Allene Pence
Jul 20, 2011
Allene E. Pence, 100, of Bluffton, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Meadowvale Health & Rehabilitation Center in Bluffton. Born in Fort Wayne on February 23, 1911, to John E. and Edith (Emrich) Baumgartner, she married Herman E. Pence in Angola on September 3, 1938. Herman preceded her in death on September 29, 1992. Allene was a 1929 graduate...
Mary Jane Goodwin
Jul 15, 2011
MARY JANE GOODWIN, 85, of Fort Wayne, died on Friday, July 15, 2011, 4:40 p.m. at Saint Anne Home, Fort Wayne. Born Aug. 1, 1925, in Fort Wayne, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Bear and Alda (Sprouls). She was a 1943 graduate of South Side High School. She married J. Thomas "Tom" Goodwin on Oct. 16, 1946,...
Bonnie I. Harr
Jul 11, 2011
Bonnie I. Harr, age 82, passed away Monday afternoon July 11, 2011 at the Kingston Care Center in Fort Wayne, IN There will be no visitation or services. Burial will take place in the Southern Cemetery in Barnesville, OH at a later date.
Laurel Dale Clark
Jul 3, 2011
Laurel D. Clark, 88, of Bluffton, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2011 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in West Terra Haute, Ind. on July 12, 1922 to Charles M. and Mary E. (Brown) Clark, he married Laura M. Ferbur on Sept. 4, 1943 in Washington D.C.; she survives. Mr. Clark was a graduate of Maryland Park...
Merl A. Williams
Jun 28, 2011
Merl A. Williams, 98, of Bluffton, passed away Tuesday, June 28, at River Terrace Estates in Bluffton. Born in Wells County on April 23, 1913, to Alfred and Violet (Alberson) Williams, he married Margaret Shady on February 11, 1933 in Wells County, she survives. Merl worked at Central Soya in Decatur for 43 years. Surviving relatives also include two daughters,...
Betty J. Rockwell
Jun 26, 2011
Betty J. Rockwell, 85, of Bluffton, died at 4:12 p.m. Sunday June 26, 2011, at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Rockwell was born in Wells County on June 6, 1926, to Raymond and Essie (Sliger) Johnson. She married Robert Rockwell in Wells County on Aug. 10, 1946; he preceded her in death on Sept. 12, 1987. Mrs. Rockwell was...
Dorothy E. Fosnaugh
Jun 23, 2011
Dorothy E. Fosnaugh, 91, rural Bluffton, died at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011 at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Bluffton on April 1, 1920 to Harold and Elsie C. (Crum) Ivins, she married Max E. Fosnaugh on April 12, 1941 in Bluffton; he died Sept. 15, 2003. A 1938 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mrs. Fosnaugh was...
Helen Swisher
Jun 20, 2011
Helen "Jeane" Swisher, 63, of Bluffton, died at 9:15 p.m. Monday, June 20, 2011, at the Ossian Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Swisher was the clerk of the Bluffton City Court for 25 years. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School. She was born Aug. 24, 1947, in Bluffton, to Paul T. Heller and Kathryn Kohls Heller. She...
Ronald L. Milholland
Jun 8, 2011
Ronald L. Milholland, age 74, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in Kamuala, Hawaii. He was born in Bluffton on Sept. 10, 1936, to Kedric and Mary Jane (Koenig) Milholland. He married Marlyn Runyon in Bluffton on April 21, 1957; she preceded him in death in 1966. He then married Natalie J. Pittenger in Bluffton on April 23, 1981; she...
Harold A. Perry
Jun 7, 2011
Harold A. Perry, 67, of rural Wells County, died at 3:21 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Perry was born in Bluffton on Jan. 19, 1944, to Kenneth W. and Mary Jane (Grogg) Perry. He married Blanche A. Arnold in Bluffton on June 21, 1969; she survives. Mr. Perry worked at Sterling Casting for 34...
Annette K. Levy
Jun 7, 2011
Annette "Annie" K. Levy, 59, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, while surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Bluffton, on Jan. 20, 1952, to Kenneth "Ken" L. and Justine "Juss" Heyerly Aschliman, Annie is survived by her loving husband, Robert "Bob" A. Levy. Annie...
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...
