Ralph Lindy James
Jul 5, 2018
Ralph Lindy James, age 89, a resident of Pennville passed away Thursday July 5, 2018 at his home in Pennville.
Ralph was born January 13, 1929 in Jay County the son of Clarence and Nellie (Hutson) James. He worked at Haynes Mill in Portland, Sheffer-Weinland in Portland for over 20 years and he then retired from Jay...
Tom Warren
Jun 24, 2018
Tom Warren, age 75 a rural Portland resident passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was a 1960 graduate of Madison Twp. High School. He retired from farming in Pike Twp.
Tom Warren was born July 22, 1942 in Muncie, Indiana the son of William and Nedra (Painter) Warren. ...
Leoris Williamson
Jun 24, 2018
Leoris J. Williamson, age 87, a resident of Portland, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Leoris was born November 8, 1930 in Portland the son of Darwin J. and Alta (Orr) Williamson. He graduated from Portland High School in 1950 and from Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1953. Leoris was a...
Vera Lynn Archer
Jun 17, 2018
Vera Lynn Archer, age 68, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at her home in Redkey.
Vera was born on January 4, 1950, in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Eaton, Ohio the daughter of Vernie and Mary Zonia (McGowan) Moore. She worked for Covington Commons, Chalet Village and Persimmon Ridge in Portland....
Helen Louise Miller
Jun 11, 2018
Helen Louise Flauding Miller, 93, went home to the arms of Jesus Monday June 11, 2018 at her home in Southgate, Michigan. Reunited with her husband of 56 years, C. Glen Miller (d. 2007), Helen leaves behind three daughters, Sharon L. Forbes (Steve), Indianapolis; Sandra A. Radvanyi (Mark), Amherstburg, Ontario; and Robin E. Long (Virgil), Accident, Maryland; three granddaughters;...
Roland "Ron" Deffenbaugh
Jun 9, 2018
Hartford City – Deffenbaugh, Roland L. “Ron”
Roland L. Deffenbaugh, known to family and friends as "Ron," passed away on Saturday, June 9th 2018, at the age of 83 years.
A native of Portland, Indiana, Ron was a 1952 graduate of Portland High School and attended Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. He retired from Fisher...
Roger Alan Luedeke, Jr.
Jun 4, 2018
Roger Alan Luedeke, Jr., age 31, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Monday, June 04, 2018, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis.
Roger was born on September 4, 1986, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Roger Alan Luedeke, Sr. and Melissa (Copeland) Franks.
Survivors include:
His Father: Roger Alan Luedeke, Sr....
Richard Charles Brickley
Jun 3, 2018
Richard Charles Brickley, age 33 a resident of Pennville, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at his home in Pennville.
Richard was born on November 20, 1985 in Decatur, Indiana, the son of Michael and Renee (Cook) Collier.
Survivors include:
His mother: Renee Collier – Hartford City, Indiana
2 sisters: ...
Linda Brown
Jun 3, 2018
Linda Brown, age 61, a resident of rural Pennville, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2018, at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan following an extended illness.
Linda was born on July 9, 1956, in Bluffton, Indiana, the daughter of Alvin “Short” and Edith (Gilley) Watkins. Linda graduated from Pennville High School in 1975 and...
James D Archer
May 26, 2018
James D. Archer, age 70 a resident of Portland passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He was a retired truck driver, and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the Portland American Legion Post # 211.
James Archer was born January 11, 1948 in LaFollette, Tennessee the...
Betty Farris
May 22, 2018
Betty Farris, age 70, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at her home in Portland.
Betty was born on June 21, 1947 in Bedford, Indiana the daughter of Clarence and Mary (Owens) Colglaizer. She worked for Standard Brush and Broom in Portland for several years and was a member of the Evangelical...
Dwanna Rowles-Axe
May 21, 2018
On Monday, May 21, 2018 Dwanna Diann (Moneysmith) Rowles-Axe passed away at her home in Portland at the age of 66 years.
She was born on April 30, 1952 to Laura (Imel) and Adrain Moneysmith. Dwanna was a loving wife, mother, sister, and grandma. She will forever be remembered by her husband Robert W. Axe whom she...
Kenneth Atkinson
May 19, 2018
Kenneth Atkinson, age 49, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne following an extended illness.
Kenneth was born on March 4, 1969, in Portland, Indiana the son of Phillip Roger and Margie (Blankinship) Atkinson. He worked for Peyton Northern in Bluffton for several years.
Survivors...
Linda Guntle
May 17, 2018
Linda Guntle, age 49, a resident of Portland passed away Thursday May 17, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne.
Linda was born March 14, 1969 in Bellflower, California the daughter of David Baynes and Linda (Ball) Horine. She married Todd Guntle on June 8, 2013.
Survivors Include:
Husband: Todd Guntle – Portland,...
Jacob Gentry
May 17, 2018
Jacob Gentry, age 65 a resident of Winchester and a former Jay County resident passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Jacob was a graduate of Madison Twp. High School and was self employed in recycling.
Jacob Gentry was born September 16, 1952 in Portland, Indiana the son of Raymond...
Betty Stansbury
May 12, 2018
Betty Stansbury, age 96 a resident of Pennville passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Dunkirk. She was a 1939 graduate of Pennville High School and a member of the Gilead Church. She graduated from Warners Beauty School in Ft. Wayne and was a beautician for many years. She also worked as a secretary for...
Sally Starr
May 4, 2018
Sally Starr, age 65, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018, at Indiana University Hospital in Indianapolis.
Sally was born on May 28, 1952, the daughter of Melvin and Anna Mae (Cline) Hart. She earned an associated degree in nursing from Ivy Tech in Fort Wayne. Sally worked in the healthcare field...
Royce J. Wright
May 4, 2018
Royce J. Wright, age 91, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at IU Health Jay in Portland.
Royce was born on November 4, 1926, in Jay County the son of Walter and Virgie (Champ) Wright. He graduated from Bryant High School. Royce was a farmer and owned/operated RJ Wright and Sons...
John Charles Holly
May 1, 2018
John Charles Holly, age 100, a resident of rural Ridgeville, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Crown Pointe in Portland.
John was born April 18, 1918 in rural Portland, the son of Emerson and Mary Olive (Offhill) Holly. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was aboard the USS...
Ruby C. Elliott
May 1, 2018
Ruby C. Elliott, age 74, a resident of Loogootee, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Indiana University Health Hospital in Indianapolis. She was a former Portland resident.
Ruby was born in Portland on December 12, 1943, the daughter of Pete and Cleo H. (Brenner) Irelan. She attended Dunkirk High School and graduated from Oscado...
