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...
Randall A. Newman
Sep 13, 2015
Randall A. "Randy" Newman, 38, of Montpelier, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Bluffton. He was born May 15, 1977, in Bluffton to Jason R. and Karen L. Newman. He worked at FCC in Berne as a die cast maintenance worker. He loved dogs and enjoyed fishing,motorcycles, and working on cars. He is survived by his parents; a daughter, Ashlynn...
Glen W. Maller
Sep 13, 2015
Glen William Maller Jr., 63, Fort Wayne, passed away Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Byron Health Center. Glen was born June 26, 1952, in Bluffton, to Glen W. Maller Sr. and Mary Bickel; his mother survives in Bluffton. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1970 and earned his Eagle Scout distinction. He was a graduate of ITT Institute. He...
Brenda Sweetapple
Sep 13, 2015
Brenda K. Sweetapple, age 57, of Huntington, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2105, at Markle Health & Rehabilitation Center. Brenda was born on March 3, 1958, in Monroe, MI, to Donald O. and Beverly K. (Narvarre) Dines; her mother survives in Monroe, MI. Brenda married Barry E. Sweetapple on Sept. 21, 1985, in St. Petersburg, FL; he preceded her...
Lavera Roberts
Sep 12, 2015
Lavera L. (Bertsch) Roberts, 88, of Brevard, NC, passed Saturday morning, Sept. 12, 2015, at Transylvania Community Hospital, in Brevard. Born in Elgin, IL, on Oct. 13, 1926 to Amos and Mary (Maller) Bertsch, she married William E. "Bud" Roberts in Elgin, IL, on Jan. 22, 1949; he survives. A 1944 graduate of Elgin High School, Lavera worked at Toastmaster...
Keith Baumgartner
Sep 12, 2015
Keith Nicholas Baumgartner, 65, of rural Bluffton, passed away at 5:03 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Visiting Nurse hospice home in Ft. Wayne, from complications related to cancer. Keith was born in Bluffton on Oct. 31, 1949, to Chet and Betty Baumgartner, his mother survives in Craigville. Keith married Ruth Kipfer on November 9, 1969, in Bluffton, she survives....
Violet J. Ringger
Sep 5, 2015
Violet June "Vi" Ringger, 95, of Bluffton, died at 7:35 p.m. Saturday evening, Sept. 5, 2015, at Christian CareRetirement Community. She was born June 22, 1920, in Wells County to Sam and Minnie (Gilliom) Aeschliman. She marriedSylvan "Sib" Ringger May 9, 1943, in Bluffton; he preceded her indeath April 10, 2015. She was a homemaker who loved cooking and baking...
Gaylord L. Mounsey
Sep 1, 2015
GAYLORD L. MOUNSEY, 87, passed away Tuesday, Sept 1, 2015. Born Oct. 15, 1927, in Wells County, he was a son of John V. and Ople (Schemerhorn) Mounsey. His first marriage was to Carol Jean Anderson who passed Sept 20, 1957. He was married to the former Crystal Blocker on July 26, 1958 in Berne; she passed in 2013. Gaylord...
Dr. Louis Francis Bradley
Sep 1, 2015
Louis Francis Bradley "Lou," 92, of Bluffton, passed away, surrounded by family, early Tuesday morning, September 1, 2015 at River Terrace Estates. He was born into an Irish Catholic family to Irene and Frank Bradley on May 8, 1923 in Montgomery, Indiana, Daviess County. He had four brothers and two sisters. Lou worked on the family farm and inherited his...
Ivan W. Holloway
Aug 24, 2015
Ivan W. Holloway Jr., 72, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Ivan was born July 14, 1943, to Ivan W. Holloway Sr. and Erma Pace. He married Anna L. Holloway in Petroleum Feb. 9, 1964; she survives. He was a 1961 graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Life Community Church. He...
Madeline R. Butler
Aug 14, 2015
Madeline Rose Butler, 105, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, August 14, 2015, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Madeline was born on March 7, 1910, as one of four children born to Dutch immigrants, Clement and Marie (Buysee) Van Heesbeke. She was raised on a peppermint farm near South Bend where she was instilled with the values of hard work,...
Loraine Werling
Aug 13, 2015
Loraine Werling, age 81, of Salina, KS passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015. She was born December 10, 1933 in Mt. Sterling, IL to Leslie and Laura (Tice) Simmons. She was an administrative Assistant in the churches where her husband served as pastor. She was a God fearing person, always believed in God, an he always came through. She and...
Alma Pulley
Aug 13, 2015
Alma Pulley, 87, a longtime Poneto resident, passed away Thursday morning, August 13, 2015, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Wells County, IN, on November 15, 1927, to James M. and Nova A. (Potter) Rush, she married Don O. Pulley in Geneva, IN, on Feb. 14, 1953; he preceded her in death on September 11, 2012. Alma had...
Jake S. Lewis
Aug 12, 2015
Jake S. Lewis, 32, of Marshfield, MO, and a lifelong Wells County resident, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015, in Springfield, MO. Jake was born in Bluffton, IN, on February 19, 1983. He is survived by his father, Jake D. Lewis, of Jackson Twp; his mother, Jo Ann (Craig) Hirschy preceded him in 2012. After graduating from Southern Wells High...
Arthur M. Gerber
Aug 12, 2015
Arthur M. Gerber, 97, passed away Wednesday morning, August 12, 2015, at Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne, IN. Born in Wells County, on October 27, 1917, to Samuel and Nettie (Neuenschwander) Gerber, he married Evelyn I. Heche in Wells County on June 30, 1939; she preceded him in death on March 19, 2009. Arthur was a successful businessman and...
