Sylvia M Frauhiger

September 25, 1915 - September 28, 2015

Sylvia M. Frauhiger, 100, of Bluffton passed away at 4:00 a.m. on Monday, September 28, 2015, at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. She was born on September 25, 1915 in Wells County to Samuel & Nettie (Neuenschwander) Gerber. A lifelong resident of Wells County, she graduated from Lancaster High School with the class of 1933. Sylvia worked with her father in the Gerber Grocery Store in Craigville. She also worked at Farmers and Merchants Bank Branch in Craigville, Fryback’s Restaurant for 13 years and retired in 1984 from Heyerly’s Market where she worked for 12 years in the produce department. She was a member of the Bluffton North Apostolic Christian Church. She enjoyed traveling all over the world and loved quilting in her retirement. On March 24, 1940 in Wells County, Sylvia married Ivan Frauhiger. They shared 58 years of marriage before he preceded her in death on April 12, 1998. Her children are; Arlene (Rich) Stoller of Bluffton, Rudy (Connie) Frauhiger of Bluffton and Bruce Frauhiger of Tocsin and she was preceded in death by a son, Brice Frauhiger. She is also survived by six grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law Alyce Gerber of Bluffton. She is the last survivor of the Samuel Gerber family and was preceded in death by her siblings; Ervin Gerber, Herman Gerber, Walter Gerber, Viola Ringger, Naomi Ringger, Freida Steffen, Ralph O. Gerber, Mahilda “Tilly” Kaehr, Clifford Gerber, Arthur Gerber, Glen Gerber and Kenneth Gerber. Calling hours will be from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday (October 1, 2015) at the Bluffton North Apostolic Christian Church with calling for one hour prior to the service. Ministers Nile Bucher and Doyle Frauhiger will officiate. Burial will take place at the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery with a committal prayer by Chad Gerber. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Thoma/Rich, Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Friends can send online condolences to the family at www.thomarich.com.