Obituaries

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Doris Elaine Palte, 81, died April 27, 2020, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  She was born Aug. 7, 1938, in Allen County, Ohio, to the late Otis and Mildred (Ernest) Fett. On Aug. 17, 1957, she married James Palte and he preceded her in death on Aug. 3, 2010. 

Doris graduated from Beaverdam High School. She had worked in housekeeping at the Mennonite Memorial Home. Doris was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bluffton. She enjoyed reading, playing cards and bowling.

Owned an IGA store in Beaverdam; retired from the Cordage Paper Co.

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Bruno Gerold Maroscher, 90, died April 23, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton where he resided for the last three years.  

Bruno was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Lecnitz, Romania, to the late Albert and Mathilde (Laar) Maroscher. On June 21, 1952, he married Martha Jane McNaughten and she died on Feb. 8, 1999.  He later married Marilyn Ruth Marquart Brecht on Oct. 14, 2000, and she survives.  

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Esther Arlene Helberg Lobdell, 100, formerly of Bluffton, died on April 10, 2020.

She was born June 2, 1919, in Bowling Green, Ohio, to the late George R. Helberg and Gertrude Farmer Helberg.

She had been a resident of Mineola, Texas, for 40 years, formerly living in Bluffton, Ohio. She worked as a realtor and housewife. She was a member United Methodist Women and an Eastern Star for over 60 years in Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vern A. Lobdell, in 1999. She also lost 7 sisters, 3 brothers, and one grandchild, Philip Lobdell.

1948 graduate fo Mt. Cory High School

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Bernita L. Miller, 89, died April 17, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Bernita was born Nov. 4, 1930, in Cridersville to the late Bernard and Alvina (Zweibel) Winget.  On Nov. 4, 1951, she married Marvin "Bud" Miller who preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2013. 

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Constance F. “Connie” Kindle, 79, died on Thursday, April 16, 2020, at 8:08 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on March 29, 1941, in Greenup, Kentucky, to the late Silas and Fannie Shepherd. On Jan. 19, 1957, Connie married James L. Kindle, Sr. and he preceded her in death on June 4, 2016.

Connie held a few jobs in her lifetime, but especially enjoyed her time as a homemaker. She was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church of Ada. 

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Betty L. Kier, 96, died on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 7:55 a.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born on April 15, 1924, in St. Marys, West Virginia, to the late Blair P. and Ruth C. (Krichbaum) Cooke.  On April 12, 1958, Betty married Thomas I. Kier and he preceded her in death on Feb. 27, 2003.

Betty retired from Ohio Bell, where she worked as a telephone operator.  She was a member of the Westminster United Presbyterian Church, Canton.

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