When I was chaplain at Mennonite Memorial Home, I met many amazing residents. One of the most memorable was my friend, Marvel Hilty. A graduate of Bluffton High School, she worked for 30 years at Triplett Corporation. “We didn’t make much,” she said, “but we had fun.”
She told me her happiest times were when her kids were small. She had three children, Jerry Hilty, Diana Marshall and Joy (Leigh) Shoemaker. Included in her family were two stepchildren, eight grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She talked about them often, and when asked what lifted her spirits when feeling sad, she said, “being thankful for what I have.”
FROM BPL UPDATES__Author Mindy McGinnis will be speaking at Bluffton Public Library on Tue., Jun. 16 at 6:00 p.m. The event is open to adults & teens. Register online or in person.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, June 12 at Town Hall on the third floor.
The Twisted Whisk Cafe will provide breakfast, ready to serve by 7:00 a.m. Fortman Insurance, Inc. will sponsor the meeting, and the program, starting at 7:30 a.m. will be a presentation by the Bluffton Historical Society.
BACC Members will learn about historical society activities and its future plans, including the creation of a Bluffton museum.
BOHS hosts June meeting on Wednesday, the 10th / CLICK photos to enlarge
By Paula Pyzik Scott
At the May monthly meeting of the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society discussion will include plans for an encore presentation by Fred Steiner on most-wanted criminal John Dillinger for the Wake the Dead motorcycle group on Saturday, October 10. Steiner will be casting volunteers to play August 14, 1933, eyewitnesses to the robbery of Bluffton's Citizens National Bank.
