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Betty Lou Jason was a resident of Mennonite Memorial Home

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2020 - 2:32pm

Betty Lou Jason,  80, died on Good Friday, April 10, 2020, after a prolonged illness. She was a resident of the Mennonite Memorial Nursing Home in Bluffton, Ohio.

Betty was born Jan. 11, 1940, in Cat Spring, Texas, as a 4th generation German-American. She grew up with cousins in south Texas before moving to New Albany, Indiana.

She married in 1959 and had three children. From 1970-1977 Betty lived in Mt. Cory, Ohio, serving as a pastor’s wife. 

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Terry Huber was a 1973 Bluffton High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2020 - 10:34am

Terry Lewis Huber, 64, died April 8, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer. He was born May 15, 1955, in Lima to Dale Lewis Huber, who survives near Bluffton, and Etta Jo (Maynard) Huber, who preceded him in death. On May 22, 1982, he married Cheryl Kay Anspach, and she survives in Lima.

Terry graduated from Bluffton High School in 1973 and attended The Ohio State University. He and his twin brother, Larry, operated Huber Farms.

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Rose Smith 1932 - 2020

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 13, 2020 - 10:19am

Mary Rosella “Rose” Smith, 87, died April 11, 2020. Born in Bluffton, Ohio, on Dec. 2, 1932, to the late Paul and Blanche Shulaw, she married Samuel L. Smith who died in September of 2019.  

During her life she worked at the Erie Army Depot in the 1950s, was a newspaper reporter in the 1960s, worked in the Hancock County Court system, was secretary to Judge Moorhead in the 1970s, and later church secretary for Pastor Howard Spriggs, Findlay. After retiring, she and her husband Sam,  managed the Bluffton Superwash. 

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Dr. Anne Lippert was retired ONU vice president of academic affairs

And served as chair of the Foreign Language Department
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on April 6, 2020 - 6:00am

Dr. Anne Lippert, 86, died on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 2:10 a.m. at her residence in Ada, surrounded by her family.

She was born on Feb. 17, 1934 in Seattle, Washington, to the late Raymond and Eva (Doren) Lippert.  On May 7, 1977, Anne married Jeffrey M. Schulman and he survives in Ada. 

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Roe Lansing owned Lansing Brothers Construction, Ada

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on April 3, 2020 - 6:00am

Roe N. Lansing,  97, died on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born on June 2, 1922, in Big Springs, Ohio, to the late Charles O. and Dora Mae (O’Brien) Lansing. On Aug. 16, 1941, Roe married Alice E. Simon and she preceded him in death.

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Ralph Beemer was a Beaverdam HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 31, 2020 - 2:09pm

Ralph W. Beemer, 91, died March 30, 2020, at his residence. Ralph was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  

Ralph graduated from Beaverdam High School and served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.  He worked as a foreman at Hatfield Oldsmobile in Maumee, Ohio. Ralph was affiliated with the Beaverdam Church of Christ.  He was an avid fisherman, hunter, gardener, wood worker and enjoyed the outdoors.  

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