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Karen J. Eastman 1951-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 9, 2009 - 12:37pm
Karen J. Eastman

Karen J. Eastman of Pandora, Ohio, died at 3:35 p.m., Dec. 7, 2009, at her residence.

She was born in Sidney, Ohio, on May 22, 1951, to Avery and Roxie (Martin) Poole. Her father survives.

She retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant as a tool maker. She attended Elida High School and graduated from Northwestern Business College. She was a licensed insurance agent.

Survivors are: daughter, Toni (Aaron) Derstine, Delaware, Ohio; son, Brad (Keyli) Stemen, Findlay; Shawnda Eastman, Lewis Center, Ohio; Tina (James) Jordan, California; Katie and Haley Roe at home.

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Chiles-Laman holds rememberance service Dec. 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2009 - 4:45pm

"The holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with the loss of a loved one and the Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service provides a forum in which families can come together to express their grief but also find peace for years to come," said Gordon Diller of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home.

On Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton, Chiles-Laman Funeral Home will hold a Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service for persons who have lost a loved one this year or in years past.

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Erma M. Arnold, 1919-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 4, 2009 - 6:01pm
Erma M. Arnold

Erma M. Arnold, 90, died at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton, at 5:45 a.m., Dec. 3, 2009. She was born March 3, 1919, to John D. and Josie Shaffer Miller in Monroe Township, Allen County. On Nov. 23, 1936, she married Arthur Arnold and he survives.

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Jack Michael Faine 1953-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 4, 2009 - 5:42pm

Jack Michael Faine, 56 of McKinney, Texas, and formerly of Mt. Cory, Ohio, passed away Nov. 25, 2009.

He was born on March 29, 1953, in Bluffton to John A. and Deane Wells Faine. His mother survives in Mt. Cory. He married June "Tina" (Nelson) Faine and she survives in McKinney, Texas.

He was a 1971 graduate of Cory-Rawson High School. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict serving in the U.S. Navy.

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Betty Beer 1921-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 1, 2009 - 5:28pm

Betty D. Beer, 88, of Ashland, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 at North Central Ohio Hospice in Ashland. Born Jan. 2, 1921 in Licking County, she was the daughter of Talmage S. and Helen (Hatch) Linn. On Oct. 30, 1946, she married Benjamin A. Beer and he died March 27, 1999.

Betty worked outside the home most of her life. She had been employed at Leibfarth's Jewelry, Union Malleable, A.L. Garber, and retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation. She was a member of the Merry Gardeners Club and the Apostolic Christian Church on Illinois Ave., Mansfield, Ohio.

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Raymond Spangler 1917-2009

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 30, 2009 - 1:13pm
Raymond Spangler

Raymond Francis Spangler, 92, of Bluffton, died Nov. 27, 2009 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Fla.

He was born Nov. 5, 1917, to Glen and Anna McKelvogue Spangler in Des Moines, Iowa. On Nov. 22, 1953, he married Marcene Ransbottom and she survives.

He had worked at the Triplett Corp., Bluffton. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, was a 32nd degree Mason and a 50-year member of the Bluffton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, Dayton, and the Bluffton Senior Citizens. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bliss College, Columbus.

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