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Obituaries

Helen Pyatt lived to be 103 years old

Helen M. Pyatt, 103 died on Friday, April 10, 2015 at 8:13 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, Ohio.  

She was born on Oct. 21, 1911, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, to Elmer and Blanche (Diehl) Diehl and both are deceased. She married Albert Meier in 1937 and he died. She then married Leroy Pyatt in June 1966 and he died in September 1982.

Dora Dyer 1921-2015

Dora (Minix) Dyer, 93 died on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at 7:15 p.m. at residence in Alger.

She was born on December 6, 1921, in Carver, Kentucky, to Kim and Doris (Williams) Minix who preceded her in death. On November 2, 1940 she married Dexter Dyer and he died on May 14, 2001.
She was a homemaker. 

Wilma Pitts 1940-2015

Wilma J. Haney Pitts, 74 was born in Harrod, Ohio, on Sept. 13, 1940, to LeRoy and Bonnie (Arnett) Haney who preceded her in death. One sister, Lillimae Whitaker of Kenton, Ohio, preceded her in death and one brother, Donald Haney of Lafayette, Ohio, passed the day of her death.

Donald Haney retired from Haney Piano Company

Donald R. Haney, 72, died on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 12:22 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.

He was born on June 7, 1942 in Auglaize County, Ohio to LeRoy and Bonnie (Arnett) Haney and they are deceased. He married Cheryl A. Mears on January 23, 1965, and she survives in LaFayette, Ohio.

He retired from Haney Piano Company.

Betty Fitzpatrick was Ada village clerk for 20 years

Betty Fitzpatrick, 79, of Alger died Sunday March 29, 2015 at 11:19 p.m. at The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.

She was born Dec. 1, 1935 in Rushylvania, Ohio, to William Patterson and Vera (Clay) Patterson McIntosh, and they are deceased. She married Joe Fitzpatrick on Dec. 10, 1954, and he survives in Alger.

She formerly worked as a clerk for Knowlton Construction Company in Bellefontaine and then as clerk for the Village of Ada for nearly 20 years.

Barbara Castle worked at Wilson's Sporting Goods for 36 years

Barbara E. Castle, 60, of Ada, died Friday March 27, 2015, at 11:20 a.m.. at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 8, 1954, in Kenton, Ohio to Floyd W. and Tessie L. (Armentrout) Chalfin and they are deceased. She married Terry D. Castle on Jan. 21, 1982, and he survives in Ada.

She worked at Wilson Sporting Goods, Ada, as a lacer for 36 years. She was a member of the former Ladies Auxillary of the Roundhead VFW Post #8832.

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