Darrell Elden White, 86, died Nov. 24, 2019, at Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora. Darrell was born April 6, 1933, in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, to the late Richard and Gertrude Louise (Hughes) White. On Feb. 4, 1956, he married H. Patricia (Witherup) White and she preceded him in death on May 29, 1976. He later married Mary Linn (Kempf) White on Sept. 24, 1983, and she survives in Pandora.
Robert John Braden, 88, of Bluffton and formerly Port Clinton, Ohio, died Nov. 22, 2019, at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Robert was born July 19, 1931, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to the late Robert and Ethel (Whalen) Braden. On Sept. 28, 1952, he married Jean Braden who preceded him in death on May 23, 2019.
Doris Jean Basinger, 83, died Nov. 20, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. Doris was born Aug. 7, 1936, on the family farm near Bluffton. She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Minnie (Sprunger) Basinger, and an infant brother, Francis Jr.
Bonnie Lou Hollar, 85, died Nov. 15, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Bonnie was born Oct. 2, 1934, in Houcktown, Ohio, to the late Carson and Martha (Schnegg) Parish. On July 27, 1956, she married Billy Hollar who survives.
Bonnie graduated from Bluffton High School and attended Bluffton College. She had worked as a switchboard operator for Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Lima and had also been a nurses' aide at Briar Field Nursing Home in Sylvania.
N. Laurence Burkhalter, 99, died Oct. 15, 2019, at his retirement home in Bluffton Ohio.
Larry was born in Mussoorie, India, June 30, 1920. The only son of Mennonite missionaries, Larry graduated from Woodstock High School and went on for degrees in music from Bluffton College, Northwestern University, and Ohio State University. He married the late Holly Mosiman Burkhalter in 1943.
Mary Kay Weis, 62, of Ottawa, died 8:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at her residence. She was born May 25, 1957, in Lima to the late Thomas and Ruth (Inkrott) Ellerbrock. On May 9, 1981, she married Bill Weis and he survives in Ottawa.
