Terry K. Knopp
Aug 29, 2014
A message from the family... Our beloved brother, Terry Kent Knopp, passed on to Heaven at his residence in Bluffton, IN on August 29, 2014. Terry was a free spirit who deeply loved his family, music, songwriting, nature and his loyal dog, Precious, who was his constant companion. Terry was an avid Colts fan. He was also a patriotic American...
Iona (Bergman) Evans
Aug 27, 2014
Iona M. Bergman Evans, 89, of Bluffton, went to her Heavenly Home Wednesday morning, August 27, 2014, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born in Liberty Center, IN, on November 21, 1924, to William E. and Melissa (Hutchinson) Wiley, Iona married Homer Donald Bergman in Wells County on January 8, 1943; he preceded her in death on May 31, 1989. Iona...
Hershel A. Schwartz
Aug 18, 2014
Hershel A. Schwartz, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at River Terrace Estates. Hershel was born Jan. 19, 1925, in Zanesville to Glen A. and Ethel Motz Schwartz. He was a 1943 graduate of East Union High School . He owned Schwartz Motors in Bluffton for 30 years. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing. Hershel served...
Elmo B. Rieddle
Aug 16, 2014
Elmo B. Rieddle, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, August 16, 2014, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Born on February 6, 1923, in Bluffton, IN, to Christian and Inez (Hottel) Rieddle, Elmo married Verna M. Linnett on June 15, 1947 in Tyler, Minnesota; she preceded him in death on March 20, 2005. Elmo was a lifelong resident of...
Hurb Lee Fuller
Aug 11, 2014
Hurb Lee Fuller, 68, of rural Markle, passed away Aug. 11, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Hurb was born Sept. 18, 1945, in Wells County to Willard T. and Marcelle P. McBride Fuller. He married Karen "Christine" Roberts Fuller in April of 1993 in Bluffton. She preceded him in death March 25, 2011. He was a...
Ted Kaehr
Aug 4, 2014
Fred "Ted" Kaehr, 96, of Bluffton, passed away at 4:20 p.m. Aug. 4, 2014, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Ted was born March 7, 1918, in Adams County to Jacob and Fannie Reinhart Kaehr. He married Naomi Maller in Wells County Oct. 21, 1945; she preceded him in death July 9, 2006. He had been a dairy farmer and did...
Lawrence J. Henry
Aug 4, 2014
Lawrence Joseph Henry, 75, of Bluffton, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at his residence in Bluffton. Larry was born July 10, 1939, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Louis and Margaret Ighnat Henry. He attended Steubenville Catholic Central High School and was a proud graduate of the University of Dayton, where he received a bachelor of science degree in accounting and...
Tony L. Eisenhut
Jul 31, 2014
Tony Eisenhut, 58, of Craigville, passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his residence in Craigville. Tony was born Feb. 10, 1956, to Richard Eisenhut and Doris (Gilgen) Eisenhut. His mother survives in Bluffton with her husband Jerry Leimgruber. He married Evona Reed in Bluffton Feb. 22, 1974; she survives. He worked at Kitco Manufacturing for 12 years. Additional survivors...
Ann M Crismore
Jul 26, 2014
Ann M. Crismore, 57, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, at her home. Ann was born Aug. 10, 1956, in Bluffton to John W. and Thelma L. (Eltzroth) Brubaker; they survive in Bluffton. She married Ryan D. Crismore July 26, 1975, at Old Salem United Methodist Church; he survives. Ann was a 1974 graduate of Southern Wells High...
Amos E. Miller Jr.
Jul 25, 2014
Amos E. Miller Jr., 75, of Bluffton, died July 25, 2014, at River Terrace Estates. He was born Aug. 19, 1938, in Bluffton to Amos E. Miller Sr. and Olive Leist Miller. He worked at Fleetwood Industries in Decatur, Indiana for 35 years, retiring in 2009. He was an avid gun collector, outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting. Survivors include a daughter,...
Ted Louis Steffen
Jul 24, 2014
Teddy L. Steffen, 62, of Berne, died at 3:20 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Signature Healthcare of Bluffton. Mr. Steffen had been employed 28 years as a pressman at Print Source Inc. in Berne, had been a manager at the Briarwood Mobile Home Park in Berne, and had been a draftsman for Farm Bureau Co-Op in Monroe. He was...
Keith R Lannan
Jul 23, 2014
Kevin R. Lannan, age 55, of Kansas City, MO and the brother of Lisa (Kevin) Leising of Bluffton, IN and sister Tracy (Ian) DePledge of Meade, WA, passed away in Kansas City. There will be no visitation or services at this time. Burial of his ashes will be at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Bluffton.
Edith A. Myers
Jul 21, 2014
Edith A. Myers, 92, a resident of River Terrace Estates, died there at 7:02 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2014. She had been employed at Myers Orchard, her family's business, and was involved in the restaurant there for several years. She had also been employed at Azar's in Fort Wayne . She was a graduate of Ossian High School. She was...
Elmer L. Uhrick
Jul 19, 2014
Elmer L. Uhrick, 85, of Bluffton, a lifelong resident of Adams and Wells counties, died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Uhrick worked at Franklin Electric for 25 years, retiring in 1991. He was known all around for being a great baker, especially for his chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies. He will...
Betty Burtt
Jul 18, 2014
Betty Jane Burtt, 84, of Bluffton, passed away at 11:16 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at her residence in Bluffton. Mrs. Burtt was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Indianapolis, to Wilbur W. Hendrickson and Viola M. Bleuter. She married William D. Burtt Dec. 29, 1956, in Indianapolis; her husband preceded her in death Jan. 9,...
Harry A. Isch
Jul 8, 2014
Harry A. Isch, 97, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Harry was born May 3, 1917, in Wells County to John and Katie Steffen Isch. He married Clarice M. Mangold June 1, 1941, in Roanoke, Ill. He was the owner of Isch Hardware for more than 40 years and he was a member...
Diane K. Wolfe
Jul 7, 2014
Diane Kay Wolfe, 70, Bluffton, passed away Monday morning, July 7, 2014, at her residence. Diane was born Dec. 14, 1943, in Wells County to Ivan L. and Mary C. Reimschisel Moser. She is a 1962 graduate of Rockcreek High School. Diane worked at Corning Glass in Bluffton for 14 years. She managed apartments in Florida and was a receptionist...
Paul V. Stanton
Jul 5, 2014
Paul V. Stanton, 79, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Paul was born Dec. 3, 1934, in Dunkirk to Cedric and Viola Wright Stanton. He married Sharon C. Bosworth Dec. 27, 1953, in Bluff Point; she preceded him in death March 3, 2014. Paul is a 1953 graduate of Jefferson High School...
William Neuenschwander
Jun 24, 2014
William Neuenschwander Jr., 89, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Christian Care Retirement Community. William was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Wells County to William G. Neuenschwander and Lizzie Schwartz. He married Mildred Fiechter in Bluffton Dec. 9, 1945; she preceded him in death March 31, 2010. William was a farmer and a member of the Apostolic...
Lawrence Dubach
Jun 24, 2014
Lawrence H. Dubach, 81, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Lawrence was born Feb. 4, 1933, in Wells County to Harold Dubach and Ora M. (Mathys) Weikel. He married Lois Jean Wagner June 27, 1956, in Markle; she survives. Lawrence graduated from Petroleum High School in 1951. He was a lifelong Wells County...
