Obituaries

Margaret Elnora Augsburger, 91, died April 23, 2010 at Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. She was born February 8, 1919 to Alfred and Marjorie (Jones) Mayberry in Columbus Grove, Ohio; her parents preceded her in death. She married Wade Augsburger August 22, 1940; he died January 5, 2008.

 

Mrs. Augsburger was a homemaker, retiring from Hawkey’s Pharmacy, Columbus Grove. She had attended Lima Baptist Temple.

She is survived by two sons, David (Anita) Augsburger, of Bluffton, James (Joni) Augsburger, of Santa Rosa, California; brother, Theodore (Marijo) Mayberry, of Columbus Grove; sister, Mary Lou Metzger, of Delphos; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

 

She was preceded in death by six brothers, Lloyd, Elmer, Cloyce, George, Alton, and Willis Mayberry; two sisters, Freda Blake and Elsie Core.

 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 27, at 11 a.m. at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove. Pastor Gary Hohman officiated. Burial was in Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove. Visitation was April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Hartman Sons Funeral Home, Columbus Grove.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

Ruth E. Kibele, 91, of Bluffton, died April 23, 2010 at Otterbein Nursing Home, Cridersville. She was born April 2, 1919 to John and Clara Gratz Geiser in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin. She married Kermit Kibele on June 20, 1938; he died January 20, 1969.

 

Mrs. Kibele owned and operated Kibbees Carry Out and had worked at Triplett Corp., of Bluffton. She was a graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Bluffton College. She was a member of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton.

Survivors include daughters, Jeannie (Owen) Hinkle, Lima, Kay (Don) Wade, of Lima; sons, Kim (Susie) Kibele, Richmond, Ind., Jan (Paula) Kibele, of Bluffton, Don Kibele, of Cuyahoga Falls, Tom (Sherry) Kibele, of Harrod; ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren.

 

She was preceded in death by two sons, Jack and Keith Kibele, and a brother, Paul Geiser.

 

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m. at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Rev. Steven J. Yoder and Rev. Louise Wideman will officiate. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 30, at Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.

Jarrod Richard Leon, 33, of Bluffton, died April 23, 2010 in a car accident near Cairo. He was born April 28, 1976 in Great Bend, Kansas.

 

A graduate of Poland (Ohio) High School, he loved to do any kind of outdoor work. He enjoyed wrestling, collecting, and playing with his brothers, sister, nieces, and nephews.

 

Survivors include his mother and step-father, Colleen and Keven Hough, of Port Clinton; his fiancé, Bethany Cunningham, of Bluffton; a daughter, Chasity Leon, of Youngstown; five brothers, Sean M. Leon, of Beaverdam, James (Amy) Mortimer, of Beaverdam, Kevin Bole, of Clemens, North Carolina, Robert Tucker, of Fondulac, Wisconsin, Joshua Hough, of Port Clinton; a sister, Cieran Hough, of Port Clinton; a grandmother, Frances Clavin, of West Bloomfield, Michigan; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

 

A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 28, 2010 at the Beaverdam Village Park where friends shared pictures and stories.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to the Chasity Leon education fund. Arrangements were in the care of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home, Bluffton.