Mary L. Koontz, 95, died on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 9:10a.m. at Willow Ridge in Bluffton. She was born October 21, 1922 in St. Marys, Ohio to Theodore and Edna (Schmehl) Schultz who preceded her in death. On June 6, 1948 she married Jasper "Joe" Koontz and they celebrated 53 1/2 years of marriage before he died on Nov. 23, 2001.
She graduated from Bluffton High School in 1940. She attended Fredericks Beauty School, Lima, graduating in December of 1940.
Joyce Ann Risser, 81, died June 28, 2018, at Lima Memorial Health System. Joyce was born March 19, 1937, in Lima to the late Jesse and Lucille (Fetter) Augsburger. On June 29, 1956, she married Dale Risser who preceded her in death on March 24, 2014.
Joyce was a graduate of Lafayette High School. She was a homemaker, had previously worked at Triplett Corporation in Bluffton and attended the County Line Church of the Brethren near Ada. She enjoyed helping her husband on the farm, flowers, gardening, canning, baking and playing games with her grandchildren.
Denver C. Moore, Sr., 69, died on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at 7:24 a.m. at his residence in Ada.
He was born on Aug. 2, 1948, in York, Kentucky to the late Carl V. and Bertha M. (Cole) Moore. On Nov. 5, 1972, Denver married Jeanne A. Green and she survives in Ada. Denver worked in construction. He attended the Trinity United Methodist Church, Bluffton.
Florence May Nutt Elliott, 98, formerly of Bluffton, died June 21, 2018, at her daughter's residence in Vandalia, Ohio. Florence was born April 9, 1920, in London, England, to the late Claude and Ellen Lititia (Farmborough) Tabner.
Florence was in Civil Defense during World War II and came to the United States as a war bride after marrying Dwight Nutt who preceded her in death. On June 29, 1974, she married Lester Elliott died away on Sept. 28, 2012.
Ruth Katherine Unrau, 96, died June 20, 2018, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Ruth was born Feb. 28, 1922, in Kouts, Indiana, to the late Alpha and Martha (Zook) Baughman. On Aug. 1, 1953, she married Walter D. Unrau and he preceded her in death on Jan. 8, 2005. On Feb. 26, 2012, she married Bob Flick and he survives in Bluffton.
Ruth was a well-known and published writer and poet who thoroughly enjoyed writing and reading. She started Book Reviews in Bluffton and was a member of First Mennonite Church in Bluffton.
Ruth K. Unrau, 96 of Bluffton, died June 20, 2018, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
