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James Bertsche, missionary to Africa, was born in Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2013 - 10:28am

James E. Bertsche, 91, of Goshen, Ind., died at 9:55 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Greencroft Health Care after a three month illness.

He was born June 20, 1921 in Bluffton, Ohio to Harry and Emma Steiner Bertsche. He married Genevieve “Jenny” Shuppert June 9, 1946, in South Bend, Ind.

She survives along with three children, Sandra (Rod King) of Goshen, Linda (Jim Yoder) of Port au Prince, Haiti and Tim (Laura Gilbertson) of Morton, Illinois; a sister, Ruth Covington, and seven grandchildren. Local survivers include two first-cousins, Alice Niswander and Fred Steiner.

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Lola Basinger was a camp nurse in Civilian Public Service in WWII

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2013 - 10:21am

Lola May Basinger, 96 died at 1:20 p.m. March 3, 2013 at Willow Ridge, Bluffton. She was born Sept. 27, 1916, in Roanoke, Illinois, to the late Rudolph and Matilda (Stalter) Schertz. 

On July 8, 1948, she married L. Eugene Basinger and he died July 1, 2011. 

She retired from Lima Convalescent Home as a registered nurse.  She had also nursed in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Ohio.  She served as a camp nurse Civilian Public Service in World War II, which is where she met her husband, Gene. 

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Marvin "Bud" Miller was a lifelong farmer

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 28, 2013 - 2:12pm

Marvin M. "Bud" Miller, 85, died at 5:48 p.m. Feb. 27, 2013, at Lima Memorial Health Systems. He was born on Aug. 25, 1927, in Lima, to Winson J. and Bernice L. Ackerman Miller, who have preceded him in death. On Nov. 4, 1951, he married Bernita L. Winget, who survives in Bluffton.

Mr. Miller served in the United States Army from 1945-47. He was a lifelong farmer, who also retired in 1983 from the Allen County Engineer's Office. He was a member of the Bluffton First United Methodist Church and the Farm Bureau. .

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Carolyn Dickey was a teacher at Allen East from 1968-1988

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 27, 2013 - 11:22am

Carolyn (Kerry) Vore Dickey, 84, formerly of Bluffton, died Feb. 24, 2013, in Prior Lake, Minn.

Preceded in death by her parents, Roger Miller (d. 1995) and Ida Panabaker (d. 1987) Vore, and one brother, Robert Vore (d. 1998).

Mrs. Dickey was born in Lima, Oct. 31, 1928. She graduated from Lafayette Jackson High School in 1946 and Bluffton College in 1950. She taught kindergarten at Allen-East  from 1968-1988.

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Funeral arrangements for Frederick Fritchie incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 27, 2013 - 9:07am

Frederick Fritchie, 90, died at 3:15 a.m. Feb. 26, 2013, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

Services will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at English Lutheran Church. Friends may call one hour prior to services Saturday at the church. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Pete Steiner was a 1955 graduate of Bluffton High School

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 25, 2013 - 10:03am

David  "Pete" L. Steiner, 75,  died  on Feb. 24, 2013, at his residence. On April 3, 1937 he was born in Bluffton to Oliver R. and Helen L. Mumma Steiner, who proceeded him in death. On July 29, 1956, he married Nancy S. Andrews  who survives in Bluffton.

Pete was a 1955 graduate of the Bluffton High School. He had worked for 37 years at the Lima Ford Engine Plant and retired in 1995 at the age of 57. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bluffton.

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