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...
Roberta A. Powell
Oct 2, 2009
Roberta A. Powell, 74, Bluffton, died at 3:05 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2009 at Meadowvale Care Center. Born in Bluffton on June 25, 1935 to Robert and Lela (Cossairt) Poffenberger, she was a graduate of Bluffton High School and formerly worked at Corning Glass Works and Simpson Industries. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include a...
Kaye L. Wolfe
Sep 20, 2009
Kaye L. Wolfe, 70, Bluffton, died at 11:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was a former employee of A.T. Ferrell, retiring in May of 2009 after 40 years' service. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School and a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church. Mr. Wolfe was born Oct. 14, 1938,...
Karen Kay Sullivan
Sep 16, 2009
Karen K. Sullivan, 65, died at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Edgewood, Ky. She was born in Bluffton on July 27, 1944 to Benjamin and Rena Mae (Watters) Soper. She graduated from Ball State University and worked as a teacher. She was a lifetime Wells County resident and a member of Liberty Center...
Joseph A. Estrada
Sep 15, 2009
Services will be held Monday in Bluffton for Joseph A. Estrada, 84, of French Lick. Mr. Estrada died at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at the Medco Health and Rehabilitation Center in French Lick. He was born July 7, 1925, in Mexico, to the late Maria Estrada. Survivors include two daughters, Irene S. (Leroy) Ritter and Jody Estrada, both...
Alice L. Steffen
Sep 13, 2009
Alice L. Steffen, 86, Bluffton, died at 12:54 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Steffen was a housewife, and had also been employed at Franklin Electric. She was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church. She was born Feb. 18, 1923, in Wells County, to Levi and Sarah Reinhard Schwartz. She married Russell W....
Deloris L. Bolenbaugh
Aug 27, 2009
Deloris L. "Dee" Bolenbaugh, 75, Bluffton, died at 2:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Bolenbaugh was a homemaker. She was born Feb. 15, 1934, in Fort Wayne, to Virgil and Lula Ross Donovan. She married Robert A. Bolenbaugh Nov. 24, 1951; her husband survives. Also surviving are a son, Robert Bolenbaugh Jr. of Milton, Fla.; two...
Nile A. Sharpe
Aug 27, 2009
Nile A. Sharpe, 74, of Keystone, died at 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sharpe was born in Blackford County on Jan. 11, 1935 to Nile and Erma (Roberts) Sharpe. He married Althea "Joan" Rathburn in Decatur on July 27, 1973; she survives. Mr. Sharpe worked as a machinist at Dana Corp. for 30...
Donald R. O'Bryant
Aug 26, 2009
Donald R. O'Bryant, 78, Bluffton, died at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. O'Bryant was born April 19, 1931, in Mishawaka, to Joseph and Garnet Johnston O'Bryant. He married Margaret Littlefield Aug. 6, 1981, in Durant, Okla; his wife survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Kerry O'Bryant of Bluffton and Hellen (Chad) LeMaster...
Geraldine A. Hoffman
Aug 25, 2009
Geraldine A. Hoffman, 68, of rural Ossian, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hoffman was born in Fort Wayne on Nov. 29, 1940 to Richard W. and Alice M. (Pfeiffer) Miller. Surviving relatives include one son, Mark A. Hoffman of Ossian; one brother, David A. (Neana) Miller of Indianapolis; and...
Diana D. Huffman
Aug 24, 2009
Diana D. "Dee Dee" Huffman, 58, of Bluffton, died at 6:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at her residence. Dee Dee was born in Muncie on Nov. 27, 1950 to Martin and Retta (Van Natter) Hurst. She married Steve L. Huffman in Muncie on Dec. 17, 1970; he survives. Dee Dee was a 1968 graduate of Northwestern High School. She...
John Theriault
Aug 19, 2009
John Theriault, 47, of Bluffton, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at his residence. Mr. Theriault was born in Southington, Conn., on Aug. 16, 1962, to Raymond and Betty (Dubais) Theriault. He married Gayle Bowman in Wells County; his wife survives. Other surviving relatives include a son, Nathan James Theriault of Las Vegas; a daughter, Danielle Krystal Theriault...
