Dale R. Amstutz, 84, of Bluffton died at 4:20 p.m. April 23, 2012 at the Cridersville Healthcare Center. He was born Feb. 11, 1928 in Orange Township, Hancock County to Albert and Rena Moore Amstutz. On July 4, 1964, he married Martha J. Benson and she survives,
Mr. Amstutz was retired from Phillips ECG, Ottawa. He also worked at the Bluffton A&P, Triplett Corp. and Chiles-Laman Funeral Home. He was a member of the Mt. Cory Zion United Methodist Church and a 1947 graduate of Lafayette-Jackson High School.
Woodrow Herman Barclay, 93, died at Blodgett Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on April 23, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. He was born Aug. 12, 1918, in Lima, Ohio to Herman and Essie (Parker) Barclay. On Nov. 11, 1942 he married Martha Powell, who died Sept. 4, 2009. They were married for 67 years.
Mr. Barclay graduated from Lima South High School in 1936.
He was a WWII Army veteran serving as a major in the coastal artillery on the east and west coasts from 1941-1946.
The Bluffton Senior Center is hosting an evening of polka music from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April 26. Bette's Polka Band will perform a free concert and dance at the Centre. Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora, is the event's sponsor. A meal prior to the dance starts at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 each.
Richland Manor, a Trilogy Health Services community and provider of senior living and health services, recently received high marks in resident satisfaction as a result of statewide surveys conducted by the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA).
The health campus scored a 91.99 in overall resident satisfaction, with the statewide average being 87.1.
