Zachary L. Bertsch
Jun 6, 2013
Zachary L. Bertsch, age 30, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. at his residence, after a three year journey with cancer. Born on July 25, 1982, in Bluffton, to Michael L. and Carmon J. (Pfister) Bertsch, Zach married Jenny L. Rufener in Leo, IN, on September 24, 2006, she survives. Zach was a member of the Apostolic...
Alan Isch
Jun 5, 2013
Alan "Al" J. Isch, 73, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. He was born Feb. 20, 1940, in Bluffton to Joe L. and Sylvia Aschliman Isch. He married Carole J. Kipfer Nov. 22, 1959, in Adams County; she preceded him in death Jan. 11, 2013. Al graduated from Berne French High School...
Karen Lafollette
Jun 4, 2013
Karen K. LaFollette, 66, a former resident of Bluffton, died at 9:55 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Wabash. She was born Sept. 29, 1946, at Bluffton, to Ralph R. LaFollette and Virginia Fenton LaFollette. Her parents preceded her in death. Survivors include three brothers, Ralph R. LaFollette and Michael L. LaFollette, both of...
Linda K. Friday
Jun 3, 2013
Linda K. Friday, 59, of Berne, died at 11:01 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013, at Adams Memorial Hospital. She was born Jan. 15, 1954, at Fort Wayne, to Silas Shepherd and Dorothy L. Schnurr Shepherd. Her mother survives in Berne. She married Dennis J. Friday Sept. 15, 1976, at Winter Park, Fla. Her husband survives. Linda worked in the banking...
Bryan Wayne Hudkins
May 29, 2013
Bryan Wayne Hudkins, 57, of Virginia Beach, died Wednesday at his niece's residence in Ossian. He was born March 14, 1956, in Virginia Beach to William L. and Francis Horne Hudkins. He is survived by two brothers, Richard Hudkins of Westover, Md., and William (Louan) Hudkins of Virginia Beach; a sister, Dianna (Jerry) Taff of Knotts Island, N.C.; and a...
Edna M. Stinson
May 19, 2013
Edna M. Stinson, 94, of Bluffton, passed away at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born in Wells County on May 21, 1918 to Hugh R. and Mary G. (Hedges) King, she married Roger Stinson on March 1, 1942 in Keystone; he died May 2, 1979. A 1936 graduate of Liberty Center High School, she...
Donald Addington
May 16, 2013
Donald K. Addington, 74, of Keystone, passed away peacefully at his home at 3:55 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013, after a 3 1/2-year battle with cancer. He was a lifelong farmer and also worked for Hulcher Emergency Railroad Service and Powell Bulldozing Co. He attended Petroleum High School and also attended Trinity Life Chapel. He was an Army veteran, serving...
Phyllis J. Swartz
May 15, 2013
Phyllis Joan Swartz, 83, Bluffton, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Christian Care Retirement. She was born May 21, 1929, in Bluffton, to Albert "Bert" and Nellie (Heiniger) Moser. She married Virgil Swartz March 21, 1948, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death. She graduated with her Bachelor's degree in 1973 from Indiana University, where she later received her Master's....
Sharon Lewis Graham
May 14, 2013
Sharon Y. Lewis-Graham, 73, of Bluffton, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at her residence. She was born Feb. 4, 1940, in Bluffton to Earl A. and Marian (Roll) Bender. She later married Perry Graham Jr. in Bluffton; he survives. She graduated from P.A. Allen High School in Bluffton and worked as a baker for Keebler Company in Bluffton for many...
Paul H. Schafer
May 12, 2013
Paul H. Schafer, 91, Bluffton, died Sunday, May 12, 2013, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Meadowvale. Born in Urbana on September 4, 1921, to Este and Bertha (Speicher) Schafer, he married Mary Bennett on June 7, 1941 in Wabash County; she preceded him in death. He married Irene (Snyder) Schafer on September 3, 1996, in Bluffton; she survives. He graduated from...
Evelyn Shedd
May 9, 2013
Evelyn A. Shedd, 99, of Bluffton, died at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 9, 2013, at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Meadowvale in Bluffton. Mrs. Shedd had served as a nurse's aide at Wells Community Hospital in Bluffton for more than 30 years. She was born May 5, 1914, in Wells County, to Benjamin L. Bennett and the former Gabe Boltin. She married...
Mary E. Martin
May 8, 2013
Mary Ellen Martin, 91, of Vera Cruz, passed away Wednesday evening at 10:00 P.M., May 8, 2013, at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Born on January 22, 1922, in Keenesburg, IL, to James C. and Mary M. (Hedge) Lovellette, Mary married Ervin O. Martin in Monroe, IN, on May 16, 1937; he preceded her in death on April 8, 1987....
Dorma M. Haiflich
May 5, 2013
Dorma M. Haiflich, 88, of Bluffton, passed away Sunday morning, May 5, 2013, at Meadowvale Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born on April 10, 1925, in Wells County, to Rex and Zoa (Folk) Hoopingarner, Dorma married Richard E. "Dick" Haiflich in Zanesville, IN, on March 10, 1945; he preceded her in death on December 25, 2011. Mrs. Haiflich was a 1943...
Opal Tucker
May 5, 2013
Opal May Tucker, 80, of Bluffton, died at 10:35 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born in Liberty Township on Oct. 13, 1932, to Leonard Barr and Maude E. Michael Barr, she married Daniel K. Tucker Feb. 4, 1950, in Bluffton. Her husband died July 13, 1966. She was a graduate of Chester Center High School...
Lisa R. (Miller) Schwartz
Apr 28, 2013
Lisa R. (Miller) Schwartz, 48, Bluffton, died suddenly at 1:51 a.m. Sunday, April 28, 2013, at her residence. Born in Bluffton on June 23, 1964, to Ralph T. and Nancy D. (Strawn) Miller, she was a 1982 graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Calvary Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Elks Lodge 796 in Bluffton for eight...
James F. Sands
Apr 25, 2013
James F. Sands, 84, Bluffton, died at 7:59 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Oakbrook Village in Huntington. Born in Bluffton Dec. 30, 1928, to Floyd and Loretta (Dennis) Sands, he married Betty L. Foster on Sept. 26, 1953, in Bluffton; she died July 18, 2002. Jim was the owner of the Sands Contruction Co. of Bluffton. He was a...
Thomas L. Hockenberry
Apr 25, 2013
Thomas L. "Tom" Hockenberry, 79, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 11:43 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Visiting Nurse & Hospice Home. Born in Bluffton Aug. 11, 1933, to William J. and Emma I. (Jones) Hockenberry, he married Rosalee Kirkwood on Nov. 3, 1953, in Fort Wayne; she survives. He attended Bluffton High School and served in the...
Sherri L. Longenberger
Apr 20, 2013
Sherri L. Longenberger, 49, of Bluffton, passed away at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2013, at her residence. Born in Adams County on Oct. 11, 1963, she was the daughter of Doyle and Jane Frauhiger of Bluffton and the late Bonnie L. (Baumgartner) Frauhiger, who passed away July 31, 1964. She married Mark A. Longenberger in Bluffton on June 7,...
Benjamin J. Gardner
Apr 19, 2013
Benjamin J. Gardner, 25, of Keystone, passed away at 7 a.m. Friday, April 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Bluffton on Nov. 5, 1987 to Dale J. and Brenda (Osborn) Gardner. A 2006 graduate of Bluffton High School, he has served in the U.S. Marine Corp since 2009, enjoyed cars and had furthered his education in performance...
Ramon D. Steffen
Apr 17, 2013
Ramon Dee Steffen, 81, of Bluffton, passed away at 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at his residence. Born in Adams County on March 30, 1932, to Emil and Roselena (Kipfer) Steffen, he married Lorena Riggenbach on Dec. 9, 1956 in Latty, Ohio; she survives. He was a lifetime Wells County farmer and was also a machinist at Franklin Electric...
