Obituaries

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Joanne Golden, 77, of Bluffton, died at 8:40 p.m., June 28, 2010, at Springview Manor, Lima. She was born Feb. 25, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, to Lyman and Donna Turner Barns. On Oct. 28, 1980, she married Samuel Golden and he died Sept. 6, 2009.

Mrs. Golden was a homemaker and worked at Richland Manor, Bluffton, for 30 years. She was a member of the Beaverdam Church of Christ and Eastern Star. She was a graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School.

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Marcus Todd McVetta Moser

Marcus Todd McVetta Moser, 20, died June 29, 2010 at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay, from injuries received in a motorcycle accident.

He was born in Bluffton on April 25, 1990. Marcus worked at Best Buy, Findlay. He attended Findlay High School and then received his GED.

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Jan Hochstettler

Jan Hochstettler, 68, passed away at home Wednesday, June 17, 2010, in Midland. She was born on July 5, 1941, in Mishawaka, Ind., to Mae (Duckworth) and Earl Hardy.

On July 8, 1961 she married A. Dale Hochstettler of Bluffton. They lived in Midland, Mich., since 1961.

Jan graduated from Central Michigan University, obtaining both a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Master of Arts. She was a teacher and administrator at Midland Christian School, and was an adjunct faculty member at Great Lakes Junior College.

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Richard Smith

Richard M. Smith, 79 of Findlay died at 5:46 a.m. June 19, 2010, at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. He was born in Lima on Oct. 23, 1930, to Elmer S. and Claribell Miller Smith. On Dec. 28, 1951, he married Patricia Sherer and she preceded him in death on June 16, 1974.

Mr. Smith owned and operated Smitty's Barber Shop in Findlay and had been a partner in Dick and Jerry's Barber Shop in Bluffton. He enjoyed traveling, talking and history. He was a graduate of Lafayette High School, Toledo Barber College and a Korean War Veteran.

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Thelma Joyce Sharrock, 85, of Bluffton and formerly Ada, died at 10:35 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born July 27, 1924, to Raymond and Gayle (Geese) Richmond, in Orange, Ohio. On Aug. 7, 1943, she married Robert E. Sharrock. He died Sept. 7, 1988.

Mrs. Sharrock moved to Ada in 1971 where she owned and operated a craft shop "The Something Special Shop," in her home. She was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church and was a 50-year member of Eastern Star.

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Kenneth Lawrence "Larry" Stover, 68, of New Philadelphia died Monday, June 7, 2010, in The Cleveland Clinic following a two-year battle with Leukemia.

A son of the late Rev. Kenneth and Susan (Shearer) Stover, he was born in Dayton, on March 14, 1942.

Mr. Stover was a 1960 graduate of Libbey High School at Toledo, arnd earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Bluffton University in 1964.

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