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...
Doyle Harnish
Jun 9, 2015
Doyle L. Harnish, 78, of Apache Junction, AZ, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at his residence. Born in Murray, IN, on December 22, 1936, to John W. and Rozada (Hough) Harnish, he married Joannie Taylor in Scottsdale, AZ, on July 23, 1983; she survives. Doyle attended Lancaster High School and later served in the United States Army from 1954...
Dr. Herbert W. Lohmuller
May 27, 2015
Herbert Wendel Lohmuller, M.D, a dedicated physician who cared for the sick for over 40 years, died at River Terrace Retirement Community on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 5:06 a.m., two days before his ninety-first birthday. Dr. Lohmuller spent the last twenty years of his medical practice at Caylor-Nickel Clinic and Hospital and was probably best known in the community...
Truman Baumgartner
May 14, 2015
Truman Baumgartner, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, May 14, 2015, at 5:15 A.M., at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Born in Adams County, IN, on July 22, 1926, to John B. and Mary (Gehring) Baumgartner, Truman married Marjorie Getz in Peoria, IL, on Dec. 17, 1950; she survives. A 1944 graduate of Kirkland High School, Truman was a...
Joan S. Garrett
Apr 29, 2015
Joan S. Garrett, 95, of Bluffton, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at River Terrace Estates. She was born Dec. 18, 1919, and was a lifelong resident of Wells County. She graduated from Bluffton High School in 1937 and worked at Ruth's Dress Shop and as a bookkeeper for Garrett's Marathon Service Station. She was a member of Psi Iota Xi...
