Wanda S. Pannabecker, 93, of Bluffton died Feb. 28, 2016, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Mary Allene Core Geiger, 89, of Pandora died at 7:15 pm Feb. 26, 2016, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Mary was born Sept. 3, 1926 in Pleasant Township in Putnam County to the late Raymond V. Core and Eva Esther (Smith) Core. On Dec.15, 1945 she married Francis C. Geiger who survives.
She grew up on a farm near Columbus Grove and graduated from Columbus Grove High School in 1944.
Marcia E. Vermillion, 82, died on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at her residence in LaFayette.
She was born on Nov. 30, 1933, in Camden, N.J .to Gerald and Helen (Hawkins) Connor who preceded her in death. On May 25, 1952, she married James L. Vermillion and he died on Aug. 28, 2013.
Marcele (Marci) Reichenbach Kohli died Feb. 22, 2016, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Dr. Paul “Gene” Kohli.
Surviving are her two daughters, Candace (Richard) Deubner and Karis (Paul) Wickensimer; four grandchildren, Heidi (Matthew) Kliewer, Derek (Diana) Deubner, Kami (Wesley) Carr, Grant (Susan) Wickensimer; and six great-grandchilren, Haley and Hadden Kliewer, Jake and Olivia Deubner, Charlton and Sullivan Carr.
Burl J. “Jerry” Moyer, 86, of Pandora died at 11 p.m., Feb. 21, 2016 at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. Jerry was born June 6, 1929,in Findlay to Burl J. Moyer and Ruth West Moyer. On June 13, 1965 he married Delores Hanna and she survives.
William Elton “Bill” Shackelford, Sr., 66, died Jan. 31, 2016, at his residence in Las Vegas, Nev. Bill was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Bluffton to the late Ralph and Elvira Gress Shackelford.
Bill retired from the U.S. Army in 1988 after 20 years where he had served in Viet Nam and then became a recruiter. He had also worked in auto sales in Marietta, Ga., from 1990 – 1992 and 14 years in Las Vegas working at McCarran Airport for Huntleigh Corp. as a driver. Bill graduated from Cory-Rawson High School in 1967 where he played on the undefeated football team in 1966.
