Obituaries

Obituaries for Portland and Pennville, IN.

Ann Newton

Ann Newton

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...

Randy And Susan Dunmoyer

Randy And Susan Dunmoyer

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. ...

Pauline M. (Arnold) Carpenter

Pauline M. (Arnold) Carpenter

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...

Kenneth Raymond Smith

Kenneth Raymond Smith

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...

Patrick Wallace

Patrick Wallace

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...

Charles Denney, Sr.

Charles Denney, Sr.

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...

Susanne "Susie" Dunmoyer

Susanne "Susie" Dunmoyer

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.

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David Thomas

David Thomas

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...

Tina L Adkins

Tina L Adkins

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,...

Gregory Neighbors

Gregory Neighbors

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.

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Randy Dunmoyer

Randy Dunmoyer

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...

Joyce Ann Lightner-Wells

Joyce Ann Lightner-Wells

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...

Thomas "Willie" Wilhelm

Thomas "Willie" Wilhelm

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...

Gene Geesaman

Gene Geesaman

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...

Judy Shaneyfelt

Judy Shaneyfelt

Dec 1, 2020

Judy Shaneyfelt, age 79, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Judy was born on May 20, 1941, in Portland, the daughter of Chester and Louella E. (Eley) Shaneyfelt.

Private graveside services will be held at Antioch Cemetery, south of Portland.

Arrangements...

Nina Records

Nina Records

Nov 30, 2020

Nina Records, age 93 a resident of Portland passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk.  She was a registered nurse and worked at the Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana and the Dalton Foundry in Warsaw.  She and her late husband Earl, were owners of White Metal Rolling and Stamping in Warsaw, Indiana.  She was...

Shirley Bower

Shirley Bower

Nov 29, 2020

Shirley A. Bower, age 75, a resident of Richmond, former resident of Pennville, Indiana, Chandler, Arizona, and Berne, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Rosebud Nursing Home in Richmond.

Shirley was born November 22, 1945, in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Vernon and Doris (Burry) Morgan. She was a CNA at Community Care...

Duane Harter

Duane Harter

Nov 20, 2020

Duane Harter, age 74, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Duane was born on June 28, 1946, in Jay County, the son of Hank Harter and Juanita Steen.  Duane loved his wife and family most.  They were his whole life.  He spent 56 wonderful...

Marlene Murphy

Marlene Murphy

Nov 18, 2020

Marlene M. Murphy, age 80, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Marlene was born on May 10, 1940, in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary (Curtis) Geesaman.  She worked for Kerr Glass in Dunkirk for 35 years, retiring in 1995.

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Kathryn Black

Kathryn Black

Nov 14, 2020

Kathryn Black, age 78, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Kathy was born on April 30, 1942, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Eugene and Vivian (Harker) Fiely.  She graduated from Fort Recovery High School and married Irvin J. Black, Sr. on June 30, 1962.  He passed...

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