Obituaries

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A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 11, at the Columbus Grove VFW, 218 E. Sycamore, Columbus Grove, from 5 - 8 p.m. Delbert died on March 14, 2020.  Arrangements have been entrusted with Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton. 

She also worked at Triplett and Mennonite Home

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Treva E. Crawford, 97, died July 2, 2020, at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Treva was born May 3, 1923 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Floyd and Christine (Stotts) Harris. On April 11, 1942, she married Raymond Crawford who preceded her in death on March 7, 1983. 

Lima native attended Bluffton College; later hosted NBC's Today Show

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We knew him as Bluffton College's most famous dropout. Then Bluffton College president, Robert Kreider, termed that phrase of Hugh Downs, who attended Bluffton College in the late 1930s.

Later he earned an honorary doctorate degree from Bluffton and was known as one of Bluffton’s “three D’s” – Downs, Phyllis Diller and Elbert Dubenion.

Was also an Apollo grad and member of Bulldog baseball team

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Attendance will be restricted at the funeral and visitation based on space to accommodate social distancing requirements.  

The family and funeral home requests face coverings be worn while attending visitation and service.

Alex Martin Sweigart, 18, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. due to an auto accident.

He was born July 9, 2001, in Bluffton to Robert M. Sweigart and Robin (Work) Tomasi. His father and step-mother, Anne Sweigart, survive in Dola and his mother and step-father, Donald Tomasi, survive in Ada. 

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Linda Hilty, 71, died June 28, 2020. She was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Bluffton, to the late Carol and Helen (Pratt) Hughes.

Surviving are her husband, Thomas E. Hilty Sr.; a brother, Gary (Jackie) Hughes and a sister, Barbara Jennings, both of Findlay; stepsons, Thomas Hilty Jr., of Ottawa, Tony Hilty of Findlay, Toby Hilty of Gatlinburg, Tennessee and stepdaughter, Tara Calvello of Cleveland; 5 nieces and 2 nephews.

Linda was preceded in death by her brother, Dwight (Renee) Hughes.

His career was in the service to the wider United Church of Christ

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Former pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Ralph Quellhorst, 82, died June 23, 2020.

He was born in New Bremen, Ohio in 1937. Ralph is the son of the late Clarence and Aurelia Quellhorst. He graduated from Heidelberg University in 1959 with B.A degree in Speech, a B. Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in 1962, M. Div. from Eden Theological Seminary in 1974, and D. Min. in 1976 from Eden Theological Seminary. Rev. Dr. Quellhorst was a retired minister in the United Church of Christ. 

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