Obituaries

Jan 13, 2020

Geraldine (Gagle) Velasco went to be with her Lord January 13, 2020. She was born in Jay County, Indiana but spent her life in Ohio until she moved to Arizona in 1962. She was a resident of Arizona until returning to Ohio in 1987. Gerry was employed by Beneficial Finance in Dayton for 20 years, taught one year at...

Jan 6, 2020

Dieter Johnson, age 65, a resident of Marion, Indiana, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Marion VA in Marion, Indiana.  He was a former resident of Redkey, Indiana.

Dieter was born on September 18, 1954, in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Damon and Herta (Hofstetter) Johnson.  He graduated from Redkey High School and served...

Dec 28, 2019

John Hogg, age 96 a former Salamonia resident passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his home in Portland.

He was born October 17, 1923 in Jay County the son of Charles and Mabel (Wilkinson) Hogg. He retired from Sheller Globe in Union City, Indiana after 34 years. He was a member of the Salamonia United Church...

Dec 26, 2019

Victor E. Uhrick, age 77 a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.  He worked at Indiana Manufacturing in Dunkirk, and was a proud veteran serving in the Indiana Army National Guard for 37 years.   He was a member of the Portland American Legion Post 211 and attended the Trinity United Methodist...

Dec 25, 2019

Darrell St. John, age 88 a resident of Pennville, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.   He was a longtime Knox Twp. farmer in Jay County and drove a school bus for the Jay School Corporation.  He was an Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict and a member of the...

Dec 24, 2019

Frances Miskinis, age 76 a resident of Redkey, Indiana passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Frances was born April 3, 1943. The daughter of Edward and Helen (Kaufman) Galligan.  She was married on June 17, 1960 to Kenneth Miskinis and he passed away on September 27, 2007.

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Dec 23, 2019

Phillip E. Hayden, age 62 a resident of rural Portland passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was a self-employed truck driver, and enjoyed fishing, camping and his dog, Lady.

Phillip Hayden was born May 24, 1957 in Portland, Indiana the son of Robert and Patty (Hickey) Hayden.

Dec 23, 2019

Amber Jo Davis (58) of Union City, Indiana, with her family by her side, was delivered into the hands of our Lord on Monday December 23, 2019 after battling an extended illness.

Amber was born on May 1, 1961, Hartford City, Indiana, the daughter of James and Mildred (Johnson) Wentz.

Amber held many jobs, but...

Dec 13, 2019

Evelyn E. McKibben age 93 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, December 13, 2019 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.  She was a 1944 graduate of Gray High School in Jay County.  She retired from Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. in Winchester, Indiana after 19 years. Evelyn McKibben was born January 13, 1926 in Wabash, Indiana the daughter of Edison...

Dec 12, 2019

Greg Hummel, age 68 a resident of rural Portland passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019.  Greg was a member of Walnut Corner Church where he was the song leader.  He was a member of the Tri State Gas Engine and Tractor Assoc., and Gideons International. He enjoyed restoring tractors and camping.  He was a 1969 graduate of Portland High...

Dec 11, 2019

Chris Limbert, age 63 a resident of rural Portland passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at IU Health Jay Hospital.  He was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Portland.  He worked for Portland Forge for 28 years and retired in 2012 from FCC in Portland.  He enjoyed attending gun shows and auctions, as well as building RC...

Dec 10, 2019

Janet (Darby) Johnson, age 85, a resident of Poneto, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton.

Janet was born on September 24, 1934 in Portland, the daughter of Alvah and Vergie (Warnock) Harter.  Janet worked at CTS in Berne for over 25 years.  She was a member of West Walnut...

Dec 8, 2019

Robert “RJ” James Fuller, age 30, a resident of Redkey passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019 at his home in Redkey.

RJ was born July 21, 1989 in Portland, Indiana the son of Doug Fuller and Donna Loden (Rickner). He attended Jay County High School where we played baseball, RJ was an avid Cubs fan, enjoyed working...

Nov 24, 2019

Judith J. Smitley age 78 a resident of Portland passed away Sunday, November24, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was a member of the New Covenant Fellowship Church in Collett.  She was a homemaker, served as a secretary for the Guidance Counselor at West Jay Middle School and Babysat at home for many years.

Nov 23, 2019

Gene Robert Whitehead, Jr. age 52 passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at his home in Portland.  He was a 1985 graduate of Wes-Del High School in Muncie.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked over 20 years at Pennville Custom Cabinets in Portland as a Programmer.

Gene was born February 11, 1967 in...

Nov 20, 2019

Coy “Snooks” Burks age 81 a resident of Redkey passed away Wednesday, November, 20, 2019 at his home.

He was retired from Ramsey Typewriter in Muncie and was an active member of the D.A.V. in Portland where he was past Treasure and past Vice Commander for many years.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.  He...

Nov 19, 2019

Stanley E. Emery, age 73, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Stan was born on November 5, 1946 in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Edward (Buck) and Thelma (Maynard) Emery.  He graduated from Portland High School in 1964.  Stan married Eileen Fifer on May 25,...

Nov 17, 2019

Caryn Radziejewski, age 60, a resident of Portland, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Majestic Care in Fort Wayne following an extended illness.  Caryn was a resident of Key West, Florida, moving back to Portland in 2014.  She attended Jay County High School.

Caryn was born on November 21, 1958, in Jay County, the daughter...

Oct 11, 2019

Talma “Sue” Wilhelm, age 72 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at IU Health Jay Hospital.  She was a homemaker and was a babysitter for many years from her home in Portland.

Talma “Sue” Wilhelm was born August 29, 1947 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Keith and Dorothy (Smith) Hartley.  She was...

Oct 9, 2019

Wayne and Zayne Burroughs, age 69, twin brothers were born on December 15, 1949 in Lafayette, Indiana, the children of George and Antoinette (Linder) Burroughs.  From birth the boys were hardly ever separated and were always seen together. They both worked at Tyson Foods in Portland and additionally Wayne worked at Wal-Mart in Portland.

Together they were...