Obituaries

Earl Grigsby, 79, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at 12:57 p.m. at St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

He was born June 7, 1933 in Hindman, Kentucky  to Timothy and Della (Sparkman) Grigsby and they are both are deceased.

He married Anas Anett Wireman on August 21, 1954 and she died November 20, 1989.
Earl was a self-employed truck driver.

Earl attended the Freewill Baptist Church in McGuffey, Ohio; he was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during the Korean War; and he was a life member of the VFW Post #1275 of Lima.

Doris I Weihrauch, 89, of Ada, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

Doris was born Oct. 5, 1922, in McGuffey, Ohio, to Everett and Louella (Symonds) Shadley, who preceded her in death.

She was married to Clarence e. Weihrauch on October 31, 1941, and he died in 1978.

Thad M. Cochensparger, 89, of LaFayette, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 at 2:30 a.m. at Cridersville Healthcare Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1922, in LaFayette to Russell L. and Anna (McKee) Cochensparger. On Aug. 7, 1943, he married Lenore I. Stevenson and she preceded him in death on March 24, 2010.

Mr. Cochensparger was a lifetime farmer on his farm in JacksonTownship and the family farm of generations in Auglaize Township. He also retired after working for many years from Scot Lads Foods, where he worked in building maintenance. He and his wife wintered in Ft. Myers Beach and Pine Island, Florida, after retirement.

Mary M. Ellis

Visitation:
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
11:00 AM until 1:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
701 North Front Street
Alger

Service:
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
1:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
701 North Front Street
Alger

Sylvania Tropp

Visitation:
Friday, September 21, 2012
2:00 PM until 4:00 PM
6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
701 North Front Street
Alger

Service:
Saturday, September 22, 2012
11:00 AM
Hanson-Neely Funeral Home
701 North Front Street
Alger

Ruth Ann Schneider, 72, of Findlay and formerly of Ada, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, at 6:37 p.m. at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay.

She was born Sept. 12, 1940, in Bluffton to Homer Samuel and Mabel Ruth (Nowlan) Eckenrode. On Nov. 19, 1977, she married David D. Schneider at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Marion, and he survives in Findlay.

Mrs. Schneider taught at LaFayette Schools for five years and then taught at Ada, teaching third grade and remedial reading for 25 years, retiring in 1991.

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