Wanda L. Heffner, 83, died June 11, 2018, at 3:45 p.m. at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. Wanda was born Aug. 3, 1934 in Delphos, Ohio, to the late Edward and Opal (Dunlap) Buettner. She had been married to James Michel from 1954 until his death in 1975 and later married Roger Heffner in 1985 and he preceded her in death in 1995.
Wanda graduated from Gomer High School. She retired from Lima State Hospital where she was a guard. Wanda was a past member of the Leatherwood Grange in Rimer for 35 years and also was a member of the Bluffton Senior Citizens.
Bluffton's next American Red Cross blood drive is next week. The drive is from noon to 6 p.m., Thursday, June 21, at the bloodmobile at Bluffton Hospital. Call 1-800-RED CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code "bluffchos to schedule your blood donation appointment.
Glass art by Bluffton artist Judith Greavu is available at Gallery 323 this summer. These two pieces are fused glass titled Donegal Tide Pool: Shrimp decorate plate. Greavus has several additition glass works at the gallery.
Do you know the names of your ancestors who lived in the 19th century?
Can you imagine what they ate and how they dressed?
What they did from sunup to sundown?
On Saturday afternoons, visitors to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Road, Bluffton, will learn what it was like to be an early Swiss settler in the Bluffton-Pandora area.
Swiss Community Historical Society docents can tell you all about the homestead and the generations of the Schumacher family who lived there. You can explore the house from attic to cellar.
Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Co., Bluffton celebrates Shirley's birthday on Saturday, June 16, wil a day full of family-friendly events, according to Pete and Kim Suter.
Carnival games, a coloring contest, and buy-one-get-one specials highlight the event held downtown Bluffton, with 100 percent of sales being donated to Bluffton Public Library.
