Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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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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)...

Oct 27, 2017

Goldie M. Stettner, age 102, passed away Friday afternoon October 27, 2017 at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, IN

Born in Adams County, IN  July 24, 1915 to Amos and Mary (Maller) Bertsch, Goldie moved to Elgin, IL during the Depression with her family.  She married Howard W. Stettner on November 16, 1941 in Arlington, Virginia,...

Oct 25, 2017

Norma M. Ripple, 73, of Ossian, passed away at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born June 12, 1944, in Bluffton, to Andrew Martin and Decemia Swartz Bauman. She married Galen D. Ripple on Aug. 1, 1981, in Bluffton; he survives.

A graduate of...

Oct 22, 2017

Shirley A. Myers, 77, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home.

She was born Nov. 4, 1939, in Wells County to Howard and Ida L. Osborn Hankins. She worked for Franklin Electric for many years, retiring in 2001. She attended River of Life Church. Shirley was an avid...

Oct 19, 2017

Patricia I. Panos, age 80, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Oct. 19, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Born on April 13, 1937, in Chicago, IL, to Loren Bernard Spencer and Loretta (Schwinnen) Spencer, Pat married Dr. Constantine G. Panos in Chicago on July 13, 1957; he preceded her in death on Mar. 9, 1992.

Oct 14, 2017

Ray E. Beahrs, age 71, of Ossian, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 14, 2017.

Born in Allen County, IN, on Nov. 4, 1945, to Clifford and Dorothy (Lhamon) Beahrs, Ray married Johanna Ladig in Bluffton on Jan. 19, 2012; she survives.

Ray retired from International Harvester (later called Navistar) after 30 years of service.  He...

Oct 7, 2017

Lillian E. Spencer, 83, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation. She was born Dec. 25, 1933, in Richmond, to Lawrence and Cora Shiflett Ray. She married Thomas W. Spencer on Aug. 25, 1961, in Fort Wayne; he preceded her in death April 5, 2017. She worked for 18 years at Borden's Ice Cream...

Oct 6, 2017

Marcia P. Walburn, age 93, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, Oct. 6, 2017, at River Terrace Retirement Community.

Born in Wells County on June 24, 1924, to Clarence O. and Beth (Garrett) Gordon, Marcia married Roger O. Walburn on June 20, 1948, in Rockford, IN; he survives.

Marcia was a homemaker and early in...

Sep 16, 2017

B. Charlene Stotlar, 85, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 16, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Charlene was born in Dayton, OH on August 30, 1932, to Charles B. and Grace Pearl (Baumgartner) Baller, she married William T. Stotlar in Bluffton, IN , in 1975; he preceded her in death in 1986.

Charlene retired in...

Sep 13, 2017

Anna Katherine Shutt, 77, of Fort Wayne, passed away Wednesday evening, September 13, 2017, at her residence.

Anna was born in Wells County on September 7, 1940; her parents, Richard and Madge (Hunter) Marquardt, both preceded her in death.

She was a homemaker most of her life, she also worked at Broadview Florist, in Fort...