Obituary Listing

Aug 21, 2018

Eric W. Tonner, 62, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday evening, Aug. 21, 2018, at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

Born in Bluffton on Jan. 9, 1956, to Harry and Clara (Frauhiger) Tonner, Eric married Rhonda Bertsch in Bluffton on Dec. 18, 1976; she survives.

A 1974 graduate of Adams Central High School, Eric was a...

Aug 21, 2018

Luella M. Schladenhauffen, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 21, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born on May 20, 1925, in Adams County, to Fred and Katherine (Kipfer) Gerber, Luella married Everett L. Schladenhauffen in Wells County on Apr. 21, 1946.  He preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 2007.

Before her...

Aug 18, 2018

Russell W. Brown, 61, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, August 18, 2018, at the KOA Campground in Bluffton.

Born in Portland on May 24, 1957, to Owen and Delores C. Marshall Brown who preceded him both in death. Russell married Paula A. (Priest) on April 16, 1993 in Bluffton, she survives.

Russell was a...

Aug 8, 2018

Daniel B. Shorb, 34, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018.

Daniel was born in Ft. Wayne on Apr. 1, 1984 and placed in the care of Brett and Cindy (Leman) Shorb as a foster baby at 17 days old.  Deeply loved by the entire Shorb family, Daniel was adopted on...

Aug 7, 2018

Russell Houdyshell II, 53, formely of Bluffton, passed away at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, on Tuesday morning, August 7, 2018.

Russell was born on August 6, 1965, to Russell L. Houdyshell and Norma Jean (Stout) Houdyshell, they both preceded him in death. Russell married Twila Mackey on May 22, 1995 in Decatur; she survives....

Jul 28, 2018

Marjorie E. Gerber, 87, formerly of New Haven, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 28, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Born in Fairbury, IL, on May 13, 1931, to Michael and Ida (Greuter) Zimmerman, Marjorie married James R. "Jim" Gerber in Latty, OH, on June 3, 1951; he preceded her in death on Dec. 27,...

Jul 28, 2018

Carolyn J. Graves, 78, of Ossian, passed away Saturday morning, July 28, 2018, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center, with her family by her side.

Born on February 5, 1940, to Dale and Nora (Maddux) Mechling, Carolyn married Keith L. Graves; he preceded her in death in 1998.

Carolyn attended Ossian High School and was...

Jul 15, 2018

Dorothy A. Napier, age 80, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, July 15, 2018, at River Terrace Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Dorothy was born in Wells County, on December 8, 1937, to Harold and Ora Mae (Mathys) Dubach.

A 1956 graduate of Petroleum High School, Dorothy worked at K- Mart in Bluffton for 20 years...

Jul 15, 2018

Mable L. Freeman, age 91, of Murray, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Mable was born in Adams County, IN, on November 22, 1926, to Floyd and Dolly (Springer) Guntle.  She married Robert J. Freeman in Monroe, IN on August 26, 1945; he preceded her in death on June...

Jul 14, 2018

Carol D. Frauhiger, 67, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, July 14, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Carol was born in Bluffton on Oct. 2, 1950, to Orval and Rosaline (Prouty) Ault.  She married Keith E. Frauhiger in Pennville on Sept. 2, 1972; he survives.

A 1968 graduate of Pennville High School, later in...

Jul 9, 2018

Rachel L. Brooks, age 17, of Bluffton, passed away Monday evening, July 9, 2018.

Rachel was born in Ft. Wayne, IN, on Dec. 8, 2000.  She is survived by her parents, Matthew (Bekah) Brooks and Abbie (Joey) Stemper.

A 2018 graduate of Kingdom Academy in Bluffton, Rachel had plans to attend Ball State University in...

Jul 9, 2018

Abbygail Grace Lewis, infant, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

Abbygail was born on July 5, 2018, to Manuel R. and Stacey A. Lewis.  Her parents both survive in Greentown, IN.

Additional survivors include three brothers, Manuel (Connie) Lewis Jr. of Indianapolis, Jonathan (Emily) Lewis of Brownsburg, and...

Jul 6, 2018

John "Carl" Macklin, 82, of Ossian, passed away Friday evening, July 6, 2018, at Swiss Village in Berne, IN.

Carl was born on Feb. 11, 1936, in Portland, IN., to George I. and Iva (Miller) Macklin.

He married Betty Jane Reinhard in Ossian on Dec. 16, 1962; she survives.

A 1954 graduate of...

Jul 6, 2018

Vergene G. Reinhard, 93, of Decatur, passed away at 2:05 A.M. Friday, July 6, 2018 , at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born August 28, 1924, in Adams County to John and Lydia (Gerber) Steffen.

She was a homemaker, and worked on the family farm with her husband. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian...

Jun 24, 2018

Rev. William R. Brege, 68, of Fort Wayne, passed away Sunday evening, June 24, 2018, at his home.

Bill was born in Portage, WI, on Oct. 21, 1949, to the late Robert E. and Edna M. (Moeller) Brege.  He married Ruth Anne Kasewurm in Stevensville, MI, on Apr. 6, 1969.  She preceded him in death on Oct....

Jun 21, 2018

Carol Ann Taylor "Pease", 57, of Huntington, IN passed away Thursday afternoon, June 21, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Carol Ann was born in Huntington on May 3, 1961, to Randy C. Taylor and Carol M. (Garrison) Taylor.

She graduated from Southern Wells High School class of 1979. Carol worked as...

Jun 14, 2018

Ilean E. Steffen, 90, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, June 14, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton.

Ilean was born in Adams County on April 28, 1928, to Eli and Lydia (Steffen) Geyer. She married Lenard J. Steffen in Bluffton on June 12, 1949; he preceded her in death on December 29, 1997.

Jun 10, 2018

Howard L. Baumgartner, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 10, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Howard was born on Feb. 7, 1930, in Adams County, to John H. and Mary E. (Gehring) Baumgartner.  He married Joyce I. Neuenschwander in Bluffton on Mar. 11, 1951; she survives.

A 1948 graduate of Kirkland High...

Jun 6, 2018

Mary Lou Nusbaumer, 95, formally of Keystone, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, June 6, 2018, at Christian Care Retirement Community in  Bluffton.

Mary Lou was born in Wells County on July 9, 1922, to Charlie and Fern (Roll) Thomas.

She married Kenneth E. Nusbaumer in Wells County on January 27, 1945: he preceded her...

May 31, 2018

Joyce A. Bolinger, 77, of Ossian, passed away Thursday morning, May 31, 2018, at her residence.

Joyce was born in Wells County on July 30, 1940, to Wayne and Edna Bisel.  She married Raymond Bolinger in April of 1993; he preceded her in death.

Survivors include three daughters, Laura Pierce of Bluffton, Angela (Dan) Mangold...