Ima Swink

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The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has issued a statewide Air Quality Advisory for the entire state of Ohio as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to adversely impact air quality.
Pollutants across the state are expected to range from the 'Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups' category in the southwest part of the state to the 'Unhealthy' category in the rest of the state. Hourly concentrations at times may reach the 'Very Unhealthy' to 'Hazardous' categories.
It is recommended, when possible, to avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory conditions like asthma. Watch for symptoms including wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in the nose, throat, and eyes.
For additional information, please visit the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's website at epa.ohio.gov.

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Ima Swink

Ima Jean Ann Swink, 81, Wapakoneta, died at 2 a.m. July 29, 2010, at Shawnee Manor in Lima.

She was born Jan. 1, 1929, in Wapakoneta, to Ralph and Ruth Pauline Zerkel Kantner. On Nov. 14, 1954, she married C. Arthur Swink, who died Dec. 24, 2004.

Surviving is a daughter, Stacey (Barry) Erb, Wapakoneta; a son, Richard (Barbara) Swink, Pride, La.; two sisters-in-law, Helen Smith, Celina, and Martha Hengstler, Wapakoneta; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Also deceased is a great-grandson, Micah Jacob Babin.

She was a retired school bus driver with Wapakoneta City Schools. She was a member of the Harvest Baptist Church in Wapakoneta. She was a 1947 graduate of Blume High School. She was also a member of the Celina Chapter #91 O.E.S. Celina.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Gary Bragg officiating. Burial is at Greenlawn Cemetery in Wapakoneta.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta and 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

Memorials can be made to the Mercy Unlimited Food Bank.

Condolences can be left at www.bayliffanddeleyfh.com.

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