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...
John Sitton
Jun 21, 2014
John L. Sitton, 83, of Ossian, died at 6:42 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at the Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Sitton had worked for General Electric for 25 years before retiring in 1990. He was a member of American Legion Post 111 in Bluffton. He was a 50-year member of Bluffton Masonic Lodge 145, F. & A.M., and...
Jack Z. Swyers
Jun 18, 2014
Jack Z. Swyers, 98, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at River Terrace Estates. He was born May 24, 1916, in Lewistown, Pa., to Blanchard and Zella M. Zerbe Swyers. He married Violet Marle Wilson Aug. 11, 1940, in Hagerstown, Md.; she preceded him in death Nov. 20, 2004. Jack is a 1935 graduate of Lewistown High School...
Judy K. Boyd
Jun 14, 2014
Judy K. Boyd, 62, of Poneto, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014, at her residence. Judy was born in Bluffton March 28, 1952, to E.J. Dulworth and Lucille A. Vaughn Dulworth. She married Jonathan D. Boyd in Liberty Center Sept. 28, 1975; he survives. Judy is a 1970 graduate of Southern Wells High School. She was a loving and caring...
E. Berneil Walsh
Jun 12, 2014
E. Berneil Walsh, 88, a native of Wells County, died at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at the Brown County Health and Living Community in Nashville, Ind. Mrs. Walsh was a beautician for more than 30 years and was the owner of the Walsh Tack Apparel Shop in Bluffton. She was a 1944 graduate of Bluffton High School and the...
Kathryn A. (Campbell) Disler
Jun 11, 2014
Kathryn A. Campbell Disler, 92, Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014, at Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne. She was born Aug. 7, 1921, in Berne to Jacob Mazelin and Florence King Mazelin. She married Frank Disler Aug. 25, 1973, in Homossassa Springs, Fla.; he preceded her in death. Kathryn was a waitress at Dutch Mill and owner of...
Deborah J. Reinhard
Jun 5, 2014
Deborah J. Reinhard, 62, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening, June 5, 2014, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Bluffton on November 26, 1951, to Robert L. and Mary Eileen (McGough) Betz; her mother survives in Bluffton. She married Rod W. Reinhard in Bluffton on August 7, 1987; he survives. Deb was an elementary school teacher for 40...
David A. Miller
Jun 5, 2014
David A. Miller, 75, of Lynn Haven, FL, passed away Thursday evening, June 5, 2014, at his residence. Born on April 27, 1939, in Fort Wayne, IN, to Richard and Alice (Pfeiffer) Miller, he married Neana S. Kim in Seoul, South Korea, on February 17, 1964; she survives. David served in the United States Army as a military policeman from...
Robert D. "Bob" Gerber
Jun 1, 2014
Robert D. "Bob" Gerber, 86, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, June 1, 2014, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Born on November 7, 1927, in Craigville, IN, to Eli R. and Rose E. (Schwartz) Gerber, Bob married Evelyn Stoller in Bluffton on November 12, 1950; she survives. A 1945 graduate from Lancaster Central High School, Bob served in...
Carroll J. Gerber
May 29, 2014
Carroll J. Gerber, 79, of Bluffton, passed away at 6:05 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Born on July 10, 1934 in Adams County to Elmer and Emma (Sinn) Gerber, he married Louise Bertsch on March 7, 1954 in the Apostolic Christian Church in Wells County; they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in...
Rod A. Morrow
May 17, 2014
Rod A. Morrow, age 47, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday evening at 9:51 P.M., at his residence. Rod was born on November 6, 1966, in Van Wert, OH, to LeVaughan and Jennifer (Keipper) Morrow. His mother survives in Ossian, IN. He was a 1984 graduate of Archer City High School in Archer City, TX. Additional survivors include two sons, Bryce...
Kevin D. Enterline
May 15, 2014
Kevin D. Enterline, 46, of Pennville, died at his home Thursday morning, May 15, 2014. He was employed at the Hartzell Fan Co. in Portland. He had also worked at All American Homes in Decatur for 13 years and at Sterling Casting in Bluffton for six years. He was a 1984 graduate of Jay County High School and was a...
Kendra Kay Lewis
May 14, 2014
Kendra Kay Lewis, 23, of Bluffton, passed away at 1:02 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital. Kendra was born July 3, 1990, in Bluffton, to Paul W. Lewis and Jennifer K. Perry Cobbum; her father survives in Elkhart, and her mother survives in Bluffton. Kendra was a member of the Bluffton High School Class of 2009. She was...
Erika J. Baller
May 12, 2014
Erika J. Baller, 39, of Obion, Tenn., passed away Monday, May 12, 2014, at her residence. She was born Aug. 18, 1974, in Wells County to John Dale and Harriett Tonner Thompson; her mother survives in Ossian. Erika married Charles "Chuck" Baller IV in Townsend, Tenn., June 15, 1996. She graduated from Norwell High School with the Class of 1992...
Hubert G. Isch
May 10, 2014
Hubert G. Isch, 85, of Bluffton, went to be with his Lord Saturday evening, May 10, 2014, at 9:30 P.M., at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born on September 28, 1928, in Adams County, to Joe R. and Minnie (Aeschliman) Isch, Hubert married Judy Ringger in Bluffton, IN, on August 24, 1969; she survives. Hubert was a graduate of Adams Central...
