Obituary Listing

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...

Jan 30, 2016

Truman D. Yergler, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, January 30, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community.

Born on December 18, 1922, in Gridley, IL, to John E. and Ella M. (Isch) Yergler; Truman married Marcella Tonner in Bluffton on April 22, 1945; she survives.

Truman was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. ...

Jan 28, 2016

Dave "Ratman" Beers, age 58, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016, in Bluffton.

He was born in Detroit, MI, on April 16, 1957, to Roy Beers and Patricia Homan Sutherby; his father survives in Detroit, MI.

Dave enjoyed life.  He especially enjoyed auto-racing and spending time with family and friends.  He had owned his own...

Jan 16, 2016

Rex "Duke" E. VanZant, 81, of Ossian, passed away Jan. 16, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Aug. 26, 1934, in Huntington County to Edith (Wilma) VanZant. He married Joyce A. Krick Dafforn VanZant March 17, 1994, in Las Vegas; she survives. He worked for Dana Corp. in Fort Wayne heading up the tool crib, retiring...

Jan 15, 2016

R. Jane Hull, 92, of Bluffton, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton She was born Oct. 12, 1923, in Detroit, Mich., to Dorothy Goyette Gilmore and Roy Gilmore. She married Raymond W. Hull Oct. 10, 1942, in Detroit; he preceded her in death in 1999. Survivors include her children, Howard (Arlene) Hull of Bluffton, Robert (Ethel)...

Jan 9, 2016

Luella J. Geisel, 77, of Keystone, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

She was born May 24, 1938, in Adams County to Joel M. Schwartz and Sarah Nussbaum Schwartz. She married Vernon L. Geisel in Bluffton, in the home of Samuel Aeschliman, Aug. 3, 1958; he preceded her in death Oct. 13, 2011....

Jan 9, 2016

Sally J. Brown, 61, of Uniondale, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at her residence. She was born Jan. 19, 1954, in Circleville, Ohio, to Robert J. Bennett Sr. and Kathryn C. Tomlinson Bennett. She married James M. Brown Oct. 1, 1971, in Reiffsburg; he survives. Sally was an assembler at Metaldyne Co. for five years. Survivors include a son,...

Jan 2, 2016

Rex N. Coffield, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Rex was born Aug. 24, 1926, in Bluffton to Clyde Coffield and Emma Fryback Coffield. He married Mary B. Powell Coffield April 18, 1948, at the Bluffton First Reformed Church. He was a truck driver for Renners' Express...

Dec 28, 2015

Timothy "Timmy" Arnold, 55, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, Dec. 28, 2015, at Vibra Hospital in Fort Wayne.

He was born on Nov. 20, 1960, in Bluffton, to James and Juanita (Fritz) Arnold; they both preceded him in death.

Tim enjoyed fishing, country music, and hunting deer with his dad.

Survivors include...

Dec 28, 2015

Michael "Mick" Boyle, 80, of Bluffton, passed away at 11:34 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at his home. He was born March 13, 1935, to Mark F. and Katherine (Harger) Boyle in Huntington. He married Mona Jean Wilson Nov. 30, 1956, in Bluffton; she preceded him in death May 25, 2007. Mick attended Bluffton High School and served in the...