Obituary Listing

Mar 7, 2020

Margaret Ann Gerber, 93, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 7, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Margaret was born in Adams County on July 17, 1926, to Samuel H. and Ida (Baumgartner) Gerber.  She married Frederick W. Gerber in Wells County on Oct. 15, 1950.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1992....

Feb 29, 2020

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Joyce A. Hacker, 74, of rural Markle, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 29, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Joyce was born November 4, 1945, to James and Rhea (Hileman) Kirby, in Wabash. Indiana, at Wabash County Hospital.  They lived with Frank and Mary Kirby on Millcreek Pike, Noble...

Feb 16, 2020

Galen D. Ripple, age 75, of Ossian, passed away Sunday morning, February 16, 2020, at Majestic Care in New Haven.

Galen was born in Bluffton on August 1, 1944, to Galen N. and Ida P (Faus) Ripple.  Both parents preceded him in death. On August 1, 1981, he married the love of his life, Norma (Bauman) Perry. ...

Feb 12, 2020

Evelyn J. Ivins, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 12, 2020, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Evelyn was born in Adams County on Apr. 8, 1931, to Eli S. and Mabel (Kaehr) Kipfer.  She married Edson L. Ivins in Bluffton on Sept. 14, 1952.  He preceded her in death on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Feb 10, 2020

Neva M. Ramseyer, 65, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2020, at her residence.

Neva was born on Mar. 4, 1954, in Ft. Wayne, to Donald R. and Annalee E. (Beam) Roberts.  She married Thomas M. "Tom" Ramseyer in Bluffton on Jan. 4, 1985; he survives.

Neva attended Wayne High school and worked...

Feb 9, 2020

Carole V. Shively, 83, of rural Uniondale, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 9, 2020, at Oakbrook Village in Huntington.

Carole was born in Fort Wayne on June 5, 1936, to Fred and Abigale (Relue) Stellhorn.  She married Richard "Dick" Shively in Fort Wayne on Jan. 4, 1958.  Dick preceded her in death on July 7, 2016.

Feb 7, 2020

Donald R. "Don" Schwartz, 68, of Berne, passed away Friday afternoon, Feb. 7, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

Don was born in Portland on Dec. 20, 1951, to Solomon B. and Ruth E. (Eicher) Schwartz.  His mother survives in Berne.

A 1970 graduate of Bluffton High School, Don was a long-time truck driver...

Feb 5, 2020

Mary Huffman Miller, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2020, at IU Health University Hospital – Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis.

Mary was born in Bluffton on Dec. 7, 1956, to Herman and Marjorie (Herr) Huffman.  She married her lifelong companion, Kerry W. Miller, on Aug. 3, 2019, at the First Reformed Church in...

Jan 31, 2020

Kerry Alan Tuttle, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening January 31, 2020 at Signature Health Care in Bluffton.

Kerry was born in Bluffton, IN on March 13, 1956 to Charles R. and Dorothy M. (Bauman) Tuttle, both parents preceded him in death.

Kerry attended Bluffton High School and worked for the former Corning Glass...

Jan 29, 2020

Catherine I. Arivett, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, January 29, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

She was born in Huntington, IN on September 1, 1933 to Willis and Bessie (Penrod) Lash. She married Wayne D. Arivett in Huntington, IN on March 14, 1952, he preceded her in death on March 15, 2006....

Jan 25, 2020

Phyllis J. Fiechter, 89, of rural Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2020, at her residence.

Phyllis was born in Wells County on June 21, 1930, to Dwight and Ruby (Zehner) Brickley.  She married Herman Fiechter in Bluffton on Sept. 24, 1949; he survives.

A 1949 graduate of Petroleum High School, Phyllis was a...

Jan 22, 2020

Remberto Vega, 81, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, 2020, at his residence.

Remberto was born in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, on May 5, 1938, to Higinio and Altagracia Vega. He was raised Seventh-Day Adventist and attended church at Markle Chapel Hill Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Markle, Indiana.  He married Garnet Cooper in Ft. Wayne...

Jan 22, 2020

Gene E. Simon, 81, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, 2020, at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Gene was born on Nov. 2, 1938, in Adams County to James and Rosanna (Myers) Simon.  He married Jane A. Williams in Poneto on Sept. 16, 1961; she preceded him in death on Sept. 20, 2016.

Jan 17, 2020

Janet Ann Schoeff, 80, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton, IN

Janet was born February 22, 1939 to E. Carl Cash and E. Marguerite (Matson) in Wells County, IN., both parents preceded her in death.

She was a 1957 graduate of Rockcreek Center H.S., following graduation she married...

Jan 17, 2020

Ramon Dale Stoller, 90, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Gridley, IL on May 4, 1929 to Henry and Helen Kaehr Stoller, both parents preceded him in death.

Ramon graduated from Bluffton High School with the class of 1949. He married Flossie (Steffen) in...

Jan 15, 2020

Romola L. Cooper, 91, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 15, 2020 at her home in New Haven, IN

She was born to Carl William Clarence Cooper and Leta May (Stout) on April 11, 1928 in Huntington, IN., both parents preceded her in death.

Romola attended International Business College and went on to retire from Almco...

Jan 14, 2020

Arlene Pace, 74, of Bluffton, IN passed Tuesday evening at her residence with her family

by her side.

Arlene was born in Harlan, KY on January 2, 1946 to Ben and Letisha (Hall) Pace, both parents preceded

her in death. She married George "Cot" Pace, he preceded her in death in 2005.  Arlene...

Jan 11, 2020

Eric A. Geisleman, 47, of Zanesville, passed away Saturday morning, January 11, 2020, at his residence.

Eric was born in Ft. Wayne on Aug. 31, 1972.  His father, Jerry (Rose) Geisleman survives in Ossian, and his mother, Violet Garland Martin survives in South Carolina.

A 1991 graduate of Norwell High School, Eric worked at Essex...

Jan 10, 2020

Eliseo "Cheito" Martinez III, infant, was placed into the loving arms of Jesus on Friday morning, January 10, 2020, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, as the result of an automobile accident.

Eliseo was born in Bluffton Nov. 7, 2019, to Eliseo Martinez Jr. and Brianna (Perkins) Martinez.  Both parents survive in Bluffton.

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Jan 8, 2020

Waldo W. Wolf, 86, of rural Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 8, 2020, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Waldo was born on July 7, 1933, in Wells County, to DeWitt T. and Esther L. (Arnold) Wolf.  He married Doris L. Noonan in Bluffton on Nov. 21, 1952; she survives.

A 1951 graduate of Lancaster...