Rick Keyes, Ohio Northern University pharmacy graduate (1992), president and CEO of Meijer, will be the new chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS). He was named Meijer's president and CEO in October, 2015. Keyes is pictured with ONU students on the campus of Ohio Northern University.
Martin Schaad, 99, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020, at 6:37 p.m. at his residence in Harrod.
He was born on August 19, 1920 in Watkins, Iowa, to John and Selina Schaad. On Dec. 24, 1947, Martin married Idelia Barnhart and she survives in Harrod.
Martin worked for Neon Signs in Lima. In his later years, he and his wife worked craft shows and enjoyed wood working. He enjoyed tending his garden. He was U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII.
What do you remember about the Ada Dairy? The business was located at 309 S. Main St., across the street and near 302 Carry-Out. A popular hangout for college and high school students, it offered ice cream "concoctions," from its fountain service.
It also sold pasteurized daily products including cottage cheese, milk and butter. In 1953 its phone number was 164, according to its advertisement in the Ada Community Centennial book.
• Can you review movies?
• How about pop singers?
• Or, books?
Do you watch lots of movies and have your own opinions about them?
Do you listen to the latest preforming groups or solo acts ... or know what group is performing where, next?
Do you read book after book after book and have your own thoughts on them?
The Bluffton and Ada Icon seeks reviewers interested in writing movie reviews, music reviews and book reviews. No, not one to write each of the three; one for movies, one for music, and one for books.
Mildred L. Laudick, age 80, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 2:53 a.m. at the Shawnee Manor in Lima, Ohio.
She was born on July 8, 1939, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Harold and Pauline (Donehoo) Steele. Mildred was formerly married to Paul J. Laudick and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1999.
Mildred retired from ATI of Ada, where she worked as a machinist.
