William Edgar Begg, 81 of Bluffton, died Feb. 26, 2019, at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Bill was born May 11, 1937, in Allen County to Edgar and Esther (Van Meter) Begg, who preceded him in death. On Nov. 2, 1958, he married Beverly (Jones) Begg, who survives him.
A memorial service for Frances D. Scoles who died on Dec. 3, 2018, will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 2, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Bluffton.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service and following the service at the church. Arrangements were entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Alice M. Winegardner, 88, died on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at 10:30 p.m. at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.
She was born on Sept. 12,1930, in Van Wert to the late Lloyd and Pearl (Beam) Haviland. On April 23, 1950, Alice married Kenneth O. Winegardner and they were one month shy of their 60th wedding anniversary when he preceded her in death on March 23, 2010.
Alice worked at Adon Studio, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance Company in Lima, The Fertilizer Plant in Harrod, did housework and home health care.
Frank J. Burkholder, 76, died on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at 8 p.m., at his residence in Alger.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1943, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Sidney and Cleora (Amstutz) Burkholder. On April 11, 1968, Frank married Terrall A. Lambert and she survives in Alger.
Loretta Sue Wolf, 71, died Feb. 10, 2019, at St. Catherine's Manor in Findlay.
Loretta was born March 26, 1947, in Harlan County, Kentucky, to the late Leland and Willie (King) Aslinger. She had previously been married to Thomas Wolf and he preceded her in death.
Former Bluffton resident Lois Lydia Sommer was born Feb. 8, 1924, in Pekin Ill., and died Jan. 31, 2019, in North Newton Kan. She graduated valedictorian of Pekin High School in 1940 and from Bluffton College in 1945 with a degree in home economics.
