Chauncey Gilbert Basinger, 90, died Sept. 19, 2016 at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Chauncey was born Oct. 8, 1925, in Allen County, Ohio to the late Millard and Sylvia (Spallinger) Basinger. On Nov. 6, 1949, he married Miriam Anderson Basinger who preceded him in death on June 8, 2010.
Chauncey retired from Ex-Cello Corporation in Bluffton. He was a member of the Columbus Grove United Methodist Church, the American Legion Post in Columbus Grove and the Columbus Grove Lions Club. Chauncey was an Army veteran serving in World War II.
Three times a year, members of the Mennonite Schools Council meet. Every other year, one of these meetings is at a Mennonite college and for the first time in nearly a decade, that meeting was held at Bluffton University.
Work on the Augsburger Road pathway project will begin on Sept. 21. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will update Bluffton council on the project on Monday.
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When completed, the pathway will exend from Bentley Road (north side of Augsburger), to Maple Crest. A completion date is Oct. 31.
Mehaffie said that initially, construction will be limited to the areas of the project that are outside of the Bluffton University Nature Preserve.
Bluffton Family Recreation board of directors recently reorganized for 2016-17. With Joseph Beagle, director, are Amy Blackburn, BFR board president, and Randy Keeler, BFR board vice president. Two other board officers are Nancy Yeager, secretary and Dan Settlage, treasurer.
