Obituary Listing

Oct 19, 2025

Rosalee Hockenberry, 89, of Fort Wayne, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 19, 2025, at her residence.

Rosalee was born on March 16, 1936, to Paul and Mable Kirkwood in Bluffton, IN. She attended Petroleum High School and later acquired her GED. She married Thomas "Tom" L. Hockenberry on November 3, 1953, in Petroleum....

Oct 19, 2025

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Michael A. Miller, 72, of Bluffton, passed away on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 19, 2025, at his residence in Bluffton.

Michael was born on Aug. 4, 1953, to Paul A. and Bonnie J. (Burger) Miller in Portland, Michigan.

He worked for Four Seasons Housing as...

Oct 11, 2025

Joyce Eileen Troxel, 96, of Bluffton, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Joyce was born on November 11, 1928, to Obed and Mary (Schwartz) Moser in Bluffton, IN. In 1946 she graduated from Bluffton High School. She married Kenneth Lee Troxel on June 20, 1948, in...

Oct 4, 2025

Pam "Catalina" (Schaadt) A. Britton, 62, of Roanoke, passed away Saturday evening, Oct. 4, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Pam was born on Mar. 10, 1963.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Virginia (Cochran) Schaadt.

A 1981 graduate of Southern Wells High School, Pam worked primarily in...

Sep 23, 2025

Ronald J. Smith, 89, of rural Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, Sept. 23, 2025, at his residence.

Ron was born in Monroeville on Mar. 9, 1936, to Lloyd and Viola (LaMont) Smith.  He married Marcella "Sally" Gillig at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Decatur on Aug. 30, 1958; she survives.

A 1954 graduate of Ossian...

Sep 19, 2025

Cathy S. Bowman, 70, of Fort Wayne, passed away Friday morning, Sept. 19, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Cathy was born in Bluffton on Apr. 16, 1955, to Lester D. and Carolyn R. (Bennett) Kahn. Cathy graduated from Whitko Highschool in South Whitley with the class of 1973. She attended New Life Lutheran Church in...

Sep 8, 2025

Ruth "Ruthie" E. Allen, 65, of rural Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 8, 2025, at her residence.

Ruthie was born in Bluffton on Nov. 8, 1959, to Robert L. and Nova I. (Baumgartner) Steffen.  Both parents preceded her in death.  She married Curtis "Curt" J. Allen in Warren on Aug. 29, 1992.  He preceded her in...

Sep 4, 2025

Patricia "Patty" K. Roller, 73, of rural Uniondale, passed away Thursday morning, Sept. 4, 2025, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Patty was born in Bluffton on Aug. 28, 1952, to Roger and Mary Ann (Huffman) Gerwig. Patty married Jack W. Roller in Liberty Center on Aug. 23, 1975; he preceded her in death on Apr. 29,...

Aug 30, 2025

Cody D. Mitchell, 28, of Ossian passed away Saturday afternoon, Aug. 30, 2025, in Huntington.

Cody was born in Fort Wayne on May 24, 1997, to Danny Rice and Barbara (Mitchell) Thompson. His father preceded him in death.

Cody attended Norwell High School and later went on to work at Pretzel's Inc. in Bluffton. He...

Aug 28, 2025

Teresa S. Smith, 57, of rural Ossian, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 28, 2025, at her residence.

Teresa was born in Bluffton on Feb. 1, 1968, to Roger and Martha (Hauter) Grimm.  Both parents preceded her in death.  She married Matthew A. Smith in Craigville on May 25, 1991; he survives.

Teresa was a 1987...

Aug 28, 2025

Lora Lee (Spratt) Bopp, 67, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 28, 2025, at her residence.

Lora was born in Fort Wayne on Nov. 22, 1957, to Arnold "Tony" and Linda Sue (Smith) Grotrian.  Her father survives in Arlington, OH.  Lora married John W. Bopp in Ossian on May 23, 1986; he survives.

Lora...

Aug 20, 2025

Nancy L. Gerber, 85, of Bluffton, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 20, 2025, at her residence.

Nancy was born in Bluffton on Oct. 19, 1939.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Dwight Shady and Mae (Heller) Seyfert.  Nancy married Linus R. Gerber in Bluffton on Feb. 15, 1959.  He preceded...

Aug 20, 2025

Anita Carol Bertsch, 88, of Bluffton, passed away surrounded by her family on Wednesday evening, Aug. 20, 2025, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Anita was born on Dec. 12, 1936, to Orlando and Violet (Augsburger) Lehman in Adams County. She married Godfrey Bertsch on May 25, 1952, in Berne and were married for 60 years....

Aug 16, 2025

Caiden R. Miers, 21, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

Caiden was born in Fort Wayne on Sept. 25, 2003.  He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Angela (VanOver) Ricard and Mikah Ricard of Bluffton, along with his father and stepmother, Jeremy and Peggy Miers of Marion.

Caiden attended Jay County High...

Aug 12, 2025

Dwight Ray Troxel, 94, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 12, 2025, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Dwight was born on April 14, 1931, in Bluffton, Indiana, to William and Ida (Meyer) Troxel. The youngest boy in a family of nine children, Dwight grew up with a love of sports and was a proud member of...

Aug 11, 2025

Leota M. Reinhard, 95, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, 2025, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Leota was born in Wells County on Oct. 18, 1929, to William H. and Mary E. (Kaehr) Steffen.  She married Glen H. Reinhard in Bluffton on Feb. 22, 1947.  He preceded her in death on Sept. 8, 2006.

Aug 8, 2025

Nancy L. Confer, 94, of Ossian, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 8, 2025, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation in Ossian.

Nancy was born in Wells County, IN, on June 22, 1931, to Gail and Waunita (Smith) Patten. She married Daniel W. Confer in Ossian on Jan. 13, 1951. He preceded her in death on Aug. 1, 2009....

Jul 24, 2025

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Robert "Bob" G. Harter, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, July 24, 2025, at Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne.

Robert was born in Wells County on Feb. 6, 1936, to Carl and Maxine (Garton) Harter. He married JoAnn Baumgartner on April 19,...

Jul 23, 2025

Dixie L. Osborn, 85, of Ossian, passed away Wednesday evening, July 23, 2025, at her residence.

Dixie was born in Wells County on Mar. 5, 1940, to William "Herbert" Brickley Sr. and Gladys (Rohrabaugh) Brickley.  She married Hanford "Hank" H. Osborn in Fort Wayne on July 2, 1960.  He preceded her in death on June 26, 2024....

Jul 22, 2025

Herman J. Fiechter, 97, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Herman was born in Bluffton on Dec. 5, 1927, to William and Salome (Aschliman) Fiechter.  He married Phyllis Brickley on Sept. 24, 1949.  She preceded him in death on Jan. 25, 2020.

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