Vernon L. Geisel
Oct 13, 2011
Vernon Lee Geisel, 81, of Keystone, died at 4 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Geisel was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Adams County, to Adolph and Rosa (Rauch) Geisel. He married Luella Schwartz on Aug. 3, 1958, in the Bluffton residence of Samuel Aeschliman; she survives. Mr. Geisel was a dairy farmer, primarily...
Kevin W. Steffen
Oct 12, 2011
Kevin W. Steffen, 52, of Bluffton, died at 1:49 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 26, 1959, in Wells County, to Willis W. and Bonnie (Andrews) Steffen. He married Beverly Napier on June 22, 2002, in Wells County; she survives. A 1977 graduate of Bluffton High School, Kevin retired from Fleetwood...
Milburn Miller
Oct 7, 2011
Milburn Miller, 87, of Bluffton, died at 6:30 p.m. Friday,Oct. 7, 2011, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Miller was a coal miner in Kentucky for eight years and was employed at Sterling Casting in Bluffton for 23 years,retiring in 1975. He served as the president of the union at Sterling Casting. He was a member of the Church...
Max Dean Beeks
Oct 5, 2011
Max D. Beeks, 77, of Bluffton, died at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011, at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Meeks was born on Dec. 24, 1933, in Blackford County, to Clayton and Pearl (Fettie) Beeks. He served in the National Guard for nine years and was a retired security guard. Surviving relatives include one daughter, Sandy Ost of...
Ilah P Hart
Oct 3, 2011
Ilah P. Hart passed away at 11:45 pm Monday at the Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bluffton. She was the widow of Weldon Hart who passed Aug 1, 1985. Arrangements are pending at this time and will be available at the earliest possible time.
Levaughan Morrow
Sep 30, 2011
LeVaughan Morrow, 82, rural Ossian, died at 9:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 at Meadowvale Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Jacksboro, Texas on Aug. 31, 1929 to Alfred and Maudie (Lewis) Morrow, he married Jennifer Keipper on June 14, 1971 in Winnemucca, Nev.; she survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mary (Jim) Sweeney of Crescent Springs, Ky.; a son,...
Laurel W. Hilsmier
Sep 26, 2011
Laurel W. Hilsmier, 95, Ossian, passed away on Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at his residence. A native and lifelong resident of rural Ossian, he was born on May 16, 1916 to Lewis and Nella (Kraus) Hilsmeier. He married Evelyn P. Valentine on Feb. 26, 1938 in Poe; she survives. Mr. Hilsmeier was a retired farmer and carpenter and a member...
Betty Blocher
Sep 24, 2011
Betty passed away at her daughter Cathy's home in rural Roanoke, Indiana after a brief illness. She was the widow of Willie "Bill" Blocher, who passed away Oct 15th of 1989. Her services are complete and listed in this notice.
Gerald Fiechter
Sep 23, 2011
Gerald "Shorty" Fiechter, 77, of Bluffton, who died at 2:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Mr. Fiechter was born on March 14, 1934, in Craigville, to John J. and Lydia A. (Gerber) Fiechter. He married Eunice A. Beer on April 1, 1956, in Milford; she survives. A 1952 graduate of Lancaster High School, Mr....
Earl M. Stucky
Sep 20, 2011
Earl M. Stucky, 91, of Berne, a former resident of Monroe, died at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Swiss Village in Berne. Mr. Stucky was the former owner of Stucky Furniture; his family was involved in the furniture business for 81 years. He was a 1937 graduate of Monroe High School. He was an Army veteran of World...
Avenelle B. Berg
Sep 9, 2011
Avenelle "Avie" (Boxell) B. Berg age 83, passed away at 2:05 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Pennville on Sept. 10,1927, to Lewis and Maud (Rigby) Thomas, she was a 1945 graduate of Pennville High School. She married William C."Poppy" Boxell in 1946; he died Nov. 2, 1974. She married Noah F.Berg Jr....
Eva Marie Fox
Sep 3, 2011
Eva M. Fox, 79, Bluffton, died at 7:27 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Tiffin, Ohio on July 26, 1932 to Fred and Marie (Hoffman) Woessner, she married William E. Fox on Oct. 17, 1961 in Bluffton; he survives. She was a member of Sonlight Wesleyan Church and worked as a waitress at...
Martha L. Milholland
Aug 26, 2011
Martha L. Milholland, 74, of Bluffton, died at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at I.U. Medical Center in Indianapolis. Mrs. Milholland was born on June 8, 1937, in Bloomington, to Clinton L. and Mary E. (Vilaire) Hawkins Sr. She married Richard P. Milholland on Nov. 27, 1974, in Speedway; he survives. Mrs. Milholland was the salutatorian of the Speedway...
Cherylynne L. Baumgartner
Aug 24, 2011
Cherylynne L. Baumgartner, 60, of rural Ossian, died at 4:48 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, in the emergency room of the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Baumgartner was an employee of Wayne Feeds in Fort Wayne and Pretzels Inc. in Bluffton. She was a 1969 graduate of Norwell High School. She was a homemaker and a grandmother. She loved cooking...
Anna R. Livingstone
Aug 20, 2011
A lifelong resident of Wells County, Anna Rebecca Livingstone passed away on August 20th following a stroke. She was born on March 17, 1923 to Davilla Nelson and Fidelia Romey Decker who were both schoolteachers in local rural schools. She grew up on the family farm near Rockcreek and graduated from Rockcreek High School in 1941. During World War II...
Melody Ann Shell
Aug 13, 2011
A native of Bluffton, Melody Ann Shell, 47, Fort Wayne, died at 3:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Bluffton. Born on Jan. 16, 1964 to Ron and Rita A. (Larimore) Pietosi, she married Edward G. Shell on Oct. 13, 1987 in Auburn; he survives. Other survivors include her mother, Rita Foss of Bluffton; her father; a daughter, Danyell Abbott...
Avis J. Starkey
Aug 11, 2011
Avis J. Starkey of Bluffton and formerly of Janesville, Wisc. passed away at her home Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. She was born in Viroqua, Wisc. to Ernest and Edna (Hornby) Zitzner. She married Vilas F. Starkey on Nov. 22, 1950 in Vernon County, Wisc. Mr. Starkey passed away Oct. 15, 2000. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with...
Mary E. Fiechter
Jul 30, 2011
Mary E. Fiechter, 76, rural Berne, went to be with her Lord at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011. She passed away at her residence, surrounded by her family. Born on August 31, 1934 in Milford to Theo and Naoma (Speheger) Beer, she married Carl H. Fiechter on February 19, 1955 in Milford; he survives. She was a homemaker and...
Jacob Matthew Michuda
Jul 23, 2011
Jacob "Jake" Matthew Michuda, 4 years old, passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Bluffton on August 24, 2006, to Matthew Michuda and Mackenzie (Warwick) Shank; he is also survived by his recent step-father, Cory Shank. Jake was a lover of the outdoors, which included going to the beach, swimming, going to the...
Pauline K. Booker
Jul 23, 2011
Pauline K. Booker, 89, of Bluffton, passed away Saturday morning, July 23, 2011, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 26, 2011, from 2:00 to until 8:00 P.M. at Goodwin Memorial Chapel. Services will be Wednesday, at 10:30 A.M. at the funeral home, with Ted Ellis officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton. A...
