Obituaries

Margaret Houshower, 94, of Bluffton died Sept. 23, 2015 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

Fred A. Putnam, 79, Pandora, OH and formerly of Chenao & Bloomington, IL passed away at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, at 9:15 pm, September 20, 2015. He was born, July 14, 1936 at Collison, IL, the son of Roy H. & Alta B. Welshire Putnam. He married Betty L. Wade on Sept. 21, 1958 at Clarksville EUB Church, Lexington, IL. She survives in Pandora.

John D. Harris, 71, of Elm Grove Wisc., and Naples Fla., died Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. He was born in Bluffton  on Jan. 12, 1944, and was formerly a resident of Indianapolis. He is survived by his wife Lilly Harris (nee Stjarnstrom) and sister Linda (Chuck) Sullivan.

Other survivors are daughters Beth Harris of Indianapolis, Kristena (Brad) Schotanus of Chicago, Britt (Steve) Gosenheimer of Milwaukee and son Scott Engstrom of Montana.

Frank Paul Stawowy, 67, passed away September 14, 2015 at Bluffton Hospital.  Frank was born July 28, 1948 in Detroit, MI, to the late Frank and Sophie (Tront) Stawowy. He married Susan  Thomas who survives. 

Frank retired as a controls engineer. Frank was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors also include two brothers  Donald (Nancy) Stawowy of MI, David (Joan) Stawowy of AZ; and two sisters Phyllis (John) Mondro of MI and Carol (Duane) Clark of MI.

Donald Lee Schweingruber, 75, of Bluffton, died Saturday, Sept. 12. Don had been living with multiple myeloma for the past 15 years and was in hospice care when he died.

Don was born April 4, 1940, in Ellwood City, Pa., to Russell and Dorothy Schweingruber and grew up on a farm in Butler County. He graduated from Zelienople High School in 1958 and Thiel College in 1963. He continued his education at Miami University, where he met Nancy Hoeltje. They married in 1965.

Donald Schweingruber, 75, of Bluffton died September 12, 2015 at Bluffton Hospital.  Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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