Obituaries

Aug 13, 2015

Alvin Norton, age 61 a Portland resident passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne.  He retired after 20 years from Createc in Portland.  He was a member of the Portland Congregation of Jehovah’s  Witnesses.

Alvin Norton was born May 21, 1954 in Harlan, Kentucky the son of James and Altha (McKinney) Norton. ...

Aug 11, 2015

Charles L. Tyndall, age 78, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Charles was born on September 15, 1936, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Byron S. and Ethel I. (Hanlin) Tyndall.

Survivors include:

Aug 10, 2015

Richard Brown, age 56, a former Portland resident passed away Monday, August 10, 2015 at his home in Winchester.  He was a member of the Family Worship Center in Portland.  Richard worked as a transport driver for Hillcroft Services in Muncie.  He also worked several years at Fleetwood in Decatur, Indiana.  Richard enjoyed riding his motorcycle, watching NASCAR and...

Aug 7, 2015

Edith E. Watkins age 83, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Friday, August 07, 2015, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Edith was born on January 28, 1932, in Norton, Virginia, the daughter of Noah and Mary (Gibson) Gilley.  She worked for Meshberger Stone in Pennville for over 25...

Aug 6, 2015

Mary E. Scott, age 77 a resident of Portland passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 in the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  She worked at Smith Brothers in Berne for several years.  She then worked for Marsh Supermarket in the bakery in Portland.

Mary Scott was born November 7, 1937 in Muncie, Indiana the daughter of...

Aug 5, 2015

Patricia A.Nugen, age 69, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, August 05, 2015, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Patricia was born on March 21, 1946, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of John and Betty (Cummings) Nugen.  She graduated from Monroe Central High School in 1966.  She worked...

Jul 11, 2015

H. Lemoine Overholser, age 82, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Jay County Hospital in Portland.

Lemoine was born on October 10, 1932, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Samuel and Rocelia (McLaughlin) Overholser.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean...

Jul 7, 2015

Melvin Crouse, age 75 a resident of Portland passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Albany Health and Rehabilitation Center.  He was a 1957 graduate of Ward High School in Saratoga.  He retired in 2003 from Red Gold in Geneva after many years and a member of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church in Portland.

Melvin Crouse...

Jul 7, 2015

Charles Jackson, age 79 a resident of Pennville passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Portland.  He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Portland.  He was a member of the Portland Morning Optimist Club and a 1954 graduate of Redkey High School.  He owned and operated the Redkey Phillips 66 gas...

Jul 5, 2015

Jerry Baughman, age 90 a resident of Portland passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center.  He was a 1946 graduate of Portland High School.  He was a US Navy Veteran of WWII serving on the aircraft carrier, USS Savo Island.  He retired from Delco Remy in Muncie after 30 years.  He was a member of...

Jun 22, 2015

Gary McCowan, age 40, a former Redkey resident, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home in Albany.

Gary was born on June 1, 1975 in Portland, the son of Arthur Gary and Betty Louann (Cline) McCowan.  He graduated in 1993 from Jay County High School.  Gary was a veteran...

Jun 18, 2015

Florence Coldren was born September 25, 1914 in Jay County the daughter of F. Jacob and Mabel (Bartling) Heidegger.  She was married in 1944 to Charles Coldren who passed away in 1995

Survivors Include:

2 Daughters- Sharon Rhodehamel-Lewis, Ft. Wayne

Rebecca Coldren, Ft. Wayne

2 Sisters- Rachel...

Jun 15, 2015

Alexus Gierhart, age 20 a Portland resident passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 in Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  She was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren  in Jay County.  She was a 2013 graduate of Jay County High School where she was very active on the Lady Patriot’s  softball team.  She was also...

Jun 13, 2015

Julie Ann DeHoff, age 40 a Portland resident passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Wells County, Indiana.  She was a member of the Hickory Grove Church of the Brethren in Jay County.  She worked at Priority Plastics in Portland.  She had also worked at at First National Bank, W&M Manufacturing and FCC, all in Portland.  She was a...

May 30, 2015

Joe E. Downing, age 85, a resident of Pennville passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland.  He was a member of the Pennville United Methodist Church  and a veteran of the US Army Air Corps from 1946-1949.

He owned and operated Pennville Oil and Lumber for 27 years and...

May 30, 2015

Jimmy S. Miller, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at Albany Health and Rehab in Albany, Indiana.

Jimmy was born on January 22, 1927, in Bearcreek Township, Jay County, the son of Beryl and Inez (Ashcraft) Miller.  He owned and operated Jim Miller Electric and...

May 26, 2015

Mary C. (Crawmer) Gabbard, age 91, a resident of rural Pennville, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Bluffton Regional Hospital in Bluffton, Indiana.

Mary was born on April 6, 1924, in Washington County, Indiana, the daughter of Clark and Lillie (Cole) Callaway.  She retired from Pennville Custom Cabinets in 1989. ...

May 8, 2015

Roger Boyd, age 68, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015.

Roger was born on May 8, 1947, in Portland, the son of Cecil and Dessie (McKinley) Boyd.  He graduated from Portland High School and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving in Vietnam.  He retired from...

May 8, 2015

David Brinkerhoff, age 73, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, May 08, 2015, at his home in Portland.

David was born on October 1, 1941, in Portland, Indiana the son of Calvin and Ruth (Smith) Brinkerhoff.  He worked for Sheller Globe in Portland and Bailey’s in Portland.  He married Ruth...

May 6, 2015

Alta M. Geesaman, age 88 a resident of Pennville, Indiana passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Millers Merry Manor, Hartford City, Indiana.  She worked for Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, 3M in Hartford City, and retired in 1994 from Caylor Nickel Medical Center in Bluffton.

She was born November 7, 1926 in French Lick, Indiana the daughter...