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Mae L. Baldridge, 80, died at 5:43 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at her residence.

She was born May 20, 1929, in Gilboa, the daugther of Paul and Cecile (Miller) Oren. On Jan. 31, 1953, she married E. Curtis Baldridge, and he died in. 16, 1984.

Surviving are three children, Linda (Tom) Moser, Gilboa; Debra Beach, Findlay; and Dr. Ron (Kristin) Baldridge, Gilboa; five grandchildren; and two sisters, Pauline Ginther, Gilboa and Shirley (Bob) Wineberg, Findlay.

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Bella Jean Hopkins, stillborn daughter of Ben Hopkins, Sr., and Beverly Setzer of Wapakoneta, Ohio, died at 8:24 a.m., Nov. 16, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio.

Survivors are Ben Hopkins, Sr., and Beverly Setzer, Wapakoneta, a brother, Benjamin Hopkins, Jr., at home; and step sisters Lachen and Hope, Indian Lake, Ohio. She is also survived by numerous other family members.

A private family service will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.

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"The holidays can be a particularly difficult time to cope with the loss of a loved one and the Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service provides a forum in which families can come together to express their grief but also find peace for years to come," said Gordon Diller of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home.

On Saturday, Dec. 12, at the Centre at Bluffton, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton, Chiles-Laman Funeral Home will hold a Tree of Remembrance Memorial Service for persons who have lost a loved one this year or in years past.

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Lois Oyer Glendening

Bluffton native Lois Susanna Glendening, 83, died on Oct. 30, 2009. She was born on March 21, 1926, in Bluffton, Ohio. A graduate of Bluffton High School and Bluffton University, she earned a master's degree in music education with an emphasis in vocal arts from Ohio State University.

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A service of Celebration of the Life of Laura Jane Diller Handford will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009 at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, Ohio.

Mrs. Handford, 68, a resident of Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, died Sept. 22, 2009 at her residence.

Mrs. Handford was born Feb. 2, 1941 in Bluffton, Ohio to Leland and Helen Iutzi Diller, who preceded her in death. She married Dr. H. Allen Handford, who survives.

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Elizabeth Fields

Elizabeth I. Fields, 100, of Bluffton and formerly of Mt. Cory died at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Richland Manor Nursing Home, Bluffton.

She was born on July 7, 1909, in Mt. Cory to William and Sophia (Fox) Falk. On July 22, 1934, she married James A. Fields in Clay County, Arkansas, and he passed away Sept. 25, 1991.

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