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Greyden Wells memorial on June 17

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 15, 2020 - 1:09pm

Greyden Jack Wells, 2 1/2 died Thursday, June 11, after battle with pediatric cancer.
He is survived by his mothers, Beth and Jackie Wells; siblings, B. and Noah Taylor; host brother and best friend, Niladri Aich; grandparents, Jack and Kathy Wells, Scott and Kim Helberg, Randall and Deborah Gross; great-grandparents, Jerry and Barbara Johnston, as well numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

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Paul Pursell was a 45-year Ford employee

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 11, 2020 - 2:54pm

Paul R. Pursell, 89, died on June 9, 2020, at 11:20 a.m., at his daughter's home, surrounded by his family.  

Paul was born July 26, 1930, in Gomer, to William and Nola (Wegley) Pursell who both preceded him in death. On Dec. 24, 1963, he married Pauline "Polly E." (Shaw) Pursell who preceded him in death on Oct. 11, 2013. 

Paul attended Bluffton High School. He was a 45-year retiree from Ford Motor Company.  

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Mildred Laudick was a retired machinist at ATI, Ada

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 8, 2020 - 9:46pm

Mildred L. Laudick, 80, died on Friday, June 5, 2020, at 2:53 a.m. at the Shawnee Manor in Lima, Ohio.

She was born on July 8, 1939, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Harold and Pauline (Donehoo) Steele. Mildred was formerly married to Paul J. Laudick and he preceded her in death on July 11, 1999.

Mildred retired from ATI of Ada, where she worked as a machinist.

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Funeral arrangements incomplete for Jacob Friesen

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 8, 2020 - 1:50pm

Jacob T. "Jake" Friesen, 100, died Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Kidron Bethel in North Newton, Kansas.

Services are pending and will be announced by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton. He was a former pastor of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

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Charles Hilty was retired U.S. assistant secretary of agriculture

Bluffton native was former Bluffton News editor, active in Bluffton and Washington, D.C., organizations
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2020 - 1:32pm

CLICK HERE for a column "Remembering Charles Hilty."

Bluffton native Charles R. Hilty, 85, died on May 30, 2020, of complications of COVID-19. He had a  career as a newspaper editor and as a senior government administrator in both the legislative and executive branches of the federal government.  

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Nelda Bridgeman owned a rare book store and search service for over 45 years

She had over 42,000 books when she retired at age 82
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 2, 2020 - 4:38pm

Nelda Bridgeman, 86, of Pandora and formerly of Hilliard, Ohio, died on June 2, 2020, at the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. She was born on Aug. 6, 1933, in Plymouth, England, to the late William Alfred and Winifred Louise Nelda (Beswetherick) Bridgeman.  On Oct. 31, 1959, she married Stanley Goddard and they were divorced.  

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