Obituary Listing

Nov 27, 2020

Phyllis "Judy" Addington, 78, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020, at her residence following an extended illness.

Judy was born on July 17, 1942, in Blackford County, IN, to Raymond D. and Edna J. (Carr) Chenoweth, both parents preceded her in death. She married Donald K. Addington on July 3, 1960, in Montpelier, IN. He preceded...

Nov 26, 2020

Philip "Phil" R. Moser, 81, of rural Decatur, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 26, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Phil was born in Bluffton on Feb. 1, 1939, to Harold A. and Aldine (Kaehr) Moser.  He married Jean Isch in Bluffton, on Apr. 11, 1965; she survives.

A 1957 graduate of...

Nov 24, 2020

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Harry L. Steffen, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 24, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Harry was born in Kirkland Township in Adams County on Feb. 27, 1931, to Tobias Louis Steffen and Martha (Baumgartner) Steffen.  He married Betty Graber in...

Nov 21, 2020

Marcella M. Yergler, 96, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Marcella was born in Bluffton on Apr. 23, 1924, to Jacob and Minnie (Baumgartner) Tonner.  She married Truman D. Yergler in Bluffton on Apr. 22, 1945.  He preceded her in death on Jan. 30, 2016.

Marcella was a...

Nov 21, 2020

Dale E. Fiechter, 94, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Dale was born on Apr. 18, 1926, in Wells County, to John and Lydia (Gerber) Fiechter.  He married Doris Tonner in Bluffton, on June 27, 1948.  She preceded him in death on Feb. 15, 2018.

Dale was...

Nov 21, 2020

Carolyn Joan Bennett, 88, a resident of Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton departed this life to begin her eternal life on November 21, 2020.

Born August 6, 1932, in Warren, IN.  to Victor D. and Mabel (Briggs) Hardin, both parents preceded her in death.  She met the love of her life, Claude E. Bennett and they...

Nov 21, 2020

W. louise Gass, 99, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 21, 2020 at Heritage Pointe Communities in Warren, IN.

Louise was born in Jay County, IN. on November 19, 1921 to Arthur and Nellie (Stout) Sloderbeck, both parents preceded her in death. She graduated from Bluffton High School and was employed with John A. Morris and JC Penny...

Nov 20, 2020

Charles G. "Charlie" Gerber, age 89, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 20, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Charlie was born in Adams County, on Sept. 26, 1931, to Fred and Kathryn (Kipfer) Gerber.  He married Marilyn Neuenschwander in Bluffton on July 19, 1964; she survives.

Charlie attended Latty High School in Latty,...

Nov 19, 2020

June Dresser, 95, a resident of Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton departed this life to begin her eternal life Nov. 19, 2020.

Born June 1, 1925, to Arnett and Neola (Whitehurst) Stauffer in Berne. June graduated from Berne High School in 1943.

She met her love, James Dresser, of Bluffton during WW II. She...

Nov 19, 2020

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Russell Iida, 57, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN following a short illness.

Russell was born in Lihue, Hawaii on November 24, 1962 to Steven and Mervilyn K. (Iwasaki) Iida, his father survives in Honolulu, Hawaii. He...

Nov 17, 2020

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Billie W. Collier, 74, of Pennville, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2020, at Majestic Care of New Haven.

Billie was born in Bluffton on Oct. 17, 1946, to Weldon and Anna "Lucille" (Hawk) Collier.  Both parents preceded him death.

Billie served...

Nov 13, 2020

Ronald T. Burns, age 86, of Poneto, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Ron was born in Browns Valley, MN, on Sept. 17, 1934, to Edmund T. and Susan (Musseter) Burns.  He married Bonnie J. Butler at the St. Margaret Catholic Church in Montpelier on Jan. 28, 1956; she survives.

Nov 11, 2020

Faith Marie Kaehr, stillborn infant, was placed into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She is survived by her parents, Brandon and Katelyn (Pfister) Kaehr; grandparents, Rich and Amber Pfister, and Brent and Allison Kaehr; great-grandparents, Al and Becky Pfister, Bill and LouAnn Rager, Lyle and Connie...

Nov 10, 2020

Dorothy M. Harrison-Foltz, 81, of Fort Wayne, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, 2020, at Ashton Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.

Dorothy was born in Bluffton on Apr. 28, 1939, to Charles Julian Perry and Mary A. (Osborn) Perry.  She married Charlie Dale "Jack" Harrison in Bluffton on Sept. 23, 1956.  Jack preceded her...

Nov 7, 2020

Carolyn J. Foster, 85, of Berne, and formerly a long time Bluffton resident, passed away Saturday morning, Nov. 7, 2020, at Swiss Village in Berne.

Carolyn was born in Warren on June 11, 1935, to Alva W. and Osa L. (Oxley) Roberts.  She married Raymond J. Foster in Warren on Oct. 29, 1956.  He preceded her in...

Nov 6, 2020

Lewis C. "Lew" Hubble, 74, of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening, Nov. 6, 2020, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Lew was born in Indianapolis on July 11, 1946 and was shortly thereafter adopted by Herbert and Mary Olive (Barron) Hubble.  He married Eloise A. "Ellie" Hirn in Mendon, OH, on Sept. 24, 1967; she survives.

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Nov 3, 2020

Marilyn A. Webb, 65, of Bluffton, passed away on Tuesday evening, November 3, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN.

Marilyn was born April 24, 1955, in Bluffton to John R. Meeks and Carol J. (Schoeff) Meeks. She was a 1974 graduate of Norwell High School. Marilyn retired in 2017 from Bluffton Regional Medical Center after...

Nov 3, 2020

Terry Linda (Whaley) Burns, 72, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2020, at her residence.

Terry was born at Home Hospital in Lafayette on Oct. 2, 1948, to Lawrence Louis and Patricia Joyce (Wilbanks) Whaley.  She married Merlin J. Burns on July 31, 1971, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Rensselaer.  They were married 20...

Nov 2, 2020

Robert Lynn Ross II, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 2, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital Ft. Wayne, IN.

Lynn was born Nov. 19, 1956, in Waukegan, ILL., to Robert L. and Alice J. (Addy) Ross who survive in Wren, OH. He married Beverly K. Bailey in Wren, OH., on July 7, 2007, they were together...

Nov 2, 2020

Sally Jo Miller, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Monday evening, Nov. 2, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

She was born in Bluffton on Dec. 6, 1940, to Harry W. and Helen W. (Jacobs) Johnson. She married Merrill J. Miller in Decatur on Dec. 14, 1968. Both parents and her husband preceded her in death.