Marian G. Kissling, 93, passed away July 12, 2023 at Lima Memorial Health System. Marian was born November 21, 1929 in Dola to the late Andrew and Bernice (Harris) Dirmeyer. On February 12, 1950 she married Charles Kissling who preceded her in death on December 20, 2015.
Marian graduated from Dola High School. She retired from Bath Schools where she worked in the food service. Marian was a member of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren, Lima where she was the church organist for many years. She had been a 4-H Advisor for many years.
The Icon is reminded of services offering to mail you groceries in seven days when it sees a backyard peach tree like this one. Will this peach even make it to the table? It looks good enough to taste right then and there.
When a Bluffton Icon reader was troubled by accidents at the intersection of State Route103/Jefferson Ave. and County Line Rd., the Icon proceeded to do some digging. The results are data on crash density in Bluffton from 2018-2023 and Allen County data on the variables that are tracked for vehicle accidents.
CORRECTION: The Jerry Szabo Trio will perform on July 22 and August 5; Bluffton University Homecoming is October 21.
Street closings approved for Jerry Szabo Trio, Street Party on Vine, Bluffton University Homecoming; job opening for cemetery sexton
By Paula Scott
The July 10 meeting of the Village of Bluffton Council was held at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main. The full packet for the meeting is attached.
Mayor Richard Johnson conducted the meeting with all council members present. All motions were passed with two total abstentions and zero no votes.
The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society will meet this at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 12 at Bluffton's Town Hall, third floor. There will be a business meeting and updates on the progress of bylaws, non-profit status and a discussion of artifacts acquisition.
Blufftonites certainly have memories of getting their license plates locally. For the evening's program, we will hear an interesting story from the Gromans about their father maintaining his same plate number year after year. Those very plates will be on display. We will also hear a history of license plate distribution here in Bluffton. There was a sequence involved in this distribution madness, and an explanation of it will also be given.
