Richard “Rick” M. Davies, 75, died after a brief illness on Feb. 4, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay. He was born April 3, 1945, in Bluffton to the late Richard and Vernice (McElroy) Davies.
Rick was a 1963 graduate of Bluffton High School. He had worked at the Little Red Barn in Bluffton and retired from the Lima Ford Engine Plant.
Bluffton Ethan Scott Leiber, 12, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, at Lima Memorial Health System Emergency Room as a result of a tragic snowmobile accident.
Ethan was born July 8, 2008, in Lima to Scott and Angela (Yeagle) Leiber, who both survive in Bluffton.
Morgan Allen Davies, 78, of Bluffton, died Jan. 28, 2021 at his residence. Morgan was born Jan. 29, 1942, in Bluffton to the late Richard and Vernice (McElroy) Davies. On May 30, 1963, he married Patsy Caruso who preceded him in death on May 1, 2020.
Morgan was a 1960 graduate of Bluffton High School. He worked at and retired from Tower Automotive in Bluffton. Morgan served in the United States Army and was a member of the American Legion Post #382, Bluffton.
Morgan A. Davies, 78, of Bluffton died on Jan. 28, 2021, at his residence. Services will be at p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services – Bluffton.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2 – 4 p.m. and one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services – Bluffton.
Leona Row Conrad died Jan. 25, 2021. She was born on July 28, 1938, in Alvada, Ohio, to Arvel Row and Lou Anna Carpenter.
She graduated from Vanlue High School. She married Donavon Jan Conrad on Dec. 2, 1961. She worked at Marathon Oil in accounts payable and later at Cooper Tire in payroll.
She is survived by three children, Jon (Lorie) of Mountain View Wyoming; Canda (John) Rooney of Sedona, Arizona, and Michael of Davison, Michigan, 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Bluffton native Wanda M. (Hochstettler) Landes, 88, died at Elderwood on Jan. 21, 2021, in Wheatfield, New York.
Wanda was born on Feb. 6, 1932, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Andrew A. and Esther S. Hochstettler. She graduated from Bluffton High School in 1950 and then attended Moody Bible Institute. She married Howard J. Landes of Bluffton, on June 19, 1954.
