Thomas E. Barr
Dec 19, 2009
Thomas E. Barr, 60, rural Bluffton, died at 4:19 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 in the emergency room of the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Born in Wells County on Sept. 13, 1949 to Gaylord E. and Mabel (Wright) Barr Sr., he married Sharon Lugar on June 1, 1968 in Fiat; she survives. A 1967 graduate of Southern Wells High School...
Rosemary L. Gray
Dec 16, 2009
Rosemary L. Gray, 90, of Bluffton, died at 4:38 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gray was born Oct. 12, 1919, in Van Wert, Ohio, to William J. and Edith (Schwennen) Baroni. She married Clyde Gray in Bluffton on July 13, 1940; her husband survives. A 1937 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mrs. Gray worked as...
Willis W. Steffen
Dec 13, 2009
Willis W. Steffen, 80, of Bluffton, died at 12:34 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Steffen was a selfemployed mechanical contractor and owned a rental business. He was born Dec. 22, 1928, in Paulding, Ohio, to Cornelius Steffen and Anna Oberlander. Survivors include three sons, Terry (Lynn) Steffen of Merced, Calif., Kevin (Beverly) Steffen...
Shirley I. Rush
Dec 11, 2009
Shirley I. Rush, 67, of Bluffton, died at 11:08 a.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Rush was born Oct. 4, 1942, in Richmond, to Samuel and Mary (Grubbs) Wilson. She married Joseph M. Rush in Jonesville, Va., on Oct. 17, 1964; her husband preceded her in death Nov. 8, 1996. A graduate of Bluffton High School, Mrs....
Robert H. Sprinkle
Dec 11, 2009
Robert H. Sprinkle, 85, of Bluffton, died at 3:09 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sprinkle owned the former Main Motel in Bluffton for 32 years. He had also been an agent for Farm Bureau Insurance in Huntington County. He was a 1942 graduate of Union Center High School in Huntington County. He was a...
Larry E. Weekley
Dec 6, 2009
Larry E. Weekley, 67, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009, at the Northwest Medical Center of Bentonville, Ark. Larry was born on March 6, 1942, and was preceded in death by his father, Earl Weekley, and one infant son. He was retired from General Telephone Company of Indiana after many years of service, as was employed by Mercom. Larry enjoyed...
Carolyn Faye (Mcfarren) Squier
Nov 28, 2009
Carolyn F. Squier, 70, a resident of River Terrace Estates in Bluffton for the past seven years, died there at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. She had worked as a secretary for Wendell Ham, an attorney, for 10 years, and also worked as an office assistant in the Wells County clerk's office. She was a 1956 graduate of Bluffton...
June V. Gazdik
Nov 22, 2009
June V. Gazdik, 88, of Bluffton, died at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, at Christian Care Retirement Center. Mrs. Gazdik was born in Pittsburg, Pa. on June 1, 1921 to Daniel and Nellie (Brown) McCartney. She married Joseph Gazdik in Columbus, Ga. on April 9, 1943; he preceded her in death on April 7, 1986. Mrs. Gazdik retired from...
Nora Aguirre
Nov 16, 2009
Nora A. (Weil) Aguirre, 63, of Fort Wayne, died at 5:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at New Haven Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Aguirre was born in New Croydon on Aug. 24, 1946 to Raymond and Pauline (Bollenbacher) Miller. She retired from Franklin Electric in 2000 after 24 years of service. She was a member of the First Christian...
A. Arlene Wilson Studebaker
Nov 10, 2009
A. "Arlene" Wilson Studebaker, 76, Petroleum, died at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, on July 20, 1933, to James Victor and Georganna May (Henrey) Anderson. She married Jack M. Wilson on April 28, 1951 in Monroe; he died March 1, 2008. She married John Studebaker on...
Betty J. Steffen
Nov 9, 2009
Betty J. Steffen, 80, of Bluffton, died at 2:40 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at Christian Care Retirement Center. Mrs. Steffen was born in Wells County on June 17, 1929, to Jacob J. and Elizabeth (Aeschliman) Graber. She married Harry Steffen in Bluffton on June 11, 1950; he survives. A 1947 graduate of Bluffton High School, Mrs. Steffen was a...
Vera E. Patrick
Nov 9, 2009
Vera Ellen Patrick, 72, of Uniondale, died at 6:50 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at Muncie. Mrs. Patrick was born in Milford on March 12, 1937 to Edward and Viola (Wenger) Berkey. She married Dana Patrick; he preceded her in death. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Marsha K. Richards of Tucson, Ariz. and Karen S. Woods of Heritage, Tenn.; one...
Mary Elizabeth Decker
Nov 8, 2009
Mary "Betsy" E. Decker, 66, of Columbus, Ohio, died Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. Ms. Decker was born in Wells County on Jan. 14, 1943, to Ivan and Elizabeth (Bailey) Decker. A 1961 graduate of Bluffton High School, she worked as a print technician for the State of Ohio Department of Public Safety for 20...
Betty Jane Frantz
Nov 5, 2009
Betty J. Frantz, 80, of Bluffton, died at 8:55 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at River Terrace Estates. Mrs. Frantz was born in Flint, Mich. on Nov. 28, 1928 to Harry E. and Stella (Gagnier) Polant. She married Robert D. Frantz in Warren on Dec. 14, 1949; he survives. Mrs. Frantz was a 1946 graduateof Rockcreek High School. She was...
Marilyn Bardsley
Oct 19, 2009
Marilyn Bardsley, 72, Bluffton, died at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Bardsley was a 1955 graduate of Bluffton High School and was a former member of the Old Salem United Methodist Church. She was born Aug. 7, 1937, in Wells County, to Walter and Helen Gottschalk Linn. She married Max F. Bardsley Oct. 21, 1956,...
Betty Knox-Burniston
Oct 15, 2009
Betty J. (Knox) Burniston, 77, of Bluffton, died at 1:18 a.m. today, Oct. 15, 2009, at Parkview Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Burniston was born on April 9, 1932 in Franklin County, Ohio to Howard E. and Roenna D. (Cochrun) Shipley. She married Robert E. Burniston in Bluffton on July 30, 1988; he preceded her in death on March 10, 2008. Surviving...
Vickie Dee Bracht
Oct 12, 2009
Vickie Dee Bracht, 57, of Bluffton, died at 11:04 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bracht was born on April 29, 1952, in Elwood to Don and Colleen (Jackson) Spurlock. She married Scott A. Bacht in Marion in April, 1996; her husband survives. Other surviving relatives include her mother, a resident of Marion; a...
Frances E. Fear
Oct 7, 2009
Frances E. Fear, 92, of Montpelier, died at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at River Terrace Estates Healthcare. Mrs. Fear was born in Blackford County on June 12, 1917 to Phillip and Elizabeth (Willman)Lauck. She married William A. Fear in Hartford City on June 22, 1935; he preceded her in death on May 10, 1988. Mrs. Fear worked for...
