Esther L. Bucklin
Jun 1, 2010
Esther J. Bucklin, 79, of Bluffton, died at 6:08 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1930, in South Bend, to Alex Stefanski and Dorothy Wawrzyniak Stefanski. She married Rick Neeley Nov. 5, 1993, in Fort Wayne. Her husband survives. Also surviving is a brother, Aloysuis (Carole) Stefanski of Wayndale. She was...
Charles J. Baller Jr.
May 29, 2010
Charles J. Baller Jr., 81, of Bluffton, died at 9:26 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Baller was born Aug. 2, 1928, at Poneto, to Charles J. Baller Sr. and Grace Baumgartner Baller. He married Rosalie T. Wolfe Aug. 15, 1948, in Wells County; his wife died Feb. 2, 1978. Survivors include a son,...
Kenneth M. Austin
May 29, 2010
Kenneth M. Austin, 70, of Bluffton, died at 7:04 p.m. Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Austin was retired from the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District, where he had worked for 23 years as a janitor and in service/maintenance. He was a 1959 graduate of Dunkirk High School. He was a member of the Epworth United...
Helen Lucille Ford
May 24, 2010
Helen Lucille Ford, age 91 of Whitney, Texas, passed away peacefully Monday, May 24, 2010, at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas. Mrs. Ford was born on April 19, 1919, in Keystone, Indiana to James Elmer and Myrtle (Hammond) Wilson. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Wayne Bauserman and Arthur Ford. Survivors include two daughters, Linda (Ray) Howell and...
Ruth N. Maddux
May 14, 2010
Ruth N. Maddux, 91, of Fort Wayne and formerly of Bluffton, died at 12:50 a.m. Friday, May 14, at her residence. Mrs. Maddux was born in Hanbil, Mo. on Dec. 15, 1918, to Harry M. and Hazel (Hughes) Miller. She married Nathan H. Maddux in Bluffton; he preceded her in death on March 11, 1981. A 1936 graduate of Bluffton...
Thomas R. Melching
May 11, 2010
Thomas R. Melching, 54, of Bluffton, died at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Melching was born in Bluffton on April 14, 1956 to Homer and Lois "Ginger" (Kleinknight) Melching. A 1975 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mr. Melching attended college in Michigan for two years. He worked for the Marriott Hotel in Fort Wayne and...
Mahilda L. Dubach
May 11, 2010
Mahilda L. Dubach, 87, of Bluffton, died at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at the Christian Care Retirement Community. Mrs. Dubach had been a waitress at the Dutch Mill restaurant and had retired as an inspector for the CTS Corp. in Berne after 25 years' employment. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. She loved her grandchildren...
Mary E. Dewitt
May 5, 2010
Mary E. DeWitt, 89, a former resident of Bluffton, died at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, May 5, 2010,at the Ossian Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. DeWitt was born June 6, 1920, in Harlan County, KY to James Saylor and Lithey Allen Saylor Sharp. She married Alpha A. DeWitt March 13, 1956, in Winchester. Her husband died June 30, 2007. Survivors include...
Mark R. Moser
May 1, 2010
Mark R. Moser, 60, a resident of rural Decatur, died at 4:40 a.m. Saturday, May 1, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Moser worked for 30 years as an agent for National Oil and Gas in Bluffton. He was a farmer and also did dairy farming. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Moser was a 1968 graduate...
Betty Roslie Voss
Apr 25, 2010
Betty Roslie Wildman Voss, 81, of Bluffton, died at 8:05 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 2010, at River Terrace Estates. Mrs. Voss was born Oct. 8, 1928, in Bement, Ill., to Russell Wildman and Lena Hammon Wildman. She married Scottie Voss Dec. 12, 1958, in Chicago. Her husband preceded her in death Nov. 24, 1978. She is survived by a sister,...
Jesse A. Gephart
Apr 24, 2010
Jesse A. Gephart, 70, of Bluffton, died at 6:27 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Gephart was an employee of the Meshberger stone quarry for more than 40 years. He was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Poneto, to Marion L. Gephart and Mary E. Murray Gephart. He married Alice F. Hiester in Bluffton on...
Juanita W. Leonard
Apr 21, 2010
Juanita W. "Bet" Leonard, 87,of Bluffton, died at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at River Terrace Estates. Mrs. Leonard was born in Hamilton County on Oct. 16, 1922 to Luther Earl and Mildred (Marshino)Powell. She married Philip A.Leonard in Bluffton on Sept. 18,1946; he preceded her in death on Sept. 19, 1990. A 1940 graduate of Carmel High School...
Warren Eugene Berkey
Apr 13, 2010
Warren E. "Skip" Berkey, 71, of Uniondale, died at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at his residence. Mr. Berkey was born in Milford on Feb. 21, 1939, to Milton and Viola (Wenger) Berkey. He married April Sweetapple in Fort Wayne on May 10, 1974; she survives. Mr. Berkey retired from General Electric in Fort Wayne in 1996 after 32...
Laverne A. Ringger
Apr 12, 2010
LaVerne A. Ringger, 93, of Berne, died at 10:05 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2010, at Swiss Village. Mr. Ringger was born in rural Berne on Jan. 13, 1917, to Edward and Emma (Rauch) Ringger. He married Rosella M. Frauhiger in Bluffton on May 17, 1941; she survives. Mr. Ringger was a farmer, and after he retired he worked for Gerber...
Mildred Neuenschwander
Mar 31, 2010
Mildred L. Neuenschwander, 85, of Craigville, died at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at her residence. Mrs. Neuenschwander was born in Craigville on May 15, 1924, to John and Lydia (Gerber) Fiechter. She married William Neuenschwander Jr. in Bluffton on Dec. 9, 1945; he survives. Mrs. Neuenschwander was a housewife and a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. Other...
Dorothy L. Fiechter
Mar 29, 2010
Dorothy L. Fiechter, 95, went to be with her Lordat 4:50 p.m. Monday, March 29, 2010, at the ChristianCare Retirement Community in Bluffton. She was born Dec. 31, 1914, in Wells County, to William Fiechter and Salome Aeschliman Fiechter. She wasa homemaker, loving sister, beloved aunt, and devoted Christian. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. Dorothy is...
Delbert J. Lee
Mar 22, 2010
Delbert J. Lee, 75, of Bluffton,died at 9:07 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mr. Lee worked for 30 years as a newspaper bulk hauler for Fort Wayne Newspapers. He retired in 1990. His hobbies included woodworking, building clocks, and coin collecting. He was a NASCAR fan. He attended the Life Community Church. Mr. Lee...
Dianna K. (Brown) Johnson
Mar 14, 2010
Dianna K. Brown Johnson, 45, of Bluffton, died at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2010, at her residence. She was the manager of the Murphy USA gasoline station in Warsaw for two years and was a waitress for several years. She had also operated her own day care business in Huntington. She was a member of the Church of the...
Phyllis I. Kummer
Mar 13, 2010
Phyllis I. Kummer, 89, of Bluffton, died at 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 13, 2010, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 18, 1920, in Lemons, Mo., to Layton and Ethel Sanford High, she married Earl E. Kummer June 14, 1941 in Fort Wayne. He preceded her in death on July 4, 2004. She was the oldest member of the First...
Carson W. Tubbs Sr.
Mar 12, 2010
Carson W. Tubbs Sr., 44, of Zanesville, died at 2 p.m. Friday at his residence. Mr. Tubbs was born Dec. 26, 1965, in St. Joe, Mo., to Frank C. Tubbs and Ethel M. Schnider McCullum. His parents survive in St. Joe, Mo. He married Donna M. Delong Feb. 14, 2003, in Sevierville, Tenn. His wife survives. Also surviving are a...
