John "Bill" Purdy
Dec 6, 2014
JOHN PURDY SPENCERVILLE — John William (Bill) Purdy passed away on December 6, 2014 at home following a long battle with cancer. He was born on February 28, 1936 at home in Allen County Ohio to parents John (Burdette) Purdy and Thelma (Grace) DeLong, both deceased and was also preceded in death by his older brother Ralph Eugene (Gene) Purdy....
Violet Bauer
Dec 6, 2014
VIOLET BAUER MENDON — Violet L. Bauer, 98, of Celina and formerly of rural Mendon, died at 10:27 PM Saturday, December 6, 2014 at the Mercer Health Center in Coldwater, with her family at her side. She was born October 16, 1916 in Spencerville, a daughter of Floyd Alvin and Elva Mae Schwartz Wilkins, who are deceased. On November 10,...
Phyllis Wilkins
Dec 5, 2014
PHYLLIS WILKINS MENDON — Phyllis Ann Wilkins, 82, died at 5:17 p.m. Dec. 5, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center after her battle with cancer. She was born Nov. 16, 1932, in Union Township near Mendon, to Lester J. and Noretta L. "Nora" Hinton Wilkins, who preceded her in death. Ms. Wilkins was a 1949 graduate of Mendon-Union...
William Barnett
Nov 26, 2014
WILLIAM BARNETT SPENCERVILLE — William L. "Bill" Barnett, 68, of Spencerville, died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at his residence with his family at his side following an extended illness. He was born July 11, 1946 in Spencerville, the son of William L. "Bill" and Mary Rosella Heil Barnett, who are deceased. Surviving are his special friend and...
Gerald Lewis
Nov 11, 2014
GERALD LEWIS SPENCERVILLE — Dr. Gerald E. Lewis, 82, died Nov. 11, 2014, in Kyle, Texas. He was born May 4, 1932, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, to Scott W. and Laura Herriott Lewis. On June 20, 1959, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, he married Theresa Flynn, who survives. Dr. Lewis graduated from Sharpsville High School in Pennsylvania, attended Westminster College and graduated...
Carolyn Young
Oct 27, 2014
CAROLYN YOUNG CELINA — Carolyn Ann Young, 78, formerly of Mendon, died at 9:56 a.m. Oct. 27, 2014, at The Gardens of Celina, following a short illness. She was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Mercer County to Wilbert O. "Bus" and Mary Mildred Pollock Coffman, who preceded her in death. On Sept. 6, 1966, she married Daniel D. Young, who...
Emily Lehman
Oct 25, 2014
EMILY LEHMAN ELIDA — Emily Joy "Em" Hardesty Lehman, 33, died at 10:25 a.m. Oct. 25, 2014, at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University in Columbus after a 10-month battle with cancer. She was born July 9, 1981, in Lima to Dennis J. and Vickie J. Monfort Hardesty, who survive in Byrdstown, Tennessee. On Dec. 29, 2006, she...
Roger Brenneman
Oct 24, 2014
ROGER BRENNEMAN SPENCERVILLE — Roger L. Brenneman, 74, of Spencerville, OH, died 11:10 p.m., Fri. October 24, 2014, at the Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born September 4, 2014, the son of Ray & Vera (Barnt) Brenneman, who preceded him in death. On July 3, 1960, he married Barbara A. Zuber, and she survives. Other survivors include 3...
Mary Ann Ball
Oct 16, 2014
MARY BALL SPENCERVILLE — Mary Ann Ball, 69, of rural Spencerville, died at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 16, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center with her family at her side after an extended illness. She was born Feb. 18, 1945, in Lima, to John Ivan and Nellie Eileen Newland McKillip, who preceded her in death. On June 29, 1963, she married...
Olive Wulfhorst
Oct 12, 2014
OLIVE WULFHORST ST. MARYS — Olive I. Laman Wulfhorst, 100, formerly of Delphos, died at 2:46 a.m. Oct. 12, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center, where she lived the past eight years. She was born April 27, 1914, in Amanda Township, Allen County, to L. Lester and Blanche C. Diltz Bowers, who preceded her in death. She married Ralph E....
Richard Hanjora
Oct 7, 2014
RICHARD HANJORA LIMA — Richard "Dick" Hanjora, 85, of Amanda Township, died at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014, at his residence after an extended illness, with his family by his side. He was born May 27, 1929, in Toledo to Albert A. and Anna V. Nichols Hanjora Joseph, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 30, 1953, he married Maxine...
Gerald Keller
Sep 28, 2014
GERALD KELLER SPENCERVILLE — Gerald D. "Watermelon" Keller, 78, died at 1:10 a.m. Sept. 28, 2014, at his residence, following an extended illness, with his family at his side. He was born Jan. 24, 1936, in Spencer Township to William L. "Bill" and Ruth M. Hance Keller, who preceded him in death. On May 25, 1957, he married Georgia Mae...
Clarence Degen
Sep 27, 2014
CLARENCE DEGEN SPENCERVILLE — Clarence O. "Sonny" Degen, 78, died at 8:24 a.m. Sept. 27, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Lima to Otto C. and Jenny Paglow Degen, who preceded him in death. On June 8, 1957, he married Mary Lou Harbison, who survives. Mr. Degen...
Kenneth Finfrock
Sep 25, 2014
KENNETH FINFROCK VENEDOCIA — Kenneth A. "Kenny" Finfrock, 57, died at 9 p.m. Sept. 25, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center following heart surgery, with his loving family at his side. He was born Oct. 23, 1956, in Lima, to Doyle H. and LaRene Baker Finfrock. His father is deceased and his mother, LaRene Forst, survives. His stepmother, Mary...
Maxine Spyker
Sep 24, 2014
MAXINE SPYKER SPENCERVILLE — Maxine K. Spyker, 78, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Spencerville, died Sept. 24, 2014, in Bradenton, Florida. She was born Dec. 12, 1935, in Buckland to Oscar and Vera Sprague, who preceded her in death. She married Jon Spyker, who survives. Mrs. Spyker moved to Bradenton, Florida, in 1983 from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She was a...
Ralph Richarson
Sep 20, 2014
RALPH RICHARDSON VENEDOCIA — Ralph E. Richardson, 79, of Venedocia, died Sat. afternoon, Sept. 20, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born Aug. 20, 1935, in Allen Co., the son of Melvin & Bernice (Logan) Richardson, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 18, 1970, he married Judi Mueller, and she survives. Other survivors include, Children, Kenny...
Patricia John
Sep 17, 2014
Patricia John Patricia M. John, 74, Mendon, died at 2:50 p.m. Sept. 17, 2014, at Celina Manor. She was born June 28, 1940, in Mercer County to Herbert and Mary Redmond Crouch. On Dec. 20, 1959, she married Kenneth L. John, who died Nov. 27, 1998. Surviving are three children, Kathy Ann LaMaster, Elizabethtown, N.C., Keith (Shirley) John, Mendon, and...
Karl Hirn
Sep 10, 2014
KARL HIRN LIMA — Karl "Dean" Hirn, 69, of Perry Township, died at 4:03 p.m. Sept. 10, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center with his family at his side, following an extended illness. He was born Dec. 5, 1944, in Spencerville, to Karl E. "Bud" and Juliana "Dottie" Miller Hirn. His father died from injuries suffered in World War II...
Lenore Klausing
Sep 8, 2014
LENORE KLAUSING SPENCERVILLE — Lenore C. "Nori" Klausing, 91, died at 11:52 p.m. Sept. 8, 2014, surrounded by her children. She was born June 15, 1923, in Landeck to Edwin and Lauretta Beckman Kroeger, who preceded her in death. On May 1, 1943, she married Richard H. Klausing, who died March 10, 2005. Mrs. Klausing was a farm wife and...
Tom Gaskill
Sep 1, 2014
TOM GASKILL SPENCERVILLE — Tom J. Gaskill, 80, died at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 1, 2014, in his home with his close family at his side, following a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Conant to Earl O. and Frances Huber Gaskill Sr., who preceded him in death. On Feb. 26, 1966, he married Virginia "Ginny" Schiffer Binkley,...
