The Kenton Times

Bowman
Jeb Wayne, 18
Kenton
Arrangements for Jeb Wayne Bowman are incomplete at Schindewolf Stevens Stout Funeral Home in Kenton.
He died Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Indian Lake State Park Campgrounds in Logan County.
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Brown
Margaret L., 93
Kenton
formerly of Ridgeway
Arrangements for Margaret L. Brown are incomplete at Price Funeral Home in Kenton.
She died at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
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Kemmere
Norman S., 86
Kenton
Services for Norman S. Kemmere will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Price Funeral Home in Kenton. Burial will be in the Dunkirk Cemetery with military services by Amvets Post 1994.
He died at 5:32 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 2008, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.
He was born Aug. 18, 1921, in Hardin County to John and Ruth (Comstock) Kemmere. On June 19, 1944, he married Marie Claphan and she survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Robert (Bev) Kemmere of Mount Victory and Richard (Pat) Kemmere of Kenton; three daughters, Shirley (Alfred) Cole of Kenton, Diane Ruhlen of Columbia City, Ind., and Joyce (Roger) Casper of Dola; 12 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Ruth Hill of Kenton.
He was preceded in death by a grandson; three sisters, Della Kemmere, Alene Miller and Hazel Yeater and two brothers, John Kemmere and Calvin Kemmere.
He retired in 1984 from Wilco after working there for 28 years.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II.
Memorials may be made to Bridge Home Health and Hospice.
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Knoch
Joyce A., 64
Wapakoneta
Services for Joyce A. Knoch will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home, Ohio 501, Wapakoneta, by Pastor Hal Argabright. Burial will follow at the Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Clay Township.
Friends may call 1-3 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.
She died at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July, 19, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Feb. 16, 1944, in Lima, daughter of Clarence T. and E. Pauline (Basil) Miller, who preceded her in death.
On July 9, 1961, she married Dick J. Knoch and he survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Yenna Halker of Wapakoneta, Zeana (Brian) Moon of Fryburg and Andra (Todd) Fetter of Waynesfield; seven grandchildren, Kayla Delight Fetter, Kellen Michael Fetter, Chelsea Joya Halker, Keaton Craig Knoch Fetter, Clinton Michael Moon, Kieran Jacob Dainne Fetter and Hubertine Hannah Pengwende Fetter; a sister, Connie Campbell of Wapakoneta and several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
She drove a school bus for the Wapakoneta City Schools for several years and then graduated from the Ohio State Beauty Academy and became a licensed cosmetologist from 1973 to 1998. Joyce and Dick then started the Happy Cooker Catering Company which was operated from 1989 to May 2007 even after being diag- nosed with cancer in August 2006.
She was extremely involved in the Country Classic Music Hall, playing the bass, organ and piano and singing. She was a member of the New Hampshire United Methodist Church.
She thoroughly loved watching her grandchildren participate in football, basketball, track, cheerlead- ing, dance recitals, riding dirt bikes and showing their animals at the Auglaize County Fair. Joyce and Dick also enjoyed riding throughout the countryside on their Honda Goldwing Trike just to see the countryside.
Memorials may be directed to the St. John's Fire and Rescue, Tri-County Visiting Nurses and Hospice, or to the New Hampshire United Methodist Church.
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Park
Wilma P., 90
Kenton
formerly of Ada
Services for Wilma P. Park will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home in Ada by the Rev. Patrick Allen. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Ada.
Friends may call 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday and until the time of services Wednesday.
She died at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Kenton.
She was born July 7, 1918, in Arcadia to John and Nettie (Brookman) Snyder. On July 15, 1938, she married Robert Charles Park and he preceded her in death on April 9, 1997.
Also surviving are a son, Mike (Karen) Park of Elburn, Ill.; a daughter, Sandra (Chuck) Peyton of Bellefontaine; a son-in-law, Reg Sampson of Kenton; seven grandchildren, Lori (Don) Clapsaddle, Lana (Brad) Richards, Lynn (Ryan) Longbrake, Pattie (John) Cupp, Amy (Mike) Lump, Kim (Jim) Cooper and Austin Park; 10 great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren and two step-great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Lou Ann Sampson; two sisters, Dortha Reid and Margaret Rhoten and a brother, Lawrence Snyder.
She was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ada. She cared deeply for her children and grandchildren.
Condolences may be sent to hansonneely@wcoil.com.
Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Ada.
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