Matthew Robert Leman
Dec 14, 2010
Matthew Robert Leman, 41, of Lynbrook, N.Y., died at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, at Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York. Mr. Leman was born in Bluffton on Aug. 27, 1969, He married Phyllis Tocci in Lynbrook, N.Y., on Aug. 20, 2008; she survives. A 1987 graduate of Norwell High School, Mr. Leman worked as I.T. Director for NOITU...
Lorene A. Geisel
Dec 10, 2010
Lorene A. Geisel, 88, of Bluffton, died at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 10, 2010, at the Christian Care Retirement Community. She was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Adams County, to Adolph Geisel and Rosa Rauch Geisel. Survivors include a brother, Vernon (Luella) Geisel of Keystone, and a sister, Delores Maller of Bluffton. She was preceded in death by three brothers,...
William Uptgraft
Dec 3, 2010
William "Bill" Uptgraft, 75, of Bluffton, died at 7:41 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Uptgraft had been employed as a mill operator for the Louisiana-Pacific Co. of Missoula, Mont. He was a Navy veteran, serving between 1953 and 1957 on the submarine USS O'Ryan. He was a member of American Legion Post 111. Survivors...
Edson L. Ivins
Dec 1, 2010
Edson Ivins, age 83, passed away Wednesday morning at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, IN Visitation will be Thursday December 2, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM and Friday December 3, 2010 from 1:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Services will be Saturday December 4, 2010 at the Apostolic Christian Church East at 10:30 AM with visitation...
Harold B. Dahl
Nov 15, 2010
Harold B. Dahl, 81, of rural Bluffton, died at 3:43 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dahl was a farmer. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, serving between 1951 and 1956. He was a member of the Macklin Chapel and was a member of American Legion Post 111 in Bluffton. He...
Irene E. Reinhard
Nov 10, 2010
Irene E. Reinhard, 94, went to be with her Lord at 6:55 p.m., Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at the Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. Irene was born October 27, 1916 in Wells County, to John and Lydia (Gerber) Fiechter. She married Aaron Reinhard on July 7, 1940; he preceded her in death in 1998. Irene was a homemaker and...
Merle W. Hoover
Nov 8, 2010
Merle W. Hoover, 90, of Bluffton and formerly rural Markle, died at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hoover was born in Mansfield, Ohio, on Jan. 1, 1920, to Jesse B. and Lucy Marie (Darkwood) Hoover. He married Helen M. Deihl in Garrett on Dec. 26, 1948; she preceded him in death on March...
Kimsey Anderson
Nov 3, 2010
Kimsey "Spike" Anderson, 86, of Bluffton, died at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Anderson was born in New Haven on Oct. 30, 1924, to Milton R. and Bertha M. (Allen) Anderson. He married Gussie L. Exum in Plant City, Fla., on April 8, 1953; she survives. A 1943 graduate of Lancaster High School, Mr. Anderson...
Beulah M. Schwartz
Oct 25, 2010
Beulah M. Schwartz, 80, of Bluffton, died at 6:52 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Schwartz had been employed at Craigville Hardware and Appliance for 20 years and had also worked at Franklin Electric for three years. She was also a homemaker. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. She was born...
Richard E. Workman
Oct 18, 2010
Richard E. "Dick" Workman, 74, of Bluffton, died at 12:12 a.m. Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Workman was born in Bluffton on Oct. 5, 1936, to James and Helen (Stinson) Workman. He married Sally Dyan Olson in Bluffton on June 23, 1971; she preceded him in death on Oct. 21, 2008. Mr. Workman served...
Paul E. Dotterer
Oct 16, 2010
Paul E. Dotterer, 84, of Bluffton, died at 5:32 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Dotterer served as the director of the Wells County Area Plan Commission for approximately 20 years. He was also a school bus driver for the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District for many years. He also was the owner of Dotterer...
Burke Jensen Tonner
Oct 15, 2010
Burke Jensen Tonner, 6 day old of Brent & Rachelle (Gerber) Tonner passed away at 12:45 a.m. Friday at the Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born October 9th at the Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne. Surviving are in addition to the parents are three Brothers Brendon, Brody and Brayson, five sisters Brittney, Kaitlin, Madison, Riley & Ashlyn Tonner all...
Evelyn L. Brown
Oct 7, 2010
Evelyn L. Brown, 84, of Bluffton, died at 8:05 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Mrs. Brown was a farmer's wife who also worked for 10 yeas at Corning Glass. She was a volunteer at Bargain Hut. She was a 1944 graduate of Bluffton High School and was a member of the First Reformed Church in...
Harry Thornburg
Sep 30, 2010
Harry "Dave" Thornburg, 77, of Decatur, died at 12:05 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at Adams County Memorial Hospital. Mr. Thornburg was born in Olympia, Ky. on April 22, 1933, to Herbert and Bethel (Montjoy) Thornburg. He married Marie (LaTurner) Yoder in Wolcottville on Aug. 8, 1976; she survives. Mr. Thornburg served in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1952...
Pauline E. Zoll
Sep 28, 2010
Pauline E. Zoll, 88, of Bluffton, died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010,at Heritage Pointe.Pauline was born on June 22, 1922, to John W. and Grace (Pearson) Beckler. She married Sebert Zoll in Bluffton on July 20, 1968; he preceded her in death on March 1, 1979. Pauline worked as a pharmacy assistant at Caylor Nickel Clinic. She was a member of...
Orval E. Gerber
Sep 26, 2010
Orval E. Gerber, 99, of Bluffton died at 6:13 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 26, 2010, at the Christian Care Retirement Center.Mr. Gerber was a farmer who had been employed at Craigville Elevator. He was the last of his family. He was born Sept. 19, 1911, in Adams County, to William Gerber and Ida Neuenschwander Gerber.He married Hazel H. Heyerly March 4, 1933,...
Arlin M. Kimmer
Sep 19, 2010
Arlin M. Kimmer, age 84, of Bluffton, died at 11:20 PM Sunday, September 19, 2010, at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Kimmer was born in Wells County on Apri 10, 1926, to Clarence and Hazel L. (McLaughlin) Kimmer. He married Willie Mae "Billie" Rains in Fort Wayne on June 20, 1958: she preceded him in death on June 25,...
Anne Margaret Balentine
Sep 18, 2010
Anne M. Balentine, 57,of Bluffton, the daughter of Margaret Hollohan Balentine and the late Conrad Balentine, passed away at her home Saturday,Sept. 18, 2010, after a long illness. She was born Feb. 22,1953, in Philadelphia, Pa. Her mother survives in rural Bluffton. also surviving is a sister,Catherine (James) Mueller of Park Ridge, Ill., nieces and nephews, Emily, Nicholas, Michael, Elizabeth,...
Rita Marlene Chandler
Sep 18, 2010
Rita Marlene Chandler, 72, of Bluffton, passed away at 10:29 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Chandler was born in Richmond, IN, on August 28, 1938, to Rev. Eston and Emma (Englebert) Poling. She married William C. Chandler in Bluffton on September 25, 1959, he survives. Mrs. Chandler graduated from Bluffton High School in 1957. Upon graduation,...
Richard Robbins
Sep 17, 2010
Richard J. "Slick" Robbins,55, of Bluffton, died at 9:53 p.m. Friday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Robbins was born Feb.13, 1955, in Bluffton, to Joseph Robbins and Maxine Franklin Robbins. His mother survives in Bluffton. He married Brenda Squier July 6, 1995, in Bluffton.His wife survives. Also surviving are three sisters, Rose Thompson and Carolyn Robbins, both of...
