Andrew F. Stiltner
Jun 5, 2011
Andrew F. Stiltner, age 81, of Domestic, departed this world Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 12:43 am. At the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Andrew (Andy) was born February 8, 1930 in Pearly, Virginia to John M. & Malissa V. (Coleman) Stiltner. Services will be held Wednesday June 8, 2011 at 10:00 am with Mark Dauterman officiating at the Goodwin Memorial...
Della Mae Smallman
Jun 3, 2011
Della M. Smallman, 72, Bluffton, died at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 at her residence. Born in Hignight, Ky. on July 2, 1938 to James I. and Emmer K. (Upton) Jackson, she married Carl R. Smallman Jr. on Sept. 24, 1958 in Balkin, Ky.; he survives. Mrs. Smallman was a housekeeper at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center for 31...
Donna K. Lewis
May 26, 2011
Donna K. Lewis, 72, of Bluffton, died at 12:58 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Lewis was born in Bluffton on March 8, 1939, to William and Rosetta (Jones) Betz. She married Clyde M. Lewis in Bluffton on Aug. 20, 1955; he preceded her in death on April 25, 2001. Mrs. Lewis was a housewife, and attended...
Eugene Glover
May 16, 2011
Eugene W. "Geno" Glover, 71, of Ossian, died at 5:10 a.m. Monday, May 16, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Glover was born in Edgley, N.D. on May 4, 1940, to Stephen and Marie (McDougal) Glover. He married Glenda Faye Courtios in Bluffton on March 28, 1992; she survives. Mr. Glover attended Merrill High School in Wisconsin and...
William A. Isch
May 7, 2011
William A. Isch, 80, of Bluffton, died at 12:33 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, at River Terrace Estates. Mr. Isch was born in Decatur on July 14, 1930, to William J. and Iva (Andrews) Isch. He married Mary Lou Strait in Pennville on Aug. 17, 1957; she survives. Mr. Isch served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He...
Gary W. Ramseyer Sr.
May 6, 2011
Gary W. Ramseyer Sr., 60, of Bluffton, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday, May 6, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Ramseyer was born in Bluffton on Feb. 5, 1951, to Gerald and Joan (Ulmer) Ramseyer. He married Pam Rains in Montpelier on July 10, 1982; she survives. Mr. Ramseyer worked for STS Truck and Equipment in Uniondale as...
Diana Sue Tonner
May 5, 2011
Diana S. Tonner, 65, of rural Decatur, died at 9:37 p.m. Thursday, May 5, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Tonner was born in Decatur on March 22, 1946 to Carl and May (Kaehr) Hirschy. She married William D. Tonner in Berne on June 3, 1966; he survives. A 1964 graduate of Adams Central High School, Mrs. Tonner was a housewife...
Sylvia S. Reinhard
May 4, 2011
Sylvia S. Reinhard, 96, of Bluffton, went to be with her Lord at 3:52 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at the Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Sylvia was born May 29, 1914, in Adams County, to Daniel O. and Katherine Kipfer. Sylvia cared for her widowed mother for 38 years. She also worked as a seamstress for many years...
Barbra Lou Lesh
May 3, 2011
Barbra L. Lesh, 83, of Bluffton,died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at River Terrace Estates.Mrs. Lesh was a former librarian at the Wells County Publicibrary, and she taught reading at Lancaster Central Elementary School for 18 years. She loved music and was in several musicals. She played the organ at St. Paul Lutheran Church for approximately 50 years.She...
James J. Smith
Apr 28, 2011
James J. Smith, 85, of Bluffton, died at 2:55 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011, at his son's residence in Bluffton. Mr. Smith was born in Richlands, Va., on Jan. 14, 1926. He married Donna Hounshell on June 6, 1951; she preceded him in death on Feb. 19, 1997. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Army, and also worked at General...
Edwin C. Baublet
Apr 28, 2011
Edwin C. Baublet, 65, of Poneto, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Baublet was born in Wabash on March 11, 1946, to Carl E. and Lura M. (Comstock) Baublet. He married Phyllis Dulworth on Sept. 26, 1965; she preceded him in death on Aug. 21, 1969. He married Billie M. (McCoin) Baublet in Wells...
Betty Jo Young
Apr 19, 2011
Betty Jo Young, 77, of Huntington, the sister of two Bluffton residents, died at her home at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Mrs. Young was born April 14, 1934, at Shelby Gap, Ky., to Leaf VanOver and Cosby Alice Anderson VanOver. She married Robert M. Young July 13, 1968, in Ringgold, Ga.; her husband preceded her in death October...
Roxie Ann Michael
Apr 18, 2011
Roxie Ann Michael, 51, of Craigville, died at 9:46 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2011, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Feb. 19, 1960, in Bluffton, to Robert E. Grimm and Malvra A. Bailey Grimm. She married William K. "Bill" Michael April 1, 1978, in Petroleum; her husband survives. Also surviving are her father and stepmother, Robert and...
Jerry L. Penrod
Apr 18, 2011
Jerry L. Penrod, 67, of Bluffton, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Penrod was born in Bluffton on Nov. 7, 1943 to Claude and Verda (Gordon) Penrod. He married Joanna Jump in Uniondale on Aug. 30, 1964; she survives. A 1961 graduate of Rockcreek High School, Mr. Penrod also graduated from Ball State University...
Rebecca J. Powell
Apr 8, 2011
Rebecca J. Powell, age 87, formally of Bluffton, passed away on April 8, 2011 in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on October 16, 1923 to Edward S. and Theresa (Irey) Hiatt in Bluffton, Indiana. Rebecca graduated from Bluffton High School in 1941 and attended Indiana University in Bloomington. In January 1944, Rebecca enlisted in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. She...
Bertha M. Twigg
Apr 8, 2011
Bertha Mae Twigg, 85, of Bluffton, died at 2:42 p.m. Friday , April 8, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Twigg was born Sept. 3, 1925, in Wells County, to Marion and Nellie M. (Stump) Sutton. She married Virgil M. Twigg Jan. 28, 1950, in Jay County; he preceded her in death Sept. 5, 2002. Mrs. Twigg worked at...
Len Eugene Rush
Apr 8, 2011
Len Eugene Rush, 51, of Wichita, KS passed away from an illness of cancer on April 8, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital. Len was born on July 31, 1959 to the late Norman Eugene Rush and Janet Marie (Harter) Rush of Bluffton, IN. He is survived by his mother, Janet M. Rush; sister, Lori A. House of Westfield, IN; brothers,...
Wayne E. Heiniger
Mar 29, 2011
Wayne E. Heiniger, 88, formerly of rural Craigville, died at 12:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at River Terrace Estates. Mr. Heiniger was born in Vera Cruz on Aug. 30, 1922, to Fred and Clella (Stahl) Heiniger. He married Phyllis N. Clark in Bluffton on Nov. 30, 1947; she survives. A 1940 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mr. Heiniger served...
Karen Christine Fuller
Mar 25, 2011
Karen "Christine" Fuller, 68, rural Markle, died at 8:34 a.m. Friday, March 25, 2011 at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bluffton. Born on March 5, 1943 in Eaton to James R. and Martha E. (Schmidt) Roberts, she married Hurb Fuller in April 1993 in Bluffton; he survives. A 1961 graduate of Eaton High School, she retired from Peyton's Northern...
Clarence F. Brickley
Mar 17, 2011
Clarence F. "Coon" Brickley, 67, of rural Craigville, died at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 17, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Brickley was born in Bluffton on Aug. 15, 1943, to Herbert and Gladys (Rohrabaugh) Brickley. He married Debra Nicholas in Bluffton on March 9, 1985; she survives. A graduate of Rock Creek High School, Mr. Brickley worked as a construction...
