Obituaries

Jeffrey B. Kohli, 57, died March 11, 2020 at his residence. Jeffrey was born July 9, 1962, in Findlay to the late Harold and Alice (Thompson) Kohli. On April 27, 1996, he married Corrine Townsend Kohli who survives. 

Jeffrey graduated from Bluffton High School. He worked for Equity Meats in North Baltimore. Jeffrey was a member of True Word Tabernacle in Bluffton.  

Visitation on Thursday

Sherlyn R. Lugibihl, 78, died March 5, 2020, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  Sherlyn was born July 1, 1941, in Bluffton to the late Raymond and Burnetta (Steiner) Moser.  On Oct. 16, 1960, she married David Lugibihl who survives.

Sherlyn R. Lugibihl, 78, of Bluffton died March 5, 2020, at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Larry Lynn Beemer, 77, died March 2, 2020, at his residence. Larry was born July 24, 1942, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  On March 19, 1980, he married Carolyn (Taylor) Beemer who survives.

Larry graduated from Beaverdam High School and then served in the United States Army. He retired from Airfoil Textron in Lima and then worked at Greto Trucking in Lima.    

He held a master's degree from Harvard

Former Bluffton resident Larry Franklin Smucker died Feb. 24, 2020. He was born on May 3, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, to Carl and Irene (Yoder) Smucker and died  of Alzheimers in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  

Larry attended public schools in Bluffton, and was a Boy Scout, attaining the highest award of Eagle Scout. While in high school he wrote as a news correspondent for the Lima Citizen and the Findlay Republican-Courier.

Served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years

Jerry E. Tabler, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.  He was born on April 4, 1942, in Lima, to Russell and Mabel (Bridges) Tabler. They both preceded him in death.

On Nov. 9, 1963, he married Linda Jo Lamb, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 18, 2015.  In addition, his brother, Garry, also preceded him in death.

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