Obituary Listing

Nov 12, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — On November 12, 2018 Lola F. Rockhold went home to be with her Lord and Savior. She had celebrated her 100th birthday in May. Lola was born on the family farm in rural Spencerville on May 13, 1918 to Ralph and Iva (Fryer) Wagner, who are deceased. In 1946 she married Rollin Briggs who survives in Celina....

Nov 4, 2018

LIMA — Barbara Ann Gallaspie Sanders Ward, 80, of Lima and formerly of Spencerville, passed away at 3:03 PM Sunday, November 4, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center, with her family at her side.

She was born March 2, 1938 in Lima, a daughter of the late Merle and Ann Horvath Harruff. She had...

Nov 3, 2018

Spencerville; Keith Allen Dickson, 44, of rural Spencerville, passed away at 11:52 PM Saturday, November 3, 2018 at his residence, following a one year illness.

He was born March 17, 1974 in Lima, a son of Stanley E. Dickson and Deb Bell. His father is deceased.

Surviving is his...

Oct 24, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Ronald Joseph Perrine, Sr., 66, of rural Spencerville, passed away at 4:55 PM Wednesday, October 24, 2018 in the James Hospital at The Ohio State University in Columbus with his family at his side, following an extended illness.

He was born February 16, 1952 in Lima, a son of Anthony and Jean Marie Brunn Perrine,...

Sep 20, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Janice Sue Koenig, 69, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 5:55 PM Thursday, September 20, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.

She was born December 9, 1948 in Lima, a daughter of the late Ross Calvin and Rosemary Maxine "Mary" Ryan Koenig.

Janice is survived by her siblings;...

Sep 3, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Jon Spyker went to Live with the Lord and the Love of his life, Maxine Spyker, on September 3, 2018. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

He is preceded in death by his wife Maxine Spyker. He leaves his daughter, Tami Spyker Goudy, Son Jeffrey Spyker, grandson Chris Spyker, granddaughter Abigail Goudy, son-in-law,...

Sep 1, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Karen Ann Burnett, 79, of Cincinnati and formerly of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at the Meadowbrook Care Center in Montgomery, Ohio at 4:45 AM Saturday, September 1, 2018.

She was born February 23, 1939 in Forest, Ohio, a daughter of the late Carl Richard and Jesselyn Janell Hays White. On January 4, 1957 she married...

Aug 30, 2018

DELPHOS — Sigmund L. "Sig" Ricker,77,of Delphos and formerly of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 9:36 PM Thursday, August 30, 2018 in the Sara Jane Living Center in Delphos.

He was born December 7, 1940 in Fort Jennings, a son of the late Sigmund Charles and Clara Meiers Ricker, Sr. On June 24, 1961 he married Carol...

Aug 22, 2018

Ohio City; Gerald J. "Jerry" Hirn, 77, of Ohio City and formerly of Spencerville, died at 7:11 AM Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in the Lima Memorial Health System following a 10 year illness.

He was born March 14, 1941 in Monticello, Van Wert County, a son of the late Clarence Robert and Mary...

Aug 10, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Joyce Marie Bernadette Goecke 1938 - 2018. On August 10, 2018, Joyce Marie Bernadette Goecke passed away suddenly. Joyce was born on October 14, 1938, in Glandorf, Ohio to the late Louis and Anna Recker. She was the youngest of twelve children, nine preceded her in death. Also, preceded in death by her beloved daughter-in-law, Janet Lynne...

Aug 10, 2018

LIMA — James MacLean Carpenter, Jr. formerly of Lima, OH, James M. Carpenter, Jr. (July 11, 1945 - August 10, 2018) began his dance on streets of gold after a year long battle with Lymphoma.

There will be a Graveside Memorial Celebration Service to celebrate his life on Friday, September 7, at 11:30am at Cairo East...

Aug 9, 2018

LIMA — Donna Jean Carey, 99, of Shawnee Twp., passed away at 1:59 PM Thursday, August 9, 2018, in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville, with her daughter and granddaughter by her side. She had resided there for 9 years.

She was born in Spencerville July 15, 1919, a daughter of the late Vernon Grover and Alice Fae...

Aug 8, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Darrell S. Carey, 78, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 6:05 AM Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville, with his family near.

He was born April 4, 1940 in Greene County, Ohio, the son of the late James Edgar and Marjorie Stout Carey. On August 3, 1958 he married Kay Ellen...

Aug 6, 2018

TIFFIN — Derrick A. Brooks, 35, of Tiffin and formerly of Delphos, passed away at 7:51 PM Monday, August 6, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima following a short illness.

He was born August 28, 1982 in Lima, a son of Dale A. Brooks of Delphos and Rhonda Jo Barker Youngpeter of...

Jul 31, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Sumiko "Kay" Miller, 91, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully in her home at 11:20 PM Tuesday, July 31, 2018 with her daughter at her side. She was born January 14, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan, the youngest daughter of Tokutaro and Uku Suzuki Kurata, who are deceased as well as her seven siblings. Surviving are her two children; Richard...

Jul 17, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Carolyn Sue Lee, 75, of Spencerville and formerly of Continental, passed away peacefully at 4:50 PM Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville following an extended illness, with her family at her side.

She was born April 22, 1943 in Continental, a daughter of the late Carl and Nora Hempker Williams. On...

Jul 17, 2018

LIMA — Rev. Shirley D. Brown, 77, of Lima and formerly of Spencerville and Alger, passed away at 3 PM Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center following a short illness. She was born September 15, 1940 in Homer, MI. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Kinner and Lottie Ousley Cornwell, who preceded her in death....

Jul 16, 2018

SPENCERVILLE — Annabelle, Baer, 88, of rural Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 2:45 PM Monday, July 16, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville following a short illness, with her family at her side.

She was born on the family farm near Monticello in Van Wert County, a daughter of the late Charles and Tena Becker Boroff....

Jun 12, 2018

Karlton Lee Krendl Dardio passed away on June 12 after a nine month battle with cancer. He was born March 15, 1989, the son of Dan Dardio & Karri Krendl. On April 23, 2016 he married Wenzhu Sun, and they resided in Cleveland, OH.

Karlton is a 2007 graduate of Spencerville High School,...

Jun 9, 2018

ST. MARYS — Shirley A. Schwartz Meister, 84, of St. Marys, passed away peacefully at 5:35 AM Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Otterbein-St. Marys. She was born May 16, 1934, in Lima, to the late Frederick and Amelia Leona Zimmerman Frysinger. On September 7, 1952, she married Joseph "Joe" Schwartz, who is deceased. On June 27, 1981, she married Harold...