Doris Lillian (Krause) Fuerstenau, 99, died on her birthday, at 4:30 a.m., May 7, 2020. She moved to Ohio, near her son, Mark and his family, last October, when she was no longer physically able to remain in her own home. She was originally from Richmond, Michigan.
Born on May 7, 1921, to Herman and Wilhelmina (Killian) Krause, She married Charles Fuerstenau and they were married for 69 years. He died in 2009.
Larry Shute, 88, former owner of Bluffton Golf Club from 1971 to 1989, died May 3, 2020, in Bayside Nursing Home, Pensacola, Florida. For several years he was also golf coach at Bluffton College. He was born in Cleveland to Herman and Bernice Shute.
Doris L. Fuerstenau, 99, died on May 7, 2020, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Donald Eugene Herr, 90 of Bluffton died on May 3, 2020, at Willow Ridge – Betty House, Bluffton. He was born in Oak Harbor, Ohio, on March 22, 1930, to the late Edgar and Ethel (Manahan) Herr. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1948.
Treva Margaret Helena (Marquart) Shafer, 94, a resident of Bluffton, Ohio, and died on May 4, 2020, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
Treva was born on June 14, 1925, near Bluffton to the late Albert and Emma Marquart. On Oct. 20, 1946, she married Wayne Shafer and he preceded her in death on Dec. 5, 2019, after 73 years of marriage.
Patsy Linda Davies, 75, died May 1, 2020, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Patsy was born June 2, 1944, in Lima to the late Pasquale and Amelita (Taviano) Caruso. She was raised by her mother and father, Joseph Simone. On May 30, 1963, she married Morgan Davies who survives.
Patsy was a 1962 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School. She worked at Bluffton Day Care, Cherry Corner Shoe Repair then DTR Industries in Bluffton and retired from Lima Ford Engine Plant. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bluffton.
