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Thomas Niswander was a Bluffton HS graduate

Memorial service Oct. 26 at St. John's UCC, Blufton
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2019 - 6:59pm

Bluffton High School graduate Thomas R. Niswander, 68, of Metamora, Ohio died Sept. 15, 2019, in the Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, following a brief illness.

He was born Dec. 2, 1950, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Lysle E. and Leona E. (Schroer) Niswander. Tom retired in 2016 from Toledo Hospital where he worked as a network analyst in the IT department. 

He was a lifelong member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton.

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Clyde Ernsberger owned a jewelry store in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2019 - 6:44pm

Former Bluffton jeweler Clyde Franklin Ernsberger,  88, died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, due to injuries sustained in an accident.

He started Ernsberger Jewerly in Bluffton, which was located on South Main Street, now part of the Citizens National Bank parking lot. Clyde was a member of the United Methodist Church throughout his life in Ada, Bluffton and Columbus, most recently at Church for All People.

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Joanna M. Harris 1929 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2019 - 3:58pm

Joanna M. Harris, 90, of Bluffton died Oct. 1, 2019, at Willow Ridge – Frieda House, Bluffton. She was born May 2, 1929, in Lima to the late John Joseph Finn and E. Ruth Bechdolt Finn Risser.  On Feb. 1, 1947, she married Richard C. Harris and he preceded her in death on April 20, 2004.

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Robert Wagner was a lifelong farmer

Worked in Triplett Corp. engineering department
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2019 - 3:48pm

Robert E. Wagner, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at 11:01 a.m. at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his wife and family.

He was born on June 9, 1930, in Hancock County, Ohio, to Louie P. and Helen K. (Nusbaum) Wagner who preceded him in death.  On June 25, 1950, he married Twila L. Henry and she survives in Ada.

Robert formerly worked at the Triplett Electric of Bluffton in the Engineering Department from 1948 to 1953 and he was a lifelong farmer.  He was a lifetime member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada.  Robert was a 1948 graduate of Ada High School.

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Samuel Smith 1931 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 30, 2019 - 2:50pm

Samuel L. Smith, 88, died Sept. 29, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Sam was born Aug. 30, 1931, in Toledo to the late Samuel and Mildred (Gillespie) Smith.  He married Mary Rosella (Shulaw) Smith who survives in Bluffton.

Sam graduated from McComb High School and served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  He retired after 20 years as a trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.  Sam later worked and retired from General Dynamic where he worked in security.  

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Sara L. Mikesell Stotts, 95, was a Beaverdam HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 29, 2019 - 7:47pm

Sara L. Mikesell Stotts, 95, died Sept. 28, 2019, at her residence in Lima. Sara was born Sept. 11, 1924, in Beaverdam to the late Roy and Florence (Walters) Beemer.  She married Richard Mikesell who preceded her in death on Oct. 30, 1971. Sara later married Wilbur Stotts and he preceded her in death.

Sara graduated from Beaverdam High School. She had worked Sylvania Corp. in Ottawa; Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton; and Triplett Corp., Bluffton. Sara was a member of the Beaverdam Church of Christ.

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