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...
Oscar E. Andrews
Mar 6, 2010
Oscar E. Andrews, rural Bluffton, died at 9:48 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010, which was his 82nd birthday. Mr. Andrews had worked for Franklin Electric for more than 40 years as head of the Specialty Design Group. He later did consultant work for Franklin Electric. He was a 1946 graduate of Bluffton High School. He attended the Park United Brethren...
Beth A. Followill
Mar 3, 2010
Beth A. Followill, 50 Beth A. Followill, 50, of Bluffton, died Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Followill was born in Carlsbad, N.M. on May 7, 1959 to Charles and Merne (Hollingsworth) Abernathy. She married Mark Followill in Merkel, Texas on Jan. 15, 2007; he survives. Mrs. Followill graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1977 and...
Elizabeth Salyers
Feb 28, 2010
Elizabeth Salyers, 71, Bluffton, died Sunday evening, Feb. 28, 2010, at the Meadowvale Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bluffton. Mrs. Salyers was born on April 23, 2010 in Harveyton, Ky. to William M. and Lena (Daniels) Combs. She married Amos L. Salyers in Hazard, Ky. on May 26, 1956; her husband survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Sherry Salyers of...
Ronda J. Frantz
Feb 27, 2010
Ronda J. Frantz, 54, of Bluffton, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Frantz was a 10-year employee of Pretzel's, retiring in January of this year. She was a 1973 graduate of Bluffton High School and attended the Reiffsburg United Methodist Church. She participated in the Thursday Nite Bowling League in Bluffton....
Ezra Reinhard Jr.
Feb 27, 2010
Ezra Reinhard Jr., 84, of Bluffton, died at 3:23 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at the Christian Care Retirement Community. Mr. Reinhard was a lifelong farmer and mechanic. He was an avid tractor pulling enthusiast. He was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. Mr. Reinhard was born June 11, 1925, in Wells County, to Ezra Reinhard and Delva Aschliman...
Robert J. Elliott
Feb 23, 2010
Robert J. Elliott, 86, of Bluffton, died at 10:37 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Elliott was born in St. Louis on Oct. 24, 1923 to Joseph A. and Virginia L. (Bibb) Elliott. He married Barbara J. Huffman in Wells County on June 13, 1949; she survives. From 1943 to 1946, Mr. Elliott served in the U.S....
Marjorie Mae Taylor
Feb 15, 2010
Marjorie "Mae" Taylor, 92, of Bluffton, died at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, in the continuing care unit of the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Taylor was a licensed practical nurse for Wells Community Hospital and the Caylor Nickel Clinic. She was a member of the First Church of Christ. She was born March 31, 1917, in Wells County,...
Donna G. Brown
Feb 15, 2010
Donna G. Brown, 70, Berne, died at 6:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born in Wells County on Oct. 10, 1939, to Cleo and Marjorie (Barton) Bennett, survivors include her former husband, Roger Brown, to whom she was married for 10 years; a son, Dale (Janet) Brown of Berne; and one step-grandchild. She...
Wilma May Schmidt
Feb 13, 2010
Wilma May Schmidt, 91, of Bluffton, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Meadowvale Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Schmidt was born in Delaware County on May 23, 1918, to Hudson and Mary (McCormick) Penrod. She married James Russel Schmidt in Muncie on Dec. 12 1936; he preceded her in death on March 25, 1978. Mrs. Schmidt was formerly...
Michael Charles Brickley
Feb 12, 2010
Michael Charles Brickley, 57, of Bluffton, died at 2:56 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident on Ind. 46 near Columbus. Mr. Brickley was born on March 19, 1952, in Wells County, to Nile Sharpe and Elizabeth (Brickley) Heron. His mother survives in Montpelier. Also surviving are two sons, Michael C. (Athena) Brickley of Ossian...
Kenneth L. Schwartz
Feb 4, 2010
Kenneth L. Schwartz, 82, of Bluffton, died at 9:40 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 at Christian Care Retirement Community. Mr. Schwartz was born in Adams County on Oct. 12, 1927 to Joel and Sarah (Nussbaum) Schwartz. He married Elizabeth Bertsch in Bluffton on Dec. 11, 1949; she survives. Mr. Schwartz served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a press...
