Charles E. “Gene” Downing, age 72, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at 6:02 PM at Lima Memorial Health System.
He was born on October 1, 1948 in Rushsylvania, Ohio to the late Harold and Nellie (Grubbs) Downing. On October 13, 1970 Gene married Juanita M. Hollis and she survives in Alger.
Gene retired from the Village of Alger, where he worked in the town maintenance department.
Clarabelle Krofft, age 90, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at The Heritage in Findlay.
She was born on March 11, 1931 in Ada, Ohio to the late W. Leslie and Hazel (Weber) Smith. On April 22, 1950 Clarabelle married Louis A. Krofft and he died February 26, 1990.
Clarabelle was a homemaker. Clarabelle loved nature, especially trees and birds, crossword puzzles, gardening and her family. Despite life’s many challenges, Clarabelle’s inner strength and faith helped her face those challenges. She set an example for her children how to be strong through adversity.
The young Ada volleyball team played well but lost a close four-setter to Delphos Jefferson in a Northwest Conference clash Tuesday night, September 28.
After Ada knotted the match at one set apiece, DJ rallied late to win two straight overtime sets to pull out the tight victory.
The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 2-14 overall and 0-5 in the NWC with the 25-18, 22-25, 26-24, 28-26 defeat.
DJ improved to 5-10 and 1-3 in the NWC with the hard-fought win.
The Bulldog girls knocked down a season-high 46 kills, but also committed 39 costly hitting errors.
The Ada boys soccer team lost 8-2 at home to state-ranked Northwest Conference rival Bluffton Tuesday night, September 28, at War Memorial Stadium.
The Bulldogs dropped to 3-5-3 overall and 0-2-1 in NWC play with the defeat. The Pirates, 10th in the Div. III state rankings, improved to 8-2 and 3-0 in the NWC with the win.
The six-time defending NWC champion Pirates have won 33 league matches in a row.
Kaden Basil tallied the first goal 40 seconds into the match on a Jude Spallinger assist. Nolan Hoffman then put Bluffton ahead 2-0 on a goal at the 5:45 mark from Basil.
