Phyllis Adkins-Osborne, 84, died March 26, 2018, at the Betty House of Willow Ridge in Bluffton.
Services will begin at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Visitation will be Friday from 5 – 8 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Gerald R. Heldman, 81, of Mount Cory, died Monday, March 19, 2018, at The Heritage. He was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on Nov. 25, 1936, to the late Ira and Mary (Sheriff) Heldman.
Gerald married Shirley Shroyer on July 23, 1956, and she preceded him in death. He later married Carol J. Kline in 1979 and she preceded him in death on April 21, 2014.
In 1997, Gerald retired from Ford Motor Company after 40 years of service.
Amy Jean Doty, 60 of Bluffton, died March 21, 2018, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Amy was born Aug. 6, 1957, in Lima to the late Lewis and Margaret "Peggy" (Cook) Wilgus. On March 26, 1977, she married Thomas Doty and he survives.
Amy graduated from Spencerville High School. She had been a secretary for First Mennonite Church in Bluffton from 1977 - 1983 and then was co-owner/operator of Doty's Auto Repair in Bluffton from 1983 - present.
She was a member of the Bluffton EMS for 10 years.
Matthew C. Brown, 25, passed away March 19, 2018 at his residence in Findlay. Matt was born September 9, 1992 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Pastor Michael and Peggy (Mahood) Brown.
Matt graduated from Indian River Academy in Massillon, Ohio. He attended the various churches that his father ministered and enjoyed playing guitar, fishing and playing with his dog.
Rosemary Spinelli Carroll, a 1969 graduate of Bluffton High School, died in Scottsdale, Ariz., after a long illness. She was the daughter of Bluffton native Mary E. McGinnis Spinelli and granddaughter of Dale Owens McGinnis and Delbert A. McGinnis. The Spinelli family lived in Bluffton for one year while Col. Spinelli served in Vietnam.
