Obituary Listing

Dec 25, 2016

Mary E. Frauhiger, 99, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday evening, Dec. 25, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Adams County, on Jan. 18, 1917, to George and Leah (Steffen) Ringger, Mary married Leonard Frauhiger in Wells County on Aug. 9, 1941; he preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1975.

Mary worked at...

Dec 17, 2016

Wilson G. Shepherd, 77, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, Dec. 17, 2016, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.

Born in Hazard, KY, on May 22, 1939, to Bazle Shepherd Sr. and Hettie M. (Monday) Shepherd, Wilson married Anna L. Childers in Clintwood, WV, on Jan. 31, 1970; she survives.

Wilson retired from Poor Bros. (Venture...

Dec 17, 2016

Gale L. "Smokey" Baller, 90, of Ossian, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation.

He was born June 14, 1926, in Bluffton, to Simon P. and Mildred Estes Williams. He married Norma J. Allen on April 7, 1990; she survives.

A graduate of Bluffton High School in 1944, Smokey joined the...

Dec 14, 2016

Terry A. Beer, 61, of Bluffton, passed away on Wednesday morning, Dec. 14, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne. Born on Sept. 28, 1955, in Decatur, IN, to the late Arthur and Corabelle (Schug) Beer, he married the love of his life, Mary Jo (Harsin) Manley on July 13, 1990; she survives. Terry graduated from Bellmont High School...

Dec 10, 2016

Robert E. "Bob" Grimm Sr., 73, of Poneto, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 10, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Petroleum on Dec. 28, 1942, to Harold C. and Dorothy (Ruse) Grimm, Bob married Judy (Bricker) Williams in Bluffton on Dec. 21, 1991; she survives.

Bob was a truck driver for 48 years, retiring in...

Dec 6, 2016

Wilda B. Cochran, 85, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born in Lafayette, IN, on Mar. 16, 1931, to Cyril and Celia W. (Staley) Rockwell, she married John E. Cochran in Swayzee, IN, on Dec. 31, 1952; he survives.

Wilda was 1949 graduate of Galveston High...

Dec 5, 2016

Gordon H. Greek, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Dec. 5. 2016, River Terrace Retirement Community.

Born on May 30, 1937, in Cincinnati, OH, to Harry and Eunice (Hill) Greek; both parents preceded him in death.

Gordon was a 1959 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University.

Survivors include two daughters, Melanie Mauger of...

Nov 24, 2016

Glenora S. Watkins, 70, of Bluffton, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 27, 1946, in Coudersport, Pa., to Glen K. and Velma S. Hancock Connolly.

She is survived by a son, David A. Wilson of Bluffton; three sisters, Velma (Stanley) Prater of Bluffton, Nancy (Pete) Snow of...

Nov 23, 2016

Loretta K. Smith, 63, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

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Nov 17, 2016

Lynn R. Frauhiger, 65, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 17, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Bluffton on Jan. 31, 1951, to Sylvan and Doris (Gilliom) Frauhiger, Lynn married Jenny S. Baumgartner in Bluffton on April 24, 1983; she survives.

A 1969 graduate of Norwell High School, Lynn later graduated from...

Nov 15, 2016

Homer E. Bates, 92, of Bluffton, and former Wells County and Huntington County resident for many years, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2016, at River Terrace Retirement Community.

Born in Nevada, Iowa, on Dec. 4, 1923, to Clarence E. and Gladys L. (Birney) Bates, Homer married Helen I. Roudebush on April 22, 1950; she preceded him...

Nov 14, 2016

Donna S. Helms, 69, of Ossian, passed away early Monday morning, Nov. 14, 2016, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Bluffton on June 4, 1947, to Walter "Bud" and Mildred (McFarren) Campbell, Donna married Harry Helms in Geneva on April 10, 1983; he preceded her in death on Oct. 13, 1991.

Donna was...

Nov 14, 2016

Tom "Wally" Wall, 59, of Bluffton, passed away early Monday morning, Nov. 14, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Linn Grove on Mar. 1, 1957, to Norm and Bonnie (Stucky) Wall, Tom married Cristi Mygrant in Bluffton on Jan. 13, 2001; she survives.

Tom was a 1975 graduate of Norwell High School and attended Life...

Nov 12, 2016

Nancy J. Warthman, 51, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 12, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Nancy was born in Decatur on Nov. 18, 1964, to Donald Lee and Sharlene D. (Flueckinger) Warthman; her parents preceded her in death.

A 1984 graduate of Norwell High School, Nancy attended Hope Missionary Church in Bluffton...

Nov 11, 2016

Jesse "Jack" Charles Adams, 96, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 and River Terrace Retirement Community at 5:55 p.m.Born June 17, 1920 at Hazel, S.D., he was a son of the late William W. and Katherine H. (Weelborg) Adams.He was an electrician an proud union member of IBEW Local 305 in Fort Wayne. He worked for Dix-Kelly and...

Nov 10, 2016

Naomi E. Martin, 92, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

She was born June 22, 1924, in Huntington County, to Virgil Jones, and Audra Bardsley Jones. She married Richard O. Martin Aug. 3, 1945, in Warren; he preceded her in death Jan. 9, 1999.

Naomi graduated from Jackson...

Nov 9, 2016

Wava J. Bertsch, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

She was born July 23, 1928, in Adams County to Noah and Aldula V. Schwartz Steffen. She married Leonard Bertsch in Bluffton on March 19, 1950; he preceded her in death on Dec. 3, 2006.

She graduated from...

Nov 1, 2016

Mary Ann Frus, 78, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 1, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born on Sept. 25, 1938, in Liberty Mills, IN, to James and Aldean (Von Lens) Roberts, Mary Ann was later adopted by Verne and Blanche (Dailey) Wise.

A 1957 graduate of Burlington High School, Mary Ann...

Oct 28, 2016

G. Thomas Miller, 85, of Bluffton, formerly a long-time Winchester, IN resident, passed away Friday evening, Oct. 28, 2016, at River Terrace Retirement Community.

Tom was born July 27, 1931 in Greensburg, PA, to C. Homer and Ruth (Holtzer) Miller.  He married Martha "Marty" Abel, from Winchester, Indiana,  in Winchester, VA, on Feb. 14, 1955.  They lived in the...

Oct 25, 2016

Glenn A. Borror Jr., 64, of Hoagland, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital.

Glenn was born April 4, 1952, in Wells County to Glenn A. Borror Sr. and Patricia C. Holmes. He married Donna J. Benzinger in Reiffsburg Aug. 9, 1997; she survives.

He worked at Corning Glass in Bluffton and was...