All Bluffton Icon News

Gary and Emily Crawfis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 23. A Caribbean cruise was taken in January.

Gary Crawfis and Emily Hochstettler were married June 23, 1962, at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, by the Rev. Dan Dalke.

They are the parents of two sons, Jason (Jami Shannon) Crawfis, of Bluffton and James Crawfis, of Beaverdam; and one daughter, Jami (Dan) Trumbower, of Monrovia, Md. They have five grandchildren.

Gary is retired from Westinghouse, Lima, and DTR, Bluffton. Emily is retired from Bluffton Schools.

Post-war classic car

Say hello to a 1947 Crosley. It was one of dozens of classic vehicles parked on Main Street Bluffton during Friday's Festival of Wheels.

This plate is on a "Bad 1986 Buick." It was on display at the 2012 Festival of Wheels.

Carol Barbara Diller, 97, died at 3:50 p.m. on June 13, 2012, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 24, 1914 in Riley Township to Christian and Arvilla Yoder Diller, who preceded her in death.

She was a 1932 graduate of Pandora High School, a 1941 graduate of Bluffton College, a 1944 graduate of Cleveland St. Luke School of Nursing and a 1951 recipient of a Masters in Nursing from Mennonite School of Nursing, Normal, Illinois.

Miss Diller served in Puerto Rico under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee from 1944-1945.

Kay Miller was honored last week for her 20 years of service to Buffton's Weekday Christian Education program. From left are, Christian ed teachers, Jodi Conley, Wanda Smith, Kay Miller, Janice Basinger and Mary Ina Hooley.

The Bluffton High School Class of 1967 will have their 45th reunion on Saturday, July 21, at Marbeck Center, Bluffton University. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $20 per person.

Send check, payable to Bluffton High School Class of 1967 to David R. Steiner, 409 S. Main St., Bluffton, OH 45817. RSVP by June 30.

Pages