Wayne H. Nyffeler

Wayne H. Nyffeler, 79, of Ashwood Court, died at 10:34 p.m. January 28, 2019, at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. Wayne was born September 28, 1939, in Decatur, Indiana, the son of Earl and Martha Buchanan Nyffeler. He married Henrietta Embs Arthur October 15, 1988, at St. Paul Evangelical Church, Clifty.He lived his younger years in Kokomo and graduated from Kokomo High School. After high school he served in the U.S. Army. Wayne had owned Nyffeler Appliances in Columbus for 26 years, where he created his own clever ads and won many awards for his newspaper advertising. He was very invested and always involved within the community. Wayne began attending First Christian Church in 1958, where he became a member and sang in the choir. He was past president of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, sang and sat on the board of the Columbus Philharmonic, and was currently on the Board of Zoning and Appeals.He began running at the age of 35 and was still running up to the day he was hospitalized. He enjoyed music and singing, and attending his grandkids events. Wayne never missed calling family on their birthday and singing Happy Birthday. The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 2, 2019, at First Christian Church with Milo Smith officiating. Calling will be 4p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.Memorials may be made to First Christian Church Building Fund in Wayne’s memory. Survivors include his wife, Henrietta; sons, Patrick Nyffeler of Columbus and Trent Nyffeler of Dallas and daughter, Melissa Nyffeler of Los Angeles; stepsons, Dwayne Arthur of Bargersville and Joshua (Jenny) Arthur of Columbus and stepdaughters, Lisa Westmark and Lois (Scott) Bonnell, both of Columbus; sister, Marlene (Dick) Ferguson of Kokomo; grandchildren, Ashley Bonnell, Lucy Nyffeler, Colin Bonnell, Joshua Neal Arthur and Ryan Arthur; a great-grandchild, Isaaic Arthur. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Nyffeler and mother, Martha Murphy; and a brother, Duane Nyffeler.