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Rev. James Kuhn, 1933-2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 19, 2012 - 10:31am
Rev. James Kuhn

Rev. James "Jim" D. Kuhn, 79 of Lima, Ohio, died on Monday, June 18, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio at 5 a.m. He was a former pastor of the Bluffton First United Methodist Church.

Born Wednesday, May 31, 1933, in Burton, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Homer Kuhn and the late Phoebe (Ashcraft) Kuhn. He married Nancy Shuster Kuhn, June 29, 1957. She survives in Lima.

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Carol Diller's funeral service will be Aug. 25

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 17, 2012 - 4:36pm

Carol Barbara Diller, 97, died at 3:50 p.m. on June 13, 2012, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, surrounded by family. She was born on Dec. 24, 1914 in Riley Township to Christian and Arvilla Yoder Diller, who preceded her in death.

She was a 1932 graduate of Pandora High School, a 1941 graduate of Bluffton College, a 1944 graduate of Cleveland St. Luke School of Nursing and a 1951 recipient of a Masters in Nursing from Mennonite School of Nursing, Normal, Illinois.

Miss Diller served in Puerto Rico under the auspices of Mennonite Central Committee from 1944-1945.

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Megan L. Criblez-Crowe 1977-2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 14, 2012 - 3:55pm

Megan L. Criblez-Crowe, 34, died Monday, June 11, 2012, at her parent's home in rural Bluffton, Ohio. She was born on Nov. 4, 1977, in Lima, Ohio, to Michael A. and Wanda Y. (Cramer) Criblez who survive in rural Bluffton.

On May 21, 2012, she married Brian S. Crowe and he survives in Forest, Ohio.

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Carol Diller funeral arrangements incomplete

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2012 - 12:51pm

Bluffton - Carol B. Diller, 97 of Bluffton died at 3:50 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.

Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Arthur Arnold 1917-2012

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 13, 2012 - 10:16am
Arthur Arnold

P. Arthur Arnold, 94, of Monroe Township, died at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton, at 11:10 p.m June 12, 2012. He was born Oct. 28, 1917 to Roy and Lilly Yant Arnold in Richland Township, Allen County. On Nov. 23, 1936 he married Erma Miller, who died Dec. 3 2009, they were married 73 years.

Mr. Arnold was a member of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren where he served as trustee, various other committees in the church and he was a deacon. Belonged to Men's Fellowship, and R.F.T.M Sunday School class.

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James Hicks served village as former police chief

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 12, 2012 - 4:13pm
James Hicks

James Hicks, 87, of Bluffton died at 4:40 a.m. June 12, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center. He was born Aug. 1, 1924, in Alger to Joseph and Myrtle (Risner) Hicks. On Feb. 8, 1950, he married Gloria June Sechler and she survives.

He served as deputy sheriff under the Clay Cotterman and Edward Fair administrations of the Allen County Sheriff's Office. He joined the Bluffton Police Department in 1968 where he served as a police chief in 1974 and from 1977 until 1987.

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