Jean Ann Stratton 82, died on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at 1:20 a.m. at Lima Memorial Health System.
She was born on June 20, 1936, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Oliver and Clara (Wilson) Amstutz. On May 22, 1954, Jean married Rolla M. Stratton Sr. and he preceded her in death on Sept. 7, 2015.
Look at all those Easter eggs! Where does one begin? This year's Mennonite Memorial Home Easter egg hunt on Saturday moved to the Bluffton University soccer practice field due to Elm Street construction. Watch for more photos coming soon on the Icon. (Jamie Nygaard photo)
By Cody Price, RN Chest Pain/Stroke Program Coordinator with Blanchard Valley Health System
You or a loved one may have experienced pain or discomfort in your chest, possibly radiating into the jaw, arm or shoulder. These symptoms as well as shortness of breath, lightheadedness, nausea or vomiting are all common warning signs that an individual may be having a heart attack.
Or, perhaps you or your loved one have experienced symptoms of stroke including:
Note: Bluffton sixth graders in the 1953-54 school year (graduating class of 1960) created a booklet titled "The Bluffton Story." The following article is part of that booklet, which is now in the history collection at the Bluffton Public Library. This series continues each week on the Icon.
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In 1888 Howe's "Historical Collections of Ohio" had the following to say about Bluffton:
Renovation of the former glove factory building on North Main Street continues in preparation for a move to the building by the Et Cetera Shop. A crew from All Terra is filling in the basement opening to the building's sidewalk. Here is a series of photos showing that work underway
Meghan Gibson ’19, a music major with a concentration in performance studies, will pursue a Master of Music following her May graduation from Bluffton at NYU Steinhardt. Gibson a Pandora native will focus on music theatre performance.
“If you’re going to do musical theater, and most music in general, you want to go where the business is,” explained Gibson. “So for the business of musical theatre, that’s Broadway or the other option would be Chicago. But New York is where it’s at.”
