Obituaries

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”...

Dec 31, 2020

Ann Newton, age 70, a resident of Portland passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at IU Health Ball Hospital in Muncie. Ann was born December 22, 1950 in Jay County, Indiana the daughter of Jim and Bertha (Abbott) Nichols. Ann married Tim Newton on December 27, 1969.

Survivors Include: Her husband of 51 years: Tim Newton...

Dec 23, 2020

Randal “Randy” and Susanne “Susie” Dunmoyer, of Portland, passed away at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Randy passed on December 7, 2020 and Susie passed a few days later on December 10, 2020. Randy was born June 20, 1955 in Portland, Indiana the son of Ervil and Evelyn (White) Dunmoyer.  He was a 1973 graduate of Portland High School. ...

Dec 18, 2020

Pauline M. (Arnold) Carpenter, age 97 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.  She was a member of the Portland Moose and Eagles Lodge, and the Portland American Legion Auxiliary.  She retired in 1976 from Corning Glass in Bluffton after 20 years.

Pauline Carpenter was born September 15, 1923...

Dec 17, 2020

Kenneth Raymond Smith, age 81, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Kenneth was born October 9, 1939, in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Norman H. and Beatrice E. (Neeley) Smith.  Kenneth married Kathryn Anne (Scholer) on April 13, 1963.

Kenneth graduated from Royerton High School...

Dec 15, 2020

Patrick Wallace, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his sons’ home in Montgomery, Illinois following an extended illness.

Patrick was born on June 26, 1949, in Portland, Indiana, the son of John and Myrtle (Tharp) Wallace.  He graduated from Madison Township High School.  Patrick served in the U.S. Army...

Dec 14, 2020

Charles Denney Sr., 68, a resident of Portland, passed away Monday at his home.

Charles was born September 11, 1952, in Portland the son of Robert C. and Betty (Runion) Denney.  Charles worked for Champion in Ridgeville, Fleetwood in Decatur and John Graber Construction. Charles was a veteran of the US Army.

Charles married Deborah...

Dec 10, 2020

Susanne “Susie” Dunmoyer, age 64, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was a 1974 graduate of Dunkirk High School.  She worked at Jay Products for 19 years, First National Bank in Portland, Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union in Portland and Inman U-loc in Portland.

Dec 10, 2020

David D. Thomas, age 80, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Majestic Care in Fort Wayne.

David was born on December 12, 1939, in Wyoming County, West Virginia, the son of George and Winnie A. (Hash) Thomas.  David was a veteran of the US Army serving in Vietnam where he...

Dec 9, 2020

Tina L. Adkins, age 43 passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her Portland home.

Tina was born January 7, 1977 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Russell Butler and Caroline (Jacobs) Adkins.

Survivors Include:

Her mother- Caroline Adkins, Portland, Indiana

2 Brothers- Tim Butler, Portland, Indiana, and Russell Butler, Portland,...

Dec 7, 2020

Gregory Neighbors, age 50, a resident of Bluffton, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 in Bluffton.

Gregory was born in the Philippines on May 10, 1970 the son of Eugene and Patricia (Windsor) Neighbors.  He worked for Richards Restaurant in Bluffton and the car wash in Bluffton.  Gregory married Wendy DeBoy on March 29, 2007.

Dec 7, 2020

Randal “Randy” Dunmoyer, age 65 a resident of Portland passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was a 1973 graduate of Portland High School.  He worked at Jay Products in Portland for 40 years and Ft. Recovery Industries for several years.  He was active in the Amateur Ham radio group in...

Dec 6, 2020

Joyce Ann Lightner-Wells a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk.

Joyce was born in Dunkirk, the daughter of James and Agnes (Whitesell) Burnette.  She graduated from Dunkirk High School in1956 and worked for Armstrong Glass in Dunkirk for many years.  She was a member of Temple Baptist...

Dec 5, 2020

Thomas “Willie” Wilhelm, age 67 passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his home in Redkey.

He was a member of the Redkey United Methodist Church and was retired from Sterling Casting in Bluffton after 25 years.  He was a member of the Circle X in Winchester, the GMP Union Local # 455, and the National Rifle...

Dec 2, 2020

Gene Geesaman, age 88 a resident of rural Jay County passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Village Green Health Campus in Greenville, Ohio.   He raised chickens and farmed in Bearcreek Twp. Jay County for many years.  He graduated from Redkey High School and was an Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict.  He was a member of the...