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...
Ralph H. Sallach
Aug 2, 2009
Ralph H. Sallach, 80, Bluffton, died at 7:55 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, in the emergency room of the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Sallach was a retired pharmacist with the Rite Aid Corp. and with the Kennedy Rexall Drug Store in Bluffton, retiring in 1995 after 50 years' service. He was a 1947 of Concordia High School in Fort Wayne...
Ellen J. Tarr
Jul 25, 2009
Ellen J. Tarr, 87, Dunkirk, died at 4:55 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2009, at Jay County Hospital in Portland. Mrs. Tarr was a 1939 graduate of Rockcreek High School. She worked for Meshberger Brothers for more than 20 years, retiring in 2003. She was norn Nov. 12, 1921, in Wells County, to Orlo and Hattie Wasson Harshman. She married Everett...
James R. Allen
Jul 13, 2009
James R. "Jim" Allen, 76, of Bluffton, died at 10:55 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2009, at Lutheran Hospital. Mr. Allen was born in Rockcreek Township in Wells County on Aug. 1, 1932, to Russell J. and Martha Edris Allen. He married Lily L. Allen on Jan. 31, 1954; she preceded him in death on May 16, 1998. He married Jan...
Helen D. Miller
Jun 19, 2009
Helen D. Miller, 71, of Bluffton, died at 10:10 a.m. Friday, June 19, 2009, at Heritage Pointe in Warren. Mrs. Miller was born in Richmond on June 12, 1938 to Samuel R. and Mary Grubbs Wilson. She married William R. Miller in Richmond on May 2, 1958; he survives. Mrs. Miller was self-employed, working in promotional sales for Red Oak...
Robert K. Mcfarren
Jun 18, 2009
Robert K. McFarren, 84, of Bluffton, died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Mr. McFarren was born in Poneto on Dec. 16, 1924 to Clarence E. and Mamie L. Yeager McFarren. He married arcelle Sleppy in Geneva on June 7, 1947; his wife preceded him in death on Jan. 5, 2000. Mr. McFarren...
Joan K. Graham
Jun 17, 2009
Joan K. Graham, 79, of Bluffton, died at 4:35 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Christian Care Retirement Community. Mrs. Graham was born in South Bend on Dec. 23, 1929 to John P. and Edna L. Schumaucher. She married Glenn B. Graham in Bluffton on Sept. 5, 1948; he preceded her in death on June 28, 1982. Surviving relatives include...
Nancy M. Keller
Jun 16, 2009
Nancy M. Keller, 76, of Bluffton, died at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at her residence. Mrs. Keller was born in Craigville on June 10, 1933 to Stanley T. and Edna M. Drum Callow. A 1951 graduate of Decatur High School, she worked at Franklin Electric for 40 years, from 1960 to 2000. She was a member of the...
Marion Ruth Mckinney
Jun 12, 2009
Marion Ruth McKinney, 88, Bluffton, died at 5:05 p.m. Friday, June 12, 2009 at her home. Born in Barri, Ill. on Feb. 22, 1921 to David O. and Bertha M. Sheehan) Campbell, she is survived by a daughter, Barbara Ann Brando of Bluffton; four grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester L.McKinney. There...
Shelba Jean Young
May 30, 2009
Shelba Jean Young, 72, a former Bluffton resident, died at 11:42 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Ossian Health Care. She was born Feb. 10, 1937, in West Virginia to Harry and Phoebe Adler. She is survived by two brothers, Lee Leason of Florida and Jack Hughes of Monclova, Ohio. There will be no visitation. A private service will be...
