Celebration of life service live streamed on June 12
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2021 - 12:16pm
Stanley Bohn, who served as pastor of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, from 1968 to 1975, died May 19, 2021 at Kidron-Bethel Health Care, North Newton, Kansas.
He was born on Aug. 23, 1930, to Nora Malinda (Lantz) Bohn and Ernest J. Bohn in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Stan married Anita May Pannabecker on Sept. 6, 1952, shortly after they graduated from Bluffton College.
Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area have plots available in their community garden
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 27, 2021 - 12:08pm
Interested in gardening, but don't have room in your yard?
Gardeners of the Bluffton/Pandora Area (GBPA) invite community members to sign-up for a large or small garden plot on the club’s community garden located at 9900 S. Main St., Bluffton, according to Victoria Goddard, club president.
“Our large plots are 20-by-60 feet,” she said. “The plots have all been tilled and are ready for planting and we have around four or five this size remaining.”
This is the 27th installment in this series. Click here for the previous installment.
An earlier column in this series focused on Abraham and Anna Locher Lugibihl. This column features Abraham and Anna’s daughter, Susan, and her husband Dr. John J. Sutter.
Susan married Dr. John J. Sutter. His parents were Johannes (or John) and Elizabeth Waltï Sutter.
Over 40 entries were in the Icon's most recent "write a caption for this photo" contest.
The Icon took this photo of Marvin Diller, Chuck Amstutz and Dick Boehr at the May senior citizens breakfast at the middle school. We asked viewers to write a caption for the photo. Here are the winners:
Winner of a 14-inch, 1-item Padrone's Pizza:
"Stop me if you've heard one." - Submitted by Gary and Lois Wetherill