Wilma J. Laeufer, 92, passed away on October 26, 2025, at Lima Memorial Health System. Wilma's service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
FROM BEVS ALERTS__Bluffton High School football will host Western Reserve this Friday night, Oct. 31, in the first week of the OHSAA Football Playoffs. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the gates will open at 6:00 p.m.
This seemed like a good week to check on an old friend, Bluffton's monumental oak in Maple Grove Cemetery. With the area enjoying peak fall color, this 300+ year old specimen of white oak is lush and green. Is this tree a good candidate for Bluffton's America 250 celebrations?
On Friday, October 17, DeMarco Wealth Management Group, 109 N. Main St., celebrated a new location, renovated office space and growing team under a new name. Edward Jones Financial Advisor Ryan DeMarco, ABFP, CRPC, first established an office at 111 N. Main in late 2019-early 2020. He has expanded the business in the historic Greding Hardware store location following extensive renovations.
Orange Township in Hancock County, which includes part of the Village of Bluffton, has a ballot issue on the November 4, 2025 General Election ballot. The issue asks Orange Township voters to vote for or against the following tax levy: