St Marys - Mrs. Mary M. Howard, 72, mother of movie director, William K. Howard, of Beverly Hills, Calif., died at 7:30 a.m. in her home here of a heart ailment.

Surviving is her husband Patrick C., and four children including the movie director , C. J. of Minneapolis and Thomas of St Marys and a daughter, Mrs. A. M. Thomason, of Washington, D. C.

Three grandchildren also survive in addition to a sister, Miss Anna Kerrigan a brother, John, both of Union City, Ind.

She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic church here. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Lima News
Oct 1, 1941

St Marys - A lingering illness of a heart ailment caused the death in Otis hospital, Celina, Tuesday evening of Christian W. Miller, 78, retired farmer who resided here. He formerly lived in New Bremen.

Surviving are four children; Mrs. Earl Stonerock, of St. Marys; Mrs. Thomas Subwick, of Rocky River; Mrs. Leo Sunderman, of New Bremen and Arthur Miller of Celina. His wife died several years ago.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the residence here with the Rev. J. M. Mechert, pastor of the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed church in New Bremen, officiating. Burial will be in German Protestant cemetery at New Bremen.

Lima News
Oct 1, 1941

St Johns - Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Methodist church for Lester Martin, 71, who died Tuesday at his residence here. Martin had been in ill health for several years.

He was a member of the Methodist church, the I.O.O.F. lodge of St. Johns and encampment of Wapakoneta and the Clay Rebekah lodge of St. Johns.

Martin, who never married, is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ella Darst of St. Johns, and two brothers, Frank of St. Johns and Samuel of Uniopolis.

The body will be removed at 5 p. m. today from the Weygandt funeral home to the residence of Frank Martin to remain until time of services. Rev. L. D. Fauver will conduct the services and burial will be in St. Joseph cemetery, Wapakoneta.

Lima News
Jan 7, 1921

Edward Severn Green, who was born Feb. 5, 1872, died Jan. 3, 1921, aged 48 years, 3 months, and 28 days, Sept. 6, 1895, he was united in marriage to Miss Bertha A. Rupert. To this union were born three children, all of them preceded the father to the spirit world.

During the pastorate of Rev. J. H. Williams, of Lakeview circuit, U. B. church, he was converted and united with the church. How long he was true to his vow and loyal to the church is not for me to say. We can only leave him in the hands of a just and righteous God.

He was a member of the Eagle lodge at Lakeview in good standing. His mother and father died some years ago, also four sisters who preceded him in death.  He leaves to mourn his death, one sister, Mrs. Charley Campbell, who resides near this village and one half-brother who resides in Denver, Colorado, who with a bereaved companion have the sympathy and prayers of many friends and neighbors in their sore bereavement.

We can but say peace to his ashes, The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.