Terry Essex 1952 – 2021
Terry Eugene Essex, 69, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, after a valiant fight with lung disease. He was born...
Jim Towey was a teacher at Allen East for 30 years
Life-long Ada resident James P. “Jim” Towey, 75, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at 5:20 p.m. at his residence. He was born on May 22, 1945,...
David Prater was a security guard
David D. Prater, 59, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at 7:48 p.m. at his residence in Harrod, Ohio. He was born on Dec. 16, 1961,...
LaFayette native Roger Bixel was a former Bluffton College football coach
Roger L. Bixel, 86, died at 5:55 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Heritage Healthcare in Minster. He was born March 3, 1935, in Bluffton, Ohio,...
Becky Lease was a retired administrative assistant at ONU Sports Center
Private family services will be held at a later dateBecky S. Lease, 73, passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at 6:46 p.m. at her residence...
Marilyn Harpster 1936 – 2021
Marilyn Harpster, 84, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 at 3:50 p.m. at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born on June 22, 1936,...
Arlene Hopkins was a Hardin County 911 dispatcher and USV bus driver
Served on Alger EMS for 18 yearsArlene U. Hopkins, 90, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021, at 11:47 p.m. at MediLodge of Yale in Yale, Michigan....
Mabel Wright was retired from Wilson football factory
Mabel L. Wright, 71, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 9:08 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada. She was born on May 16, 1949 in Foraker,...
Margery Ruth Jordan was retired from United Technologies
Margery Ruth (Canaan) Jordan, 92, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 12:25 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada. She was born on June 19, 1928, in...
Elliott Prater retired from Meritor Rockwell in Kenton
Elliott Prater, Jr., 78, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 11:37 p.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. He was born on Jan. 7,...
Ron Hackworth was retired from Whirlpool Corp.
He was a U.S. army veteranRonald E. “Ron” Hackworth, 78, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at 8:03 p.m. at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born...
Tony Simon was retired from Associated Plastics
Anthony C. “Tony” Simon, 65, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 3:01 a.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. He was born on Sept. 4,...
Imogene Cope 1925-2021
Anna Imogene Cope, 95, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at 9:08 p.m. at the Lost Creek Care Center, Lima. The name she went by was...
Eugene Wright was a 4-H advisor for over 20 years
Eugene Wright, 71, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 8:05 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born on January 19, 1950, in...
Ralph Worrell served on the LaFayette-Jackson Fire Department
Ralph M. Worrell, 86, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at 1:10 p.m. at Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. He...
Sam Nitchie was retired from Dana Corp.
Ernest Samuel “Sam” Nitchie, 79, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 1:44 p.m. at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on...
Joan Owen was a retired Allen East school bus driver
Active in Ohio Child Conservation League for 52 years, holding many offices Joan M. “Joni” Owen, 78, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at Kindred Hospital...
Robert Williams was a founder of the Northwest Ohio Tractor Pullers
Robert A. Williams, Jr., 93, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at 1:09 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. He was born on March 1, 1927, in...
Anna “Sally” Rowe retired from Procter and Gamble
Anna M. “Sally” Rowe, 71, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at 5:55 p.m. at her residence in Alger. She was born on April 13, 1949, in...
Alice Hothem 1941 – 2021
Alice (Bailey) Hothem, 79, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at 6:41 p.m. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus. She was born on Nov. 14,...
Linda Dyer 1937 – 2021
Linda K. Dyer, 83, passed away on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, at 7:32 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada. She was born on Nov. 9, 1937,...
Dorothy Rayl was a resident of Vancrest of Ada
Dorothy Marie Rayl, 81, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, at 5:40 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada. She was born on March 20, 1939, in Bluffton, Ohio,...
Chris Cottrell was retired from INEOS Corp.
Christopher Jay “Chris” Cottrell, 67, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at 4:36 a.m. at his residence in Ada. He was born on June 3, 1953, in...
Helen Shaw was a member of Harrod United Methodist Church
Helen L. Shaw, 94, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at 5:05 p.m. at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. She was born on Aug. 28, 1926, in Lima,...
