Obituaries

UPDATED February 17

Micheal D. Biery, 58, passed away February 12, 2023 at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Toledo.  Mike was born January 9, 1965 in Bluffton to Dean and Joan (Isler) Biery.

UPDATED FEBRURAY 16

Sheila M. Hurlburt, 88, passed away February 15, 2023, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

Sheila was born June 6, 1934 in Bluffton, to Lewis and Clara (Hinkle) Burkholder who preceded her in death. She married George Hurlburt who preceded her in death on July 7, 2000. 

Sheila was an active member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church and the Senior Citizens Center. She was a kind woman who deeply cared about the Lord. 

Sharon Jean Knepper, 83, passed away February 14, 2023 at Optimized Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio. Sharon was born March 6, 1939 in Lima to the late Gordon and Evelyn Jean (Smiley) Allison Berry. On May 7, 1960 she married Robert Knepper who preceded her in death on July 23, 2007.

Sharon J. Knepper, 83, of Pandora passed away February 14, 2023 at Optimized Senior Living in Lebanon, Ohio. 

Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 20, 2023 at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. Visitation will be on Monday from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. 

Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Alfred Mueller Basinger, 94, went home to be with his heavenly father on February 13, 2023 at Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay with his loving family at his side. Al was born December 3, 1928 in Bluffton to the late Marden and Minnie (Mueller) Basinger, who preceded him in death. On June 18, 1950 he married the love of his life, Joan Keller Basinger who survives.

Ann Elizabeth Shumaker, age 90, formerly of Bluffton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Kirtland, Ohio. Due to failing health, she had recently relocated to northeast Ohio to be near her granddaughter, Beth. 

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