Obituaries

Dec 31, 2015

Mary Gene Lingo, age 88 , a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Swiss Village in Berne.

Gene was born on October 4, 1927, in Wayne Township, Jay County, the daughter of Urban and Lavina (Wagner) Wendel.  She graduated from Bryant High School in 1945 and earned...

Dec 22, 2015

Matthew Brian Stevens, Jr. was stillborn on     Tuesday December 22, 2015 at IU Health Ball         Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Survivors include:

His parents- Matthew and Laura Stevens, Orestes, Indiana

1 Brother- Xavier Stevens

2 Sisters- Taliana and Braylen Stevens

Grandparents James and Tina...

Dec 19, 2015

Donna Mae McCloud, age 77, a resident of Portland passed away on Saturday December 19, 2015 at Jay County Hospital.

Donna was born April 21, 1938, in Muncie Indiana, the daughter of Charles “Shorty” and Norma (Tulley) Wheat. She was a Homemaker. She was married to James Brown who passed away in 1974. She then...

Dec 15, 2015

William “Bill” Eugene Murphy, age 81, a resident of rural Dunkirk, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his home in rural Dunkirk.

Bill was born on December 7, 1934, in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Henry and Elma (Ault) Murphy.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Dec 15, 2015

Donald E. Uhrick, age 71, a resident of Fort Wayne, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.  He was a former Portland resident.

Donald was born on October 18, 1944, in Portland, Indiana the son of Tut and Treva (Batten) Uhrick.  He worked for Decatur Castings for several years.

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Dec 12, 2015

Reba E. Shawver, age 74, a former Portland resident, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Markle Health and Rehabilitation Center in Markle, Indiana.

Reba was born on July 1, 1941, in Delaware County, Indiana, the daughter of John and Mabel (Conwell) Brooks.  She graduated from Driver High School in Winchester...

Dec 10, 2015

Phillip Hiles, age 70 a resident of rural Portland passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He was a retired truck driver.

Phillip Hiles was born December 5, 1945 in St. Charles, Missouri the son of Max and Bearnice (Kimberly) Hiles.

Survivors include:

1 Son- Eric...

Dec 10, 2015

Gerald D Shawver, age 70 a resident of Portland passed away on Thursday December 10, 2015 at Markle Health and Rehabilitation. Gerald graduated from Jefferson High School in Randolph County in 1953. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and worked for Sheller Globe for 16 years and Juillerat Trucking for a 14 years.

Gerald...

Dec 9, 2015

Cyphia Jean Herriford, age 55, a resident of Berne, Indiana and a former Jay County resident passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.  She had worked at Richards Restaurant in Portland and the Gathering House in Berne.

Cyphia Jean Herriford was born June 6, 1960 in West Liberty, Kentucky the daughter of Ramon...

Nov 27, 2015

James A. “Bo” Harker, age 57 a resident of Dunkirk passed away Friday at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  He worked for 25 years for Indiana Glass in Dunkirk.  He then worked for the WalMart Distribution Center in Gas City and Sonoco in Portland.

Bo Harker was born October 31, 1958 in Portland the son...

Nov 24, 2015

Charles M. Loper Jr, age 79 a resident of Portland, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at his home in Portland.

Charles was born April 4, 1936, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Charles M. and Helen (Twigg) Loper Sr. He was a veteran of the Indiana National Guard. Charles worked at the Commercial Review for over...

Nov 22, 2015

Eveline Smith, age 99,  a former Portland resident  passed away Sunday,  November 22, 2015 at Swiss Village in Berne.  She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland.  She graduated in 1935 from Poling High School and received her BA degree from Earlham College.  She was a State law librarian in Cheyanne, Wyoming for 8 years...

Nov 21, 2015

Gary Stephen Herriford, age 54, a resident of Berne, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident in Adams County.

Gary was born on August 14, 1961, in Union City, Indiana, the son of Carl Herriford and Shirley (Armstrong) Herriford. He attended Jay County High School. Gary worked for several years...

Nov 21, 2015

Shirley D. Pavey, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at St. Joe Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Shirley was born on July 24, 1944, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Wayne and Mary (Michaels) Witsche.  She attended Portland High School and earned an Associate Degree...

Nov 18, 2015

Marilyn M. Irelan, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at her home.

Marilyn was born on January 3, 1944, in Randolph County, Indiana, the daughter of Cecil and Catherine (Alexander) Wood.  She was self-employed home health care provider.   Marilyn was a member of the River...

Nov 15, 2015

Tommy Roberts, age 54, a resident of rural Portland in Jefferson Township, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015, at Jay County Hospital in Portland.

Tommy was born on February 24, 1961, in Monterey, Tennessee, the son of L.G. and Peggy (Penticuff) Roberts.  He graduated from Jay County High School in 1980...

Nov 13, 2015

Gordon Bye, age 74 a Portland resident passed away Friday, November 13, 2015 at his home in Portland. Gordon was an associate of the Jehovah Witness he was also a truck driver for 7 years then retired from the Portland Forge in 2008.

Gordon was born on July 25, 1941 in Jay County, Indiana. The son of...

Nov 11, 2015

Rachel Theurer, age 25 a Portland resident passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She attended Zion Lutheran Church in Portland.  She was a 2009 graduate of Jay County High School and earned a Bachelor’s degree from Huntington University in Accounting and Business Management.  She previously worked for DOZ Accounting in Carmel,...

Oct 30, 2015

Seth Corwin, age 16 a resident of Pennville passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at his home.  He was a Junior at Jay County High School.  He was very active in the Jay County Marching Patriot Band and also the Drum Line.  He was employed at the Portland McDonald’s.  He enjoyed volunteering at the Pennville Vol. Fire Department and...

Oct 27, 2015

Charles “Bud” E. Sanders, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Golden Living in Muncie.  He was a former Portland resident.

Charles was born on October 7, 1931, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Raymond and Maxine May (Kurtz) Sanders.  He was a veteran of the U.S....