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Former Bluffton resident Rebecca (Becky) Shonle, 42, died at her home in Beavercreek, Ohio, on Jan. 7, 2010, following a five-year battle with a brain tumor. Her husband, John, was the pastor at St. John's United Church of Christ in Bluffton from 1996 until 2001.

Other survivors include sons, Joseph, 15, Stephen, 13, and daughter Anna, 10. A memorial service was held in Centerville on Friday, Jan. 15, followed by another memorial service on Saturday, Jan. 16, in Moline, Illinois, where she had grown up.

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Teed Kohli

Bluffton native Theodore R. "Do Do" Kohli,79, died at 11:28 a.m., Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at his residence on North Jackson Street.

He was born April 6, 1930, to Maurice R. and Genevieve Austin Kohli, Sr. On July 22, 1950, he married Shirley J. Weyer and she died June 12, 1989.

Mr. Kohli retired from the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union 776. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Bluffton, and the Eagles Aerie 370, Lima, He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1948.

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Thelma Bracy

Thelma L. Bracy, 97, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born in Kalida, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Bessie (Wirth) Neill, she married Laurel E. Bracy Sept. 6, 1936 and they settled in Pandora, Ohio.

She was a housewife assisting her husband as needed in the operation of Bracy Clover Farm Grocery Store in Pandora. He preceded her in death in 1967 after which she continued working in the store. She was an avid gardener, enjoying vegetables and flowers--especially orchid culture.

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Francis Nusbaum

Francis D. Nusbaum, 91 of Pandora died at 12:40 a.m. at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born April 23, 1918 in Pandora to Gideon and Rose Haas Nusbaum. On Sept. 4, 1938 he married Grace Genevieve Sheidler and she died Oct. 14, 1998.

Mr. Nusbaum was a long time member of the Riley Creek and Pandora United Methodist churches. Francis and Genevieve owned and operated a grain and beef cattle farm in Riley Township For 45 years before retiring in 1990.

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Nathan Krohn

Nathan Daniel Krohn, 28, of Pandora died at 2:55 p.m. Jan. 10, 2010, at his parent's residence following and extended illness. He was born May 7, 1981, in Findlay to David and Sherry Stucky Krohn and they survive in Pandora.

On Jan. 11, 2003, he married Rachel Lane and she survives.

Nathan was a carpenter. He was a member of the Pandora Missionary Church, volunteered with Campus Life, the church youth group and was active in Upwards Basketball. He was a 2000 graduate of Pandora-Gilboa High School and attended the University of Toledo.

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Norma Zimmerly

Norma Zimmerly, 79, of Bluffton, Ohio, died Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, at 6:45 a.m. at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

She was born March 31, 1930, in Lima, Ohio, to Elmus and Laura (Hefner) Klapp. On May 26, 1951, she married Ken Zimmerly and he died April 2, 1997.

She was a homemaker and had worked in the kitchen at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. She was a member of the Plesant View United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory, the Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, Harmony Circle and the Mother's Club.

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