Obituaries

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Stratton Minix, 81, died on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at 11:54 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.  

He was born on Jan. 6, 1934, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, to Bill and Laura (Watkins) Minix and they preceded him in death. He was raised by Leander and Laura Rowe. Stratton married Bonnie L. Burris on Dec. 31, 1982, and she survives in Alger. 

Stratton retired in 1999 after 35 years from Ford Motor Company, Lima as a stock handler. He was a life member of the McGuffey Conservation Club. He was affiliated with the Baptist Church. 

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Richard Lasko, 78, died on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio.

He was born on July 18, 1937, in Niles, Ohio, to Anthony and Marianne (Belicki) Lasko who preceded him in death. On Aug. 26, 1967, he married Judith McClure and she died Jan. 21, 2014.

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Dolores A. Howard, 81, died on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at 8:42 p.m. at Cridersville Healthcare Center, Cridersville.

She was born on Jan. 14, 1934, in LaFayette, Ohio to John and Audrey (Kollars) Hattery, Sr. who preceded her in death. Dolores married Dayton Howard on June 5, 1960, and he survives in Cridersville.

Dolores was a homemaker. She attended the Lima Baptist Temple.

Also surviving are three brothers: John (Joyce) Hatter, Jr. of Bluffton, Mike (Shari) Hattery of Cridersville and Larry (Beverly) Hattery of Utica; and a sister, Mariam (Bill) Sayre of Kenna, W.V.

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Lloyd "Walt" Early, 93, of Jenera, died on Thursday at the Good Samaritan Home in Arlington. Walt was born on Aug., 7, 1922 in Allen County to the late Schuyler C. and Josephine L. (Bundy) Early. He was married to Marilyn W. Betz, Marjory E. Robbins and Betty A. VanDeventer and they all have preceded him in death.

On Nov. 4, 1995 he married Carolyn E. Woodward and she survives.  Walt was a graduate of Ada High School in 1941. Walt was a U.S. Army veteran as a PFC in the 99th Infantry, Air Cadet in the 78th Infantry Division during WWII, seeing combat in several battles including the Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, Ramagen, Bridge, Ruhr Pocket and Colonge Plains.

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Joyce R. Moore, 79, died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at 5:45 a.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.          

She was born on Dec. 26, 1935, in Lima, Ohio, to William D. and Fern (Ludwig) May who preceded her in death. On Nov. 17, 1979, she married Larry Scott Moore who survives in Ada.        

Joyce retired from Honda of Marysville after working for 11 years as a nurse. She previously worked at Cambridge State Hospital and several local nursing homes.   

Also surviving is a daughter, Debra (Nick) DeFalco of Freehale, NJ and two grandchildren.      There will be no services it was her wish to be cremated.       

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Elsie Mae Hubbell Tressel died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Richland Manor. Elsie was born July 17, 1921, to the late Sam and LaVonne Rowles Hubbell on the family farm in Ada. 

She married Kenneth D. Tressel on March 15, 1941, in Hattiesburg, Miss., while Ken was serving in the Army. They lived in Ada for the next 62 years until Ken died in 2002.  She was at the family home in Ada until October of 2015.   

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