Dexter H. Falk
May 17, 2017
Dexter H. Falk, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 17, 2017, at his residence.
Born in Wells County on Sept. 23, 1953, to Herman Falk and Hope (Tuttle) Colbert, Dexter married Lana (Thompson) in Bluffton on Jan. 17, 1992; she survives.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Eric Falk of...
Edward Gomaras
May 13, 2017
Edward "Ed" Gomaras Jr, 56, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, May 13, 2017, at the Visiting Nurse Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne.
Ed was born in New York City on Sept. 9, 1960; his parents, Ronald Wilson and Barbara (Kellogg) Wilson, both preceded him in death.
For many years, Ed worked in maintenance at...
David Niblick
May 12, 2017
David D. Niblick, 59, of Bluffton, passed away Friday afternoon, May 12, 2017, at his residence.
Born in Bluffton on Oct. 28, 1957, to Paul and Esther Mae (Bennett) Niblick, David married Patty J. Taylor in Paducah, KY, on July 6, 2010; she survives.
In addition to his wife, David is survived by a son,...
Charlene Mercer
May 1, 2017
Charlene Mercer, 69, of Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, May 1, 2017, at her residence.
Born in Obion, TN, on Oct. 9, 1947, to Luther and Clara Tunis Jennings, Charlene married Troy W. Mercer in Ashland, KY, on May 28, 1968; he preceded her in death on Jan. 20, 2012.
Survivors include two sons, Dan...
Ansel Beck
May 1, 2017
Ansel E. Beck, 93, formerly of Ossian, passed away early Monday morning, May 1, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren, IN.
Born in Allen County, IN, on July 10, 1923, to John E. and Effie Woods Beck, Ansel married Ruth A. Stahl in Baltimore, MD, on Aug. 5, 1944; she preceded him in death on Sept. 9,...
Terry Kaehr
May 1, 2017
Terry W. Kaehr, 77, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, May 1, 2017.
Born in Bluffton on March 10, 1940, to William and Vandetta Hupp Kaehr, Terry married Ailyn Quinawayan in Ft. Wayne on Feb. 7, 2007; she survives.
Terry worked various jobs in the area and retired from the Ft. Wayne Vehicle Auction. He...
Robert L. Steffen
Apr 28, 2017
Robert L. Steffen, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, April 28, 2017, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. He was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Adams County to Tobias and Hilda B. Rauch Steffen. He married Nova I. Baumgartner July 3, 1949, in Bluffton; she preceded him in death Dec. 31, 2004. He worked at Sterling Casting for 10 years,...
William J. Frauhiger
Apr 28, 2017
William J. Frauhiger, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. He was born June 11, 1923, in Wells County to William H. and Bertha Fiechter Frauhiger. He married Betty Neuenschwander in Bluffton March 6, 1949; she survives. He was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church Bluffton North. He was a dairy farmer...
Barbara A. Delong
Apr 24, 2017
Barbara A. Delong, 82, of Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, April 24, 2017, at the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born Jan. 2, 1935, in Dugger to C.J. and Grace Stricker Booker. She worked at Wayne Metals in Markle and at Coopers Rest Home and West Haven Health Care as certified nurse's aide for 33 years. She was...
Eugene D. Palmer Sr.
Apr 15, 2017
Eugene D. Palmer, Sr., 72, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Apr. 15, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.
Born in Ripley County, IN, on Sept. 28, 1944, to George Leo and Maebelle (Thomas) Palmer, he married Darlene Mann on Sept. 13, 1968; she preceded him in death in Sept. of 1995. Eugene then married Mary (Hamrick)...
Marjorie J. Ringger
Apr 15, 2017
Marjorie Jane Ringger, age 90, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, April 15, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born in Wells County on July 15, 1926, to John and Olga Speheger Frauhiger, Marjorie married Bill Ringger at the Apostolic Christian Church in Bluffton on Nov. 25, 1945; he survives.
Marjorie was a homemaker who...
Draven M. Rybolt
Apr 12, 2017
Draven M. Rybolt, infant, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton.
He was born April 12, 2017.
He is survived by his parents, Nick and Deanna B. Heniscey Rybolt; two sisters, Katelyn B. Stacy, and Jadynn M. Rybolt, and his grandparents, Chris and Jama Heniscey of Portland and Lisa and...
Claudia D. Campbell
Apr 7, 2017
Claudia D. Campbell, 71, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, April 7, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.
Claudia was born in Bluffton on Apr. 12, 1945, to Dale and Kathryn "Kate" Mazelin Campbell; both parents preceded her in death.
A 1963 graduate of Bluffton High School, Claudia served in the Women's Army Corps...
Thomas W. Spencer
Apr 5, 2017
Thomas W. Spencer, 90, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation.He was born May 6, 1926, in Cannelton to Charles G and Hattie Mae Jackson Spencer. He married Lillian E. Ray in Fort Wayne Aug. 25, 1961; she survives.He was a meat cutter at Scott's and Kroger stores in Bluffton and Fort Wayne and...
Donna J. Hubble
Apr 5, 2017
Donna J. Hubble, 44, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, April 5, 2017, at her residence.
Donna was born in Ft. Wayne on March 8, 1973, to Lewis C. and Eloise A. "Ellie" Hirn Hubble; her parents survive in Bluffton.
A 1992 graduate of Norwell High School, Donna worked as a Certified Nurse Assistant for...
Darwin W. Brady
Apr 1, 2017
Darwin W. "Skip" Brady, 71, of Bluffton, died at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at the Bethlehem Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne.
Mr. Brady was born Aug. 1, 1945, in Youngstown, Ohio, to George W. Brady and Rebecca J. Staley Brady. His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include...
Norma Archbold
Mar 30, 2017
A native of Bluffton, Norma Jane Millington Archbold, 75, of Muncie, died at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie at 3:50 a.m. Thursday.
She was born Jan. 20, 1942, in Bluffton to Kenneth L. Millington and Sarah E. Lutz Millington. She married Merrill "Archie" Archbold in Bluffton Dec. 11, 1965. He preceded her in death Feb....
Merl Lugar Jr.
Mar 26, 2017
Merl Kenneth Lugar Jr., 75, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton. He was born July 30, 1941, in Wells County to Merl K. Lugar Sr. and Margie J. Todd Lugar. He married Barbara N. Miller March 21, 1998; she preceded him in death last September. He retired from Franklin Electric in Bluffton and...
Guy Edward Engle
Mar 23, 2017
Guy Edward Engle, age 90, of rural Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Mar. 23, 2017, at his residence.
Born in Wells County on Nov. 29, 1926, to J. Merle and Mary Magdalene (Deeds) Engle, Guy married Jeannine Shull in Wells County on June 30, 1957; she survives.
Guy graduated from Petroleum High School in 1946...
Makayla Leigh Tipton
Mar 20, 2017
Makayla Leigh Tipton, 19, of Ossian, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, in Markle. She was born in Fort Wayne Dec. 30, 1997, to Spencer and Jamie Ormsby Tipton; they survive in Ossian. Makayla graduated from Norwell High School in 2016, where she was a three-year varsity softball letter award winner and one-year varsity cross country letter award winner. She...
