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Gloria Gordon

Gloria Gordon

Jun 18, 2020

Gloria E. Gordon, 89, of rural Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, June 18, 2020, at Heritage Pointe of Fort Wayne.

Gloria was born in Huntington on Aug. 9, 1930, to Albert O. and Esther E. (Scher) Stoffel.  She married Alfred R. Gordon on Nov. 26, 1949, at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Huntington.  Alfred preceded...

Ronald "Ron" Mayer

Ronald "Ron" Mayer

Jun 14, 2020

Ronald A. "Ron" Mayer, age 63, a long time Bluffton resident, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2020, at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.

Ron was born in Bluffton on Nov. 27, 1956, to Donald E. and Dorothy M. (Kipfer) Mayer.  His father survives in Bluffton.  Ron married Patricia "Pat" Wall on Apr. 5,...

Rachel D. Van Horn

Rachel D. Van Horn

Jun 9, 2020

Rachel D. Van Horn, age 50, of Uniondale, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday morning, June 9, 2020.

Rachael was born on Dec. 15, 1969, in Fort Wayne, to John and Ortencia (Laguna) Van Horn.  Both parents preceded her in death.  Rachael is survived by her husband, John R. King of Uniondale.

Additional survivors include a...

Halie R. Marquart

Halie R. Marquart

Jun 5, 2020

Halie R. Marquart, 23, passed away Friday, June 5, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, IN.

Halie was born in Ft. Wayne on June 19, 1996 to Diana M. Marquart of Bluffton and Eric D. Johnson of St.Louis, MO., both parents survive.

She was a 2015 graduate of Bluffton High School, while in high...

Doris Jane Neuenschwander

Doris Jane Neuenschwander

Jun 5, 2020

Doris J. Neuenschwander, age 92, of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening, June 5, 2020, at her daughter's residence in Ossian, IN

Doris was born in Wells County on March 11, 1928, to John J. and Lydia A. (Gerber) Fiechter. She married Charles D. "Chuck" Neuenschwander in Wells County on Dec. 5, 1948. He preceded her in death...

William "Bill" G. Gavin

William "Bill" G. Gavin

May 30, 2020

William G. "Bill" Gavin, 75, of rural Liberty Center, passed away Saturday evening, May 30, 2020, at his residence.

Bill was born in Liberty Center on June 23, 1944, to George Dewey and Edna Mae (Bennett) Gavin.  Both parents preceded him in death.

Bill attended the New Beginning Church in Bluffton and worked for W...

Carl W. Hackenjos

Carl W. Hackenjos

May 28, 2020

Carl W. Hackenjos, 84, of Monroe, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2020, at Englewood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.

Carl was born in Berne on May 9, 1936, to Andrew and Sylvia (Kohler) Hackenjos.  He married Evelyn M. Stoller at the Apostolic Christian Church in Latty, OH, on June 16, 1963; she survives.

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Dorothy Lydy

Dorothy Lydy

May 26, 2020

Dorothy M. Lydy, 93, of Bluffton passed away Tuesday morning, May 26, 2020, at her residence.

Dorothy was born on April 17, 1927, in Flint, MI, to Cornelius and Lillian Mae (Wall) Crickmore. She married Charles "Wayne" Lydy on September 28, 1946, in Poneto, IN.  He preceded her in death on March 8, 2016.

Dorothy...

Siebert F. Meeks

Siebert F. Meeks

May 25, 2020

Siebert F. Meeks, 84, of Bluffton, passed away Monday evening, May 25, 2020, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation.

Siebert was born on Dec. 26, 1935, in Coalmont, TN, to France and Ethel (Price) Meeks.  He married Florence M. Smith in Dalton, GA, on Jan. 15, 1955; she survives.

Siebert retired from Sterling Casting in Bluffton...

Richard E. Osborn

Richard E. Osborn

May 19, 2020

Richard E. "Dick" Osborn, 86, of Bluffton, IN passed away early Tuesday morning, May 19, 2020 at

his granddaughter's home in Ossian, IN.

Richard was born on Sept. 9, 1933 in Wells County, IN to William Marion Osborn and Velma (Tuttle),

both parents preceded him in death.

He graduated from Bluffton...

Edward P. Hudson

Edward P. Hudson

May 14, 2020

Edward P. Hudson, 73, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, May 14, 2020, at his residence.

Eddie was born in Altoona, PA, on Dec. 24, 1946.  His father, Daniel Nail, and mother, Betty (Bowers) Hirsch, preceded him in death.  He married Marilyn Rathbun in Angola on Sept. 3, 1968; she preceded him in death in August of...

Joann K. Brickey

Joann K. Brickey

May 14, 2020

Joann K. Brickey, 50, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, May 14, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Joann was born in Bluffton on Aug. 18, 1969, to Wiley O. and Alice F. (Zuercher) Brickey.  Both parents preceded her in death.

A 1987 graduate of Bluffton High School, Joann later received her bachelor's degree...

Austin Dale Harrison

Austin Dale Harrison

May 14, 2020

UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION:

A public visitation will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020, from 10:00 AM until noon, at Goodwin - Cale & Harnish Memorial Chapel in Bluffton.  A memorial service will be held immediately following the visitation on Saturday, at noon, with burial following at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton.

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Mark A. Numbers

Mark A. Numbers

May 10, 2020

Mark A. Numbers, 56, of Fort Wayne, passed away Sunday morning, May 10, 2020, at his residence.

Mark was born in Bluffton on Mar. 14, 1964.  His parents, Arland and Beverly (Shively) Bell preceded him in death.

A 1982 graduate of Norwell High School, Mark later received his associate degree from Ivy Tech Community College. ...

Ruth E. Schwartz

Ruth E. Schwartz

May 2, 2020

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Ruth E. Schwartz, age 90, of Berne, passed away Saturday evening, May 2, 2020, at her residence.

Ruth was born in Adams County on Nov. 4, 1929, to Samuel E. and Emily E. (Schwartz) Eicher.  She married Solomon B. Schwartz in Noblesville on Oct. 23,...

Jack W. Roller

Jack W. Roller

Apr 29, 2020

Jack W. Roller, age 70, of rural Uniondale, passed away Wednesday evening, Apr. 29, 2020, at Majestic Care in New Haven, after a 20-year battle with ALS.

Jack was born in Wells County on Aug. 22, 1949, to Dallas and Darlene (Shively) Roller.  He married Patty Gerwig in Liberty Center on Aug. 23, 1975; she survives.

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Evelyn Sprinkle

Evelyn Sprinkle

Apr 21, 2020

Evelyn Sprinkle, age 95, a long-time former Bluffton resident, passed away Tuesday morning, Apr. 21, 2020, at her son's home in Moore, SC.

Evelyn was born in Huntington County on Feb. 5, 1925, to Charles and Bertha (Caupp) Best.  She married Robert Sprinkle in Huntington County on Sept. 25, 1943.  Bob preceded her in death on Dec....

Richard "Dick" Brickley

Richard "Dick" Brickley

Apr 21, 2020

Richard "Dick" Brickley, 56, of Muncie, IN, passed away at I.U. Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN, on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Richard was born in Bluffton, Aug. 8, 1963, to Richard E. and Judy Kay (Kahn) Brickley. He married Kelly J. Stephens in Greenville, OH, Aug. 4, 2017. She survives in Muncie, IN.

Richard graduated...

Leona L. Schwartz

Leona L. Schwartz

Apr 15, 2020

Leona L. Schwartz, 103, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Apr. 15, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

She was born in Adams County on June 24, 1916, to Jehu and Lydia (Maller) Gerber.  She married Ralph Schwartz in Wells County on Feb. 22, 1942.  Leona was his primary caregiver for the last seven years of his...

Walter W. Bertsch

Walter W. Bertsch

Apr 14, 2020

Walter W. Bertsch, age 92, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Walter was born in Adams County on December 12, 1927, to Samuel and Rosa (Minger) Bertsch. He married Lillian Fiechter in Adams County on March 4, 1956; she preceded him in death on February 11, 2011.

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