Russell D. Staley, age 97, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at 12:13 p.m. at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.
He was born on Oct. 3, 1917 in Jackson Township, Allen County, Ohio to George Washington and Edith Edna (Ackerman) Staley and they preceded him in death.
Amy Lynn Dunbar, 52, died Oct. 30, 2014. She was born Jan. 23, 1962, in Lansing, Mich.
She was schooled in and around Detroit and furthered her education at Ohio State University, Lima. Amy was an avid animal lover and intrepid horsewoman. She was proud to be a female cross-country truck driver.
Survivors include her father, Henry Colin Dunbar of Bluffton; a daughter, Courtney Elizabeth (Andrew) Makin-Caudill of Defiance; a granddaughter, Autumn Leigh Caudill of Defiance, and a grandson, Logan Ray Caudill of Defiance.
Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs will host a business roundtable involving Allen and Hancock County commissioners and economic development directors of the two counties.
The roundtable, set for 8:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 14, follows the monthly Bluffton chamber breakfast held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. also in the town hall.
Both events are open to the public and take place in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St., Bluffton.
Area farmers were happy for great harvesting weather over the past week. With no precipitation and temperatures in the 60s and 70s, it doesn’t feel like October.
Here’s the daily October weather summaries from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
Grover Rutter of Grover Rutter Mergers, Acquisitions and Valuations, Findlay, is a speaker at FabTech, Nov. 11-13, in Atlanta, Ga. It is North America's Largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event.
His presentation is "Baby Boomers: Uncover the secrets to increasing the value of your business before it's time to exit.”
Jacqueline "Jackie" K. Diller, 66, died Oct. 30, 2014, at her residence. She was born Nov. 7, 1947, in Toledo to the late Don and Evelyn (Biede) Spilker. She married Daniel "Dan" J. Diller and he survives.
She was a registered nurse in the OB department of Bluffton Hospital. She was also a Licensed Massage Therapist She was a graduate of Lima Senior High School and Toledo School of Nursing.
Bluffton High Schoo's Drama Club will present "In Praise of Miss Brown," a two-act comedy in which the five teen members of the cast spend a great deal of time in the home of their teacher, Constance Brown. The play is reminiscent of the "Our Miss Brooks" television series.
The cast includes Darnell Boddie, Emma Burkholder, Jack Neff, Elijah Runk, Erica Sheehan, Adel Sommers, Megan Sycks, and Dylan Whitlow. Kevin Gratz is the director
Performances are November 14 and 15 at 7:30p.m., and November 16 at 2 p.m.
on the Middle School stage.
