Obituaries

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...

Ulysses Michael

Ulysses Michael

Mar 21, 2016

Ulysses Raymond Michael, 75, passed away at 10:53 PM on Monday, March 21, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. Ulysses was born on March 11, 1941, to Robert and Grace (Myers) Michael. He was married to Judy A. (Diller) Michael. She survives. Ulysses was a welder all his life, He had a love for fishing and was a...

Kathryn "Kitty" Lusk

Kathryn "Kitty" Lusk

Mar 20, 2016

Kathryn "Kitty" Lusk, 92, passed away at 3:25 AM on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Lima Convalescent Home, Lima. Kathryn was born on April 9, 1923, in Columbus Grove to Maynard and Evamae Frost who preceded her in death. On April 13, 1947, she married Harry R. Lusk who passed away July 13, 2001. She was a 1941 graduate of...

Arleen V. Fetter

Arleen V. Fetter

Mar 20, 2016

Arleen V. Fetter 91, died at 2:52 PM on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Delphos, Ohio. Arleen was born on October 8, 1924, in Lafayette, Ohio, to the late David Henry Driver and Ottie (McElwain) Driver. On Monday, June 18, 1945, she married Paul W. Fetter, who preceded her in death. Arleen was a graduate...

Patricia Shenk Newland

Patricia Shenk Newland

Mar 19, 2016

Patricia Shenk Newland, 87, passed away at 3:16 AM on Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima. Patricia was born on Saturday, March 16, 1929, in Elida, Ohio, to the late Noah and Frances (Bessire) Shenk. On, August 8, 1948 she married Don L. Newland Sr. who preceded her in death July 27, 1994. Patricia was...

Joseph W. Hoover, Jr

Joseph W. Hoover, Jr

Mar 17, 2016

Joseph W. Hoover Jr., 73, passed away at 3:25 PM on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Joseph was born on Monday, November 9, 1942, in Beaverdam, to the late Joseph W. Sr. and Arlene (Gullette) Hoover. On Saturday, January 18, 1975, he married Susan (Sholler) Hoover. He served six years as a Marine in Vietnam...

Margaret L. "Peg" Crow

Margaret L. "Peg" Crow

Mar 16, 2016

Margaret L. "Peg" Crow, 85, passed away at 4:22 PM on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Peg was born on Monday, January 26, 1931, in Lima, to the late Emerson and Margaret (Stockler) Staup. On Tuesday, December 27, 1949, she married Charles Harold Crow, who survives in Lima. Peg was the oldest of twelve children....

Tom A. Augsburger

Tom A. Augsburger

Mar 15, 2016

Tom A. Augsburger, 64, passed away at 1 PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at his residence in Lima. Tom was born on Friday, April 6, 1951, in Lima, to the late Paul J. Augsburger. Tom had a love for watching movies, walking his dogs, attending church service at Cross Point Community Church and attending Bible Studies. He was a...

Magdalene Beth Lyons

Magdalene Beth Lyons

Mar 7, 2016

Magdalene Beth Lyons, Age 56, of Lima, died Monday March 7, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 30, 1959 in Warren, Ohio to the late Woodrow and Lorraine (Major) Lyons. She was a former Portsmouth, Ohio native and a graduate of Portsmouth High School, class of 1977. She attended Rio Grande College before joining her brother Steve Lyons,...

Carol Sue Zapp

Carol Sue Zapp

Mar 3, 2016

Carol Sue Zapp, 67, of Lima, passed away on March 3, 2016, at 8:10 AM, at her residence, with her loving family at her side. Carol was born on December 17, 1948, in Lima, to Henry J. and Marcella Jean (Gass) Nerderman. Her father preceded her in death, and her mother survives in Lima. Carol retired from Lima Memorial Health...

Melissa Marie Prine

Melissa Marie Prine

Mar 2, 2016

Melissa Marie Prine, 40, passed away at 8:01 PM on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Melissa was born on Saturday, October 4, 1975, in Lima. Her mother Cynthia (Prine) Steiner, survives in Lima. Melissa enjoyed reading, cooking and especially making homemade pizzas. She loved spending time with her family. She is survived by: her step father, Jose...

Helen Moreen Wyatt

Helen Moreen Wyatt

Mar 2, 2016

Helen Moreen Wyatt 86, died at 5:45 AM on Wednesday, March 02, 2016, at Lima Health and Rehab Center in Lima, Ohio. Helen was born on May 5, 1929, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Jesse Oliver Casperson and Ethel Elizabeth (Goliff) Casperson. She graduated from Elida High School in 1947. She was married 1st to Cecil E. Perrine from...

Margaret Mary Pisle

Margaret Mary Pisle

Mar 1, 2016

Margaret Mary Pisle 85, died at 1:02 PM on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. Margaret was born on February 4, 1931, in Prairie City, Iowa, to the late Lester Love and Leila (Peck) Love. She married Russell I. "Rusty" Pisle Jr., on March 16 1951 in Carlisle, Iowa. He survives in Cridersville, OH. They...

Eugene Howard Brandon

Eugene Howard Brandon

Feb 23, 2016

Eugene Howard Brandon 86, died at 9:50 P.M. on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at Elmcroft Assisted Living Center in Lima, Ohio. Eugene was born on October 27, 1929, in Lima, Ohio, to Alberta Gertrude Ward and later adopted by the late Russell Brandon and then raised by James J. Kirwin. On May 1, 1954, in St. Michaels Catholic Church, Kalida,...

Jeffery A. Coon

Jeffery A. Coon

Feb 23, 2016

Jeffery A. Coon 57, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in Phoenix, Arizona. Jeffery A. was born on February 17, 1959, in Lima, Ohio, to Charles H. Coon and the late Marilyn Coon. His father survives in Lima, OH. He married Susan Coon who survives. He served in the United States Navy for six years. He loved to travel and...

John C. Stringfield

John C. Stringfield

Feb 22, 2016

John C. Stringfield 78, died at 1:40 PM on Monday, February 22, 2016, at St. Rita's Medical Center, in Lima, Ohio. John was born on March 13, 1937, in Morgan County, Tennessee, to the late Virgil Stringfield and Armitta (Adams) Stringfield. On Saturday, July 16, 1966, in Oakdale, TN, he married Patricia Ann (Wilson) Stringfield who survives in Lima. John...