Obituaries

Jul 14, 2022

William “Bill” Katterhenry, 65, left this world on July 14th, 2022 after a short battle with lung cancer. Bill was born October 31, 1956 to the late Oliver and Luada (McKee) Katterhenry. Bill had three daughters, whom he leaves behind. Alisha Wendel (Tom Dues), Sara (Timothy) Bicker and Amanda (Ben) Tinder. (He was a very family-oriented and loving father....

Jul 11, 2022

Carol “Joan” Klingel, age 90, a resident of rural Ridgeville, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022 at her home.

Joan was born on May 31, 1932, in Salamonia, Indiana, the daughter of Howard and Opal Irene (Delauter) Hilfiker.  She graduated from Madison Township School and worked for Farm Fresh in Portland, Hartwigs Poultry in Ft. Recovery,...

Jul 9, 2022

Cleda Bonvillian, age 85, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Envive of Hartford City.

Cleda was born on February 11, 1937, in Banner Springs, Tennessee, the daughter of Least and Oakley (Young) Hicks.  She worked at Millers Merry Manor and retired from Indiana Glass after 27 years.  She was a member...

Jul 4, 2022

Zeb Sutton, age 43, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 at his home in Dunkirk.

Zeb was born on November 9, 1978, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Harold Sutton, Jr. and Cinda (Lee) Sutton.  He graduated from Jay County High School in 1997.  Zeb enjoyed helping children of all ages and...

Jun 28, 2022

Jason Craig Miller, age 48, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at his home in Redkey.

Jason was born on August 14, 1973, in Biloxi, Mississippi, the son of Jack and Coni (Dorman) Miller.  He graduated from Jay County High School in 1991.

Survivors include:

His parents:  Jack...

Jun 28, 2022

Kenneth Rick Roser, age 48, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Rick was born on February 6, 1974, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Kenneth Eugene and Connie (Staver) Roser.  He graduated from Jay County High School and worked as a truck driver for...

Jun 26, 2022

Ruby Nifong, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022 at T.J. Samson Community Hospital in Glassgow, Kentucky.

Ruby was born in Jay County on December 22, 1953 the daughter of John Henry and Shirley (Marvin) Gibson. Ruby attended Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne and retired from Randolph Nursing and Rehabilitation in Winchester...

Jun 25, 2022

Debbie Sylvestre, age 67, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at her home in rural Portland.

Debbie was born on August 21, 1954, in Portland, the daughter of Douglas Gillum and Treva Williams.  She graduated from Monroe Central High School and worked for Pretzel Inc and Inventure Foods in Bluffton.

Jun 17, 2022

Betty Sue Miller, age 92, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Betty was born on April 26, 1930, in Winchester, Indiana, the daughter of Herschel and Eva (Pugh) Harrell.  She and her husband farmed in Pike Township for many years and she retired...

Jun 17, 2022

Ruth Reier, age 87, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Pennville. She was a former resident of Ft. Recovery, Ohio.

Ruth was born on December 20, 1934, in Fort Recovery, Ohio, the daughter of Otto and Frona (Huffman) Green.  She attended Fort Recovery High School and worked...

Jun 14, 2022

Danny E. Coby Jr, age 49, a resident of Portland, Passed away Tuesday at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.

Danny was born in Jay County on January 17, 1973 the son of Danny Coby Sr. and Betty Louise (Best) Pfeifer. Danny work for 15 years at Stricks in Monroe, IN. Danny married Cicily Stein on June...

Jun 14, 2022

Grace M. Walter, age 88, a former Pennville resident passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Millers Merry Manor in Hartford City, Indiana.  She was a long time member of the Pennville United Methodist Church.  She worked at Crist Trucking Supply, Cutting, and 3M all in Hartford City, and 3D in Portland.

Grace Walter was born October...

Jun 14, 2022

Harold Prouty, age 94, a former resident of Pennville, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022.  He and his wife, Ruth, operated a small farm in Penn Twp. for many years. He retired from Franklin Trucking; he owned and operated  P&L Trucking.  He was a member of the Union Chapel Church in Bryant, Gideons International and he was an original...

Jun 9, 2022

Tammy Bye, age 50, a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022 at IU Health Ball Hospital in Muncie.

Tammy was born January 30, 1972 the daughter of Gilbert and Irene (Bumbalough) Foster. Tammy graduated from Jay County High School in 1991, She was a substitute teacher for Jay Schools and a member of New...

May 30, 2022

Patricia Joan (Barr) Hostetter gained her angel wings on May 30th, 2022, in Pennville, Indiana. Patrica was 83 years old. Patricia's life would seem too short to many, but those of us who were blessed to be touched by her understand that her existence and the imprint she left on our hearts exceed the quantity of time that she...

May 28, 2022

Wilbur “Sonny” Burgess, age 84, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.

Sonny was born on March 17, 1938, in Geneva, Indiana, the son of Wilford and Velma (Jack) Burgess.  He married Esta Spencer on June 1, 1957.

Sonny worked for NAAS Foods in...

May 25, 2022

Megan Schultz, age 25, a resident of rural Redkey, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at her home in rural Redkey.  She was a former resident of Fort Wayne.

Megan was born on October 7, 1996, in Paradise, California, the daughter of Tonya (Willis) Marsh.  She graduated from New-Tech Academy in Fort Wayne in 2014.  She...

May 16, 2022

Donnie Corn, age 49, a resident of Portland, passed away Monday, May 16, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Donnie was born September 18, 1972 in Winchester, Indiana. Donnie graduated from Winchester High School in Winchester, Indiana. Donnie was the Jay County Highway Superintendent. He was an organ donor, a volunteer fire fighter, a member...

May 16, 2022

Paul, Betty and Nancy LeMaster passed away on Monday, May 16, 2022 from injuries sustained in an auto accident in Portland.

Paul was born on July 24, 1932, in Jay County, the son of Ord and Ruth (Haley) LeMaster.  He graduated from Portland High School in 1950 and worked as a meat cutter for Kroger, a Feed...

May 13, 2022

Mary Hernandez Castillo, age 64, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2022 at her home in Portland.

Mary was born on January 24, 1958, in Corpus Christi, Texas, the daughter of Isdrio and Doloris (Garza) Hernandez.

Survivors include:

Her children:  Stephanie Castillo – Portland, Indiana

Raymond Castillo,...