Joseph Kipfer
Dec 6, 2013
Joseph E. Kipfer, 90, Bluffton, passed away at 4:40 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born on Feb. 5, 1923, in Adams County to Aaron and Mary (Steffen) Kipfer, he married Marie E. Gerber Jan. 19, 1947, in Bluffton; she died Jan. 31, 2004. Mr. Kipfer served in the U.S. Army during World War II, from...
Lucille L. Reinhard
Dec 2, 2013
Lucille L. Reinhard, 92, Bluffton, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at Christian Care Retirement Community. She was born Feb. 23, 1921, in Wells County to Minnie Baumgartner and Jacob Tonner. She married Alphie Reinhard April 17, 1949, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death Sept. 30, 1995. She loved her family and especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren...
David J. Abner
Nov 22, 2013
David J. Abner, 60, of Bluffton, died at 7:25 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Abner had been employed at Peyton's Northern in Bluffton for 10 years as a lift operator. He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He was born Jan. 9, 1953, in Dowagiac, Mich., to Joseph F. Abner and Montez...
Gene L. Ruse
Nov 20, 2013
Gene L. Ruse, 64, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Sept. 3, 1949, in Hartford City to Milford B. Ruse and Opal P. Raber Ruse. He married Patti B. Kiger in Portland Feb. 20, 1971; she survives. Gene is a 1967 graduate of Southern Wells High School. He...
Jill M. Herndon
Nov 19, 2013
Jill M. Herndon, 39, of rural Bluffton, passed away Nov. 19, 2013, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Jill was born July 2, 1974, in Bluffton to Richard A. and Karen E. Haines Eubank; her father and stepmother Diane survive in Markle. She married Barry L. Herndon June 4, 1993, in Bluffton; he survives. Jill...
Evelyn P. Hilsmier
Nov 4, 2013
Evelyn P. Hilsmier, 97, a native of rural Ossian, was called to be with her Lord and her husband Laurel Hilsmier Monday, Nov. 4, 2013, at the Emeritus Senior Living in Fort Wayne. Evelyn was born at home in rural Ossian July 15, 1916. She was the daughter of the late Rheua and Chloe (Snyder) Valentine. On Feb. 26, 1938,...
Shirley Ann Sidicane
Oct 19, 2013
Shirley Ann Sidicane, 69, Huntington, passed away at 7:19 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Parkview Hospital Huntington. She was born Feb. 19, 1944, in Fort Wayne to Taylor and Gracie (Lockard) Lansaw. She retired in 2004 after a career as a beautician. Survivors include three sons, Rick (Jodi) Heller of Bluffton, Tony (Renee) Heller of Angola, and Kevin (Robin)...
Virginia R. Miller
Oct 19, 2013
Virginia R. Miller, 90, Bluffton, passed away at 9:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, at Kindred Health & Rehabilitation Center - Meadowvale. Born June 22, 1923, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to Aaron C. and Nellie A. (Williams) Staiger, she married Alfred F. Miller on Nov. 19, 1966, in Uniondale; he died July 25, 1994. A 1941 graduate of Bucyrus High School,...
Hope E. Turner
Oct 12, 2013
Hope Elaine Turner, 39, of Meadville, Miss., passed away Oct. 12, 2013. She was born Sept. 18, 1974, in Bluffton to Billy G Turner and Gloria Jean Wolfenberger Baublet; they survive in Bluffton. She attended Bluffton High School and was a homemaker. Additional survivors include two daughters, Avaina Brown of Meadville, Miss., and Kayelynn Banks-Baublet of Bluffton; stepmother, Annette Turner...
Amy Ann Ginger
Sep 30, 2013
Amy Ann Ginger, 31, of Poneto, passed away Sept. 30, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Dec. 21, 1981, in Oklahoma City, to Lyle F. Brinneman and Betty Ann Thompson; her father survives in Iowa. She married Billy A. Ginger Aug. 29, 2008, in Jay County; he survives. She worked in housekeeping and was a motel...
Alice M. Gerbers
Sep 29, 2013
Alice Marie Gerbers, 91, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born Dec. 3, 1921, in Tiffon, Ohio, to Jesse L. and Ida Bogner Dornan. She married Gilbert J. Gerbers Feb. 8, 1941, in Fort Wayne. He preceded her in death Oct. 28, 1992. Alice was a homemaker and helped with family...
Wilma J. Valentine
Sep 28, 2013
Wilma J. Valentine, 76, of Bluffton, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born Sept. 22, 1937, in Poteau, Okla., to Evelyn M. Walker Marshall and Eston V. Marshall. She married Walter B. Valentine Feb. 21, 1998, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death June 15, 2010. Survivors include two sons, Robin D. Brock of...
Marjorie M. Stucky
Sep 23, 2013
Marjorie M. Stucky, 94, of Berne, passed away at 10:28 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, at Swiss Village Retirement Community. Marjorie was born Aug. 11, 1919, in Bluffton, to Henry G. and Mary Reineck Dotterer. She married Earl M. Stucky Oct. 12, 1940, in Monroe; he preceded her in death Sept. 20, 2011. She was a homemaker and assisted her...
Mary A. Uptgraft
Sep 18, 2013
Mary A. Uptgraft, 89, formerly of Nottingham Township, passed away at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Heritage Pointe of Warren. Mary was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Wells County, to William "Dail" and Ethel O. Jarrett Bulger. She married Weisell Upgraft in Bryant, Ind., July 8, 1944; he preceded her in death May 19, 1986. She was a...
Lance Pfister
Sep 14, 2013
Lance W. Pfister, 27, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013. Born in Bluffton, IN, on June 16, 1986, to Courtney and Jodi (Gerber) Pfister, Lance attended the Apostolic Christian Church. A 2005 graduate of Bluffton High School, he later attended Purdue University. Lance worked for Edge Manufacturing in Bluffton and had a passion for farming, especially planting beans....
Dorothy Sprunger
Sep 13, 2013
Dorothy M. Sprunger, 94, of Bluffton, passed at 2:20 p.m. Friday September 13, 2013, at River Terrace Estates, Bluffton. She was born on the Maddux family homestead farm in Lancaster Twp., to Charles and Bertha (Graden) Maddux, on July 31, 1919. She married Frederick D. Sprunger April 6, 1941, in the home of her parents . She was very active...
Mae M. Frauhiger
Sep 11, 2013
Mae M. Frauhiger, 82, of Bluffton, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on September 11, 2013. She was born February 17, 1931, to the late Howard and Hazel (Blair) Mowery in Wells County. Mae married Jerry E. Frauhiger on December 28, 1956 in Bluffton; he survives. A 1949 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mae co-owned Happy's Place Tavern in Berne with...
Richard Edward Barger
Aug 25, 2013
Richard E. Barger, 80, of Craigville, passed away at 10:35 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at Ossian Health Care. Richard was born Aug. 1, 1933, in Wells County to Orville Barger and Edith C. Bauman. He married Marjorie M. Bower Wine July 24, 1978, in Bluffton; she survives. They had 37 years together. He attended Lancaster High School and Sonlight...
Rama Jean Bays
Aug 21, 2013
Rama Jean Bays, 70, of Eaton, Ohio, died at 12:59 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Hospice of Dayton, Ohio. She was a former Bluffton resident and was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister. She was a housewife. Mrs. Bays was born May 10, 1943, in West Virginia, to Henry Howard and Vada King Howard. She married Robert L. Bays...
Max Stinson
Aug 14, 2013
Max L. Stinson, 89, a resident of Liberty Township, died at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Stinson was a lifelong farmer who enjoyed woodworking as a hobby. He was a 1941 graduate of Rock Creek High School and served for several years as a board member of the Wells County Historical...
