Galen J. Baumgartner, 87, of Bluffton, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 2, 2023, at his residence. Gale was born in Adams County on Jan. 17, 1936, to John H. and Mary E. (Gehring) Baumgartner. He married Joyce Isch in Bluffton on Dec. 25, 1958; she survives. Gale graduated from Berne French High School in 1954…