Theodore Wm. Pfister
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...
Paul E. Thomas
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...
Cheryl A. Lee
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.
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Brent Moser
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...
Morris "Mo" Harnish
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...
Sarah Jane Meyer
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...
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...
