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Paul Richard Shilling, 94, of Rawson died at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at his residence. He was born on June 18, 1920 in Van Buren Township to the late George and Catherine (Hannewald) Shilling. He married Harriette E. Fett on Jan. 27, 1946 and she survives.

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Want to watch some of the June 28 fireworks again? Click here!

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Want to watch some of the June 28 fireworks again? Click here!

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A free community fireworks takes place at 9:30 p.m., Saturday, June 28, at the Bluffton University Salzman Stadium. Here is a map showing the layout of the field. 

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Former Bluffton insurance agent, Bruce G. Shelly, 81 of Temple Terrace, Fla., died June 25, 2014. He was born in Wadsworth, Ohio, to Wilmer and Emma Shelly on Feb. 16, 1933.

Mr. Shelly graduated from high school in Boyertown, Pa., and graduated in Business Administration from Bluffton College.

After serving the U.S. Army Signal Corp as a cryptographer in Okinawa, he married his wife, Marilyn, on Aug. 30, 1957 in Gomer, Ohio. He was a Nationwide insurance agent in Bluffton for 31 years, earning membership into the Nationwide President’s Club.

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