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Harold Mcdonald
Jun 9, 2018
DELPHOS — Harold Robert "Bob" McDonald, 91, of rural Delphos, passed away at 10:25 AM Saturday, June 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.
He was born on a farm in Noble Twp., Auglaize County on February 27, 1927, to the late Harold Ross McDonald and Lila June Ruppert Bollinger....
Thomas Mccray
May 31, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Thomas Jefferson McCray, 91, of Spencerville, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2018 in his residence at 3:22 PM. He was born July 4, 1926 in Spencerville, Ohio the son of the late Leon S. and Adda L. Metzger McCray. He said he was lucky because the whole country celebrated his July 4th birthday with fireworks and parades.. On...
Nikki Abbott
May 26, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Nikki Jo Abbott, 53, died May 26, 2018 at her residence. She was born June 12, 1964 in Lima, the daughter of Robert L. and Judith A. "Judy" Plikerd Abbott. Her father is deceased and her mother survives in Spencerville. Also surviving are her special friend, David Eugene Crager of Spencerville; three aunts; Dorothea Plikerd of Spencerville; Eleanor...
Eleanor Klingler
May 24, 2018
ELIDA — Eleanor L. Klingler, 82, of Elida, passed away peacefully at 8:50 AM Thursday, May 24, 2018 following an extended illness. She was born February 21, 1936 in Harden County, a daughter of the late Lyman L. and Sadie L. Fraley Mulholland, Sr. On December 28, 1957 she married Lester D. Klingler, who died October 28, 1986. Surviving are...
Melva Moorman
May 18, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Melva L. Moorman, 89, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 9:40 AM Friday, May 18, 2018, in the Roselawn Manor where she had resided for four years. She was born August 4, 1928, in Spencerville, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lucille Golliff Arthur. On April 6, 1947, she married Harold F. "Mort' Moorman, who died October...
F Maxine Setters
May 15, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — F. Maxine Setters, 89, of Spencerville and formerly of Lima, passed away peacefully at 3:21 AM Tuesday, May 15, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center with her daughter and son-in-law at her side.
Maxine was born November 7, 1928 in Allen County to the late Clinton W. and Mildred E. Prichard Roberts....
Alexa Tippie
May 2, 2018
ST. MARYS — Alexa Kay Tippie, 45, of St. Marys, died 2:08 p.m., Wed. May 2, 2018, at Mercy Health- St. Rita's Medical Center Emergency Room, from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Shawnee Rd. She was born Jan. 27, 1973, in Lima, the daughter of Donald N. & Alexa Kay (Fisher) Tippie. Her father and mother are deceased....
Alexa Tippie
May 2, 2018
By Tom Stankard LIMA - Two St. Marys residents died on Wednesday afternoon as a result of a motor vehicle accident. Alexa K. Tippie, 67, and her daughter, also named Alexa K. Tippie, 45, were the front- and rear-seat passengers in a 2015 Hyundai driven by Phyllis Goodson, 70, Lima, the Tippies' sister and aunt, respectively. Goodson's vehicle was eastbound...
Walter Miller
May 1, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Walter Eugene Miller, 86, of Spencerville, died 2:38 a.m., Tues. May 1, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born Sept. 30, 1931, in Delphos, OH, the son of Clarence A. & Dorothy (Briggs) Miller, who preceded him in death. On July 7, 1951, he married Lucile M. Shark, and she survives.
Other survivors...
Francis Adams
Apr 26, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Francis D. "Fran" Adams, 77, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 6:30 PM Thursday, April 26, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor, with her family at her side.
She was born November 19, 1940 in Allen County, a daughter of the late Ralph A. and Dorothy Riebesell Sherer. On June 2, 1961 she married Charles L....
Lorene Mueller
Apr 25, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Lorene Mueller, 89, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior on April 25, 2018. She passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident of Brookdale Memory Care Facility in Marietta, Ohio.
Lorene was the eldest daughter of Albert Fulton Anderson and Hazel Vaughn Staats Anderson and the granddaughter...
Billy Joe Stephenson
Apr 22, 2018
Spencerville; Billy Joe Stephenson, SR., 84, of Spencerville, passed away at 11:35 PM Sunday April 22, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following a short illness.
He was born September 14, 1933 in Tipton, IN., a son of the late Orlando M. and Mary K. Richardson Stephenson. On February 20,...
Ernest Pleiman
Apr 18, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Ernest J. "Ernie" Pleiman, 89. of Spencerville, passed away at 4:49 PM Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born April 12, 1929 in Philothea, Mercer County, Ohio, a son of the late Joseph John and Theresa Stahl Pleiman, II. On June 11, 1955 he married June...
Jode Perry Lindemuth
Apr 18, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Jode P. Lindemuth, Jr., 87, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 4:15 PM Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in the Primrose Senior Living Center in Lima with his son at his side.
He was born May 1, 1930 in Olean, N.Y. and was raised near Brockway, PA., a son of the late Jode and Alda Dunham...
Frances Dicus Simindinger
Apr 12, 2018
Venedocia; Frances E. Dicus Simindinger, 96, of rural Venedocia, passed away at 6:40 AM Thursday, April 12, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor in Spencerville.
She was born December 3, 1921 in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Clarence and Verdie Price Harper. She married Gerald Dicus, who preceded her in death....
Mary Ronelda Lindemuth
Apr 6, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Mary Ronelda Lindemuth, 82, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 10:10 AM Friday, April 6, 2018, in the Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center following an extended illness.
She was born December 28, 1935, in Brockway, PA., a daughter of the late Raymond F. and Ina M. Clark Weilacher. On March 12, 1955, she married...
Elsie Moore
Apr 6, 2018
Delphos; Elsie M. Moore, 71, of Delphos, passed away peacefully at 7:55 AM Friday, April 6, 2018 in the Meadows of Kalida, where she had been a resident nearly three years.
She was born August 11, 1946 in Lackey, Ky., a daughter of the late Chester L. and Mary Ann Howard Brown. On...
Dean J Swygart
Apr 5, 2018
Venedocia; Dean J. Swygart, 85, of Venedocia, died at 3:25 AM Thursday, April 5, 2018 in the Lima Memorial Health System following a brief illness.
He was born January 8, 1933 in Van Wert County, the son of the late Edwin A. and Anna E. Jones Swygart. On March 23, 1953 he married...
Janet Eisele Schultheis
Apr 4, 2018
ELIDA — Janet Eisele Schultheis, 85, beloved wife of Martin went to be with the lord on April 4. She was born the daughter of Cecil and Mildred Burns in Martinez, California, on Dec. 29, 1932. She graduated from Alhambra High School and she was crowned Miss Martinez at 19. She was an avid Bridge player and volunteered her time...
Kenneth W Sawmiller
Apr 3, 2018
SPENCERVILLE — Kenneth W. Sawmiller, 94, of rural Spencerville, passed away at 7:14 PM Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in the Roselawn Manor after a brief illness. He was born October 26, 1923 in his present home in Jennings Twp., Van Wert County, a son of the late Arthur and Mildred Rempfer Sawmiller. He married Mary Lee Hunsaker on December...
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