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Kenneth Early was born in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 8, 2019 - 4:58pm

Kenneth S. Early, 60, of Glouster, Ohio, and formerly of Bluffton died Oct. 6, 2019, at his residence. Kenneth was born Dec. 4, 1958, in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Floyd and Mildred (Ridenour) Early. 

Kenneth was a 1975 graduate of Bath High School and the Ohio State University where he graduated with a degree in agriculture engineering.  He worked as an inspector for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and also loved farming. 

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Theda Lehman worked for 26 years at Rawson post office

Attended a one-room school, graduated from Bluffton HS
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 7, 2019 - 3:34pm

Theda M. Lehman died Oct. 5, 2019, just shy of her 99th birthday. She was born Nov. 8, 1920, on her parents Harry and Minnie (Schaublin) Anderson's family farm near Bluffton, Ohio.

She attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse. With the passing of her mother when she was 10, she learned a lot about life and grew up fast. She went on to graduate from Bluffton High School. While attending Lima business College, she worked for Union Central Life Insurance Co. She also worked at the Lima Locomotive Works as a bookkeeper and at St. Rita's Hospital during World War II.

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Thomas Niswander was a Bluffton HS graduate

Memorial service Oct. 26 at St. John's UCC, Blufton
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2019 - 6:59pm

Bluffton High School graduate Thomas R. Niswander, 68, of Metamora, Ohio died Sept. 15, 2019, in the Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, following a brief illness.

He was born Dec. 2, 1950, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Lysle E. and Leona E. (Schroer) Niswander. Tom retired in 2016 from Toledo Hospital where he worked as a network analyst in the IT department. 

He was a lifelong member of St. John's United Church of Christ, Bluffton.

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Clyde Ernsberger owned a jewelry store in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 2, 2019 - 6:44pm

Former Bluffton jeweler Clyde Franklin Ernsberger,  88, died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, due to injuries sustained in an accident.

He started Ernsberger Jewerly in Bluffton, which was located on South Main Street, now part of the Citizens National Bank parking lot. Clyde was a member of the United Methodist Church throughout his life in Ada, Bluffton and Columbus, most recently at Church for All People.

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Joanna M. Harris 1929 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2019 - 3:58pm

Joanna M. Harris, 90, of Bluffton died Oct. 1, 2019, at Willow Ridge – Frieda House, Bluffton. She was born May 2, 1929, in Lima to the late John Joseph Finn and E. Ruth Bechdolt Finn Risser.  On Feb. 1, 1947, she married Richard C. Harris and he preceded her in death on April 20, 2004.

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Robert Wagner was a lifelong farmer

Worked in Triplett Corp. engineering department
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 1, 2019 - 3:48pm

Robert E. Wagner, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at 11:01 a.m. at his residence in Ada, surrounded by his wife and family.

He was born on June 9, 1930, in Hancock County, Ohio, to Louie P. and Helen K. (Nusbaum) Wagner who preceded him in death.  On June 25, 1950, he married Twila L. Henry and she survives in Ada.

Robert formerly worked at the Triplett Electric of Bluffton in the Engineering Department from 1948 to 1953 and he was a lifelong farmer.  He was a lifetime member of the Bethel Church of Christ, Ada.  Robert was a 1948 graduate of Ada High School.

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