Grover J. Geiger, Jr., 89 died July 25, 2018, at the Frieda House at Willow Ridge in Bluffton. Grover was born May 26, 1929, in Pandora to the late Grover and Corinna (Suter) Geiger. On July 27, 1956, he married Pauline Thomas Geiger who preceded him in death on Oct. 10, 2011.
William H. McKibben, 92, died July 25, 2018, at Bluffton Hospital. Bill was born Feb. 15, 1926, in Continental, Ohio, to the late Wilbert and Zella (Prowant) McKibben. On June 26, 1948, he married Faye Buckmaster McKibben and she survives.
Elizabeth “Betty” Jeschke, 88, of Goshen, Ind., died June 27, 2018, at Goshen General Hospital. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma six years previously.
Betty was born to Gordon and Margaret Claassen Bixel Nov. 27, 1929, in Bluffton, Ohio. She was a member of First Mennonite church in Bluffton and a graduated from Bluffton High School in 1947. She graduated from Bluffton College in 1951 and that same year married Oscar Miller of Berlin, Ohio.
Wade A. Lehman, 81, died on July 21, 2018, at his residence. He was born Oct. 20, 1936, in Bluffton to the late Peter A. and Eunice (Burkholder) Lehman.
Wade served in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea for 2 years after the Korean War. He was a member of the Army's traveling basketball team and also
He worked for 30 years at Scotlad/Roundy's foods and was a member of Moose Lodge 199 and Eagles Lodge Aerie 370 both in Lima.
Wade loved woodworking and often made handcrafted donations to the Mennonite Relief Sale held in Kidron, Ohio.
Evelyn Kay Treen, 72, of Bluffton, died at 9:06 a.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Mercy-St. Rita’s Medical Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Lima, to Raymond G. and Dolores Dorothy “Dee” (Daniels) Ribley who preceded her in death. She was previously married to Carl R. Treen who survives.
Joanne Emma Avers, 81, formerly of Clyde, died Friday, July 6, 2018, at the home of her daughter in Carroll, Ohio.
Joanne was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Fremont to Lawrence A. & Velma T (Binger) Ferkel. She graduated from Green Springs High School in 1954 and received her bachelor's degree from Capital University in Columbus.
On Aug 20, 1955, she married Rev. Robert Paul Avers. They spent 10 years as missionaries in Ethiopia.
