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Richard Moyer 1917-2011

Richard F. Moyer

Richard F. Moyer, 93, of Mt. Cory died Sept. 7, 2011 at his residence. He was born Oct. 20, 1917 near Mt. Cory to Frederick and Salva Steiner Moyer. On Aug. 16, 1942 he married Doneta E. Good and she preceded him in death on April 16, 2009.

Mr. Moyer was a retired elementary principal at Cory-Rawson Schools. He also taught at Bath and Liberty Benton Schools. He was a member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church and the Bluffton Senior Citizens.

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Verba A. Habegger - 1928-2011

Verba Habegger

Verba A. Habegger, 83, of Bluffton died at 5:55 a.m. Sept. 8, 2011 at her son's residence near Bluffton. She was born Aug. 14, 1928 in Findlay to Vincent and Doris Johnson Fisher. On May 4, 1951 she married Wayne W. Habegger and he survives.

Mrs. Habegger was a homemaker. For the last 28 years she and her husband wintered in Winter Haven, Fla.

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Ronald E. Conrad 1945-2011

Ronald E. Conrad

Ronald E. Conrad, 66, of Columbus Grove died at 12:36 a.m. Aug. 27, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, He was born in Lima March 23, 1945 to Virgil and Arvilla Naas Conrad. On Aug. 25, 1972 he married Joyce Williams and she survives.

Ron retired from Accubuilt, Lima, where he worked as an accountant for 43 years. He graduated from Bath High School, Northwest Business College and served in the Army in Viet Nam. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church.

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Betty M. Picklesimer, 1937-2011

Betty Picklesimer

Betty Marie Picklesimer, 74, of Bluffton, died at 4 p.m. Aug. 26, 2011, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born July 13, 1937, in Vanlue to Charles and Eva Watson Grant. On July 25, 1958, she married James Leo Picklesimer and he preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1996.

Mrs. Picklesimer graduated from Mt. Blanchard High School and attended Ohio Northern University where she received a 2-year teaching certificate.

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Scott K. Murray, 1929-2011

Scott K. Murray, 81, died at 3:30 p.m., Aug. 23, 2011, at his Wapakoneta, Ohio, residence.

He was born Dec. 31, 1929, in Bluffton to Nile and Ethel Scoles Murray. On Sept. 8, 1948, he married Patricia J. O'Brien, who died July 18, 2005.

Mr. Murray had been an electrician and high-voltage lineman for Ohio Power Co., and later with the city of Wapakoneta and the city of St. Marys.

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Richard Augsburger 1924-2011

Richard Wayne Augsburger, 87, of Bluffton, died at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 26, 2011 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Feb. 20, 1924, in Bluffton to Harley E. and Rhoda Stratton Augsburger who preceded him in death. On Feb. 3, 1946, he married Virginia G. Roberts and she survives.

Mr. Augsburger was a 1942 graduate of Bluffton High School. He served three year in US Army during WWII and retired from Ex-Cell-O Corp., Bluffton in 1985. He attended Bluffton Baptist Church and was a member of American Legion Post 382, Bluffton.

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