Obituaries

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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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Dean Niswander

Dean Clair Niswander, 81, died at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 5, 2010, at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

He was born Feb. 6, 1928 in Bluffton to Carey F. and Lulu Hilty Niswander, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 20, 1950, he married Joanne Vercler, who survives.

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Von D. Kuldau, 74, of Superior, Wics., died Dec. 30, 2009, at his residence in Superior. He was born Feb. 11, 1935, in Indiana. On July 24, 1960, he married Janice E. Moyer and she preceded him in death on Feb. 18, 1998.

Dr. Kuldau was a retired professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology at the University of Wisconsin, Superior. He also served in the Air Force National Guard. He was a graduate of Wabash High School, Manchester College and received his PhD. From Ball State University.

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A memorial service for Margaret G. Steiner, 95, of Bluffton will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2010, at the First United Methodist Church, Bluffton. The family will receive friends prior to and following the memorial service at the church. Rev. William Herr, Mennonite Memorial Home chaplain, will officiate. Charles Hilty of Reston, Va., will deliver a eulogy.

A private burial in the Defenseless Mennonite Cemetery will be held in the morning of Jan. 2.

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