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...
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....
