Jeffrey K. Bowen
Sep 2, 2022
Jeffrey K. Bowen, 68, owner of the Portland Clock Doc shop, died Sept. 2, 2022, at Lutheran Hospital, where he was being treated for cancer. He opened the clock repair business in 2015 after spending decades working in local factories, often as a supervisor. His employers included Bailey Seed Farms, Alphabet, and Accelerated Curing Inc.
Jeff devoted...
Roger Locker
Aug 27, 2022
Roger Locker, age 71 a resident of Portland passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022 at his home. Roger owned and operated Locker’s Touch of Country for many years. He was a 1969 graduate of Portland High School and earned a business degree from Indiana Business College. He was a former member of the Jay County Hospital Board of Directors....
James David Lemaster
Aug 26, 2022
James David LeMaster, age 75, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk.
David was born on April 12, 1947, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Garth L. LeMaster, Sr. and Ora (Brady) LeMaster. He graduated from Portland High School in 1965 and was a veteran of the...
Barbara "Ramona" Gordon
Aug 20, 2022
Barbara “Ramona” Gordon, age 82, a resident of rural Redkey, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Barbara was born on February 3, 1940 in Portland, the daughter of Carlton and Barbara Pauline (Carmichael) Smelser. She was raised by Blanch and Edna Chalfant. Barbara graduated from Gray High School...
Ricardo Nava
Aug 20, 2022
Ricardo Nava, age 43, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022.
Ricardo was born on October 3, 1978, in Torreón, Mexico, the son of Mario Nava and Olga Carmona. Ricardo was a veteran of the Mexican Army. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Wabash Valley Golf Course. Ricardo enjoyed...
Donn H. Lea
Aug 14, 2022
Donn H. Lea, age 85, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at his home in rural Dunkirk.
Donn was born on February 16, 1937, in Blackford County, Indiana, the son of David Lea, Sr. and Melvie (Dickson) Lea. He attended Gray High School and served for 8 years in the Indiana...
Ray H. Scott
Aug 10, 2022
Ray H. Scott, age 68, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at his home in Pennville.
Ray was born on June 12, 1954, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the son of Gale and Marie (Dorton) Scott. He graduated from Pennville High School in 1972 and earned his MBA from the University of...
Ramonda Stanford
Aug 9, 2022
Ramonda Stanford, age 54, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Ramonda was born on September 27, 1967, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Carl and Rozal (Hall) Stanford. She graduated from Jay County High School.
Survivors include:
Her parents: Carl...
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...
