Susan "Sue" Kipfer, 82, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 15, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Sue was born in Adams County on Feb. 27, 1940, to Henry and Ada (Heyerly) Gerber.  She married John Kipfer in Wells County on Mar. 27, 1960; he survives.

A 1958 graduate of Bluffton High School, Sue was a homemaker and also assisted her husband on their dairy farm.  She retired from the Bluffton News-Banner and prior to that, she worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank and American Greeting Cards.

Sue was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church and enjoyed gardening and traveling the world.  She especially enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

In addition to her husband, Sue is survived by two sons, Terry Kipfer and Troy Kipfer, both of rural Bluffton; two daughters, Kara (Henry) Wickey of Linn Grove and Rachel (James) Painter of Berne; six grandchildren and one step-grandchild; along with five sisters, Gladys Gerber, Virginia Gerber, Martha (Rex) Gentis, and Marcella Dillman, all of Bluffton, and Rosemary Hegerfeld of Roanoke.

Aside from her parents, Sue was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Gerber, and three grandchildren, Seth, Sierra, and Kayla Kipfer.

Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, from 2:00 until 7:00 PM, at Goodwin – Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton.  Services will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20 ^th , at 10:30 AM, at the funeral home, with one hour of visitation prior to the service.  Doyle Frauhiger and Brent Kaehr will officiate.  Burial will follow at the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Adams County.

Memorial contributions may be made to Christian Care Retirement Community or Swiss Village Retirement Community.