Margaret "Maggie" Kime

Maggie Kime, 95, of Bucyrus, passed peacefully on May 23, 2024 under the care of Gentiva Hospice.

She was born January 23, 1929 in Tiffin, Ohio to the late Albert P. and Dorothy M, (King) Slosser.    Her father passed when she was three years old, leaving her to be raised by a single mother during the Great Depression. 

Maggie was a 1946 graduate of Tiffin Columbian High School and attended Heidelberg College. While working at Tiffin Art Metal Company, she met Richard O. Kime and they married on October 2, 1954. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2003.

Maggie raised their six children and helped at the family business, O.F. Kime Lumber Company.  She and Dick were constantly on the road attending as many events as possible for their children and grandchildren.  She was a longtime board member for both Garden Club of Ohio and the Culver Mother’s Club. She and Dick were recognized in 1987 as “Parents of the Year” by the Culver Parent’s Club.  

The couple enjoyed traveling with friends.  They also took in many Cleveland Browns games and their family created many fond memories at their cottage on Walton Lake.   

Maggie’s greatest passions were playing bridge and gardening.   Always up for a game of bridge, she enjoyed socializing with new and old friends.  She spent countless hours tending to her plants and flowers, her favorites were daffodils and alliums.    

She is survived by daughters, Karen Leibengood of Bucyrus and Gretchen (Mark) Heminger of Tiffin; sons, Stephen of Chicago, Ill., John (Lynn) of Bucyrus, William (Terri) of Firestone, Colo., and Robert (Ashley) of Loomis, Calif.; grandchildren, Kristin (Zach) Hale, Kyle (Alexa) Heminger, Laura (Mike Tomkiewicz) Heminger, Joshua (Shannon) Kime, John (Tiffany) Kime, Andrew (Marisa Whittenberg) Kime, Michael (Leslie) Kime, Gabby Kime, Alex Kime, and Caden Kime; and four great grandchildren, Harrison, Catherine, Alejandro, and Sharon.

In addition to her parents and husband, Maggie was preceded in death by her brother, Albert V. Slosser and son-in-law, Daniel Leibengood. 

Maggie’s family will celebrate her life privately and she will be laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery. If desired, donations can be made payable to Friends of the Crawford Park District and will be accepted through Wise Funeral Service. Expressions of sympathy are encouraged to be shared on the guestbook.