Obituary Listing

Aug 12, 2021

Spencerville      Roy L. Oakes, 76, passed away at 3:25 AM Thursday, August 12, 2021 in the Roselawn Manor following an extended illness.

He was born February 19, 1945 in Celina, the son of the late Roy Cyrus and Janie Belle Drake Oakes. On July 5, 1969 he married Hazel Huey, who survives, along with their sons; Brad...

Aug 11, 2021

Mendon;  Robert E. "Bob" Smothers, 63, of rural Mendon, passed away at 5:40 PM Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center, with his family at his side.

He was born December 31, 1957 in Lebanon, KY., the son of the late James E. and Ruby Hart Smothers. On August 22, 2003 he married...

Aug 10, 2021

Spencerville;  Bonnie Lou Kill, 76, went to be with her Lord at 10;30 AM Tuesday ,August 10, 2021, at her residence following an extended illness.

She was born in Lima  September 22, 1944, the daughter of the late Alvin and Velma Miller Shocknesse.   She married Charles C. "Charlie" Kill on June 3, 1967, who died June 30,...

Aug 9, 2021

Spencerville;  Lou Ann Washburn, 61, passed away suddenly at 6:40 AM Monday, August 9, 2021 in the Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.

She was born September 29, 1959 in Lima, a daughter of the late Lawrence "Larry" and Lavina McMinn Weilacher. On January 14, 1989 she married Timothy J. Washburn, who survives in  Spencerville....

Aug 7, 2021

SPENCERVILLE— Lindsay Craig Miller, 70, of Spencerville, passed away on August 7, 2021 at his residence.

Born August 31, 1950, in Lima to Carl D. Miller and Norma Jean Miller (née Fronk), Lindsay was always outdoors. Starting out as a farmer in his youth, Lindsay grew into an avid hunter, strawberry grower and antique car enthusiast.

Aug 7, 2021

Spencerville;  Eileen L. Barnes Sponsel, 87, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 4:30 AM Saturday, August 7, 2021 at the Gardens of Celina.

She was born May 27, 1934 in Buckland, the daughter of the late John D. and Sylvia H. Bowers Richardson. In 1952 she married Neal M. Barnes who died accidentally in 1960. Then in...

Aug 1, 2021

ELIDA — Anita J. Murphy passed away peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 1, 2021 in Lima, Ohio. Anita was born on January 13, 1940 in Wabash, Indiana.

Anita married the love of her life, Wayne Murphy, on December 20, 1959, and was blessed with 62 years of marriage.

Jul 30, 2021

Spencerville;  Sharon Kaye "Shari" Youngpeter, 77, of Spencerville, passed away at 8:52 AM Friday, July 30, 2021 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center, with her children at her side.

She was born March 24, 1944 in Lima, the daughter of the late Kenneth H. and Iva Jean Evans Davies. On February 8, 1964 she married...

Jul 5, 2021

Spencerville;  Arlene M. Thielk Hoverman, 88, formerly of Kossuth, passed away peacefully at 7:05 PM Monday, July 5, 2021 in the Otterbein Cridersville Senior Nursing Center, where she had resided 5 years.

She was born January 13, 1933 in St. Marys, a daughter of the late William and Nora Ankerman Thielk. On August 29, 1953 she married...

Jul 5, 2021

Spencerville  Richard A. "Dick" Zimmerman, 86. of Spencerville, passed away at 2:30 PM Monday, July 5, 2021 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following a short illness.

He was born April 23, 1935 in Logan Twp., Auglaize County, the son of the late Arthur Franklin and C. Louise Hirn Zimmerman. On August 15, 1981 he...

Jul 5, 2021

Harriett Eileen Riley Riser, 90, of Cridersville, died Mon. July 5, 2021, at Otterbein-Cridersville.  She was born May 18, 1931, in Chillicothe, OH, the daughter of the late Chester Nile & Clara Elizabeth (Sauer) Riley.  On July 31, 1955, she married Harry Robert Riser, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 20, 1999.

Harriett graduated from...

Jun 27, 2021

Spencerville;  Benjamin C. ("Benjie") Oehlhof, 62, of rural Spencerville, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2021 at his residence.

He was born September 22, 1958 in Lima, a son of the late  Benjamin F. and Betty Jo Adam Oehlhof. He was formerly married to  Susan Oehlhof of Greenville.

Surviving are his twin children, Adam B. (Taylor) ...

Jun 20, 2021

Lucille (Lucy) F. Leffel of Spencerville, age 91, passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Roselawn Manor.

Lucy was born at her family's farm in Champagne County, Ohio, on May 22, 1930 to Wilbur Bodkin and Florence Mae (Rooker) Neer.  She graduated from Christiansburg-Jackson High School, also in Champagne County.

Lucy raised her three...

Jun 18, 2021

Ruth Evelyn Glasco Stephenson, 90, of Spencerville, passed away at 1:35 a.m. on June 18, 2021, in the Primrose Assisted Living facility in Lima, Ohio following a short illness.

She was born June 8, 1931 in Spencerville, Ohio, daughter of the late Marion D. and Fredonia B. Glasco

On Feb. 20, 1953,...

Jun 17, 2021

Raymond Dean Young, 78, of Venedocia, Ohio, died at 7:17 on June 17, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was born on March 13, 1943 to Walter Norman and Sylvia Mae Jones Young, in Bryan, Ohio.  After graduating from Spencerville High School, class of 61, he served in the US Army.  He married Mary Elizabeth Robey...

Jun 14, 2021

Elida;  Michael A. Williams, 75, of Elida, passed away suddenly at 12:57 PM Monday, June 14, 2021 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center.

He was born August 3, 1945 in Lima, a son of the late Richard Earl and Mary Catherine Caprella Hardesty, Sr. On September 20, 1975 he married Debra Kay Coffman, who survives...

Jun 6, 2021

Spencerville;   Mildred E. "Mid"  Graessle, 94, of Elida and formerly of Spencerville, passed away at 3:12 AM Sunday, June 6, 2021 in Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center.

She was born July 12, 1926 in Amanda Twp., Allen County, a daughter of the late Clair John and Hazel Lucille Kennedy Kraft. On December 24, 1944 she married...

Jun 5, 2021

Spencerville;   Robert C. "Bob" Zimpher, 82, of Spencerville, passed away at 6:45 PM Saturday, June 5, 2021 at the Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville. He was born Sept. 16, 1938 in Milwaukee, WI. to Harry and Gladys ( Swearingen)  Zimpher, who are deceased. He married Marilyn Kay Halterman on April 6, 1957, who survives, along with four daughters,...

Jun 3, 2021

SPENCERVILLE - Doris M. Beebe, 95, died peacefully at 4:20 a.m. June 3, 2021 in Boise, ID where she had lived since May of 2012. Doris was born in Kimball SD the third child of James Clark and Eva Frances (Kingery) Richardson on September 14, 1925. Her parents have passed, along with her siblings Harold "Rick" (Jane) Richardson, Evelyn...

May 22, 2021

Spencerville;  Mary Ellen Merriman, 85  of Spencerville, passed away at 11:20 AM Saturday, May 22, 2021 in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville with her family at her side.

She was born September 22, 1935  in Putnam County, a daughter of the late Howard and Gladys  Hammond. On February 7, 1964 she married Nelson LeRoy Merriman, who passed...