Dean E. Archbold

Dean E. Archbold, 70, of Bluffton passed away on Tuesday morning January 03, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Dean was born on December 20, 1941 in Adams County, Indiana to Harold E. & Wilma (Carnes) Archbold. He graduated from Ossian High School with the class of 1960. He was a very talented basketball player. It was during his junior year that he made the winning shot in overtime at the buzzer to beat Bluffton in the sectional in the Tiger Den. Dean went on to obtain his a degree in Accounting from International Business College in Fort Wayne. He worked for 25+ years at American Tool and Engineering in Fort Wayne before going to work at Roembke Manufacturing & Design where he worked for over 10 years prior to his retirement. After retirement, Dean enjoyed working as a part time groundskeeper at the Timber Ridge Golf Course. On March 17, 1962 in Wells County, Dean married Patricia K. ( Bauermeister) Archbold. They have shared nearly 50 years together, she survives in Bluffton, along with a daughter Kimberly Fiechter of Bluffton and two sons Bret E. Archbold of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and Darin D. (wife Amy) Archbold of Fort Wayne. Dean was lovingly referred to as “Grandpa Dean” to 7 grandchildren; Andrea (husband Shay) Sliger of Fort Wayne, Kourtney Fiechter of Indianapolis, Nate E. Archbold of Ossian, Klay Fiechter of Bluffton and Jake, Paige & Taylor Archbold all of Fort Wayne. Other survivors include a brother Lyle (wife Janelle) Archbold of Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada and a sister Marilyn Lindquist of Farmington, Connecticut. Calling Hours will be held from 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Thoma/Rich, Chaney & Lemler Funeral Home in Bluffton. Funeral Services will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday (January 6, 2012) at the The Chapel Church in Fort Wayne with additional calling from 11 a.m. until the time of the service at The Chapel. Pastor Rick Hawks will officiate. Memorials may be made in Dean’s memory to Mad Anthony’s Children’s Hope House on Lutheran Hospital Campus or to Jeff Gordon’s Children’s Foundation, and should be made through the funeral home. Friends can send online condolences to www.thomarich.com.

Dean E. Archbold

December 20, 1941 - January 3, 2012