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Rev. Lyle Francis Steiner was born in Lima

Rev. Lyle Francis Steiner, 91, a resident of Royal Oak, Mich., since 1969, died Feb. 14, 2014 at McLaren Macomb Medical Center in Mount Clemens, Mich.

Rev. Steiner resided at Medilodge Nursing Home of Richmond, Mich., since 2010. He was born Sept. 18, 1922, in Lima. He was a graduate of Ft. Wayne Bible College. Rev. Steiner was a pastor at missionary churches in Decatur, Ind., Midland, Mich., Cleveland, Augusta, Mich., and Lima.

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Doris Kohli was a Triplett Corp. retiree

Doris Kohli, 89, of Bluffton died Feb. 17, 2014, at 5:30 am at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  She was born Nov. 9, 1924 in Allen County to the late Robert and Reva Shaffer Martz. On March 9, 1958 she married Francis Kohli and he preceded her in death on Oct. 1, 1991.

She retired from Triplett Corporation, Bluffton. She attended Bluffton Baptist Church.  

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Michael Raines owned Raines Quality Homes

Michael S. Raines, 51, died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at 8:03 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health Systems, Lima.

He was born on January 28, 1963 in Lima, Ohio to James C. and Marilyn (Jacomet) and they preceded him in death. On June 29, 1985 he married Patricia Zimmerly and she survives in Ada.

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Elizabeth Benjamin was born in Germany

 

Elizabeth K. Benjamin, 93, of Findlay died at 8:05 p.m. Feb. 4, 2014, at Richland Manor, Bluffton.  She was born Sept. 13, 1920 in Frankfort, Germany, to the late Karl and Elizabeth Baumann Lerch. On Aug.t 2, 1946, she married John Benjamin and he preceded her in death in June, 1985.

She was a homemaker and had graduated from business school in Frankfort.  She attended Trinity Baptist Church, Findlay. 

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Betty Walters 1932-2014

 

Betty J. Walters, 81, of Mt. Cory died at 10:30 am Jan. 31, 2014, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Oct. 20, 1932, in Heidelberg, Miss., to the late Walter and Della Davenport.  She was married to Robert F. Walters who preceded her in death. 

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John Neuenschwander was a Bluffton High School graduate

John D. Neuenschwander, 69, of Pandora died at 4:13 p.m. Jan. 30, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born in Bluffton July 10, 1944, to the late Isaac and Marcella Basinger Neuenschwander. On Oct. 14, 1967 he married Janice L. Yager and she survives.

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