Dean Brickley
Nov 20, 2015
Dean Brickley, 87, of Ossian, passed away early Friday morning, Nov. 20, 2015, at his residence. Born in Wells County on Nov. 20, 1928, to Herbert and Gladys (Roubaugh) Brickley, Dean married Gelene McDonald in Bluffton on July 24, 1948; she survives. Dean worked at Harvester in Fort Wayne for over 30 years, retiring in 1982. He attended Bluffton Wesleyan...
Maxine Rupel
Nov 20, 2015
E. Maxine Rupel, 92, of Markle, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 18, 1923, in Wells County to James J. and Karah S. (Stine) Smith. She married Roscoe O. Rupel Oct. 5, 1940, in Newport, Ky.; he preceded her in death March 16, 1989. Maxine worked at Kitco Manufacturing for...
Avery "Fred" Pernell
Nov 18, 2015
Fred Pernell, 78, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday evening, Nov. 18, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Farmers, KY, on Dec. 2, 1936, to John and Mona L. (Perry) Pernell, Fred married Madeline L. "Maddie" Ruse in Poneto, IN, on March, 10, 1957; she survives. Fred was a 1955 graduate of Roll High School. He worked at...
Doris J Leimgruber
Nov 11, 2015
Doris J. Leimgruber, 82, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, at Signature Health Care in Bluffton. She was born Aug. 20, 1933, in Bluffton to Marion and Bessie M. (Luginbill) Gilgen. She married Jerry T. Leimgruber on June 25, 1966, in Auburn; he survives. Doris worked at K-Mart in Bluffton. She was a member of the Bluffton Bingo...
Carl D. Booth
Nov 7, 2015
Carl D. Booth, 94, of Warren, died Saturday evening, Nov. 7, 2015, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. He was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Noblesville to Raymond and Jessie (Manship) Booth. Carl served in the U.S. Army as a heavy equipment operator in northern France from January 1943 to November 1945. He retired in 1976 from Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, where...
Floyd W Gerber
Nov 4, 2015
Floyd W. Gerber, 98, of Bluffton, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. He was born Sept. 30, 1917, with his twin brother, Lloyd, to Jehu and Lydia (Maller) Gerber in Adams County. A lifelong farmer, he served in the U.S. Army from August 1941 to October 1945. He was a member of Apostolic Christian...
Doris F. Mcclurg
Nov 2, 2015
Doris F. Jost (Dillon) McClurg, 87, formerly of Bluffton, passed away Monday evening, Nov. 2, 2015, at Reid Healthcare Center, in Richmond. Born on April 7, 1928, in Adams County, to Calvin and Leah (Steffen) Rauch, she married Frederick "Fritz" Jost in Bluffton on Oct. 26, 1945; he preceded her in death in 1987. She later married Earl G. Dillion...
Anna Louise Young
Oct 29, 2015
Louise Young, 70, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. She was born in Bluffton to Cassius Graham and Lois Hartman Graham. She married Jerry E. Young in Bluffton April 22, 1967; he survives. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School in 1963. She worked for Franklin Electric for...
Frances E. Bertsch
Oct 28, 2015
Frances E. Bertsch, 89, Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Christian Care Retirement Community. She was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Detroit, Mich., to Benjamin C. Maibach and Lucile V. Harbourne Maibach. She married Harve E. Bertsch Sept. 18, 1955, in Detroit; he preceded her in death June 29, 1981. Frances graduated from Redford High School in Detroit...
Jesse Lewis
Oct 25, 2015
Jesse Lewis, 71, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital. He was born Aug. 17, 1944, in Harlan, Ky., to Burley Lewis and Smina Brock Lewis. He married Narda A. Linn Oct. 23, 1976, in Bluffton; she survives. Jesse graduated from Evarts High School in Kentucky. He was a retired truck driver, retiring from Ormsby Trucking...
Betty J. Bliahu
Oct 16, 2015
Betty J. (Knuckles) Bliahu, 85, of Bluffton, died Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. She was born Dec. 30, 1929, in Forrest, Ill. She is survived by a sister, Jessee Maitlin of Berne. She was preceded in death by four brothers, Medford Knuckles, Carl Knuckles, Otha Knuckles and James Knuckles; and three sisters, Joan Ellis, Lois...
Terrence J. Kern
Oct 14, 2015
Terrence "Terry" Kern, 67, of rural Ossian, passed away Wednesday evening, October 14, 2015, at the VA Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Terry was born on October 13, 1948, in Joliet, IL, to Charles G. and Dorothy G. (Linden) Kern; his parents preceded him in death. A 1966 graduate of Bluffton High School, Terry later served in the United States...
Stuart T. Elliott
Oct 14, 2015
Stuart T. Elliott, 44, of Berne, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born Sept. 6, 1971, in Wells County to RichardL. and Mary C. (Thompson) Elliott. He was a construction worker for Dailey Inc. and enjoyed cooking, singing, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his mother; two...
A. "Alfie" W. Sturgeon
Oct 13, 2015
A. "Alfie" Wayne Sturgeon, 88, of Bluffton, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. He was born Nov. 17, 1926, in Bluffton, to Hugh L. and Jemina E. (Kleinknight) Sturgeon. A 1944 Bluffton High School graduate, he was a farmer and also served on the Wells County Hospital Building Board. He served in the U.S. Army...
Ethel M. Elston
Oct 12, 2015
A native of Wells County, Ethel M. Elston, 103, died at 7:50 p.m. Sunday at Southfield Village in South Bend. She was born Jan. 27, 1912, to Elmer Pearl and Flossie Mae (Helton) Ramseyer. She married Walter R. Elston in Poneto in 1932. He preceded her in death. Survivors include daughters Ann Marie Long, Raleigh, N.C., and Marry Ellen (Don)...
Sara Lynn Hunt
Sep 30, 2015
Sara Lynn Hunt, 59, of Keystone, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at her home, with her family by her side. She was born March 13, 1956, in Wells County to James and Elsie M. (Moss) Gearheart. She married Larry E. Hunt Nov. 30, 1974, in Bluffton; he survives. She was a homemaker who graduated from Southern Wells High School...
Barbara Ann Perry
Sep 28, 2015
Barbara A. Perry, 77, of Bluffton, died at 4:05 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at the Signature Health Care facility in Bluffton. Mrs. Perry was born Nov. 27, 1937, in Bluffton, to Daniel V. Bertsch and Gertrude L. Minnich Bertsch. She married Paul E. Perry Sr. Dec. 31, 1955, at Bluffton; her husband survives. Also surviving are a son, Paul...
Karen Sue Karwoski
Sep 24, 2015
Karen S. Karwoski, 56, a resident of rural BLuffton, died at 9:21 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was the office manager at the Metropolitan Title Co. in Bluffton. She was the president of the John W. Carnall and Sons Company for 27 years. She was a 1977 graduate of Bluffton High School and...
Ronald Eugene Yoss
Sep 14, 2015
Ronald E. Yoss, 63, of Ossian, died at 12:08 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born April 4, 1952, in Decatur to Delbert G. and Treva Fern (Dailey) Yoss. He married Jacqueline "Jackie" Moses Aug. 24, 1991, in Kokomo; she preceded him in death April 23, 2009. He graduated from South Adams High...
Janice Faus
Sep 13, 2015
Janice S. Faus, 59, of Ossian, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born March 27, 1956, in Bluffton, to Donald B. Fause and Louise Smith Faus. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Keith Wayne Faus Mitchell. A private graveside service will be held at the Fairview Cemetery in...
