Opal Moots Dicke, 91, died at 6:50 p.m., Mar 8, 2002, at the St. Marys Living Center. She was born in Middleburg to Lee and Hattie M. (Organ) Seaman. On Sep 29, 1929, she married Elza Moots, who died Jan. 3, 1964. She then married Louis Dicke, who died Dec. 31, 1978. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys. The Rev. David Woodyard will officiate. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

St. Marys- Barton L. Cook, 80, died this morning at his home following an illness of a year. Surviving are his wife, Alice, one son Vane, St. Marys; two brothers, John at home, and William, St. Marys, and one sister, Mrs. William Sherman, of Montezuma. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the home with the Rev. Dr. R.B. Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery.

Funeral services for Arthur L. South, 43, who died of pneumonia early Friday at his home in Cridersville will be held in the U.B. church in that village at 2 p.m. Monday. Burial will follow in St. Mathews cemetery. The body has been taken from the Umbaugh funeral home to the home of a brother, Homer South, at Wapakoneta. Soyth is survived by the widow, three sons and three daughters. The children are Loyd, 21, Edgar, 11, James, 10, Mrs. Dean Lee, Leola and Mildred. He also leaves four sisters, Mrs. C.H. Stevens, of Lima, Mrs. A.G. Jenkins of Battle Creek, Mich; Mrs. F C Wheeler, of Detroit. and Mrs. Joe Lusk, Wapakoneta.

Wapakoneta- 
Margaret (Prieser) Presar, 99, died at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in Auglaize Acres where she had resided for 10 years.
Born Aug. 19, 1878 in Auglaize County, she was the daughter of George W. and Catherine (Roode) Schumann. She married Fred Prieser on Oct. 28, 1903, and he died March 28, 1953.
She was a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Charles D. Siferd Funeral Hom, Rev. Harold Thiedt officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

St. Marys -  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Rosary Catholic church for Michael P. Bartrich, 69, of here. He died at 3 a.m. Monday at Valley Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 19, 1922, in Williamsburg, Pa., the son of Peter and Helen Bartrich. Mr. Bartrich was a self employed cow's hoof trimmer. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic church. Rev. James O. Byrne will officiate the services with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. 

St. Marys - Harold Elliott Mechling, 63, suffered an apparent heart attack and was dead on arrival at 1:45 a.m. Thursday at Joint township hospital. He operated Harold's Flowers for 18 years and was recently employed by Vanderhorst Builders. Survivors include his wife the former Jessie M Griffith; a son, Thomas E of Van Wert; two daughters, Mrs. Malcolm (Diane) Baumgardner of Gahanna and Mrs. Dennis (Mari-Ellen) Bobel of Bowling Green, five grandchildren and a sister, Berthamae McElroy of Lima. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.

Celina - Verna Wurster, 84, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Shane Hill nursing home, Rockford. Survivors include a stepson, Kenneth of Celina, two brothers, Noel Brush of Mendon and Ward Brush of Celina; three sisters, Edith Zizelman and Mrs. Floyd (Margaret) Smith both of Celina, and Bertha Zizelman of Rockford. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal Church for Benjamin Vorhees, 85, who died Thursday of injuries received last Saturday when he was struck by a west-bound Nickel Plate freight train. His death occurred at Otis hospital, Celina. Mr. Vorhees suffered a fractured skull, fractured right leg and broken pelvis in the accident. He is survived by his widow, one son Floyd, of near Mendon and four daughters; Mrs. Al Hutchins, Columbus, Mrs. Victor Myrenius, Mrs. Harl Fetters, and Mrs. Arthur Heisser, all of Celina.

 The Lima News
Aug 27, 1979

St Marys - Charles W. Sawmiller, 90, died at 1:20 p.m. Sunday at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. He was a retired electrician. Survivors include his wife, the former Ethel D. Bodey. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Yoder-Long and Folk Funeral Home. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Wapakoneta - Ferd L. Howell, operator of a coal yard and building supply firm here, died unexpectedly at his home early Monday of heart disease. He was stricken ill Sunday night. His home was on E. Pearl-st. Surviving are the widow, two daughters and a son. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Funeral services for Hugh T. Lusk, 83, who died Thursday noon, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alma Harrod, 607 Fairview-av, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Wesley M.E. church. Burial will be in Lusk cemetery, west of Waynesfield.

Wapakoneta - Funeral services for John Busch, 68, who died Tuesday, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Siferd and Brookhart Funeral parlors with the Rev. J. B. Shellhaas, conducting. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. Busch for the last several years had been employed as a farmhand by Russell Weinert of here at whose home he died.

St. Marys - Funeral services were to have been today for Elva M. Dunlap, 81, of St. Marys, at Yoder-Long and Folk funeral home with the Rev. A. J. Singley officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. She died at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday in Joint Township hospital, St. Marys. She was married to Harry O. Dunlap on Nov. 11, 1906. He died in 1948. Surviving are nine sons, Harry Jr., Van Wert, LeRoy, James, Harold, Robert and Charles, all of St. Marys, William, Worthington, Willard, of Anna, and Guy of Wapakoneta; four daughters, Mrs. Edward (Mary) Donavon, St. Marys, Mrs. Robert (Betty) Hardin, Mercer, Mrs. Albert (Dorothy) Martin, Wapakoneta and Mrs. John (Opal) Kingen, Celina; 39 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. A son Eugene preceded her in death.

St. Marys - Roy Lykins, 65, died at 7 a.m. Saturday at his residence. He had been in failing health for the past three years. He was married Nov 4, 1935 to Sarah Banks, who survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Norman (Janice) Chiles, of Troy, and Mrs. Frank (Frances) Bowling and Mrs. Larry (Florence) Townsend, both of here and eight grandchildren. The family moved from Kentucky to St. Marys in 1954. He was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., until he retired in 1972. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.

St. Marys - Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Yoder-Long and Folk funeral home for Mrs. Margaret Wright, 93, formerly of Rt. 2, who died at 1:20 a.m. Thursday at Wapakoneta Manor nursing home. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Parnell of Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. James (Betty) Shelby of Rt. 2, and Mrs. Thomas (Wilma) Shelby of New Bremen; a son, Donald of Rt. 1; nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery.

The death of Miss Bertha Schoeneshofer,age 61, followed a long illness. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Chris Frey, with whom she lived and Mrs. S. W. Evans of Lima. Funeral services for her are arranged for Friday afternoon at Zion Lutheran church with Rev. H. W. Disbro officiating.

Complications developing after an operation for appendicitis caused the death of Ellen Eileen Horn, seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Horn, north of St. Marys, at City hospital, Lima. Surviving are her parents and three grandparents. Funeral services for her will be held at Kossuth Friday.

Mrs. Marie Connor, 77, died at her home in Kossuth, Thursday morning from complications. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the Kossuth M.E. church. Rev. R. P. Kuhns and C. D. Miller and Son in charge. Burial will be in Kossuth cemetery.