Posted by Fred Steiner on Saturday, November 19, 2016
Helen R. Dilts, 87, died on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at 2:43 p.m. at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on March 18, 1929, in Leipsic, Ohio to Samuel and Ella (Taylor) McDougle who preceded her in death. On June 22, 1947, Helen married Frank E. Dilts and he died on Oct. 24, 2013.
Helen was a member of the Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God of Alger. She ran Helen's Fabrics out of her home.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, November 18, 2016
Ethel E. Dennis, 66, died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at the Flint Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Newark.
She was born on Dec. 3, 1949 in Fremont, Ohio, to Thomas E. and Caroline (Painter) Cheney who preceded her in death. On Dec. 1, 1973 Ethel married Donald J. Dennis and he died on March 20, 2006.
Ethel was a homemaker. She was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren, Harrod.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, November 17, 2016
James F. “Jim” Dicke, Sr., New Bremen, Ohio, died on Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
The namesake of Ohio Northern University’s James F. Dicke College of Business Administration was 94 years old.
Dicke, the chairman emeritus of Crown Equipment Corporation, was born Jan. 30, 1922, in Ilion, New York, and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He took classes at Ohio Northern University in the early 1940s before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He considered both ONU and Culver Military Academy, of which he was an honorary graduate, his schools.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, November 7, 2016
Lowell E. Willeke, 79, died on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at 2 p.m. at his residence in Dola, Ohio.
He was born on Feb., 1937 in Kenton, Ohio, to Gale and Mildred (Marling) Willeke who preceded him in death. On Feb. 2, 1958 Lowell married Shirley A. Boecher and she died on Sept. 7, 2002.
Lowell previously worked for BancOhio and served as the clerk of Washington Township for 16 years, where he lived and also farmed. Later he was the treasurer for Hardin Northern Schools and the Hardin County ESC. He was a life member of the St. John's Lutheran Church of Dola. Lowell was a member of the International Harvester Tractor Club Chapter 6.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Betty J. Reed, 89, died on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at 6:26 a.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on Aug. 14, 1927, in Kinniconick, Ky., to Ernest and Dorothy (Pell) Rhoden who preceded her in death. Betty married Elvin Reed and he preceded her in death in 1986.
Betty formerly worked for Triplett Corp. of Bluffton, Westinghouse of Lima and prior to her retirement she worked at the Marysville Correctional Facility. Betty was a homemaker. She was a USO volunteer and a member of the Kenton Moose Lodge #428 Ladies Auxiliary.
Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, October 23, 2016
Gary D. Nelson, 68, died on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at 4:25 a.m. at his residence in Lima, Ohio.
He was born on Jan. 31, 1948, in Lima, Ohio, to Ralph M. and Freda L. (Curl) Nelson and they preceded him in death. On June 6, 1969, Gary married Marilyn E. Tarr and she survives in Lima.
Gary worked for the Shawnee Township Road Department. He retired after 30 years as superintendent. He was a 1967 graduate of Ada High School. He was a Vietnam War veteran having served in the US Army from 1967-1969. Gary was life member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and a former member of the Indian Lake Lodge #1533 Loyal Order of Moose. He enjoyed drawing and woodworking.