Donald Lloyd Pannabecker, aged 89, passed away on January 17, 2026, at Mennonite Memorial Home after a brief illness.
Don was born on August 13, 1936, to Charles Lloyd and Lelia Roth Pannabecker while his family was on a six-week furlough from China. He joined sisters Betty Jean (deceased) and Anita (surviving), with brother Danny (deceased) completing the family of six four years later. Don was raised in China his first four years where his father was a medical missionary and then grew up and graduated from High School in Peoria, Illinois.
“I am not throwing away my shot!” the award winning Broadway musical Hamilton will be shown downstairs at Bluffton Public Library on these special dates: Saturday, January 24 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ; Saturday, February 7 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ; and Saturday, February 14 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The movie is rated PG-13 and 160 minutes.
Register online or in person for the January showing by Thursday, January 22. Feel free to bring snacks and drinks, popcorn will be provided.
FROM ONU.EDU/NEWS__To honor the legacy of Dr. Forrest Clingerman, an internationally respected professor of religion and philosophy and director of the Honors Program at Ohio Northern University, a unique Honors course was offered this fall, over a year after his unexpected death in the spring of 2024.
In January and February, stop by Bluffton Public Library between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. and get yourself a cup of hot tea to warm up with during your library visit!
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has announced its Dean’s List for the fall 2025 semester.
All undergraduate degree-seeking students with at least a half-time load of graded courses whose GPA for the period is no lower than 3.6 are named to the Dean’s List. Students on the Dean’s List whose cumulative GPA, as based on 20 semester hours, is no lower than 3.75 will be indicated as receiving distinction for continued high achievement.
Blue skies above but wind and snow below created whiteout conditions in many locations surrounding Bluffton on Monday, January 19. Level 2 roadway advisories were issued in Hancock and Hardin counties, while a Level 1 advisory was issued in Allen County.
