Lloyd C. VanAtta, 87, died on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 8:05 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
He was born on September 6, 1926 in Ada, Ohio, to John and Grace (Elzay) VanAtta and they preceded him in death. On November 10, 1951 he married Mary J. (Francisco) VanAtta and she died on January 4, 2013.
Lloyd graduated from Ada High School in 1945. He served as a township trustee for 24 years. He was a member of the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church where he served as Sunday School Secretary for many years.
Delmer F. Brown, 78, died on Monday, May 19, 2014 at 11:05 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.
He was born on August 26, 1935 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, to Estel and Clara (Baldridge) Brown and they preceded him in death. He first married Shirley Rizer and they are divorced. He later married Pauline Daniels and she preceded him in death.
Delmer retired from Rockwell International of Kenton. He was a member of the Cornerstone Harvest Church, Lima.
Charla Roxanne (Cronk) Mankey, 69, died on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 9:10 a.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
She was born on September 11, 1944 in Danville, Ill., to parents Dr. John and Rosemary (Gunn) Cronk and they preceded her in death. Charla graduated from Superior Central High School in 1962 and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior. In 1972 she married Steven Mankey and he survives in Ada.
Dr. F.L. (Lee) Grismore Jr., 77, of Ada, died at home on Monday, May 13, 2014.
He was the son of Fred and Princess (Long) Grismore of Pandora, Ohio. Born on June 11, 1936, he grew up on the family farm and graduated from Pandora-Gilboa High School in 1954. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1958, an MSEE from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in 1961 and his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1970.
Cathy Diane (Simon) Robirds, 61, died at 1:32 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2014 at Lima Memorial Health System, Lima.
She was born on July 4, 1952 in Ada, Ohio to Sylvan and Wanda (Morrison) Simon, who preceded her in death. On April 16, 1971, she married Steven D. Robirds and he survives in Ada.
Cathy began her career as a cosmetologist and resigned from Ohio Northern University Heterick Memorial Library in 2004 to dedicate her days to three of her beloved grandchildren. She was an inactive member of the Ada Church of Christ Disciples.
Henry Hurchel Reffitt, Sr. , 81, died at 8:27 a.m. on April 26, 2014 at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
He was born on April 13, 1933 in Prestonsburg, Ky., to Joe Earlin and Lovanday (Bailey) Reffitt and they preceded him in death. On July 10, 1952, he married Hilda DeLong and she died on May 19, 2009.
Henry owned and operated the Reffitt & Roberts Sawmill and worked at Universal Co-Op in Kenton, retiring in 1995. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the Korean War.
