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Forrest "Johnny" Welch was a Cory-Rawson HS graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 26, 2019 - 4:24pm

Forrest John (Johnny) Welch, 85, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, formerly of Rawson, Ohio, died Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019, at Pruitt Health, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Johnny was born April 6, 1934, in Putnam County, Ohio to the late John D. and Mamie (Prowant) Welch the fourth eldest of 13 children. On Oct. 19, 1955, he married Carol (Huls) Welch, in San Leandro, California, who survives in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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Carol Shapter 1945 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2019 - 3:15pm

Carol A. Shapter, 74, died Sept. 19, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. She was born July 24, 1945, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Robert and Lemoyne (Lochner) Crail.  On July 29, 1967, she married James Shapter who survives in Bluffton.

Carol graduated from Lima Senior High School in 1963.  She started working in 1965 for Auto Owner's Insurance in Lima and retired in 2004 where she was a senior underwriter.  Carol had been a paramedic at Elida Fire and Rescue.  She was an avid quilter and belonged to various quilting guilds. 

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Carol Shapter funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 20, 2019 - 9:57am

Carol A. Shapter, 74, of Bluffton died Sept. 19, 2019, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Geneva Shetler was a retired Bluffton elementary teacher

Visitation and memorial luncheon Sept. 17 at First Mennonite
Posted by Fred Steiner on September 15, 2019 - 8:46pm

Retired Bluffton elementary teacher, Geneva Shetler, 100, died surrounded by family on Sept. 13, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. 

CLICK HERE for a column "Remembering Geneva Shetler."

Geneva was born on a farm near Archbold, Ohio, and graduated from Archbold High School in 1936. She attended Goshen College, Indiana, where she met her husband-to-be, Luther Shetler.  They were married on Dec. 22, 1940.

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Geneva Shetler funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 13, 2019 - 3:43pm

Geneva M. Shetler, 100, of Bluffton died Sept. 13, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, followed by a memorial luncheon at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Ellen McCullough 1938 - 2019

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 7, 2019 - 6:47am

H. Ellen McCullough, 80, died Sept. 5, 2019, at 10:50 p.m. at St. Rita's Ambulatory Care Center in Glandorf.  Ellen was born Oct. 9, 1938, in Gilboa, Ohio to the late Cornelius Jay and Doris (Eck) Dearth.   On October 10, 1934 she married Larry McCullough who survives in Gilboa.

Ellen graduated from Pandora-Gilboa High School in 1956.  She had worked in various offices as an administrative assistant.  Ellen was an active member of the Gilboa United Methodist Church and also the Red Hat Society. 

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