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Joyce Rapp loved history and enjoyed passing that love on to future generations in Lima so that they knew the stories of those who lived in this town, the famous and the not-so-famous. It is that love that is her legacy.
Mrs. Rapp passed away peacefully on March 30, 2021 at her home in Lima. She was 96 years old.
Mrs. Rapp, a resident of Lima for 55 years, served as the Lima Town Historian from 1997-2008 and returned to that position in 2016. She was named town historian emeritus this past January.
“Her work as town historian and also on behalf of recognizing veterans in our town are her legacy,” Lima Town Supervisor Mike Falk said. “She organized our veteran’s pledge program, getting a different veteran to come to a town board meeting each month and start our meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and afterward we would present a certificate to the veteran to honor their service. She embodied everything that is good about the town