Obituary Listing
Recent Obituaries
Oral Layman
Jun 30, 2016
ORAL LAYMAN LIMA — Oral Miller Layman, 91 of Lima and formerly a 60 year resident of Chicago, died Thursday morning at the Elmcroft Care Center in Lima, where he had resided for nearly 6 years. He was born May 16, 1925, the tenth child of Irvin Robert and Mary Etta Miller Layman in Sugar Creek Twp., Allen County. He...
Ronald Hager
Jun 30, 2016
RONALD HAGER WAPAKONETA — Ronald L. Hager, 50, of rural Wapakoneta, died Thursday late aftemoon at his residence on St. Rt. 197 when a small truck he was working on fell on him. The Auglaize County coroner and Sheriffs Dept. are investigating the accident. He was born December 16, 1965 in St. Marys, the son of Don L. and Ann...
Robert Overholt
Jun 27, 2016
ROBERT OVERHOLT GOMER — Robert E. "Bob" Overholt, 92, of Gomer and formerly of Spencerville, died at 12:45 PM Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Van Crest Care Center in Delphos, where he had resided since November 2015. He was born January 29, 1924 in York Twp., Van Wert County, a son of Ira Von and L. Belle Ralston Overholt,...
Carla Binkley
Jun 23, 2016
CARLA BINKLEY SPENCERVILLE — Carla J. Goetz Binkley, 69, of Spencerville, died at 12:45 PM Thursday, June 23, 2016, at her residence following a short illness, with her loving family at her side. She was born October 9, 1946 in Lima, the daughter of Carl and Mary Ellen McAdow Hawk, who are deceased. Her step-father Earl Gaskill, Jr. is also...
Donald Simpkins
Jun 19, 2016
DONALD SIMPKINS ELIDA — Donald G. "Bud" Simpkins, 78, of Elida, died at 6:40 PM Sunday, on Fathers Day, June 19, 2016 at his residence with his loving family at his side, following an extended illness. He was born September 3, 1937 in Perry Twp., Allen County, the son of Elmer and Floy Smith Simpkins, who preceded him in death....
David Olds
Jun 18, 2016
DAVID OLDS SPENCERVILLE — David R. "Dave" Olds, 67, of Spencerville, died 8:10 a.m., Sat. June 18, 2016, at his home near Spencerville. He was born Sept. 22, 1948, in Blytheville, AR, the son of Elvis & Thelma (Fite) Olds. His mother, Thelma Foshee survives in Rappahannock, VA. His father and step-father, J.D. Hicks are deceased. On June 14, 1969,...
Richard "Tobe" Taylor
Jun 11, 2016
RICHARD TAYLOR DELPHOS — Richard Lee "Tobe" Taylor, 84, of rural Delphos, died at 1:40 PM Saturday, June 11, 2016 at his residence under hospice care following a year long illness with Leukemia. His family was at his side. He was born June 12, 1932 in Elida, a son of Christopher George and Myra O. McMichael Taylor, who are deceased....
Donald Burk
Jun 5, 2016
DONALD BURK CRIDERSVILLE — Donald E. Burk, 83, of Cridersville, died at 12:04 PM Sunday, June 5, 2016 in the Lima Memorial Health System with his family at his side after an extended illness. He was born January 16, 1933 in Convoy, Ohio, a son of Neal and Myrtle Wallace Burk, who are deceased. On September 26, 1956 he married...
Connie Orchard
May 26, 2016
Connie Orchard Connie E. Schaffer Orchard, 66, of New Knoxville, died at 8:10 PM Thursday in the Van Crest Nursing Home in St. Marys with her daughters at her side. She was born December 17, 1949 in St. Marys, a daughter of Orley William and Blanche Evelyn Kundert Schaffer, who are deceased. She was married to David V. Grant, who...
Leslie Sandkuhl
May 23, 2016
LESLIE E. SANDKUHL SPENCERVILLE — Leslie E. Sandkuhl, 72, of Spencerville Ohio, passed away at 2:39 a.m. on May 23, 2016 surrounded by his loving family at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Leslie was born May 26,1943 in Lima, Ohio to Charles and Evalyn Sandkuhl, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Spencerville High School in 196L...
Mable Wien
May 18, 2016
MABLE WIEN SPENCERVILLE — Mable Leona Wien, 89, of Spencerville, died at 4:14 AM Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center following a brief hospital stay. She was born May 27, 1926 in Blanchard Twp., Hancock County, Ohio , the daughter of Samuel Orlando and Mable Jane Pfouts Spence, who are deceased. On June 4, 1944 she married...
Eugene Krick
May 9, 2016
EUGENE KRICK SPENCERVILLE — Eugene M. "Gene" Krick, 93, of Spencerville, died at 7:19 PM Monday, May 9, 2016 in the Lima Memorial Health System following a short illness. He was born March 12, 1923 in Ohio City, Van Wert County, a son of Henry W. and Ellen Murray Krick, who are deceased. On December 27, 1944 he married Betty...
Martha Goliver
May 8, 2016
MARTHA GOLIVER ELIDA — Martha L. "Marty" Goliver, 76, of rural Elida, died at 12:52 PM Sunday, May 8, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center with her loving family at her side following a sudden illness. She was born April 24, 1940 in Springfield, Ohio, a daughter of Robert Charles and Dorothy May Straw Mills, who are deceased. On March...
Laurie Barnes
May 4, 2016
LAURIE BARNES SPENCERVILLE — Laurie L. Holtzhauer Barnes, 54, of Radcliff KY, and formerly of Spencerville, died at 6:28 AM Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, Ky, following a sudden illness. She was born May 6, 1961 in Lima, a daughter of Eugene J. and Wanita R. "Sweetie" Graessle Holtzhauer, who are deceased. On May...
Dewey Hurst
Apr 26, 2016
DEWEY HURST SPENCERVILLE — Dewey C. Hurst, 69, of rural Spencerville, died 2:25 a.m. Monday April 26th at his residence with his family at his side following a short illness. He was born September 23, 1946 in Bonny Blue, VA., a son of John H. and Cleo Hubbs Hurst who are deceased. On December 12, 1964 he married Ruth Hawkins...
Albert Klaus
Apr 21, 2016
ALBERT KLAUS SPENCERVILLE — Albert F. Klaus, 77, of rural Spencerville, died at 11:13 PM Thursday, April 21, 2106 in the Roselawn Manor Nursing Home in Spencerville following a 5 year illness. He was born May 16, 1938 in Venedocia, a son of Philip P. and Lucinda A. Meyer Klaus, who are deceased. On March 4, 1961 he married Konita...
Richard Roberts
Apr 15, 2016
RICHARD ROBERTS SPENCERVILLE — Richard J. "Dick" Roberts, 85, of rural Spencerville, died at 11:45 PM Friday, April 15, 2016 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born March 24, 1931 in Spencerville, a son of Enos and Edna Harter Roberts, who are deceased. On May 19, 1956 he married JoAnn Lindeman, who died May 11, 2009. He...
Doris Schwartz
Apr 13, 2016
DORIS SCHWARTZ SPENCERVILLE — Doris E. Schwartz, 95, of Salem Twp., Auglaize County, died at 7:45 PM Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at her residence with her family at her side. She was born June 12, 1920 at Ohio City in Van Wert County, a daughter of Charles and Lulu Clay McNeal, who are deceased. On August 26, 1940 she married...
James Marshall
Apr 12, 2016
JAMES MARSHALL LIMA — James B. Marshall, Jr., 73, of rural Lima, died at 1:54 AM Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at his residence with his family and friends at his side. He was born March 13, 1943 in Staffordsville, Ky., a son of James B. and Geneva Ward Marshall, Sr., who are deceased. On October 29, 1964 he married Linda...
Armin Rife Jewett
Mar 30, 2016
ARMIN JEWETT SPENCERVILLE — Armin "Rife" Jewett, 77, of Spencerville, died at 11:18 PM Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family following an extended illness. He was born July 11,1938 in Oberlin, Ohio, the son of Graydon Clair and Helen Elizabeth Rife Jewett, who are deceased. On July 20, 1992 he married Carla S. Merricle,...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

A Year of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.

