Historical Bluffton

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From circa 1918, here is the Noah F. and Susan (Gerig) Steiner family. The Steiner farm was four miles west of Bluffton on Columbus Grove Road. The Zion Mennonite Cemetery is directly east of the farm.

Family members standing from left, Edna Steiner Oyer, Adella Steiner Oyer, Alma Steiner Jorg and Emma Steiner Bertsche.

Seated from left, Susan Gerig Steiner, Nelson F., Stanley, Ada Steiner Gierman and Noah F. Steiner. 

Nelson was the father of Icon owner, Fred Steiner.

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Here's a Bluffton basketball team from 1907 - perhaps is a town team. The only player identified and there's a question mark beside his name is Dr. J.S. Steiner (second from left). On a stretch, could the man in the center wearing a tie be a Hauenstein? Was he the coach? 

Any ideas from Icon viewers are welcome.

 

 

 

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Here are some members of the Bluffton High School class of 1968 as fourth graders in Clarence Kooker’s class.

Front from left, Roger Murray, Rich Edinger, Roger Kagy, John Maag, Rick Emmert, John Simcox, Rick Ewing, Dan King, John Lehman, Darrell Foster.

Second from left, Linda Soldan, Yvonne Agner, unidentified, Pat Benroth, Barb Martz, Linda Mericle, Barbara Basinger, Anise Spanagle, Kathy Kirtland.

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It was 112 school years ago.

Can you name the corner where Stager one-room schoolhouse once stood? If we are not mistaken it stood on the northwest corner of Bixel and Tom Fett Road between Bluffton and Pandora.

Stager was a combined school district for Richland Township number 10 and number 13.  

Here's a school card from the 1902-03 school yer. It also lists all the students and includes a photograph of Clara M. Greding, teacher. 

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The Icon needs lots of help on this photo. It's Theola Steiner's Bluffton sixth grade class in 1950-51.

We see on the bottom row, far left, Paul Jorg with Joe Urich next to him.

In the second row, far left, Ron Hahn.

Third row, from left, Mrs. Theola Steiner, ____,____,____, John Murray____,Ron Geiser, Red Alspach, ____.

Top row: ?

ANY IDs ARE WELCOME. [email protected] or make a comment to this photo directly on the Icon.

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Here's a photograph of Bluffton Order of Eastern Star, Chapter, Number 380, from 1959.

From top, left to right: Mildred Harkness, Donna Henderson, Betty Stratton, Imajean Ewing, Robert Ewing, Bob Stratton, Rhoda Augsburger.

Down the left side: D. Hilty, B. Bowyer, I. Thomas, Bud Augsburger.

Bottom from left,: Mary Jane Cook, Sara Jane Amstutz, B. Buckland, Alice DeVier, Janice McCune.

Up the right column, Georgia Irwin, K. Gratz, Theola Bonnet and D. Montgomery.

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