Obituaries

Graduate of Bluffton High School

Ronald Dean Lehman, 74, died April 27, 2021, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. Ronald was born June 17, 1946, in Bluffton to the late Vilas and Marie (Bogart) Lehman. On Jan. 21, 1983, he married Barb Turner Lehman who survives.

Ronald graduated from Bluffton High School. He was a tool and die/journeyman at Tower Automotive in Bluffton. Ronald enjoyed building projects, camping, NASCAR and machining in his shop.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in Vietnam aboard the U.S.S. Forrestal. 

Ronald D. Lehman, 74, of Rawson died April 28, 2021, at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.  Arrangements are pending at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.

A private memorial service for Kathryn Jo (Kate) Gundy will be held Sunday, May 2, at 2 p.m. at First Mennonite Church in Bluffton. The service will be available via Zoom; email [email protected] for the link.

Click here for Kate's obituary, previously posted on the Icon.
 

A Bluffton High School graduate

Wanda Marie Geiger, 91, died April 25, 2021, at Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora.  Wanda was born July 9, 1929, in Bluffton to the late Eldon and Grace (Lora) Tschiegg. On August 3, 1951, she married Wallace Geiger and he survives.

Betty Ann Amstutz, 89, died April 23, 2021, at Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay.  Betty was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Lima to the late Fair and Minnie (Mills) Dew.  On Dec. 9, 1960, she married Lawrence Amstutz who preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 2015.

Betty was a 1949 graduate of Lima Central High School.  She worked for 13 years for City Loan - Lima and also was a cashier for a supermarket for two years while attending high school.  Betty was a member of Pandora United Methodist Church and enjoyed working in her flower gardens, dining out and her family pets. 

Celebration of Life May 15 at St. John Mennonite

Former Bluffton resident Jedd A. Emans, 57, of Lima, died Saturday, April 17, 2021, surrounded by his  family at his residence. He was born in Bluffton on Dec. 21, 1963, to David and Karen Emans, who survive in Pandora. 

Jedd graduated in 1982 from Pandora-Gilboa High School and in 1986 from Bowling Green State University, College of Business.

Jedd went on to hold an accomplished and successful career in the tire industry. 

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