Arthur E. Gratz, 84, died Oct. 22, 2018, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Art was born Jan. 3, 1934, in Bluffton to the late Omer and Wanda (Lora) Gratz. On Jan. 28, 1986, he married Nancy Kline Gratz who preceded him in death on May 25, 2008.
Art was a 1952 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School. He had been a truck driver for North American Van Lines and member of St. John Mennonite Church in Pandora.
Survivors include a brother, Alan (Sue) Gratz of Pandora and his many nieces, nephews, extended family and dear friends.
Laura Kissel, professor of media arts in the school of visual arts and design at the University of South Carolina, will speak during Bluffton University’s Forum at 11 a.m. on Nov. 6 in Yoder Recital Hall. The title of her presentation is “Making the Film ‘Cotton Road.’”
The documentary film director/producer will discuss why and how she made the award winning film “Cotton Road,” which will be screened at 7 p.m. on the same day in Yoder Recital Hall.
The surgery department of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has recently reached the milestone of 5,000 surgical procedures completed using a daVinci robot, which allows surgeons to perform minimally invasive surgery. BVHS is only the second health system in northwest Ohio to achieve this milestone.
A winter sports parent meeting takes place at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, in the Bluffton High School gym. Any 7th through 12th grader participating in winter sports is required to attend with a parent and/or guardian.
