USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Oakwood
MARILYN L. BALDWIN, 62, died at 6:51 p.m. Jan. 2, 2006, at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.
Services will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental. The Rev. Terry Porter will officiate. Burial will be in Monroe cemetery, Continental.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Paulding County Hospice.
Pandora
MARK A. GRISMORE, 61, died Jan. 2, 2006, at his residence.
He was born Dec. 1, 1944, in Lima to Fred L. and Princess Long Grismore. His father preceded him in death. His mother survives in Pandora.
On Feb. 22, 1969, he married
Carol Spicer, who survives.
Mr. Grismore was a horse trainer, harness racer and blacksmith. He raced at Raceway Park, Toledo, and Northfield Park, near Cleveland. He was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. He was a member of the U.S. Trotting Association and the Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association. He was a 1962 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. He enjoyed sprint car races and pleasure boating. He deeply loved his family and was deeply loved by his family.
Survivors also include a son, Greg Grismore of Northfield; a daughter, Lori Grismore of Ottawa; two brothers, Lee (Ruth Ann) Grismore of Ada and Gary (Karen) Grismore of Pandora; and two grandchildren, Curtis Mark Grismore and Kyle Taylor.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. The Rev. Michael Baumgartner will officiate. Burial will be in Pandora cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Homes, Bluffton.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dayton VA Medical Center.
Fort Loramie
AGNES C. OVERMAN HOYING, 92, died Jan. 2, 2006.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Egypt, Ohio.
Arrangements are by Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster.
Ottawa
ROBERT N. HURSEY, 78, died at 10:55 p.m. Jan. 2, 2006, at Arthur James Cancer Hospital, Columbus, surrounded by his beloved family, following a long, courageous battle with cancer.
He was born July 27, 1927, in Johnstown to O.C. and Cleo Green Hursey, who preceded him in death. On Dec. 18, 1949, he married
Peggy Martin, who survives.
Mr. Hursey retired from Ford Motor Co. Lima Engine Plant and had worked with his father and brother at O.C. Hursey & Sons John Deere, Bluffton. He was a member of Bluffton Presbyterian Church, Bluffton. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9142 Ottawa, and Post 5803, Van Wert. He was a graduate of Mount Cory High School and attended Miami University, Oxford. He was a Navy veteran. He enjoyed fishing with his family and friends and loved to tell fish stories.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey (Denise) Hursey of Pottstown, Pa.; two daughters, Robin (Roy) Sargent of Columbus Grove and Lynda (Kim) Best of Bluffton; a sister, JoAnn (John) Bowers of Jenera; five grandchildren, Jessica Wheeler, Andrea Best, Brandon Best, Chad (Jaime) Best and Matthew Sargent; two great-grandchildren, Grant and Brady Wheeler; two stepgrandchildren, Kris and Karmen Sargent; three stepgreat-grandchildren, Dakota, Dylan and Brocke Sargent; other beloved family members, Scampie, Putter, Smoochie and Me Too; and two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Hursey of Bluffton and Cheryl Martin of Toledo.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Lee Hursey; his father- and mother-in-law, Fred and Eva Martin; and a sister-in-law, Frieda Van Tassel.
Memorial services will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bluffton Presbyterian Church, Bluffton. The Rev. Lew VanderNaald will officiate.
Friends may call one hour prior to services and following services Saturday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
Arrangements are by Chiles & Sons-Laman Funeral Homes, Bluffton.
Lima
NORMAN E. KREUZBERG, 91, died at 7:57 a.m. Jan. 2, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center.
Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. The Rev. Stephen Blum will officiate. Burial will be in Gethsemani cemetery.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, where a Lions service will be held at 7:30 p.m., a Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks service at 7:45 p.m. and a wake service at 8 p.m.
Arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
Continental
OMA LENTZ, 96, died at 2:20 p.m. Jan. 3, 2005, at Putnam Acres Care Center, Ottawa.
Arrangements are incomplete at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental.
Lima
ARTHUR G. MILLER, 85, died at 11:35 p.m. Dec. 31, 2005, at Beverly Health Care.
He was born Oct. 23, 1920, in Allen County to Perry I. and Elsie Altstetter Miller, who preceded him in death. On Sept. 18, 1943, he married
Gloria A. Baker, who survives.
Mr. Miller was owner/operator of the Miller Appliance Service, Miller Sound Studio and White Buffalo Trading Co. He was also the Northwest Ohio service and technician for the Hammond Organ Co., and owner and operator of the service department for the Porters Music Store.
He was a member of Market Street Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder and deacon. He was a docent at the Allen County Museum and life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1275.He attended the Prairie One Room School through the eighth grade and then graduated from Beaverdam High School in 1938. For three years, he attended National Schools in Los Angeles. He was an Army Air Forces veteran of World War II, serving as a technical sergeant in the Pacific Theater. He loved being with his family and enjoyed projects of any kind. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed restoring antique radios.
Survivors also include a son, Mark D. (Sherry) Miller of Columbus Grove; two daughters, Marsha E. (Robert) Burger of Raleigh, N.C., and Muriah C. Peterson of Dallas; a sister, Lelia McDowell of Elizabethton, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Julie Craig, Jesse Miller, Brent Burger and Delaney Miller; and four great-grandchildren, Danielle, Ashton, McKinna and Mason Arthur.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Miller.
Service will begin at 10 a.m. today at Market Street Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Rob Bohnsack will officiate. Burial will be in Lewis Grove cemetery, with military rites by the VFW Post 1275.
Friends may call one hour prior to services today at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Market Street Presbyterian Church Music Fund or Allen County Historical Society.
St. Marys
IRENE S. MULLENHOUR, 46, died at 1 a.m. Jan. 2, 2006, at St. Rita's Medical Center.
She was born June 6, 1959, in St. Marys to Norman D. and Letha J. Krites Bair. Her father preceded her in death. Her mother survives in St. Marys. On June 6, 1995, she married
Timothy L. Mullenhour, who survives.
Mrs. Mullenhour was a homemaker and a notary public. She had been a clerk for Glory Real Estate and Auction Service, St. Marys. She was a graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School. She enjoyed working with her crafts, sewing and flowers at her home.
Survivors also include two children, Sarah A. (Jim Martin) Lange of Wapakoneta and Dan T. Lange of St. Marys; a grandson, William Matthew-Lee "Billy" Martin of Wapakoneta; and a brother, Howard D. (Lori) Bair of St. Marys.
Services will begin at noon Thursday at Thomas E. Bayliff Funeral Home, Spencerville. The Rev. Dale Bissell will officiate. Burial will be in Hartford cemetery, north of Spencerville.
Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gideon's International or the American Cancer Society.
Celina
GERALD C. STEIN, 82, died at 12:22 a.m. Jan. 2, 2006, at Lima Memorial Health System.
Services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Lutheran Church, Celina. The Rev. Jason Tyas will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery, Van Wert.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina.
Memorials contributions may be made to St. Johns Builders.
