Richard Martin
Jan 20, 2015
Richard A.“Dick” Martin, age 71, a rural Wayne Twp. Jay County resident passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Chalet Village Rehabilitation Center in Berne. He was a 1961 graduate of Portland High School. He retired from the U. S. Navy after 21 years. He served his country in Vietnam and the Cuban missile crisis. He was an avid...
Helen Fisher
Jan 20, 2015
Helen Fisher, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Helen was born on April 16, 1922 in Jay County, the daughter of Albert and Rose (Welsch) Laux. She was one of eleven children. Helen married Leon Fisher and he preceded her...
Harold Hough
Jan 18, 2015
Harold Hough, age 94, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Harold was born on November 26, 1920, in Jay County, the son of Virgil and Eva (Money) Hough. He graduated from Portland High School in 1939 and was a veteran of the...
Lee Atha
Jan 16, 2015
Gilbert Lee Atha, age 91, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2015, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Lee was born on February 10, 1923, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Dorsey and Garnet (Doty) Atha. He graduated from Portland High School in 1942 and served in the U.S....
Florine Coffel
Jan 12, 2015
Florine Coffel, age 99, a former Pennville resident passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Rawlins House Health and Living Center in Pendleton, Indiana. She was a church organist for over 60 years, playing for Bluffton Evangelical Reformed Church, Pennville United Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church in Warsaw and Portland, and the Korean service for First Presbyterian Church in...
Jean Krapf
Jan 10, 2015
Jean Krapf, age 69, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Jean was born on May 19, 1945, in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of Morris and Ethel (Everitt) Smith. She married George Krapf and he passed away on April 21, 2014....
Kellie Thomas Collins
Jan 7, 2015
Kellie Thomas Collins, age 47 passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at her home in Portland. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and attended The Gospel Lighthouse, both in Portland.
Kellie was born April 17, 1967 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of David and Roberta (Roe) Thomas.
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Buest Bullens
Jan 7, 2015
Buest Bullens, age 62, a resident of Winchester, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester. He was a former Ridgeville resident.
Buest was born on March 21, 1952, in Winchester, Indiana, the son of Robert Bullens and Joye (Auker) Shaneyfelt. He worked for the Jay Randolph...
Garth E. Gerholdt
Jan 4, 2015
Garth E. Gerholdt, age 35, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015 at his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. He worked for Clover Nook as a Braille book and magazine proof reader. He was born November 25, 1979 in Indianapolis, Indiana the son of Earl and Martha ( LeMaster) Gerholdt.
Survivors include:
Mother and step...
Charles Ervin
Jan 1, 2015
Charles (Lee) Ervin, age 68 a resident of Farmland, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. He retired from Anchor Hocking in Winchester after more than 40 years. He also retired from Warren Trucking in Saratoga, Indiana. He was a veteran of the US Army.
Charles (Lee) Ervin was...
Nilah A. Flesher
Dec 27, 2014
Nilah A. Flesher, age 87, a former resident of Jackson Township in rural Portland, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland.
Nilah was born on January 22, 1927, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Norman J. and Mono L. (Campbell) Stoner. She graduated from Portland...
Harold Hardwick
Dec 18, 2014
Harold Hardwick, age 53, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at Brookside Haven Nursing Home in Muncie.
Harold was born on January 16, 1961, in Portland, Indiana the son of Richard and Delores (Lairson) Hardwick. He worked in the workshop for the JRDS.
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Mary Bryant
Dec 16, 2014
Mary Bryant, age 84 a resident of Portland passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Jay County Hospital. She was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church in Portland. She was a loving mother and homemaker and had been employed at Arts Place in Portland. She was a member of Tri Kappa Philanthropic Sorority in Portland....
Susan Marie Funk
Dec 15, 2014
Susan Marie Funk, age 52, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014, at her home in Muncie.
Susan was born on May 19, 1962 in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Franklin and Janet (Snyder) Wimmer. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in Art History. Susan...
Robert "Bob" Axe
Dec 13, 2014
Robert “Bob” Axe, age 74 a former Jackson Twp. resident passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at his home in Portland. He was a 1958 graduate of Poling High School. He and his family owned and operated Axe Auto Service on CR. 250 W. in Jay County for many years. He also worked at the Portland Forge and FCC...
Jessalyn Valentine
Dec 4, 2014
Jessalyn Valentine, age 94, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur.
Jessalyn was born on January 4, 1920, in Auglaize County, Ohio, the daughter of Roy and Flossie (Kiser) Alexander. She worked for Jay Garment in Portland for over 25 years, Sheller...
Allan E. Gainsford
Nov 25, 2014
Allan E. Gainsford, age 88, a resident of rural Portland in Greene Township, Jay County, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Dunkirk.
Allan was born on October 20, 1926, in Dunkirk, Indiana, the son of William and Mary (Driver) Gainsford. He graduated from Dunkirk High School...
Linda L. (Lee) Hicks
Nov 19, 2014
Linda (Lee) Hicks, age 71, a resident of rural Portland in Bluff Point, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at her home.
Linda was born on June 19, 1943, in Bryant, Indiana, the daughter of William Albert and Helen (Lee) Sisk. She worked for...
Sandy Ladd
Nov 18, 2014
Sandy Ladd, age 76, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. She was a former resident of Pershing, Indiana.
Sandy was born on June 27, 1938, in Richmond, Indiana, the daughter of Charles and Eudora (Gilbert) Ladd. She graduated...
John Jay Woolslager
Nov 15, 2014
John Jay Woolslager, age 59, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday November 15, 2014 at his home.
John was born on October 26, 1955, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Joseph H. and Betty A. (Stults) Woolslager. He graduated from Portland High School and received an Associated degree in electronic engineering from ITT Tech in...
