Ruth Bradley
Jan 2, 2015
Ruth Edna Bradley, 85, of Bluffton, passed away surrounded by her children, Friday afternoon, January 2, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born on December 27, 1929, in Elizabethtown, IN to Clarence W. and Miriam (Parker) Newsom, Ruth graduated as salutatorian at Columbus High School and received an academic scholarship to Earlham College where she graduated in 1952. As...
David Robson
Dec 16, 2014
David A. Robson, 65, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday morning, December 16, 2014, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. David was born on November 12, 1949, in Freeport, IL. He was preceded in death by his father, John Robson, mother, Clarice B. (Carpenter) Distler, and step-father, Arthur Distler. Survivors include one daughter, Nikki Robson of Madison, WI; two sons, Dane and...
Earl Newnum
Dec 15, 2014
Earl F. Newnum, 69, of Bluffton passed away at 7:50 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born June 6, 1945, in Russell, Ark., to William and Martha Neunum. He married Linda Caley on June 12, 1965; she survives. Earl was a long-time supervisor in the Shellcore department at Sterling Casting up...
Pamela L. Anderson
Dec 11, 2014
Pamela L. Anderson, 58, of Bluffton, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at her home. She was born April 19, 1956, in Wells County to James W. Anderson and Donna D. (Scott) Cardin. She graduated from Norwell High School in 1975 and worked in the Public Relations Department at the Rural King store in Decatur, retiring in 2012. She enjoyed golf,...
Hazel E. Reed
Dec 11, 2014
Hazel Elizabeth Reed, of Bluffton, 86, passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Hazel was born March 9, 1928, in Grand Rivers, Ky., to Herman and Mary (Culp) Satterfield. She married Richard M. Reed in Bluffton Sept. 19, 1975; he preceded her in death Nov. 8, 2005. She worked at Corning Glass for 25 years. Survivors...
Steven L. Klefeker
Nov 27, 2014
Steven L. Klefeker, 60, of Keystone, passed awayThursday, Nov. 27, 2014, at his residence. He was born Sept. 30, 1954, inBluffton to Diane Meadows Enyartand Walter R. Klefeker Sr. He graduated from Southern Wells High School in 1973 and retired from Dana Corp. in Fort Wayne, where he worked in quality control from 1978 to 2007. Survivors include his mother,...
Zachary H. Jones
Nov 26, 2014
Zachary Hunter Jones, 21, son of Dr. Larry G. Jones and Sue Ellen (Hunter) Jones, of Bluffton, passed away Nov. 26, 2014. He was born March 22, 1993. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 2011. He was a member of the Bengal Brigade Marching band for five years. Zachary attended Indiana University and IPFW. He was a gifted musician...
Grace Napier
Nov 23, 2014
Grace Napier, 85, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, November 23, 2014, at Signature Health Care in Bluffton. Born in Harlan County, KY, on May 28, 1929, to John and Ludie (Wynn) Vaughn, she married Dillard Napier in Harlan County on October 4, 1947; he preceded her in death on October 28, 1995. Grace was a member of the United...
Lorene "Peg" Stieglitz
Nov 20, 2014
Lorene Elizabeth "Peg" Stieglitz, 93, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, November 20, 2014, in Kokomo, IN. Born on November 2, 1921, in Adams County, IN, to Daniel O. and Sarah L. (Tonner) Kehrn, she married Robert High on September 24, 1949; he preceded her in death on May 23, 1979. She later married Harold Stieglitz, on June 6, 1987;...
Max R. Dawson
Nov 18, 2014
Max R. Dawson, 76, Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at his residence. He was born Aug. 22, 1938, in Huntington County to Ira Glen and Goldie Madeline Weaver Dawson. Max married Jacqueline M. "Jackie" Strode in Warren Aug. 19, 1961; she survives. He graduated from Jackson Township High School in 1956 and served in the National Guard from...
Melodie A. Houshoulder
Nov 16, 2014
Melodie A. Houshoulder, 55, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 16, 2014, at 2:19 P.M., at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Bluffton, IN, on February 1, 1959, to Ray and Delores (Wedler) Lowe; her mother survives in Kingsland. Melodie married Joe Houshoulder in Kingsland, IN, on February 14, 1984; he survives. Melodie was a 1977 graduate of...
Charles Dean Zorio
Nov 12, 2014
Charles D. Zorio, 42, Bluffton, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Signature Healthcare in Bluffton. He was born July 1, 1972, in Long Beach, Calif., to Carl Zorio and Beverly Jackson Zorio. His mother, Beverly Wickhizer, survives in Bluffton. He was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Bluffton. Survivors include a sister-in-law,...
Margaret H. Williams
Nov 9, 2014
Margaret H. Williams, 99, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 9, 2014, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Born on December 18, 1914, in Wells County, to Jacob and Pearl (Wolf) Shady, she married Merl A. Williams in Wells County on Feb. 11, 1933; he preceded her in death on June 28, 2011. Margaret had attended Lancaster Central High...
Alice E. Gephart
Oct 27, 2014
Alice E. Gephart, 73, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Alice was born Feb. 15, 1941, in Bluffton to George Hiester and Marcella Ladig Hiester. She married Jesse A. Gephart Oct. 6, 1959, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death April 24, 2010. She graduated with the Bluffton High School Class of...
M. Aileen Mertz
Oct 26, 2014
Aileen Mertz, 97, of Bryant, passed away Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Aileen was born Aug. 10, 1917, in Adams County to Estel and Orpha Marshall Johnson. She married Dale Leonard Mertz in Wells County Jan. 4, 1942; he preceded her in death March 20, 2001. She worked at Franklin Electric and Murphy's Dime Store in...
Phyllis K. Johnson
Oct 25, 2014
Phyllis K. Johnson, 89, of Ossian, passed away Saturday morning, October 25, 2014, at Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 22, 1925, in Zanesville, IN, to Tom and Murlie (Walker) Chaney, she married Nolan G. Johnson on June 30, 1945 at the Zanesville United Brethren Church in Zanesville, IN; he preceded her in death in April of 1997....
Dorothy L. "Dot" Kipfer
Oct 22, 2014
Dorothy L. "Dot" Kipfer, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday morning, October 22, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born on April 28, 1935, in Wells County, to Samuel M. and Mary E. (Reinhard) Baumgartner, she married Jay Kipfer in Bluffton, on December 2, 1956; he survives. Graduating from Lancaster Central High School in 1953, Dot later graduated from...
Carol Ann Timmons
Oct 21, 2014
Carol Ann Timmons, 50, of Monroe, passed away Tuesday evening, October 21, 2014, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Born in Bluffton, IN, on October 4, 1964, to Bob and Martha (Heller) Walburn, Carol married Tim Timmons in Bluffton on October 24, 1987; he survives. Carol was a 1982 graduate of Bluffton High School. She and her husband founded Camp...
Kevin S. Mcclanahan
Oct 20, 2014
Kevin S. McClanahan, 56, of Bluffton, passed away Monday afternoon, October 20, 2014, at his residence. Kevin was born on March 13, 1958, in Chicago Heights, IL, to Richard and Helen (Storm) McClanahan. His parents preceded him in death. He is survived by five daughters, Melissa McClure, Amy McClanahan, Molly Maupin, Ivy Teasley, and Casey Wilson, all of Kentucky; two...
Phyllis A. Dotterer
Oct 16, 2014
Phyllis A. Dotterer, 85, Bluffton, passed away at 5:22 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born May 25, 1929 in Adams County to Joseph E. and Sophia (Isch) Gerber, she married Paul E. Dotterer on Oct. 22, 1950, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death Oct. 16, 2010. A 1947 graduate of Bluffton High School, she...
