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...
Sylvia Etta Bertsch
Aug 8, 2015
Sylvia Etta Bertsch, 92, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday afternoon, August 8, 2015, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center, in Bluffton. Sylvia was born September 3, 1922 in Adams County to George and Ida (Biberstein) Hirshey. She married Oscar E. Bertsch in Adams County on February 14, 1942, he survives in Bluffton, they shared 73 1/2 years in marriage together. She...
Donald W. Rose
Aug 6, 2015
Donald W. Rose, 88, Fort Wayne, died at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015 at Genesis Health Care in New Haven. He was born in New Haven April 11, 1927 to Martin and Regina (Schuckel) Rose. Survivors include a son, Kent Rose of Pheonix, Ariz.; two brothers, Kenny Rose of Carson City Nev. and Tom Rose of Fort Wayne; two...
Roger L. Colby
Aug 2, 2015
Roger L. Colby, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, August 2, 2015, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Born on January 19, 1936, in Fort Wayne, IN, to George and Irma (Kelly) Colby, Roger married Becky Wisely in Fort Wayne on April 28, 1956; she survives. Along with his wife, Roger is survived by a brother, George (Jane) Colby...
Harry W. Inskeep
Jul 31, 2015
Harry W. "Bill" Inskeep, 74, of Bluffton, passed away early Friday morning, July 31, 2015, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Bill was born in Wells County on Dec. 6, 1940. He was preceded in death by his father, John J. Inskeep and his mother, Metealea "Mable" (Freeman) Curry. He is survived by his companion of almost 30 years, Jean Burns...
Alma Coldiron
Jul 28, 2015
Alma Coldiron, 82, formerly of Ossian, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday evening, July 28, 2015, at Coventry Meadows in Fort Wayne, IN. Born in Bledsoe, KY, on December 27, 1932, to Grant and Lona (Blanton) Jackson, she married Cam Coldiron in Harlan, KY, on Oct. 10, 1949; he preceded her in death in 2002. Alma graduated...
Alice A. Honegger
Jul 22, 2015
Alice A. Honegger, 102, of Bluffton, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 22, 2015, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Alice was born December 30, 1912 in Adams County to Fred and Emma (Aeschliman) Isch. She married Alvin Honegger in Wells County on February 16, 1941. They shared 51 years in marriage before he preceded her in death in...
Jack W. Uptgraft
Jul 21, 2015
Jack W. Uptgraft, 81, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 21, 2015, at Heritage Pointe in Waren, IN. Born in Petroleum, IN, on September 24, 1933, to Wayne and Elizabeth (Lash) Uptgraft, Jack married Janice Houchin in Bluffton, IN, on Oct. 24, 1952; she survives. Jack was a 1951 graduate of P.A. Allen Bluffton High School and retired from...
Donald E. Bertsch
Jul 17, 2015
Donnie E. Bertsch, 46, of Dunkirk, IN, passed away Friday morning, July 17, 2015, at his residence. Born on October 25, 1968, in Bluffton, IN, Donnie was preceded in death by his father, Herman Bertsch Jr. and his mother, Betty Ann (Thompson) Holland. He married Melinda K. Steen in Poento, IN, on Dec. 31, 2008; she survives. He was a...
Christopher A. Macy
Jul 15, 2015
Christopher Anthony Macy, 51, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, July 15, 2015, in Bluffton, IN. He was born on May 25, 1964, in Fort Wayne, IN, and is survived by his mother, Bonnie (Robert) Harris of Bluffton, and his father, Jack (Karen) Macy of Avilla, IN. Aside from his parents, Chris is survived by a brother, Jesse C. Harris...
Jean Osborn
Jul 13, 2015
Martha "Jean" Osborn, 67, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital. Jean was born in Bluffton Jan. 16, 1948, to Milo Drabenstot and Margaret Cossairt Drabenstot. She married Richard E. "Dick" Osborn in Bluffton Sept. 28, 1975; he survives. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1966 and was a member of the First United Methodist...
Billy N. Neely
Jul 12, 2015
Billy N. Neely, 68, of Bluffton, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1947, in Scottsburg to Harry E. and Lula F. Denny Neely. He married Carolyn M. Gerod May 16, 1977, in Werling, W.V.; she survives. Survivors include sons, Rick Neely of Bluffton and Harry Neely of Corona; a daughter, Lynda (John) Grover...
June A. Lopez
Jul 3, 2015
June A. Lopez, 78, of Bluffton, passed away Friday evening, July 3, 2015, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born on June 23, 1937, in Fort Wayne, IN, to Leland H. and Edna L. (Murray) Kay, June married Oscar Lopez on Jan. 12, 1957, in Grabil, IN; he survives. June had attended South Side and Elmhurst High Schools, and later retired...
Jesse V. Gilbert
Jun 26, 2015
Jesse V. Gilbert, 60, Bluffton, died at 5:35 p.m. Friday, June 26, 2015 at Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 22, 1954 in Harlan, Ky. to Joseph and Mary (Madden) Gilbert, he married Mary L. Jahn on Aug. 13, 1994 in Monroe; she survives. Other survivors include two sons, Joshua S. Avery of Bluffton and Jason (Naomi) Jahn of...
Lillian F. Springer
Jun 20, 2015
Lillian F. Springer, 96, of Bluffton, died peacefully on Saturday evening, June 20, 2015, with her family by her side at Christian Care Retirement Community. Lillian's body had been failing, but not her love for God, family and friends. Born in Uniondale, IN, on Nov. 11, 1918, she was the daughter of Edward Joe and Anna C. (Graft) Hatfield. Her...
Howard L. Adkins
Jun 12, 2015
Howard L. Adkins, 67, Fort Wayne, passed away at 4:25 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2015 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Born in Muncie Feb. 3, 1948 to Arthur Owen and Hilda Alene (Clark) Adkins, he married Jean M. Meads June 14, 2005 at Calvary United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne; she survives. Mr. Adkins served with the...
