KENTON TIMES Online Edition
Hardin County News by Hardin County People
Obituaries for Tuesday August 12, 2008

Cook, Kay Louise

Rader, Ruth, A.

Tillman, Ronald J.

Cook
Kay Louise, 65
Dunkirk
Graveside services for Kay Louise Cook will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dola Cemetery in Dola by Pastor Thomas Dearth.
She died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 28, 1942, in Cessna Township, Hardin County to Harold and Ruby Elizabeth Anna (Rambo) Marling. On March 23, 1962, she married Robert Cook and he preceded her in death on April 19, 2001.
Surviving is a brother, Barclay (Eileen) Marling of Lima.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold “Ed” Marling and Gerald “Johnny” Marling and two sisters, Shirley A. Elliott and Irene Shipe.
She was a word processor in the computer center at Ohio Northern University in Ada.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia Foundation and or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Condolences may be sent to hansonneely@wcoil.com.

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Rader
Ruth, A., 90
Kenton
formerly of Dunkirk

A private graveside service for Ruth A. Rader will be Thursday at Dunkirk Cemetery by Pastor Tom Gossel.
She died at 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, at Kenton Nursing and Rehab Center.
She was born June 1, 1918, in Hancock County to Leo C. and Claire (Gephart) Brown. On March 14, 1941, she married Lewis R. Rader and he died April 25, 2003.
Surviving are a son, Jan (Cathy) Rader of Phoenix, Ariz.; three daughters, Julie (Tom) Wilson of Dola, Jane (David) Fogt of Phoenix, Ariz., and Lisa (Randy) King of Findlay; nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Margery Grogg.
She was a homemaker.
She was a gentle person who helped develop the family farm business with her husband. She enjoyed gardening and reading.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Hardin Northern Public Library in Dunkirk.
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Tillman
Ronald J., 57
Sorrento, Fla.
formerly of Kenton

Ronald J. Tillman died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, at Florida Hospital Waterman in Tavares, Fla.
Per his request, there were no services and his body was cremated.
He was born on May 23, 1951, in Kenton to Leo Edward and Vesta Maxine (Burris) Tillman. On May 27, 1968, he married Karen Suzanne Clapsaddle, who survives. They divorced and on June 27, 1987, he married Betty Priesinger and she survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Linda Sue (Greg) Sobkowiak and a son, Steven Robert (Donna) Tillman, both of Cokato, Minn.; seven grandchildren; two brothers, Edward E. (Janett) Tillman Sr. of Kenton and Richard L. (Jan) Tillman of Eads, Tenn., and several nieces and nephews.
He was a 1969 graduate of Kenton High School and had lived in Florida since 1982 where he worked in construction.
He was a member of the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society. He enjoyed dancing, bass fishing and his Busch Light.
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