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Lester F. Elliott, 92, of Bluffton, died at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28, 2012, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

He was born Feb. 8, 1920 in Sidney, Ohio, to Ferris O. and Margaret B. (Rhodehamel) Elliott. On June 29, 1974 he married Florence May Tabner and she survives.

Mr. Elliott had retired from Leroy Dresser, Sidney, as a tool and die maker. He was a member of the English Lutheran Church, Bluffton. He was a World War II Army veteran, lifetime member of VFW Post #1275, lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge, Bluffton. 

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By Evan Skilliter, sports information assistant

Stats http://www.bluffton.edu/sports/football/2012/09-29-12.htm

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Nope, you didn't win the red Corvette. But, try again next year.

A Celina woman, Carolyn Glock, had her ticket drawn following a pre-recorded drum roll at noon on Bluffton's Main Street on Sept. 29. The ticket made her the winner of the third annual Bluffton Lion's Club Foundation Corvette raffle. Glock bought her ticket from the Celina Lions Club, one of the groups selling tickets.

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It was a perfect fall day. This year's Bluffton Fall Festival attracted hundreds of visitors and local residents to Bluffton for a day of family-oriented activities.

Scroll down for photos and videos of the day.

Events took place on Main Street, at the middle school, Mennonite Memorial Home, Maple Crest Senior Living Village, Swiss Community Historical Homestead and Suter's corn maze.

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A Swiss chorus sang German and English songs during Saturday's Fall Festival. The chorus performed on the second floor balcony at the Schumacher Homestead on Bixel Road.

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Marjorie M. Diller, 82, of Bluffton died at 3:34 am Sept. 29, 2012, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  She was born April 22, 1930, in Bluffton to Omer and Wilma Neuenschwander Gratz. On July 5, 1949, she married Roger Diller and he preceded her in death on Feb. 25, 2010.
   
Mrs. Diller retired from First National Bank, Pandora.  She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora. She was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School, Poplar Bluff, Mo., and attended Bluffton College and Northwest Business College.

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