Obituaries

Dec 17, 2021

Donald Johnson, age 85, a former resident of Portland, passed away on December 17, 2021 at Adams Heritage Health in Monroeville, Indiana.

Donald was born July 22, 1936 in Battle Creek, Michigan, the son of Chase and Louisa (Sunday) Johnson. Donald graduated from Dunkirk High School then retired from Jay County Hospital. He was a member of...

Dec 13, 2021

John Elga Sanders age 64, a resident of rural Redkey, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at his home in rural Redkey.

John was born in Rochester, Indiana, the son of Ruth Ann (Bales) Myers.

Survivors include:

His companion of 16 years:  Tammy Habben – Redkey, Indiana

1 daughter:  Tara...

Dec 11, 2021

Gladys Young, age 84, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Gladys was born on April 20, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois.  She had a heart of gold and fun sense of humor. Gladys was highly creative, loved sewing, her miniature collection and hugs; she also loved music and...

Dec 10, 2021

Keith Floyd Howell passed away on Friday, December 10th, at his home in Pennville, Indiana, following a brief illness. He was born on August 18, 1959, in Frankfort, Indiana to Rose Agnes (Neal) Howell and Floyd Thomas Howell. He passed surrounded by his loved ones.

He was a 1977 graduate of Jay County High School in Portland,...

Dec 9, 2021

Irwin Paul Bailey, age 75, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021 at his home in Portland.

Irwin was born on May 28, 1946, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Clarence and Thelma (Milligan) Bailey.  Irwin attended Bryant High School and graduated from Portland High School.  Irwin worked at Portland Forge for...

Dec 8, 2021

Ronald Penrod, age 81 a resident of Muncie and a former Portland resident passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Westminster Village in Muncie.  He graduated from Jackson School in Wells County in 1958.   He was Sales Manager for Prudential Insurance Co. in Ft. Wayne and Portland.  He also worked for Lincoln National Financial Services in Muncie retiring in...

Dec 4, 2021

Andrew Eley, age 27, a resident of Indianapolis, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis.  He was a former resident of Portland and Redkey.

Andrew was born on June 8, 1994 in Fort Wayne, the son of Jody and Mary (Garlinger) Eley.  He graduated from Jay County High School in 2014 where...

Nov 23, 2021

Mark D. Phillips, age 67, a resident of Hartford City, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Mark was born on October 8, 1954, in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of Kenneth Albert Phillips and Patricia Joan (Tucker) Housman.  Mark worked for Indiana Glass in Dunkirk.  Mark was a...

Nov 22, 2021

Kyler McIntire, age 16, a resident of rural Pennville, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at his home in rural Pennville.

Kyler was born on May 18, 2005 in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Dana McIntire and Erin Nemeth.  He previously attended Yorktown High School where he played football and wrestled.  He was currently a Sophomore...

Nov 21, 2021

Glenn Richard “Rick” Hambrock, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, following a long illness while in the company of his loving wife Carrie Sue (Wilson) Hambrock, whom he married on July 28, 2005.

Rick was born at Jay County Hospital on September 29, 1954 to Charles Angus and Arlene Marie (Bost) Hambrock.  He graduated in 1972...

Nov 20, 2021

Maxine Hartzell, age 95, a resident of Portland passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital on Saturday, November 20, 2021.  She was retired from EPC in Geneva after more than 30 years. She was a member of the Ladies of the Portland Moose.  She was very active, always working in her yard, and...

Nov 17, 2021

Brian Stephen, age 60, a resident of Portland passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at his home in Portland.

Brian was born February 27, 1961 in Portland, the son of Jacob and Nezzie (Youngblood) Stephen. Brian was a 1980 graduate of Jay County High School. He was a parts manager at Carquest in Portland and Milligan Chevrolet...

Nov 14, 2021

Dixie Lee Toy, age 65 a resident of Redkey, Indiana passed away Sunday, November 14, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She worked at Val’s Place in Redkey for many years.  She was a former member of the Redkey American Legion Auxiliary and loved coaching softball in Redkey.

Dixie Toy was born August 14,...

Nov 11, 2021

Randall Gale Fennig, 67, died in his home on the 11th of November, 2021.

He is survived by his wife, Toni; three children, Jesse, Kathryn (Richard), and David; one granddaughter, Lydia; two brothers, Barry (Pamela) and Stephen (Terry), as well as a number of nieces, nephews, their spouses, great nieces and nephews, and many beloved friends.

Nov 10, 2021

James Davenport, age 75, a resident of Dunkirk passed away Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at IU Health Ball Hospital in Muncie with his family by his side.

James was born December 10, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio the son of Belvin and Cora (Sellers) Davenport. James worked for 43 years at St. Gobain Glass factory in Marion and...

Nov 8, 2021

Nicholas Costello Sr., age 68, a resident of Portland passed away Monday, November 8, 2021 at his home.

Nicholas was born March 15, 1953 in Decatur, Indiana the son of Cecil and Matilda (Costello) Macias. Nicholas worked for MSSL in Portland. Nicholas married Annie Soto on March 11, 1999.

Survivors Include:

His loving...

Nov 4, 2021

Janet Marie Smith, age 79, a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021 at Bethel Pointe Health and Rehab in Muncie, Indiana.  She was employed at McDonalds in Portland for several years and was part of the Jay Randolph Developmental Services family.

Janet Smith was born May 30, 1942 in Jefferson County, Indiana the daughter...

Nov 2, 2021

On November 2, 2021, Richard Brooks Williams, loving husband of Lisa Wolford Williams and father of Jeremy Williams, passed away at the age of 54 surrounded by his loving family. Born December 14, 1966, Richard is survived by sisters: Cheryl Lathem (Dan), Oregon, Cindy Arnett, Muncie, Vickie Smith, Hartford City and 2 brothers, Terry Williams (Felica), Washington and Denny...

Oct 30, 2021

Patsy Laux, age 81, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Patsy was born on March 9, 1940, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Fred and Lola (Hudson) Longnecker.  She worked for Jay Garment in Portland and NAAS Foods in Geneva.  Patsy was an avid salt and pepper...

Oct 28, 2021

Harold W. Hesher, age 70, a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Albany Health Care and Rehabilitation in Albany, Indiana.  He was a 1971 graduate of Bryant High School, and retired in 2013 after 33 years at Jay Products in Portland.  He was a perfectionist when it came to his woodworking and gardening.

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