Obituaries

Feb 11, 2021

Linda J. Wysong, age 80, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at     her home in Portland.

Linda was born on October 3, 1940, in Winchester, Indiana, the daughter of Fred and Esther (Cash) Reynolds.  She worked at Anchor Hocking in Winchester for several years.  Linda married Byron Wysong on September 7, 1957....

Feb 10, 2021

Rene Harris a resident of Redkey, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.  Rene was born April 19, 1971 in Jay County Hospital, she had a rough start in life being a preemie, she had a measure of learning disabilities, but fought hard to make the best of her situation. She was...

Feb 10, 2021

Jeffrey S. Bailey, age 45, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at his home in Portland.

Jeff was born on June 14, 1975 in Portland, the son of Alan and Brenda (Bowers) Bailey.  He graduated from Jay County High School and worked at Pizza Hut, Pizza King and Dicks Pizza all of...

Feb 4, 2021

James “Jim” Stone, age 70, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.

Jim was born on November 5, 1950, in Richmond, Kentucky, the son of Raymond and Louise (Armstrong) Stone.  Jim worked for EPC in Geneva for over 37 years and was a member of the...

Feb 3, 2021

Ralph Steve Neargarder, age 84, a resident of Union City, Indiana, passed away Wednesday February 3, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Ralph was born on May 28, 1936 in Union City, Indiana the son of Clem and Ada (Sargent) Neargarder and was raised by Harry and Viola Rhodes. He worked at Portland Ready...

Feb 2, 2021

Rita K. Andrews age 68 a resident of rural Dunkirk passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She worked at Haynes Milling Company  and was a  member of the Portland Moose Lodge.

Rita Andrews was born April 12, 1952 in Jay County, Indiana the daughter of Claude and Naomi (Bennett)...

Feb 1, 2021

Ruth L. Zeiler, age 94, a resident of rural Bryant passed away Monday, February 1, 2021, at Persimmon Ridge Nursing Home in Portland.

Ruth was born February 19, 1926 the daughter of Harley and Mildred (Betz) Roll. She graduated from Bryant high school in 1944. Ruth was a homemaker and a member of Bryant Wesleyan Church.

Jan 30, 2021

Emma Lou (Myers) Bocook, 84, of Port Huron, Michigan passed away on January 30, 2021.

Emma was born in Portland, Indiana on October 18, 1936 to Kathleen (Williamson) and Noel

Myers of Portland. She attended school at American University of Beirut in Lebanon, earning

her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Emma nursed...

Jan 23, 2021

David Petschke, age 78, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

David was born on September 29, 1942, in Portland, the son of Raymond and Joanna Ruth (Hughes) Petschke.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Sons of the American Legion and Portland Moose Lodge.  He worked...

Jan 22, 2021

Lonnie Thompson, age 58, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Signature Health Care in Muncie.

Lonnie was born in Portland on July 7, 1962, the son of Forrest and Marie (Duer) Thompson.

Survivors include:

2 brothers:  Richard Thompson (wife Deb) – Portland, Indiana

Robert Thompson...

Jan 20, 2021

Sara H. Lake, age 71, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at her home in Portland, Indiana.

A longtime resident of Portland, Sara was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 5, 1949. She was the

daughter of John and Elizabeth (Murphy) Kontos. Sara married Paul Lake in 1972. She retired from

home health...

Jan 19, 2021

Carol Joan Retter, age 83, a resident of Winchester, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Parker Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parker City, Indiana.

Joan was born on July 14, 1937, in Portland, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Thompson.  She loved children and baby-sat for many years.  Joan enjoyed being outside spending time...

Jan 16, 2021

Billy J. Jobe, age 82 passed away, Saturday, January 16, 2021 at his home in Portland.  He retired from Teledyne Portland Forge after 34 years.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and attended the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland.

Billy Jobe was born February 18, 1938 in Lilbourn, Missouri the son of Robert and...

Jan 14, 2021

Carol Guntle, age 64, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Carol was born on June 6, 1956 in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Earl Robert and Janet (Hoskins) Guntle.  She graduated from Portland High School in 1974.

Survivors include:

Her parents:  Earl and...

Jan 11, 2021

Pauline Hartman, age 71, a resident of Pennville passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at her home.

Pauline was born April 22, 1949 in Pennville, Indiana the daughter of Ralph and Margaret (Romine) Hartman. She was a member of the Pennville VFD Auxiliary. Pauline worked for Copeland Corporation in Sidney, Ohio for 24 years and retired from...

Jan 10, 2021

Rosa Sutter, age 82, a former resident of Portland passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Bethel Pointe Health and Rehab in Muncie.

Rosa was born on March 8, 1938, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Walter Leroy Mason and Viola (Rudy) Mason-Lee.  She was a self-employed housekeeper and caretaker for the elderly.  Rosa was a...

Jan 7, 2021

Penny Darlene Taylor passed away on January 7, 2021, at the age of 52. She was born in Bluffton on August 23, 1968. The daughter of Virginia Anderson and Larry Taylor. She grew up in Pennville before relocating to Redkey, where she resided for the remainder of her life. She is survived by two sons, Steven Taylor, 33 (Mikaela)...

Jan 5, 2021

Mike Theurer, age 59,  a rural Portland resident passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at IU Health Jay County Hospital.  He was employed as a Data Network technician and a veteran of the U.S. Navy.  He had a passion for Harley Davidson motorcycles which led him to be a charter member of the Patriot M.C., where he was past...

Jan 5, 2021

Dustin “Chink” A. Journay, age 35, a resident of Portland. Passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at his home.

Dustin was born February 2, 1985 in Portland, Indiana the son of Eldon Journay and Cindy (Hutzler) Kelley. He was a self-employed contractor. Dustin enjoyed fishing with his family and tinkering with everything.

Survivors include:

Dec 31, 2020

Raymand Lee Edwin Clark, was born in Portland, Indiana on April 15, 1927.  He passed away on December 31, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Lavon Clark, his sons Thonie “Stephen” Clark and Wayne Anthony Leon Clark.

Survivors include his daughter Linda Clark, a sister Betty Kaderly, and his wife Viola “Midge”...