Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Lensman, Florence M (Funchion) March 28, 2013
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The Urbana Daily Citizen
Florence M. Lensman, age 92, of St. Paris passed away on Thursday, March 28, 
2013, in the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. 

Born on September 26, 1920, in Napoleon, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late 
William and Maude (Powers) Funchion. 

She married Donald Lensman on April 1, 1939, and he preceded her in death on 
August 10, 1985.

Together they raised four sons, Donald Roger (Vonnie) Lensman Jr. of Hartville, 
Charles Everett (Angela) Lensman of Bellefontaine, Paul Edward (Linda) Lensman 
and Kenneth Wayne (Mindy) Lensman, both of St. Paris. She was a loving 
grandmother to 15 grandchildren, Lisa, Todd, Nicole, Amy, Damion, April, 
Gabriel, Bridget, Sonny, Mary, Mark, Meggi, Eric, Chad and Cody, and 14 great-
grandchildren, Sidney, Morgan, Kelsey, Todd Jr., Madison, Emmanuel, Jabari, 
Isaiah, Trinity, Brayden, Claire, Drake, Cade and Ayla. Florence is also 
survived by two sisters-in-law, Margaret Roberts of London and Jo Funchion of 
Napoleon, many nieces and nephews, special friends and neighbors Wanda Smail 
and Shirley Clyburn and close nephew Rob (Kitty) Lensman.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by five 
brothers, Clarence, Lawrence, John, William and Kenneth Funchion, and two 
sisters, Leona Barton and Madonna Tonjes. Florence was a 1938 graduate of 
Napoleon High School. She was a member of the St. Paris United Methodist Church 
and loved to read, play bingo and do crossword puzzles. She worked at Sears in 
Springfield for 20 years before retiring. The family would like to say a 
special thank you to her loving caregivers, Tammy, Rachel, Sherrie and Dawn. 
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. in the 
Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with Pastor 
Dave Kepple of the St. Paris United Methodist Church presiding. Burial will 
follow in the Rosedale Cemetery, N. St. Rt. 235, St. Paris, Ohio. Serving as 
pallbearers will be Mark, Eric, Chad, Cody and Rob Lensman, Kelly Bishop, 
Carter Jenkins and Todd Dallas and honorary pallbearer Glen Smail. A visitation 
for family and friends will be held on Monday, April 1, 2013, from 4 p.m. to 8 
p.m. in the funeral home. Donations may be made to St. Paris United Methodist 
Church, P.O. Box 564, St. Paris, Ohio 43072, or the Riverside EMS, 105 S. Boggs 
St. DeGraff, 43318. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home. 
Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.

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