Lemuel BAKER [Parents] was born on 18 Aug 1874 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 17 Jun 1957 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Hancock Co, OH / Baker-Hamlin Cemetery. He married Mary Anetta DORSEY on 24 Dec 1895 in Hancock Co, OH. The marriage ended in divorce.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Lemuel Baker, 82, Claimed By Death - Services Wednesday For Cass Twp. Man - Lemuel Baker, 82, of Cass Township, a retired drainage contractor, died in his home yesterday following an six-month illness. A native of Cass Township, he was born Aug. 18, 1874 to John and Sarah (Binger) Baker.He married Mary Belle Dorsey Dec. 24, 1895 and she preceded him in death Aug. 15, 1955. Surviving are four children:Mrs. Lois Ruth Skidmore, Findlay; Harry D., Bloomdale; John W., Fostoria and Mrs. E. R. (Frances) Marker, Toledo; 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Two brothers and two sisters are dead. Services will be held in the Coldren Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Rev. Millard B. Knowles of Arcadia, officiating. Burial will be in the Baker Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
Mary Anetta DORSEY [Parents] "Netta" was born in May 1876. She died in 1957 in Tiffin, OH. She was buried in Findlay, OH / Maple Grove Cemetery. She married Lemuel BAKER on 24 Dec 1895 in Hancock Co, OH. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:EDDY, William
SINGER, Joseph B.
After the divorce of Lemuel Baker divorce, Mary had two other marriages: second to an EDDY and the third to a SINGER.
They had the following children:
F i Ruth Lois BAKER was born on 15 Feb 1897. She died in 1993. M ii Harry D. BAKER was born on 6 Aug 1899. He died on 5 Aug 1971. M iii John W. BAKER was born on 25 Mar 1902. He died on 31 Oct 1998. F iv Frances BAKER was born on 1 Mar 1905. She died on 28 Feb 1998.
Arthur HUFFMAN was born on 23 Sep 1874 in Hancock Co, OH. He died on 28 Mar 1918 in Hancock Co, OH. He was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. He married Amanda BAKER on 18 Mar 1911.
Article from local newspaper concerning Arthur Huffman's death: BLOOD POISON FATAL TO CASS TOWNSHIP MAN / ARTHUR HUFFMAN DIES AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS - Injury to Finger While Repairing an Automobile Develops Serious--Leaves Wife and Three Children.
Blood poison developing from an injured finger received while repairing his automobile a few days ago proved fatal to Arthur Huffman, aged 43 years, of Cass Township about 6 o'clock last night. He was overhauling his machine when one of his fingers became entangled in a cog wheel. Medical attention was rendered at once and it was not thought that anything serious would contract from the injury. Last Friday, the wound became poisoned and despite the unceasing efforts to save his life, all hopes were in vain. Mr. Huffman was born Sept 23, 1874, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Huffman, early settlers of Washington Township. His mother died several years ago. Mr. Huffman had always resided in Hancock County, being actively engaged in agricultural work all his life. He was married a number of years ago to Miss Amanda Baker, daughter of Squire John Baker, well-known resident of this county. To this union, three children were born. They are: Clair, 4; Catherine 2; and Marian, 3 months. He is survived by two brothers and three sisters, all living in this country. They are: W. E. Huffman and Ephraim Huffman of Marion Township; Mrs. Ballard Nelson of Washington Township; Mrs. Riley Campfield (sic) of Biglick Township and Mrs. Ed Walters of Marion Township. One brother is dead. No definite funeral arrangements had been made last night.
Amanda BAKER [Parents] was born on 18 Jun 1880 in Hancock Co, OH. She died on 5 Feb 1950 in Hancock Co, OH. She was buried in Arcadia, OH / Arcadia Cemetery. She married Arthur HUFFMAN on 18 Mar 1911.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Cass Township Woman Expires - Services Tomorrow For Mrs. Huffman - Mrs. Amanda Huffman, widow of Arthur Huffman, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Marian Gobel, of Bloom Center, at 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning. A cerebral hemorrhage caused death. She was born in Cass Township June 18, 1880, a daughter of John and Sarah (Binger) Baker. She was married to Arthur Huffman March 18, 1911 and he died Feb. 27, 1918. Three children survive: Clair B. Huffman of Cass Township; Mrs. Katharyn Crates of Cass Township and Mrs. Gobel. There are six grandchildren. A brother is living, Lemuel Baker of Cass Township. Three brothers and a sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Huffman was a member of the Salem Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held in the Coldren Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. A. L. Althaus officiating. Burial will be in Arcadia Cemetery. The body will remain in the funeral home.
They had the following children:
M i Clair Burdette HUFFMAN was born on 26 Aug 1913. He died on 12 Mar 1996. F ii Katharyn Maxine HUFFMAN was born on 11 Dec 1915. She died on 21 Jan 2008. F iii Marian Lucille HUFFMAN was born on 15 Nov 1917. She died on 6 Jun 2000.
Clair Burdette HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 26 Aug 1913 in Arcadia, OH. He died on 12 Mar 1996 in Hancock Co, OH. He married Lucena SNYDER on 21 Jan 1945.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Funeral services for Clair B. Huffman, 82, of 1110 Bernard Ave., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Coldren-Crates Funeral Home. Burial will be in Arcadia Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-5 and 7-9- p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Huffman died at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 1996 at his residence. He was born Aug. 26, 1913 in Cass Township, Hancock County, to Arthur and Amanda (Baker) Huffman. He married Lucena M. Snyder on Jan. 21, 1945, and she survives. Also surviving are four sons: Allen of Springfield, Mo.; Stephen, of Phoenix, Ariz.; Randall, of Cheltenham, England; Rodney, of Cary, N.C.; a daughter, Mrs. Douglas (Nancy) VanAtta, Findlay; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Katharyn Crates, Arcadia; and Mrs. Carl (Marian) Gobel, Bloomdale. Mr. Huffman was a retired Cass Township farmer and a former employee of National Automotive Fibers and the C. J. Laffey Paving Co. He served 41 years as Cass Township clerk. He graduated from Arcadia High School and was a memebr of Tabernacle Church of Christ.
Lucena SNYDER was born on 18 Apr 1918. She married Clair Burdette HUFFMAN on 21 Jan 1945.
They had the following children:
M i Allen Arthur HUFFMAN was born on 17 Oct 1945. M ii Stephen Dennis HUFFMAN was born on 5 Apr 1947. M iii Randall Dean HUFFMAN was born on 17 Jul 1949. F iv Nancy Alycia HUFFMAN was born on 23 Jun 1951. M v Rodney Lee HUFFMAN was born on 10 Sep 1953.
Loren Allison CRATES was born on 28 Nov 1914 in Arlington, OH. He died on 17 Apr 1989 in Hancock Co, OH. He married Katharyn Maxine HUFFMAN on 25 Oct 1937.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Loren A. Crates, 74, of 3010 Township Road 247, Arcadia, died at noon Monday at his residence. He was born Nov. 28, 1914 in Hancock County to Frederick and Dorothy (Ziegler) Crates. He married Katharyn Huffman on Oct. 28, 1937 and she survives. Also surviving are a son, Larry E. of Arcadia; two brothers, Frank of Findlay; Earl W. of Carey; and a sister, Catherine Rader, Findlay. Mr. Crates was retired from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., and was a farmer. He was a member of Norcrest Presbyterian Church and Cooper Retirees. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coldren-Crates Funeral home, the Rev. Benjamin Borsay officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 2 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the church.
Katharyn Maxine HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 11 Dec 1915 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 21 Jan 2008 in Findlay, OH. She was buried in Findlay, OH / Maple Grove Cemetery. She married Loren Allison CRATES on 25 Oct 1937.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Katharyn Maxine Crates, age 92, of rural Arcadia died at 10:15 PM Monday, January 21, 2008 at The Heritage Care Center. She was born December 11, 1915 in Cass Twp., Hancock County to the late Arthur and Amanda (Baker) Huffman. On October 28, 1937, she married Loren A. Crates and he preceded her in death on April 17, 1989. She is survived by son, Larry E. Crates of rural Arcadia; and two grandchildren, Daniel R. Smith and Denisa L. Molineaux. She was preceded in death by a brother, Clair Huffman and sister, Marian Gobel. Mrs. Crates was a graduate of Arcadia High School and a member of Faith Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 25, 2008 at COLDREN-CRATES FUNERAL HOME with Pastor Mike Miller officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday and for one our prior to the services (10:00-11:00 AM) Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Faith Presbyterian Church in her memory. Online condolences may be shared at: www.coldrencrates.com.
They had the following children:
Carl Edward GOBEL [Parents] was born on 6 Jun 1914 in Wood Co, OH. He died on 13 Sep 2000 in North Baltimore, OH. He was buried in Wood Co, OH / Weaver Cemetery South Sec 3. He married Marian Lucille HUFFMAN on 19 Jun 1941.
Obituary from the Bowling Green Sentinel newspaper: Carl Edward Gobel, 86, of Oil Center Road in Bloom Township, passed away on September 13, 2000 at Blakely Care Center in North Baltimore where he had been a resident since August. He was the son of Charles Andrew and Hazel May (Clemens) Gobel, born on June 6, 1914 in Bloom Center.Carl was a graduate of the Bloomdale High School Class of 1931 and enjoyed trips to Mexico and the western United States with several classmates after graduation.He married Marian L. Huffman of Arcadia on June 19, 1941. They made their home for nearly 60 years on Oil Center Road in Bloom Township, just east of Bloom Center, where he enjoyed gardening of vegetables and flowers.Carl farmed independently, did contract combining of crops throughout Wood County, worked at the Ford Garage in North Baltimore, and retired in 1979 after working as a Bloom Township employee for 15 years.Carl was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Marian. He is survived by his sister, Elizabeth Bishop of Blakeley Care Center; a son, Gary (Faye) of Virginia Beach, VA; a daughter, Loretta (Gary) Franks of Perrysburg; grandchildren, Mark (Tracee) Gobel of Pearl Harbor, HI, Brian (Stephanie) Gobel of Virginia Beach, Gary Franks of Oxford, OH, Kristin Franks of Magnolia, KY; and two great-grandchildren.Friends and neighbors may call at the Smith-Crates Funeral Home in North Baltimore from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday, September 14. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday, September 15 at 11:30 AM with the Rev. Hal Argabright officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery. The family requests that tributes and memorials be in the form of donations to Blakely Care Center or to Bridge Hospice of Findlay.
Marian Lucille HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 15 Nov 1917 in Arcadia, OH. She died on 6 Jun 2000 in North Baltimore, OH. She was buried in Wood Co, OH / Weaver Cemetery South Sec 3. She married Carl Edward GOBEL on 19 Jun 1941.
Obituary from the Findlay Courier newspaper: Marian L. Gobel, 82, of Oil Center Road in Bloom Township, passed away on June 6, 2000 at Blakely Care Center in North Baltimore where she had been a resident since suffering a stroke in 1992. She was the daughter of Arthur and Amanda (Baker) Huffman, born on November 15, 1917 in Arcadia, OH. Marian was a graduate of the Arcadia High School Class of 1935. She married Carl E. Gobel of Bloom Township on June 19, 1941. They made their home for nearly 60 years on Oil Center Road in Bloom Township, just east of Bloom Center. Marian was a loving mother and homemaker with interests in houseplants, gardening, cooking and sewing. Marian was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Clair B. Huffman in 1996. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Carl, of Bloom Center; sister, Kathryn Crates of Arcadia; a son, Gary (Faye) of Virginia Beach, VA; a daughter, Loretta (Gary) Franks of Perrysburg; grandchildren, Mark (Tracee) Gobel of Pearl Harbor, HI, Brian (Stephanie) Gobel of Virginia Beach, Gary Franks of Oxford, OH, Kristin Franks of Magnolia, KY; and two great- grandchildren.Friends and neighbors may call at the Smith-Crates Funeral Home in North Baltimore after 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Thursday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Hal Argabright officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery.The family requests that tributes and memorials be in the form of donations to Blakely Care Center or to a charity of the donor's choice.
They had the following children:
M i Gary Gene GOBEL was born on 21 Nov 1942. F ii Loretta Ann GOBEL was born on 13 Jun 1945.
Allen Arthur HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 17 Oct 1945. He married Diane SNYDER on 14 Feb 1968.
Diane SNYDER.Diane married Allen Arthur HUFFMAN on 14 Feb 1968.
Randall Dean HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 17 Jul 1949. He married Judy Carol MOYER on 8 Jan 1972.
Judy Carol MOYER.Judy married Randall Dean HUFFMAN on 8 Jan 1972.
Douglas Reid VAN ATTA.Douglas married Nancy Alycia HUFFMAN on 12 Nov 1971.
Nancy Alycia HUFFMAN [Parents] was born on 23 Jun 1951. She married Douglas Reid VAN ATTA on 12 Nov 1971.
Charles Andrew GOBEL was born on 9 Apr 1880 in Morgan Co, OH. He died on 21 Jan 1959 in Wood Co, OH. He was buried in Wood Co, OH / Weaver Cemetery. He married Hazel M. CLEMENS.
Hazel M. CLEMENS was born on 27 Jan 1890 in Six Points, OH. She died in Sep 1972 in Wood Co, OH. She was buried in Wood Co, OH / Weaver Cemetery. She married Charles Andrew GOBEL.
They had the following children:
M i Carl Edward GOBEL was born on 6 Jun 1914. He died on 13 Sep 2000.
Gary Gene GOBEL [Parents] was born on 21 Nov 1942 in Findlay, OH. He married Susan Ann BECK in Jun 1967 in Oxford, OH. The marriage ended in divorce.
Other marriages:SWANNER, Faye
Susan Ann BECK was born on 11 May 1946 in Chicago, IL. She died on 28 Nov 2004 in Virginia Beach, VA. She married Gary Gene GOBEL in Jun 1967 in Oxford, OH. The marriage ended in divorce.
They had the following children:
M i Mark Gene GOBEL was born on 18 May 1971. M ii Brian Charles GOBEL was born on 24 Nov 1975.