Elizabeth P. "Liz" Leightner, age 86, went to see Jesus at 1:25 am Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay.
Liz was born January 17, 1935 at home in Pandora, OH, to the late J.H. and Metta (Welty) Probst. On June 19, 1978 she married the love of her life, Wesley A. "Wes" Leightner.
Alice E. Bucher, age 105, passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 at 4:40 AM at Vancrest of Ada.
She was born on August 14, 1916 in Lima, Ohio to the late Harry W. and Mary Alice (Dinan) Thompson. On September 12, 1936 Alice married A. Dale Bucher and he preceded her in death on May 10, 1995.
Dennis Lloyd Miller, 94, died August 16, 2021, at his home in Bluffton, Ohio. He was born December 2, 1926 near Cairo, to Edward and Reva (Rone) Miller.
On October 22, 1950, he married Delores Pat Dunlap. She survives in Bluffton.
Richard A. Geiger, 74, passed away August 17, 2021 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. Richard was born March 3, 1947 in Bluffton to the late Edgar and Stella (Steiner) Geiger. He had been married to Carol (Hussey) Geiger who survives in Pandora.
Marilyn J. Beckler, 89, passed away August 11, 2021 Lima Memorial Health System. Marilyn was born March 23, 1932 in Pandora to the late George and Naomi (Crawford) Shoemaker. On July 20, 1958 she married John Beckler who preceded her in death on March 14, 2014.
Wilda Stauffer Schrag was born March 4, 1922 in Milford, NB, to Henry and Sophie (Zimmerman) Stauffer. She died on Monday August 2,2021 at the Ebied Hospice Residence in Toledo, nine days after suffering a stroke. She resided at Maple Crest in Bluffton since September of 2019. Wilda moved from Kansas to Bluffton in order to live near her daughter, a granddaughter and three grandchildren.
Wilda and David were married on November 7, 1945. Her husband David died April 15, 2005. Wilda’s eight sibling preceded her in death.
