Donald Lloyd Pannabecker, aged 89, passed away on January 17, 2026, at Mennonite Memorial Home after a brief illness.
Don was born on August 13, 1936, to Charles Lloyd and Lelia Roth Pannabecker while his family was on a six-week furlough from China. He joined sisters Betty Jean (deceased) and Anita (surviving), with brother Danny (deceased) completing the family of six four years later. Don was raised in China his first four years where his father was a medical missionary and then grew up and graduated from High School in Peoria, Illinois.
Shirley Mae Hager, 88, passed away on January 13, 2026, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Shirley was born August 2, 1937, in Lima to the late Marcus and Cleo (Ebling) Bales. On June 8, 1958, she married George "Samuel" Hager, and he preceded her in death on September 28, 2025.
Stan Clemens died at the age of 84 in the early morning on January 11, 2026, having lived a full and in some ways unexpected life.
Stan was born on May 11, 1941, and grew up in Souderton, PA, where his parents, grandparents, and generations before had lived. He was very active in sports and music through his high school years. He graduated from Bluffton College, where he met his wife, Joenita Shetler. He went on to earn his Masters from the University of Indiana and Ph. D. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina. Stan and Jo have lived in Bluffton, OH, for the past 40 years.
Theodore Webster (Ted) Cunningham, age 88, died on December 13, 2025, at Lima Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded by his nieces. Born July 5, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Theodore and Betty (Baumgartner) Cunningham. A graveside service was attended by family and many friends packed together and supporting each other on a cold day on December 20, 2025, in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton, Ohio. Ted filled his 88 years with curiosity, humor and the rare quality as a good listener to make every person he met feel like a friend.
Carolyn J. Brown, 94, passed away on January 2 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Private graveside services will take place in Resthaven Memory Gardens in St. Mary's, Ohio.
