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Elvina E. Burkholder

Elvina E. Burkholder, 91, of Pandora died at 10:55 p.m. Feb. 7, 2010, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Monday at the church.

Elvina Ellen (Burry) Burkholder was the seventh of nine children, born to Albert and Sarah (Hilty) Burry. She was born on Oct. 7, 1918, in Putnam County.

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M. Lucille Shank, 89 of Rawson, died 11 p.m. Feb, 1, 2010 at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

She was born February 26, 1920 in Hancock County to Ellis C. and Ada Mae Bowersox Roether. On April 13, 1941 she married Wade A. Shank and he preceded her in death on April 3, 2001.

Mrs. Shank was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Mt. Cory High School where she was class valedictorian.

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James K. Warren

James K. Warren, 71, Bluffton, died at 2:08 a.m., Jan. 30, 2010, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born July 12, 1938, in Orange Township, Hancock County, to Clyde and Eulalia McCormick Warren. On June 3, 1960, he married Jeanette James and she survives.

Mr. Warren was a life-long farmer and former auctioneer. He was a member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder. He also served on boards of the Blanchard Valley Farmers Cooperative and the Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District.

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David Eugene Long, 67, of Beaverdam, Ohio, died Jan. 30, 2010 at his residence. He was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Lima to Rolland and Dorothy Hanthorn Long. He married Carol Bartels on Oct. 17, 1988, and she survives.

He retired from Fruehauf, Delphos. He had been the Beaverdam postmaster and served on the Beaverdam council. He also owned a video store in Beaverdam.

In addition to his wife, survivors are a half-brother, Jack Hanthorn, Middlepoint, and two step-sons Nick (Debby) Kloeppel, Lima and Adam (Libby) Kloeppel, Lima.

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Homer Henderson

Homer Henderson, 78, Pandora, Ohio, died at 9:47 p.m., Jan. 27, 2010, at James Cancer Center, Columbus, Ohio.

He was born Sept. 20, 1931, to Clay and Donna Wolf Henderson in Kenton. On Oct. 10, 1955, he married Fran Bryant and she survives.

He retired from Phillips ECG, Ottawa, after 40 years. He attended New Life Church International, Lima, and was a member of the Pandora American Legion Post 606 and the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. He was a life member of the VFW Post 1275, Lima.

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Ina Ewing

Ina M. Ewing, 89, Pandora, Ohio, died at 8:03 p.m., Jan. 21, 2010, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was born Aug. 6, 1920, to Ralph and Ethel (Pacey) Cherry in Pandora. In 1940 she married Marcus Moser and he died in 1971. She married Cliff Stewart in 1971 and he died in 1972. She married Stanley Ewing in 1976 and he died in 1994.

She was a homemakier and worked in the cafeteria at RCA and Whirlpool, Findlay, She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was also a member of the Putnam County Farm Bureau.

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