Archive - 2012 - Obituary
December 6th
Betty Lou Anderson, 68, of Bluffton, died Wednesday at Ossian Health & Rehab Center.
Among survivors are her children, Randy (Tonya) Anderson of Decatur, Doug (Shirley) Whitacre of Bluffton, Robert (Cindy) Anderson of Hartford City, Rick Anderson of Alexandria, Ind., Debra (John) Van Duyn of Anderson, and Deanna (Chris) Love of Hartford City.
Marvin L. Manley Sr., 55 of Leo, Indiana, died Tuesday, December 4, 2012, at Parkview North Hospital.
He was born in Decatur on August 1, 1957, to the late Richard O. and Mildred (Knittle) Manley.
Marvin was self-employed as a carpenter and served in the United States Army. He enjoyed photography, hunting and playing with his grandchildren. He had been a member of the Jack Russell Terrier Club of America since 1998.
December 5th
Alberta V. Gerber, 89, of Decatur, died on Monday, December 3, 2012, at Woodcrest Nursing Center.
She was born in Montgomery, Ohio, on September 27, 1923, to the late Walter and Sadie (Keller) Stump.
On October 5, 1962, she married Robert D. Gerber; he preceded her in death on October 30, 2005.
Alberta was a homemaker and a former member of the Women of the Moose 1311.
Marvin L. Manley Sr., 55, of Leo, died Tuesday.
Arrangements are pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Reginald K. Myers, 77, of Berne, died Monday.
Arrangements are pending at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home.
Joe T. Schwartz, 61, of rural Berne, died today at his home.
Among survivors are his father, Christie M. Schwartz; and stepmother, Katie Schwartz.
Visitation will be 11 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursday, and 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday at the residence, 6736 S 300 E, Berne. Funeral services will be held Saturday,at 9 a.m., also at the residence.
Burial will be in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Geneva.
Arrangements were made by Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home.
December 4th
Alberta V. Gerber, 89 of Decatur, died Monday.
Arrangements pending at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home.
Hazel P. Hill, 77, of East Canton, Ohio, died Saturday Dec. 1, 2012, in the Great Trail Care Center.
She was born Feb. 4, 1935, in Jacobsburg, Ohio, to Charles and Mary Jane (Gorby) McMasters. She was a housewife and attended the Sanctuary Church of God in East Canton.
Viola I. Miller, 85, Goshen, formerly of Berne, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Greencroft Health Center, Goshen.
She was born to Ray and Hattie (Gibson) Steele on February 21, 1927.
Viola married Chalmer Miller on June 2, 1946, in Adams County.
December 3rd
Suze Ann Eichhorn, 88, of Huntington, passed away at 9:45 a.m. Friday, November 30, 2012 at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton, where she received care for the past two weeks. She had been a resident of the Tipton House in Huntington since 2009.
