Mary W. Niemann
Jul 26, 2012
Mary W. "Neta" Niemann, 46, of Bluffton, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, July 26, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on Sept. 23, 1965, in Bluffton, to Max E. Perry and Mary Jean (Thompson) Perry. She married Carlton H. "Jody" Niemann on March 27, 2008, in Poneto; he survives. A 1983 graduate of Bluffton High School,...
Margaret Balentine
Jul 6, 2012
Margaret Ann Balentine, 92, of Bluffton, passed away Friday morning, July 6, 2012, at 11:45 a.m. at her residence. Mrs. Balentine was born on January 19, 1920, in Newport, KY, to William J. and Ann (Thompson) Hollohan. In January of 1943, Margaret enlisted in the United States Navy and served as an Aviation Radio Technician during WWII until October of...
Joyce I. Johnson
Jul 1, 2012
Joyce Ileen Johnson, 59, Berne, died at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Chalet Village in Berne. Born in Bluffton on Dec. 10, 1952, to Earl E. and Crystal M. (Tuttle) Masterson, she married Stephen Wayne Johnson on Dec. 6, 1979, in Bluffton; he survives. She attended Bluffton High School and was a homemaker and a caregiver for her...
Marjorie Faye Hubart
Jul 1, 2012
Marjorie Faye Hubart, 93, of McGaheysville, Va., died at 5:45 a.m. Sunday, July 1, 2012, at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 15, 1919, in Delphos, Ohio, to William and Edessa June (Sturgis) Hallinan. She married Wallace C. Hubart in Bluffton on March 10, 1941; he preceded her in death on Nov. 9, 1991. Mrs. Hubart was a...
Max C. Gephart Sr.
Jun 27, 2012
Max C. Gephart Sr., 75, of Bluffton, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Gephart was born May 12, 1937, in Wells County, to David and Loma (Gustin) Gephart. He married Bonnie S. (Salyers) Gephart in Kentucky Sept. 24, 1966; she preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2000. Surviving relatives include two sons, Max C....
Irene V. Wasson
Jun 24, 2012
Irene V. Wasson, 92, formerly of Lancaster Township, died at 10 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. She was born in Huntington on April 11, 1920, to Charles H. Smith and Hazel I. Miller. She married Ner William Wasson in Craigville on May 3, 1938; he preceded her in death on March 18, 2006. Irene was...
Delaine L. (Hartman) Harned
Jun 16, 2012
Delaine L. Harned, 61, formerly of Bluffton, passed away at 5:12 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at the IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was born on July 22, 1950, in Bluffton, to Kenneth A. Hartman and Pauline (Brewster) Hartman. She attended Southern Wells High School, and spent her whole life working in the medical field, spending the later...
Holly B. Gerber
Jun 13, 2012
Holly B. Gerber, 67, of Bluffton, died at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Gerber was born on Dec. 5, 1944, in Chicago, to G. Ralph Martin and Dorothy Rhoades. She married Cary J. Gerber on June 30, 1990 in Bluffton; he survives. A 1963 graduate of Morton High School, Mrs. Gerber was a housewife. Other...
Randy L. Wilson
Jun 13, 2012
Randy L. Wilson, 50, of Bryant, died at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Raleigh, N.C. He was born on March 8, 1962, in Wells County to Robert L. and Bessie L. (Vanover) Wilson. A 1980 graduate of Southern Wells High School, Mr. Wilson served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 to 1988. He served on the U.S.S. Hunley...
Steven Wayne Perry
Jun 9, 2012
Steven Wayne Perry, 40, of Poneto, died at 2 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Steven was born July 24, 1971, in Bluffton, to Ralph S. "Steve" Perry and Jackie F. Newman. He was a 1991 graduate of Southern Wells High School. He was employed for 10 years at Sterling Casting before the plant closed....
Judith E. Stout
Jun 4, 2012
JUDI E. STOUT, 68, of Fort Wayne, died on Monday, June 4, 2012, 6:41 p.m., at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Born Feb. 27, 1944, in Allen County, she was a daughter of the late Ted Schelper and Lyda (Bauermeister). She was a graduate of South Side High School Class of 1962. She was General Manager of Belmont Beverage store in...
Lorretta Lou Mcfarren
Jun 3, 2012
Lorretta Lou McFarren, 73, of Fort Wayne, died at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2012, at her home. Mrs. McFarren was born on Aug. 2, 1938 in Cortland, to Robert Trueblood and Helen (Boknecht) Trueblood. She married Charles Marion McFarren on Feb. 14, 1980, in Fort Wayne; he preceded her in death on March 19, 2009. Surviving relatives include a...
Amos L. Salyers
Jun 3, 2012
Amos L. Salyers, 76, of Bluffton, died at 8:35 p.m. Sunday, June 3, 2012, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Salyers was born on Nov. 11, 1935, in Heiner Ky., to Ollie James Salyers Sr. and Mima (Combs) Salyers. He married Elizabeth Combs on May 26, 1956, in Hazard, Ky.; she preceded him in death on Feb. 28, 2010. Surviving...
Harold Schladenhauffen
Jun 1, 2012
Harold A. Schladenhauffen, 85, of Bluffton, died at 6:55 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2012, at Christian Care Retirement Community. He was born on Aug. 1, 1926, in Adams County, to Emil and Lilly (Fiesley) Schladenhauffen. He married Dorothy L. Kipfer on Feb. 16, 1947, in Bluffton; she preceded him in death on Sept. 9, 2000. Mr. Schladenhauffen was the salutorian...
Delores Darlene Archbold
May 28, 2012
Delores Darlene Archbold, 82, of Ossian, died at 7:50 p.m. Monday, May 28, 2012, at the Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Feb. 8, 1930, in Pinewood, Minn., to Alfred and Florence (Anderson) White. She was a retired waitress, and worked for many years at Welco Travel Plaza in Walkerton. She enjoyed playing bingo, riverboat gambling, and...
Robert C. "Bob" Bender
May 26, 2012
Robert C. "Bob" Bender, 53, of rural Uniondale, passed away Saturday morning, May 26, 2012, at his residence. Bob was born on June 19, 1958, at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD, to Urban John and Mary Ellen (Alexander) Bender. He married the love of his life, Lori A. Anderson on May 10, 1980, at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
David Lee Thornburg
May 23, 2012
David "Thorn" L. Thornburg, 50, of Bluffton, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. He was born Dec. 6, 1961, in Greenville, Ohio, to H. Dave Thornburg and Janet Bubp Steffen. His mother, Janet Steffen, survives in Bluffton. He is also survived by his companion, Lisa Turner of Bluffton. Additional survivors...
John R. Gaskill
May 21, 2012
John R. Gaskill, 64, of Fort Wayne, a former resident of Bluffton, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2012, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gaskill worked for the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District for more than 20 years as a custodian. He and his former wife, Rosemary, owned and operated the Bluffton Janitor...
Nancy A. Bailey
May 20, 2012
Nancy A. Bailey, 79, of Bluffton, died at 11:10 a.m. Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born March 6, 1933, at Bluffton, to Russell W. Clanin and Mary E. Brown Clanin. She married Robert L. Bailey Aug. 6, 1955, at Vera Cruz; her husband preceded her in death Nov. 9, 1998. Survivors include two...
Ronald R. Kemezy
May 19, 2012
Ronald "Robbie" R. Kemezy, 45, of Bluffton, IN, and formally of Muncie, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2012 at his residence. Born on April 8, 1967, in Muncie, IN, his father, Ronald G. (Ann) Kemezy survives in Muncie, and his mother, Patti B. (Gene L.) Ruse survives in Bluffton. Robbie is a 1986 graduate of Muncie Northside High School. Additional...
