Treva "Betty" Stultz
Jul 18, 2023
Treva “Betty” Stultz, age 100, a resident of rural Pennville, passed away on Tuesday July 18, 2023 at The Waters in Dunkirk, Indiana. She was a member of the Cornerstone Church of Pennville formerly known as Pennville United Methodist Church, Pennville Legion Auxiliary, and Eastern Star. She and her husband Carl owned and operated Stultz Plumbing and Heating Company...
Sara Jane Gaumer
Jul 13, 2023
Sara Jane Gaumer, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Sara was born on March 27, 1931, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Homer and Sara (Sowash) Smith. She graduated from South Williamsport High School in Pennsylvania in 1949 and worked for Gracewood State School and...
Jerry Keever
Jul 12, 2023
Jerry Keever, age 81, a resident of rural Jay County, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at his home in rural Jay County.
Jerry was born on March 17, 1942, in Winchester, Indiana, the son of Maurice Earl and Winifred Pauline (Hunt) Keever. Jerry graduated from Farmland High School in 1960, and attended Purdue University for...
Hubert Wayman, Jr.
Jul 9, 2023
Hubert Wayman Jr., age 89, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was a former resident of Pennville.
Hubert was born on April 12, 1934, in Albany, Indiana the son of Hubert and Esther (Croyle) Wayman. He served in the National Guard, and worked at...
Peggy Atkinson
Jul 8, 2023
Peggy Atkinson age 51, a resident of Portland, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at her home.
Peggy was born July 21, 1971 in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of James “Jim” and Barbara (Hummel) Bruner. She graduated from Jay County High School in 1989 and earned an Associate’s Degree from Ball State University. Peggy was...
Amber Jenkins
Jun 28, 2023
Amber Jenkins, age 40, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis following an extended illness.
Amber was born on October 8, 1982, in Coldwater, Ohio, the daughter of David Keen and Carol (Howell) Geesaman. She graduated from Jay County High School in 2001 and worked for...
Thomas Jerry Jones
Jun 24, 2023
Thomas Jerry Jones, 84, a resident of Umatilla, Florida, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Umatilla, Florida.
He was a former Dunkirk resident and veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean Conflict.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2023 at Dunkirk IOOF Cemetery in Dunkirk, Indiana....
David Pfeifer
Jun 20, 2023
David Pfeifer, age 74, Portland passed away Tuesday June 20, 2023 at his home with loved ones by his side.
Dave was born November 15, 1948, the son of Carl Robert Jr. and Wanda Marie (Mays) Pfeifer. Dave attended Portland High School and worked several different places over the years as a maintenance technician, mechanic, carpenter and...
Elizabeth Brewster
Jun 19, 2023
Elizabeth Brewster, age 39, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Elizabeth was born on August 20, 1983 in Greenville, Ohio, the daughter of George Brewster and Christina Westfall. She graduated from Jay County High School in 2002 where she was active in...
Robert "Bobby" Dillie
Jun 12, 2023
Robert “Bobby” Dillie, age 51, Dunkirk, passed away on Monday, June 12, 2023, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Bobby was born on January 23, 1972 in Anderson, the son of Nancy Patton. He was raised by Vern and Maxine Dillie. Bobby graduated from Jay County High School in 1990 and earned a certificate from...
Patricia "Patty" Hunter
Jun 11, 2023
Patricia “Patty” L. Hunter, age 67, a resident of Bluffton, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Patricia was born August 22, 1955, in Winchester, Indiana, the daughter of Herschel Platt and Clara Bell Towne. She worked at Family Dollar in Ft. Wayne and Winchester. Patricia married Thomas L. Hunter...
Lloyd "Joe" Adcock
Jun 6, 2023
Lloyd “Joe” Adcock, age 91, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at his home in rural Portland.
Lloyd was born on September 14, 1931, in Union City, Indiana, the son of Arlie and Bessie (Warren) Adcock. He married JoAnn Miller on November 22, 1952 and she passed away on February 19,...
Marjorie Marie Baldwin
Jun 2, 2023
Marjorie Marie Baldwin, age 77 of Portland passed away June 2, 2023.
Marjorie was born on June 12, 1945 in Winchester, Indiana to Blair and Louise Skinner. Marjorie married Marvin D. Baldwin on June 29, 1963, who survives her. They would have celebrated 60 years of marriage this year.
Also surviving are her 3 daughters,...
Jama Bumbalough
Jun 1, 2023
Jama L. Bumbalough, age 48, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2023 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.
Jama was born on July 11, 1974, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Jim and Joyce (Shauver) Gibson. She graduated from Jay County High School and worked for Crown Pointe in...
Jay Rowland
May 31, 2023
Jay Rowland, age 96, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at The Gardens of St. Henry in St. Henry, Ohio.
Jay was born on May 8, 1927, in Pennville, Indiana, the son of Ernest and Mary (Cash) Rowland. He graduated from Portland High School in 1945 and was a veteran of the...
David J. Edwards
May 27, 2023
David J. Edwards, age 64, a resident of rural Ridgeville passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at his home following an extended illness.
David was born July 7, 1958, the son of Harry Lee and Mariam (Martin) Edwards. David was employed by First Fleet Transportation in Bluffton for 15 years. He also was self-employed as a...
Vicky Lynn Bash
May 13, 2023
Vicky Lynn Bash age 60, a resident of Muncie, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at her home.
Vicky was born on September 5, 1962 in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Howard and Shirley Bash (Rauch). Vicky was a member of Gaston Community Church in Gaston, Indiana and worked at Jay Randolph Developmental Services for...
Sally Ann Timmons
May 12, 2023
Sally Ann Timmons, age 90, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023 at The Waters of Dunkirk.
Sally was born on May 10, 1933, in Yorktown, Indiana, the daughter of Herman and Hazel Berg. She worked for Kerr Glass in Dunkirk, Jay County Hospital and retired from Caylor-Nickel in Bluffton. Sally was...
Mitch Sutton
May 11, 2023
Mitch Sutton, age 57 a resident of Portland, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at Albany Healthcare. Mitch was a member and past president of the Portland Lion’s Club, the Jay County 4th of July Committee, and a past board member and President of the Portland Aviation Board. He was a 1984 graduate of Jay County High School. Mitch...
Donna Jeanne Whitacre
May 5, 2023
Donna Jeanne Whitacre, age 76, a resident of Berne, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023 at Swiss Village in Berne. She was a former resident of Ft. Recovery, Ohio.
Donna was born on March 19, 1947 in Celina, Ohio, the daughter of Kenneth and Nellie (Grier) Reed. She graduated from Fort Recovery High School in 1965...
