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Chiles virtual Tree of Remembrance service Dec. 12

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Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2020 - 10:38am

For more information about the service or to RSVP for the service and reserve a personalized ornament, call 419-358-2051 or email [email protected].

Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services will hold a virtual Tree of Remembrance memorial service at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12, at for those who have lost a loved one this year or in years past.

One free glass ornament  is available per family, personalized with the name and dates of their loved one.

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Tommy Cross was a truck driver for Palmer-Donavin, Delphos

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 27, 2020 - 10:05am

Tommy Dean Cross, 66, died Nov. 25, 2020, at Lima Memorial Health System.  Tom was born March 11, 1954, in Jellico, Tennesee, to the late Teddy and Dorthy (Rhoden) Cross. On Feb. 24, 1979 he married Bonnie Carlisle Cross who survives.

Tom was a truck driver for Palmer-Donavin Company, Delphos. He was a member of Lafayette Congressional Christian Church where he served as a greeter and usher. 

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Tommy Cross funeral arrangements pending

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 25, 2020 - 3:54pm

Tommy D. Cross, 66, of Beaverdam died Nov. 25, 2020, at Lima Memorial Health System.  Services will begin at noon Monday, Nov. 30, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

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Bill Hoffer was a member of the Bluffton HS class of 1968

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 25, 2020 - 2:43pm

 William J. “Bill” Hoffer, 70, died on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at 12:45 p.m. at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his family.

He was born on March 13, 1950 in Bluffton to the late Roy and Mary (Dunbar) Hoffer, Jr.  On Feb. 2, 1979, Bill married Diana M. Newland and she survives in Ada.

Bill worked as a custodian at Ohio Northern University, Ada. He was a member of the Bluffton High School class of 1968.

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Lance Pearch was active in Bluffton Athletic Boosters

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Posted by Fred Steiner on November 24, 2020 - 12:14pm

Former Bluffton resident Lance Jay Pearch,  80, of Cumming, Georgia, died on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020.

Lance was born in Stone Creek, Ohio, on July 26, 1940, to Donald and Anna (Lab) Pearch. He was a graduate of Findlay College and retired from management at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima after 28 years. 

Lance and Karen moved to Cumming to be closer to their children after living in Bluffton for 30 years. Lance was a  volunteer to the Lutheran Church, member of the Elks Lodge and an active Bluffton Athletic Booster while his children were in school in Bluffton. 

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Paula Monroe was a 1962 Bluffton High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 24, 2020 - 10:46am

Former Bluffton resident Paula E. Monroe, 76, of Maumee, Ohio, died on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, in Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Toledo.

She was born Nov. 16, 1944, in Bluffton, to Paul and Martha Greding. After graduating from Bluffton High School in 1962, she attended Toledo Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in 1965. She married Larry Monroe on March 26, 1966, in Lambertville, Mich.

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