NEIFORD
Mary M. Neiford, 87, of Van Wert, died at 8:18 a.m. Friday,
May 9, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
She was born April 2, 1921, in Van Wert, the daughter of the
late Alonzo and Daisy (Burkley) Johnson. On December 9, 1939, she married Homer
“Perch” Neiford, who preceded her in death on November 16, 1989.
Survivors include two children, James (Doris) Neiford of
Boise, Idaho, and Sue (Jim) Price of Van Wert; eight grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, May 14, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert,
with the Rev. Tim Burden officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery near
Middle Point.
Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the funeral
home.
Memorials: American Heart Association or Trinity United
Methodist Church in Van Wert.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at
agfhc@embarqmail.com.
BRADRICK
Dr. Ralph Duane Bradrick, 77, of Rockford, died at 4:02 p.m.
Friday, May 9, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert.
He was born April 19 1931, in Fredericktown, the son of the
late Ralph Wilson and Ruth Elizabeth (Fawcett) Bradrick.
Other survivors include a son, Dale (Cynthia Ann) Bradrick of
Bellevue, Wash.; three daughters, Linda (David) Shields and Laura Bradrick, both
of Tucson, Ariz., and Patricia (Brian) Thurber of Fort Wayne, Ind.; one brother,
Gary (Alberta) Bradrick of Ontario (Ohio); six grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Two brothers, Verne and Darryl Bradrick, also preceded him in
death.
Funeral services will be
conducted at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Grace Missionary Church in Celina,
with Pastor Michael Spencer officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in
Rockford.
Visitation is from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at
Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford and an hour prior to services Wednesday
at the church.
Memorials: Gideons
International.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at
ketchamripleyfh@embarqmail.com.