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October 11th, 2011
Alice M. Schwer, 82, of Wapakoneta, died at 5:17 a.m. today, Oct. 11, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
Arrangements are incomplete at Schlosser Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Wapakoneta.
Robert R. Bennett, 75, of Wapakoneta, died at 7:20 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 2011, at Wapakoneta Manor.
Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta.
Other arrangements are incomplete at the funeral home.
CRIDERSVILLE — A village councilor with a family history of serving and helping a local village has submitted her resignation.
Long-time Criderville Village Council member Beverly Wood submitted her letter of resignation and will no longer be serving as a member of the village council, Cridersville Mayor Lorali Myers announced during Monday’s council meeting.
Walking to school safely as well as getting some physical activity each day were lessons Wapakoneta Elementary School students took time out to learn Monday morning as they participated in the International Walk to School Day.
The school’s 875 kindergarten through fourth-grade students all walked a lap before heading to the Wapakoneta Performing Arts Center for a brief presentation on the importance of being safe when walking as well as getting some kind of physical activity each day.
WAYNESFIELD — During Monday’s meeting, Waynesfield-Goshen Board of Education members voted to waive tuition for qualifying children for the school’s preschool program.
Board members approved the move after it was recommended by Elementary Principal Tim Pence. Pence told the board members that the current $100 per month was proving to be too steep for some low-income families.
WAYNESFIELD — During Monday’s meeting, Waynesfield-Goshen Board of Education members voted to waive tuition for qualifying children for the school’s preschool program.
Board members approved the move after it was recommended by Elementary Principal Tim Pence. Pence told the board members that the current $100 per month was proving to be too steep for some low-income families.
October 10th
Aaliyah Baker, of Harrod, stillborn, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health Systems.
She is survived by her parents, BreAnna (Hawk) and Tyler D. Baker, of Harrod.
Private graveside services will be held at Salem Cemetery in Westminster.
Arrangements are being handled by Armentrout Funeral Home in Waynesfield.
Condolences may be expressed at armentroutfuneralhome.com.
M. Marjorie Martin, 86, 14256 River Road, St. Marys, died at 12:05 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2011 at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
She was born December 11, 1924 in St. Marys, the daughter of Ruth (Smith) and Merrill “Bill” Miller.
She was preceded in death by two sons John Martin and Larry Martin; and two daughters, Sheryl Perry and Connie Martin.
Services are at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church in St. Marys, with the Rev. Bill Maki officiating. Burial will follow at the Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
Klor A. Newland, 70, of Wapakoneta, died at 3:26 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.
He was born Dec. 28, 1940, in Lima, the son of Leona C. Rimer and Harry Washington Newland. Both parents are deceased. On Oct. 15, 1988, he married Sandra Joe Foote, who survives in Wapakoneta.
Gertrude (Trudy) Young, W. Cisco Rd., Sidney, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community in Sidney.
She was born July 12, 1935, in Salyersville, Ky., the daughter of the late Victoria (Lykins) and William “Willie” Dunn. On Aug. 31, 1956, she married Walter Young and he died Dec. 15, 2006.
She is survived by two sons, Steve (Diana) Young, of Sidney, and Dave (Tammy) Young, of Wapakoneta; four grandchildren, Steve, Randy, Taylor and Madison; and four great-grandchildren, Zack, Mason, Ethan and Aryanna.
