Obituaries

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Derwin "Dean" Biederman, age 75 passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his residence in Alger, Ohio.

He was born on October 21, 1937 in Alger, Ohio to Ralph E. and Irene O. (Van Riper) Biederman, and they preceded him in death.

He first married Clara Ellen Thompson and she preceded him in death. On February 14, 2003 he married on  D. Karen Trusty and she preceded him in death on October 9, 2010.

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Cleora Louise Skinner, 97, died at 5:35 p.m. March 14, 2013, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Nov. 14, 1915 on the family farm in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio to the late Peter P. and Louise (Fett) Badertscher.  She was married to Forest Golden and later divorced.

She attended her first eight grades in a one-room school by the name of Peanut Center located on the corner of PeeVee and Sandusky roads. She graduated from Lafayette-Jackson High School in 1933 and Lima Business College in 1936.

During WWII she worked 13 years for Westinghouse Electric in Lima.

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Faye Patton, 76, died at 8:10 a.m. March 11, 2013, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born April 16, 1936, in Hardin County to Edward and Susan Allen Poe, who preceded her in death.

In October 1957, she married Malcum Patton, who survives.

Mrs. Patton retired from Ohio Northern University-Sodexho Food Service, Ada, where she worked in the catering department for 17 years. She was a 1954 graduate of McGuffey High School. 

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Betty Rose Mann, age 73, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:15 AM at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.

She was born August 8, 1939 in Magoffin County, Kentucky to Leander and Laura (Watkins) Rowe, they preceded her in death.

On December 25, 1958 she married Herman Mann and he preceded her in death on September 30, 1991.

Betty attended Quickstep Pentecostal Church of God, Alger. She enjoyed cooking and gardening.

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Annabelle Kritzler, 98, died at 2:05 a.m. March 2, 2013, at Hardin Hills Health Center, Kenton.

She was born March 2, 1915, in Hardin County to Harley and Ottie James Skidmore, who preceded her in death.

On Dec. 7, 1937, she married Mason Tabor, who died May 30, 1959. On Dec. 13, 1962, she married Walter Kritzler, who died June 29, 1999.

Mrs. Kritzler was a homemaker. She was a member of Bridgeport Church of Christ, Dunkirk. She was a 1931 graduate of Kenton High School.

Survivors include a stepson, Tom (Janice) Kritzler, of Alger; a stepdaughter, Madelyn (Steve) Lowery, of Kenton; and eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

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Carolyn (Kerry) Vore Dickey, 84, formerly of Bluffton, died Feb. 24, 2013, in Prior Lake, Minn.

Preceded in death by her parents, Roger Miller (d. 1995) and Ida Panabaker (d. 1987) Vore, and one brother, Robert Vore (d. 1998).

Mrs. Dickey was born in Lima, Oct. 31, 1928. She graduated from Lafayette Jackson High School in 1946 and Bluffton College in 1950. She taught kindergarten at Allen-East  from 1968-1988.

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