Obituaries

Amanda Jane (Rayl) Markley, age 43, of Lima, left this life at 1:58 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at her home with the love of her family by her side.

She was born October 7, 1979, in Lima to Charles D. Rayl and Jane Laura (Staley) Rayl. Her mother survives in Lafayette and her father and stepmother, Janice Rayl survive in Lima. On June 18, 2005, she married her longtime friend, Aaron G. Markley who also survives.

Marlene Rae Tidyman, age 80, of McCook, NE entered the joy of the Lord in Heaven on Monday, January 23, 2023 at the Community Hospital in McCook.

Marlene was born January 17, 1943, in Bluffton, OH, the daughter of Leland and Martha (Bucher) Basinger. Along with a twin sister, Marlene was one of three siblings.  She attended school in Bluffton, graduating from high school in 1961.

LONGMONT, Colo.--Barbara J. ("B.J.") Suter, 74, a graduate of Troy High School and Bluffton College in Ohio and a long-time employee of the City of Boulder, Colorado, died Friday, January 13, 2023 at Longs Peak Hospital in Longmont.

Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services of Bluffton.

Gayle M. Marshall, 71, passed away January 19, 2023 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay. Gayle was born November 7, 1951 in Norwalk, Ohio to the late Don and Marie (Green) Todd. On September 14, 1985, she married John Marshall III and he survives.  

Kenneth Dwaine Amstutz, 73, died unexpectedly on December 23, 2022, in Cypress, Texas. Ken was the second of seven children born to Dwaine and Ruth (Jones) Amstutz. He is survived by his loving spouse Doris; his daughter Mary (Robert) Reiter, and his six siblings.

Cheryl S. Martin, 76, of Sylvania, Ohio peacefully passed away January 13, 2023 at Putnam Heritage Assisted Living in Ottawa, Ohio.  Cheryl was born Oct. 7, 1946 in Bluffton to the late Fred and Eva (Wiess) Martin.

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