The Lima News from Lima, Ohio (2024)

June 3, 1992

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The Lima Newsi

Location:

Lima, Ohio

Issue Date:

Wednesday, June 3, 1992

Page:

7

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Wednesday June 1 IWt The Lima News A7 Mistrial declared in shooting case Man sentenced A I imn mUm 1 unerals es A i leuua may call 2 to 4 and7 to 9 pm Thursday at Lehman neral Home Celina and after 1 7 Merold officiating Burial will fol low in Mercer Memory Gardens Celina YOUNGS Emma Grave side services will be at 11 am Thursday in German Protestant Cemetery New Bremen Arrange ments are under the direction of Chiles' and Sons Laman uneral Homes Anthony Browner and Lin wood Shelton were bound over Tuesday by Lima Municipal Court Judge Rickard A Workman Both remain in the Allen County Jail on $15000 bond Brywner and Shelton were ar rested at approximately 3 pm May 27 during a drug bust at 323 Wayne St Apt Deaths 11 Todd A Avery 26 1246 Latham Ave and Barbara A Chadwell 27 1246 Latham Ave a Larry Kesseling 33 Delphos and Rose I Youngpeter 26 Del phos Clark Tuttle 30 1800 Reser voir Road Lot 78 and Lori Camper 29 1800 Reservoir Road Lot 78 Mark DeLeon 23 WalbridgrS a metal drum cleaning and Storage facility The business owned by Randy Hersh has been in operation for 42 years A small crowd gathered in the mostly residential neigh borhood fowatch the blaze Earl Martin sat on his front porch directly across from the plant with a concerned eye on the situation Martin of 1111 ranklin St said he called the 911 emergency number after hear ing the fire alarm and seeing smoke pour from the building irefighters did not evacuate the area smoke and fumes from the fire would not i cause harm to residents in neighboring homes although tney directed onlookers to stay away from a stream of waste water from the sprin Adawoman dies in crash WALTON Eugene loyd Ser vices will be at' 2 pm Thursday in Siferd Westwood Chapel with entombment in Memorial ParkMausoleum riends may call pntil 4 and from 6 to 8 pm today the funeral home today for a Lima teen ager after a the street in the 600 block of West Elm Street at 4:25 pm Tuesday when as many as four gunshots were fired One hit Shurelds and another struck a nearby Lt Dick Allen County Drag Enforcement agency assisted by Lima police served a search warrant at the apartment following an under cover drug buy An estimated value of $2000 worth of crack co caine was confiscated as was a22 caliber rifle said reports filed 'with the county sheriffs depart ment' GATIEN Gordon James Ser vices will be at 10:30 am Thurs day at Immaculate Conception Church Kenton with burial in St Marys Cemetht riends may pall until 4 and from 7 to 9 pm today at Schiqdewolf Stevens Stout uneral Home Kenton where a prayer service will be held at 8 pm i Lima the son of Robert and Catherine McNamara Dimond Mr Dimond was retired 'as a chief petty officer in the Naw in Hjs which he served from 1956 to nc was a mcmoer oi veter Cutting torch sparks apparent cause of blaze An Ada woman was killed in a one car crash Tuesday night southwest of Lima ouan mcu wai dfo nounced dead at St Medi cal Center at 11:09 pm from ini Juries sustained in a one car ac cident on Shawnee Road She was a passenger in a vehicle' that apt parantly went out of control on a curve in the 1100 block of the roadway about 10:30 pm Shawnee Township police offic ers said the car driven by Jeffery Austin 32 of 8654 Harding High way was southbound on Shawnee Road when it went off the rigtyt side of the road and slid sidewayd into a tree stump jj Austin was treated and released at St I1U a a lyo citations nave oeen issued in the crash which remains under investigation by police Shari Hicks was born June 7 1966 in Lima the daughters of Robert and Jeanette Long Neumeier who survive in Ada She attended Lafayette Mission ary Baptist Church She was a' 1984 graduate of Allen East High School Survivors also include four brothers John Neumeier of ort Wayne Ind Dennis Neumeier of Lafayette and Michael Neumeier and James Neumeier both of Lima Services will be at 11 am ri day at Hanson Neely uneral Home Ada Rev Glenn Schwerdt feger officiating Burial will fol low in isher Cemetery Lafay ette riends may call 7 to 9 pm today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday at the funeral home Mary ord CELINA Mary ord 68 of here died at 5:30 pm Tuesday at Sugar Grove United Methodist Coldwater Community Hospital Church and the armers and Merchants picnic board all of Ada Memorial contributions may be made to the irst Ptesbyterian Cnurcn or to ceuna Visiting Nurs 5 teens arrested A tire iron a knife and a meat jr cleaver were recovered by Lima police after a fight that led to the arrest of five teen agers An crowd estimated by police 50 to 75 people gathered in the 400 block of South McDonti Street to watch a fight among sev eral teen age girls at 3:10 pirt our juveniles arrested were releasedtothe custody of their parents police said while an 18 year old woman was re leased on her own recognizance American Legion Post 96 both of Lima He served at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam He was a 1956 graduate of St Gerard Catholic School Lima Survivors include a close friend Somchai Lucier of Las Vegas Nev and three sisters Mrs Louis (Patricia) Kipker Jr of Ada Margie Dimond of Louis ville Ky and Mrs Emest (Ju dith) Peddicord of Yreca Calif Graveside services will be at 10:30 am June 20 at Gethsemani cemetery 'Lima with Rev Ger ard Symkowiak officiating Grave side military rites will be con ducted by the American Legion There will be no visitation The body has been cremated Memorial contributions may be made to St Jude Re search Hospital or to the Hardin county Hospice Gary Douglas Wright ADA Gary Douglas Wright 47 of here died at 11:59 pm' Tuesday at Lima Memorial pital He was bom Nov' 15 1944 in Lima the son of Wayne and Anna Margaret Elzay Wright On i Oct 12 1968 he married Mabel Castle who survives Mr Wright worked at the Lima ord Engine Plant for 24 years' He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and was a 1963 graduate of Ada High School He was a member of Liberty Grange Police continued their search and the teen ager were fighting in I west side shooting Tuesday after noon' A 17 year old Lima youth is wanted for questioning in the shooting of Mark A Shurelds 22 of 620 Hope St Shurelds re mained in serious condition today or kiu meaicai venter Survivors also include two sons Gary Lee Wright of Seattle and Shane Wright at home a daughter Starlene Wright of Ada a granddaughter three brothers Ralph Wright of Ada loyd Wright of Odessa Texas and Bill Wright of Wapakoneta ahd seven sisters Mrs Lester Evelyn lem ing of Lafayette Mrs Betty Klin gler of Ada Mrs Morma Davis of MarionjjMrs Robert (Pat) Betz of Kenton Mrs Cecil Williams of Cairo Mrs Ron (Phyllis Jean) Vermillion of Belle Center and Mrs Dan (Helen) Smith of Lima NOIROT Jacob (Jack) Ser vices will be at 10:30 am Thurs day in St Nicholas Catholic Church Miller City with burial in the church cemetery riends inay call any time today at Mc Crate Love uneral Home Ot tawa where a Scripture service will be held at 8 pm A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the case of DeMeo said today doctors told him bis problem a Lima man charged in a March 17 shooting after was a flu like virus He said he might remain in the prosecutor became ill thehospital until Thursday The trial of Calvin Williams 19 of 511 Wf County Prosecutdr David Bowers said he Eureka St7 began Tuesday before Alien County Was called to resume the prosecution Tuesday Common Pleas Judge Michael A Rumer Wil but requested a continuance because be was un ii Hams was charged with two counts of felonious familiar with the witnesses jj df Jnstead Rumer called a mistrial andset the losL Potts 20 of 1210 Reese Ave date for a new trial Williams trial was rescheduled for June 30 He Potts was shot in the bedroom of a home in the remains in the county jail in lieu of $50000 bond 400 block of South Metcalf Street said Lt Dick After a jury was selected assistant county pros Shade of the Lima Police Department Potts was ecutor Anthony DeMeo began his opening state released May 7 from Memorial Hospital ment but became ill and was taken to St? Williams turned himself in to county sheriff's Medical Center deputies on March 19 ing suspension withdrew innocent plea pleaded no contest found guilty 30 days jail electronic sur veillance in lieu of jail $100 fine (Judge Workman) Tamara Davis 24 717 ran klin St solicitation withdrew in nocent plea pleaded guilty 30 days jail 30 days suspended fined $100 (Judge Workman) Daniel Vonderhuevel 29 Pioua driving durins susnension withdrew innocent plea pleaded and Darcy Lawrence 21 Har 4A Jll I guilty iv ways jou iu uays sus ivu pended $100 fine (Judge Wort man) MARRIAGE LICENSES Keith Stager 24 Criders ville and Kellie Bullock 23 2419 Britt Ave Harold Dukeman 45 4111 Yellowood St and Barbara A Wise 42 4111 Yellowood St Jonathan Williams 23 Spen cerville and Kaila Longlott 21 3465 West St Thomas airborn 43 1833 Spring St and Pamela Jackson 43 1833 Spring St Richard Gladen 44 101416 Bellefontaine Ave and Rae Washington 37 101416 Bellefon taine Ave Walter A Culp 39 739 Met calf St and Janis Bowersock 36 739 Metcalf St Todd isher 20 Batavia and Erica A Bishman 20 2064 Sandy Lane Mark Harder 24 Elkhart Ind1 and Rachel A Diller 27 Goshen Ind Chad Everhardt 18 1965 Shawnee Road driving while 1 under the influence withdrew in nocent plea pleaded guilty $300 fine three days jail li cense suspended one year (Judge Lauber) Chad Warris 21 800 Elizabeth St Apt' 22yJrjyinJur Sparks from a cutting torch are suspected as the Cause of a two alarm blaze Tuesday at an east fiidA nli Limafirefighters battled a $25000 fire at the Lima Barrel and Drum Co Inc for three hours Tuesday Gray and white' smoke was billowing from the 1140 ranklin St plant by the time firefighters arrived shortly after the first alarm at 6 pm Ronald Straker arson inves tigator with the fire depart mem saia wooa ana insulation in a west side wall of the main plant smoldered for more than iiiii'two hours before the fire was detected Sparks from a cutting torch may have caused the blaze Employees were using the torch to cut metal barrels in the plant Straker said before Heavy smoke and fie dam own water used to fight age was reported to the plant the blaze Man arraigned on "drug charge Lima manuras arraigned Tues ing for drug related activity and intoxication Wil 4 day on a drug abuse charge Ham Ray 22 235 Collett St Is charged with Robert Gunn of 743 Broadway St remains obstructing official business and' persistent disor in custody in the Allen County Jail oh $200 cash derly conduct iiinui Court Magistrate Joseph Police conducted surveillance at the apartment Wu Y111 prida prcHminary hearing complex 510 North St in response to com scheduled for 1:30 pm riday plaints residents an4 management about drug t) Gunn was among eight people arretted Monday activity said Lima police Lt Dick Shade £lice Monda Between 6 pm and midnight officers arrested at Etate APartmentSi eight people: Police also are still searching for a others arrested during the operation en youth who punched an officer who was trying to tered innocent pleas Tuesday arrest another person Michael A Boothby 28 2008Elida Road is 'The officer was not seriously injured and charged with obstructing official business loiter arrest was made Shade said assigned for preHminary hearing $2500 cash bond (Judge Lauber) Dispositions Sally Staup 24 1062 State St persistent disorderly conduct withdrew innocent plea pleaded guilty $100 fine 30 days jail 30 days suspended (Judge Lauber) Joseph Lowry 30 Ada driv ing while under the influence withdrew innocent plea pleaded no contest found guilty $300 fine three days jail license suspended one year (Judge Laub er) Ernest Black 26 Mansfield resisting arrest withdrew in 1 nocent plea pleaded guilty $100 fine 30 days jail 30 days sus pended must pay $150 restitution to Chasers' (Judge Lauber) Arlie McDaniel 48 3121 Burch Ave driving while under the influence withdrew innocent plea pleaded no contest found guilty $300 fine three days jail Schmitt officiating Burial will fol drivers license suspended one low in St Marys Catholic Cehi Investigators from the Lima year (Judge Lauber) etery Celina riends may calk 2 to 9 pan Thursday at WH Dick and Sons uneral Home Celina where a parish wake services wiHbe held at 8:30 pm Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Concep tion Endowment und She was born Oct 28 1923 in CeUna the daughter of Leon and Mary Coil Pond On Jan 19 1945 she married Kenneth (Gene) oflL who survives Mrs ord was a homemaker She was a member of irst Pres byterian Church CeUna and the Celina American Legion 5 Auxil 1 Survivors also include three sons Stephen ord find Richard ord both of Celina ahd Kenneth ord of Port Clinton five grand dhildren a great granddaughter 1 three sisters Betty Marshall of Simi Valley Calif Dorothy Linn of Celina and Evelyn Carnenter He was proceeded in death by Rockford and la brother Wil i i r' ir UamJ rfi i ini ui Services' wiH be at 10:30 am riday at irst Presbyterian Shooting suspect sought in wounding St by a friend employee said 7 He is being treated in the hos intensive care unit for a gunshot wound to the neck and shoulder a St spokes woman said The youth being sought was identified by a witness police re ports said He fled in a light blue automobile reports said Daily record MUNICIPAL COURT Tuesday elony Arraignment David Lee Trusty 33 62016 Arrangements are incomplete at cam ai receiving stolen property the Bayliff and Eley uneral Home Wapakoneta 2 bound over to grand jury on drug charges Two 19 yMr old vetrolt men were bound over to the grand jury on aggravated drug trafficking charges after waiving their pre liminary hearings Ralph Young WAPAKONETA Ralnh Young 71 of here died at 1 am today at Ltaia Memorial Hospital a o4 year oia Lima man hqs been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison oh burglary charges JuHus Kirkman of 712 High St was sentenced to eight to 25 years on each of four counts of aggravated burglary AHdi County Commons Pleas Judge Michael A Rumer ordered the sentences tobe serveconcur rently and gave Kirkman credit for time served since April 8 Kirkman originally was charged with seven counts of aggravated burglary He pleaded guilty to four counts during a pre trial on Monday The remaining' counts were dismissed Kyle Kennedy 23 Spen cerville and Ridenour 19 2275 Cable Rodd Apt 138 Kevin Mahin 19 Elida and Judie I Bowman 19 Elida William Samnson Jr 56 HR Robb Ave and Linda Core 33 469 Elizabeth St James Lasenby III 40 814 Oak St and Tina Turntine 29 814 Oak St Michael Milks 37 Ada and Beth A ockler 27 EUda William A Spallinger 21 Co lumbus Grove and Tammy Sellers 20 Columbus Grove Timnthw ahfiaia 91 Springfield and Deborah Camper 37 1568 Plainfield Drive BIRTHS St Tuesday Mr and Mrs Rob ert Palmer Ada boy Mr and Mrs Robert Bozman Huntsville boy Mr and Mrs Nick Kaufman Ottawa boy 1 wwawwaawv MUVtH AAUUIC 74V Al MICH Ml 741 UI AVAUilUCiy ttl A 'Cable Road for Charles JR Zer Nathan Hospice Center Las I 1IYIO ante 64 of Lima He died at 2:25 Vega Nev 'center Rita Medlcal He was born July 11 1938 in An Ada woman was kUle and the University of Dayton He was a Marine Corns veteran of day at Brickner uneral Home Bie Korean War and a member of iuv iHiuiavuiaic vuuvupuuu Church Celina Survivors also include five sons Maj Joseph Moeder of Ger many John Moeder of Coldwater Jerry Moeder of Celina Jim Moe der of Orlando la and Jay Moeder of CoUege Park Md four daughters Mrs Stephen (Melin da) Bubp of Oklahoma City Mrs Job (Mary) Hoyng and Mrs Rick (vicki) Hoyng "both of Coldwater and Mrs Dean (Ellen) Stelzer "Of Delaware 22 grandchildren and a siser Mrs Mary Zimmer of Kettering Services will be at 10:30 am riday at Immaculate Conception Church Celina Rev Bernard After being shot Shurelds lliorli haln 'a D2mia1a 1 vMjui aavar Hl A44clia Witnesses told police Shurelds 650 Elm St He was taken to iVCIIACA He was born Oct1 7 1927 inWichita Kans the son of Charles and Hilda 'Beinoff Zer 1 a 1 Stepmother nc was a mcmoer or veter Eunice Zer of oreign Wars and the ante survives in Lima On Nov 13 1949 he marriedBarbara Cottrell who also survives CM CJirCS VwnttenTnayffivnu CinlOfri Memorial services will be at William Raymond Dimond 53 10:30 am riday at Chamberlain of Las Vegas formerly of Lima Huckeriede uneral Home 920 died at 9:25 am Mondav nt Charles Zerante Mr Zerante owned and oper ated CJ Zerante Beveragea at North and Cole streets for 38 years He also worked at the Bar gain Center and Brothen our Country Store He was a member of Eagles Lodged Survivors also include two sons Charles Rave Zerante of Cairo and James Zerante of Elida two daughters Mrs Mark (Bev erly) Romer of Cincinnati and Mrs Tad (Lisa) Yeatter of ort Myen la eight grandchildren two brothers Tom Zerante of Na perville Ill and Roger Zerante of Alexandria Va and a' sister Patty Bartley of Kettering Rev Denpis A Meyer will of Ificiate for services Burial will follow in Allentown The ipdy has been cremated The family will receive friends 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm Thursday at funeral home fethel Herr BLUTON Ethel Herr 90 of here died'at 5:30 pm Tuesday at Richland Manor Nursing Home She was born Dec 9 1901 in Allen County the daughter of AK and Lillie Danner Manahan On Aug 30 1928 she married Edgar A Herr who died Oct 19 J1979 Mrs Herr was a homemaker She was a member of Beaverdam United Methodist Church and the arm Bureau Council 1 Survivors include two sons Donald Herr and William A Herr both of Bluffton 10 grand children nine great grandchildren two brothers George Manahan of Holdenvillb Okla and Ralph Manahan of Oklahoma City and two sisters Mrs Efaima Herr of Bluffton and Mrs Mary Lipsey of Longview Texas She was preceded in death by four brothers Virgil Manahan Dewey Manahan Ernest' Manahan dnd John Manahan Services will be at 1030 am riday at Chiles and Sons Laman i ii uneral Homes Bluffton Chapel Rev Mary Sue Reuther officiat ing Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery Bluffton riends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Thursday at the funeral pome Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International or to the Beaverdam' United Method ist Church Building und three brothers and two sisters Services will be at 10:30 am a IX neral Home Ada Rev Glenn Church Celina Rev Stephen bchwerdtfeger officiating Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cem etery Ada riends may call 7 to 9 pm Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 ridav nt thn fnnnrnl hnmn where grange memorial services 9:30 am riday at the church win be held at 8:30 pm Joseph A Moeder CELINA Joseph A Moeder 61 of herejlied at 8 pm Monday at Coldwater Community Hos pital He was born Oct 27 1930 in St Henrv the non of Alnvn and June 21 1952 married Jane Sommers who survives Mr Moeder was retired super intendent of the Mercer County Home He was a graduate of Im maculate Conception High School KREISCHER Ruth Reed Services will be qt 10 am Thurs 1 Van Wert with burial ini Harrison Baptist Cemeteiy Van Wertriends may call 1 to 9 pm today at the funeral home hoqse said Lima police 4 3.

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