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Obituaries

Betty E. Winegardner 1934 - 2017

Betty E. Winegardner, 82, died on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 11:14p.m.at Lima Memorial Health System in Lima, Ohio.

            She was born on October 31, 1934 in Kenton, Ohio to Harley and Marie (Shadley) Dunson who preceded her in death. On November 3, 1956 Betty married Donald S. Winegardner Sr, and he died on February 15, 1988.

            Betty was employed at Lima Memorial Hospital as a Housekeeper for 19 years. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in rural Harrod. Betty was a 1952 graduate of McGuffey High School.

            She is survived by her son, Scotty Winegardner Jr. of Harrod.

Marcella A Hicks 1951 - 2017

Marcella A. Hicks, age 65, died on Tuesday, April 04, 2017 at 2:05a.m. at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert.

          She was born on October 16, 1951 in Lima, Ohio to Russell and Mary Imogene (Recker) Hicks who preceded her in death.             

          Marcella previously worked as the secretary at the Satellite Connection. She was a life member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 Auxiliary.         

Sara Weddle-Cleveland, 1930 - 2017

Sara Mae (Petty) Weddle -Cleveland, age 86, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 3:45am at Lost Creek Care Center, Lima.

            She was born on May 16, 1930 in Wooster, Ohio to Ralph and Mildred (Rosenlieb) Petty and they preceded her in death.    On May 29, 1948 she married Samuel E. Weddle who died on March 6, 1995.  On October 26, 2007 she married Floyd L. Cleveland and he survives in Harrod.

            Sara was a beautician and she owned and operated Sara’s Beauty Shop in Harrod.  She was a member of the Maysville United Methodist Church of Maysville, Ohio.  She was a graduate of Fredrick's Beauty College in Lima, Ohio. 

Edna Mae Judy 1927 -2017

Edna Mae Judy, 89, died March 28, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System.  Edna was born Oct. 10, 1927, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to the late James and Mary (Higgins) Clemons. On Dec.10, 1947, she married Cecil Judy who preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1989.

Edna was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. 

Survivors include six children, Dellia (John) Villearreal of Ottawa, Mary (DeWayne) Salsbury of Alger, Clinton Judy of Mt. Cory, Hebert (Wanda) Judy of Alger, Connie (Richard) Baker of Bluffton, Lelia Dyer of Ada; 22 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a sister, Opal Stacy of Stanton, Kentucky. 

Joe Edward Patton 1928-2017

Joe Edward Patton, age 89, died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 6:07pm at Birchaven Nursing Home, Findlay

          He was born on February 12, 1928 in Hueysville, Kentucky to M.F. and Pearlie (Prater) Patton. His parents preceded him in death, his step-mother, Dorsie Patton survives in Eastern, KY. On December 31, 1945 Joe married Earnesteen Hicks and she preceded him in death on December 13, 1992. He later married A. McDowell and she preceded him in death.

John F. Tafe 1950-2017

John F. Tafe, age 66, died on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 9:45am at his residence surrounded by his family.

          He was born on November 7, 1950 in Providence, Rhode Island to John F. and Mary C. (Coughlin) Tafe II who preceded him in death. On June 10, 1972 John married Sue C. Hilton and she survives in Ada.

          John was a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran who served from 1969 to 1989. After he retired from the Air Force John worked for Proctor & Gamble of Lima, he retired after working 20 years. He loved camping and doing woodworking. He was an avid gun enthusiast. John loved his family and his grandchildren were his pride and joy.

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