Woodrow Herman Barclay, 93, died at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 23, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. He was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Herman and Essie (Parker) Barclay. On Nov. 11, 1942 he married Martha Powell, who died Sept. 4, 2009. They were married for 67 years.
Mr. Barclay graduated from Lima South High School in 1936.
He was a WWII Army veteran serving as a major in the coastal artillery on the east and west coasts from 1941-1946.
The Bluffton Senior Center is hosting an evening of polka music from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26. Bette's Polka Band will perform a free concert and dance at the Centre. Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, is the event's sponsor. A meal prior to the dance starts at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 each.
Richland Manor, a Trilogy Health Services community and provider of senior living and health services, recently received high marks in resident satisfaction as a result of statewide surveys conducted by the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA).
The health campus scored a 91.99 in overall resident satisfaction, with the statewide average being 87.1.
Jonathan Luginbill and his father, Doug, are experiencing a role reversal. Their switch didn't happen instantly or overnight, courtesy of some supernatural, made-for-the-movies phenomenon. This one was 32 years in the making.
Karel Oxley, superintendent of Lima City Schools, will be the Bluffton University commencement speaker on Sunday, May 6. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in Salzman Stadium.
In her speech, titled "The Greatest Gift ...," Oxley is scheduled to discuss giving one's self to the community.
