Obituary Listing

Jul 15, 2017

Byron R. "Bud" Speicher, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation.

He was born Feb. 10, 1938, in Goshen, to Ira and Rosella Hostetler Speicher. He married Phyllis J. Zesiger in Albion on Nov. 19, 1984; she survives.

A graduate of Ligonier High School in 1956, he served...

Jul 13, 2017

Bradley Wayne Hackenjos, 52, of Berne, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 26, 1964, in Decatur, to Carl W. and Evelyn M. Stoller Hackenjos; they survive in Monroe. A 1984 graduate of Adams Central High School, Bradley was a member of Apostolic Christian Church and attended Life Community Church in Bluffton....

Jul 13, 2017

Paul A. Lautzenheiser, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at ChristianCare Retirement Community in Bluffton.

He was born Jan. 9, 1931, in Van Wert, Ohio, to Roy E. and Emma J. Cook Lautzenheiser. He married Donna J. Sharp Jan. 14, 1956, in Angola; she preceded him in death in 1998.

A graduate...

Jul 11, 2017

Dolores E. Borton, 94, of Craigville, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Woodward, Oklahoma on Feb. 4, 1923, to John and Emilia Reith Brenner, Dolores married Frederick R. Borton of Zanesville, IN on Nov. 15, 1945.  They met while he was stationed in Woodward during WW2.  He preceded her in...

Jul 9, 2017

Donald E. Myers, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Ossian Healthcare.

He was born Dec. 12, 1927, in Huntington to Clell S. Myers and Leeta Lawrence Myers. He married Patricia Archbold in Bluffton Sept. 15, 1951; she preceded him in death Feb. 17, 2017.

He retired from Franklin Electric in 1991...

Jul 9, 2017

Linda R. Gibson, 76, died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation in Markle.

She was born May 19, 1941, in Allen County, to Elwin and Wanda King Mahnensmith. She married Richard D. Gibson in Ossian in 1976; he survives.

She is survived by a daughter, Robin (Ken) Smith of Fort Wayne; and...

Jul 8, 2017

Juanita K. Munson, 93, of Craigville, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Markle Healthand Rehabilitation in Markle.

She was born in Adams County on Sept. 26, 1923, to David D. and Fannie Huser Habegger. She married Charles Perry Munson in Craigville on Nov. 22, 1945; he preceded her in death in March 1995.

A...

Jul 7, 2017

Boyd Wayne Schoeff, 76, of Ossian, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation.

He was born June 12, 1941, in Bluffton to Floyd and Eugenie Chism Schoeff. He married Esther Sue Young in Liberty Center Nov. 26, 1959; she survives.

Boyd graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1959 and was...

Jul 3, 2017

Carl W. Pease, 77, of Petroleum, passed away at 10:15 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2017, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born May 11, 1940, in Wells County, to Howard "Delorn" and Ruth Engle Pease. He married Diane K. Garrett in Bluffton on Aug. 21, 1960; she survives. A graduate of Petroleum High School in...

Jun 22, 2017

Irene E. Neuenschwander, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, June 22, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Adams County on Aug. 26, 1925, to Joe R. and Minnie Aeschliman Isch, Irene married John T. Neuenschwander in Bluffton on Nov. 20, 1949; he preceded her in death on June 17, 2013.

Irene was...

Jun 22, 2017

Thomas A. Woodward, 53, of Bluffton, passed away at 11:15 a.m. Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. He was born Aug. 13, 1963, in Fort Wayne, to Leonard J. and Betty M. Carmean Woodward. He married Julie K. Wile on Nov. 4, 1995, in Bluffton; she survives. A 1981 Norwell High School graduate,...

Jun 16, 2017

Frances L. Campbell, 92, of Bluffton, went home to be with her Lord who she loved singing about, Friday morning, June 16, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Born in Trenton, MO, on Aug. 9, 1924, to Andrew Everett and Gladys (Harris) Harris, Frances married Floyd M. Campbell in Trenton, MO, on July 20, 1947; he survives....

Jun 14, 2017

Larry W. Dustman, 74, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1942, in Bluffton, to Willard S. and Jennette I. Bricker Dustman. He married JoAnn Gazdik on Oct. 12, 1963, in Bluffton; she survives. Known years ago as "Dusty" and in recent years as "Big L," he was a graduate of...

Jun 7, 2017

James M. Brown, 63, of Uniondale, died at 3:12 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at his residence.

He was born Sept. 30, 1953, in Jay County, to James M. Brown and Ruth I. Myers Brown. He married Sally J. Bennett on Oct. 1, 1971, in Reiffsburg; his wife preceded him in death Jan. 9, 2016.

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Jun 5, 2017

Theodore William "Ted" Pfister, 80, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at his home. He was born April 17, 1937, in Bluffton, to William J. and Elizabeth Moser Pfister. He married Rose E. Lantz on July 26, 1959; she survives. A graduate of the Bluffton High School Class of 1955, he was a lifelong farmer. He was member...

Jun 4, 2017

Paul E. Thomas, 70, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017, at his home. He was born Feb. 11, 1947, in Elwood, to Charles E. and Carolyn Rose McElfresh Thomas. He married Susan K. Archbold on Oct. 28, 1982, in Bluffton; she survives. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-68 and retired from Kitco in 2002 after 33...

Jun 2, 2017

Cheryl A. Lee, 62, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, June 2, 2017, at her residence.

Born in Bluffton on Jan. 29, 1955, to Charles "Wayne" and Dorothy M. (Crickmore) Lydy, her mother survives in Bluffton.  Cheryl married Delbert J. Lee in Decatur on June 10, 1983; he preceded her in death on Mar. 22, 2010.

Jun 1, 2017

Brent A. Moser, 57, of Bluffton, died Thursday evening, June 1, 2017, at his residence.

Born in Bluffton on Jan. 12, 1960, to Thomas and Janet (Banks) Moser, both parents survive in Bluffton.  Brent married Penelope "Penny" Myers in Bluffton on June 28, 1980; she survives.

Brent graduated from Bluffton High School in 1978 and...

May 25, 2017

Morris "Mo" Harnish, age 80, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, May 25, 2017, at Venice Regional Bayfront Health Hospital in Venice, FL.

Born on July 25, 1936, in Wells County, to Leroy and Freda (Fishbaugh) Harnish, Mo married Kay Robbins in Bluffton on July 20, 1958; she survives.

A 1954 graduate of Bluffton High...

May 17, 2017

Sarah Jane Meyer, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, May 17, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Wells County on July 12, 1925, to Noah and Naomi Gilliom Aschliman, Sarah married Paul J. Meyer in Bluffton on Nov. 4, 1945; he preceded her in death on May 25, 2007.

Sarah was a...