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...
Laurin L. Bertsch
Mar 15, 2011
Laurin L. Bertsch, 95, of Bluffton, was welcomed into the loving arms of our Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Mr. Bertsch was born in Adams County on Feb. 5, 1916, to Samuel and Rosa (Minger) Bertsch. He married Lillian Kaehr in Bluffton on Feb. 25, 1945; she preceded him in death on Aug. 27, 1996. Mr. Bertsch...
Ronnie K. Weaver
Mar 5, 2011
Ronnie K. Weaver, 65, Bluffton, died at 12:20 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Bluffton on June 19, 1945 to Oren "Sam" and Velda M. (Day) Weaver, he married Sue A. Barnes on March 29, 1975 in Decatur; she survives. Mr. Weaver was a veteran of the U.S. Army and...
Charles Speheger Jr.
Mar 2, 2011
Charles Speheger, Jr., 87, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Spectrum Health, Rehab and Nursing Center in Grand Rapids. A native of Bluffton, he was born on July 14, 1923, to Charles and Mary Rose (Meyer) Speheger, Sr., served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was retired from General...
Melvin M. Maller
Feb 25, 2011
Melvin M. Maller, 94, of Bluffton, died at his residence at 3:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Mr. Maller was a lifelong farmer in Adams and Wells counties. He was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. He was born Jan. 29, 1917, in Adams County, to Joel N. Maller and Ida M. Gilliom Maller. He married Berniece V. Heyerly...
Bart A. Dudley
Feb 21, 2011
Bart A. Dudley, 44, of Bluffton, died at 2:38 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, in Bluffton. Mr. Dudley was born in Battle Creek, Mich., on Feb. 13, 1967. He married Tina E. Poorman in Bluffton on June 24, 1989; she survives. A 1985 graduate of Delton-Kellogg High School in Delton, Mich., Mr. Dudley worked as a Quality Technician at Star...
Beatrice Stout
Feb 19, 2011
Beatrice "Bea" Stout, 84, a resident of Bluffton since 1946, died at 7:47 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at the Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Stout was born Jan. 17, 1927, in Greenville, S.C., to Bryant Stout and Nannie Brady Stout. Survivors include three daughters, Judy (Larry) Clifford of Bluffton, Kay (Robert) Mohler of Bluffton, and Bonnie Etie of...
Donald E. Kipfer
Feb 18, 2011
Donald E. Kipfer, age 84, of Bluffton, passed away Friday, February 18, 2011, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born on August 10, 1926, in Adams County, to David and Fannie (Reinhart) Kipfer, Don married Norma Jean Lautzenschleger, who survives. Also surviving includes two sons, Ron D. Kipfer of Craigville, and Wayne E. (Lisa) Kipfer of Bluffton; two granddaughters, Natasha (Brandon)...
Lillian Bertsch
Feb 11, 2011
Lillian M. Bertsch, 80, of Bluffton, died at 7 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Mrs. Bertsch was born in Wells County on March 18, 1930, to John J. and Lydia (Gerber) Fiechter. She married Walter W. Bertsch in Bluffton on March 4, 1956; he survives. A 1948 graduate of Lancaster High School, Mrs. Bertsch was...
Rose M. Steffen
Feb 10, 2011
Rose Marie Steffen, 58, of Berne, died at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at her residence. Mrs. Steffen was born in Orlando, Fla. on Feb. 21, 1952, to Donald and Betty (Huber) Lange. She married Ted L. Steffen in Pennville on Sept. 29, 1990; he survives. Other surviving relatives include three daughters, Diane Marie Crawl, Barbara Jean (Matt) Daisey...
