Obituary Listing

Aug 5, 2016

Jesse Julian Cuellar, age 56,passed away Friday evening, Aug. 5, 2016, at his residence in Ft. Wayne, IN.

Jul 30, 2016

Betty J. Rhodes, 75, of Ossian, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Fort Wayne on Oct. 7, 1940, to Cecil and Teresa (Boschet) Smith, Betty married Stephen A. Rhodes; he preceded her in death on Jan. 14, 2009.

Betty is survived by three daughters, Theresa (Douglas) Hoag of Ossian, Debra...

Jul 27, 2016

Maxine L. Schenkel, 95, of Bluffton, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 27, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Wells County on Nov. 4, 1920, to Charles S. and Lydia (Egley) Merkey, Maxine married Dale M. Schenkel in Roanoke on Feb. 24, 1940; he preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 1998.

Maxine graduate from...

Jul 23, 2016

Ka Chun Tam, age 72, passed away Saturday morning July 23, 2016, at Summit City Nursing & Rehabilitation in Ft. Wayne, IN. Mr. Tam was born in China on Feb. 9, 1944.  He is survived by two sons, James (Emily) Tam of Ft. Wayne and Chuck (Stacy) Tam of Bluffton. No services are planned at this time.

Jul 22, 2016

Roy "Rex" Franklin, 86, of rural Ossian, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at a home in Ossian. He was born March 30, 1930, in Cordell, Okla. He was a graduate of Tuttle (Okla.) High School and was a retired asphalt plant manager. He also worked as a truck mechanic for International Harvester and was a Primitive Baptist minister. He...

Jul 21, 2016

Dennis W. Ladig Sr., 80, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at his home. He was born May 28, 1936, in Wells County to Lawrence and Bessie Huston Ladig. He married Geraldine S. Springer June 14, 1956; she survives. He began work at age 10 as a pin setter at a bowling alley in New Haven and graduated...

Jul 18, 2016

The spring before his 70th birthday, Richard Franklin Mettler sidled up to the bungee trampoline nestled on the white sands of Clearwater Beach and eyed the safety warning sign. According to its listed restrictions, including conditions of physical health and cognitive impairment, he was, in that moment, the definition of a person unfit to bounce. Undeterred, he bounced anyway....

Jul 18, 2016

Rose Mae Walters, 103, formerly of Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, July 18, 2016, at Indian River Center in Melbourne, FL.

Born in Ellsinore, Missouri, on Feb. 17, 1913, to Henry and Ella (Leach) Robertson, she married Omer Walters in Gary, IN, on Sept. 30, 1939; he preceded her in death on Oct....

Jul 15, 2016

Wayne "Leon" Martin, 77, of Warren, IN, and formerly of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, July 15, 2016, at Heritage Pointe, in Warren.

Leon was born in Dugger, IN, on Oct. 18, 1938, to Wayne and Dovie (Murphy) Martin; his parents preceded him in death.

Leon had attended Sullivan High School and later served in...

Jul 13, 2016

Debora L. Osborn, 54, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, July 13, 2016, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Born in Portland, IN, on Aug. 16, 1961, to Edward Mast Sr. and Maude (Potter) Mast, Deb married Kevin A. Osborn in Uniondale, IN, on Oct. 18, 1998; he survives.

Deb was a...

Jul 7, 2016

Richard "Dick" Shively, 80, of Uniondale, passed away at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born March 12, 1936, in Wells County to Floyd W. and Dorothy E. Decker Shively. He married Carole V. Stellhorn Jan. 4, 1958, in Fort Wayne; she survives. He was a 1954 graduate of Rockcreek High School...

Jul 5, 2016

Gary W. Sliger, 70, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016, after an extended illness.

Gary was born June 6, 1946, in Bluffton to C. Eugene Sliger and Catherine E. Huss Sliger. He married Lori J. Lyons Sept. 3, 1998, in Las Vegas; she survives. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1964.

He...

Jul 4, 2016

Beverly A. Macy, 79, of Ossian, passed away Monday evening, July 4, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 17, 1937, in Blackford County to Leroy Wilkins and Myrtle Bell Wilkins. She worked at Franklin Electric in Bluffton for 20 years, retiring in 1976. She was also a homemaker. She attended Zanesville Community Church of God...

Jun 22, 2016

Betty A. Haggard, 85, Ossian, passed away at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at her residence.

Born in Spencer, Ohio, July 11, 1930, to Arnold and Clara Pitt Hines, she married E. Wayne Haggard Jan. 21, 1950 in Ossian; he survives.

A 1949 graduate of Ossian High School, she was a homemaker and a...

Jun 22, 2016

Robert "Bob" Mohler, 72, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, June 22, 2016, at his residence.

Born in Bluffton on Nov. 4, 1943, to William E. and Betty J. (Houdyshell) Mohler, Bob married Kay F. Stout in Bluffton on Nov. 21, 1964; she survives.

Bob was a 1962 graduate of Bluffton High School and served...

Jun 20, 2016

Jordan D. Gillum, 23, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at his residence. Jordan was born Feb. 27, 1993, in Bluffton. His father Kevin D. Gillum survives in Petroleum and his mother Stephanie J. Hunnicutt (Michael) Jones survives in Naples, Fla. He was a 2011 graduate of Southern Wells and was a member of Carnes Crazies at Southern...

Jun 15, 2016

Jerry L. Swartz, 67, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, June 15, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Jerry was born in Fort Wayne on March 5, 1949, to William and Lucy (Fitzgerald) Swartz.  He attended Bluffton High School and was a welder at A.T. Ferrell Company in Bluffton for 29 years.

Jerry is...

Jun 13, 2016

Enoch John Mock, 68, of Bluffton, passed away Monday evening, June 13, 2016, at the VA Northern Indiana Hospital in Marion, IN.

John was born in Colon, Panama, on Sept. 14, 1947, to Donald and Petra (Gonzalez) Mock.  He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was a welder at the Fruehauf...

Jun 2, 2016

Alfred L. Pearson, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 2, 2016, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Born in Montpelier, IN, on Jan. 19, 1928, to R. John and Sarah (Dorah) Pearson; Alfred married Colleen M. Huss in Bluffton on Oct. 31, 1948; she preceded him in death on Sept. 24, 2001....

May 29, 2016

David H. Speheger, 74, Bluffton, passed away at 8:24 a.m. Sunday, May 29, 2016 at his residence.

Born in Bluffton March 18, 1942, to David R. and Mary (Plummer) Speheger, he married Sandi J. Abrams Oct. 10, 1964 in Wolcottville; she survives.

A 1960 graduate of Bluffton High School, he was a veteran having served in the...