Obituaries

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John Lewis Patterson, 54, died Dec. 18, 2017, at Lima Memorial Health System.  John was born Jan. 7, 1963 in Lima to John and Barbara (Kohli) Patterson. On Aug. 27, 1982, he married Rachelle "Shelly" (Deerhake) Patterson who survives in Bluffton.

John graduated from Allen East High School and retired as a machinist at Gasdorf Tool in Lima. He was a member of the County Line Church of the Brethren where he played drums in the praise and worship band.  John also sang in the Kings Glory Quartet.

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Lester A. Brien, 92, of Bluffton formerly of Kenton, died at 9:16 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. at the Bluffton Mennonite Home.  He was born on May 4, 1925 in Marion County the son of the late Emmit and Nellie (Clinger) Brien.  On July 18, 1945, he married his wife of nearly 70 years, Vera L. Dyer and she died on May 26, 2015.

Lester is survived by his children Linda (John) Harbison of Bluffton, James Michael (Brenda) Brien of Woodville, and Timothy Arden Brien (friend Paula Wray) of Rock Island, Ill.

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Craig A. "Chip" Brown, Jr., of Houcktown, died in a house fire in Houcktown on Dec. 10, 2017 along with his partner Katherine Anne "Katie" Bernot.

He was born on Dec. 26, 1992, in Findlay to Craig A. Brown, Sr. and Elizabeth Wilkins. He is survived by his father, Craig A. Brown, Sr., mother Elizabeth Wilkins both of Houcktown, two brothers: Eric (Jenna) Wilkins of Rawson, Elijah (Kassandra Girdler) Wilkins of Mt. Blanchard, two sisters: Emily (Devin) Lucius and Nicole Brown both of Findlay.

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James “Jim” A. Garmatter, 46, of Perrysburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Toledo Hospital. Jim was born Oct. 11, 1971 in Bluffton, Ohio, to Marvin D. and Karen S. (Anderson) Garmatter.

He graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1990 where he played football, basketball and ran track. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Bluffton University.

Jim married Antoinette “Anne” Sherman on Sept. 30, 1995, at Hope Lutheran Church in Fostoria. Their family was complete after the birth of their two children, Noah and Rachel.

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Nolan Rolf Younkman, 88, of Punta Gorda, Florida and formerly of Lafayette, Ohio,died Dec. 14, 2017, at Tidewell Hospice in Port Charlotte, Florida. 

Nolan is survived by his wife of 67 years, Mary; his son, Dale; his daughter-in-law, Peggy; his granddaughter, Ashley and her husband, Matthew.

He was born on July 1, 1929, near Lafayette, Ohio, to Dale and Alma (Carey) Younkman. His sister, Roberta Jean, four years his elder, died on June 7, 2000.  He was raised by his paternal grandparents, Francis Guy and Erdie May Younkman. 

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Rameshwar P. Vohra, 87, died Dec. 13, 2017, at 9:09 p.m. at his residence. 

Ramesh was born Jan. 30, 1930, in Lylapur, India, to the late Pheraya Lal and Leeladevi Vohra who preceded him in death. He was raised by his father and step-mother Dayawanti Prakash Vohra. On June 2, 1956, he married Sunita Rani Vohra who preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 2016.

Rameshwar worked as an engineer in communications and signal machines. He later became a businessman in jewelry and furniture and then retired in 1990. 

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