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Obituaries

Shirley A Smith, 1937 - 2018

Shirley A. Smith, age 81, died on Monday, March 26, 2018 at 1:14 p.m. at her residence in Kenton.

          She was born on January 16, 1937 in Marion, Ohio to the late Ronald F. and Sarah V. (Rowland) Rizer.  Shirley was previously married to Delmer Brown.

          She is survived by her three sons: Sterling (Angie) Brown of Ada, Derek (Annie) Brown of Alger and Stuart Brown of Findlay; six grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; and a sister, Sharon Rogers of Kenton.                     

          She was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters and a grandson.

Wilbur L Lawrence, 1950 - 2018

Wilbur L. Lawrence, age 68, died on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 11:30 p.m. at Green Hills Health Center, West Liberty.

          He was born on January 8, 1950 in Hardin County, Ohio to the late William L. and Rose (Campbell) Lawrence. 

          He is survived by two sons: Jamason (April) Lawrence of Urbana and Jeremiah (Sylvia) Blythe of Michigan; two daughters: Barbara Lawrence of Bellefontaine and Wendy (Aaron) Spear of Caldwell; ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren; three brothers: Larry Lawrence of Ada, Emmitt (Deborah) Lawrence of Dola and Paul (Ruth) Lawrence of Ada; and a sister, Phyllis (Larry) Tidd of Ada.

Robert L Carman Jr, 1959 - 2018

 Robert L. Carman Jr, age 58, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 8:09 p.m. at his residence in LaFayette.

A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Cable Road Alliance Church. 

Dr. Francis (Frank) A. Gangemi, 1929 - 2018

Dr. Francis (Frank) A. Gangemi died peacefully March 18 at The Heritage in Findlay with his wife and daughter Maria by his side.  Frank was born February 20, 1929 in Syracuse, NY, the sixth of nine children born to Antonino and Santa (Calabro) Gangemi.  Frank is survived by wife Charleen (Krofft) and daughters Sandra (born to ex-wife Lee Howe), Emily (Scott Feiner) and Maria (Sean Luo); grandsons Hugh, Conrad and Lucian Campbell, Henry Luo and step-grandson Ry Feiner; granddaughters Destiny Hemry and Brittany (Ryan) Gardner.  Frank was preceded in death by beloved son Joseph and all of his siblings Chris, Larry, Joe, Tony, Virginia, Mickey, Angie and Josie. 

 

Lucie Anna Shepherd, 1918 - 2018

Lucie Anna Shepherd, age 99, died on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 1:29 p.m. at Lima Convalescent Home.

          She was born on April 4, 1918 in Pyramid, Kentucky to the late Peter and Emiline (Hicks) Moore.  On February 14, 1934 Lucie married George Shepherd and he died on March 20, 1979.   

          Lucie was a homemaker.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church, Alger.  

Phoebe G Holloway, 1936 - 2018

Phoebe G. Holloway, age 82, died on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.

          She was born on February 25, 1936 in Lima, Ohio to the late Hugh and Ruby (Shaw) Holloway. 

          Phoebe retired from HARCO Sheltered Workshop in Kenton.  She was a member of the Ada Church of Christ Disciples and previously attended the First United Methodist Church of Ada.

          She is survived by her guardians, Eric and Kim Archer of Ada; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews; and special friend, David Patton. 

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