John Harold Koch, 83, of Waterville, Ohio, died Nov. 21, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. John was born June 3, 1935, to Harold Edwin and Mabel (Althaus) Koch in Toledo. He spent his childhood in Bluffton and Waterville. He graduated from Anthony Wayne High School in 1953. John married Joan Eleanor (Turner) and they were married 58 years. John graduated from the University of Toledo with a B.S. in Business.
Drafted into the U.S. Army in 1958, John served in the 9th Cav, 1st Cavalry Division as a radio operator on the DMZ in Korea.
Enedina "Nina" Scoles, 76, died Nov. 24, 2018, at Defiance Hospice Inpatient Center. Nina was born Nov. 26, 1941, in Big Spring, Texas, to the late Silviano and Soledad (Chapa) Lara. She married Walter Scoles and he died on Dec. 28, 2002.
Nina worked at the Putnam County Health Department as a registrar. She was an active member of the Fountain of Life Church in Leipsic.
Donald H. Etter, 91, of Pandora died on Nov. 20, 2018, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. He was born on Dec. 6, 1926, to the late Rolla and Edna (Weller) Etter. On June 29, 1947, he married Joan Huser in a triple wedding ceremony with two of Joan’s sisters in Pandora. She preceded him in death on Aug. 21, 2006.
Willis “Willie” Anderson died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. Willis was born May 13, 1931, in Bluffton, Ohio, to the late Harry and Minnie (Schaublin) Anderson. On March 9, 1951, he married Charlotte Walter Anderson who preceded him in death on Sept. 8, 2017.
Donald Etter, 91, of Pandora died Nov. 20, 2018, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Gerald "Gary" Ervin Hofacker, 57 of Lima, died Nov. 13, 2018, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center.
Gary was born Aug. 11, 1961, in Lima to Gerald "Slim" Hofacker, who preceded him in death and Shari (Luchini) Hofacker who survives him in Lima.
On Aug. 11, 1990, he married Janice (Hoffman) Hofacker, who survives him in Lima. Gary graduated from Bluffton High School in 1979 with honors and then attended The Ohio State University, Lima branch. He started at Allen County Juvenile Facility in 1991 where he worked his way up to captain.
