Daryl Eugene Amstutz passed away peacefully on February 4, 2026 the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.
Daryl was born on October 28, 1939, in Bluffton to the late Cleland and Esther (Huber) Amstutz. On May 25, 1992, he married Julie Field Amstutz and she survives.
Daryl graduated from Pandora-Gilboa High School and proudly served in the United States Army. He was a life-long farmer, bank appraiser and was instrumental in starting Northwest Recycling in Pandora. Daryl had attended Grace Mennonite Church in Pandora.
On January 24, the Bluffton-based dress company Super Cute Dresses featured the work of co-owner and designer Kariann Ringger in a Washington, D.C. fashion show in conjunction with the company’s Silver sponsorship of the National March for Life. The business is an online retailer of dresses for pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. This includes nursing, non-nursing, and mommy-and-me styles.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold a Victorian Valentines Workshop for Kids on Saturday, February 14 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the Swiss Heritage Center (Schumacher Homestead), 8350 Bixel Rd.
Children ages five and older are invited to attend. The registration fee of $1 for members and $3 for non-members includes materials, such as paper doilies, stickers and ribbons to craft several Valentines.
Esther Howland received the designation of the “Mother of the American Valentine,” for popularizing Valentine’s Day greeting cards in the late 1800s.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In 2008, Landon Pigg released his indie-pop song titled Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop. Although not a top 10 bestseller, his song has been featured in television commercials such as De Beers diamonds and AT&T telephones. The song made it to number 13 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States.
Perfect timing to talk about coffee shops and your heart close to Valentine’s Day.
OTTAWA__The Bluffton High School swim teams each finished second in a five-team meet at the Putnam County YMCA on Monday, February 2.
Ottawa-Glandorf swept to first in both the boys and girls team standings. The O-G girls won with 119 points, while the Pirate girls were a distant second at 40.
Bluffton sophomore Kari Diller touched first in the girls 100 backstroke.
The Titan boys won with 84 points, followed by the Pirate boys (54).
