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Obituaries

Funeral arrangements incomplete for Dorothy Skelly

Dorothy Skelly, 95 of Bluffton died November 16, 2014 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Alice Niswander was a retired fifth grade teacher in Bluffton schools

Alice V. Niswander, 89, of Bluffton died 5:35 am, Nov. 12, 2014, at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.  Shewas born July 3, 1925, in Lima to the late Amos and Phoebe Steiner Oyer. On Aug. 28, 1948, she married H. Ray Niswander and he preceded her in death Dec. 13, 2010.

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Donald Stark served in Korea

Donald Benjamin Stark, 82, passed away November 10, 2014, at 11:27 p.m. at his residence.  Donald was born January 11, 1932 in Huron, OH, to the late Daniel and Alice (Hopkins) Stark.  On August 14, 1954 he married Marilyn Malott Stark and she survives.

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Celebration of Life service for Amy Dunbar Nov. 15

A Celebration of Life service for Amy L. Dunbar who passed away October 30, 2014 will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15,  at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship of Lima, 875 W. Market Street, Lima.  The family will receive friends following the service.  Arrangements are entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Ara Woolley was a member of Bluffton Senior Citizens

Ara Ellen Woolley, 95, of Rawson died November 4, 2014 at 5:35 a.m. at Bluffton Hospital.  Ara was born November 17, 1918 in McGuffey to the late Charles and Annie Wilson Patterson.  On June 27, 1937 she married Roy L. Woolley and he preceded her in death on April 5, 2000.

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Russell Staley served 46 years as a Jackson Township trustee

Russell D. Staley, age 97, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at 12:13 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

He was born on Oct. 3, 1917 in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio to George Washington and Edith Edna (Ackerman) Staley and they preceded him in death.

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