Sara Jane Amstutz, 92, passed away July 27, 2022 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Sara Jane was born November 15, 1929 in Bluffton to the late Hiram and Mabel (Hawk) Huser. On November 22, 1951 she married Leland Amstutz who preceded her in death on May 24, 1990.
From 7:00-9:30 p.m. on Friday, August 5, The 60s Survivors Band returns to Bluffton, playing at the gazebo on the lawn of Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main. The band is mostly made up of Pandora natives and has an average age of 70.
Judith K. Evans, age 95, formerly of Lima, passed away July 27, 2022, at St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima after a brief illness at the end of a long life. An incorrigible planner and list-maker, she nonetheless frequently declared that she was “having a wonderful time,” and it was generally true. She never dyed her still-brownish hair.
A summer-fall session of weekly GriefShare support group sessions has been scheduled at Bluffton Town Hall. This session will run from August 18-November 17.
Carl E. Ziessler, age 88, of Upper Sandusky, passed away with his family by his side, on Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Wyandot County Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Upper Sandusky.
Carl was born on December 6, 1933, in Deshler, Ohio, to Winfield and Helen (Beck) Ziessler. He married Jean Kempf on June 21, 1958, in Bluffton, Ohio and she survives.
