Michael A. Waltz, 66, of Rawson, Ohio, died the evening of January 13, 2015 at the OSU Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Michael was born May, 13, 1948 in
Bluffton, Ohio to the late Ralph A. and Marie E. Waltz. On October 5, 1968, Michael
married Mary E. Reichenbach at the First Mennonite Church in Bluffton.
Evelyn L. Smith, 69, of Lima died at 8:10 a.m. Jan. 14, 2015, at her residence. She was born Aug. 8, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey, to the late George and Elsie (Lemaster) Hakin.
She spent her childhood in Osage, West Virginia ,before her family moved to Akron, Ohio. In 1956 she spent half of her seventh grade in the Lima school. Evelyn graduated from Shawnee School in 1963.
Jay Richard Briggs, 75 of Bluffton died Jan. 7, 2015, at Bluffton Hospital. Per his wishes there will be no services. Arrangements are entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Martha Pauline (Gerber) Brown, 97, native to Pandora, died Jan. 12, 2015, in Birmingham, Ala. She was born July 27, 1917.
She was preceded in death by second son, Jared Paul Brown who died 3 days after his birth on Feb. 25, 1948, and by her husband and missionary co-worker for 68 years, Rev. Dr. O. Carl Brown, Jr., on Nov. 12, 2010.
Jack Adair, 76, of Estero, Fla., died Jan. 7, 2015, at Joanne House, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
