Katheryne Patterson, who is known as the Bluffton elementary school music teacher by a generation of Baby Boomers, will celebrate her 99th birthday on Saturday, Oct. 24. She is a lifelong Bluffton resident and lives at Maple Crest.
Her list of community activities seems endless as she has always maintained a wide variety of interests, making her a Bluffton icon in her own right.
She was born to Albert and Anna (Leichty) Lugibill on Oct. 24, 1910, in Bluffton. Unknown to most people, a twin sister, Dorthea, died on the same day Katheryne was born.
This one has us scratching our heads. It was taken on Oct. 16 during the BHS vs. LCC football game. Could it be a Lima resident? RN Randi, please identify yourself.
Icon viewer Bob Antibus (on sabbatical in Montana) sent us the photo of this license plate with the following explanation: A Troodon is a type of dinosaur - small with long arms - you can read about it at the link below - I thought the plate was cool as it had the T rex and was a Museum of Rockies plate. I don't know who owns the car (vanity plates are big in Montana - both my sabbatical sponsor and her husband have plates linked to their jobs). The Museum of the Rockies is famous for being the home of Jack Horner and the collection of dinosaur eggs and nests.
Charlize Suzanne Boblitt was born Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Bluffton Hospitall to Todd and Becky Boblitt of Bluffton. She weighed 7 pounds 11 oz. and was 21 inches long at birth. She has two older brothers, Terron (3) and Trey (5). Grandparents are Sam and Janette Reineke (Bluffton) and Craig and Janet Boblitt (Springfield), Great Grandma Pearlene Boblitt (Springfield) and Great Grandpa Denver Noggle (Lebanon).
Luther and Geneva Shetler of Bluffton are celebrating the births of two great-grandsons. Zander Michael Strange was born Oct. 1, 2009. He is the son of Katie Hardy and Zac Strange and the grandson of Tami and Michael Hardy. Ira David Clemens was born on Oct. 13, 2009. He is the son of Steven Clemens and Rebecca Waltner-Toews and the grandson of Stan and Jo Clemens also of Bluffton.
