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Rex W. "Bill" Ferrall, 85 of Bluffton died Dec. 3, 2010 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Oct. 19, 1925, in Benton Ridge, Ohio to August H. and Lulu Bell (Swihart) Ferrall. On Aug. 28, 1949 he married Nettie Basinger and she survives.

Mr. Ferral had been a salesman at A to Z Meats, Bluffton, Lima Packing Company and Wonderbread. He was also a farmer. He was a member of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Bluffton, and a member of the American Legion Post # 382, Bluffton.

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Bradley E. Beilharz

A funeral service for Bradley E. Beilharz, 51, of Bluffton, who died Dec. 2, 2010, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 7, at the Gateway Church, Findlay. Pastor Ben Borsay will officiate.

Mr. Beilharz was born March 15, 1959, in Wauseon to Ken and Mary Riggs Beilharz who survive in Van Buren. On May 31, 1980, he married Mary Ohler and she survives.

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Bradley Beilharz, rural Bluffton, was killed in a collision with a semi in Putnam County Thursday evening, Dec. 2. According to the State Highway Patrol, the 51-year-old Bradley Beilharz died when he pulled into the path of a tractor-trailer after stopping at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Road 5, east of Ottawa. He was trapped in his vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene after emergency crews were able to remove him.

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Kenneth W. Hartman, 87, died at 7 a.m., Dec. 2, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. He was born Jan. 29, 1923, to Oscar and Mildred (Bixel) Hartman in Los Angeles, Calif. On Dec. 24, 1950, he married Rhodora Warkentin and she survives.

Mr. Hartman retired from the water department fro the City of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. He was a member of Ebenezer Mennonite Church,

Also surviving are a daughter, Peggy (Gary) Bennett, Perryburg, daughter, Carol (Bob) Roszman, Findlay, son, Tom (Cheryl) Hartman, Columbus, and a son, Fred (Lisa) Hartman, Rochester Hills, Mich.

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Richard L. Bloom

Richard L. Bloom, 65, of Bluffton died Dec. 1, 2010, at his residence following a sudden illness. He was born Aug. 13, 1945, in Lima to Richard F. and Betty Ballinger Bloom. On April 27, 1963 he married Judith Minnig and she survives.

Mr. Bloom retired from Tower Automotive, Bluffton. He was a member of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church where he has served as a deacon. He was a graduate of Bath High School.

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Susan Henline

Susan "Sue" Jan Bassitt Henline, 61, of Lima died at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 27, 2010 at her residence. She was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Bluffton to Loren "Bill" and Margaret "Peg" Bassitt.

On Oct. 24, 1971, she married Paul Henline and he survives. Mrs. Henline had worked at Trinity Highway Products, Lima as an office/human resources manager. She was a Bluffton High School graduate and received an associate's degree in computer programming from Lima Technical College.

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