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Clarence Degen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Judith Huff

Judith Huff

Aug 19, 2014

JUDITH HUFF SPENCERVILLE — Judith J. "Judy" Huff, 70, died at 3:45 a.m. Aug. 19, 2014, at her residence ag=fter an extended illness. She was born May 13, 1944, in Spencerville to Ralph Andrew and Dorothy Eileen Riebesell Sherer, who preceded her in death. On May 31, 1963, she married Kenneth R. Huff, who survives. Mrs. Huff was a 1962...

Gerri Coller

Gerri Coller

Aug 14, 2014

GERRI COLLER DELPHOS — Gerri Lynne Moore Coller, 42, died the afternoon Aug. 14, 2014, near Gomer. She was born Jan. 17, 1972, in Lima to Jack D. and Elsie M. Brown Moore, who survive in Delphos. Mrs. Coller was a 1991 graduate of Delphos Jefferson High School. She then became a journeyman meat cutter, having worked at Chief's Markets...

Gary Plummer

Gary Plummer

Aug 8, 2014

GARY PLUMMER ELIDA — Gary L. Plummer, 74, died at 1:35 a.m. Aug. 8, 2014, at Kindred Hospital after an extended illness. He was born June 21, 1940, in Ada, to Ivan and Mildred Baum Plummer, who preceded him in death. On April 15, 1962, he married Connie K. Follas, who survives. Mr. Plummer was a 1958 graduate of Perry...

Marjorie Grigsby

Marjorie Grigsby

Aug 1, 2014

MARJORIE GRIGSBY SPENCERVILLE — Marjorie M. Grigsby, 66, died at 10:22 a.m. Aug. 1, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, after an extended illness. She was born May 24, 1948, in Lima to Willie B. and Rita R. Egten French. Her father preceded her in death and her mother survives in Spencerville. On Aug. 24, 1968, she married William B....

Breta Plikerd

Breta Plikerd

Jul 18, 2014

BRETA PLIKERD DELPHOS — Breta M. Plikerd, 92, died at 12:45 a.m. July 18, 2014, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, with her family at her side. She was born April 19, 1922, in Allen County, to Edward and Alice Miller Kieswetter, who preceded her in death. On June 23, 1940, she married Dale C. Plikerd, who died Oct. 30, 2007....

Audrey Mccollow

Audrey Mccollow

Jul 17, 2014

AUDREY McCOLLOW SPENCERVILLE — Audrey McCollow, 87, of Spencerville and Fort Myers, Florida, died at 6:30 p.m. July 17, 2014, at her residence following a 14-week illness. She was born July 24, 1926 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, to William and Alice Carr Grice, who preceded her in death. On June 4, 1946, she married Harold A. "Hod" McCollow, who died...

Alan Brooks

Alan Brooks

Jul 11, 2014

ALAN BROOKS SPENCERVILLE — Alan D. Brooks, 35, died the evening of July 11, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 30, 1979, in Lima to Dale A. and Rhonda Jo Barker Brooks. His father and stepmother, Candy Brooks, survive in Delphos, and his mother and stepfather, David L. Youngpeter, survive in Spencerville. He was formerly married to Misty...

Clifford Ball

Clifford Ball

Jul 10, 2014

Clifford C. 'Cliff' Ball PDF Print Friday, July 11, 2014 8:00 PM Clifford BallJune 28, 1939-July 10, 2014 VENEDOCIA, Ohio — Clifford C. "Cliff" Ball, 75, of rural Venedocia, died at 9:54 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014, in the St. Rita's Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born June 28, 1939, near Venedocia, a son of Cletus J....

Ruth Miller

Ruth Miller

Jun 30, 2014

Ruth Miller | Visit Guest Book RUTH MILLER SPENCERVILLE — Mrs. Ruth Louise Clark Miller of State Route I77W, Spencerville, Ohio passed away to her eternal home on Monday, June 30th, 2014 after an extended illness. Ruth was born March 23, 1923 to Ralph and Amy Clark in Taft, California, both now deceased. Ruth spent the first and second grades...

Lloyd "Dick" Lape

Lloyd "Dick" Lape

Jun 25, 2014

Lloyd Lape | Visit Guest Book LLOYD LAPE SPENCERVILLE — Lloyd R. "Dick" LAPE; 82, of Spencerville, died 7:50 PM Wednesday in his residence, June25,2014 of an extended illness, with his family at his side. He was born December 2,1931 near Bowling Green, a son of John L. and Mabel Crates Lape, who are deceased. On July 26,1952 he married...

Gregory Binkley

Gregory Binkley

May 1, 2014

SPENCERVILLE — Greg Binkley, 65, died May 1, 2014, in his sleep following a short illness. He was born Dec. 29, 1948, in Lima, to Keith H. and Virginia E. Schiffer Binkley, who preceded him death. His stepfather, Tom Gaskill, survives in Spencerville. He was previously married to Ruth Ann Jacks, who is deceased. On March 10, 1984, he married...

Betty Loescher

Betty Loescher

Apr 25, 2014

SPENCERVILLE — Betty J. "June" Loescher, 88, died at 10:45 p.m. April 25, 2014, at Roselawn Manor Nursing Home, Spencerville, following a short illness. She was born Dec. 4, 1925, in Allen County, the daughter of Earl W. and Lucille Gaskill Smith, who preceded her in death. On Feb. 17, 1945, she married Robert V. Loescher, who died Dec. 8,...

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