Wiley Brickey
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...
Patricia Myers
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...
Rachel Driscoll
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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Betty J. Nicholas
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...
Christopher M Penrod
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...
Lewis Mygrant
Feb 5, 2017
Lewis "Junior" Mygrant, age 83, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 5, 2017, at his residence.
Born in Bluffton on June 30, 1933, to Dallas and Esther (Smith) Mygrant, he married Barbara McBride in Aurora, IN, on July 12, 1952; she survives.
Lewis graduated from Bluffton High School and served in the National Guard...
Rodger K. Baker
Feb 3, 2017
Rodger K. Baker, 66, of Zanesville, Ind., passed away Friday, Feb. 3, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital at 11:37 a.m. Born July 11, 1950 in Huntington, Ind., he was the son of the late Russell S. and Mildred E. (Yeater) Baker. He married Betty (Fredrick) Baker on November 1, 1997 in Zanesville, IN, she survives.He worked at Dana Spicer Axle in...
Ruby J. Turner
Jan 30, 2017
Ruby J. Turner, 82, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at her residence. SHe was born Feb. 25, 1934, in Lacky, Ky., to Parker and Ethel Lovins Blackburn. She married Cooper Turner in Virginia March 7, 1977; he preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1992. She retired from Jess Foreman Go-Ez Shop after 12 years. Survivors include sons,...
Fred R. Rupel Sr.
Jan 25, 2017
Fred R. Rupel Sr., 89, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born on Aug. 4, 1927, in Jay County, to Vernon and Bessie LeFever Rupel, Fred married Martha G. Fenters in Fort Recovery, OH, on Aug. 21, 1954; she survives.
Fred worked at Franklin Electric as a...
Virginia Adams
Jan 23, 2017
Virginia "Ginnie" Rose Louise Adams, 92, of Bluffton, a proud Native American and member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, walked on early Monday morning, Jan. 23, 2017 , at River Terrace Retirement Community.
Born in East Jordan, MI, on Feb. 15, 1924, to George and Lois (Scott) Shananquet, she married Jesse...
Lucinda M. Steffen
Jan 20, 2017
Lucinda M. Steffen, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Christian Care. She was born July 9, 1929, in Adams County to Sam H. Baumgartner and Emma Fiechter Baumgartner. She married Ralph J. Steffen March 29, 1953, in Wells County; he survives. She was a homemaker and a graduate of Kirkland High School. She was a member...
Michael Mccormick
Jan 17, 2017
Michael T. McCormick, 61, of Bluffton, passed away early Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne. Born in Bluffton on July 20, 1955, to Herbert and Donna (Numbers) McCormick, Michael married Carmen Quinones in Huntington on July 19, 1980; she survives. Michael graduated from Bluffton High School in 1973 and attended Life Community...
Lucille A. "Lucy" Nevil
Jan 17, 2017
Lucille "Lucy" Ann Nevil, 58, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday evening, January 17, 2017, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.
Born on June 7, 1958, in Bluffton, to Robert Edward and Carolyn Jane Blackman Moon; both parents preceded her in death. She married Michael A. Nevil on June 29, 1990; he preceded her in death on Apr. 18,...
Alice Schwartz
Jan 11, 2017
Alice M. Schwartz, 97, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, January 11, 2017, at Christian Care Retirement Community.
Born on May 31, 1919, in Adams County, to Jehu and Lydia (Maller Gerber, Alice married Ervin R. Schwartz in Adams County on March 3, 1946; he preceded her in death on Dec. 29, 2005.
Alice worked...
Wayne Ocasio
Jan 6, 2017
Wayne Ocasio, 51, of Bluffton, died Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at Signature Heathcare in Bluffton.
He was born Sept. 21, 1965, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, to Troy Mercer and Charlene Jennings Mercer; his mother survives in Bluffton.
Additional survivors include a daughter, Amanda Belz-Ocasio of Tucson, Ariz.; a son, Christopher Ocasio of Rhode Island; two...
William E. Fox
Jan 6, 2017
William E. "Bill" Fox, 88, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully at his home Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.
Bill was born Feb. 22, 1928, in Wells County to John W. Fox and Clara Kaves Fox. He married Eva Marie Woessner in Bluffton Oct. 17, 1961; she preceded him in death Sept. 3, 2011.
He retired from...
Brian Netherland
Jan 1, 2017
Brian Douglas Netherland, 66, of Bluffton, passed away at his residence Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.
He was born Dec. 13, 1950, in Bluffton to Edwin Lane Netherland Sr. and Gladys Acree Netherland. He married Melissa Gerber in Bluffton April 18, 2009; she survives.
Brian was a 1969 graduate of Norwell High School, where he was...
Neal Vaughn
Dec 29, 2016
Neal Vaughn, 47, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 29, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.
Born in Bluffton on July 26, 1969, to Howard Vaughn Sr. and Hedy (Lewis) Vaughn, his mother survives in Bluffton. Neal married Cynthia "Cyndi" (Simmons) Hall in Wells County on Jan. 5, 2013; she survives.
Neal graduated...
James "Jim" Gerber
Dec 27, 2016
James R. "Jim" Gerber, 86, formerly of New Haven, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton.
Born in Paulding, OH, on Aug. 3, 1930, to Noah A. and Hulda (Rager) Gerber, Jim married Marjorie Zimmerman in Latty, OH, on June 3, 1951; she survives.
Jim served in the...
Donald L. Neuenschwander
Dec 25, 2016
Donald L. Neuenschwander, 68, of Ossian, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 25, 2016, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Decatur, IN, on Mar. 16, 1948, to Carl E. and Hazel M. (Overmier) Neuenschwander, he married Judith A. Baker on Mar. 18, 1967, at the Zanesville United Methodist Church; she survives.
Don attended Lancaster...
