Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Mar 16, 2017

Pamela "Pam" Bragg, 48, of Bluffton, passed away at 5:56 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born in Bradenton, Fla., on April 29, 1968, to Floyd M. and Ildren L. Ivey Taylor. A graduate of Bradenton Florida Christian High School, she later worked for 20 years as a CNA at Signature Health Care...

Mar 12, 2017

Philip C. Starkey, 62, of Bluffton, passed away with laughter and joy with family by his side Sunday, March 12, 2017. He was born Oct. 25, 1954, in Janesville, Wisc., to Vilas F. and Avis J. Zitzner Starkey; his parents preceded him in death. He married Nola Floen in Janesville Aug. 26, 1978; she survives. He graduated from Parker High...

Mar 12, 2017

LaVera E. Heyerly, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community. She was born May 22, 1925, in Wells County to Eli and Lydia Steffen Geyer. She married Homer L. Heyerly in Bluffton Nov. 16, 1947; he preceded her in death Feb. 22, 2003. She worked at the Dutch Mill Restaurant in Bluffton for...

Mar 11, 2017

David E. Curran, 71, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, Mar. 11, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.

Dave was born in Marion, IN, on Jan. 27, 1946.  His father, Herman S. Curran and mother, Mary L. Everman Brooks, both preceded him in death.  He married Barbara Seabolt VanAuken in Bluffton on Dec. 12, 2009; she survives....

Mar 9, 2017

Helen "Lavonne" Brown, 84, long-time resident of Huntington, Indiana, passed into heaven on March 9, 2017 surrounded by family.  Born on April 17, 1932 in Richmond, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Casper and the late Hazel (Ketron) Burdette.  Lavonne graduated from International Business College, Richmond and had a career as an Administrative Assistant.   Lavonne...

Feb 25, 2017

Kaaren S. Ziegler, 74, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, 2017, at River Terrace Retirement Community.

Kaaren was born in Portland, IN, to George W. Fairchild and Virginia R. (Lloyd) Fairchild Kreigh.  Both parents preceded her in death.

She was a member of the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Uniondale, IN.

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Feb 24, 2017

Jeanette E. Tonner, 96, of Bluffton passed away Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Born in Adams County on Sept. 25, 1920, to Albert and Aldine (Aschliman) Heyerly, Jeanette married Curtis C. Tonner in Bluffton on Mar. 12, 1944; he preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 2001. Jeanette...

Feb 19, 2017

Rosina E. Baumgartner, 96, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb. 19, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Rosina was born in Adams County on Jan. 7, 1921, to Cornelious and Fannie (Fiechter) Baumgartner.

She attended Kirkland High School in Adams County and later graduated from the Elgin Watchmaker School in Elgin, IL.  She then...

Feb 19, 2017

Kendis K. King, 62, of Bluffton, passed away early Sunday morning, Feb. 19, 2017, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Kendis was Born in Bluffton on Oct. 4, 1954, to Karl K. and Cleora J. (Sliger) King.  Both parents preceded him in death.

A 1973 graduate of Norwell High School, he worked at the Keebler Company...

Feb 17, 2017

Wiley O. Brickey, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 17, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.

Born in Gate City, VA, on Feb. 14, 1930, to Oscar L. and Winnie (Gillenwater) Brickey, Wiley married Alice F. Zuercher in Berne on July 18, 1964; she preceded him in death on May 3, 1972.  Wiley then married...

Feb 17, 2017

Patricia J. Myers, 86, of Ossian and formerly of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2017, at Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Bluffton on April 26, 1930, to Lotus and Beulah M. (Lake) Archbold, Patricia married Donald E. Myers in Bluffton on Sept. 15, 1951; he survives.

A 1949 graduate of Bluffton...

Feb 16, 2017

Rachael Estella Driscoll, age 96, of Ossian, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 16, 2017, at Ossian Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Born on Sept. 22, 1920, in Muncie, IN, to Gilbert L. and Reba L. (Duncan) Brannon, Rachael married Walter Driscoll in Muncie on Sept. 20, 1940; he preceded her in death in September of 2001.

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Feb 10, 2017

Betty J. Nicholas, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 10, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.

Born in Adams County, IN, on Oct. 24, 1925, to John and Mary Klopfenstein Mertz, Betty married Max D. Nicholas on May 13, 1944, in Taylor, TX; he preceded her in death on May 4, 2007.

Betty...

Feb 6, 2017

Christopher M. Penrod, 24, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.

Christopher was born in Portland, IN, on Mar. 1, 1992.  He is survived by his mother, Ruth A. (Brown) Penrod of Bluffton; and his father, Kirk A. Penrod of Anderson, South Carolina.

A 2011 graduate of Norwell...