Darrel J. Skinner Jr., 93, of Bluffton died at 7:25 a.m. Feb. 4, 2011 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Nov. 10, 1917 in Lima to Darrel J, and Iona Sellers Skinner. He married Cora Griffith who preceded him in death. On Dec. 26, 1980 he married Cleora Badertscher Golden and she survives.
G. Jo Stonehill, 79 of Bluffton died at 4:20 p.m. Feb. 3, 2011 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Aug. 31, 1931 in Bluffton to Herbert and Vera (Pierce) Haller. On Aug. 17, 1952 she married Elmer D. Stonehill and he died June 27, 1991.
Mrs. Stonehill had been a homemaker. She was a member of the St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton. She was also a member of the Amico Club in Bluffton. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bowling Green State University.
"At Work," an art department faculty exhibition at Bluffton University, opens Sunday, Feb. 6, in the Sauder Visual Arts Center's Grace Albrecht Gallery.
A reception, free and open to the public, is scheduled with the artists from 3-5 p.m. On display through March 4 will be drawings, prints, paintings, digital art, photographs, ceramics, glass, sculpture and other art created by Bluffton art faculty members.
Bluffton schools are on a two-hour delay for Friday, Feb. 4, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent. The snow and ice storms of this week have played havoc with the public school schedules.
