Ruth Prouty
Aug 3, 2022
Ruth Prouty, age 91, a former resident of Pennville, passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at Crowne Pointe Assisted Living in Portland. Ruth and her husband Harold, operated a small farm in Penn Twp. for many years where Ruth was a homemaker and also provided daycare for many children in the Pennville area. She was known as “Grandma...
Robert D. Cooper
Aug 2, 2022
Robert D. Cooper, age 27, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton from injuries sustained in an auto accident on July 25, 2022 in Darke County, Ohio.
Robert was born on March 3, 1995, the son of Robert and Sharon (Smith) Cooper. He graduated from Jay County...
John R. Pearson
Jul 27, 2022
John R. Pearson, age 77, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at his home.
John was born June 21, 1945 in Portland, the son of Robert Pearson and Myrtle (Smith) Pearson. John graduated from Pennville High School in 1963 and served in the National Guard for 6 years. For many years...
William "Bill" Katterhenry
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....
Carol "Joan" Klingel
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,...
Cleda Bonvillian
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...
Zeb Sutton
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...
Jason Craig Miller
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...
Kenneth Rick Roser
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...
Ruby Nifong
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...
Debbie Sylvestre
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.
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Betty Miller
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...
Ruth Reier
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...
Danny E. Coby Jr.
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...
Grace (Monroe) Walter
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...
Harold Prouty
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...
Tammy (Foster) Bye
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...
Patricia Joan (Barr) Hostetter
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...
Wilbur "Sonny" Burgess
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...
Megan Schultz
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...
