B2 Monday, March 11, 2013 REGION OHIO The Lima News limaphic.com OBITUARIES CARDINGTON Mildred Corneda Fowble Mildred C. Fowble, age .98 of Cardington, died Saturday, March 09, 2013 at the Marion General Hospital. She was born on December 15, 1914 in Mount Gilead to the late Clifford L. Sr. and Nellie (Sparks) Smiley.
Mildred was the 2nd oldest of 8 children and a 1932 graduate of Cardington High School. She went on to work in the accounting department at HPM for 34 years as an accounting clerk. Mildred is survived by 3 daughters: Shirley (Robert) Robinson of Cardington, Audrey (Richard) Newbury of Lima and Geraldine (Doug) Osborne of Galion; brother, Jack (Gloria) Smiley of Huntington Beach, CA; 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 15 great-greatgrandchildren. In addition to her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Robert and Clifford Jr. and 4 sisters, Eleanor, Filene, Virginia and Geneive and a great-granddaughter.
Friends and family may call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gompf Funeral Home in Cardington where the funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 AM with Pastor Gail Angel officiating. The burial will follow in Glendale Union Cemetery. Those wishing to make a memorial contribution are asked to consider the Woodside Village Activities Fund or the Cardington Beautification Committee. Those wishing to share a memory of Mildred or to express a condolence to the Fowble family may do so by visiting www.gompffh.com. LIMA Robert Oscar Mumper Robert Oscar Mumper, 71, died at 9:59 a.m.
March 9, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cable Road Alliance Church. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday at ChilesLaman Funeral Cremation Services, Shawnee Chapel, and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Arrangements were incomplete at the funeral home. ELIDA Bertha June "Bert" Sikes Bertha June "Bert" Sikes, 84, died at 12:54 p.m. March 9, 2013 at her residence.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Chiles-Laman Funeral Cremation Services, Eastside Chapel. Burial will be in Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where arrangements were incomplete.
WAPAKONETA John L. Sudman John L. Sudman, 61, died at 5:01 p.m. March 9, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
Arrangements were incomplete at Schlosser Funeral Home Cremation Services, Wapakoneta. FRYBURG Michael L. McClintock Michael L. McClintock, 60, died the evening of March 5, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements were incomplete at Bayliff Eley Funeral Home, Wapakoneta.
Thomas Mandery Thomas Mandery, 82, died at 5:10 a.m. March 10, 2013, at Shawnee Manor. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Catholic Church.
Burial will be in Gethsemani Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at ChilesLaman Funeral Cremation Services, Shawnee Chapel, where arrangements were incomplete. DELPHOS John trict Memorial St. Marys.
She was born Nov. 17, 1926, in Pineville, KY, the daughter of Luther Sarah (Partin) Evans, who pre- Steele ceded her Gertrude E. Ernst Gertrude E. Ernst, 95, died at 2:40 a.m. March 9, 2013, at Vancrest Healthcare of Delphos.
She was born June 10, 1917, in Landeck to John and Rose Fischer Pothast, who preceded her in death. On April 24, 1940, she married Sylvester Knebel, who Ernst died Oct. Ernst 16, 1971. She then married Albert Ernest on Aug. 13, 1978, and he died May 26, 1979.
Mrs. Ernst was the first female school bus driver to work for the Delphos School District. She then worked at Lima Armature. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ, and she loved to dance. She was a member of St.
John the Baptist Church in Landeck, and she worked on the election board for 35 years. She was a member of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia No. 84, an active member of Senior Citizens Center and on the Board of Directors for 15 years, and a past member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 471. Survivors include a son, Jim (Jane) Knebel, of Delphos; a stepdaughter, Joan Mason, of Landeck; two brothers, Elmer and Omer Pothast; and 10 grandchildren, 24 greatgrandchildren, five greatgreat three stepgreat-grandchildren, stepgreat-great-grandchildren, and a stepgreatgreat-great -grandchild. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Walter, Nick and Clifford Pothast; a daughter, Margurite Fisher; two grandchildren, Diane and David Maloney; and a great-grandson, Nicholas Mason.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Landeck. The Rev. Melvin Verhoff will officiate.
Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home, where there will be a Catholic Ladies of Columbia Service at 3 p.m. and a parish wake at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist Church in Landeck, Landeck Community Club, or Delphos Senior Citizens FUNERALS CRIDER, Mark Hennon 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chiles Laman Funeral Cremation Services, Shawnee Chapel. Burial: Wright Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
today at the funeral home. DORSEY, Viola 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m.
today at the church. FORNEY, Louis Jr. 11 a.m. Tuesday at Cable Road Alliance Church. Burial: Ash Grove Old German Baptist Cemetery, north of Lima.
Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. today at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home in Spencerville. FOX, Doris Jean Kreger 11 a.m. today at St.
John Lutheran Church, Toledo. Burial: church cemetery. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. today at the church. FUGATT, Karen L.
A memorial service will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bayliff Son Funeral Home, Cridersville. Visitation: noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. HARMON, Norma, Jean Hurless 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Cowan Son Funeral Home, Van Wert. Burial: Fletcher Cemetery, Willshire Township. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. today and 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
HELMLINGER, Homer W. "Pete" 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Clay Township, Auglaize County. Burial: St.
Mark Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Bayliff Eley Funeral Home, state Route 501, Wapakoneta, and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mildred F. Mildred died 4:33 9, 2013, at Steele F.
Steele, 86, a.m., Sat. March Joint Twp. DisHospital, St. Steele in death. On Nov.
25, 1953, she married Earl "Bud" Gannon, and he died Sept. 9, 1961. Survivors include, 6 children, Earl Eugene "Gene" (Margie) Gannon, Wapakoneta, Anita Jordan, Columbus, OH, Judy (Steve) Shaner, Wapakoneta, Beverly (Tim) Bradner, Findlay, OH, Lisa (Michael) Dietz, Hubert, NC, Theresa Blanton, Grand Junction, CO, 14 grandchildren, 12 grandchildren 1 great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Numbers, a brother, Luther Evans, and 2 sisters, Beulah Evans Dorothy Bair. A homemaker, Mildred worked at the Lima Ordinance Depot, during W.W.
11. She also worked at Sealts Cleaners of Lima, Holmes Cleaners of Effingham, and as a nurse's aide. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, Aerie Auxiliary, Wapakoneta, and the AARP. Her hobbies included playing poker, bingo, and shopping on QVC. Mildred was an avid Elvis Presley fan, loved to laugh and tell jokes, and loved animals.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wed. March 13, 2013, at the Bayliff Eley Funeral Home, St. 501, Wapakoneta, Rosalie Lora officiating. Burial is to follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery, Lima. The family will receive friends 2-4 6-8 p.m., Tues.
at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Disabled Veterans. Condolences may be expressed at www.bayliffandeleyfh.com. The family would like to express their sincere thanks to the ICU nursing staff at Joint Twp. District Hospital for the wonderful care they provided to their mother.
the church. HUNT, Stanley E. 2 p.m. Tuesday at Schindewolf Stevens Stout Funeral Home. Burial: Fairview McDonald Cemetery with military rites by the Kenton AMVETS Post 1994 Honor Guard.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today and 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. LEHMAN, Gretchen 0. 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Pandora Missionary Church. Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Pandora. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at ChilesLaman Funeral Cremation Services, Bluffton, and 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
LUNZ, Irene I. 2 p.m. Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Wapakoneta. MERINGLEO, Joseph John Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. today at St.
John Catholic Church, Lima. Burial: Gethsemani Cemetery. MILES, Anne Margaret noon Thursday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m.
to noon Thursday at the funeral home. MILLER, Larry C. 10:30 a.m. today at Bayliff Son Funeral Home, Cridersville. Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Elida, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1275.
POWELL, Jack Douglas 10:30 a.m. today at Mercer United Methodist, Mercer. Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Rockford, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Celina. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at the Beverly Jane Beverly died at 2013, at Schwartz Jane Schwartz, 74, 11:05 a.m.
March 10, Parkview Continuing Care, Fremont. She was born June 25, 1938, in Vaughnsville to Howard R. and Marguerite M. Dunlap Pitney, who preceded her in death. She Schwartz married Ed Associated Press Carol Trimble, of Warren, a family member of the victims, views the pond along Pine Avenue S.E.
in Warren where police say six teens were killed in a crash Sunday. Six teens killed, 2 hurt in SUV crash WARREN A sport utilily vehicle carrying eight teenagers crashed into a guardrail Sunday moming and flipped over into a swampy pond in northeast Ohio, killing six of them while two escaped, the state highway patrol said. The Honda Passport veered off the left side of a road. hit a guardrail and overturned just south of the city of Warren, about 60) miles east of Cleveland, Lt. Anne Ralston said.
Investigators say it came to rest upside down in the swamp and sank with five of the victims trapped inside. A sixth who was thrown from the SUV during the crash was found under it when the vehicle was taken out of the water. The two survivors escaped and ran to a nearby hole to call 911, the highway patrol said. Raiston didn't know where the teens were headed when the crash happened about 7 a.m. She didn't we any information to release on possible causes of or factors in the crash, bun the highway patrol planned a news conerence for Sunday night.
"All I know is my baby IS gone, said Derrick Ray, who came to the crash site atter viewing his 15-year-old son Daylan's body at the county morgue. He said he knew that his son, a talented football player who was looking forward to playing in high school, was ont with friends, but didn't know their plans. A pile of blue, green and copper red stuffed bears grow at a makeshift memorial at the crash site along a two- lane road tightly bordered with guardrails Oll either side in an indus- The Associated Press trial area. The sport utility vehicle had sheared off tall cattails along the guardrail. There were also notes at the memorial, including a letter from Daylan's 12-yearold half-sister, Mariah Bryant, who said she had learned they were related only in the past year.
"It hurts, it really does, because they are so young and, like, they could have had so much more to life," she said. "We just really started getting close, and it's hard to believe he's gone. Two of the teens, both 15, were brought to a hospital in full cardiac arrest, St. Joseph Health Center nursing supervisor Julie Gill said, and were pronounced dead there. She said they were treated for hypothermic drowning trauma, indicating they had been submerged in cold water.
The two who survived, 18-year-old Brian Henry and 15-year-old Asher Lewis, both of Warren, were treated for bruising and other injuries and released, she said. All those killed were ages 14 to 19, authorities said. State police identified them as 19-year-old Alexis Cayson; Andrique Bennett, 14; Brandon Murray, 17; and Kirkland Behner, Ramone White and Daylan, all 15. The Highway Patrol said Alexis was the only female in the vehicle. It wasn't clear who was driving.
All eight were from Warren. It's not believed that any of them were closely related, the highway patrol said. Near the Pennsylvania state line, Warren is a mostly blue-collar city that was hit by the decline of U.S. steel mills; it has more than 41,000 residents in the industrial Mahoning Valley region. Official backs plan to allow heavier trucks The Associated Press for diesel fuel.
COLUMBUS A proposal to raise the weight limit for trucks is backed by Ohio's transportation chief as economically beneficial, but it has opposition from trucking and other officials concerned about safety and roadway deterioration. The measure would raise the maximum weight from 80,000 pounds to 90,000 pounds for trucks on state highways in Ohio, allowing them to haul more at a time. The lower limit would remain in effect for local routes and interstate highways in Ohio. Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray testified in support of the amendment to the proposed state transportation budget before an Ohio Senate panel last week. Wray told senators it would benefit the economy, and didn't raise safety concerns.
He said the change was requested by Republican Rep. Lynn Wachtmann of Napoleon. Wachtmann acknowledged it might benefit his businesses, including bottled water delivery, but said it also makes sense to increase efficiency 'as haulers cope with higher prices Schwartz Wilson, who preceded her in death. She then married Joseph Schwartz, who preceded her in death. Mrs.
Schwartz worked for Dr. Will Moody's Medical Practice, formerly of Vaughnsville, after which she went to work at St. Rita's Medical Center for more than 30 years, from which she retired. She was a member of the Vaughnsville United Methodist Church. She enjoyed very much spending her summers on Long Lake in Michigan.
Her nephews and nieces were always special to her and she loved spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include two sons, David Utrup, of Vaughnsville, and Edward (Sherry) Wilson, of Fremont; two stepsons, Michael (Margaret) Schwartz, of Delphos, and Marvin Schwartz, of St. Marys; a stepdaughter, Patricia Hensley, of Spencerville; a brother, Douglas "Doug" Pitney of Vaughnsville; three sisters-in-law, Lila Deerhake, of Columbus Grove, Carol Pitney, of Columbus Grove, and Linda Bruce, of Colorado; a special aunt and friend, Creatora Beam, of Tennessee; and nine grandchildren, seven stepgrandchildren, two great -grandchildren, and five stepgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Jimmie Robert Gary Dean and Danny Ray "Butch" Pitney. Services will begin at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove. Pastor Tom Brown will officiate. Burial will be in Ottawa River Cemetery, Rimer. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family. SPENCERVILLE Timothy Rigdon Timothy Rigdon, 55, died Sunday morning. Arrangements were incomplete at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, A coalition that includes associations representing police chiefs, self-employed truck drivers, motorists and county engineers contends the change would hinder safety and accelerate damage to roads and other infrastructure. The ability to haul more weight would benefit the companies shipping and receiving goods but not truckers, who will have more costs for fuel and wear on vehicles, he said.
Senators on the committee questioned whether the heavier trucks would avoid local routes and cause more damage at rail crossings. Democratic Sen. Nina Turner of Cleveland sought proof of the potential benefit for the state. Wray said it made economic sense, but said there was no study to offer proof. In a statement, Clyde police Chief Bruce Gower, a board member for the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, called the proposed change "irresponsible." "For those of us whose job is to protect the public, it is clear that this bill is nothing more than a tragedy waiting to happen," he said.
"It has got to be stopped." PRENGER, Gregor L. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Rose Catholic Church, Lima. Burial: church cemetery.
Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. today at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster. SWICK, Agnes E. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St.
Joseph Catholic Church. Burial: St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. today at Harter and Schier Funeral Home and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at the church. A parish wake will begin at 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. TAYLOR, Rita R. Rios Memorial services will be held Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Pa.
of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Wapakoneta. Burial: church cemetery. VORESS, Betty Lou Hugg 10 a.m.
today at LawsonMiller Chapel, Brazil, Ind. Burial: Clearview Cemetery. WILSON, Clarence Sr. 1 p.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church.
Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery. WYANT, Gregory G. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, Columbus Grove.
Burial: St. Anthony Cemetery, Columbus Grove. Visitation: 2 to 4 and 6 to 08 p.m. today at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove, where a special Scripture Service will be held at 8 p.m. today.
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