Kevin W. Bowman
Jan 20, 2018
Kevin W. Bowman, age 50, of Liberty Center, passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 20, 2018, at his residence.
Born in Portland, IN, on Oct. 29, 1967, to Lloyd and Irene (Harrison) Bowman, Kevin married Nicole Davis in Portland on Oct. 9, 1999; she survives.
Kevin graduated from Jay County High School in 1986 and was...
Dorothy E. Moser
Jan 19, 2018
Dorothy E. Moser, 96, Bluffton, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, at Christian Care Retirement. She was born Sept. 1, 1921, in Wells County, to Noah and Naomi Gilliom Aschliman. She married Russell E. Moser, Dec. 24, 1942, in Cheyenne, Wy.; he preceded her in death April 15, 2001. She retired from the Dutch Mill restaurant, where she was a waitress...
Sam L. Steffen
Jan 17, 2018
Sam L. Steffen, 53, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, 2018, at his residence, with many of his family members by his side.
Born in Bluffton on Oct. 12, 1964, to Lenard and Ilean (Geyer) Steffen, Sam married Janelle M. Cook in Ft. Wayne on June 30, 1996; she survives.
Sam was a...
Mary Anne Kaehr
Jan 15, 2018
Mary Anne Kaehr, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, January 15, 2018 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mary Anne was born in Adams County on September 19, 1924; her parents, Tobias L. Steffen and Martha (Baumgartner) Steffen, both preceded her in death. Mary Anne married Vernon O. Kaehr on September 4, 1943, in Angola, IN, he survives.
...
David S. Beard
Jan 9, 2018
Rev. David S. Beard, age 80, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2018, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.
Born in Spencer County, IN, on Jan. 8, 1938, to William L. and Ida E. Litherland Beard, he married Freda Cantrell, who preceded him in death on Feb. 18, 1986. David then married...
Betty Baumgartner
Dec 29, 2017
Betty J. Baumgartner, age 89, of Craigville, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at her residence.
Born in Wells County on Dec. 27, 1928, to Homer and Ida (Stauffer) Gehring, Betty married Chet Baumgartner in Bluffton on July 17, 1947. He preceded her in death in 1994.
Betty was a homemaker and a member of...
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.
...
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...
