Wilma E. “Willie” Abbott, 84, of Findlay, died at 12:50 a.m. March 9, 2016, at Birchaven Village, Findlay.
Wilma was born March 13, 1931, in Columbus Grove to the late Clyde and Ina Foster Benroth. On Sept. 1, 1949, she married Kenneth Abbott and he preceded her in death on March 22, 1998.
Wilma was a homemaker. She was a member of Pandora United Methodist Church and a member of the former Asi No Mas Club, Pandora. She loved traveling, flowers and dancing.
Ruth I. Seem, 79, of Bluffton died March 6, 2016, at 6 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Ruth was born May 19, 1938, in Fostoria to the late Robert and Wilda Criswell Hottenstein. On Oct. 27, 1953, she married Gerald D. Seem who preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2014.
Ruth was a homemaker. She was a member of Gospel Fellowship Church, Rawson. She enjoyed reading and cross stitching.
Della A. Thompson, 61, of Ada died at 11:47 a.m., March 5, 2016, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay. Della was born March 10, 1954, in Kenton to Newt and Evelyn Smith Thompson and they preceded her in death.
Della worked in the cafeteria at Ohio Northern University. She was a member of Riley Creek Baptist Church, Bluffton, where she was active in the Ladies Bible Study and helped in the nursery. She loved to read the Bible. Della was a 1974 graduate of Ada High School.
Sally D. Tracy, 77, of Lima died at 4:05 p.m. March 7, 2016 ,at Lima Memorial Health System. Sally was born in Bluffton Aug. 15, 1938 to Ralph and Evelyn Porter Reichenbach. On April 14, 1978 she married Bill Tracy and he survives.
Sally was homemaker. Sally and Bill had operated a soup kitchen at the Calvary Chapel of Praise, Lima. he was a graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Bowling Green State University.
Jeanette L. Beach, 92, of Bluffton died at 11:30 p.m. March 3, 2016 at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. Jeanette was born in Bluffton Sept. 8, 1923 to Charles and Lillie Walters Burkholder. On Feb. 7, 1942, she married Franklin Beach who preceded her in death on April 11, 1990.
Jeanette was a homemaker who enjoyed drawing, painting and writing songs that she played on the guitar. She loved to travel.
Wanda June (Suter) Pannabecker died at 2 p.m. Feb. 28, 2016, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born June 18, 1922, in Leipsic to Harvey and Sylvia (Lugibihl) Suter. On June 16, 1945, she married Richard F. Pannabecker, who died Oct. 24, 1997.
She was a graduate of Columbus Grove High School and graduated from Bluffton College in 1944 with a major in English and minor in music. She taught at Middle Point High School from 1944-45, and taught private piano and guitar lessons for more than 50 years.
