Marcene S. Martz, 89, of Bluffton died Oct. 19, 2013, in Mesquite, Texas. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Ray L. Burkholder, 96 of Pandora, retired farmer, and renowned National Weather Service observer died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.
He was born July 3, 1917, in rural Pandora to the late Christian C. and Bertha (Zuercher) Burkholder. Following the death of his mother in 1921 Ray resided with his paternal uncle and aunt, Amos and Katie Burkholder, until his father’s marriage to Irma (Foltz) in 1925.
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Bluffton University women's soccer team responded favorably to its first match at the Sears Complex in over three weeks when the Beavers welcomed rival Anderson University on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.
Note: This story is reprinted with permission from The Toledo Free Press. Don Diller is a Pandora-Gilboa HS grad and Bluffton College alumnus. His nephew, Jason Diller, lives in Bluffton.
By Michael Miller, editor in chief, Toledo Free Press
