Jacqueline Biggs
 Jacqueline R. ìJackieî Biggs, 74, 231 N. LeBlond St., Celina, died at 2:02 a.m. Oct. 29, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
 She was born June 18, 1929, in Milwaukee, Wisc., to Earl and Cleo Prater Keeling. On Jan. 31, 1953, she married James T. Biggs who died July 28, 1995.
 Survivors are a son, Greg (Karel Lea) of Celina; a daughter, Jan (Gerald) Martin, Celina; a stepdaughter, Darla (Paul) Forsythe, Benton, Ill.; and two stepgrandsons.
 Deceased is a sister.
 She was a homemaker and member of St. Paulís United Methodist Church, Celina.
 Services are 1 p.m. Monday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Katie Hayes officiating.
 Calling is one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to the American Lung Association.
 
Joseph Crimble
 Former Celina resident Joseph Richard Crimble, 62, died Oct. 30, 2003, at his home in Cottage Grove, Tenn. Death was due to natural causes.
 He was born Nov. 26, 1940, in Ottawa, Kan., to John Richard and Lois Maxine Page Crimble. On Jan. 1, 1966, he married Betty Jane Brock who survives.
 Other survivors are three daughters, Teresa Lynn (Steve) Paschall and Margaret Ann (David) Lampkins, all of Cottage Grove, and Kathryn Marie (Allen) McDougal, Puryear, Tenn.; a brother, Art Houston of Kileen, Texas; a sister, Barbara Ann Williams, Dresden, Tenn.; and three grandchildren.
 Deceased is a stillborn son, Charles Richard.
 He retired from Clifty Farms and was a greeter for Wal-Mart, both of Paris, Tenn. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a member of North Fork Baptist Church, Paris.
 Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at LeDon Chapel, Ridgeway Funeral Home, Paris, the Rev. Randy Kuykendall officiating. Burial is at Walker Cemetery, Paris.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Saturday and after 10 a.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to Henry County Medical Center Hospice, Paris.
 
Marion Foust
 Marion E. Foust, 68, formerly of Williams County and recently a resident of Pleasant Shade, Tenn., died Oct. 30, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 He was born May 23, 1935, in West Unity, to Marion A. and Lodeema Gee Foust.
 Survivors are two daughters, Tami Lin Mohler, Coldwater, and Laurie Ann Beaverson, Archbold; two brothers, David of Bryan, and Tom of Montpelier; two sisters, Gloria (Ronald) Nagel, West Unity, and Jeanne Stamm, Archbold; and four grandchildren.
 Deceased are a sister, Anna Mae Martin; and a brother, John Vernon Ferguson.
 He was a farmer, worked at Tri-State Elevator Feed Mill, Elmira, and was head of maintenance at Fairlawn Nursing Home, Archbold. He attended West Unity High School and was a member of American Legion posts in Tennessee and Bryan, Ohio.
 Services are 11 a.m. Monday at the Hollingshead-Beck Funeral Home, West Unity, the Rev. Mike Beasley officiating. Burial is at Floral Grove Cemetery, West Unity. Military rites will be given by American Legion Post 284 of Bryan.
 Contributions can be made to the American Lung Association of Ohio.
 
Dorothy Frost
 Former Celina resident Dorothy J. Frost, 79, 5401 Palm Drive, New Port Richey, Fla., died Oct. 27, 2003, at Community Hospital of New Port Richey.
 She was born June 12, 1924, in Marion, to Glen O. and Dale B. Toms. Her husband, Homer C. Frost, survives in New Port Richey.
 Other survivors are a daughter, Candice J. (William) Fink, Sylvania; a sister, Betty L. Ruhl of Florida; and a granddaughter.
 She was a housewife and a member of St. Johnís Lutheran Church, Celina.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Douglas Meyer officiating. Burial is at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is one hour prior to services at the church.
 Contributions can be made to the churchís building fund.
 Funeral arrangements are being handled by Lehman Funeral Home, Celina.
 
Ermal Howell
 Ermal K. Howell, 90, formerly of 321 Godfrey Ave., Celina, died at 8:35 a.m. Oct. 30, 2003, at The Gardens at Celina.
 She was born May 9, 1913, in Celina, to Thomas Jefferson and Clara Rosetta Fetters Howell.
 Survivors are two sisters, Bernadine Crouch and Ruth Feister, both of Celina; and several nieces and nephews.
 Deceased are three brothers, John, Bevon and Lyle; and a sister, Evon Howell.
 She retired from the former Mersman Brothers Co. of Celina after 39 years and was a member of Celina First Church of God.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Mark Wakeland officiating. Burial is at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 3-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Jacqueline Biggs
 Jacqueline Biggs, 74, of Celina died Oct. 29, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
 Funeral arrangements are pending at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina.

Dorothy Frost
 Former Celina resident Dorothy J. Frost, 79, of New Port Richey, Fla., died Oct. 27, 2003, at Community Hospital in New Port Richey.
 Funeral arrangements are pending at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina.

Daniel Schoenlein
 Daniel J. Schoenlein, 20, 647 N. 800 E. Portland, Ind., was pronounced dead at the scene of an automobile accident at 4:50 p.m. Oct. 29, 2003, at the intersection of Wabash and Philothea roads in Mercer County.
 He was born Jan. 1, 1983, in Lafayette, Ind., to Ernest and Elizabeth Remaklus Schoenlein. He resided with his parents who survive.
 Other survivors are a brother, Scott of Portland; and a grandmother, Eleanor of Fort Recovery.
 A 2001 graduate of Jay County High School, he was employed at Hemmelgarn & Sons, Philothea and was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Mercer County.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Kenneth Alt officiating. Burial is at St. Peter Cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery. A prayer service will be held at 7:45 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Ruby Smothers
 Ruby Smothers, 71, of New Knoxville, died at 8:15 p.m. Oct. 28, 2003, at her daughterís home in New Bremen.
 She was born July 1, 1932,  in Riley, Ky., to Andrew and Elizabeth Thomas Hart. On Dec. 1, 1951, she married James Smothers who died Oct. 9, 2001.
 Survivors are two sons, James of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Robert (Deb) of St. Marys; three daughters, Deborah Stegall and Elizabeth (Randy) Brown, all of St. Marys, and Karen of New Bremen; a brother, Lester Smothers, Gravel Switch, Ky.; two sisters, Edna Corcoran, Louisville, Ky.; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a daughter, Rita Whitley; four sisters, Edith and Bonnie Smothers, Beulah Raque and Grace Wren.
 She retired as a nursing assistant at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, where she worked for 23 years. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.
 Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Leo Hoying officiating. Interment is at Graceland Cemetery Mausoleum, Sidney.
 Calling is 2-9 p.m. Sunday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.
 Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.

Emma Strable
 Emma Beatrice Strable, 99, formerly of 309 Myers Road, Celina, died at 2:50 a.m. Oct. 29, 2003, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
   She was born Oct. 23, 1904, in Mercer County, to William P. and Anna M. Freeman Now. On Dec. 23, 1922, she married Edward Strable who died in 1991.
   Survivors are a daughter, Diane (Michael) Booher, Celina; a daughter-in-law, Virginia of Celina; eight grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
   Deceased are a son, Lisle; three brothers; and two sisters.
  She was a cafeteria worker for Celina City Schools. She was a member of Celina First Church of God, and a former member of its Ladies Aid group and Comrades Sunday school class. She also was a member and past president of American Legion Auxiliary and its 8/40 club of Celina.
 Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Bruce Strine officiating. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, and one hour before services at the church Saturday.
 Contributions can be made to the church.

Mary Ann Testa
 Mercer County native Mary Ann Testa, 82, died Oct. 29, 2003, in Oceanside, N.Y.
 She was born March 7, 1921, in Cranberry, to Phillip and Rose Klosterman Quinter. Her husband, John Testa, died in 1999.
 Survivors are three daughters, Candy Combest, Oceanside, Carol (Neal) Cutrone, Baldwin, N.Y., and Doris (Bob) Sands, Lauderhill, Fla.; a brother, Elmer Quinter, Richmond, Ind.; a sister, Alice Rish of Arizona; and five grandchildren.
 Deceased are two brothers, Paul and Harold Quinter; and a sister, Dolores (Dene) Sturgis.
 Funeral Mass is slated for Saturday in New York.
 Calling is 6-8 p.m. today and 2-8 p.m. Friday at Vanellin Funeral Home, Oceanside.

Emma Strable
 Emma Beatrice Now Strable, 99, formerly of 309 Myers Road, Celina, died today, Oct. 29, 2003, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
 Funeral arrangements are pending at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina.

Ruby Smothers
 Ruby Smothers, 71, 09721 Botkins-Angle Road, New Knoxville, died the evening of Oct. 28, 2003, at the home of her daughter in New Bremen.
 Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Karen Alt
 Celina native Karen Sueanne Alt, 47, died Oct. 23, 2003, at St. Charles Hospital, Oregon, Ohio. She was a longtime resident of Luther Home of Mercy, Williston. Death was due to natural causes.
 She was born Feb. 20, 1956, in Celina, to Robert Lisle and Evelyn Louise Hapner Luedeke Alt, who are deceased.
 Survivors are a niece, two nephews, and several uncles, aunts and cousins.
 Deceased are two half brothers, Jack A. and Virgil G. Luedeke.
 Graveside services are 2 p.m. Thursday at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina, the Rev. Thomas Arheit officiating.
 There are no calling hours.
 Contributions can be made to Luther Home of Mercy of Williston.
 Funeral arrangements are being handled by W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina.

Nellie Eckhart
 Celina native Nellie Eckhart, ìPeg Green,î 84, died Oct. 26, 2003, at her home in Centerville.
 She was born Nov. 5, 1918, in Celina, to David and Vistula Hone. Her first husband, Raymond M. Green, is deceased. On Sept. 5, 1970, she married Donald Eckhart who survives.
 Other survivors are a son, Neil (Charlotte) Green, Centerville; two brothers, Dennis (Joyce) Hone, Celina, and Lawrence (Miriam) Hone, Lima; three grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
 Deceased are three brothers and a grandchild.
 She retired from the Dayton Daily News and was a member of the Marshall Road First Church of God, Kettering.
 Services are 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
 Calling is 5-7 p.m., also at the church.
 Contributions can be made to the church.
 Arrangements are being handled by Tobias & Conner & Koch Funeral Home, Bellbrook.

Shannon Carmean
 Shannon Carmean, 86, 14115 Ohio 116, St. Marys, died at 7:56 a.m. Oct. 26, 2003, at S.C.C.I., a unit at St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima.
 He was born Jan. 27, 1917. in St. Marys, to Stephen and Cina Bowman Carmean. His wife, Lila Wade, died in 2002.
 Survivors are a son, John (Dorothy) Schelby, Memphis, Tenn.; three daughters, Linda (Larry) Verhoff, Ottawa, and Rebecca (Dave) Dircksen and Vickie Lennartz, all of St. Marys; a son-in-law, Ramon Perez of Chicago; two brothers, L.G. and Francis, both of St. Marys; 18 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a daughter, Bev Carmean Perez; three brothers, Eugene, Gordon and Carl; and six sisters, Opal, Fara, Winona, Betty, LaVerne and Sylvia.
 He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys after 39 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran who earned the Bronze Star after serving in France, and was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.) post 9289, Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge 767 and American Legion post 323, all of St. Marys. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps with service in Wyoming and Idaho.
 Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys. Full military burial will be held at Resthaven Memory Gardens near St. Marys.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Nicholas Ciesinski
 Nicholas Lee Ciesinski, 51, of North Buckeye Street, Celina, died at 10:45 p.m. Oct. 24, 2003, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. Death was due to natural causes.
   He was born May 11, 1952, in Celina, to Gregory I. and Dolores H. Steinke Ciesinski. His mother survives in Celina.
 Other survivors are a brother, Gregory M. of Celina; and a sister, Diana (Larry) Obringer, Coldwater.
 He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Knights of Columbus, all of Celina.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Richard Riedel officiating. Burial is at St. Maryís Cemetery, Celina.
 There are no calling hours.
 Contributions can be made to Celina Visiting Nurses or the church renovation fund.
 Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Electa Flinn
 Former Coldwater resident Electa J. Flinn, 78, of Willow Creek Drive, Dayton, died Oct. 26, 2003, at Maria Joseph Center, Dayton.
 She was born Nov. 6, 1924, in Celina, to John and Pearl Wale Siney. Her first husband, Robert Boedicker and second husband, Howard Flinn, are both deceased.
 Survivors are a daughter, Robin (Scott) Ault of Dayton; and three grandchildren.
 She was a retired secretary to the dean at Wright State University-Lake Campus in Celina. A former bookkeeper for the W.O.E.F. Board at the branch campus, she was a member of Phi Beta Psi-Iota Mu Sorority and the Community Picnic Association, both of Coldwater.
 A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater. Burial is at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
 There are no calling hours.
 Contributions can be made to the branch campus scholarship fund.

George Hanlin Jr.
 George E. ìAceî Hanlin Jr., 78, 9105 W. Balbec Road, Pennville, Ind., died at 5:30 a.m. Oct. 26, 2003, at his home.
 He was born March 5, 1925, in Jay County, Ind., to George E. Sr. and Edwina Edmondson Hanlin. On Nov. 27, 1946, he married Esther Axe who died July 3, 1999.
 Survivors are two sons, Patrick (Sue) of Pennville, and Perry (Jackie) of Bryant, Ind.; an adopted son, Jessie Hinshaw, Pennville; a daughter, Peggy Ann (Steven) Manor, New Castle, Ind.; an adopted daughter, Jenny Schisler, Pennville; a brother, John of Pennville; four sisters, Ellen (Charles) Bulzone, Staten Island, N.Y., Nina Stultz, Montpelier, Ind., Martha Kimmel, Pennville, and Carolyn (Dee) Hoffacker, Liberty Center, Ind.; three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in the Mercer County area.
 He was a third-generation operator of Hanlin Well Drilling, and president of Jay County Board of Zoning Appeals. A graduate of Portland High School, he was past president and member of Central Indiana Tractor Pullerís Assoc., and Bro Shadow Club. He also was a member of St. Margaretís Catholic Church, Montpelier.
 Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday at Glancy Funeral Home, Walker Chapel, Montpelier, the Rev. Bob Moran officiating. Burial is at St. Johnís Catholic Cemetery, Montpelier.
 Calling is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Wilma Lynch
 Wilma Lynch, 75, 958 E. Spring St., St. Marys, died at 10:40 p.m. Oct. 25, 2003, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys.
 She was born May 17, 1928, in St. Marys, to William and Tessa Vogel Glass. On May 17, 1947, she married James Lynch who died Nov. 3, 1992.
 Survivors are two daughters, Elaine (Hanley) Evans and Kathryn (Rocky) Clark, all of St. Marys; a daughter-in-law, Jane Parker Lynch, Naperville, Ill.; two brothers, Roger Glass, St. Marys, and Otto (Mary) Glass, Clearwater, Fla.; six sisters, Dorothy Kattman, New Knoxville; Pauline (Howard) Ogilvy, Norwalk; Juanita Garwick, Troy; Helen Bruns, Lima, Nellie (Ken) Krouse, St. Marys, and Virginia (David) Hegemier; and five grandchildren.
 Deceased are two sons, Michael and Johnny; a sister, Mary Hardin; and three grandchildren.
 She retired from the dietary department at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, and previously worked at Kochís and Mom and Popís Restaurant, all of St. Marys. A 1946 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School, she was a lifelong member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Wapakoneta; and V.F.W. and American Legion Auxiliary posts of Spencerville.
 She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, and its altar sodality and the Catholic Ladies of Columbia.
 Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. David Heinl officiating. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Alfred Kunk
 Alfred J. Kunk, 80, 817 Westwood Drive, Coldwater, died at 5:20 p.m. Oct. 24, 2003, at his residence following an extended illness.
 He was born April 11, 1923, in Coldwater, to Louis and Paulina Vagedes Kunk. On June 22, 1957, he married Imogene Vogel, who survives in Coldwater.
 Other survivors include three sons, Lou (Nadine), Bob (Connie) and Ted (Beck), all of Coldwater; two daughters, Pam of Coldwater and Peg (Steve) Johnson, of Portage, Mich.; a brother, Herman (Ruth) of Coldwater; two sisters, Alma Venys, of Dayton and Edna Rutschilling, of Coldwater; and 13 grandchildren.
 Deceased is one sister, Sister Mary Catherine Kunk; and a brother, Donald.
 He was retired from New Idea corporation in Coldwater. A member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, he also was in the menís holy name society of the church, the Knights of Columbus Council 1991 and the Coldwater Veterans of Foreign Wars post 5135.
 Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, where military rites will be conducted.
 Calling is from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
 Memorials can be directed to Coldwater Memorial park or State of the Heart Hospice and Home Health.

Thomas McGough
 Willshire native Thomas L. McGough, 58, of Licking, Mo., died on Oct. 2, 2003, at his residence.
 He was born June 21, 1945, in Mercer County, to Paul and Dora Cookson McGough.
 Survivors include a son, Daniel, of California; two daughters, Kimberly, of California, and Erin of Missouri; a sister, Susan Schrock, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and two grandchildren.
 He was a farmer and worked part time in carpentry. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a member of the Decatur, Ind., Veterans of Foreign Wars post.
 A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church in Chattanooga. The Rev. Thomas Arheit will officiate. Internment will follow at the church cemetery.

Betty Brandenburg
 Betty Brandenburg, 71, 410 S. Main St., Ansonia, died at 11:10 a.m. Oct. 22, 2003, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Dayton.
 She was born June 6, 1932, in Connersville, Ind., to Julius and Velma Young Stamm. On March 20, 1948, she married William Brandenburg who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Rick of Ansonia; a daughter, Betty Carol (Ralph) Magoto, Ansonia; a brother, Alvin Kanorr, Wapakoneta; a sister, Rosemary Block Sparks, St. Marys; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are his stepfather, Kenton Kanorr; four brothers, Alva, Wayne, Roscoe and Walter Leroy Stamm; a sister, Juanita Kupper; and a grandson.
 A homemaker, she formerly worked at Crown Equipment in New Bremen and the Lima News. She was a member of Ansonia Christian Church and Ansonia American Legion Auxiliary Post 323.
 Services are 2 p.m. Monday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Randy Brown officiating. Burial will follow at German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Brayden Sands
 Brayden Allen Sands, 2-month-old son of Bryan and Jennifer Hirschfeld Sands, 622 W. North St., St. Marys, died Oct. 22, 2003, at Childrenís Medical Center in Dayton. He had been ill since birth.
 He was born Aug. 10, 2003, in Lima.
 Surviving with the parents are the grandparents, Wayne and Sally Sands and Richard and Cathy Hirschfeld, all of St. Marys; the great-grandparents, Robert Hirschfeld, St. Marys, William Witt and Adelia (Robert) Arkenberg, all of Dayton; and a great-great-grandmother, Anna Deike, Celina.
 Services are 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Herb Berry will officiate. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is after noon Sunday.

Hugo Knapschaefer
 Hugo ìHooksî Knapschaefer, 76, 1009 W. Vine St., Coldwater, died at 6:19 p.m. Oct. 22, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 He was born April 9, 1927, in Coldwater, to Herman and Philomena Steinke Knapschaefer. On Oct. 2, 1948, he married Martha Short who survives.
 Also surviving are five sons, Mike (Rita), Jack (Bonnie), Joe (Lynn) and Denis (Marlene), all of Coldwater, and Allen (Darcie) of Kingwood, Texas; a daughter, Marianne (Tom) Kincaid, Coldwater; two brothers, Walter (Gloria) of Dayton and Marvin of Denver, Colo.; his mother-in-law, Marcella Short, Coldwater; 25 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
 Three brothers, Dorsenes, Sylvester and Harold, are deceased.
 He retired from Dayton Power & Light Co. and Midwest Electric as a marketing representative. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, American Legion Post 470, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5135 and Knights of Columbus Council 1991, all of Coldwater. He also was a former CCD teacher.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Ron Wilker officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater, with military rites by the American Legion and VFW.
 Calling is 3-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
 Contributions can be made by State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice or Community Hospital Home Health.

A. Alfred Schamp
 Former St. Marys resident A. Alfred Schamp, 85, died Oct. 20, 2003, at Fountain View Care Center in Holland, Mich.
 He was born Sept. 8,1918, in Auglaize County, to Harry and  Minnie Coil Schamp. On Oct. 3, 1942, he married Sarah E. Fisher who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Michael (Dianne) of Cincinnati; a daughter, Elaine (George) Van Regenmorter of Holland; two sisters, Rosemarie Wehmeyer, New Bremen, and Mary Lea Hegemier, Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Schamp, St. Marys; four grandchildren and a great-grandson.
 Deceased are three brothers, James, Bus and Kenneth, and a sister, Edna Whitney Rupp.
 He retired as an agent with Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. in the Dayton area. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and graduated from St. Marys Memorial High School. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Dayton, and was competitive tennis champion in the Ohio Senior Olympics in 1990-1991.
 Services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church near St. Marys, the Rev. Neal Whitney, a nephew, officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.
 Contributions can be made to the Alzheimerís Association.

Allison Sibert
 Allison Ruth Sibert, infant daughter of Robert D. and Tara Short Sibert, North Franklin Street, New Bremen, was stillborn at 6:09 a.m. Oct. 21, 2003, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney.
 Surviving with the parents are maternal grandparents, Tedd and Judy Short, Minster; paternal grandparents, Robert and Ruby Sibert, Sidney; and great-grandparents, Lenore Otte, Maria Stein, and William and Juanita Sibert, Sidney.
 Graveside services are 11 a.m. Friday at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, the Rev. Tom Mannebach officiating.
 Gehret Funeral Home, Fort Loramie, has charge of arrangements.

Howard Wale
 Howard J. Wale, 78, 620 N. Sugar St., Celina, died at 8 p.m. Oct. 21, 2003, at Van Wert County Hospital.
 He was born March 9, 1925, in Auglaize County, to Herbert E. and Helen J. Asper Wale. On June 8, 1946, he married Betty Marbaugh who survives.
 Also surviving are three sons, John (Donna) of St. Marys, Robert and Mark D., both of Celina; a daughter, Lorna (Mark) Niemeyer, Celina; two sisters, Ludell West and Virginia (Marvin) Koeper, all of St. Marys; and two sisters-in-law, Mary and Pauline Wale, both of St. Marys; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are two brothers, Herbert and Harold, and two sisters, Mary Helen Wale and Betty Deininger.
 He retired from New Idea in Coldwater in 1988 and served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Bagley during World War II. He was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church and the American Legion, both of Celina.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Don Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.
 Contributions can be made to the church furnace fund or the Mercer County Cancer Society.

Naomi Leupp
 Naomi Leupp, 93, Archbold, died Oct. 21, 2003 at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, where she had been a patient.
 She was born Oct. 6, 1910, in Pettisville to Ezra Albert and Cora Ellen Miller Frey. On Feb. 19, 1931, she married Orlen M. Leupp, who preceded her in death in 1973.
 Surviving are five daughters, Donna (Gerry) Mast, Elkhart, Ind.; Joan (Bill) Long, Rockford; Janice (Don) Hancock, Berne, Ind.; Judy (Gary) Sears, Archbold; and Karen (Steve) Schnitkey, also of Archbold; three sons, Ron (Vivian) Leupp, Witchita, Kansas; Larry Leupp, Wauseon; and Leslie Leupp, Hundington, Pa.; 15 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Orpha Frey, Archbold and a brother, Vernon (Marie) Frey, also of Archbold.
 Deceased are three brothers, Roy, Wilbur and Glenferd, and a great-grandchild.
 She was retired from Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, where she worked as a dietitian. She was a member of the Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, member of the Golden Age Sewing Circle and the hospital auxiliary.
 Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Central Mennonite Church, Archbold, the Rev. Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Pettisville Cemetery, Pettisville.
 Friends may call at Short Funeral Home, Archbold, on Thursday, 3-8 p.m.
 Contributions may be directed to the donorís choice.

 Mary Ellen Lynam
 Mary Ellen Anthony Lynam, 86, 02124 Greenville Road, St. Marys, died at 5:20 a.m. Oct. 21, 2003 at The Gardens of Celina. She formerly lived on Ohio 746, Caledonia.
 She was born May 13, 1917 in Marion County to L.G. and Bessie E. Fisher Irey. On May 30, 1942, she married Maurice Ransom Anthony, who died in 1972. She then married Clifford (Don) Lynam on Dec. 2, 1982, who survives.
 Also surviving is a daughter, Marsha Campbell, Silver City, N.M.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and the following sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Howard and Pauline McClenathan and Norm and Caroline Campbell, all of Caledonia; Bill and Margaret Trimmel, Noedesha, Kan;  Cheryl Fisher, Mount Gilead, and Reuben and Mary Hecht, Yorkshire.
 Preceding her in death were her first husband, a brother, Jack Fisher and a granddaughter.
 She has worked at JC Penney, Marion County Courthouse, MARCA Industries and had been co-owner of MAís Ceramic Studio, all in the Marion area. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, St. Marys, and the Marion-Salem United Methodist Church, near Caledonia.
 She volunteered at Otterbein Retirement Community for 15 years and served as a board member of the Agape ministries to the poor. She had served as member and treasurer of the United Methodist Women, lay speaker for the East Conference and as local chapter president of the Retired Public Employees of Ohio.
 Widely-known as the ìAngel Lady,î she had presented numerous programs about angels to interested groups.
 Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. James VanMeter officiating. Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
 Also, services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Marion-Salem United Methodist church, Caledonia. Burial will follow those services at the Clairdon cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Saturday at the church.
 Contributions may be directed to the Grace United Methodist Church stained glass restoration.

Edwin Riethman
 Edwin H. Riethman, 84, 03386 County Road 30, Minster, died at 7:50 a.m. Oct. 21, 2003, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
 He was born May 4, 1918, in Minster, to Frank and Eleanora Baumer Riethman. On May 14, 1940, he married Dorothy Steinemann who survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, Bob (Marlene) of Dayton and Harry (Diane) of Minster; three daughters, Norma Winner, Yorkshire, Mary (Bob) Stueve, Minster, and Carol (George) Pryhuber, Danville, Calif.; a sister, Rosemary Albers, New Bremen; a brother-in-law, Ralph Gaier, Fort Loramie; a sister-in-law, Mary Riethman, Minster; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a son-in-law, Jack Winner; a brother, two sisters and a grandchild.
 He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, St. Augustine Orphan Society, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1391, Cataract Fire Co., all of Minster. He also was a life member of the Minster Civic Association.
 Funeral  Mass is 10 a.m. Friday at the church, the Rev. Louis Schmit officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-9:30 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
 Contributions can be made to Minster Area Life Squad.

Nancy Wannemacher
 Nancy Lynn Wannemacher, 49, 6656 E. Highway 103, Lufkin, Texas, died Oct. 15, 2003, at her residence. She reportedly drowned after the lawnmower she was using flipped into a pond trapping her beneath the water.
 She was born Dec. 10, 1953, in Topeka, Kansas, to Samuel and Virginia Campbell Winegarden. Her mother survives in Pasadena, Texas. She married former Mercer County resident Richard Wannemacher who survives in Lufkin.
 Also surviving are a son, Ryan (Serena) of LaPorte, Texas; a brother, Richard Winegarden, Pearland, Texas; four sisters, Kathy Ries, Deer Park, Texas, Carol McGee and Cindy Beel, both of Pasadena, and Linda Cannaliato, Spring, Texas; and two grandchildren.
 She retired seven years ago from Shell Oil Company in Houston, Texas, where she had worked in information technology support. She also worked on various projects at Ellen Trout Zoo in Lufkin and as a volunteer at the Texas Childrenís Hospital in Houston and the Fort Bend County Library System.
 A celebration of life will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Wannemacher home.
 Locally, a celebration of life will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the home of Dan and Carol Harlamert, 901 Chelsea Drive, Coldwater.
 Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, Lufkin, has charge of arrangements.

Howard Wale
 Howard Wale, 78, Celina, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003 at Van Wert County Hospital.
 Arrangments are pending at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.

Richard Barth
 Richard J. ìDickî Barth, 60, 315 Cottonwood Drive, Wapakoneta, died at 8:05 a.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Death was due to natural causes.
 He was born Feb. 10, 1943, in Lima, to William J. and Marcella A. Buschor Barth.
 Surviving are his former wife, Ruth Ann Teeters Barth, New Knoxville; a daughter, Christine Marie of Wapakoneta; three sisters, Patricia (Ned) Kuhn, Wapakoneta, Dorothy (Warren) Musser, Lima, and Virginia (Walter) Heitkamp, Payne; and two half sisters, Susan Sayers, Pennsville, N.J., and Judy Williams, Bloomington, Ill.
 Deceased are twin brothers, William and Willard.
 He retired from Midwest Electric, St. Marys, after 23 years of service. He attended Immaculate Conception High School and graduated from St. Joseph High School in Wapakoneta. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 76, Wapakoneta.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, the Rev. Tom Brenberger officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 7-9 p.m. today at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina.
 Contributions can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County.

Glenn Bennett
 Montezuma native Glenn R. Bennett, 91, formerly of 1508 Sandlewood Place, Sidney, died at 4 a.m. Oct. 20, 2003, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney.
 He was born Sept. 6, 1912, in Montezuma, to Vermont and Lura Monroe Bennett. On Dec. 12, 1940, he married Anna Pfister who died Jan. 25, 1998.
 Surviving are two daughters, Rebecca (Robert) Belden and Vivian (Paul) Goins, all of Sidney; a brother, Dwight of Mendon; three sisters, Lucile Patteson and Helen Stemm, both of Springfield, and Margery Banks, Yorkshire; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
 One sister is deceased.
 He retired from Stolle Corp. in Sidney. He was master of Unity Grange, a board member of Pasco United Methodist Church and a member of Shelby County Civil Defense.
 Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Adams Funeral Home in Sidney, the Rev. Gary Petry and Keith Wagner officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Point Cemetery in Pasco.
 Calling is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions may be made to Pasco United Methodist Church or Wilson Memorial Hospice.

Eunice Best
 Eunice S. Best, 86, formerly of Englewood, died Oct. 20, 2003, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
 She was born July 25, 1917, in Missouri, to Thomas and Hattie Mae Cooper Anderson. Vincent Best, her husband of more than 40 years, died in 1982.
 Surviving are a daughter, Judith (Bob) Petri, Celina; a sister, Irene Knodel, Florida; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a son, Thomas H. Sr.; two brothers and two sisters.
 She was a former member of Fort McKinley United Methodist Church and the Harvest Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, both of Englewood. She also was a 1935 graduate of Roosevelt High School.
 Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at Baker/Hazel & Snider Funeral Home, Dayton, the Rev. Katharine R. Schaefer officiating. Burial will be at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens.
 Calling is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to the Alzheimerís Association.

Mae Chapman
 Mae Chapman, 82, 601 Echo St., Celina, died at 4:57 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima.
 She was born March 16, 1921, to James and Polly Unk Blankenship. In April 1943, she married Donald Chapman who is deceased.
 Surviving are three sons, Donald (Linda) and Roger (Paula), all of Celina, and Jack (Carman) Blankenship of Jamboree, Ky.; two brothers, Garland of Port Clinton and Arnold of Bristol, Tenn.; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
 She was a homemaker.
 Services are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lehman Funeral Home, the Rev. Kevin Neumann officiating. Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens, Celina.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Oliver Hoge
 Oliver Henry Hoge, 89, 307 E. Bremen St., New Knoxville, died at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
 He was born Aug. 8, 1914, in New Knoxville, to Herman and Mary Sophia Oelrich Hoge. On June 23, 1940, he married Frieda Sue Hooper who survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, Bruce (Donna) of New Knoxville and Richard (Cynthia) of Whitehall; two daughters, Linda Lennington, Sunnyvale, Calif., and Sara Hochstein, Plymouth, Mich.; two sisters, Esther Dalton, Bremerton, Wash., and Ella Kuck, Sidney; and seven grandchildren.
 Deceased are three brothers, Arthur, Gustave and Joel, and five sisters, Laura Lageman, Rebecca Tschantz, Marcella Hoelscher, Bertha Roser and Olga Hardwig.
 He owned and operated Hoge Lumber Co. in New Knoxville with family members, retiring in 1989 at the age of 75. He was a member of First United Church of Christ in New Knoxville, where he taught Sunday School for many years and sang in the choir, and the Idlewild Club near Grand Lake St. Marys. A 32nd degree Mason, he was a member of Mercer Lodge 121, Free & Accepted Masons, Antioch Temple, Valley of Dayton, and the Aug-Mer Shrine Club.
 He also was president of the Northwest Ohio Lumbermanís Association, a charter member of the American Institute of Kitchen Designers and a former Boy Scout leader.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Revs. David Hunt and Jon Coddington officiating. Burial will be at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday in the Heritage Room at church.
 Contributions can be made to Shrinersí Hospitals or the Radio Broadcast Fund of the church.
 Vornholt-Miller Funeral Home, New Knoxville, has charge of arrangements.

David Riley
 David Kennedy Riley, 56, 903 Harbor Point Drive, Celina, died at 2:40 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus. Death was due to natural causes.
   He was born Feb. 13, 1947, in Celina, to Roscoe David and Helen Kennedy Riley. On Aug. 17, 1968, he married Barbara Davis who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Ashley Brian of Owensboro, Ky.; a daughter, Elizabeth Marie (Erik) Riley-Newell, Celina; a sister, Margaret (Ned) Wertz, Dover; and a granddaughter.
 He retired as CEO of Community First Bank in Celina, but remained chairman of the board. He also was past president of the Mercer County Civic Foundation, a board member of the Mercer and Van Wert County Visiting Nurses and a North Grove Cemetery Board member. He was a member of the Mercer County Sportsman Association, Mercer County Historical Society and Sons of the American Legion.
 A 1965 graduate of Celina High School and a 1969 graduate of the Ohio State University College of Business and Finance, he had attended several banking schools.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, Deacon Virgil Lochtefeld officiating. Burial will be at North Grove Cemetery.
 Calling is 5-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to the Lima Memorial Outpatient Dialysis Center in St. Marys or the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation.

Jesse Lee Searight
 Jesse Lee Searight, 83, Celina, died at 3:24 p.m. Oct. 20, 2003, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.
 He was born April 12, 1920, in Tama to James Edward and Bessie Jennie Gordon Searight. On Sept. 14, 1946, he married Mamie Josephine Nuding, who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Ron (Lisa) of Rockford; a daughter, Jean Ireland, Rockford; and two grandchildren.
 Deceased are four brothers, Frank, Forrest, Fred and Charles; three sisters, Gladys Murlin, Wilma Swander and Margarite Carr and one grandson.
 He was a United States Army veteran of World War II and retired from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys, after more than 35 years employment there. He was a member of Mount Tabor Church of God, Celina.
 Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Rev. Jim Keiser officiating. Burial will be at North Grove Cemetery, with the Celina Veterans of Foreign Wars conducting military rites.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford, and after 9 a.m. Thursday at the church.
 Contributions can be made to the church, State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice or American Cancer Society.

Sue Slavik
 Sue M. Slavik, 57, 516 W. North St., Coldwater, died at 3:23 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion, Ill. Death was due to natural causes.
 She was born March 12, 1946, in East Orange, N.J., to William and Ruth Leuzarder Maier. Her mother survives in Topsham, Maine.
 Also surviving are a son, Matt of New Knoxville; three daughters, Amy of Columbus, Beth (Aaron) Carstens, Dayton, and Megan of Coldwater; and a brother, Bill (Ellen) Maier, Bath, Maine.
 She was family and community partnership manager at Mercer County Head Start. She had served as Coldwater Cuda head swim coach for 29 years, Celina High School head swim coach and Auglaize/Mercer Family YMCA swim coach.
 Services are 1 p.m. Friday at the Knights of  Columbus Hall in Celina.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
 Contributions can be made to the Sue Slavik Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Richard Barth
 Richard J. ìDickî Barth, 60, 315 Cottonwood Drive, Celina, died at 8:05 a.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Death was due to natural causes.
 He was born Feb. 10, 1943, in Lima, to William J. and Marcella A. Buschor Barth.
 Surviving are his former wife, Ruth Ann Teeters Barth, New Knoxville; a daughter, Christine Marie of Wapakoneta; three sisters, Patricia (Ned) Kuhn, Wapakoneta, Dorothy (Warren) Musser, Lima, and Virginia (Walter) Heitkamp, Payne; and two half sisters, Susan Sayers, Pennsville, N.J., and Judy Williams, Bloomington, Ill.
 Deceased are twin brothers, William and Willard.
 He retired from Midwest Electric, St. Marys, after 23 years of service. He attended Immaculate Conception High School and graduated from St. Joseph High School in Wapakoneta. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 76, Wapakoneta.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Celina, the Rev. Tom Brenberger officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Celina with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5713.
 Calling is 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina.
 Contributions can be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County.

Arthur Bollenbacher
 Arthur L. Bollenbacher, 85, 623 Maple St., Celina, died at 1:20 a.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at his residence.
 He was born Feb. 2, 1918, in Mercer County, to Fredrick V. and Elizabeth Bollenbacher Bollenbacher. On Dec. 8, 1946, he married Lois Zizelman who survives.
 Also surviving are a daughter, Myra Romime, Portland, Ind.; two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a son-in-law, Robert Romime; two brothers, Morris and Homer; and two sisters, Matilda Gertz and Viola Kuhn.
 He retired as a saleman at Sam Dixon Motor Sales after 35 years of service. He was a member of St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Rockford, and a life member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, both of Celina. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
 Services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. John Fleming officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
 Contributions can be made to Celina Area Visiting Nurses & Hospice.

Mae Chapman
 Mae Chapman of Celina died Oct. 19, 2003, at St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima.
 Arrangements are pending at Lehman Funeral Home in Celina.

Edward Grunden
 Edward L. Grunden, 66, of Van Wert, died at 4:50 a.m. Oct. 18, 2003, at Vancrest Healthcare Center, Van Wert.
 He was born April 24, 1937, in Columbus Grove, to Cy and Isabel Hoover Grunden. On Dec. 2, 1956, he married Barbara Schmidt and she died Oct. 19, 1983. On Feb. 15, 1986, he married Shirley Gaerke and she survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, Steven (Tammy) of Brooklyn and Gregory of Van Wert; a daughter, Lynne (Tony) Freeland, Van Wert; a stepson, Tim OíSullivan, Iowa City, Iowa; two stepdaughters, Kathy OíSullivan, Van Wert, and Kelly (Chris) Stemple, Mesa, Ariz.; two brothers, James (Doris) of Summerfield, Fla., and Donald (Carol) of Freehold, N.J.; a half sister, Sue Grunden, Lima; and two grandchildren.
 He had worked 18 years at Dana Weatherhead Corp., Antwerp, and for several Van Wert area companies. He was self employed in heating, ventilation and air conditioning for 40 years. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, the Loyal and Protective Order of Moose and the YMCA, all of Van Wert. He attended Assumption Catholic Church, also of Van Wert.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home, Van Wert. Burial will follow at Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert.
 Calling is 2-5 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to the YMCA or the American Cancer Society.

Oliver Hoge
 Oliver Hoge, 89, 307 E. Bremen St., New Knoxville, died at 8:45 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
 Arrangements are pending at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Esther Rethman
 Esther A. Rethman, 69, 2168 Buckeye St., Maria Stein, died at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton.
 She was born Jan. 19, 1934, in St. Rose, to Anthony and Clara Evers Schoenlein. On June 29, 1955, she married Walter A. Rethman who died Oct. 19, 2000.
 Surviving are a son, Roger (Denise) of Maria Stein; six daughters, Karen (Morris) Bensman and Joan (Chuck) Rutschilling, all of St. Henry, Marilyn (Mike) Knapke, Portland, Ind., Bonnie (Chuck) Niswonger, Lebanon, Lisa (Kevin) Drees, Versailles, and Lori of Maria Stein; 16 grandchildren and a stepgreat-grandchild.
 Other survivors include two sisters, Mary Rutschilling, Minster, and Alfrieda (Lavern) Wolters, Coldwater; and two sisters-in-law, Ruth Schoenlein, St. Henry, and Rita Schoenlein, St. Rose.
 Four brothers are deceased.
 She was a member of St. John Catholic Church and the Ladies Sodality, both of Maria Stein.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.

David Riley
 David K. Riley, 56, 903 Harbor Point Drive, Celina, died Oct. 19, 2003, at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus.
 Arrangements are pending at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina.

Sue Slavik
 Sue Slavik, 57, of Coldwater, died Oct. 19, 2003, at Midwestern Regional Medical Center in Zion, Ill.
 Arrangements are pending at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Patricia Timmerman
 Patricia Ann Timmerman, 68, 414 W. Main St., Coldwater, died at 10:10 a.m. Oct. 18, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 She was born July 15, 1935, in Dayton, to Clarence and Pauline York Watren. On June 30, 1965, she married Clarence Timmerman who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Dave (Sandy) of Celina; a daughter, Barb (Larry) Cattell, Ocean Springs, Miss.; two brothers, Paul Watren, San Antonio, Texas, and Tom (Charlene) Watren, Versailles; a sister, Mary (Don) Prenger, Maria Stein; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
 She retired from Hemmelgarn Egg Plant in Philothea. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, both of Coldwater.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Urban Winner
 Urban J. Winner, 83, 11875 Conover Road, Versailles, died at 1:15 a.m. Oct. 19, 2003, at Versailles Health Care Center.
 He was born July 26, 1920, in Fort Loramie, to Joseph A. and Anna E. Schulze Winner. On Oct. 16, 1948, he married Rita A. Muller who survives.
 Also surviving are three sisters, Rita A. Holthaus and Joan (Ralph) Holdheide, all of Fort Loramie, and Mildred D. Prenger, Coldwater; and numerous nephews and nieces.
 Deceased are an infant brother and two brothers-in-law, Greg Holthaus and Leonard Prenger.
 He was a farmer and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Frenchtown. He served under Gen. George Patton with the Third Army in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. David Vincent officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home, Versailles.
 Contributions can be made to the Versailles Life Squad.

Mary Wolfe
 Mary L. Wolfe, 80, formerly of Neptune, died at 7:20 p.m. Oct. 18, 2003, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
 She was born Oct. 11, 1923, in Bluffton, Ind., to Russell and Mary Brown Clanin. In 1945, she married Audrey Alberson who is deceased. On April 18, 1953, she married Harry T. Wolfe who survives.
 Also surviving are three sons, Russell (Kara) Alberson, Fort Wayne, Ind., Rodney Wolfe, Geneva, Ind., and Charles Wolfe, Neptune; seven daughters, Connie Alberson, Spencerville, Sandra Copeland, Lima, Deborah (J.R.) Ordonia, Accilles, Va., Pam Mullet and Cynthia Baker, both of Cridersville, Mary Mullet, Coldwater, and Cheryl (Chris) Coppler, Willshire; 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
 Other survivors include two brothers, F. Gene and William Clanin, both of Bluffton, and five sisters, Lonnie Hacha, Nancy Bailey and Joyce Clanin, all of Bluffton, Helen Adams, Texas, and Janet Pinkerton, Arkansas.
 A brother and three sisters are deceased.
 She was a homemaker.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina. Burial will follow at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association and the Ohio Valley Affiliate of the American Heart Association.

Roland Meiring
 Roland ìMortî Meiring, 75, 12562 Ohio 362, Minster, died at 3:40 p.m. Oct. 17, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital following a short illness.
 He was born Aug. 18, 1928, in Minster to Frank and Rose Jacob Meiring. On July 7, 1951, he married Delores Vehorn, who survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, David and Jim (Vicki), all of Minster; and two daughters, Marge Meiring and Lynn (Jerry) Bergman, all of Minster; a brother, Elton ìSonnyî Meiring, Minster; a sister, Betty (Tom) Heitbrink, Chickasaw; two sisters-in-law, Irene, Minster, and Mary, San Diego, Calif.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
 Deceased are two sisters and two brothers.
 He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, St. Augustine Orphan Society, Minster American Legion and Minster VFW.
 He served with the U.S. Army in Korea and was retired from Minster Machine Co.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Louis Schmit officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Monday and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
 Contributions can be directed to the Minster Area Life Squad.

Carolyn Drake
 Carolyn Ann Drake, 59, 5128 Grove St., Celina, died at 5:55 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at SCCI Hospital, part of St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima. Death was due to natural causes.
 She was born Dec. 9, 1944, in Mendon, to Norman Lee and Ruth Donovan Chaney. Her mother survives in Mendon. On Sept. 22, 1966, she married Joseph H. Drake who survives.
 Also surviving are two brothers, William and Marvin Chaney, both of Mendon; and a sister-in-law, Glenda Chaney, also of Mendon.
 Deceased are a son, Steven E.; two brothers, Junior Lee Chaney and Robert Donovan; and a sister, Marjorie Chaney.
 She was a homemaker.
 Services are 9:30 a.m. Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Kathleen Hayes officiating. Burial will be at Mercer Memory Gardens.
 Calling is 4-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Janet Droesch
 Janet A. Droesch, 56, Eastview Drive, Coldwater, died at 12:40 p.m. at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater, following an extended illness.
 She was born June 20, 1947, in Celina, to Herman V. and Rita M. Post Nerderman. On Sept. 1, 1969, she married Eugene S. Droesch who survives.
 Also surviving are a brother, Robert (Linda) Nerderman, St. Henry; two sisters, Mary Ann (Gerald) Rosenbeck, Valrico, Fla., and Ruth M. Nerderman, Arcanum; her mother-in-law, Leona Droesch, St. Henry; three brothers-in-law, Cyril (Mary Ann), Jerry (Kathy) and Robert (Shirley) Droesch, all of St. Henry; and three sisters-in-law, Rita (Ernie) Staugler and Janice (Nick) Hess, all of Coldwater, and Margie Meiring, St. Henry.
 She had worked as a licensed practical nurse at Jay County Hospital in Portland, Ind., since 1966. She was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater, and a former board member of the St. Peter Neurological Center.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Ronald Wilker officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.
 Contributions can be made to State of the Heart Home Health & Hospice or the St. Peter Neurological Center.

Judith Haffey
 Judith B. Haffey, 67, 1306 Queensbury Drive, Celina, died at 7:23 a.m. Oct. 16, 2003, at St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima.
 She was born Aug. 27, 1936, in Columbus, to Charles W. and Doris M. Ensign Balderson. On Nov. 6, 1955, she married Wilbur D. Haffey who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Larry D. (Pam) of Celina; three daughters, Luanne M. of Portland, Maine, Tamara J. (Ronald) Boess and Ria C. (Robert) Schroeder, all of Celina; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
 She was a Realtor with Century 21 Masterkey. She was a member of St. Johnís Lutheran Church, Celina, and the Ohio Board of Realtors.
 Services are 11 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Douglas Meyer officiating. Burial will follow at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina.

Bernice Hellwarth
 Bernice Hellwarth, 90, 5428 Frahm Pike, Celina, died at 11:40 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
 She was born July 30, 1913, in Mercer County, to Lonnie and Lena Wagner Houts. On Oct. 29, 1939, she married Corwin Hellwarth who survives.
 Also surviving are two daughters, Connie (Ken) Leonard of Green and Kathy (Ron) Davis, Fremont; four grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
 A sister, Mary Adams, is deceased.
 She formerly worked as a secretary at Brookhart Insurance and was a homemaker. She was a 1931 graduate of Celina High School and a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, Celina.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, the Rev. Don Ramsey officiating. Burial will be at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 9:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

William Jutte
 Mercer County native William J. Jutte, 23, of Dupont Lakes Drive, Fort Wayne, Ind., died at 11:10 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at University of Chicago Hospitals in Chicago, Ill. Death was due to natural causes.
 He was born Oct. 20, 1979, in Coldwater, to James and Mary Lefeld Jutte. They survive in St. Henry. On July 26, he married Kristina Wagner who survives.
 Also surviving are four sisters, Marla (Mike) Wentz, Springfield, Elizabeth (Mark) Wendel, Lorna and Angela, all of St. Henry; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Vicki Wagner, Continental; paternal grandparents, Paul and Rita Jutte, Philothea; maternal grandmother, Clarina Lefeld, St. Henry; one nephew and three nieces.
 He was a safety engineer at Tower Automotive, Auburn, Ind. A 1998 graduate of St. Henry High School and a 2002 graduate of the University of Findlay, he was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Monday, on what would have been his 24th birthday, at the church, the Rev. Larry Wyen officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 1-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10:15 a.m. Monday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.

Loretta Rinderle
 Loretta M. Rinderle, 92, 451 E. Washington St., St. Henry, died at 12:40 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
 She was born Sept. 5, 1911, in St. Henry, to Jacob and Clara Macke Stein. On Dec. 18, 1934, she married Clarence Rinderle who died Dec. 4, 1978.
 Surviving are a son, Dan (Margaret) of St. Henry; five daughters, Ann (Gene) Evers and Patricia (Karl) Kaiser, all of St. Henry, Ruth (Oliver) Wendel, Coldwater, Jane (Lavern) Clune, Huntsville, Ala., and Mary (Ken) Clune, Minster; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Rinderle, St. Henry; a sister-in-law, Mary Crosby, Searchlight, Nev.; 32 grandchildren and 61 great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are a son, Owen, and three sisters, Marcella Boyd, Agnes Schmit and Marie Stein.
 She was a homemaker, a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Altar-Rosary Sodality and a charter member of the Daughters of Isabella, all of St. Henry.
 Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Larry Wyen officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.

Reuben Brewer
 Reuben David Brewer, 78, 12155 Staudt Road, Union City, died Oct. 15, 2003, at his residence.
 He was born July 1, 1925, in Darke County, to Alfred and Cora Oliver Brewer. His wife of 55 years, the former Elizabeth Wirrig, survives.
 Also surviving are three sons, Donald (Cheri) and Dennis, all of Fort Recovery, and David (Leslie) of Union City; a sister, Lucile Harris, Hollansburg; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are an infant son, three brothers, Wayne, Melvin and Ralph; and three sisters, Esther Oswald, Edith Miller and Edna Hoggatt.
 A longtime Darke County farmer, he also drove a bus in the Jackson School District and the Mississinawa Valley Schools. He also was a Mississinawa Township trustee for eight years and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
 He was a member of Teegarden Congregational Christian Church, the Teegarden Cemetery Board and the American Legion Post, all of Ansonia, the Darke County Shrine Club and Antioch Shrine of Dayton. He was past master of Fort Recovery Masonic Lodge 539 and worthy patron of the Order of Eastern Star, Ansonia.
 Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Revs. Terry Haworth and Mike Stout officiating. Burial will follow at Teegarden Cemetery with military rites conducted by the Union City American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts.
 Calling is 4-8 p.m. Friday at Reichard Funeral Home Inc., Union City, Ind. A Masonic Lodge of Sorrow will be conducted there at 8 p.m.
 Contributions can be made to Darke-Mercer-Randolph County Hospice, the church youth group or the Shrinerís Crippled Childrenís Hospital.

Judith Burd
 Judith L. Burd, 70, of St. Marys, died at 5:30 a.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys.
 She was born April 27, 1933, in St. Marys, to Norval and Rosemary Axe Botkin. On Sec. 19, 1953, she married Arthur Burd who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, John, and a daughter, Holly (Jeff) Platt, both of St. Marys; a sister, Sarah (Oliver) Giere, Coldwater; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
 A brother, Jerry Botkin, is deceased.
 A homemaker, she became St. Marysí first meter maid for parking enforcement in 1966. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys.
 Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. David Heinl officiating. Burial will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Carolyn Drake
 Carolyn Ann Drake, of Montezuma, died Oct. 15, 2003, at SCCI Hospital, part of St. Ritaís Medical Center in Lima.
 Arrangements are pending at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina.
Ruth Geise
 Ruth Evelyn Geise, 74, Woodview Drive, Coldwater, died at 2:13 a.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 She was born Oct. 18, 1928, in St. Anthony, to Leo and Katherine Schritz Post. On July 3, 1948, she married Charles J. Geise who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Dave (Cindy) of Coldwater; two daughters, Linda (John R.) Campbell, Fort Loramie, and Kathy (Tim) Hoyng, Coldwater; a brother, Leo (Maggie) Post, St. Anthony; 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
 Two brothers, Eugene and James Post, are deceased.
 She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.

Albert Hammond
 Albert W. ìMoonî Hammond, 82, 14186 St. Marys River Road, St. Marys, died at 1:10 a.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at St. Marys Living Center.
 He was born July 8, 1921, in St. Marys, to Charles and Grace Goodman Hammond. His wife, the former Freida Collins, is deceased.
 Surviving are two sons, Albert Jr. of Lima and Christopher of St. Marys; a sister, Mary (Lyn) Hemmelgarn, Bellefontaine; and two grandchildren.
 Eight brothers are deceased.
 He retired from the former Fisher Cheese Co. in Wapakoneta, where he had been a truck driver. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
 Services are 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Miller-Long & Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, Elder Lyn Hemmelgarn officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Bernice Hellwarth
 Bernice Hellwarth, 90, of Celina, died Oct. 15, 2003, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
 Arrangements are pending at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.

Richard Kuess
 Richard H. Kuess, 92, formerly of Maria Stein, died at 4:25 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
 He was born Sept. 1, 1911, in Chickasaw, to Henry and Catherine Boeke Kuess. On Sept. 11, 1935, he married Alvira Niekamp who died July 10, 1976. On Feb. 11, 1977, he married Dorothy Lefeld Buening who survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, Othmar (Nancy) of Celina and Virgil (Rita) of Chickasaw; three stepsons, George (Rosie) Bruns, Chickasaw, Leonard Bruns, Greenville, and Alvin (Jan) Bruns, Sidney; two stepdaughters, Dolores (Jack) Gaier and Helen (George) Barhorst, all of Fort Loramie; 10 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are three brothers, Aloysius, Anton and Roman, and a sister, Lauretta Schwieterman.
 A retired farmer, he drove bus for the Marion Local Schools for 26 years. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church, the Menís Sodality, Knights of St. John and the Uniform Rank of Commandary 313, all of Maria Stein. He also was a Noble Fourth Degree Knight.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow at Precious Blood Cemetery, Chickasaw.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Shirley Orick
 Shirley K. Orick, 76, of St. Marys, died at 10:40 p.m. Oct. 12, 2003, at her residence.
 She was born June 5, 1927, in Kane Creek, Ky., to Allen and Angeline Goley Roller. Her husband of 40 years, Earl Orick, died in 1987.
 Surviving are two sons, James (Debbie) Orick, Dixon, Calif., and Christopher Crick, Sidney; four sisters, Mary Ruffner, Chicago, Ill., Sally Fredericks, Indiana, Bertha Bradley and Sandy Bruns, both of St. Marys; and two grandsons.
 Deceased are two infant sons, Jerry and Floyd David, and two brothers, Raymond and John Allen Roller.
 She retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys, in 1973. She was a member of Missionary Baptist Church, also of St. Marys.
 Memorial services are 11 a.m. Sunday at the church.
 Contributions can be made to Celina Visiting Nurses and Hospice or the church.

Loretta Rinderle
 Loretta M. Rinderle, 92, 451 E. Washington St., St. Henry, died at 12:40 p.m. Oct. 15, 2003, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
 She was born Sept. 5, 1911, in St. Henry, to Jacob and Clara Macke Stein. On Dec. 18, 1934, she married Clarence Rinderle who died Dec. 4, 1978.
 Surviving are a son, Dan (Margaret) of St. Henry; five daughters, Ann (Gene) Evers and Patricia (Karl) Kaiser, all of St. Henry, Ruth (Oliver) Wendel, Coldwater, Jane (Lavern) Clune, Huntsville, Ala., and Mary (Ken) Clune, Minster; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Rinderle, St. Henry; a sister, Marcella Boyd, Lima; a sister-in-law, Mary Crosby, Searchlight, Nev.; 32 grandchildren and 61 great-grandchildren.
 A son, Owen, and a sister, Agnes Schmit, are deceased.
 She was a homemaker, a member of St. Henry Catholic Church and the Altar-Rosary Sodality and a charter member of the Daughters of Isabella, all of St. Henry.
 Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Larry Wyen officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.

Ruth Geise
 Ruth Evelyn Geise, 82, Woodview Drive, Coldwater, died at 2:13 a.m. today, Oct. 15, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 She was born Oct. 18, 1920, in St. Anthony, to Leo and Katherine Schritz Post. On July 3, 1948, she married Charles J. Geise who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Dave (Cindy) of Coldwater; two daughters, Linda (John R.) Campbell, Fort Loramie, and Kathy (Tim) Hoyng, Coldwater; a brother, Leo (Maggie) Post, St. Anthony; 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
 Two brothers, Eugene and James Post, are deceased.
 She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Coldwater.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater.

Edith House
 Edith M. House, 89, 113 Pinewood Court, Greenville, died at 4:05 p.m. Oct. 11, 2003, at Heartland Nursing Home, Greenville.
 She was born April 28, 1914, in Darke County, to Phares and Fannie Christian Fourman. Her husband, Thurman T. House, died Oct. 27, 1983.
 Surviving are a son, Lowell (Janice) of Greenville; three daughters, Helen (Jim) Stump, Fort Recovery, June (Clyde) Stump and Janice (Robert) Lyme, all of Greenville; a brother, John (Mary) Fourman, Greenville; 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are two brothers, Galen and Dale Fourman; a sister, Ruth Fourman; a grandson and a great-grandson.
 She was a homemaker and a retired employee of Neff Lettering, Greenville. She was a member of Greenville Church of the Brethren, Darke County Senior Citizens, Darke County Farm Bureau, The W.P.S. and Liberty Belleís Homemakers.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, the Rev. Ron Sherck officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Jefferson.
 Calling is 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to Hospice of Darke County or the church.

Shirley Orick
 Shirley K. Orick, 76, of St. Marys, died at 10:40 p.m. Oct. 12, 2003, at her residence.
 Arrangements are pending at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville. A complete obituary will appear in Wednesdayís paper.

Carl W. Becker
 Carl W. Becker, 94, rural Spencerville, died at 10:45 p.m. Oct. 11, 2003 at his residence following an extended illness.
 He was born July 24, 1909, in Jennings Township, Van Wert County, to George P. and Gertha Rempfer Becker. On Sept. 3, 1966, he married Evon GaBerdiel Major, who survives.
 Also surviving are two sons, Myron J. Major, Garfield Heights, Byron (Anna) Major, Swartz Creek, Mich.; three daughters, Mary Jeanne (Jim) Shaner, Kalkaska, Mich., Maetta (Kevin) Kellermeyer, Yorktown, Ind. and Belinda K. (Mark) Sandy, Raleigh, N.C.; two brothers, Robert, Wapakoneta, Forest (Bart) Becker, Oklahoma City, Okla.; a sister, Mary (Bob) Burson, Kissimmee, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are three brothers, Harold, Maurice and Wayne; and one grandchild.
 A 1927 graduate of Spencerville High School, he was a lifelong farmer and member of the Spencerville United Church of Christ. He was a member of Spencerville Grange 2424, a member of the Democratic Party, and a community historian.
 Service are 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville, the Revs. Jim Shaner and Chad Finney officiating. Burial will be in the Spencerville Cemetery.
 Calling is 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday and after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Clarence Bergman
 Clarence ìPeteî Bergman, 91, formerly of Clune-Stucke Road, Maria Stein, died at 4:20 p.m. Oct. 10, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 He was born Sept. 2, 1912, in St. Rose, to John Theodore and Bernadina Knuefner Bergman.
 Surviving are a brother, Victor (Helen) of Celina; a sister, Rosalinda Siefring, Rossburg; and a sister-in-law, Viola Bergman, St. Marys.
 Deceased are two brothers, Aloys and Norbert, and two sisters, Elizabeth Keller and Rosemary Brunswick.
 He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Rose Catholic Church and the Menís Sodality, both of St. Rose.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church, the Rev. Kenneth Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, St. Henry.

Isabelle J. Calhoun
 Isabelle Johanna Calhoun, 2, 123 S. Vine St., St. Marys, died Oct. 11. 2003, in Saint Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, of injuries sustained in an auto accident on Saturday in Lima.
 She was born June 15, 2001, in Lima to Luke and Victoria (Roberts) Calhoun, who survive.
 Also surviving are: a sister, Olivia Lee, at home, who was also injured in the accident and is a patient in Toledo; two brothers, Luke, at home, and Zachary of Washington D.C.;  paternal grandparents, John and Roshella Calhoun, Lima; paternal great-grandfather, Linzy Mosley, Hindman, Ky.; maternal grandparents, Lenville (Carolyn) Roberts Jr., Lima, and Maggie (Thomas) Foust, Lima; maternal great-grandparents, Lenville (Elizabeth) Roberts Sr., Lima, Elizabeth McDonald, Lima, and Kash Johnson, Boonesville, Ky.
 Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home with Gary Mosley officiating. Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is noon - 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Anna M. Diller
 Anna Marie Diller, 87, 811 Mercer-Darke County Line Road, Fort Recovery, died at 9:23 a.m. Oct. 12, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 She was born April 16, 1916, in Celina, to Lawrence and Theresa Jacobs Will. On Aug. 26, 1939, she married Zeno Diller, who died Jan. 16, 1982.
 Surviving are five sons: Robert (Marion), Jacobus, Pa., Neil (Patricia), Alan (Rose Ann), Louis (Jeanette) and Daniel, all of Fort Recovery; one daughter, Ruth (Earl) Heyne, Celina; seven sisters: Sr. Ruth Will and Sr. Laura Will, both C.PP.S. of Dayton, Dorothy Sliemers, Lima, Rita (Richard) Boeckman, Coldwater, Rosella (Harold) Broering, Maria Stein, Jane (Eugene) Ballweg, Chickasaw, Sr. Patricia Will, C.PP.S. of Holland, Mich.; one brother, Viro (Henrietta) Will, Fort Recovery; son-in-law, James Remaklus, Coldwater, sister-in-law, Mildred Will, Fort Recovery; 27 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are an infant son, Arthur; a daughter, Alice Remaklus; a brother, Luke Will; brother-in-law Ben Sliemers; and a great-grandchild.
 A graduate of the former Immaculate Conception High School, Celina, she was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg, Daughters of Isabella, Fort Recovery, the Altar Sodality and served as a church CCD teacher.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Matt Jozefiak officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9 - 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Brockman & Boeckman Funeral Home where the Daughters of Isabella will hold a prayer service at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
 Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.

Ruth Nelson
 Ruth L. Nelson, 89, formerly of 302 Sturgeon St., St. Marys, died at 8:57 a.m. Oct. 12, 2003, at The Gardens at Celina.
 She was born Oct. 19, 1913, in St. Marys, to Charles and Bertha Cantwil Garwick. On May 10, 1952, she married Ermel Nelson who died May 26, 1975.
 Surviving are a sister-in-law, Juanita Garwick, Troy; a nephew, and a niece.
 A brother, Charles Garwick, and two sisters, Louetta Garwick and Martha Wierwille, are deceased.
 A 1931 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School, she had worked as a supervisor at the former St. Marys Woolen Mill and then worked at Hunter Printing in St. Marys. She had headed the Womenís Guild at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys for 11 years.
 Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Miller-Long and Folk Funeral Home, St. Marys, the Rev. Ed Groff officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
 Calling is after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
 Contributions can be made to Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys.

John J. Post
 John J. Post, 65, died at 11:45 p.m. Oct. 11, 2003, at his residence.
 He was born March 7, 1938, in St. Peter, to Aloys and Regina Muhlenkamp Post. On July 2, 1960, he married Wilma Kramer who died Aug. 27, 1990.
 Surviving are two sons: Andy (Kris), Coldwater, Joseph (Trish), Celina; three daughters: Cecilia (Mike) Brunswick, Washington, Cathy (Bret) Bertke, Montezuma, Lucy (Doug) Strickler, Coldwater; a sister, Rosemary (Wilbert) Hartings, St. Rose; mother-in-law, Lula Kramer, St. Henry; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are two sons, Virgil and Gerald.
 Retired from Homan Equipment, he was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Council 1991, Coldwater, Eagles Aerie 3025, Coldwater, the VFW in Fort Recovery, and Ohio Progressive Sportsmen, Fort Recovery.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial will be in St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Coldwater.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday with an Eagles service at 7 p.m. at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Coldwater, and from 9-10 a.m. Wednesday also at Hogenkamp.
 Conributions may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice and Home Health.

Delores Wehrman
 Delores M. Wehrman, 78, 55 Elm St., Fort Loramie, died at 1:30 a.m. Oct. 11, 2003, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster.
 She was born Dec. 29, 1924, in Fort Loramie, to Julius and Marie Middendorf Barlage. On June 14, 1947, she married Richard H. Wehrman who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, John (Kathy) of Troy; a daughter, Jane (Dennis) Bensman, Dayton; three brothers, Robert (Beatrice) of Newport, Paul (Doris) and William (Margie), all of Dayton; a sister, Peg (Roger) Heitkamp, Fort Loramie; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
 A daughter, Judy Widney, and two brothers are deceased.
 She retired from Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney, and was a former court clerk in Fort Loramie. She was a member of St. Michaelís Catholic Church, where she had been a CCD teacher, the Catholic Ladies of Columbia and the Apostleship of Prayer, all of Fort Loramie.
 Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
 Calling is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
 Contributions can be made to the church.

Vernon Wolfe
 Vernon E. Wolfe, 88, of Ocala, Fla., and formerly of St. Marys and Neptune, died at 2 a.m. Sept. 12, 2003, in Ocala, after an extended illness.
 He was born June 6, 1915, in Mercer County, to George and Leota Wolfe. In 1932 , he married Alma Edith, who died in December 1990.
 Survivors include a son, William of Ocala, Fla,; and two grandchildren.
 Deceased are three sisters and a brother.
 A member of the United Brethren Church, he retired from Goodyear in St. Marys, and was the owner of Wolfeís Country Side Gardens, in Neptune.
 A graveside service will be held at 10:30 Tuesday at Liberty Township Cemetery, near Neptune,  the Rev. Deborah Dull officiating.

Clarence Bergman
 Clarence Bergman, 91, formerly of Clune-Stucke Road, Maria Stein, died Oct. 10, 2003, in Coldwater.
 Servcies are pending at Hogenkamp Funeral Home in St. Henry.

Lee Siebert
 Lee A. Siebert, 85, of 8985 Hellwarth Road, Celina, died at 2:04 p.m. Oct. 9, 2003, at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus.
 He was born Jan. 29, 1918, in Mercer County, to Charles and Anna Teglar Siebert. On Aug. 21, 1954, he married Marcella Frahm, who survives.
 Other survivors include four daughters, Ruth (William) Evers, Coldwater, Marie (Mike) Rose, Versailles, Pat of Celina, and Linda (Ron) Hoying, Celina; a brother, Paul (Lela) of Celina; three sisters, Bertha (Earl) Waggoner, Voorheesville, N.Y., Florence (Fred) Bering, Hoagland, Ind., and Annetta Siebert, Celina; and 12 grandchildren.
 He was preceded in death by brothers, Walter, Irvin and Robert, and sisters, Esther, Willehemia and Louella.
 A member of St. John Luthern Church in Hopewell Towhship, he served 30 years in the church vestry and was a member of the church menís group. The retired farmer and World War II veteran also was a member of the Mercer County Farm Bureau Federation, where he worked on membership campaigns.
 Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church, with the Rev. Debra L. Domeier officiating. Burial will follow at Buck Cemetery
 Calling is 2-4  and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and an hour prior to service Monday at the church.

Gerald Borger
 Gerald ìJerryî Borger, 82, 534 Lisle St., Celina, died at 1:23 p.m. Oct. 7, 2003, at St. Ritaís Medical Center, Lima.
 He was born Aug. 13, 1921, in St. Henry, to Farry and Cecelia Schmalstig Borger. On June 9, 1943, he married Elizabeth Weyandt who survives.
 Also surviving are three sons, Mike of Celina, Philip (Sheryl) of Franklin, and Dave (Cindy), Conyers, Ga.; two daughters, Mary (Mert) Nottingham, Celina, and Elaine (Skip) Tekamp, Coldwater; a brother, Louis (Beatrice) of St. Marys; three sisters, Helen (Vic) Bergman, Celina, Mildred (Louis) Homan, Dayton, and Lucille (Urban) Berning, Maria Stein; a brother-in-law,  Jack Birkmeyer, Celina; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
 Deceased are two brothers, Elmer and Alfred, and a sister, Roselyn Birkmeyer.
 He worked at Bennyís Bakery in Celina for 25 years and retired from Minster Machine Co. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Disabled American Veterans and the Knights of Columbus, all of Celina, and Coldwater American Legion Post.
 Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. Thomas Brenberger officiating. Burial will follow at Mercer Memory Gardens.
 Contributions can be made to the church.
 Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, has charge of arrangements. There is no visitation.

Wilfred Nagel
 Wilfred H. ìBudî Nagel, 83, of Dayton, died Oct. 8, 2003, at Hospice of Dayton.
 He was born May 6, 1920, in Minster, to Charles and Odelia Schwieterman Nagel.
 Surviving with his wife, the former Ruth Vance, are two daughters, Delores (Donald) Johnson, Dayton, and Nancy (John) Templeton, Huber Heights; four brothers, Herbert (Fran) of Dayton, Stan (JoAnn) and Robert S. (Donna L.), all of New Bremen, and Charles Jr. (Roberta) of Germantown; a sister, Mary (Jim) Brown, Minster; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
 Three brothers and two sisters are deceased.
 He was a self-employed painter.
 Funeral Mass was 10 a.m. today at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dayton. Burial followed at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Dayton.
 Westbrock Funeral Home, Dayton, had charge of arrangements.

Esther Ranly
 Esther M. Ranly, 80, of Fort Recovery, died at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 9, 2003, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater.
 She was born Aug. 1, 1923, in Fort Recovery, to Chris and Pauline Fink Ranly.