Elmer L. Uhrick, 85, of Bluffton, a lifelong resident of Adams and Wells counties, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Uhrick worked at Franklin Electric for 25 years, retiring in 1991. He was known all around for being a great baker, especially for his chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. He will always be remembered for being a great caretaker and loving grandfather to all of his grandchildren . He was born Dec. 10, 1928, in Geneva, to Vernon Uhrick and Devota Clark Uhrick. He married Norma Jean Swygart Dec. 15, 1946, in Portland; she preceded him in death July 19, 1979. He married Madonna DuBois Bergdoll July 26, 1980, in Bluffton; she preceded him in death Aug. 27, 2001. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce (Greg) Smith of Bluffton and Judy (Jerry) Wyatt of Warsaw; a son, Kerry (Marilyn) Uhrick of Sevierville, Tenn.; a daughter-in-law, Jane Uhrick of Wolcottville; two stepsons, Bill (Claudia) Bergdoll of Angola and Jim (Sheila) Bergdoll of Pickford, Mich.; three stepdaughters, Terri (Roger) Black, Cindy (Mike) Wolfe, and Ann (Jim) Harshman, all of Bluffton; 19 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and 29 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Dale (Jane) Uhrick of Bluffton; and four sisters, Dollie Osborne of St. Louis, Mo., Josephine Hale of Decatur, and Ethel Flowers and Flossie Morris, both of Van Wert, Ohio. He was preceded in death by a son, Larry Uhrick; two brothers, Clarence Uhrick and Walter Uhrick; and four sisters, Rebecca Beitler, Helen Diehl, Ola Uhrick, and Emma Lou Hires; and one great-great-grandchild. Calling will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Goodwin-Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel and from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday with Pastor Ryon Adcock officiating. Burial will be at the Decatur Cemetery . Preferred memorials are to the National Kidney Foundation.