Charles “Chuck” Wendall Collins of Adrian, Michigan, passed away at the age of 63 on October 11, 2026, in the hills of West Virginia during his last hunt. He was born on July 1, 1963, at Sutton General in Sutton, West Virginia, to Charlie and Patty Collins. He married Debra Collins on May 17, 1986, in Dearborn, Michigan, and together they raised six children—one daughter and five sons—in Michigan.
Dwain L. Leiber, 87 passed away on October 19, 2026 at his residence. He was born on Jun 2, 1939 in Bluffton to the late Russell and Thula (Sanders) Leiber.
Duane graduated from Bluffton High School in 1957 and the following day he went to work for Bob Williams Chevrolet in Bluffton.
On September 27, 1958, he married Lou Ann Seever in Arcadia, Ohio. She was also from Arcadia. They were married for 63 years before her passing.
Kimberly Dawn Murphy, 55, passed away on October 19, 2026, at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Kim was born March 11, 1971, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, to the late Jerry and Terri (Grant) Hites, who preceded her in death. On July 8, 1993, she married Kyle Murphy.
Above) 475th Engineer Company at Camp Buehring, KU in Doha in 2016; Local veterans at Kaleidoscope Farms in 2019.
MEDIA RELEASE__Kaleidoscope Farms, 14841 Co Rd 54, Mt Cory, is continuing its 31-year tradition of inviting local veterans to the farm to select Christmas trees to send to troops stationed overseas during the holidays. This year, the event will be Nov. 8 at 2:00 p.m., the Sunday before Veterans Day.
MEDIA RELEASE__Asia Johnson, director of storytelling and media productions at Zealous, will present “Beyond: A Film Screening Taking Us Beyond and Building Better” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Yoder Recital Hall.
The presentation will preview Beyond, a documentary that challenges viewers to consider a future beyond incarceration while listening to people closest to the realities of mass incarceration.
Johnson will encourage viewers to consider how communities can work toward healthier and safer environments both inside and outside of prison.
FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__The Ohio Northern University Healthwise Mobile Health Clinic will be at the Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main, from 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28.
The mobile clinic will offer blood pressure testing and blood sugar checks as well as flu shots and Covid 19 shots. The Senior Center hopes to make this a monthly event.
