Obituaries
1999 Obits - K & L
Elwood G. Kimes
Paul H. Krupp
Matilda G. Kinn
Kenneth Sterling Koon
Billy R. King
Robert E. 'Bud' King
Eugene J. Kirian
ANNA M. LAY
Emma M. Lewis
Essie E. Leatherman
Cyril C. Lucius
Virginia V. Lucadello
CLOYCE A. LEE
Bernard "Red" Lee
Elwood G. Kimes
Union Carbide retiree
Elwood G. Kimes, 87, of 25 Christopher
Drive, formerly of 707 N. Countyline St., Fostoria, died at
12:14 a.m. Friday, Jan. 22, 1999, in Fostoria Community Hospital.
He was born in Fostoria, Jan. 6,
1912, to Howard E. and Anna (Daub) Kimes. On July 16, 1950,
in Fostoria, he married Bernice A. Wolf, who survives in Fostoria.
A son, Howard M. Kimes of Springfield,
and five grandchildren survive.
Preceding him in death were: two
brothers, Michael and Milton Kimes, and two sisters, Helen Stoldt
and Thelma Schubert.
A World War II U.S. Army veteran,
Mr. Kimes retired in 1970 from National Electric Carbon, Fostoria,
where he was employed as a brick mason for 10 years.
He was a member of High Street
United Methodist Church and the VFW, both of Fostoria, and the
VFW Nation Champ Bank.
Services in the Mann-Hare Funeral
Home, Fostoria Chapel, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, with the
Rev. Jeffrey Waite officiating. Interment will be in Fountain
Cemetery, Fostoria, with military graveside services conducted
by the United Veterans of Fostoria.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
Memorials may be made to High Street
United Methodist Church, 243 W. High St., Fostoria, Ohio 44830;
or the Fostoria Community Foundation, 121 N. Main St., Fostoria.
Paul H. Krupp
Lifelong Fostoria resident
Paul H. Krupp, 93, of St. Catherines
Care Center, formerly of North Main Street, Fostoria, died at
8:18 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, at the Fostoria Community
Hospital. He was born May 8, 1905 in Fostoria to George E. and
Amanda (Babcock) Krupp. On July 11, 1931, he married Cleo May
Allis in Fostoria. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons,
David P. Krupp of Fostoria and Nathan Krupp of Salem, Ore.;
a daughter, Mrs. Janet Therriauld of Palm Bay, Fla.; five grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Krupp was a 1923 graduate of
Fostoria High School. He started working for the Review Times
in 1923 in the sales and delivery department. He worked as a
printer, advertising representative, and writer until 1991.
A member of the Fostoria First Church of the Nazarene, and former
member of the YMCA, and was very active in both state and local
levels. He was a former member, founder and first president
of the Fostoria Lions Club, also a 32nd degree Mason of the
Fostoria Lodge 288, F&AM.
The Rev. Robert Chew, the Rev.
Russell Gumm, and the Rev. Gerald Krupp will officiate the 11
a.m. Monday service at the Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home, Fostoria.
Burial will be at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation hours are 1-5 p.m. Sunday
at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Fostoria
First Church of the Nazarene.
Matilda G. Kinn
Fostoria resident
Matilda G. Kinn, 94, formerly of
11404 Columbus Ave., Fostoria, died at 4:15 p.m. Friday, May
28, 1999, in the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Fostoria.
Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday at St. Wendelin's Catholic Church, Fostoria.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-9
p.m. Tuesday at the Hoening Funeral Home in Fostoria.
A complete obituary will appear
in Sunday's paper
Kenneth Sterling Koon
Licensed professional engineer
Kenneth Sterling Koon, 90, of 725
Columbus Ave., Fostoria, died at 12:23 a.m. Monday, July 12,
1999, in Fostoria Community Hospital, following a short illness.
He was born Aug. 30, 1908, in Ann
Arbor, Mich., to William and Nettie (Shetterly) Koon. On Aug.
18, 1934, in Sodus Point, N.Y., he married Flora Shafer. She
died Dec. 30, 1998.
Survivors include: four daughters,
Susan Rhodes of Fostoria, Sheril Green of Rapid City, S.D.,
Joan Koon of Johnson City, N.Y., and Ann Larkins of Marietta,
Ga.; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
A licensed professional engineer,
Mr. Koon worked for IBM Corp. in New York State for 36 years,
first in Endicott then Owego. He retired as a quality assurance
service project manager from IBM's Federal Systems Division
in 1969, after receiving many honors including a U.S patent
in 1952, relative to Electro-Mechanical Card Sensing Devices.
He was a member of the Institute
of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, New York Society of
Professional Engineers and the National Society of Professional
Engineers.
He held project engineering positions
at IBM and was inducted into the IBM Quarter Century Club.
He received a bachelor of science
degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan,
where he was a member of Sigma Rho Tan Fraternity, Triangle
Society, Scabbard and Blade (national honorary military society),
ROTC and the Senior Engineering Society.
He served as a colonel in the U.S.
Army Signal Corps 1941-46 in the Pacific Theater during World
War II.
Mr. Koon served more than 30 years
on Maine-Endwell School Board and was a member of the board
of deacons, an elder and a clerk of session for Northminster
Presbyterian Church, Endwell. He also supported his wife in
her many volunteer activities, becoming a member of Girl Scouts
of America. He was active in the Maine Kiwanis, Endwell Rotary
and National Amateur Printers Association.
Memorial services will be at 11
a.m. July 31 in Northminster Presbyterian Church, Endwell, where
calling hours will be 10-11 a.m. that day.
Memorials may be made to the Northminster
Presbyterian Church, PO Box 8655, Endwell, NY 13760.
The Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria,
is in charge of arrangements.
Billy R. King
Basic Inc. retiree
Billy R. King, 73, died at 10:15
a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999, at his home at TR 1002, Amsden.
He was born in Bloomdale June 26,
1926, to Orvil and Orpha (Barringer) King. His wife, Bernadine
"Marge" (Reeder) King, whom he married May 1, 1946, in Portland,
Ind., survives in Amsden.
Survivors include: two sons, Terry
King of Amsden and Jerry King of Rising Sun; two daughters,
Mrs. Barry (Nancy) Koepfer of Amsden and Mrs. Dan (Rose Mary)
Hale of Mount Victory; three sisters, Glada Gangwer, Marlene
Sallisbury and Jean Shaw, all of Fostoria.
Also preceding him in death were
a son, Arnold King; and four brothers, Robert, John, Keith and
Dean King.
Mr. King, a U.S. Navy veteran of
World War II, retired from Basic Inc., Maple Grove, in 1973,
as a maintenance person, with more than 27 years of service.
He was a member of Amsden United
Methodist Church and the Basic Quarter Century Club.
The Rev. Gary Staats will be the
officiant at the 11 a.m. Saturday service in the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery,
near Rising Sun.
Visitation at the funeral home
will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday.
Memorials may be made to a charity
of the donor's choice.
Robert E. 'Bud' King
Fostoria native
Robert E. "Bud" King, 71, of 322
W. Fairview, Upper Sandusky, where he had resided the past 40
years, died at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999, in Mt. Carmel
West Medical Center, Columbus.
He was born Sept. 10, 1928, in
Fostoria, to Virgil and Cathleen (Carr) King. His wife, Carol
A. (Heffelfinger) King, whom he married April 13, 1957, in Sandusky,
survives.
Also surviving are three sons,
Terry E. King of Sycamore, Dale L. and James V. King, both of
Upper Sandusky; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild;
and a brother, William V. "Si" King of Bucyrus.
A granddaughter also is deceased.
Mr. King, a member of Community
Christian Center Church, Upper Sandusky, retired in 1978 from
the shipping department of Swan Rubber Co., Bucyrus, after 30
years of service.
A U.S. Army veteran, having served
1950-52 during the Korean Conflict, he also was a member of
Eagles 2184, Upper Sandusky and Moose Lodge 669, Bucyrus.
He enjoyed traveling, collecting
magnets, fishing, playing cards and watching Big Time Wrestling.
Services in the Bringman-Clark
and Company Funeral Home, Upper Sandusky, will be at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, with Pastor Bill Williamson and Dr. Herschel A. Rhodes
officiating. Interment will be in Old Mission Cemetery, Upper
Sandusky, where military graveside services will be conducted
by local veterans organizations..
Visitation at the funeral home
is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today.
Memorials may be made to the Coronary
Care Unit of Wyandot Memorial Hospital, the Diabetes Association
or the American Cancer Society
Emma M. Lewis
Centenarian, formerly of Fostoria
Emma M. Lewis, 102, of Ottawa River
Road, Toledo, and formerly of East South Street, Fostoria, died
at 4:14 p.m. Monday, April 26, 1999, in Riverside-Mercy Hospital,
Toledo.
She was born Feb. 23, 1897, in
Loudon Township, Seneca County, to Lewis E.F. and Catherine
(Streng) Manecke. Her husband, Willard E. Lewis, whom she married
in March 1915, in Seneca County, died Oct. 2, 1937.
Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs.
Conrad (Kathryn) Marriott of Toledo; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren
and a great-great-grandchild.
Also preceding her in death were
a son, Harry W. Lewis; five brothers, Henry, Frank, George,
Jacob and Harry Manecke; and a sister, Elizabeth Zuern.
Mrs. Lewis had been employed at
the Ford Motor Co. in Fostoria, retiring in 1963, after 20 years.
A member of Grace United Church
of Christ, Fostoria, she was past president of its Circle of
Equity and a member for 43 years of the Church Quilters Group.
The Rev. Todd Petty and the Rev.
Cindy Hunter will be the co-officiants at the 11 a.m. Friday
service in Grace United Church of Christ. Burial will be in
Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the Harrold-Floriana
Funeral Home, Fostoria, will be 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials may be made to the church
or a charity of the donor's choice.
Essie E. Leatherman
Retired Allied-Autolite employee
Essie E. Leatherman, 74, died at
3:55 p.m. Monday, May 3, 1999, at the home of her cousin, Ronald
Griffin, 1028 Sandusky St., Fostoria. She formerly lived at
340 George St., Findlay.
Mrs. Leatherman was born Dec. 17,
1924, to Wesley and Madella (Routson) Hampshire in Fostoria.
She married Gaylen M. Leatherman June 20, 1953. He died in 1993.
She is survived by several cousins.
Also preceding her in death were
a sister, Betty Routson, and a brother, Don Ish.
Mrs. Leatherman retired from Allied-Autolite
in Fostoria after 30 years.
She was a graduate of Fostoria
High School and affiliated with Ridge Chapel Church of the Nazarene,
Carey.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday
at the Stombaugh Memorial Funeral Home, Carey, with burial in
Memory Gardens near Arcadia.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made
to Bridge Home Health and Hospice or Ridge Chapel Church of
the Nazarene, c/o of the funeral home.
Cyril C. Lucius
Fostoria resident
Cyril C. Lucius, 75, died at 8:22
a.m. Tuesday, May 4, 1999, in Fostoria Community Hospital. He
resided at 808 Shore Drive, Fostoria.
Mr. Lucius was born Feb. 10, 1924,
in Seneca County to Edward Lucius and Florence (Shultz) Lucius-Kinn.
He married Eileen M. Burns July
20, 1946, at St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Fostoria. She survives.
Other survivors include two sons,
Michael H. and Greg R. Lucius, both of Fostoria; six grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert Lucius of Columbus
and C. James Lucius of Toledo; two sisters, Mrs. Harold (Mary
Lou) Logsdon of Fostoria and Mrs. Marlin (Norma) Black of Tiffin.
He was preceded in death by a grandson,
Chad; a brother, Carl Lucius; and two sisters, Alma Lucius and
Shirley Brickner.
Mr. Lucius retired in 1985 from
the "Gauge Room" of Atlas Crankshaft, Fostoria, after 44 years.
He was a member of St. Wendelin
Church in Fostoria, and a World War II U. S. Navy veteran.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30
a.m. Friday in St. Wendelin Church followed by burial in St.
Wendelin Parish Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation is 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Thursday in the Hoening Funeral Home, Fostoria. The rosary will
be recited at 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and 10
a.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Sharing
Kitchen of Fostoria or Mass Intentions to the Church.
Virginia V. Lucadello
Flower/gift shop retiree
Virginia V. Lucadello, 82, of West
Center Street, Fostoria, died at 4:09 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11,
1999, in Fostoria Community Hospital.
She was born Feb. 9, 1917, in Glouster,
Ohio, to Oscar and Ethel (Deem) Moody. Her husband, Anthony
"Tony" Lucadello, whom she married May 14, 1938, in Decatur,
Ind., died May 8, 1989.
Surviving are: a daughter, Toni
Lucadello of Fostoria; a sister, Viola Kamence of Fostoria;
and a granddaughter, Laney Fugett of Massillon.
Two brothers, Dwight and Jerald
Moody; and a sister, Betty Gobbo, also are deceased.
Mrs. Lucadello, a 1934 graduate
of Fostoria High School, retired in 1987 from a flower and gift
shop in Fostoria, after 30 years of employment.
She was a member of Grace United
Church of Christ, Fostoria, where she had served as a former
board member and as past president of the Consistory.
She also was a former volunteer
at Fostoria Community Hospital and a member of the Forem Club
of Fostoria.
The Rev. Lucinda Hunter will be
the officiant at the noon Saturday service in Grace United Church
of Christ. Burial will be in Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria.
Visitation at the church will be
one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
Memorials may be made to the church
or Fostoria Junior Baseball.
The Harrold-Floriana Funeral Home,
Fostoria, is in charge of arrangements.
CLOYCE A. LEE
FOSTORIA -- Graveside services
for Cloyce A. Lee, 75, of Fostoria, will be held at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday at Fountain Cemetery, Fostoria, the Rev. Lawrence E.
Lynch officiating.
Visitation will be private.
Mr. Lee died at 9:25 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 1, 1999 at St. Catherine's Care Center, Fostoria.
He was born Dec. 2, 1923 in Fostoria
to Harry and Faye (Sharpe) Lee.
Surviving are a son, Terry A. of
Findlay; two daughters, Lana E. Stearns, Bluffton; Sally K.
Bachtal, Chillicothe; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren;
and a brother, Robert E. of Fostoria.
He was preceded in death by two
sisters, Leona Baughman and Florence Doll.
Mr. Lee had been employed at Union
Carbide, now National Electric Carbon, Fostoria. He was a veteran
of World War II, serving with the U.S. Army.
Memorials may be made to St. Catherine's
Care Center, 25 Christopher Drive, Fostoria.
Bernard "Red" Lee
(Autolite retire)
Bernard A. Lee, 82, of 435 Park
Ave., Fostoria, died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999, in Mesa, Ariz.
He was born May 23, 1917, in Napoleon,
to Clayton and Vera (Stykemain) Lee. His wife, Katheryn (Knisely)
Lee, whom he married Feb. 22, 1945, survives in Fostoria.
Survivors also include: three daughters,
Mrs. John (Linda) Boos of Muskegon, Mich., Margaret "Peg" Keel
of Worthington and Mrs. Rex (Carol) Burdette of Holly, Mich.;
five grandchildren and a great-grandson; and a brother, William
S. Lee of Arlington.
Mr. Lee a member of the First Christian
Church, Fostoria, retired in 1977 from Bendix-Autolite, Fostoria,
after 30 years of service.
A World War II U.S. Army veteran,
he served in the European Theater in the Third Armored Division,
where he earned a Purple Heart and an Oak Leaf Cluster.
He also was a member of American
Legion Post 73, Fostoria.
Memorial services will be at 11
a.m. Thursday in the First Christian Church, with the Rev. Bertie
Dell officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens, near Arcadia,.
Memorials may be made to the First
Christian Church, Fostoria, in care of the Hoening Funeral Home,
242 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, Ohio 44830, who are in charge of
local arrangements..
Eugene J.
Kirian
Union Carbide retiree
Eugene J. Kirian, 86, of 512 Glenview
Drive, Fostoria, died in the Good Shepherd Home, Fostoria, at
12:20 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999.
He was born Feb. 3, 1913, in Fostoria,
to Joseph J. and Florence (Carroll) Kirian, His wife, Dorothy
L. (Altwies) Kirian, whom he married Sept. 28, 1935, in St.
Wendelin Catholic Church, Fostoria, died Oct. 20, 1998.
Survivors include: two daughters,
Mrs. Carl (Janet) Haase and Mrs. Stephen (Mary) Weidner, both
of Fostoria; 22 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, seven
great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Frank (Peg) Jurrus
of Fostoria.
Also preceding him in death were
three sons, John "Jack,"
William and James Kirian; a daughter,
Barbara Beach; two sisters, Mary Catherine Tague and Dorothy
Harris; and two brothers, Tim and Tom Enright.
Mr. Kirian, a member of St. Wendelin
Catholic Church, retired in 1978 from the Union Carbide (now
National Electrical Carbon), Fostoria, after 37 years of employment.
A 1932 graduate of St. Wendelin
High School, he was a third degree Knight of Columbus Council
1197 member and fourth degree Father Kirsch Assembly 845 member,
both of Fostoria. He also earned an associate degree in horticulture
from the Ohio State University.
Services will be at noon Wednesday
in St. Wendelin Catholic Church, where the rosary will be recited
at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Visitation at the Hoening Funeral
Home, Fostoria, will be 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, where a Chalice
presentation will follow the 8:30 p.m. Christian wake service
and the Fourth Degree Honor Guard will take place 7-9 p.m.
Memorials may be made to St. Wendelin
Church and Schools.
ANNA M. LAY
Funeral services for Anna Maxine
Lay, 88, a resident of Fox Run Manor, will be held at 11 a.m.
Tuesday at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home, the Rev. Craig Parker
officiating. Burial will be in Zion Bloom Cemetery, Vanlue.
Visitation will be held from 6-8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Lay died at 8:45 a.m. Friday,
Dec. 17, 1999 at the nursing home.
She was born July 9, 1911 in Vanlue
to Samuel D. and Winona E. (Shubert) Walters. She married Frank
C. Lay on Nov. 2, 1929 in Carey, and he died Feb. 24, 1990.
Survivors include three sons, Don
of Delta; John of Findlay; David of Provo, Utah; two daughters,
Janine Faber, Fostoria; Marita Cole, Vanlue; 25 grandchildren;
38 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two
infant sons; a daughter, Deanna Miller; a grandchild; and a
brother, Byron Walters.
Mrs. Lay was a homemaker.
She was a member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's
Respite Care Society, P.O. Box 113, Findlay, or American Diabetes
Association Northwest Ohio Service, 3178 Republic Blvd. N.,
Toledo, 43615.
