Carl T. Schauer
Apr 17, 2013
Carl T. Schauer, 57, of Grand Rapids, MI, passed away on April 17, 2013, at his residence. Carl was born in Detroit, MI, on April 15, 1956, to Karl and Athalee (Goodwin) Schauer, his mother survives. Private family services were held at Glen Eden Cemetery, in Lavonia, MI on April 19, 2013.
Ruby M. Ginger
Apr 13, 2013
Ruby M. Ginger, 91, of Bluffton, died at 5:55 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born in Wells County on June 22, 1922, to John M. and Clara (Kaves) Fox, she married Willard "Red" Ginger on Oct. 10, 1940 in Bluffton; he died Dec. 22, 1979. Other survivors include a son, Melvin (Lynne) Ginger of...
Viola E. Ringger
Apr 2, 2013
Viola E. Ringger, 103, of Bluffton, passed away at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at Swiss Village Retirement Community in Berne. Born on June 2, 1909 in Wells County to Samuel and Nettie (Neuenschwander) Gerber, she married Ray R. Ringger on April 12, 1936 in Bluffton; he died Oct. 5, 2003. She was a homemaker and also was previously...
Louis M. Fox
Apr 1, 2013
Louis M. Fox, 80, of Bluffton, died at 4:47 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013 at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Wells County on Sept. 9, 1932 to John W. and Clara (Kaves) Fox. He was a self-employed handyman. Survivors include a brother, William E. Fox of Bluffton; two sisters, Ruby Ginger of Bluffton and Elizabeth Jackson...
Brandon J. Mohr Snodgrass
Apr 1, 2013
Brandon J. Mohr Snodgrass, 14, of rural Bluffton, died at 5 a.m. Monday, April 1, 2013, at his residence. Brandon was a sixth-grader at Bluffton-Harrison Middle School and was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Bluffton. Brandon had a love for people, music, and the outdoors. He had a kind heart and a special bond with his animals....
Crystal J. Mounsey
Mar 28, 2013
Crystal J. Mounsey, 78, of Bluffton, passed away at 1:34 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Mounsey had been the secretary to the vice president of Franklin Electric and also served as the manager of the credit unon at Franklin Electric. She was a 1952 graduate of Petroleum High School and a member of...
L. Kay Roberts
Mar 28, 2013
L. Kay Roberts, 74, of Markle, passed away at 11:32 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013 at his residence. Born in Wells County on June 24, 1938, to Francis Earl and Jennie Kathryn (Maddux) Roberts, he married Karen Kay Bender on July 23, 1960, at St. Marks Lutheran Church in Uniondale. His wife survives. Mr. Roberts graduated from East Rockcreek High...
Virginia M. Nelson
Mar 25, 2013
Virginia M. Nelson, 78, of Bluffton, died at 7:20 a.m. Monday, March 25, 2013 at her residence. Born in Minneapolis, Minn. on Feb. 15, 1935 to Wright E. and Marguerite (Duxbury) Dent, she married David E. Nelson on Jan. 2, 1954 in Racine, Wisc.; he died July 20, 1981. Other survivors include a son, David W. Nelson of Bluffton; a...
Betty J. Mayer
Mar 25, 2013
Betty J. Mayer, 87, formerly of Bluffton, passed away at 5:55 p.m. Monday, March 25, 2013 at Swiss Village in Berne. Born on Dec. 5, 1925, in Ossian to Charles and Beaulah (Folk) Osborn, she married Russell L. Mayer Sr. on Oct. 3, 1942, in Bluffton; he died Oct. 5, 1993. She was a homemaker and also worked at Kitco...
G. Robert Studabaker
Mar 23, 2013
Robert Studabaker, 91, rural Bluffton, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born in Wells County on March 16, 1922 to Clinton and Grace (Warner) Studabaker, he married Emma W. Hollenbaugh on April 14, 1946 in Bluffton; she passed away Sept. 30, 2008. He was a lifelong farmer. Survivors include a brother,Hugh Studabaker...
Ivan L. Beer
Mar 20, 2013
Ivan L. Beer, 74, of Bluffton, died at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation. Mr. Beer had been employed at International Harvester and at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. He had been a truck driver. He was the owner and operator of Ivan's Carpet Cleaning. He was a 1956 graduate of Bluffton High School...
Bonnie L. Kinsey
Mar 19, 2013
Bonnie L. Kinsey, 55, of Bluffton, died at 7:34 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 19, 1957, in Adams County, to Richard Kiser and Donna Diane (Faus) Scott. She married Bruce Kinsey on June 22, 2009 in Fort Wayne; her husband survives. Other survivors include her mother and stepfather, Sil Scott...
Janet N. Steffen
Mar 11, 2013
Janet N. Steffen, 77, of Bluffton, passed away at 12:25 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2013 at Christian Care Retirement Community. Born in Portland on Aug. 17, 1935 to Ora and Anna Lee (Moorman) Bubp, she married Raymond W. Steffen on May 10, 1980 in Bluffton; he passed away on Feb. 22, 2001. She was a waitress at the Snug Restaurant...
Thomas A. Hullinger
Mar 10, 2013
Thomas A. Hullinger, 54, of Fort Wayne, passed away at 5:54 a.m. Sunday, March 10, 2013, at St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Bluffton on Jan. 16, 1959 to Robert K. and Jane A. (Jacobs) Hullinger Sr., he graduated from Bluffton High School in 1977 and served in the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War. He was...
Thomas A. Freiburger Jr.
Mar 7, 2013
Thomas A. Freiburger Jr., 52, of Ossian, died at 3:45 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Freiburger had been employed at Tuthill Pumps in Fort Wayne for 29 years, working as a supervisor. He was a 1979 graduate of Wayne High School in Fort Wayne. He was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in rural Yoder....
Heath D. Bumgarner
Mar 3, 2013
Heath D. Bumgarner, 18, a resident of rural Uniondale, died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday at Lutheran Hospital. He was a senior at Norwell High School, attending the Anthis Career Center in Fort Wayne. He had been accepted to attend Ohio Technical College in Cleveland, Ohio. He became a certified welder as a junior in high school and placed first in...
Carolyn J. Bracht
Feb 28, 2013
Carolyn J. Bracht, 72, of Bluffton, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She died after a 46-year battle with multiple sclerosis. She was born June 2, 1940, in Petroleum, to Wayne K. Davis and Eva A. Ripple Davis. Carolyn was a homemaker and had resided at Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation-Meadowvale for 29...
Jack Schoeff
Feb 13, 2013
Jack E. Schoeff, 80, of rural Bluffton, passed away at 6:58 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on July 22, 1932, in Greentown to Floyd and Eugenia (Chism) Schoeff, he married Jayne E. Cobbum on Aug. 30, 1985, in Elizabethtown, Ky.; she survives. He was a 1950 graduate of Portland High School, where he...
Arden L. Hamilton
Feb 12, 2013
Arden L. Hamilton, 80, of Bluffton, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Born in Wells County on May 17, 1932 to Otto L. and Marie (Brown) Hamilton, he married Joann Marshall on Aug. 5, 1985 in Crossville, Tenn.; she survives. He was a 1950 graduate of Chester Center High School, where he...
Lura M. Baublet
Feb 12, 2013
Lura M. Baublet, 88, of Bluffton, passed away at 2 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 at Meadowvale Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Marion on Dec. 23, 1924 to Guy Henry and LaTressie (Sailors) Comstock, she married Carl E. Baublet on May 2, 1943 in South Whitley; he passed away Dec. 1, 1999. A 1943 graduate of South Whitley High...
