Obituaries

Oct 6, 2019

Dorothy “Dottie” Sanders, age 87, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Morrison Woods in Muncie.  She was a former Jay County resident.

Dorothy was born on January 31, 1932, in Jay County, the daughter of Clarence and Hazel (Harden) Myers.  She worked for Value City Furniture in Muncie, owned and operated...

Oct 4, 2019

Linda L. Herriford, age 55 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester.  She was a 1982 graduate of Jay County High School.  Linda loved camping, fishing and going to yard sales.  She was employed at MSSL in Portland for 13 years.

Linda Herriford was born February 15, 1964...

Sep 30, 2019

Betty Armstrong, age 92 a resident of Portland passed away Monday, September 30, 2019 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre.  She was a homemaker, and a member of the Portland Church of God of Prophecy and the Portland American Legion Auxiliary for over 50 years.

Betty Armstrong was born June 12, 1927 in Muncie, Indiana the daughter of...

Sep 28, 2019

Winona Westlake, age 27, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at her home in Portland.

Winona was born on July 13, 1992, in Portland, the daughter of Greg and Patty (May) Westlake.  She graduated from Jay County High School in 2011 and worked for W&M Manufacturing in Portland.

Survivors include:...

Sep 27, 2019

Teresa A. Corn, (52) of Portland lost her courageous battle with cancer on September

27, 2019 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie IN. Teresa was born in New Castle IN on March 22,

1967 to Buddy and Jill Smith. She graduated from Muncie Southside High School class of

1985.

Teresa was united...

Sep 21, 2019

Sally S. Guntle, age 74 a resident of rural Portland passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at her home. She retired from Housekeeping at Jay County Hospital in Portland after many years.  She was a 1963 graduate of Portland High School.

Sally Guntle was born March 14, 1945 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Kenneth and Helen...

Sep 20, 2019

Barbara Bruner, age 78, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Barbara was born on July 26, 1941, in Union City, Indiana, the daughter of Glenn and Mary (LeMaster) Hummel.  She graduated from Mississinewa Valley High School in 1960 and married Jim Bruner on June...

Sep 18, 2019

Connie E. Howell, age 70 a resident of Portland passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at her home.

Connie was born December 11, 1948 in Portland the daughter of Charles and Rosalie (Merry) McAfee. She was a graduate of Portland high school in 1967 she then married Herbert Howell on December 30, 1976 he passed away on...

Sep 16, 2019

Tom “Charles” Scott, age 85, a resident of Portland passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, in Muncie.

Tom was born May 13, 1934 in Portland. Tom married his sweetheart Mary Coons and celebrated 64 years of marriage. He retired from Sheller Globe in Montpellier after 50 years.  He enjoyed retirement,...

Sep 13, 2019

Janet Penrod, age 78 a former Portland resident passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at The Woodlands in Muncie, Indiana.  She was a 1959 graduate of Elmhurst High School in Ft. Wayne.  She was a member of The Garden at Gesthsemane Church in Muncie.   She was a secretary for Lafayette Elementary School in Ft. Wayne.  She then moved to...

Sep 6, 2019

Bailey, age 71 passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 at her Noble Twp. home in Jay County.  She and her husband farmed in Noble Twp for many years.  She worked at CTS in Berne, and The Commercial Review in Portland.  She was a member of the Noble Busy Bees, and Council President of the Jay County Extension Homemakers Club. ...

Sep 3, 2019

Dorothy L. Strohl, age 81 a resident of Portland passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.  She worked at CVS Drugstore and Family Dollar in Portland.  She was a member of the Portland Moose Auxiliary for many years.

Dorothy Strohl was born September 18, 1937 in Pike County, Kentucky the daughter of William...

Aug 27, 2019

Eldon Stevens Sr., age 84 passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at his home in Portland.  He retired from the Portland Forge after 35 years.  After retirement he was a school crossing guard for Jay School Corporation.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and worked part time for several years as an assistant for Williamson and Spencer...

Aug 25, 2019

Judy Redwine, age 73, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Sunday August 25, 2019 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.

Judy was born on December 20, 1945, in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Claude and Cleta (Caldwell) Rector. She worked for Createc in Portland, JRDS in Portland and the Jay County School Corporation. Judy...

Aug 18, 2019

William Shrack Sr., age 80, a resident of Pennville passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

William was born on January 4, 1939 the son of Denzil and Lucille (Wise) Shrack. He was a veteran of the United States Army. William was married to Leah Schwartz and she preceded...

Aug 14, 2019

Jessie Paulette Evans, age 70, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at her home.

Paulette was born March 23, 1949 in Hartford City, Indiana the daughter of Paul and Jessie (Morris) Hodge. She retired in 2013 from EPC in Geneva, Indiana after 32 years of service. Paulette was a member of New...

Jul 20, 2019

Paul E. Bonifas, age 80 a Portland resident passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre.  He was a local bartender for many years.

Paul was born December 21, 1938 in Portland, Indiana the son of Eldon and Marian (Lee) Bonifas.

Survivors Include-

Several Cousins- Jay Mark Lee, Dave Lee,...

Jul 16, 2019

Dian Anna Lee, age 82, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Russellville, Arkansas.

Dian was born on October 7, 1936, in West Carthage, New York, the daughter of Thomas Frederick and Jane Rosa (Evans) Bruce.  She worked for Jay Garment in Portland, retiring in 1989 and Bear Creek Farms in...

Jul 15, 2019

Max Smith, age 2 of Bradford, Ohio passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.

Max was born June 2, 2017 in Greenville, Ohio the son of Tyler Smith and Jenny Gambill.

Survivors Include:

His parents- Tyler Smith and Jenny Gambill, Bradford, Ohio

Brother- Colton Gambill,...

Jul 12, 2019

Marie O. Flory, age 97 a resident of Portland passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at her home.  She attended the Ft. Recovery Church of the Nazarene and retired from the Jay Garment Company in Portland.  After retirement she and her husband spent several years in Sebring, Florida.

Marie Flory was born January 25, 1922 in Coldwater,...