Obituaries

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Larry Lynn Beemer, 77, died March 2, 2020, at his residence. Larry was born July 24, 1942, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  On March 19, 1980, he married Carolyn (Taylor) Beemer who survives.

Larry graduated from Beaverdam High School and then served in the United States Army. He retired from Airfoil Textron in Lima and then worked at Greto Trucking in Lima.    

He held a master's degree from Harvard

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Former Bluffton resident Larry Franklin Smucker died Feb. 24, 2020. He was born on May 3, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, to Carl and Irene (Yoder) Smucker and died  of Alzheimers in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  

Larry attended public schools in Bluffton, and was a Boy Scout, attaining the highest award of Eagle Scout. While in high school he wrote as a news correspondent for the Lima Citizen and the Findlay Republican-Courier.

Served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years

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Jerry E. Tabler, 77, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.  He was born on April 4, 1942, in Lima, to Russell and Mabel (Bridges) Tabler. They both preceded him in death.

On Nov. 9, 1963, he married Linda Jo Lamb, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 18, 2015.  In addition, his brother, Garry, also preceded him in death.

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Carol Marilyn Cheney, 94, died Feb. 16, 2020, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Arlington. Carol was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Bluffton to the late Edgar Ralph and Mabel Margaret (Matter) Montgomery.  On Oct. 25, 1949, she married Willis Cheney who preceded her in death on April 10, 1988. 

Carol graduated from Mt. Cory High School in 1943 and Tiffin University in 1945.  She had been a farm wife and worked at the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima and for the United Mutual Insurance Company of Hancock County.  Carol was a member of Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church.  

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Joan I. Fleming, 65, died on Sunday, Feb, 9, 2020, at 11:33 a.m. at her residence in Lima.

She was born on July 31, 1954, in Lima, to the late Lester and Evelyn (Wright) Fleming. 

She worked in Sales and was a member of the St. Luke Lutheran Church, Lima. 

Joan is survived by her sister, Martha (Kenneth) Fitzpatrick of Springfield, Va.; three brothers: Thomas (Sharon) Fleming of LaFayette, Daniel (Linda) Fleming of Bluffton and John (Debra) Fleming of Harrod; and a sister-in-law, Jane (Ken) Madden of Sidney.

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Maxine Wince,  86, died on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at 7:48 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System. 

She was born on June 26, 1933, in Johnson County, Kentucky, to the late Floyd and Ocie (May) Bayes.  Maxine was previously married to Hobert Wright and he preceded her in death in 1971.  On June 20, 1981, Maxine married Glenn E. Wince and he preceded her in death on Dec. 13, 2014.

Maxine retired from Ford Motor Company Lima Engine Plant.  She was a homemaker and helped with the family farm.  Maxine was an avid gardener and enjoyed quilting, canning and crocheting. 

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