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Rev. George Klinefelter had served as pastor of Emmanuel UCC

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 23, 2012 - 9:22pm

Rev. George H. Klinefelter, former pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Bluffton, died on Friday, Dec. 21, at the home of his son, Philip.

Born Jan 27, 1919, in Zelienople, Pa., he graduated from Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio in 1940 where he met his future wife Josephine Niswander. After he graduated from Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pa. in 1943 they were married. They went on to serve in Mechanicsburg and Northampton, Pa., from 1943-1957. Then in Middletown, Md., from 1957 to 1972, Wooster, Ohio, from 1972-1978. 

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Dale Albright was retired personnel manager at Ex-Cell-O

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 23, 2012 - 8:32pm

Dale E. Albright, 87, died at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 20, 2012, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born March 15, 1925, in Convoy to the late Eli and Minnie (Upp) Albright. 

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Wilma Lehman worked at Triplett Corp., was a BHS grad

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2012 - 7:40pm

Wilma M. Lehman, 91, died at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 20, 2012, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton. She was born July 15, 1921, in Bluffton to the late Peter and Eunice (Burkholder) Lehman. 

Wilma had worked at Triplett Corporation, Bluffton, and had also been a seamstress.  She was a graduate of Bluffton High School.

Survivors include a brother Wade (Ladonna) Lehman of Columbus Grove and three sisters Wanda (Charles) Lyman of Denver, Colo., Lois Lyman of Kernersville, N.C. and Marjorie (Donald) Lyman of North Franklin, Conn.

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Dale Albright funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2012 - 4:05pm

Dale E. Albright, 87 died at 8:30 P.M. Dec. 20, 2012 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Richard Minck was a Bluffton High School and Bluffton College graduate

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 21, 2012 - 8:37am

Bluffton native, Richard Minck, most recently of Clearwater, Fla., died on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. He was born Sept. 14, 1928, to Harry and Mabel Minck.

He grew up in Bluffton, graduated from Bluffton High School in 1946 and from Bluffton College. He attended Ohio State University.

He married Helen James. Together, they were philanthropists, particularly interested in music (the Florida Orchestra) and the arts (St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts and the Dali Museum).

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Wilma Lehman funeral arrangements pending

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 20, 2012 - 4:36pm

Wilma M. Lehman, 91 died at 1:45 p.m. Dec. 20, 2012 at Richland Manor Nursing Home.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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