Valarie Jane Campbell, 62, died Jan. 10, 2019, at her residence. Valarie was born July 2, 1956, in Bluffton to the late Raymond and Marcene (Ransbottom) Spangler. On Sept. 19, 1987, she married David Campbell who survives.
Valarie graduated from Bluffton High School and Bowling Green State University. She had also received her massage license. Valarie had worked at Philips Corporation in Ottawa and Matrix Essentials in Solon, Ohio.
A memorial service for Luther Shetler who died Dec. 15, 2018, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 19, at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bluffton University, Camp Friedenswald, First Mennonite Church or Goshen College. Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services in Bluffton.
Burton G. Yost, 90, died Jan. 7, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Burton was born March 5, 1928, in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, to William F. Yost and Alice (Gross) Yost. On Aug. 21, 1949, Burton married Elnore Rosenberger in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and she survives.
Burton graduated from Lansdale High School in 1945. He received his BA from Bluffton College in 1949, his Master of Divinity from Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Chicago in 1953 and his MA and PhD from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Norma Sue Ackerman, 81, of Bluffton died at 4:25 a.m., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. She was born, May 11, 1937 to the late Christian and Mildred (Bryan) Wagler.
Sue was a member of the English Lutheran Church in Bluffton. She had worked at Millager's of Bluffton, Bluffton University and also volunteered for the American Cancer Society.
Survivors include Larry Ackerman of Bluffton; a son, Chris (Beth) Ackerman of Bluffton; two grandchildren, Cierra and Braeden Ackerman.
Wales Lamar Whitt, formerly of Bluffton and most recently of Covenant Woods Retirement Community, Columbus, Ga., died Jan. 1, 2019, at Columbus Hospice.
Wales was born on Oct. 22, 1939, in Greenup County, Kentucky, to Walter and Irene Whitt. Graduating at 16 from South Shore High School, Wales enlisted in the United States Navy in 1956 as an aviation electronics technician. Throughout his 20-year naval career, Wales was stationed across the globe.
Burton Yost, 90, of Bluffton died on Jan. 7, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
