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Rebecca Reprogle was a Pandora-Gilboa HS graduate

Rebecca Ann Reprogle, 62 , of Pandora died Oct. 13, 2014, at 4:07 p.m. at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.  She was born May 7, 1952, in Bluffton to Charles and Nancy Shirk Krohn and they survive in Pandora.  On June 8, 1974 she married Gary Reprogle and he survives in Lakeview. 

She worked at Lowes Distribution Center, Findlay.   She was a graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School and attended Ft. Wayne Bible College.

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Donferd Nussbaum was a Bluffton College graduate

Donferd D. Nussbaum , 78, of Akron, Pa., died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2014, at a nursing facility in New Jersey.

He was born in Dalton, Ohio, to the late Noah and Agnes Nussbaum and was the
husband to the late Frances M. (Mauger) Nussbaum with whom he shared 46 years
of marriage.

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Robert L. Weyer was a World War II veteran

Robert L. Weyer, 86, died at 8:05 p.m. Oct. 7, 2014, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. 

He was born May 11, 1928, in Vaughnsville to the late Lewis and Bessie (Briggs) Weyer.  On April 22, 1950, he married Catherine Bowsher Weyer and she survives.

He had worked as a carpenter at Reichenbach Lumber, Bluffton, Triplett Corp., Bluffton, American Electric Power, for the AC & Y Railroad and Fett Hardware. 

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Alice Kohli had worked at several Bluffton businesses

Alice J. Kohli, 81, of Mt. Cory, died at 4:19 a.m., October 7, 2014 at Bridge Hospice, Findlay.  She was born December 20, 1932 in Ada to the late Eugene and Mozelle Bullock Thompson.  On April 28, 1950 she married Harold B. Kohli and he preceded her in death on October  11, 2004.

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Dan U. Dalke pastored Ebenezer Mennonite Church for 18 years

Former Bluffton pastor, Rev. Dan U. Dalke, 93, died in his home in Inman, Kansas, on Sept. 29, 2014. He was born June 27, 1921, in Inman, Kansas, to John and Sara Dalke. He married Edna Franz on Jan. 22, 1943, and together they had seven children.

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Joan Basinger was former Pandora-Gilboa HS secretary

Joan Marie Basinger, 80, died at 11:20 a.m. Oct. 6, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  She was born Dec. 30, 1933, in Orange Township, Hancock County, Ohio to Ivan and Helen (Bell) Montgomery who preceded her in death. On April 2, 1965, she married Wallace Basinger and he survives.

Mrs. Basinger retired from Pandora-Gilboa School where she was the high school secretary for 23 years. She was a member of the Pandora United Methodist Church. She was a 1951 graduate of Bluffton High School.

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