaver. His father and mother preceded him in death. He married Sandra L. Turner Weaver, the love of his...

James Robert Stewart

James Robert Stewart

Apr 2, 2016

James Robert Stewart, 69, passed away at 11:37 PM on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima. James was born on Sunday, March 23, 1947, in Bluffton, to the late Conner and Clara (Burry) Stewart. On Saturday, November 14, 1970, he married Charlene Zink who survives. James served in the Army from 1966-1968. He retired from Bobcat...

Peggy Jo Krick

Peggy Jo Krick

Apr 1, 2016

Peggy Jo Krick, 74, stepped onto the Streets of Gold at 1:30 am on Friday, April 01, 2016, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville. Peggy was born on December 25, 1941 in Lima to the late John and Thelma (Clevenger) Moyler. On September 16, 1990, she married the love of her life, Michael Krick, who survives in Lima. Peggy...

Eldora Etzler

Eldora Etzler

Mar 31, 2016

Eldora Etzler, 90, passed away at 4:30 AM on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Lost Creek Care Center in Lima. Eldora was born on Sunday, February 21, 1926, in Decatur, Indiana, to the late Herbert and Eulalia (Gallmeyer) Kirchner. On Sunday, August 15, 1954, she married Marvin Etzler who preceded her in death December, 7, 2014. Eldora was a member...

William A. "Bill" Martin

William A. "Bill" Martin

Mar 31, 2016

William A. "Bill" Martin, 87, passed away at 1:50 PM on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Lima Convalescent Home in Lima. Bill was born on Monday, October 29, 1928, in Putnam County, to the late Henry and Joanna (Brinkman) Martin. On Wednesday, September 6, 1950, in Delphos, he married Ruth Utrup who survives. Bill served in the Army during the...

Judy A. Michael

Judy A. Michael

Mar 29, 2016

Judy A. Michael 75, died at 3:42 PM on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, Ohio. Judy was born on March 24, 1941, to Chester Diller and Ruby Bartram Diller. She married Ulysses R. Michael, he preceded her in death on March 21, 2016. Also preceding her in death were her brothers Dwight and Duane...

Paul H. Woehlke

Paul H. Woehlke

Mar 28, 2016

Paul H. Woehlke 74, died at 9:45 on March 28, 2016 at Lima St. Rita's Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on September 12, 1941 in Jackson Heights, NY to L. Paul and Marion H. Woehlke, who preceded him in death. On December 21, 1964 he married to Genoveva Dragone who survives and they have been happily married...

Patsy L. Butler

Patsy L. Butler

Mar 27, 2016

PATSY L. BUTLER As the sun set on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, the family of Patsy Butler mourned her passing but remembered the life of a beloved wife, mom and grandma. Born Patsy Lou Miller on March 21, 1928, to Carl and Luvada Miller, she grew up in Lima where she married Robert Butler in 1947. Patsy is survived...

Father Emmett Holmes S.J.

Father Emmett Holmes S.J.

Mar 25, 2016

Father Emmett Holmes S.J., 87, formerly of Lima, passed away peacefully on Holy Thursday at Columbiere Retirement Center in Clarkston, Michigan. He was born August 5, 1928 to Harold F. and Catherine R. (Runiger) Holmes. Emmett was a 1946 Saint Rose graduate. He was ordained a Jesuit priest on June 14, 1959. He was a recipient in 2012 of the...

Morris Eugene Reams

Morris Eugene Reams

Mar 23, 2016

Morris Eugene Reams, 84, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 1 pm at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Morris was born on May 8, 1931 in Lima, OH to Laurel C. and Gladys M. (Hauenstein) Reams who preceded him in death. On August 8, 1954, Morris married Joan C. Nellis and she preceded him in death...

Dale L. Vogt

Dale L. Vogt

Mar 21, 2016

Dale L. Vogt 59, died at 5:55 AM on Monday, March 21, 2016, at his residence in Lima, Ohio. Dale was born on November 23, 1956, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Frank J. Vogt and Juanita O. (Claypool) Vogt. On Thursday, August 4, 1977, in Lima, Ohio, he married Theresa Mann she survives in Lima. He served in the...