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Ruth L. Ayers 1919-2011

Ruth L. Ayers, 92, died, Sept. 25, 2011 at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.

She was born May 16, 1919 on the family farm near Pandora, to Ezra and Etta Davidson Amstutz. She married Wilbur Ayers in 1945 and he died in 1999.

She is survived by their children, Keith (Rebecca) Ayers of Houston, Texas, Marilyn (Tom) Beerman of Worthington, Ohio and John (Cheryl) Ayers of E. Greenwich, R.I.

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Funeral arrangements for Ruth Ayers incomplete

Ruth L. Ayers, 92 of Bluffton died at 2 a.m. Sept. 25, 2011, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Funeral arrangements incomplete for Earl Lehman

Earl W. Lehman, 89 of Bluffton died at 5:27 p.m. Sept. 24, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton.

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Evelyn Michel Sutter 1921-2011

Evelyn Michel Sutter

Evelyn L. Michel Sutter, 90, of Bluffton died at 7:53 p.m., Sept. 21, 2011 at Bluffton Hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1921 in Allen County to Clinton and Leah Peterson Balmer.

On June 28, 1941 she married Clair Michel and he preceded her in death on August 1, 1984. On Dec. 10, 1988 she married Bud Sutter and he died on March 2, 2000.

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Nellie Harris, 1921 - 2011

Nellie P. Harris

Nellie P. Harris, 90 died at 11:30 p.m., Sept. 15, 2011 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born Jan. 9, 1921 in Gilboa, Ohio to Rex and Ruth (Townsend) Ridge. On March 16, 1941 she married Donald Harris and he died August 13, 1988.

She was a farmer's wife. She was a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Benton Ridge. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star, Rawson. She had volunteered for hospice and for Reach for Recovery. She was a former member of the Hancock County Farm Bureau. She was a 1937 graduate of Liberty High School, rural Findlay.

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Allan Birchnaugh, 1954-2011

Allan Birchnaugh

Allan Joseph Birchnaugh, 57, died Sept. 15, 2011 at his residence. He was born Feb. 8, 1954 in Bluffton to Joseph and Evelyn (Petty) Birchnaugh who preceded him in death. He had been married to Pam Brown Birchnaugh and she survives in Bluffton.

He worked for Securitas, Toledo. He was a graduate of Bluffton High School. He was an Army veteran.

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