Vernal H. Corson, 94, of Bluffton died Oct. 24, 2011 at Baton Rouge Senior Services Health Center, Lima. She was born May 21, 1917, in Van Wert to Raymond and Ruby Ausman Holbrook. On June 19, 1937, she married Donald C. Corson and he preceded her in death.
Vernal spent most of her adult life in Bluffton. She was employed as the secretary/clerk of the Board of Education and treasurer for the Bluffton Schools for a number of years.
Later she worked as a secretary for Ex-Cello Corp. She was a 1935 graduate of Lima Central High School.
Norma J. Bassitt, 77, of Bluffton died at 2:40 p.m., Oct. 22, 2011 at Richland Manor, Bluffton, She was born Sept. 26, 1934, in Lima to Kenneth James and Lillian Dysert Harbert. She was married to Loren Bassitt who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bassitt retired from Richland Manor, Bluffton where she was a nurse's aid.
Florence R. Duffield, 98 of Bluffton, Ohio died at 1:25 p.m. Sept. 29, 2011 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born on May 12, 1913 in Van Buren to Matthew and Olive Lauer Duffield who preceded her in death.
She graduated from Van Buren High School and Bowling Green State University. She taught typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and other business courses at Bluffton High School for 47 years retiring in 1982.
Bettye Jeanne Vroman, 90, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at Sunset Village in Sylvania.
The daughter of Robert and Rowena [Herr] Lewis, she was born Aug. 6, 1921, in Bluffton. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School and Bluffton College where she majored in Music and English. She taught Music and English at the high school level for several years.
She married Robert Vroman in 1948 and moved to Toledo where he purchased a small ice cream company. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church and the Inverness Club.
Florence Duffield, 98 died at 1:25 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Dr. Earl W. Lehman, 89, of Bluffton died at 5:27 p.m. Sept. 24, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. He was born in Riley Township on May 22, 1922, to Albert and Pauline Zimmerly Lehman. On Sept. 29, 1945 he married Edith Stuckey and she preceded him in death on April 7, 2011.
Dr. Lehman retired from Bluffton College where he was professor of music education, vocal and instrumental director and Chairman of the Music Department.
