Vallis J. (McDonald) Bales, 90, of Bluffton, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. She was born on Sunday, March 15, 1936, in Wells County to the late James Ernest McDonald and Kathryn Irene Schwarzkopf McDonald. Vallis married Glenn A. Bales on Thursday, Feb. 17, 1955, in Dunkirk. She was a 1955 graduate of Chester Center High School. Vallis worked at Corning Glass in Bluffton for 13 years and lat…
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