Obituaries

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Roe N. Lansing,  97, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born on June 2, 1922, in Big Springs, Ohio, to the late Charles O. and Dora Mae (O’Brien) Lansing. On Aug. 16, 1941, Roe married Alice E. Simon and she preceded him in death.

Roe was a carpenter, owner and operator of Lansing Brothers Construction Co. of Ada.  He was a member of the Grace Gospel Church of God, Ada.  Roe served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1944-1946.  He was a member of the Ada VFW Post #9381, the American Legion Post #185 of Ada and of the former Hix and Chix Western Square Dance Club for 43 years. 

She was a teacher for the East Cleveland School District

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Mary I. Cunningham, a 92, died on Monday, March 30, 2020 at 2:25 p.m. at her residence in Shaker Heights.

She was born on March 25, 1928 in Lima, Ohio, to the late Ralph D. and Mabel A. (Mushaw) Cunningham.  Mary was first married to Eugene Harsh and he preceded her in death.  She then married the late Simon T. Williams and they later divorced. 

Mary was a teacher for the East Cleveland School District.  She was a 1949 graduate of Ohio Northern University.

Surviving is a daughter: Linda (Antonio) Harsh Gonzalez of Shaker Heights; and a dear first cousin: Patricia Cameron of Toledo.

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Gary A. Grant, 81, died on Thursday, March 26, 2020, at 8:09 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on Jan. 6, 1939, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Clyde and Kathleen (Luginbuhl) Grant. On March 3, 1967, Gary married Gloria West and she survives in Lima.

Gary retired from Ford Motor Company of Lima and was also a farmer. He was a graduate of LaFayette-Jackson High School class of 1957. Gary was a U.S. Army Veteran serving from 1958 to 1960. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of LaFayette.  Gary liked to golf and travel, one of his favorite places to travel was Hawaii.

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Cathy Ann McNeely,  55, died on Friday, March 20, 2020, at 9:16 a.m. at her residence in Bellevue, Ohio.

She was born on March 13, 1965 in Lima, Ohio to the late Richard L. “Dick” and Bonnie M. (Wireman) Counts.  On March 2, 1992, Cathy married Warren “Mac” McNeely and he survives in Bellevue.

Cathy is also survived by her three sons: Jermaine (Mandi) Platt of Lebanon, Jordan (Karleigh Ripley) McNeely of  Sandusky, and Joshua (Ivett) McNeely of Beaufort, S.C.; seven grandchildren: Jayce, Kingston, Maddox, Duke, Geovanny, Makenna and Daxton; brother, John (Bonnie) Counts; a sister, Linda (Marc) Staley; and many nieces and nephews.

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 Thomas E. “Tom” Furry, 85, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 2:56 a.m. at the Care Core of Lima.

He was born on Sept. 10, 1934, in Joliette, Ohio, to William E. and Corda (Stubbs) Furry who preceded him in death. Tom married Helen Adams and she preceded him in death. He later married Sheila Sibert on Oct. 18, 1974, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 19, 2019.

Tom was a warehouse foreman for Powell Company. 

Retired from Occidental Chemical/Durez, Kenton

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Herbert D. Spallinger, 82, died on Monday, March 16, 2020, at 11:24 a.m. at his residence in Ada.

He was born on June 23, 1937, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, to the late Richard and Lelia (Beam) Spallinger.  On May 20, 1956, Herbert married Wilma L. Knell and she preceded him in death on June 25, 2018.

Herbert worked at Superior Coach/Sheller Globe for 23 years in Quality Control.  He then retired from Occidental Chemical/Durez of Kenton and then worked at Liberty National Bank. Herbert was a member of the Ohio National Guard.  He previously attended the Ada First United Methodist Church.

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