Robert Kreider of North Newton, Kansas, died at 4 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 27. He is a former president of Bluffton College. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Donald Guy Sterrett, 59, of Bluffton died at 12:40 p.m., Dec. 25, 2015, at Lima Memorial Health System. Donald was born Nov. 11, 1956, in Lima to the late Cyril and Dorothy Bockey Sterrett. On Dec. 1, 1979 he married Lynda Badertscher Sterrett and she survives.
Don was an electrical supervisor at Materion Brush, Elmore. He attended Lima Community Church of the Nazarene. He was a graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School and Owens Tech. College.
Bluffton police posted a flood warning announcement on Nixle. Here is the message:
Advisory: The NWS has issued a flash flood watch. Those along the Riley Creek should consider necessary precautions and actions.
The NWS has issued a flash flood watch for our area. The heaviest rain will likely be late tonight and overnight, making it difficult to determine and/orestimate potential impacts.
We encourage those located near and along the Riley Creek to consider moving items to higher ground to avoid a sudden rush over night during the storm.
NOTE to Bluffton Icon viewers:Bluffton and Ada Icons, internet sites in the same family, offer a post-Christmas switch.
The Bluffton Icon's "2015 Bluffton Christmas Lights Winners," is now also featured on the Ada Icon home page in the interest of Ada viewers.
Likewise, Ada Icon's "Ada Christmas Scenes of 2015," is featured on Bluffton Icon. Please enjoy views of Ada at Christmas, while Ada viewers enjoy views of Bluffton at Christmas.
We’ve collected holiday photos from the Icon and from two Ada Facebooks.
The Bluffton Fire Department, EMS and police were on the scene at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, Columbus Grove Road, on Christmas night. The department sent its ladder truck and two tankers at close to 9:25 p.m. While no fire or smoke was observed, two fire fighters were on the roof of the building and other fire fighters examined the entire outside and the Bucher school house across the road. No other information was available when this photo was posted.
"Peace, happiness and content to thee and thine." This Christmas card was mailed to Bertha Althaus, Bluffton, Ohio, from her brother, Andrew of Toledo. We can't read the postmark date, but Bertha was married in 1899, and after that was Bertha Hahn. For the address side of the card, click here and note that there's no street address and no zip code required on this one cent post card.
