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Marjorie J. Marquart, 89 died at 10:45 p.m. February 10, 2013 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. 

She was born August 6, 1923 in Bluffton to the late Charles F. and Fairy D. (Diefendeifer) Stratton. 

She was married to Frank Houston in June 1943 and he died in World War II in September, 1944.  On July 8, 1947 she married Paul Marquart and he died October 13, 1992.

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Richard "Rick" L. Swisher Jr., 55, of Beaverdam died at 12:03 p.m. Feb. 10, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer.  He was born June 25, 1957, in Findlay to Richard and Sharon (Osborn) Swisher Sr. who survive in Beaverdam. 

He had been married to Kathy (Jones) Swisher. Rick was employed by Cardinal Bus Sales, Lima. He had been the fire chief of Beaverdam-Richland Fire Department from 1985 to 2000. He was an Eagle Scout.  He was a 1975 graduate from Bluffton High School.                                     

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Edith A. Dunbar, 87 of Richland Township and formerly of Northville, Michigan, died at 11:20 am Feb. 10, 2013 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Janis S. Gipson, 65, died at 4:53 p.m. Feb. 5, 2013, at Shawnee Manor Nursing Home.

She was born Nov. 9, 1947, in Hippo, Ky., to Raleigh and Trilbie Laferty Ousley, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 14, 1984, she married Bryson Gipson Sr., who survives in Lima.

Mrs. Gipson had been a nurse's aide at Lima Manor Nursing Home. She was a member of Mount Zion Old Regular Baptist Church, McGuffey.

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Arthur Clase Immele, 98, of Tiffin, died Friday morning, Feb. 1, 2013, at St. Francis Home, Tiffin.

He was born Jan. 19, 1915, in Tiffin, to Joseph A. and Mary P. (Ross) Immele. He married Marian B. Kamp Sept. 4, 1937.

Survivors include one son, Robert "Bob" Immele of Glendale, Ariz.; two daughters, Margaret "Peg" (Ed) Murphy of Bluffton, and Martha (Ernie) Boyer of Lima; son-in-law, Kandy Matthew Cameron of Tiffin; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

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Betty Jean Sommers, 87, died at 4:54 p.m. Feb. 2, 2013 at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.  She was born Aug. 4, 1925 in Union Township, Hancock County to the late Scott and Emma May (Burkholder) Edinger. On Sept. 4, 1948 she married Wesley Sommers and he died May 21, 2009.

Betty was an LPN retiring from Bluffton Hospital.  She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.   

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