Obituaries

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Kathryn “Kate” J. Gundy, 62, died on April 11, 2021, at her residence in Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services – Bluffton.

She worked in several mission-related agencies around the world

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Former Bluffton resident Joanne Buhler Voth, 91, a resident of Rockingham, Virginia, died on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at her home.

Joanne was born on Dec. 6, 1929, to Gerhard Buhler from Mt Lake, Minnesota, and Leucile (Steiner) Buhler, from Bluffton.         

She graduated from Bluffton College in 1951 with a degree in elementary education.

On Sept. 2, 1950, she married Leland Willis Voth, son of Rev. William C. and Matilda (Kliewer) Voth in the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

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Lorie Lynn Amstutz, 61, of Findlay, died at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Hospice of Central Ohio, at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Lorie was born on July 4, 1959, in Findlay, Ohio, to Larry E. and Sharon A. (Shank) Thompson. Larry survives, and her mother, Sharon, preceded her in death.  

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The family of  Peggy Bowyer who passed away January 2, 2021 invites you to a Celebration of Life Gathering on Monday, April 5, 2021 from 2:00  – 7:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, 239 S. Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817. 

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Roger L. Bixel, 86, died at 5:55 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at Heritage Healthcare in Minster. He was born March 3, 1935, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Harold and Wava (Amstutz) Bixel. On July 26, 1959, he married Shirley M. Glaze, who survives in Lima.

Roger graduated from LaFayette Jackson High School in 1953, where he was active in athletics and music. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Bluffton College in 1958. He earned his Master of Education degree in 1970 from Bowling Green State University.

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Catherine "Cathy" Jeanne Leis, 61, died March 29, 2021, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio.  Cathy was born Nov. 7, 1959, in Lima to the late Richard and Caroline (Pruitt) Hunter. 

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