Dorothy Louise Ernst-Maxey, 100, passed away on Oct. 25, 2024 at Christian Care Retirement Community in Bluffton. She was born on Feb. 14, 1924, in Fort Wayne to Aaron and Ruth (Mountz) Soellinger. She graduated from Huntertown High School in 1942. On Oct. 29, 1943, Dorothy married Richard L. Ernst of Bluffton, until his passing…