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...
Donnie Corn
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...
Paul, Betty And Nancy Lemaster
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...
Mary Hernandez Castillo
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,...
Arlo Gettinger
May 12, 2022
Arlo Gettinger, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022 at IU Health Ball Hospital in Muncie, Indiana.
Arlo was born June 25, 1950 in Muncie, Indiana the son of Robert and Mary (Roth) Gettinger. Arlo graduated from Portland high school in 1968 and served during the Vietnam War with the United States...
Ronald "Ron" Krieg
May 8, 2022
Ronald “Ron” Krieg, age 76, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at his home in Portland.
Ron was born on September 18, 1945, in Anderson, Indiana, the son of Robert Krieg, Sr. and Dora (Kaufman) Krieg. Ron graduated from Governor I.P. Gray High School in 1963. He married Betty Bailey on June...
Freda Shull
May 4, 2022
Freda Shull, age 80, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.
Freda was born on October 23, 1941, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Wilbur and Bessie (Wright) Manor. She married Charles Hartman on July 29, 1966, and he passed away on January 20, 1990. She...
Staci Williams
May 3, 2022
Staci Williams age 43, a resident of Hartford City passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2022 in Bryant, Indiana.
Staci was born February 20, 1979 in Bluffton, Indiana the daughter of Danny and Jeanne (Futrell) Williams. She graduated from Jay County High School in 1997. Staci worked for BRC in Harford City.
Survivors include:
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David Lothridge Sr.
Apr 27, 2022
David Lothridge Sr., age 66, a former resident of Portland, passed away Wednesday April, 27, 2022 at Bellevue Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska after an extended illness.
David was born December 8, 1955 in California the son of Richard Lothridge Sr. and Margaret Gallets (Price). David worked for Courtyard by Marriott Omaha Bellevue in Nebraska. He was...
Mary Hardy
Apr 23, 2022
Mary Hardy, age 95, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2022 at Morrison Woods in Muncie.
Mary was born on January 4, 1927, in Parker City, Indiana, the daughter of Herbert and Ruth Marie (Bullard) Ford. She was a member of the Eastern Star and volunteered for Jay County Hospital Auxiliary and...
