Robert "Bob" W. Grismore, 78, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at his home. Bob was born June 30, 1946 in Bluffton to the late Martin and Helen (Hoffman) Grismore.
Bob was a graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School. He was a farmer and over-the-road truck driver, traveling all over the country. Bob was also a veteran of the United States Army.
The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St., has issued its June 2025 newsletter, full of happenings for its members. The 10-page update is now also available by email.
JUNE 2 MEDIA RELEASE__Fred Steiner will present a Swiss family migration program at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 5.
The presentation’s focus is on how and why ancestors of area residents immigrated to Bluffton, using the example of Steiner’s maternal great-grandparents, Rudolf and Barbara Amstutz Althaus.
Rudolf Althaus, who immigrated to America from Switzerland in 1845, owned a Bluffton general store and was also a trained landscape artist, painting scenes of Switzerland in oil, selling them to other Swiss immigrants.
(CLICK to englarge photo.) Say cheese, one more time! Here's the Bluffton Class of 2025 in a big red photo. Details from the Saturday, May 24 commencement ceremonies are HERE.
During June 5-6-7 a Community Wide Garage Sale event will be held in Pandora, Ohio. Some 25 garage sales and a Rummage Sale at Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E Washington St., are planned for the extended weekend.
A Google map of sales is available HERE, with garage sales also to be added to the Bluffton Icon garage sale map. The deadline for sales submission was Friday, May 30.
A list of sales is attached below that includes a summary of items to be sold and addresses. Local businesses will also have print copies by mid-week.
