Madlyn V. Marquart Kimmel, 89, of Bluffton died at 7:04 a.m. March 10, 2012, at Richland Manor, Bluffton.
She was born in Lima Jan. 21, 1923, the daughter of Faye and Ilo Isham. On Nov. 1, 1942 she married Francis Marquart and he preceded her in death on June 15, 1988. On June 15, 1991 she married Joel Kimmel and he survives in Bluffton.
Bluffton's council packet and agenda for Monday's meeting are now on The Icon. One point of business is that Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, says that the village has received notification from the Ohio Public Works Commission that its request for financial assistance has been approved for several water main replacement projects.
In other action, council will consider increasing the prices of cemetery lots at Maple Grove Cemetery.
Mitch Kingsley (center) talks with Laura Voth and Doug Luginbill following Friday's chamber breakfast. Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio presented the program and was the breakfast sponsor.
BFR will sponsor a volleyball developmental skills league for girls ingrades 4, 5 and 6 this spring, according to Carole Enneking.
Players for any area school may register individually and will be placed on mixed-age teams for this league. Teams will practice one night per week and matches will be held on Saturdays . One match per team will be scheduled on Saturday, April 21 through May 19.
The 2012 Bluffton University Baseball team and coaching staff want to share appreciation to the stylists of the Curling Iron in Bluffton.
On Wednesday, Feb. 29, they shut their shop down during the lunch hour to come to campus and help us with our BaseBALD event for St. Baldrick's Foundation.
St. Baldrick's invests in childhood cancer research. Our team raised more than $8,000 for St. Baldrick's and on Feb. 29, we concluded our fundraising and awareness campaign by shaving our heads in support of children who have or have had cancer.
