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Waldo Rayl was member of County Line Church of the Brethren

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, December 19, 2014

Waldo G. Rayl, 78, died on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at 10:43 a.m. at The Inpatient Hospice Care Center – Community Health Professionals of Van Wert, Ohio.

He was born Feb. 25, 1936, in Elida, Ohio, to Charles I. and Kathryn C. (Businger) Rayl and they preceded him in death. On Aug. 30, 1958, he married Edith A. “Edy” (Augsburger) in Benton Ridge and they were married for 53 years and she died Jan. 31, 2012.

Mr. Rayl was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren, rural Ada. 

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Linda Cramer had worked as a clerk for Cole-Humphrey Insurance Agency

Posted by Fred Steiner on Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Linda K. Cramer, 77, died on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, at 12:25 p.m. at her residence in Lima, Ohio.

She was born on July 24, 1937, in Lima to Jack H. and M. Kathlynn “Katie” (Loutzenhiser) Baker and they preceded her in death. She was married to Ernest F. Boutwell and they were divorced.

She worked as a clerk for Cole-Humphrey Insurance Agency of Ada. She was a member of the Ada Junior Civic League and was a volunteer at Lima Memorial Health System.

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Glenn Wince was a 1953 graduate of LaFayette Jackson High School

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 14, 2014

Glenn E. Wince, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at 7:04 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, Ohio.

He was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Weston, Ill., to Homer and Rose (Lorch) Wince. They preceded him in death. On June 20, 1981 he married Maxine Bayes Wright and she survives in rural LaFayette, Ohio.

He was a farmer and had worked at the Ada Farmers Exchange. He was also a member of the National Guard. He was sexton of Jackson Township for several years and was a 1953 graduate of LaFayette Jackson High School. 

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Michael James Royle was born in England

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 7, 2014

Michael James Royle, 81, died Dec. 5, 2014, at his home in Ada, Ohio with his family by his side.

Mr. Royle was born April 23, 1933, in Manchester, England, to Sydney and Margaret Royle. After schooling, he joined the British Army for four years. He then traveled to America where he joined the United States Navy. He spent 20 years in the Naval Submarine Service, becoming a Chief before retiring in 1984 as a veteran. He then worked as a Civil Service employee on nuclear submarines.

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Harry Simon was a 1936 Ada High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 7, 2014

Harry D. Simon, 95, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014,at 3:34 p.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima, surrounded by his family.

He was born on Oct. 21, 1919 in Putnam County, Ohio, to Edward “Dutch” and Rosa (Badertscher) Simon, who preceded him in death.

He was the Water and Street Superintendent in Walbridge, Ohio, retiring in 1982 after 22 years. He formerly worked for the Ada Water Department for several years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during WWII. Harry was a 1936 graduate of Ada High School.

He was a life member of the Walbridge VFW Post #9963. 

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John Fisher was an Apollo Career Center grad

Posted by Fred Steiner on Sunday, December 7, 2014

John A. Fisher, 39, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at 1:13 a.m. at the St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, in the presence of his family.

He was born on April 24, 1975, in Lima, Ohio to Bernard “Larry” Fisher, Sr. and Nancy (Donnal) Sprague. His father survives in Lima. His mother and his step-father, Howard Sprague, also reside in Lima.

John attended Allen East High School and graduated from Apollo Career Center in 1993. 

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