Jean Delores Braden, 85, of Bluffton and formerly of Port Clinton, Ohio, died May 23, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Jean was born Jan. 1, 1934, in Suffern, New York, to the late Robert Thomas and Della Margaret (Wannemacher) Hearn. On Sept. 28, 1952 she married Robert Braden who survives.
Jean graduated from Spring Valley High School in Spring Valley, New York. She was a homemaker. Jean was a member of Saddle River Reformed Church in Saddle River, New Jersey and attended Faith Christian Church in Lima.
• Junior high "Superior"
• Fifth-sixth grade "Excellent"
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The Bluffton Junior High string orchestra earned a ‘Superior’ rating and the Bluffton fith-sixth grade string orchestra earned an ‘Excellent’ rating at Ohio Music Education Associate large group adjudicated event held at Parkway HS last week.
The junior high orchestra performed in class “A” with “An English Folksong” arranged by Terry McQuilkin, “Lullaby to the Moon” by Brian Balmages and “The Lumber Camp Song” arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle.
The 138th annual Bluffton High School commencement is Saturday, May 25, in the high school gym. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony takes place at 7 p.m.
This year’s valedictorians are Seth Andreas, Madeline Burghaze, Kennedy Coughlan, Rhett Donaldson, Amelia Mitchell, Katie Prater, Lily Shadle, Amanda Speicher and Hannah Yost. The class salutatorian is Jackson Steinmetz.
Bluffton Volleyball camp will be Monday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 2 for any girls entering third through eighth grade at the HS gymnasium. This camp is led by Kevin King, HS varsity volleyball coach, alongside HS coaching staff and varsity players.
Session 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, is for sixth through eighth graders.
Session 2, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. is for third through fifth graders.
Trinity Lutheran School’s graduation will be held Sunday, May 26, in the 10:30 a.m. service at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera.
Jacob Miles is the class speaker. The class members are: Zander Steven Mays, Jacob William Miles and Brandon Pierce Stuckey.
Special music will be by the students in the third and fourth grades playing hand chimes. The students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade will sing “The Path.”
There will be a regular service at 8 a.m. with Bible classes and Sunday School beginning at 9:20 a.m.
