Obituaries

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F. Michael Giovinazzo, 84, died at 3:05 a.m., March 5, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Lima. Mike was born May 8, 1933, in Lima to the late Dominic and Teresa (D'anna) Giovinazzo.  He was a brother to Frank, Jim, Angie Adams, Teresa Swarner and Nick Giovinazzo, who preceded him in death.

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Former Bluffton resident Margaret Diller Gagliardi, 89, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died on Feb. 23, 2018.

She was a 1946 graduate of Bluffton High School and 1950 graduate of Bluffton College.

She was a home economics teacher at Bluffton High School in the mid-1950s and also taught in the Hamilton County School System. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph F. Gagliardi, Jr.; brother, Ron Diller; and parents, Paul and Verna Diller.

He was a farmer and 1979 Cory-Rawson graduate

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Jeffrey Dean Augustine, 57, of Rawson, died on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born on Dec. 21, 1960, to Jerry Dean and Ruth (Stewart) Augustine. He married Tamala (Tammy) K. Roth on Nov. 14, 1981 and she survives.

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Carolyn Emma Woodward-Early, 79, formerly of Jenera, died on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Home in Arlington, Ohio.

Carolyn was born on Nov. 4, 1938 in rural Jenera to Harley and Doris (Schaller) Spaeth. She married Larry W. Woodward on December 10, 1960 and he died on Dec. 23, 1992. On Nov. 4, 1995 she married Lloyd W. Early, who died on December 15, 2015.

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Simeon Thomas Birkey was born without heartbeat on Feb. 9, 2018, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.  Simeon was born to Phil and Esther (Clarke) Birkey, Bluffton. Also surviving is a brother, Elisha, at home. 

Other surviviors are Gwen Clarke, grandmother, Newtownards, United Kingdom,  Dale and Mary Birkey, grandparents, Bunker Hill, Ind., and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Preceeding him in death was David Clarke, a grandfather.

There will be no service held.

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James Clifford Davis, 68, of Lafayette, died Feb. 9, 2018, at 8:22 p.m. in his home surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 22, 1949, in Bryan, Ohio, to Howard and Mary (Barrett) Davis who preceded him in death. On June 30, 1972, he married Agnes (Metheney) Davis who survives.

James graduated from Lima Central Catholic High School, then enlisted in the United States Army. After being honorably discharged, he found employment at Ford's Lima engine plant.

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