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Charles J. Neal, 1938 - 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 18, 2012 - 6:07pm

Charles J. Neal, 76 of Bluffton, Ohio died Dec. 17, 2012 at 12:30 PM at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. 

He was born November 11, 1938 in Dewitt, Illinois to John F. and Elsie M. (Sherman) Neal.  On November 22, 1958 he married Freada Meadows and she survives.

He had been a gravedigger in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Kentucky working with Whitsell Funeral Home.  He had also been a heavy equipment operator.  He attended Lima Community Church where he volunteered his time in grounds keeping.  

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Richard Minck funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 17, 2012 - 1:51pm

Funeral arrangements are incomplete for Richard Minck, Bluffton native, who died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

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E. Jeanette Slechter was a Bluffton University graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 17, 2012 - 11:16am

E. Jeanette Slechter, 85, died on Dec. 15, 2012, at 2:20 A.M. at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima.

Born May 4, 1927 in Jackson Twp, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Cassius Lyncon Ballinger and the late Clara Ida (Grant) Ballinger.

She married Robert H. Slechter on February 14, 1947. He preceded her in death on December 27, 2007.

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David Gibbs was a member of the Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Association

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 15, 2012 - 8:29pm

David A. Gibbs, 69 of Rawson died at 2:54 a.m., Dec. 15, 2012, at Lima Memorial Health System. 

He was born June 11, 1943 in Bluffton to Albert and Helen (Habegger) Gibbs.  On March 19, 1961 he married Carol Foltz and she survives.

He retired from Roppe Rubber Corp., Fostoria as a truck and shuttle driver and was also a farmer.  He was a member of Moose Lodge #698, Findlay, the Liars Club and the Northwest Ohio Antique Machinery Association.  He was the owner of Gibbs RV Park, Indian Lake.

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Constance Kay Rettig, 1945 - 2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 13, 2012 - 6:09pm

Constance "Connie" Kay Rettig, 67, of Rawson passed away at 8:40 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 12, 2012, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

Connie was born on October 9, 1945, to the late Ralph and Irene (Myers) Bond in Findlay. Connie married Philip C. Rettig on November 23, 1963, and he survives.

 

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Martha L. Coates, 1915-2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 12, 2012 - 8:52pm

Martha L. Coates, 97, died at 11 a.m. Dec. 11, 2012, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born Oct. 20, 1915, in Jackson Township to Clinton E. and Neva E. Akerman Fisher, who preceded her in death.

On July 9, 1938, she married Lewis D. Coates, who died May 20, 1989.

Martha was a homemaker. She was a life member of Zion Lutheran Church, Lafayette, and its WELCA women's group.

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