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Samuel Smith 1931 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 2:50pm

Samuel L. Smith, 88, died Sept. 29, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Sam was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Toledo to the late Samuel and Mildred (Gillespie) Smith.  He married Mary Rosella (Shulaw) Smith who survives in Bluffton.

Sam graduated from McComb High School and served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  He retired after 20 years as a trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  Sam later worked and retired from General Dynamic where he worked in security.  

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Sara L. Mikesell Stotts, 95, was a Beaverdam HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2019 - 7:47pm

Sara L. Mikesell Stotts, 95, died Sept. 28, 2019, at her residence in Lima. Sara was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  She married Richard Mikesell who preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1971. Sara later married Wilbur Stotts and he preceded her in death.

Sara graduated from Beaverdam High School. She had worked Sylvania Corp. in Ottawa; Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton; and Triplett Corp., Bluffton. Sara was a member of the Beaverdam Church of Christ.

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Samuel Smith funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2019 - 7:42pm

Samuel L. Smith, 88, of Bluffton died Sept. 29, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Funeral mass for 106-year-old Bob Blake on Oct. 2

Was a retired supervisor at Lima Ford Engine Plant
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 27, 2019 - 4:07pm

Bluffton resident Robert "Bob" Lee Blake, 106, died Sept. 27, 2019, at his residence.  Bob was born Aug. 25, 1913 in Van Wert, Ohio, to the late Earl and Della (Hann) Blake.  On July 23, 1933, he married Dorothy Siniff Blake who preceded him in death on Sept. 30, 1994.

Bob retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant where he was a supervisor.  He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton, enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. 

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Forrest "Johnny" Welch was a Cory-Rawson HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 26, 2019 - 4:24pm

Forrest John (Johnny) Welch, 85, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, formerly of Rawson, Ohio, died Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, at Pruitt Health, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Johnny was born April 6, 1934, in Putnam County, Ohio to the late John D. and Mamie (Prowant) Welch the fourth eldest of 13 children. On Oct. 19, 1955, he married Carol (Huls) Welch, in San Leandro, California, who survives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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Carol Shapter 1945 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2019 - 3:15pm

Carol A. Shapter, 74, died Sept. 19, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. She was born July 24, 1945, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Robert and Lemoyne (Lochner) Crail.  On July 29, 1967, she married James Shapter who survives in Bluffton.

Carol graduated from Lima Senior High School in 1963.  She started working in 1965 for Auto Owner's Insurance in Lima and retired in 2004 where she was a senior underwriter.  Carol had been a paramedic at Elida Fire and Rescue.  She was an avid quilter and belonged to various quilting guilds. 

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