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Jo Anna Croft was a Bluffton University graduate

Election poll worker, Lions Club member, Bluffton Hospital volunteer
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 2:06pm

Jo Anna (Diller) Croft, 79, of Bluffton, died Jan. 13, 2021, surrounded by family. Jo was born July 10, 1941, to Archie and Velma Diller.

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She was raised in Bluffton and graduated with a teaching degree from Bluffton University. On Aug. 4, 1990, she married Bill Croft and they were married 30 years. 

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Melissa Bischoff worked at Bluffton Vet Center for 12 years

She was a 1993 graduate of Ada HS
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 9, 2021 - 2:00pm

Melissa R. Bischoff, 46, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, at 7:11 p.m. at her residence in Bluffton.

She was born on Oct. 2, 1974, in Lima, Ohio, to Steven and Theresa (Russell) Kidd.  Her father preceded her in death and her mother and step father, Theresa and Craig Crouse survive in Ada. On July 21, 1996, Melissa married Joseph Bischoff II and he survives in Bluffton.

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Janet Kohli was involved in Bible Study Fellowship

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 7, 2021 - 3:31pm

Janet Carole (Bright) Kohli died Jan. 4, 2021, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Janet was born in Findlay on Dec. 10, 1937, to the late Weldon and Hilda (Rangler) Bright. 

A sister, Doris (Dick) Barchent and a brother Bob (Martha) Bright preceded her in death. A brother, Charles (Sally) Bright survives. 

Janet married Edward Kohli on May 12, 1957, and they were married 63 years. Edward survives, as well as three children; Carole (Mark) Petersen of Wauseon, John (Kira) Kohli of Pandora and Barbara (Stephen) Scott also of Pandora. 

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Robert Jorg 1967 - 2020

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 6, 2021 - 9:20pm

Robert Andrew Jorg, 53, of LaGrange, Indiana, died Dec. 8, 2020, at Parkview North Hospital, Fort Wayne. 

Bob was born in Troy, Ohio, on Sept. 5, 1967,  to Paul Allen Jorg and Marcia Louise (VanDoren) Jorg, who survive him on Hamilton Lake, Hamilton, Indiana, sister, Tracey Jorg Rollison and brother-in-law Douglas Rollison of Indianapolis.

He is also survived by one nephew, Alexander Rollison and two nieces, Bella and Gemma Rollison, also of Indianapolis.

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Kay Otto 1951 - 2020

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 6, 2021 - 10:44am

Kay S. Otto, 69, of Bluffton, died on Dec. 30, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She was born July 11, 1951, in Lima, Ohio to Evelyn (Eck) Otto and the late Richard Otto.

Kay is survived by her mother, Evelyn; daughter, Angel Lombardo of South Korea; three grandchildren, Kayne (Vivian) Edwards of China, Noah Edwards of Tennessee, Mia Edwards of Ohio; and one great-granddaughter, Juliette Edwards of China. She is also survived by her brothers, Larry Otto of Tucson, Arizona, and Don Otto of Ohio.  

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Peggy Ann Bowyer 1932 - 2021

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 5, 2021 - 11:36am

Peggy Ann Bowyer, 88, died Jan. 2, 2021, of natural causes.

The youngest of six siblings, she was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on March 7, 1932, to the late Dorothy and Charles Young.

Following graduation from Bluffton High School in 1950, she married Kenneth Bowyer on June 24, 1950, and they were married 56 years prior to his death.

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