Robert "Bob" Van Skyock, Sr.
Dec 28, 2024
Robert “Bob” Van Skyock, Sr., age 87, a resident of Winchester, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Water Edge Nursing Home in Muncie. He was a former Portland resident.
Bob was born July 5, 1937, in Portland, Indiana, the son of William and Edith (Reid) Van Skyock. He worked for Jay School Corporation for over...
Katherine "Katie" Boice
Dec 20, 2024
Katherine “Katie” Boice, age 36, a resident of Salamonia, passed away Friday, December 20, 2024 at her home in Salamonia.
Katie was born July 28, 1988, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Randy and Corina (Bell) Boice. She worked at Walmart in Portland.
Survivors include:
Her boyfriend: Fred Whipple – Salamonia, Indiana...
Patsy White
Dec 20, 2024
Patsy White, age 85, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Patsy was born January 14, 1939, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Ralph and Mary Ruth (Rines) Coulson. She graduated from Portland High School in 1956 and worked at Jay County Hospital for 20 years as a...
Donna Smith
Dec 18, 2024
Donna Smith, age 95, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Allisonville Meadows in Fishers, Indiana.
Donna was born November 7, 1929, in Erie, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Donotus and Blanche (Unger) Kirsch. Donna owned and operated H&R Block in Portland, Dunkirk and Berne for 30 years. She was a member...
Gary Keller
Dec 16, 2024
Gary Keller, age 86, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, December 16, 2024 at his home in Portland.
Gary was born on September 1, 1938, in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Robert and Dorothy Keller. Gary worked for R.C. Bob Keller Construction until 1975. He started his farming and investment career in 1965 and continued...
Carolyn Sue Boughman
Dec 12, 2024
Carolyn Sue Boughman, age 82, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Muncie Estates in Muncie, Indiana.
Sue was born March 19, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana, the daughter of Edward “Bud” and Marjorie (White) Cottingham. She graduated from Portland High School and worked at Createc in Portland for 22 years. Sue attended...
Esther Mcdaniel
Dec 12, 2024
Esther McDaniel, 77, of Farmland, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 surrounded by her family at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.
Esther was born March 13, 1947, in Winchester, Indiana, the daughter of William and Viola “May” (Champ) VanNote. She was a 1965 graduate of Monroe Central High School.
Esther worked...
Lloyd Gene Knittle
Dec 7, 2024
Lloyd Gene Knittle, age 80, a resident of Portland passed away, Saturday, December 7, 2024 at his home in Portland.
Lloyd was born February 3, 1944 in Decatur, Indiana, the son of Dale Knittle and Mildred Miller. Lloyd graduated from Adams Central High School in 1962 and served in the United States Air Force. Lloyd was a...
Jack Petty
Dec 4, 2024
Jack Petty, age 82, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Jack was born January 1, 1942, in Anderson, Indiana, the son of Arthur and Virginia Petty. He retired from Fisher Guide in Anderson. He married Susie Robinette in 2006.
Survivors include:
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Jace Alexander Badgett
Dec 3, 2024
Jace Alexander Badgett, was stillborn on Tuesday December 3, 2024 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana.
Survivors Include:
Mother: Alexis Motter – Portland, Indiana
Father: Jamie Badgett – Portland, Indiana
Sister: Luna Denney – Portland, Indiana
Maternal Grandma: April Beeson – Farmland, Indiana
Paternal Grandparents: Laura...
Imogene Lawhead
Dec 2, 2024
Imogene Lawhead, age 85, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, December 2, 2024 at her home in Portland.
Imogene was born April 20, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of Lloyd and Mary Margaret (Tucker) Grapner. She retired from CTS in Berne after 30 years of service. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church...
Anna Mae Sutton
Nov 26, 2024
Anna Mae (Orr) Sutton, age 98, passed away peacefully at her home in Portland on Tuesday afternoon, November 26, 2024. Anna is survived by two sons, Douglas Sutton, Geneva and Rennie Sutton, Port Orchard, Washington and three grandchildren.
Anna graduated from Bryant High School in 1944. Anna was the oldest child of Hamor and Ollie Orr, Bryant. ...
Gary Mckibben
Nov 19, 2024
Gary McKibben, age 77, a resident of Geneva, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at his home in Geneva.
Gary was born March 16, 1947, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Robert and Evelyn (French) McKibben. He owned several different auto dealerships in the area and owned and operated The Shop in Geneva. Gary enjoyed drag...
Duane Starr
Nov 18, 2024
Duane Lee Starr, 78, passed peacefully into the loving arms of his Savior at his rural Portland, Indiana home, surrounded by family, on Monday, November 18, 2024, following a courageous 14-month battle stemming from a traumatic fall at his business.
Born on August 27,1946, in Winchester, Indiana, to Ellis and Helen Starr (Rickert), Duane was a proud...
Kenneth Stone
Nov 7, 2024
Kenneth Stone, age 71, a resident of Geneva, passed away on November 7, 2024 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
Kenneth was born on February 27, 1953 in Portland the son of Raymond and Olga Louise (Armstrong) Stone. Kenneth graduated from Purdue University. Kenneth worked for EPC in Geneva, GE in Kentucky, Nelson Global in Ft. Wayne,...
John Arnold
Nov 4, 2024
John Arnold, age 54, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2024, following a motorcycle accident west of Portland.
John was born September 6, 1970, in Bluffton, Indiana, the son of Terry Arnold and Jessie Paulette (Hodge) Evans. He attended South Adams High School and earned an associate and bachelor’s degree. John worked at...
Timothy Wells
Oct 27, 2024
Timothy Wells, age 73, a resident of Albany, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at his home in Albany. He was a former Dunkirk resident.
Timothy was born October 10, 1951 in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of Victor and Adelaide (Maynard) Wells. He served in the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam. Timothy worked...
Robert "Bob" Holley
Oct 25, 2024
Robert “Bob” Holley, age 84, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024 at The Waters Edge Nursing Home in Muncie. He was a former Portland resident.
Bob was born March 23, 1940, in Portland, the son of Orville and Lelia (Stoner) Holley. He graduated from Governor I.P. Gray High School in 1958 and...
David Taylor
Oct 24, 2024
David Alonzo Taylor, age 88, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 in Muncie, Indiana.
David was born May 3, 1936, in Knox Township, Jay County, the son of Wilbur and Dortha (Lefevere) Taylor. He graduated from Pennville High School in 1954 and married Hazel Chadwick on July 9, 1959. David was a...
Janice Hudson
Oct 17, 2024
Janice Hudson, age 78, a resident of Portland, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation in Albany, Indiana.
Janice was born October 5, 1946 in Albany, Kentucky the daughter of Roy and Pearl (Combest) Jones. She graduated from Chrysler High School in New Castle, Indiana in 1964. Janice worked for CTS in Berne...
