USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Lima
RUTH FAYE ROBINSON FISSEL, 78, died Oct. 10, 2005.
She was born Nov. 27, 1926, in Clyde to Lester and Ethyl Caroline Silverthorne Robinson, who preceded her in death. On April 8, 1945, in Mount Gilead, she married
Zeno Mark Fissel, who died in 1993.
Mrs. Fissel retired in 1991, as a nurses aide, which she had done since the age of 14, in hospitals and nursing homes in Fremont, Columbus, Kenton and Lima. She was a loving wife and mother. She has now gone to be with the Lord.
Survivors include four children, Zeno Mark (Ruth Ann) Fissel Jr. of Kenton, James (Diana) Fissel of Huntsville, Susan (Ross) Lohrber of Kenton and Faye Frater of Lima; a sister, Florence Laughbaum of Bucyrus; a brother, Thomas Robinson of Horn Lake, Miss.; 11 grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, Martha and Ryan Fissel, Annie Anderson, Kelly Dukowitz, Jodi Snider, Kimberly Hays, Jeff Lohrber and Marty and Christopher Frater; and 10 great-grandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Russell Robinson; and a sister, Gladys Robinson.
Memorial services will be held later.
Holgate
LAWRENCE EUGENE HUFFMAN, 82, died Oct. 24, 2005, at his residence.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at Snyder Funeral Home, Holgate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Huntsville cemetery, Huntsville, with military rites by the Logan County Honor Guard.
Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where a Masonic service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children or the charity of the donor's choice.
Lima
PAUL HENRY KITCHEN, 91, died at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 23, 2005, at his residence.
He was born June 5, 1914, in Delphos to Henry and Nora Sheely Kitchen, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 9, 1933, he married
Mildred Neumeier, who survives in Lima.
Mr. Kitchen retied from Lima City Schools, where he had been a custodian at Edison Elementary School. He had also worked at the Lima Army Tank Plant and Western Ohio Lumber.
Survivors also include four daughters, Janice (Bill Grisham of Moses Lake, Wash., Barbara (Glenn) Kramer of Scottsville, N.Y., Darlene (Myron) Offenbacher of Lima and Charlene L. (John) Bishop of Belle Center; two brothers, James Kitchen and Raymond (Pauline) Kitchen, both of Lima; a sister, Dorothy Covault of Apple Valley, Calif.; and 13 grandchildren, seven stepgreat-grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry, who died in childhood and Melvin (Bettie) Kitchen; two sisters, Viola Kitchen, who died in childhood, and Lucille (Jess) Lewis; a brother-in-law, Howard Covault; and a great-granddaughter, Maureen Bishop.
Services will begin at 11 p.m. Thursday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeffrey A. Rollison will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Rita's Hospice.
Lima
FRED "LEE" LICHTENFELS, 90, died at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 22, 2005, at Lima Convalescent Home.
He was born Jan. 12, 1915, in Blairsville, Pa., to William Ross and Anna Caroline Lichtenfels, who preceded him in death. In 1939, he married
Kathleen J. "Kit" Loucks, who died March 6, 2005.
Mr. Lichtenfels retired as general superintendent of operations from the BP Refinery. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two nephews, Bill (Betsy) Fleming of Doylestown and David Lichtenfels of Temple Terrance, Fla.; and a niece, Gwen Togger of Andover.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday at Siferd Funeral Homes, Westwood Chapel. Pastor Kent Wilson will officiate. Burial will be in McClellandtown Presbyterian cemetery, McClellandtown, Pa.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and one hour before services Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lima Convalescent Home or Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Elida
CATHERINE M. PARADORE, 83, died at 8:10 a.m. Oct. 23, 2005, at St. Rita's Medical Center.
She was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Lima to Christ and Lyda Busick Gelo, who preceded her in death. On May 30, 1942, she married
John W. Paradore Sr., who died Sept. 17, 1978.
Mrs. Paradore had been a sales clerk at Gregg's Department Store and Elder Beerman, for several years. She was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church. She was a member of the Senior Citizens and had been a member of Sigma Zeta Beta Sorority.
Survivors include a son, John W. (Alice) Paradore of Elida; a daughter, Karen (Ken) Piercefield of Elida; a sister, Janet Althoff of Lima; two sisters-in-law, Fran Gelo and Dorothy Steward, both of Lima; seven grandchildren, Scott Paradore of Lima, Shawn Paradore of Cincinnati, Michael (Melanie) Piercefield of Wooster, Christopher (Elaine) Piercefield of Lima, Brian (Richelle) Piercefield of Deshler, Nicole (Jim) Latham of Lima and Lindsay (Brian McCormick) Piercefield of Indiana; and 10 great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jacob, Joel, Jared, Ashley, Brandon, Andrea, C.J., Haley and Tyler.
She was preceded in death by a brother, James Gelo; and three sisters, Mary and Betty Gelo and Phyllis Kilgore.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Rose Catholic Church. The Rev. William J. Rose will officiate. Burial will be in Gethsemani cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, where a wake service will be held at 4 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Lima
NAOMI HERMINA TRUMP, 86, of Columbus, formerly of Lima, died Oct. 23, 2005, at Westminster Thurber Community Health Care Center, Columbus.
She was born Dec. 25, 1918, in Kettlersville to William and Hermina Poppe, who preceded her in death. Her husband of 64 years, John H. Trump, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Trump was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church, Lima. She was a member of the Shawnee Country Club. She was a graduate of Anna High School, Anna, and attended Miami University, Oxford. She lived most of her life in Lima.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith A. (Jon) Seal; a son, Thomas H. (Jan) Trump; a sister, Myra Kindred; a sister-in-law, Doris Poppe; two brothers-in-law, Richard Trump and Ralph Meyer; four grandchildren, R. Grant (Carina)_Van Cleve, Jamie Trump, Kelli (Ian) Rife and Katie (Brian) Polacheck; three great-grandchildren, Sofia, Axel and Elsa Van Cleve; and several beloved nieces, nephews and caretakers, who have been a wonderful support and source of love through the years.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, John Garrett Van Cleve; a brother, Paul Poppe; and two sisters-in-law, Louise Meyer and Helene Trump.
Memorial services will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Chapel of Westminster Thurber, Columbus. Burial will be in Union cemetery.
Friends may call one hour before services Friday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601.
Lima
MARGARET L. WALLS, 81, died at 9:19 p.m. Oct. 23, 2005, at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born Jan. 15, 1924, in Lima to James H. and Martha I. Stemen Folk, who preceded her in death. On July 9, 1949, she married
Robert L. Walls, who survives.
Mrs. Walls was a homemaker. She was a charter member of Grace Baptist Church, where she was a member of its Ambassadors Sunday school class and had been a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed genealogy.
Survivors also include two daughters, Linda (David) Settlage and Elaine (Michael) Ketcham, both of Lima; and four grandchildren, Brian Settlage, Ashley Settlage, Jedidiah Ketcham and Zechariah Ketcham.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Marion and Richard Folk; and a sister, Betty Reed.
Services will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Grace Baptist Church. Pastor Matthew Oliver will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery, Elida.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Homes, Shawnee Chapel, and one hour before services Thursday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Baptist Church or the Leukemia Society of America.
