Obituaries

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Donald "Don" R. Hamilton, 72, died at 5:40 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital.  He was born Feb. 22, 1946, in Lima, to Richard J. Hamilton and Helen L. (Edwards) Hamilton Braunagel.  They both preceded him in death. 

On Dec. 21, 1968, he married Susan Malin, and she survives in Waynesfield. 

Don is survived by two daughters, AshLee (Tim) Hamilton McGranor and AuBree (Ryan) Lucas both of Columbus; five grandchildren, Malin, Sylvia, Cyrus, Elliott and Sullivan; and one sister, Kay (Gary) Downing of Columbus Grove.   

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Louis Barth Jr., 80, died Dec. 12, 2018, at his residence in Lima.  Lou was born April 16, 1938, in Cincinnati to the late Louis and Leona (Carter) Barth.  On Feb. 6, 1959, he married Janet Barth who preceded him in death on Sept. 25, 2009.

Lou was a butcher at Kroger in Cincinnati and later retired from Dana Corporation.  He was a member of St. Gerard's Catholic Church in Lima and Loyal Order of the Moose #199, Lima.  

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Wade J. Moser, 80, died Dec. 9, 2018, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Volunteers countless hours at Bluffton Hospital

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Frances Delta Scoles, 105, died peacefully of natural causes on Dec. 3, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Frances was born Aug. 12, 1913 in Bluffton to the late Alfred and Adele (Grant) Criblez.  On Dec. 6, 1936, she married Guy Scoles who preceded her in death in August of 1982. 

Frances graduated from Bluffton High School and attended Bluffton College.  She was a homemaker and was a lifetime member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton where she was active in the Women's Groups and was a Sunday School teacher. 

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Frances D. Scoles, 105, of Bluffton died Dec. 3, 2018, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Cynthia "Cindy" J. Dye, 62, died Nov. 28, 2018, at her residence in Bluffton.  Cindy was born Aug. 20, 1956, in Bluffton to the late Charles and Doris (Niswander) Bucher.  On May 7, 1975 she married Jeff Dye and he survives.

Cindy was a graduate of Bluffton High School.  She had worked as a pharmacy technician at Walmart in Findlay for many years.  Cindy was a member of the English Lutheran Church in Bluffton. 

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