Obituaries

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Lena Smith, age 87 went to be with the Lord on January 4, 2017 at Hardin Hills Health Center, Kenton, Ohio. She was born on March 8, 1929 in Bell County, Kentucky.

Lena was a homemaker and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of LaFayette.

Surviving are two sons: Jabe (Jenny) Smith of Corbin, KY and Theodore "Ted" (Margaret) Smith of Harrod; two daughters: Ora (Ellis) Puckett of Alger and Pat (Terry) Kessinger of Centertown, KY; and seventeen grandchildren,thirteen great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.

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Margaret A. Olivieri, 73, died on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at 10:09 a.m. at her residence in Alger.

She was born on Aug. 17, 1943, to Howard and Arizona (Risner) Stanley. Her father and step-mother, Joyce Stanley and her mother and step-father, Otis Collingworth preceded her in death. Margaret was also preceded in death by her grandmother/mom Frankie Hicks. On Dec. 18, 1965, Margaret married Michael D. Olivieri who died on March 20, 1990.

Margaret was a homemaker. She was a member of the Alger Assembly of God Church.

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Jackie E. "Jack" Fancher, 80, died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, at 12:50 a.m. at Vancrest of Ada.

He was born on Dec. 19, 1936, in McGuffey, Ohio to Wilmoth "Curly" and Dorothy Agnes (Dodds) Fancher who preceded him in death. On Jan. 21, 1956, Jack married Pat M. Decker and she survives in Ada.

Jack was a farmer. He was a member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada. He was a 1954 graduate of McGuffey High School. He was a social member of the Ada VFW Post #9381 and a member of the Ada Liberty Conservation Club. Jack and Pat wintered at Hawthorne in Leesburg, Florida for many years.

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Dale L. Badertscher,  66, died on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh, Pa.

He was born on Jan. 24, 1950 in Bluffton, Ohio, to Harold A. and Margie M. (Morehead) Badertscher who preceded him in death. On Sept. 20, 1975, Dale married Sharon R. Foust and she survives in Ada.

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Dorothy P. Shroyer, 83, died at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on May 26, 1933, in New Bedford, Mass., to John P. and Edwina V. (Furtado) Roza, Sr., who preceded her in death. On Aug. 20, 1955, Dorothy married George Raymond Shroyer who survives in Ada.

Dorothy was a homemaker.

Also surviving are her children: Raymond Shroyer, Richard Shroyer and Amy (Curt) Stover all of Ada; two grandchildren: Caralee and Caitlyn Stover; a brother, John P. Roza, Jr. of The Villages, Fla.; and a sister, Joan (Ken) Castino of North Dartmouth, Mass.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Roza, Sr.

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Julia J. "Julie" Shull, 84, was called home to heaven on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016 at 6:28 p.m., while she was at the Community Health Professionals Hospice Inpatient Center in Van Wert, Ohio.

Julie was born on Feb. 7, 1932, in Renigunta, Chittoor District, India, to Lutheran missionary parents, William and Lola (Bryson) Fritz who preceded her in death. On Aug. 28, 1955 Julie married Mark Shull and he survives in Ada where the couple lived together for 54 years.

Julie was a retired teacher and a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lima. She was an avid quilter and gardener, and she remained active in a variety of children's ministries for over 40 years.

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