Obituary Listing

Apr 12, 2016

Charles D. "Chuck" Neuenschwander, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement. He was born Oct. 20, 1927, in Wells County to William G. and Lizzie (Schwartz) Neuenschwander. He married Doris J. Fiechter Dec. 5, 1948, in Wells County; she survives. Chuck was a farmer for 20 years, worked for Farm Fans Inc. as a...

Apr 8, 2016

Oscar E. Bertsch, 95, of Bluffton, passed away early Friday morning, April 8, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

Born in Adams County, on July 3, 1920, to Samuel and Rosa (Minger) Bertsch, Oscar married Sylvia Hirschy in Adams County on Feb. 14, 1942; she preceded in death on Aug. 8, 2015.

Oscar served in...

Mar 31, 2016

Janie K. Gavin, 66, of Bluffton, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

She was born April 3, 1949, in Bluffton.

She is survived by three daughters, Ronda K. (Jim) Wilson and Jennifer N. (Terry) Dunnuck, both of Bluffton, and Kristine M. (T.J.) Baatz of Ossian; a sister, Linda...

Mar 16, 2016

Patricia A. Davidson, 65, of Huntington, and long-time Poneto resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 16, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.

Born in Bluffton, on May 25, 1950, to Willard and Marcelle (McBride) Fuller, Patricia married William J. "Bill" Davidson, in Poneto, on Sept. 11, 1976; he preceded her in death on Sept....

Mar 15, 2016

Douglas L. Dailey, 57, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center after losing his 18-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Jan. 21, 1959, in Jay County to Donald E. Dailey and Carol J. Everhart Dailey; his mother survives in Berne. He married Susan M. Dotterer in Bluffton June 19, 1977; she survives....

Mar 14, 2016

Terry A. Murray, 59, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Terry was born Feb. 17, 1957, to George R. Paul and Barbara Boulware Paul in San Antonio, Texas. She married Darrell G. Murray in Markle June 16, 1978; he survives. She was a 1975 graduate of Huntington North High School and was a...

Mar 8, 2016

Charles "Wayne" Lydy, 93, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday evening, March 8, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born in Wells County on Feb. 27, 1923, to Charles Westley and Leota (Farr) Lydy; Wayne married Dorothy M. Crickmore in Poneto, on Sept. 28, 1946; she survives.

Wayne...

Mar 7, 2016

Linda L. Reed, 78, of Bryant, and a longtime resident of Bluffton, passed away early Monday morning, March 7, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Bluffton, IN, on Aug. 6, 1937, to William J. and Emma Irene (Jones) Hockenberry, Linda married Howard Reed in Bluffton on Sept. 4, 1976; he survives.

Linda worked at Kitco...

Mar 3, 2016

Jody was born in Huntington, IN, on March 16, 1950, to Clyde E. and Helen (Woods) Hoover.  Her mother survives in Warren.  Jody married Richard "Dick" Feldheiser, her loving husband and caregiver, on May 7, 1985, in Monterey, CA; he survives.

A 1968 graduate of Huntington North High School, Jody had attended IPFW.  She was a member...

Mar 1, 2016

Mary E. Maller, 81, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, March 1, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born on Sept. 28, 1934, in Allen County, to Russell and Maudie (Gordon) Bickel, she married Glen W. Maller on Oct. 27, 1951; he preceded her in death on Aug. 15, 2000.

Mary worked at the Wells...

Mar 1, 2016

Martha "Rose" Coffman, 71, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, March 1, 2016, at Signature Health and Rehabilitation in Bluffton.

Born in Wells County on Sept. 21, 1944, to Marcus "Taylor" and Mary (Murray) Anderson, Rose married James Edward Coffman in Montana in 1974; he preceded her in death on Oct. 3, 1982.

Rose is...

Feb 26, 2016

Ted W. Liechty, 66, of Bluffton, passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side, on Friday evening, Feb. 26, 2016, at his residence.

Born on Feb. 3, 1950, in Decatur, IN, to Roman and Kathryn (Nussbaum) Liechty, Ted married Elaine A. Gerber in Decatur on Feb. 16, 1979; she survives.

A 1968...

Feb 25, 2016

Peggy A. Dunnuck, 73, of Markle, passed away Thursday morning, Feb. 25, 2016, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation in Markle.

Born in Wells County, IN, on Oct. 21, 1942, to Carl and Ruby (Flum) Caley; her father survives in Markle.  Peggy married William "Ed" Dunnuck in Markle on June 6, 1964; he preceded her in death on...

Feb 20, 2016

James Martin, age 29, passed away February 20, 2016.

James was born on December 6, 1986, to Raymond Martin and Norma (Danny) Van Doorn.

He is survived by a son, Malakai; a daughter, Jayrynn; three sisters, Lorrie Martin, Megan Martin, and China Martin; two brothers, Anthony Martin and Jacob Van Doorn; and his foster parents...

Feb 19, 2016

Emma V. Reber, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Feb. 19, 2016, at Ossian Health Care. Emma was born July 6, 1929, to Clifford and Edna L. Bass Siders. She married Donald Eugene Reber in Fort Wayne March 28, 1946; he preceded her in death Jan. 24, 1975. She worked at Kitco in Bluffton for 30 years, retiring in 1992. She...

Feb 17, 2016

Max E. Mygrant, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, Feb. 17, 2016, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton.

Born in Bluffton, IN, on July 25, 1928, to Dallas and Esther (Smith) Mygrant; his parents preceded him in death.

Max graduated from Bluffton High School and served in the US Army from 1950 to 1952.  He...

Feb 13, 2016

Janice L. Brown, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.

Born on Dec. 6, 1936, in Blackford County, to Howard F. and Fern G. (Grow) McClish, Janice married Richard L. Brown on July 10, 1955, in Gas City; he survives.

Janice is...

Feb 12, 2016

Richard F. Benes, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening, February 12, 2016, at Summit City Nursing & Rehabilitation in Fort Wayne.

He was born on Feb. 28, 1928, in Cleveland, OH, to Lad and Helen (Croft) Benes.  He married Eleanor Turk on April 29, 1952, in Richmond, VA; she survives.

Richard served in the...

Feb 9, 2016

Robert L. "Bob" Faulkner, age 81, of Ossian, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born on July 30, 1934, in Fort Wayne, IN, to Joseph T. Faulkner Sr. and Hermina Habegger Faulkner; Bob married Anne M. Seibert in Aschaffenburg, Germany, on Jan. 3, 1959; she survives.

Bob attended...

Feb 8, 2016

Viva P. Falk, 99, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.

She was born Sept. 7, 1916, in Lancaster Township to Isom Elzey and Effie Decker Elzey. She married Leon S. Falk March 22, 1941, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death Feb. 2, 1986.

She...