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Betty Hall 1937 - 2020

Betty L. Hall, 82, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at 12:35 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by her family.

She was born on July 24, 1937, in Alger, Ohio, to the late Marion and Charlotte (Stanley) Gross, Sr.  On Nov. 4, 1955, Betty married Lyle “Ned” Hall and he preceded her in death on May 14, 2016.

Betty worked as a waitress in food service. She previously worked at the Northern Freeze of Ada.

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Jeffrey Kohli was a Bluffton High School graduate

Jeffrey B. Kohli, 57, died March 11, 2020 at his residence. Jeffrey was born July 9, 1962, in Findlay to the late Harold and Alice (Thompson) Kohli. On April 27, 1996, he married Corrine Townsend Kohli who survives. 

Jeffrey graduated from Bluffton High School. He worked for Equity Meats in North Baltimore. Jeffrey was a member of True Word Tabernacle in Bluffton.  

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Sherlyn Lugibihl was a school bus driver and co-owner of Lugibihl Spray Services

Visitation on Thursday

Sherlyn R. Lugibihl, 78, died March 5, 2020, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  Sherlyn was born July 1, 1941, in Bluffton to the late Raymond and Burnetta (Steiner) Moser.  On Oct. 16, 1960, she married David Lugibihl who survives.

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Funeral arrangements incomplete for Sherlyn Lugibihl

Sherlyn R. Lugibihl, 78, of Bluffton died March 5, 2020, at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Larry Beemer was a Beaverdam HS graduate

Larry Lynn Beemer, 77, died March 2, 2020, at his residence. Larry was born July 24, 1942, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  On March 19, 1980, he married Carolyn (Taylor) Beemer who survives.

Larry graduated from Beaverdam High School and then served in the United States Army. He retired from Airfoil Textron in Lima and then worked at Greto Trucking in Lima.    

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Larry Smucker was a 1959 Bluffton High School graduate

He held a master's degree from Harvard

Former Bluffton resident Larry Franklin Smucker died Feb. 24, 2020. He was born on May 3, 1941, in Akron, Ohio, to Carl and Irene (Yoder) Smucker and died  of Alzheimers in Chevy Chase, Maryland.  

Larry attended public schools in Bluffton, and was a Boy Scout, attaining the highest award of Eagle Scout. While in high school he wrote as a news correspondent for the Lima Citizen and the Findlay Republican-Courier.

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