L. Joan Deafendeffin, 90, of Bluffton went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 26, 2021 at ProMedica Charles & Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Michigan. Joan was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend who was born on September 24, 1931 in Lima, Ohio to the late Elmer C. and Lorraine (Sauer) Michael. She married Harold Dee Deafendeffin on August 6, 1950 and he passed away on December 28, 2006.
Darla J. Endsley, 85, passed away September 21, 2021 at the Mercy Health-Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center in Glandorf. Darla was born July 18, 1936 in Ohio to the late John Carl and Ruth (Gangle) Phillips.
Darla graduated from Pandora-Gilboa High School and retired from Sylvania-Phillips Corporation in Ottawa. She was a member of the Parents without Partners where she was a past officer.
William “Bill” W. Faine of Bluffton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021. He went to live in paradise with his savior, Jesus. He was 59 years old.
Bill married Jodi Woodruff on August 18, 1984 who survives, along with their children; Lauren (Ralph) Cuellar, W. Wells II (Laura), Mitchell, and Sidney. He was “Pop-Pop” to five grandchildren; Katie, Annabelle and Will W. Faine III, Rafael “RJ” Cuellar Jr., and Roman Cuellar.
Ellen A. Johnson, 96, passed away September 20, 2021 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Ellen was born February 4, 1925 in Bluffton to the late Ezra and Irene (Fogelsonger) Basinger. On August 26, 1944 she married Ivan Johnson who preceded her in death on April 4, 1985.
Ellen was a graduate of Bluffton High School and the Bluffton Hospital Nursing School. She was an LPN at Bluffton Hospital. Ellen was a member of the Reformed Mennonite Church, Bluffton.
William “Bill” Faine, 59, passed away on September 18, 2021 at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Oscar Velasquez, 77, renowned artist passed away in Akron, Ohio on September 10, 2021 surrounded by immediate family. He was born on April 5, 1944 to Cresencio and Vicenta Velasquez in Pharr, Texas. He married Pam Szymkowski December 1972, who still survives.
