Theodore J. Lindstadt
Theodore J[ohn] Lindstadt[, Jr.] (age 75) [died] on Monday, October 21, 2002 of Silver Spring, MD. [He graduated from OHS in 1945.] Loving father of Karen Weston (Rick) of Waterbury, VT; Greg Lindstadt (Dana Brudie) of Bellevue, WA and Kathy Tribbie (Scott) of Centreville, VA; loving grandfather of Rachel and Paul Weston, Ian and Claire Lindstadt and Philip and Kara Tribbie; loving brother of Sally Schupe of Memphis, TN and Pat McRoberts of Fernley, NV. He is also survived by his friend and former wife, Barbara L. Lindstadt [nee Leslie]. A memorial service will be held at Pumphrey’s Colonial Funeral Home, 300 W. Montgomery Ave. (Rt. 28, exit 6A off I-270), Rockville, MD, on Saturday, October 26, 2002 at 1 p.m. Inurnment Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium on Friday, December 6, at 2 p.m. Please meet at the cemetery administration building by 1:30 p.m.
The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 24, 2002.

Ronald T. Link
Clarksfield Township -- Ronald T[imothy] Link, 35, of Clarksfield Township, died Sunday, July 22, 2007, as a result of a swimming accident in Wakeman Township.
He was born Nov. 28, 1971, in Amherst. He lived most of his life in Lorain County, moved to Norwalk three years ago and moved to Clarksfield Township in January 2007.
Link had worked as a roofer.
He graduated from Oberlin High School in 1990 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in 1991-92.
He enjoyed his family, music, NASCAR, ESPN and rooting for his favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys.
Survivors include his wife, Patience M. (nee Stackpole); daughters Abbey-Gayle, Beverly and Gracie Link, all at home; stepdaughter, Dakota Knoll, and stepson, Dalton Stackpole, both at home; brothers Donnie Link of Tampa, Fla., and Cyrus Link of Berea; sisters Sonya Dodson of Norwalk and Crystal Link of Elyria; his grandmothers, Edna McIntyre of Florida and Mary Dodson of Oberlin; and a nephew.
Friends may call Friday 6 to 8 p.m., at Garland-Misencik Funeral Home, 851 Park Ave., Amherst.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Wednesday, July 25, 2007.

Linda D. Lippincott
Linda [Deuble] Lippincott, 63, of Weston, died peacefully at home on March 6 after a five year battle with breast cancer. Linda's family, friends, and community will always remember her for her generosity, wisdom, and laughter. She was the dedicated, supportive wife of John Lippincott, whom she married in 1964, and the best-ever mother to her two children and their families.
Always active and athletic, Linda enjoyed a wide range of interests, including working as a literacy volunteer, participating in book groups & garden clubs, biking, hiking, golfing, and skiing. Linda grew up in Oberlin, OH, [graduated from OHS in 1960,] and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University.
She is survived by her husband John; her son, Tom, his wife Anne, and granddaughters Sarah and Emily of Southington, CT; her daughter, Laurie Dupree, her husband Rick, and granddaughters Natalie, Samantha, and Monique of Simsbury, CT; her sisters, Diane Lederer and Sally Sisco and her brother Dick Deuble.
There will be a Memorial Service to celebrate her life at the First Parish Church of Weston at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 18. In lieu of flowers contributions in her name may be made to Dr. Eric Winer, Breast Cancer Research, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place, Brookline MA 02445; or to any charity of your choice. George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley 781-235-4100.
The Boston Globe, Boston, Mass., Thursday, March 9, 2006, p. A22.

Bert A. Locke, Veteran Grocer, Taken By Death
After a lingering illness of almost three months, Bert A. Locke died at his home on Woodland avenue Thursday shortly after noon. His death comes as a shock to his many friends who had held hope that his condition was improving.
Mr. Locke was born in Oberlin September 15, 1878. He spent his entire life here where he was widely known and respected. In early manhood he entered the grocery business as a clerk and worked for Balson & Campbell, Sage Bros., and M. D. Sperry. Later he formed a partnership with Mr. Sperry, under the firm name of Sperry & Locke. After the dissolution of this partnership Mr. Locke entered the grocery business for himself in a location on East College street. About three years ago he moved his store to its present location on North Main street. During the illness of his father the store has been under management of his son, Frank.
All his life Mr. Locke held an interest in flowers and growing things. About three years ago he built a summer home west of Oberlin and adorned it with shrubs and plants. Here with Mrs. Locke he had spent a great deal of his time. Picnic tables had been provided and the grounds were a favorite resort for picnic parties.
Mr. Locke was a man of fine character and friendly nature and had a host of friends who appreciated his contribution in citizenship to the welfare of Oberlin. He is survived by his wife, before marriage Miss Lurell Fox, a son, Frank Locke and a daughter, Mrs. A. J. Chapin. Funeral services will be held at the First Methodist Church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. S. Lee Whiteman, Jr., will be assisted by Rev. William Smith. Burial will be made at Westwood.
The Locke store will be closed all day on Saturday.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Friday, August 5, 1938, p. 1.

Businessman, historian Frank Locke dies at 73
A memorial service was held Tuesday afternoon in the First United Methodist Church for Frank Locke, Oberlin businessman, civic leader and historian, who died last Friday at Allen Hospital following a one-week illness. He was 73.
Born in Oberlin, the son and grandson of Oberlinians, he was a lifelong resident of the city. He owned and operated Locke’s Garden Center, which he started in 1948. His son, Bert, now operates the business.
A [1928 Oberlin High School graduate and] 1932 Oberlin College graduate, he was a member of the First United Methodist Church; a charter member, past president and Paul Harris Fellow of the Oberlin Rotary Club; and a director, then honorary director of the Oberlin Savings Bank.
He was a president of the Oberlin Chamber of Commerce and served on City Council for two years. He also chaired a committee of fellow Rotarians who put together a pictorial history of Oberlin, which he researched and edited, in 1976. Rotary’s Oberlin Historical Calendar for the sesquicentennial was another of his projects. He also announced Oberlin High School football games for 30 years until 1966.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy.
In addition to his son, Bert, he is survived by his wife, Marion; a daughter, Mrs. Victor (Diane) Provost of Oberlin; a sister, Mrs. Mildred Chapin of Bellevue; and five grandchildren.
Rev. Stanley Cote officiated at Tuesday’s service. Burial was in Westwood Cemetery.
The family suggests that memorial contributions, if desired, be made to the Allen Memorial Hospital coronary care unit.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, September 13, 1984.

Lillian Locke
Marquette, Mich. - Lillian Locke, former Marquette resident, died on September 16 at the age of 98, after a long period of residence at the Eastwood Nursing Home in Negaunee. She is predeceased by her husband and older son, both named Edward, also of Marquette.
Mrs. Locke was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 30, 1906 and adopted in her infancy by Dr. Harry Lauderdale, a dentist, and his wife, Mabel Hayward Lauderdale, an artist, of Oberlin, Ohio. As a child, Mrs. Locke responded enthusiastically to her parents' love of literature, art, and music. By the age of 13, she had read over 250 books, some of them twice.
At that time, she met a boy from Maine, Edward Locke, who had recently moved to Oberlin with his mother and older sister. The ensuing friendship was to last for nearly 80 years.
Mrs. Locke [graduated from OHS in 1923 and] remained at home to attend Oberlin College, receiving a bachelor's and master's degree in French. Following graduation, she taught that subject in Rochester, New York until her marriage to Mr. Locke in the early 1930s.
Edward and Lillian took up residence in Oak Park, Illinois, where they had their first son, Edward, and later moved to nearby Western Springs, where John was born. The family lived there until the early 1950s, when they moved to Lac du Flambeau, an Indian reservation in Northern Wisconsin, to operate a summer resort on Pokegama Lake.
The move from a sedate village in Illinois to an isolated cabin in Wisconsin was a major upheaval for the Locke family, but it was treated as an adventure. Initially there was no running water or telephone. Twenty-five years later, there were still no neighbors. But Mrs. Locke accepted these changes with grace and wit, and her ability to see the humorous side of things helped ease many difficult times. In winters, she taught at the Lac du Flambeau Federal Indian Day School, and then came home to fish through the ice until dinner.
In 1975, the Lockes retired to Marquette in order to be near their older son, Edward, and his wife, LaVerne Sommers Locke. A great sadness occurred in 1989 when Edward, a forester, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Mrs. Locke is survived by her remaining son, John, a professor in New York City, two grandchildren, Elizabeth and David, of Stratford, Connecticut and Marquette, and five great grandchildren. In the spring, a memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Marquette.
The Fassbender Funeral Home is serving the family.
Mining Journal, Marquette, Mich., Monday, September 20, 2004.

Edith B. Lodge
Edith Bennett Lodge, 89, of 3100 Shore Drive, formerly of 1329 Oak Park Ave., Norfolk, died Dec. 3, 1997.
Born in New York City, she was the widow of George Townsend Lodge. She was a retired poet. She was a graduate of [Oberlin High School in 1925,] Oberlin College in Ohio and received her master's degree from Old Dominion University, where she taught in the English department. She worked as a librarian assistant at Duke University and at the Teachers College Library in New York. Mrs. Lodge was a member of Ocean View Presbyterian Church and active in the Circle Two Women of the church. A life member of the American Association of University Women, she was also a member of the American Academy of Poets, the Poetry Society of Virginia, and the Poetry Society of America. She has been listed in the International Who's Who in Poetry, the Who's Who of American Women and the Dictionary of International Biography. Edith Lodge was the author of two books of poetry, “Song of the Hill” and “Journey Through Noon,” as well as other published writings. She had been a winner of the Irene Leache Memorial Contest in Poetry.
Survivors include a daughter, Ann Lodge of Suffolk; a son, David Townsend Lodge of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a niece, Susan Bennett of Mill Valley, Calif.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in Westminster-Canterbury by Chaplain Allen Johnson. She will be cremated, and her ashes will be scattered at sea, as were her husband’s. Memorial donations may be made to a favorite charity.
Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Saturday, December 6, 1997, p. B4.

Mrs. Martin J. [Mildred Fern] Logan
Collins—Mrs. Mildred F. Logan, 71, of DeRussey Rd., RD 1, a former elementary teacher, died yesterday morning in her home. She was born in Henrietta[, graduated from OHS in 1913,] and had lived in the Collins area 33 years.
For 10 years before her marriage Mrs. Logan taught at schools at Camden, Avon Lake, Elyria, Bedford and Flint, Mich. She attended Wooster College and received her degree in elementary education from Kent State University.
Mrs. Logan was a member of Radio Sisters of Collins.
Surviving are her husband, Martin, to whom she was married 41 years; a daughter, Mrs. C. C. (Margaret) Huber, Lorain; a son, Maynard J. of Syracuse, N.Y.; two grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Laura M. Bates, Elyria; two sisters, Mrs. Olive Kendeigh [OHS ‘11], RD 2, Oberlin and Miss Edna Bates [OHS ‘18], Elyria and a brother, Carl Bates, Chino Valley, Ariz.
Friends will be received at the Gerber Funeral Home, Wakeman, this evening from 7 to 9 and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Norman Everard, pastor of Collins Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Wakeman.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Monday, March 6, 1967, p. 22.

Louise Elizabeth Long
Oberlin -- Louise Elizabeth Long (nee Bows), 91, of Oberlin, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, at her home after a long illness.
She was born Oct. 19, 1912, in Oberlin, [graduated from OHS in 1931,] and lived there most of her life.
Mrs. Long was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Oberlin, and served as organist when her late husband, Col. Norman Long, conducted church services in Oberlin and in Germany where Col. Long served as an Army chaplain.
She enjoyed knitting, crossword puzzles, gardening and landscaping and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her sons Isaac L. Long of Oberlin and Louis Gregg Long of Woodland Hills, Calif.; sister, Geneva Turner of Cleveland; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Norman Gregg Long; daughter, Norma L. Long Seavers; her parents, Jasper and Martha (nee Mattison) Bows; brother, Foster William Bows; and sister, Bernice Myers.
Friends may call Tuesday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 47 Locust St. The Rev. Kevin Dudley will officiate. Burial will be in Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Tuesday, October 19, 2004.

Evadne Longbon
[Ella] Evadne [Van Bockern] Longbon, 90, retired school teacher and former resident of Columbia Station, died yesterday in Boliver, Mo. [She was a 1915 graduate of OHS.]
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Baker Funeral Home in Berea.
The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, Wednesday, November 4, 1987, p. B-2.
Ella Evadne (Van Bockern) Longbon
Ella Evadne Van Bockern Longbon, [OHS ’15, OC ’22, died] November 3, 1987, in Springfield, Mo. Born April 29, 1897, in Flora Vista, N. Mex., she retired in 1966 as a first-grade teacher in the Brunswick, Ohio, school system.
Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin, Ohio, Spring 1989, p. 39.

Priscilla Lord
Priscilla Lord, 85, resident of Copeland Oaks Retirement Community in Sebring, Ohio, and former Oberlin resident, died last Friday at Alliance Community Hospital.
She was born in Oberlin on Dec. 20, 1903, the daughter of Professor Louis and Frances Partridge Lord.
She grew up in Oberlin and graduated from Oberlin High School in 1921. After two years of study at Oberlin College with the class of 1925, she went abroad. She studied at the American Academy in Rome, at Oxford University, England, and at the American Classical School in Athens, Greece. She received the B.A. from Oxford University in 1927 and the M.A. in 1931.
From 1931-37 she taught at the Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ill. She then returned to Oberlin College, and completed the A.B. in 1940, as part of the class of 1925.
In the fall of 1940 Miss Lord and her father purchased a part interest in the Oberlin News-Tribune. She had been contributing feature articles for several months and became a regular staff member at that time. She served until 1946, when she moved to Cambridge, Mass.
In Cambridge she was a volunteer at the Cambridge City Hospital for several years during the 1950s.
She is survived by several cousins.
A memorial service was held Monday at the Copeland Oaks Chapel.
Burial was in Westwood Cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, March 16, 1989, p. 2.

Nancy Jane Stofan Lou, 1930-2000
Nancy Jane Stofan Lou of Willamina died Nov. 15, 2000, in her home, after a two-year battle with lymphoma. She was 70. No service will be held.
She was born Jan. 5, 1930, the daughter of Andy and Ida Stofan. She graduated from Oberlin High School [in 1948], Oberlin, Ohio, and attended Oberlin and Antioch colleges.
She married Nils Lou, her high school sweetheart, on Feb. 1, 1952, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The couple moved to Willamina in 1976. Mrs. Lou was involved and supportive in her husband's career as an artist and college teacher. Family members said she was musically gifted, with a special aptitude for piano. She loved opera.
Mrs. Lou enjoyed hosting gatherings of family and friends. She loved the ocean and travel, especially to visit Hawaii. She also loved cats, cooking and gardening. She had a lifelong interest in learning and reading.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Jennifer Harris of Prairie City; three sons, Jan Lou of White Salmon, Wash., Peter Lou of St. Paul, Minn., and Kris Lou of Grand Rapids, Mich.; three brothers; and two granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by two step granddaughters.
Disposition was by cremation.
Memorial contributions may be made to Linfield College, office of college relations, 900 S.E. Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128.
News-Register, McMinnville, Oregon, Tuesday, November 21, 2000.

Constance Marie Love
Constance “Connie” Marie Love, 37, of Elyria, former Oberlin resident, died suddenly on Dec. 11 at EMH Regional Medical Center in Elyria.
Born in Oberlin, she lived here until moving to Elyria recently.
Miss Love was a 1982 graduate of Oberlin High School and had received her associate’s degree from Lorain County Community College.
She worked as an AIDS health education aide for the Lorain County Health Department. She also worked with the Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program, where she was a prevention specialist and a certified HIV/AIDS instructor.
She was a member of Lorain County AIDS Task Force and worked at many public functions.
She was a volunteer for the Rape Crisis Center in Lorain and the Red Cross.
Miss Love enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include a special friend, Michael Sims of Annapolis, Md.; her mother, Ethel J. Love of Oberlin; sisters Patrice Martin of Oberlin, Jacqueline Washington of Orange Park, Fla., and Tonie Carmichael of Euclid; and several aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father, John Charles Love.
Services were Dec. 15 at Christ Temple Apostolic Church with District Elder Laurence Nevels officiating. Burial was in Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, December 18, 2001.
See also http://oberlin-high.org/1982/then_now/indiv_pages/love.html

Mrs. John Love
Margaret (Mrs. John) Love, 79, of 217 E. College, died in Allen Hospital Monday following a brief illness. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today in First Church.
Mrs. Love was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., May 27, 1893, [graduated from OHS in 1911,] and had lived in Oberlin 13 years.
Surviving are two sons, Robert of Slippery Rock, Pa., and Duncan of Annandale, Va.; two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Mildred Kriedor of Cincinnati. Her husband, John, and a daughter, Janet, preceded her in death.
Graveside services were held yesterday in Shelby.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the general fund of First Church.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, January 18, 1973, p. 2.

Mildred Loveland Dies at Home in Cleveland Heights
Mildred Graham Loveland, 51, former Oberlin resident and wife of Roelif Loveland, associate editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, died Sunday afternoon in Hanna House of University Hospitals, Cleveland. She had been stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage a few hours before at her home in Cleveland Hts.
Mrs. Loveland, born in Norwalk, Oct. 6, 1899, moved to Oberlin in early childhood. Here father, the late Clarence R. Graham, was local manager of the telephone office and also was for many years chief of the volunteer fire department. Mrs. Loveland was a graduate of Oberlin High School [in 1917] and attended Oberlin College. She married Mr. Loveland in 1925.
Mrs. Loveland was interested in young people, and was often called on as a consultant at youth forums. She took active part in parent-Teacher and Red Cross work, and was also a former chairman of the Cleveland Heights recreation board.
Besides her husband Mrs. Loveland is survived by two sons, Peter, an Oberlin College graduate now a reporter on the Plain Dealer, and David, an air cadet awaiting call; and two sisters, Mrs. Kent Richardson of Avon Lake, and Mrs. Ray Warren of Oberlin.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, March 15, 1951, p. 7.

Gladys Pyle Lucal is Claimed by Death
Was Daughter of Late Dr. Pyle and Former Resident of Oberlin
Mrs. Gladys Pyle Lucal, 36, died at her late home, 2062 Belle avenue, Lakewood, Thursday noon, February 12, following a five days’ illness of pneumonia. She was the only child of the late Dr. Harold Ward Pyle of Oberlin.
Gladys Elizabeth Pyle was born in Mt. Vernon and came with her parents at the age of 3 to Oberlin, where her father engaged in the practice of medicine.
She graduated from Oberlin high school [in 1912] and later from Oberlin College with the class of 1916. For a number of years she and her mother, the late Elizabeth Pyle, made their home in Washington, D. C., where Gladys engaged in government work and met and married Ira D. Lucal, a former Collins, Ohio, boy. Shortly after the war they took up their residence in Cleveland, where Mr. Lucal has come to be a well known attorney. Besides her husband she is survived by three small sons, Harold, Kenneth and Dale.
Dean Edward Bosworth, former classmate of the deceased, preached the funeral services, which were held form the late home in Lakewood Saturday afternoon. Burial was made in Lakewood cemetery.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, February 19, 1931, p. 1.

Helen Adams Lucal
Helen Adams (Mrs. Ira D.) Lucal, 77, formerly of Oberlin, died March 1 in Berkeley, Cal. after a long illness.
Her family, the Adams family, lived for many years in the Andrus house on Forest St. Mrs. Lucal was graduated from Oberlin High school in 1913 and Columbia University in 1917. She was active in the League of Women Voters in Berea.
Mrs. Lucal is survived by three stepsons, Dale F. Lucal of Oakland, Cal., Harold M. Lucal of Storrs, Conn. And Kenneth G. Lucal of Strongsville; a sister, Mrs. Martha A. Hill of Walnut Creek, Cal.; and a brother Lewis Adams of Largo, Fla.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, March 15, 1973, p. 8.

Arthur Lucas Jr.
Vermilion -- Arthur Lucas Jr., 84, of Vermilion, died Friday, March 31, 2006, in Kingston of Vermilion.
He was born Aug. 29, 1921, in Lakewood and had been a Vermilion resident for the past 55 years. He had also lived in Ashland and Oberlin. [He was a 1939 graduate of OHS.]
Lucas worked for Freuehauf Trailer Corp. in Avon Lake for 25 years, and also worked as a realtor for Phyllis Reality in Lorain.
He enjoyed going to flea markets, and collecting antiques.
Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Eula (nee Zeller) Lucas; daughters Shirley Witteborg of Defiance, Patricia D'Aveta of Lakewood, and Pamela Hartle of Vermilion; two grandchildren; and sister, Lita Wilson of Lorain. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur Sr. and Mabel Katherine (nee Posey) Lucas.
Private services will be held.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Humane Society of Erie County, 1911 Superior St., Sandusky, OH 44870; or the Animal Protective League of Lorain County Inc.; 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035.
Online condolences can be made to www.riddlefuneralhome.com
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Saturday, April 1, 2006.

Charles August Luikart
Charles August Luikart, 84, of Oberlin, died Jan. 25 at the Metro-Health Medical Center in Cleveland.
Born in Henrietta Township, he lived all his life in the Oberlin area.
A 1935 graduate of Oberlin High School, he was a dairy and grain farmer for 55 years before retiring in 1992.
At one time, he was a Pittsfield Township trustee and a trustee on the Farm Council.
Mr. Luikart was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he was head usher for many years. He also was a member of the Farm Bureau and the American Association of Retired Persons.
Survivors include his wife, Josephine (nee Lyons); a son, Jay A., of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; a daughter, JoAnn Mowery of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; four grandchildren; brothers, Louis of Oberlin and Jacob “Jake” of Oberlin; and a sister, Katherine Jordan of Elyria.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jacob and Katherin (nee Hohman) Luikart; and a sister, Margaret Lang.
A memorial service was held Jan. 29 at the First United Methodist Church, with the Rev. O. French Ball officiating.
Private burial was in Pittsfield Cemetery in Pittsfield Township.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, February 1, 2000, p. 2.

Louis H. Luikart
Elyria -- Louis H. Luikart, 90, of Elyria, died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Elyria United Methodist Village, following a lengthy illness.
He was born May 22, 1913, in Russia Township, and was a lifelong area resident.
Luikart served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He [graduated from OHS in 1931 and] attended the former Oberlin Business School.
He was employed as an electrician at Bendix in Elyria.
He was a member of Hosanna Lutheran Church-LC-MS, in Columbia Station. He enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors include his son, Larry Luikart of St. Joseph, Mo.; sister, Katherine Jordan of Elyria; and brother, Jacob Luikart Jr. of Oberlin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy (nee Becker); twin daughters in 1948; sister, Margaret Lang; and brother, Charles Luikart.
Friends may call Thursday from noon until time of service at 1 p.m. at Hosanna Lutheran Church-LC-MS, 13485 Columbia West River Road. The Rev. Donald Bojens, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association of Greater Cleveland, 3601 S. Green Road, Suite 100, Cleveland 44122; Hosanna Lutheran Church-LC-MS, 13485 Columbia West River Road, Columbia Station 44028; or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Bauer-Laubenthal Funeral Home, Elyria, is handling arrangements.
The Morning Journal, Lorain, Ohio, Wednesday, June 25, 2003.

Joyce Evelyn Beckman Lumsey
Joyce Evelyn Beckman Lumsey, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 at her home in Indianapolis following a brief illness.
Joyce was born on Sept. 2, 1938, in Bandana, Ky., to Henry A. Brown and Blanche Shaw Brown. As a young woman, Joyce moved to Oberlin to attend Oberlin High School where she graduated in 1957.
Eventually Joyce moved to Gary, Indiana. While in Indiana, Joyce began her career as a telephone operator with the Bell Telephone Company (now AT&T). Through tremendous effort and great skill, she consistently moved up the ranks in the company, having attained senior management status within the company. She was widely respected and well-liked by all. Even after her early retirement in 1988, she was often asked back as a consultant for the company.
Joyce was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Indianapolis (joining in 1987) where she held many positions including head of the Crisis Ministry, Food Pantry, secretary of the Sunday School, second vice president of the Missionary Council, Membership Clerk and Contribution Coordinator to name a few. Joyce was named Indianapolis Volunteer of the Year in 1987 for her stead­fast work in her church and her community.
Joyce was married in Gary, Ind., to Ernest Beckman until his death in April 1980. With Ernest she helped raise his three daughters, providing to them an example that through hard work and perseverance one can achieve success in life. She was blessed later in life to meet and marry her second husband Harold L. Lumsey Sr. She was delighted to welcome four more children into her life to love and cherish and was happily married until his death in July 2006.
Joyce was also preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Blanche Brown, siblings Flossie Croff, Verba Lewis, and Adrain Brown.
She is survived by a sister Anna Mae Whitis of Corona, Calif., daughters Angeli Martin (David) of Gainesville, Va., Sabrina Samuels (Joseph) of Windermere, Fla., Gina Baumgartner of Costa Mesa, Calif., Lloyetta Warren (Elmor) Indianapolis, Katherine VanPutten (Meade) Columbus, Ohio, Mary Parker (Emile) Atlanta, Ga., a son Harold L. Lumsey Jr. (Inell) of Indianapolis. She is also survived by many grand­children, nieces, nephews and friends.
The family will receive friends on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 from 11a.m. to noon at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 3500 Graceland Avenue, Ind. Services will be held immediately following at noon at the church. Dr. Philip Karl James, Pastor will officiate.
A graveside service on will be held on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin. Cowling Funeral Home in Oberlin will be handling local arrangements.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 20470 Lorain Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44126-3422
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Thursday, October 6, 2011, p. 6A.

Helen G. Lyman
Helen G. Lyman, 80, of Oberlin, died at her home on Feb. 25.
Born in Pittsfield, she was a lifelong Oberlin area resident [and a 1929 graduate of Oberlin High School].
She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she was chairman of the Altar Guild and member of United Methodist Women and its Hannah Circle.
She also belonged to AARP and Pythian Sisters of Oberlin, was a precinct worker, and helped with Meals on Wheels for many years.
Mrs. Lyman was preceded in death by her husband, David, in 1984, and by 11 brothers and sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Jane Betts of West Salem; a sister, Mary Alter of Delaware, Ohio; and two grandchildren.
Services were Feb. 28 in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Darrell Woomer, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Westwood Cemetery.
The family suggests that memorial gifts, if desired, be made to the First United Methodist Church.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, March 5, 1991, p. 2.

Former Oberlin Boy [James Halle Lyman] Dies In Columbus
Funeral services of J. H. Lyman Will be Held at Sedgeman’s Saturday Afternoon
The death of J. H. Lyman, former Oberlin boy [OHS class of 1879], occurred at his home in Columbus, Wednesday, December 13. The funeral services will be held in Sedgeman’s funeral parlors Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
About six years ago Mr. Lyman was retired from the railway mail service, after many years as chief of a fast mail train between Cleveland and Cincinnati.
He was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lyman who resided at 245 Morgan street until their deaths some years ago. Besides his wife he leaves two brothers, Edmund of Mena, Ark., and Abner of Jefferson City, Ia.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Friday, December 15, 1933, p. 1.

Ralph Edgar Lyman
Ralph Edgar Lyman, 84, of Sandusky, longtime Oberlin resident, died Aug. 26 at the Firelands Community Hospital in Sandusky.
Born in Parma, he lived in Oberlin most of his life [and was a 1933 graduate of OHS].
A World War II veteran, he had served in the Navy.
For many years he was a builder and developer in the Oberlin area. He also worked as a real estate broker until his retirement in 1978.
Mr. Lyman enjoyed gardening, painting, building furniture and playing the organ.
He was a 50-year member of the Oberlin Masonic Lodge 380 F&AM and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Oberlin.
He was known to many as a dedicated friend and devoted family man.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Margaret E. (nee Eager) of Sandusky; daughters Janet Kretchmar of State College, Pa., and Karen Young of Sandusky; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Tillie (nee Schmidt) Lyman; a brother, Robert Lyman; and a sister, Marguerite Van Ausdale.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. O. French Ball officiating.
Private graveside services will be at Westwood Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 45 S. Professor St., Oberlin.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, August 29, 2000, p. 2.

Mamie Wenk Bendt
Mrs. Joseph P. Bendt (Mamie or “May” E. Wenk) died Dec. 14, 1970, in Sante Fe, N.M. She was born Jan. 13, 1889, in Peoria, Ill.
A long-time resident of Grosse Pointe, Mich., Mrs. Bendt had lived in Der Kleine Heim nursing home in Sante Fe since 1967. Mrs. Bendt was a graduate of Oberlin High School [class of 1907] and a member of Phi Beta Kappa [at Oberlin College, class of 1911]. She taught mathematics at Crystal Lake, Ill., and Brooklyn, Iowa, and was a United Charities investigator in Chicago prior to her marriage to Mr. Bendt, a civil engineer in 1916.
In 1931 and 1932 the Bendts lived in Russia where Mr. Bendt was coke specialist during the construction of a large industrial plant for the Russian government.
Mrs. Bendt leaves a son, Philip, in Los Alamos, N.M. A sister, Mrs. Francis W. (Marguerite) Curtis, ’10, preceded her in death. Another sister, Mrs. Albert M. (Favorite or “Fay”) Sheldon, ’12, died Dec. 4, 1970.
The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, Oberlin, Ohio, January 1971, p. 37.

Russell Emmett Lynch Jr.
Russell Emmett "Skin" Lynch Jr. of Pickerington, Ohio, formerly of Oberlin, died suddenly Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at his home. He was 58.
Born Nov. 28, 1945, he graduated from Oberlin High School in 1963, and from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1973.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, receiving the Purple Heart for injuries sustained during the Tet offensive. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans and of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
He worked as a licensed professional counselor for the Department of Veteran Affairs at the Vet Center in Columbus, providing counseling services to veterans for more than 23 years. He also worked part-time at Bexley Marine.
He was a member of Bay Point Marina at Marble Head. He loved sailing, and was especially proud of his Canadian Henley sailboat, named for his two daughters, the Sarah-Jessica.
Mr. Lynch is survived by his daughters Sarah Kerry of Clarksburg, Ohio, and Jessica Lynch of Pickerington; parents, Russell and Vesta (nee Keyes) Lynch of Avon Lake; brother, Michael Lynch of Pittsville, Va.; and sister, Sue Burrill of Medina.
Services were Saturday at the Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home & Crematory in Pickerington. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., at the convenience of the family. [Mr. Lynch was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on April 8, 2004.]
Memorial contributions may be made to the Military Order of the Purple Heart, 35 East Chestnut St., Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Oberlin News-Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Tuesday, January 13, 2004, p. 2.  

Death of Llewellyn E. Lyon
Llewellyn E. Lyon, a former resident of Oberlin, died Monday morning at 4 o’clock at his home in Wellington. The deceased had been enjoying the best of health previous to his death, and his sudden departure came as a severe and unexpected blow to his wife, family and many friends. His illness was Brights’ disease.
Mr. Lyon was born in Columbus on the twenty first of August, 1865. At the age of seven he moved with his parents to Oberlin, where he received his education, attending both the high school [class of 1882?] and the academy. In November of 1890 he was married to Miss Electa Houck, at Wellington, and to this union three children were born, all of whom are at present living. Mr. Lyon’s occupation was that of dealing in black boards with his father, who is a resident of North Cedar avenue. He was a man well known and highly esteemed and one who commanded the respect of all with whom he came in contact. His death was a very sad one as it removed a most beloved father from a family which was particularly characterized by its home live.
The funeral was held privately Wednesday morning at the home, conducted by Rev. Sheldon, of the Lorain Congregational church, and Rev. Cromer, of the Wellington Congregational church. Beautiful music was rendered by the church quartet. The remains were buried in the village cemetery.
Among those present from out of town to attend the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lyon, of Oberlin, parents of the deceased, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lyon and son, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. West and son, of Norwalk, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. West and son, of Lorain.
The Tribune, Oberlin, Ohio, Friday, June 10, 1904, p. 1.

Lorena Adelia Lyon
Funeral services were held Wednesday, September 19, at the Sedgeman Parlors in Oberlin for Miss Lorena A. Lyon, who died on September 17, 1945, at Allen hospital following an illness of four weeks. Rev. Joseph F. King officiated and burial was in Westwood cemetery.
Born in Fitchville, Ohio, October 19, 1866, Miss Lyon [graduated from OHS in 1885 and from Oberlin College in 1889; she] came to Oberlin after retiring from her teaching in Newark, New Jersey, and had lived here 14 years at 238 West Lorain street.
She was a member of First Church, of the Oberlin Woman’s Club and of L.L.S. She was secretary of the Oberlin alumni branch of L.L.S. at the time of her death.
Miss Lyon is survived by two nieces, Mrs. W. A. Pillans of Lorain, and Mrs. Turner Smith of Whittier, California; a nephew, Marion Lyon of Los Angeles, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Doren Lyon of Oberlin.
The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, September 1945, p. 17.