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David Eugene Long 1942-2010 was postmaster of Beaverdam

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 30, 2010 - 5:19pm

David Eugene Long, 67, of Beaverdam, Ohio, died Jan. 30, 2010 at his residence. He was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Lima to Rolland and Dorothy Hanthorn Long. He married Carol Bartels on Oct. 17, 1988, and she survives.

He retired from Fruehauf, Delphos. He had been the Beaverdam postmaster and served on the Beaverdam council. He also owned a video store in Beaverdam.

In addition to his wife, survivors are a half-brother, Jack Hanthorn, Middlepoint, and two step-sons Nick (Debby) Kloeppel, Lima and Adam (Libby) Kloeppel, Lima.

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Homer Henderson 1931-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 28, 2010 - 11:52am
Homer Henderson

Homer Henderson, 78, Pandora, Ohio, died at 9:47 p.m., Jan. 27, 2010, at James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.

He was born Sept. 20, 1931, to Clay and Donna Wolf Henderson in Kenton. On Oct. 10, 1955, he married Fran Bryant and she survives.

He retired from Phillips ECG, Ottawa, after 40 years. He attended New Life Church International, Lima, and was a member of the Pandora American Legion Post 606 and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. He was a life member of the VFW Post 1275, Lima.

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Ina Ewing 1920-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 22, 2010 - 4:54pm
Ina Ewing

Ina M. Ewing, 89, Pandora, Ohio, died at 8:03 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born Aug. 6, 1920, to Ralph and Ethel (Pacey) Cherry in Pandora. In 1940 she married Marcus Moser and he died in 1971. She married Cliff Stewart in 1971 and he died in 1972. She married Stanley Ewing in 1976 and he died in 1994.

She was a homemakier and worked in the cafeteria at RCA and Whirlpool, Findlay, She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was also a member of the Putnam County Farm Bureau.

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Rebecca (Becky) Shonle 1968-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 5:23pm

Former Bluffton resident Rebecca (Becky) Shonle, 42, died at her home in Beavercreek, Ohio, on Jan. 7, 2010, following a five-year battle with a brain tumor. Her husband, John, was the pastor at St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton from 1996 until 2001.

Other survivors include sons, Joseph, 15, Stephen, 13, and daughter Anna, 10. A memorial service was held in Centerville on Friday, Jan. 15, followed by another memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 16, in Moline, Illinois, where she had grown up.

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Ted Kohli 1930-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 18, 2010 - 1:48pm
Teed Kohli

Bluffton native Theodore R. "Do Do" Kohli,79, died at 11:28 a.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at his residence on North Jackson Street.

He was born April 6, 1930, to Maurice R. and Genevieve Austin Kohli, Sr. On July 22, 1950, he married Shirley J. Weyer and she died June 12, 1989.

Mr. Kohli retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 776. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Eagles Aerie 370, Lima, He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1948.

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Thelma Bracy 1913-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 1:12pm
Thelma Bracy

Thelma L. Bracy, 97, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born in Kalida, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Bessie (Wirth) Neill, she married Laurel E. Bracy Sept. 6, 1936 and they settled in Pandora, Ohio.

She was a housewife assisting her husband as needed in the operation of Bracy Clover Farm Grocery Store in Pandora. He preceded her in death in 1967 after which she continued working in the store. She was an avid gardener, enjoying vegetables and flowers--especially orchid culture.

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