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Mary Jane Lugibihl started Harlan's Bar-B-Q and Catering with her husband

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 14, 2013 - 8:31pm

Mary Jane (Carr) Lugibihl, 96, of Pandora, died at 12:02 p.m. at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, on April 14, 2013. She was born on April 7, 1917, at the family’s “Hickory Farm” near Bluffton, to William G. and Eva M. (Deitler) Carr. She attended grade school at the Hickory One-Room Country School and graduated from Pandora High School where she excelled as a member of the women’s basketball team.

On July 5, 1952, she married Harlan E. Lugibihl who preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1992.

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Clyde Augsburger was a lifelong farmer

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 9, 2013 - 1:22pm

Clyde W. Augsburger, 84, of Bluffton died April 8, 2013, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton, surrounded by family.

Mr. Augsburger was born in Bluffton on Oct. 2, 1928, to the late Omar and Fannie (Frankhauser) Augsburger. On July 11, 1948, he married Donna McCullough and she survives.

He grew up in the Pandora and Bluffton areas, attending the Stratton one-room schoolhouse on the Ewing farm his first and second grades in school. When he graduated from Pandora High School in 1946 he began a lifelong career as a farmer.

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Frederick Farling was a 1945 Rawson High School graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2013 - 4:01pm

Frederick “Fritz” D. Farling, 86, died at 5:40 p.m. April 1, 2013 at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born Jan. 6, 1927, in Toledo to the late George and Mae (Porter) Farling. 

On Jan. 2, 1948 he married Betty J. Geiger and she died April 12, 2003.

Mr. Farlling retired from Ex-Cello Corporation, Bluffton, and had also worked at Rusco Corporation, Pandora. He was a member of Grace Mennonite Church, Pandora, the Eagles, Lima and the Moose Club, Findlay. He was a 1945 graduate of Rawson High School.

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Janet E. Wagner, 1921-2013

Posted by Fred Steiner on April 2, 2013 - 11:52am

Janet Elizabeth Wagner, 92,  formerly of Upper Sandusky died Sat March 30, 2013, at her daughter’s home in Bluffton. She was born March 5, 1921, to the late Fred W. and Cleo (Bardon) Moser. She married Austin Wagner on April 7, 1946, and he died June 21, 1991.

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Louise Amstutz was a licensed insurance agent with former Amstutz Insurance Agency

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 31, 2013 - 2:13pm

Louise E. Amstutz, 85, died at 9:04 p.m. March 29, 2013 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.  She was born Dec. 21, 1927, in Hancock County to the late Harvey and Roma (Wilch) Wilch. On Feb. 16, 1947 she married E. Wayne Amstutz and he died Oct. 26, 2012.

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Ward Guinther was a U.S. Army veteran

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 27, 2013 - 12:30pm

Ward F. Guinther, 57 died at 1:42 p.m. March 26, 2013. at his residence surrounded by his family following a seven month battle with cancer.  He was born April 15, 1955, in Sturgis, Michigan, to the late Jack and Betty (Gill) Guinther.  On May 13, 1999 he married Charity L. Michel who survives.

Mr. Guinther  was an over the road truck driver most recently for Woods Brothers Trucking. Ward was an U.S. Army veteran.

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