Elaine K. Marquart, 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on November 18, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family. Elaine was born February 2, 1942 in Benton Ridge to the late Kurt and Ruth (Oman) Radabaugh. On June 16, 1990 she married Jay Marquart.
Elaine was a 1960 graduate of Liberty-Benton High School and worked as a computer programmer, a preschool teacher at Bluffton Community Preschool and as a medical records clerk at Dr. Hotmire's office in Bluffton.
UPDATE Interruptions to the Icon websites ended at about 9:00 a.m.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
Ada Icon and Bluffton Icon editor
Both Icons have experience intermittent server problems beginning on the morning of Tuesday, November 18, due to a widespread outage impacting many online services.
MEDIA RELEASE__"Battling for Bikes" from Bluffton Elementary School earned first place in the Health Action Council Healthy Kids Fall Step It Up Challenge. Team members Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner and Ryan Dunlap won $1,500 for their school and averaged 808,262 steps.
During my time as chaplain at Mennonite Memorial Home for 24 years, I met a number of residents who were veterans, mostly from World War II. I don't remember all their names, but I remember their stories.
Rolling and brushing of the new artificial turf practice field at the Bluffton Schools were underway on Monday, November 17. The field has a 40-yard midfield line and a big Bluffton Pirate at the center. While the field looks temptingly close to being ready, there are still some elements to be installed. Superintendent Greg Denecker confirmed that yes, elementary students will be using the field for recess. Aerial view provided by Bluffton Schools.
