Douglas Lee Steinman, 52 of Lima and formerly of Gilboa died Aug. 24, 2015, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Thomas Charles Richard, 65, died August 20, 2015 from complications stemming from esophogeal and brain cancer. He was born September 11, 1949 in Bluffton to Vernon (Bill) and Azetta (Ann) Richard.
Ruth O. Bartles, 88, of Columbus Grove died 12:40 p.m., Aug. 22, 2015, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Ruth was born Sept. 11, 1926, in Rockport to Charles and Anna Ross Van Meter. On May 5, 1947 she married Leland Bartles and he preceded her in death on Aug. 21, 1990.
Ruth retired from Konalrad Products, Pandora. She was a member of Rockport United Methodist Church, Bluffton Senior Citizens and the Cairo Widows Group. She was a volunteer at Our Daily Bread, Lima. Ruth graduated from Beaverdam High School.
Leland Robert Garmatter, 82, died Aug. 21, 2015, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.
Leland was born March 20, 1933 in Bluffton to Gideon and Mable (Burkholder) Garmatter who preceded him in death. On Oct. 31, 1959 he married Sandra Bassitt Garmatter who survives.
Leland retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant. He was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Bluffton. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
David John Hooley, 64, died Aug. 18, 2015 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay, after a year's illness resulting from a brain tumor.
David was born June 28, 1951, in Massillon, Ohio, to Clarence and Nettie (Classen) Hooley who preceded him in death. On April 14, 1990, he married Jane Myers Hooley who survives.
