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Obituary for Ida Bernice (Sneary) Dunlap

Posted by Staff on August 5, 2022 - 3:15pm

Ida Bernice (Sneary) Dunlap, 93, passed into the loving arms of her Savior on August 5, 2022 at the Meadows of Leipsic. Ida was born July 12, 1929 to Lester W. and Sarah B. (Gilbert) Sneary who preceded her in death.  She grew up in Vaughnsville, Ohio with her three brothers. On January 28, 1946 she married Donald E Dunlap.  They shared 64 years together before Donald’s death in 2010.

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James “J.R.” Phipps worked at SumiRiko Ohio

Posted by Staff on August 2, 2022 - 10:50am

James “J.R.” Phipps, age 43, of Ada, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022, at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his family.  

He was born on August 30, 1978, in Hobart, IN to Mary E. (Phipps) Hale.  His mother and father, Mary and Doyal Hale preceded him in death.

J.R. is survived by two children: Kadin and Khloe Phipps; a special friend: Roxanne Velasquez; two brothers: Cann “Casey” Phipps, and Christopher (Rita) Hale; and a sister, Angie (Kevin) Hunt.  J.R.’s  mother-in-law: Ida Velasquez also preceded him in death.

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Richard Arden Slotter was a dean and professor at Bluffton College

Posted by Staff on July 29, 2022 - 2:35pm

Richard Arden Slotter, age 90, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in his home at Wind Crest Retirement Community, Highlands Ranch, CO.  He survived his sister Phyllis Yoder and is survived by his wife Joan (Gratz) Slotter of nearly 68 years and their three children, Susan Slotter of Santa Fe, NM, Sharon (Slotter) Gordon of Loveland, CO and Steven (Ann Rosewall) Slotter of Castle Pines, CO; two sisters, Margaret Groesbeck of Peterborough, NH and JoAnn Yukman of Medina, OH, his brother John Slotter of Old Chatham, NY; twin grandchildren, Geoffrey Gaspord of Chicago, IL and Bryan (Joelle) Gaspord

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Sara Jane Amstutz taught at Bluffton Elementary School

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2022 - 3:45pm

Sara Jane Amstutz, 92, passed away July 27, 2022 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Sara Jane was born November 15, 1929 in Bluffton to the late Hiram and Mabel (Hawk) Huser.  On November 22, 1951 she married Leland Amstutz who preceded her in death on May 24, 1990. 

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Judith K. Evans was a medical technologist

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2022 - 2:47pm

Judith K. Evans, age 95, formerly of Lima, passed away July 27, 2022, at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima after a brief illness at the end of a long life. An incorrigible planner and list-maker, she nonetheless frequently declared that she was “having a wonderful time,” and it was generally true. She never dyed her still-brownish hair.

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Carl E. Ziessler served in U.S. Marine Corps

Posted by Staff on July 28, 2022 - 8:52am

Carl E. Ziessler, age 88, of Upper Sandusky, passed away with his family by his side, on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Upper Sandusky.

Carl was born on December 6, 1933, in Deshler, Ohio, to Winfield and Helen (Beck) Ziessler.  He married Jean Kempf on June 21, 1958, in Bluffton, Ohio and she survives.

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