Stan Clemens died at the age of 84 in the early morning on January 11, 2026, having lived a full and in some ways unexpected life.
Stan was born on May 11, 1941, and grew up in Souderton, PA, where his parents, grandparents, and generations before had lived. He was very active in sports and music through his high school years. He graduated from Bluffton College, where he met his wife, Joenita Shetler. He went on to earn his Masters from the University of Indiana and Ph. D. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina. Stan and Jo have lived in Bluffton, OH, for the past 40 years.
Theodore Webster (Ted) Cunningham, age 88, died on December 13, 2025, at Lima Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by his nieces. Born July 5, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Theodore and Betty (Baumgartner) Cunningham. A graveside service was attended by family and many friends packed together and supporting each other on a cold day on December 20, 2025, in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Ohio. Ted filled his 88 years with curiosity, humor and the rare quality as a good listener to make every person he met feel like a friend.
Carolyn J. Brown, 94, passed away on January 2 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Private graveside services will take place in Resthaven Memory Gardens in St. Mary's, Ohio.
Tom E. Latham, 91, of Rawson, passed away on December 27, 2025, at Mennonite Memorial Home. He was born on October 17, 1934, to Paul Scott Latham and Blanche Gertrude Smith Latham.
Tom described himself as a lifelong Rawson man. He was born at home on Rawson’s Main Street, went to school at Rawson, and then graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1952. He married the love of his life, Joyce Benroth, on September 2, 1955. They recently celebrated 70 years of marriage.
Sara Jane McCune, 94, passed away December 24, 2025, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.
Sara was born May 6, 1931, in Bluffton to Homer and Gladys (Kimmel) Bracy, who preceded her in death. On June 23, 1950, she married George McCune, who preceded her in death on July 8, 2021.
