Ruth Ann Luginbill
Dec 27, 2017
Ruth Luginbill, age 97, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren, IN.
Born in Wells County, IN, on Dec. 16, 1920, to Homer and Mildred (Steiner) DeVore, Ruth married Dale D. Luginbill on Sept. 8, 1940, in Vera Cruz, IN; he preceded her in death on...
Garnett L. Martin
Dec 22, 2017
Garnett L. (Rauch) Martin, age 87, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born on January 12, 1930, in Adams County, to Calvin M. and Leah A. Steffen Rauch, she married John Martin in 1951; he preceded her in death in 2015.
Garnett graduated from Bluffton High School in...
Marilyn J. Price
Dec 18, 2017
Marilyn J. Price, 87, of Markle, passed away Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation. She was born Feb. 11, 1930, to Lynn and Mary Denning Gaither. She married Billie L. Price in Indianapolis; he preceded her in death in August 1989. Marilyn graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. She was a member of the First Church...
Dula M. Heyerly
Dec 17, 2017
Dula M. Heyerly, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community. She was born Sept. 17, 1924, in Adams County to Albert Heyerly and Aldine Aschliman Heyerly. She worked at Heyerly's Bakery for 50 years as a cake decorator. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. Dula enjoyed playing the piano and...
Wanda J. Gerber
Dec 13, 2017
Wanda J. Gerber, 92, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born in Bluffton on May 10, 1925, to Obed and Mary Schwartz Moser, Wanda married Wendell Gerber in Bluffton on Dec. 16, 1945; he survives.
A 1943 graduate of Bluffton High School, Wanda was a member of...
Gerald "J.R." Nelson
Dec 11, 2017
Gerald Junior "J.R." Nelson, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born on Feb. 17, 1938, in rural Portland, to James and Mary Faris Nelson, he married his high school sweetheart, Aileen J. Smith on Nov. 23, 1958, at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bryant. They recently celebrated their...
Gladys L. Maller
Dec 7, 2017
Gladys L. Maller, 94, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Gladys was born in Wells County on Feb. 10, 1923, to Joel and Lucinda Baumgartner Fiechter. She married Robert J. Maller in Wells County on March 26, 1944; he preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1989.
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Mildred M. Schladenhauffen
Dec 6, 2017
Mildred M. Schladenhauffen, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born in Adams County on Mar. 17, 1930, to Joel and Sarah Nussbaum Schwartz, Mildred married Paul C. Schladenhauffen in Bluffton on Oct. 7, 1951; he preceded her in death on Apr. 16, 2004.
Mildred worked at...
Dorothy J. Springer
Dec 5, 2017
Dorothy J. Springer, 85, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Dorothy was born on Aug. 5, 1932, in Bluffton, to Harold and Josephine Beeler Witzeman. She married Charles B. Springer in Bluffton on Feb. 17, 1952; he preceded her in death on June 4, 1999.
A 1950...
William "Bill" Hartman
Dec 3, 2017
William "Bill" Hartman, 78, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, December 3, 2017, at Ossian Health Care & Rehabilitation.
Bill was born in Wells County on December 10, 1938, his parents, Kenneth Hartman and Pauline (Brewster) Hartman, both preceded him in death. Bill married Virginia L. Payne on May 23, 1959 in Bluffton, IN; she preceded him...
Harriet L. Thompson
Nov 29, 2017
Harriet L. Thompson, 70, of Ossian, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.
Harriet was born in Bluffton on June 30, 1947, to Harry V. and Clara L. Frauhiger Tonner; both parents preceded her in death.
A 1965 graduate of Adams Central High School, Harriet attended Hope Missionary Church. She...
Anabelle Doerr
Nov 28, 2017
Ann Doerr, 94, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 28, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Born on May 11, 1923, to Cicero and Ruth Guffy Baquet, Ann married Robert W. Doerr on Oct. 7, 1946, in the North China Sea on the transport ship General A. W. Greely; he preceded her in death on May...
Violet Steffen
Nov 23, 2017
Violet L. Steffen, 94, of Decatur, passed away at 1:43 P.M. Thursday, November 23, 2017, at her residence. She was born March 14, 1923, in Adams County to John and Lydia ( Gerber ) Steffen. She worked for General Electric in Decatur for 42 years, and was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church.
She enjoyed gardening,...
Skip Esmond
Nov 21, 2017
Roy D. "Skip" Esmond, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Skip was born Aug. 9, 1931, in Wells County to Richard J. and Marguret E. Bailey Esmond. He married Mary Willow in Erie, Penn., Aug. 9, 1953; she survives. He graduated from Petroleum High School with the Class of 1949. He was...
William "Bill" Chandler
Nov 17, 2017
William C. (Bill) Chandler, 80, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, November 17, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Bill was born May 16, 1937, in Poneto, to Russell Earle and Frankie Mae Chandler. On September 25, 1957, he married Rita Marlene Poling; she preceded him in death on September 18, 2010.
Bill worked for several...
Roger O. Walburn
Nov 16, 2017
Roger O. Walburn, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 16, 2017, at River Terrace Retirement Community, with his family by his side.
Born in Wells County on Nov. 13, 1924, to Ralph D. and Chella Lockwood Walburn, Roger married Marcia P. Gordon on June 20, 1948 in Rockford, IN; she preceded him in death on...
Nyal Frantz
Nov 14, 2017
Nyal Frantz, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 14, 2017, at River Terrace Retirement Community.
Born in Bluffton, IN, on Feb. 23, 1926, to Joseph and Walkie Surbaugh Frantz, Nyal married Virginia Harshman in September of 1945; she preceded him in death in July of 1988. Nyal then married Gladys Weilnau in May of 1993;...
Harold W. Billington
Nov 12, 2017
Harold W. Billington, age 96, of Decatur, passed away Sunday morning, November 12, 2017, at Markle Health & Rehabilitation.
Born on January 25, 1921, in Ithica, MI, to William and Mabel (Jackson) Billington, Harold married Ilva Sprunger in Berne, IN, on Dec. 1, 1946; she preceded him in death in 1990. Harold later married Eileen Hall and...
Elizabeth "Betty" O'Laverty
Nov 12, 2017
Elizabeth "Betty" C. O'Laverty, age 98, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 12, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Born in Bluffton on Oct. 21, 1919, to Theodore V. and Dessie Seaman Harsh, Betty married Glen R. O'Laverty in Atlanta, GA, on Aug. 18, 1942; he preceded her in death on May 12, 2003.
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Jerry Lee Schreiber
Nov 10, 2017
Jerry Lee "Sammy" Schreiber, 75, of Markle, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation. He was born on June 17, 1942, in Bluffton, to William L. and Mamie Deam Schreiber. He is survived by two brothers, David Schreiber of Roanoke and Donald (Rosemary) Schreiber of Liberty Center; a sister, Janet Pence of Bluffton; a brother-in-law, Vaughn (Marlene)...
