Obituaries

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Clifford Edwin Marsh, 70, of Lakeview, Ohio and formerly of Bluffton passed away peacefully on February 19, 2025. 

A service to honor and celebrate Cliff’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. 

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George N. Stultz, 82, passed away February 18, 2025 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.  George was born May 9, 1942 in Findlay to the late George R. and Rosella J. (Montgomery) Stultz.  

George had been a paperboy during high school and was named "Newspaper Boy of the Year" for the Findlay Courier in 1959 and graduated from Findlay High School in 1960. He later graduated from The Ohio State University and worked as a business administrator at First Community Church in Columbus, Ohio and at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.  

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Joyce Carolyn LaRue, 85, of Benton Ridge, peacefully left us to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Katy, Texas.

Joyce was born on February 11, 1940, in Ada, Ohio, to John and Cecile (Baughman) Collins and on August 9, 1959, married her sweetheart, William “Bill” LaRue.

Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, her brothers Earl, Edward and John Collins, her sisters Betty Rodabaugh, Ellen Price, Mildred Price, Carol Coons, and Patricia “Miss” Collins.

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Sandra "Sandy" Kay Palte, 82, passed away February 18, 2025 at the Meadows of Delphos.  Sandy was born July 13, 1942 in Bluffton to the late Franklin and Jeanette (Burkholder) Beach.  She married Richard Palte and he survives.  

Sandy graduated from Beaverdam High School and retired from the Beaverdam Elevator where she was a secretary.  She enjoyed boating, traveling and bird watching.  

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William "Bill" J. Steiner, 81, passed away February 15, 2025, at Lima Memorial Health Systems. 

William "Bill" was born September 4, 1943 in Bluffton, to Wilford and Mabel (Herr) Steiner who preceded him in death. On August 24, 1968 he married Joan (Kilper) Steiner who survives. 

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Lifelong Bluffton resident, Edward James Reichenbach, a man whose passionate love for his family was exceeded only by his love of Jesus, passed away in his sleep on February 7, 2025 at the age of 88. 

Edward was born August 16, 1936 in Bluffton to Ralph and Evelyn Reichenbach. As a family, we like to say that not too long after his birth, Ed held his first job. No one out-worked Edward Reichenbach. From lawn mowing at age 10, caring for horses, sweeping floors downtown, painting and later driving a school bus, milk delivery and coaching football, to name just a few of his jobs, he paid his way through Bluffton College where he became the first in his family to graduate (with a degree in Education). He worked and studied while all the time playing on the football team as well. Ed taught middle school in Lima before accepting the challenge to be the first State Farm insurance agent in Bluffton. A testimony to Ed's work ethic is that State Farm has the "President's Club," an annual award given to the top 50 Agents in the entire United States. Edward qualified for President's Club in the tiny community of Bluffton, outperforming agents in cities such as New York and Chicago. 

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