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Luella Poor
Luella Mae Poor, 89, 300 Bruns Ave., Celina, died at 1 a.m. April 24, 2003, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born Oct. 30, 1913, in Berne, Ind., to Frederick Cleveland and Nora L. Gilliland Siler. On June 23. 1934, she married Walter H. Poor who is now deceased.
Surviving are a son, Jay (Susan) of Botkins; a daughter, Patty (Ed) Krogman, Mendon; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
A brother, Orval Siler, is deceased.
She was a homemaker and a member of Montezuma United Methodist Church.
Services are 10:30 a.m. Monday at Lehman Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. David Gordon officiating. Burial will be at Swamp College Cemetery, Celina.
Calling is 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Virgil Turner
Virgil Roy Turner, 83, 214 N. Ash St., Celina, died at 8 p.m. April 24, 2003, at Community Hospital, Coldwater.
He was born July 25, 1919, in Mercer County. His first wife, the former Kathleen Hazel Price, is deceased. On Dec. 16, 1989, he married Ruth Ida Hamilton Houts who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Robert N. (Sharon) of Alamogordo, N.M.; a brother, Walter Turner, Florida; and a grandson.
A daughter, Lucy J., is deceased.
He was an engineer at Martin-Marietta in California and Middletown. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a 1937 graduate of Mendon-Union High School, he was a member of Celina First Church of God.
Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at the church, the Revs. Richard VanHorn and Bruce Strine officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday at Deerfield Cemetery, Malta.
Calling is 4-8 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, and after 1 p.m. Sunday at the church.
Contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
Russell Bricker
Russell E. "Gene" Bricker, 79, 8761 Kuck Road, Celina, died at 10:30 p.m. April 22, 2003, at Lifecare Hospital, Miamisburg.
He was born Sept. 6, 1923, in North Findlay, to Ross R. and Lucy Baucher Bricker. On Aug. 8, 1947, he married Ruth Bauders who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Richard A. (Beth) of Celina and James E. (Connie) of Oxford; a sister, Marjorie of Mendon; and four grandchildren.
Deceased are a daughter-in-law, Sylvia Bricker; an infant sister, Ruth Paulins; and a granddaughter.
He retired from Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., St. Marys, in 1980 after 39 years of service. A World War II veteran, he served with the Army Engineers in Company B, 831st Engineer AVN Batalion. He was a member and trustee of Hamilton-Bethel United Methodist Church.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, the Rev. Paul Bunnell officiating. Burial will be at Mendon Cemetery.
Calling is noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Jesse Moore
Jesse C. Moore, 89, 564 Livingston St., Celina, formerly of Fort Recovery, died at 2:20 a.m. April 23, 2003, at The Gardens at Celina.
He was born Aug. 14, 1913, in Potsdam, to Jesse Irving and Mattie D. Spade Moore. On Oct. 7, 1945, he married Margaret Hunley who died June 14, 1968. On Feb. 20, 1971, he married Pauline Ingle Kugel who died Sep. 7, 1978.
Surviving are two sons, Stanley Craig (Linda) of Fletcher, N.C., and Joseph Howard of San Francisco, Calif.; a daughter, Mary Hope Funkhouser, Pawleys Island, S.C.; two brothers, Ray H. and Gerald H., town not listed; a sister, Pauline Alexander, town not listed; four grandchildren and a great-grandson.
Deceased are four brothers, Robert K., Dale, Cecil and Leonard, and three sisters, Ruth Reynolds, Doris Wright and Betty Ummel.
He was a tool and die maker and an inventor who held more than 20 U.S. patents. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and did short-term missionary work for Wycliffe Bible Translators in Waxhaw, N.C. A graduate of Troy High School, he attended Olivet Nazarene College, Kankakee, Ill. He attended Calvary Evangelical Church, Van Wert, and was associated with Fort Recovery United Methodist Church.
Graveside services are planned at a later date at Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery, the Rev. W. Clark Williman officiating.
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, has charge of arrangements. There is no calling.
Contributions can be made to Wycliffe Bible Translators.
Ruth Prichard
Ruth P. Prichard, 86, 220 N. Main St., Mendon, died at 10:10 p.m. April 22, 2003, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford.
She was born May 29, 1916, in Van Wert County, to Clement F. and Mary Crowe Brown. On Jan. 1, 1941, she married Edwin F. Prichard who died May 7, 2000.
Surviving are two daughters, Mary Ann (Rodney) Dudgeon, Venedocia, and Sharon (Joseph) Snayd, Dallas, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, James L. and Ralph, and three sisters, Dorothy L. Gamble, Lorita L. Lynch and Lucille Brown.
She was a homemaker and a graduate of York High School. She was a member of Mendon United Methodist Church and the Celina Order of Eastern Star, formerly of Mendon. She was involved with the Friends of the Mendon Library, serving as treasurer, a member of the Van Wert YWCA Board and adviser for York Duchess 4-H Club in Van Wert County.
Graveside services are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mendon Cemetery, the Rev. Paul Bunnell officiating.
W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Celina, has charge of arrangements. There is no calling.
Contributions can be made to the church or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Emma Thomas
Former Celina resident Emma Thomas, 79, of Alabaster, Ala., died April 11, 2003, at a hospital in Alabaster.
She was born March 27, 1924, in Darke County, to Shirl and Florence Krick McCabe. Her first husband, Marvin Gabbert, was killed in action in Germany during World War II. She later married John Thomas who died June 11, 1991.
Surviving are a son, Craig (Marcy) of Montevallo, Ala.; five sisters, Dorothy O'Brien, Celina, Josephine Gabbard, Avon Lake, Sharron Michael, Barstow, Calif., Karron Hoskins, New Madison, and Becky French, Indianapolis, Ind.; two grandsons and a great-granddaughter.
Memorial services were April 16 at Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville. Burial was April 18 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Jefferson.
Mary Ashman
Coldwater native Mary B. Ashman, 90, 207 Pittsburg Ave., Portland, Ind., died April 22, 2003, at Americare Living Center, Portland.
She was born April 28, 1912, in Coldwater, to Edward and Maude Martin Smith. On June 13, 1931, she married David Ashman who died March 15, 1991.
Surviving are three sons, David of Fort Wayne, Ind., Dale and Carl, both of Portland; a daughter, Wanda (Tom) Violett, Alexandria, Va.; two brothers, Gene Smith, Ada, and Roger Smith, Celina; a sister, Hildred Betz, Fort Recovery; 13 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Lois Osborne, and a grandson are deceased.
She retired from Jay Garment and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, both of Portland.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Portland, the Rev. Fred Grenier officiating. Burial will be at Macedon Cemetery.
Calling is 5-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions can be made to the church.
Helen Brandt
Former Kettlersville resident Helen C. Brandt, 95, of Greenwich, Conn., died April 3, 2003, at Hill House in Greenwich.
She was born June 7, 1907, in Wauseon, to Ralph and Mary Clark. On July 9, 1938, she married Karl W. Brandt who died Aug. 14, 1979.
Surviving are two grandchildren, Carleson and Brooks, both of Greenwich.
A son, William, is deceased.
She had worked for the U.S. Department of Interior before moving to Kettlersville, where she and her husband operated a dairy farm. She also worked as a legal secretary in Sidney. She was a graduate of Wauseon High School, where she had been a member of the League of Business Women and the Girls Club. She attended Miami University, Oxford, where she was a member of Beta Phi Alpha sorority.
She was a member of Immanuel United Church of Christ, Kettlersville, where she was past president of Church Women United. She also was a volunteer coupon collector at Auglaize School in New Bremen.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. James Melter officiating. Burial will follow at Shelby Memory Gardens near Sidney.
Calling is 10 a.m. Saturday until the time of services at the church.
Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, had charge of arrangements.
Jack Danaher
Jack V. Danaher, 80, 133 N. Augustus St., St. Marys, died April 21, 2003, at Lima Memorial Hospital.
He was born Aug. 4, 1922, in Wichita, Kan., to Hugh and Sarah Axe Danaher. On April 9, 1947, he married Patricia Ann Ike who survives.
Also surviving are a son, David of Sevierville, Tenn.; and two granddaughters.
A sister, Mary, is deceased.
He was a corporate attorney for Ryder Systems in Miami, Fla., for many years prior to moving to St. Marys in 1985. He was a 1951 graduate of Ohio State University Law School. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, the St. Marys Outing Association (Idlewild) and the Ohio Bar Association.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, the Rev. David Heinl officiating. Burial will be at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is 5-8 p.m. Friday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.
Contributions can be made to Holy Rosary School in St. Marys.
