Richard Garrett
Feb 5, 2012
Richard E. Garrett, 86, of Chicago and formerly of Bluffton, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Garrett was born in Bluffton on Dec. 18, 1925, to Alonzo and Frances(Shafer) Garrett. A 1943 graduate of Bluffton High School, he also graduated from the Indiana University School of Business in 1948. He worked as a salesman...
Rachel Eileen Webb
Feb 3, 2012
Rachel E. Dunn Webb, 89, Bluffton, died at 4:07 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 at her residence. She was born in Allen County on Sept. 7, 1922, to Leo and Marie (Grabner) Louden. Survivors include four daughters, Rochelle Trimble of Killingworth, Conn., Glenda K. (David) Goeglein of Greeley, Ohio, Lyn (Michael) McPherson of Albuquerque, N.M., and Trudi (Robert) Captain of...
Lucille M. Levy
Feb 1, 2012
Lucille M. Levy, 99, a resident of Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1912, in Wells County, to Cleophas E. Myers and Marie (Risley) Myers. She married Amos "Stook" Levy on March 8, 1941; he preceded her in death on August 3, 1987....
John Thomas Goodwin
Jan 31, 2012
J. Thomas Goodwin, 87, of Fort Wayne, died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at St. Anne's Home in Fort Wayne. Mr. Goodwin was born in Fort Wayne on Oct. 16, 1924, to Pierce A. and Elizabeth (Schmitt) Goodwin. He married Mary Jane Bear; she preceded him in death on July 15, 2011. Surviving relatives include one son, Robert...
Roy C. Meyer
Jan 25, 2012
Roy C. Meyer, 90, of Monroeville,died at 12:50 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at The Village of Heritage. Mr. Meyer was born in Vera Cruz on April 19, 1921, to Charles and Esther Yager. He married Evelyn Mae Rauch in Vera Cruz on April 10, 1944; she survives. Mr. Meyer fought in the European Theater with the 4th Division of...
Lahna Roxanne Tonner
Jan 24, 2012
Lahna Roxanne Tonner, infant, died at 7:13 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Adams Memorial Hospital. Surviving relatives include her parents, Trevor C. and Rachel R. (Tungate) Tonner of Berne; grandparents, Dean and Julie Tonner of Berne, Randy and Shelly James of Bluffton and Anthony Tungate of Hartford City; great-grandparents, Gerald and Diann Tonner of Decatur, Mary Tungate of Hartford...
Donald G. Maller
Jan 23, 2012
Donald G. Maller, 55, of Bluffton, died at 11:10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Maller was born in Bluffton on July 26, 1956, to Glen W. and Mary (Bickel) Maller. Mr. Maller was a registered nurse, and a 1983 graduate of the Lutheran School of Nursing.He worked for over 20 years at Lutheran Hospital. He was...
Troy William Mercer
Jan 20, 2012
Troy William Mercer, 67, of Bluffton, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Bluffton. Mr. Mercer was born in Willard, Ohio, on Sept. 4, 1944, to Andrew J. and Ethel M. (Rowe) Mercer. He married Charlene L. Jennings in Ashland, Ky., on May 28, 1968; she survives. Other surviving relatives include three sons, Dan (Edwina) Ocasio of Montpelier, Wayne Ocasio of...
Deborah G. Miller
Jan 12, 2012
Deborah G. Miller, 51, of Bluffton, passed away at 10:47 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Miller was born in Indianapolis on December 5, 1960, to George R. and Doris E. (Frost) Akers. She married Terry L. Miller in New Castle on Sept. 24, 1983; he survives. A 1979 graduate of Walter P. Chrysler...
Robert N. Parker Ii
Jan 11, 2012
Robert N. Parker II, 52, of Berne, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Parker was born in Indianapolis on April 9, 1959, to Robert N. and Sherkyn G. (Serene) Parker. Surviving relatives include one son, Robert N. (Sierra) Parker III of Berne; one daughter, Teresa (Chris) Garner of Poneto; three sisters, Jennifer (Dave) Stemen...
Virgil S. Stubblefield
Jan 11, 2012
Virgil S. Stubblefield, 79, Bluffton, died at 3:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born on Sept. 16, 1932, in Cameron County, Texas, to Francis Edward and Lou Vena (Coots) Stubblefield, he married Doris Mae Maxwell on Nov. 3, 2007, in Chicago; she survives. Mr. Stubblefield served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1953 and...
Lee Gerber
Jan 8, 2012
Lee Gerber, 72, of Decatur, died at 8:32 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, at his residence. Mr. Gerber was born in Adams County on Oct. 19, 1939, to Obed and Leona (Bahler) Gerber. He married Jennie Schulz in San Antoinio, Texas, on April 13, 1963; she survives. A 1957 graduate of Adams Central, Mr. Gerber was the owner and operator...
Raymond F. Gobernatz
Jan 7, 2012
Raymond Frank Gobernatz,87 years old of Clarksville, TN passed away at 8:10 am Saturday Jan 7 2012. He was born on June 3, 1924 in Holdingford, MN to Joseph and Hildegard (Meier)Gobernatz. Raymond was born and raised in Holdingford, Minnesota on June 3, 1924. He was baptized on June 5, 1924 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Holdingford. He attended...
Thomas Case
Dec 31, 2011
Thomas R. "Tom" Case, 67, rural Bluffton, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Celina, Ohio. Born in Bluffton on Oct. 4, 1944 to Robert and Harriett (Johnson) Case, he was a businessman for more than 50 years, owning and operated Case Leasing & Rental, Inc. of Celina for more than 43 years with his father and brother....
Charles H. Oswalt
Dec 29, 2011
Charles H. Oswalt, 76, Poneto, passed away at 11:20 a.m. Thursday at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1935, in Poneto to Faye and Minerva "Nervi" Gustin Oswalt. He married Ruth E. Moser in Berne Nov. 22, 1963. She survives. Charles retired from Meshberger Stone Corporation in 2002. Prior to working at Meshberger, he worked in the...
Ruth E. Pinder
Dec 29, 2011
Ruth E. Pinder, 84, of Bluffton, died at 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pinder was born in Allen County on Jan. 31, 1927, to Leo W. and Marie (Grabner) Louden. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Debra L. Horton of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Paige A. Pinder of Greensboro, N.C.; one son, Jon P. (Julie)...
Angelene Kiser
Dec 26, 2011
Angelene Kiser, 78, of Ossian, died at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Ossian Health Care. Mrs. Kiser was born in Chidester, Ark., on Aug. 17, 1933, to John E. Burroughs and Willie L. Cubage Burroughs. She married Richard Kiser, who preceded her in death. Surviving relatives include one son, Harvey (Tina) Swift of Conway, Ark.; six daughters, Chrystal...
Richard P. Kiser
Dec 25, 2011
Richard P. Kiser, 74, of Bluffton, died at 6:55 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at the Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bluffton. Mr. Kiser was a 12-year employee of Peyton's Northern in Bluffton, retiring in 2000. He enjoyed fishing and traveling with his wife, loved old country and western movies, and spending time with his grandchildren. He was born...
Richard Haiflich
Dec 25, 2011
Richard E. "Dick" Haiflich, 89, of Bluffton, died at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, at the Meadowvale Care Center in Bluffton. Mr. Haiflich was a 1940 graduate of East Union High School and a 1966 graduate of Rydel College. He was employed at Graden's Recapping and Supply, where he was known as "Farmer Dick," and was also engaged in...
Freida L. Steffen
Dec 17, 2011
Freida L. Steffen, 99, of Bluffton, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at the Christian Care Retirement Center. Born in Wells County on April 15, 1912, to Samuel and Nettie (Neuenschwander) Gerber, she married Clarence C. Steffen on Feb. 8, 1936 in Bluffton; he died June 24, 1997. A homemaker, she had also worked as the bookkeeper for the Craigville Elevator...
