Phillip G. Lutz
Sep 5, 2014
Phillip G. Lutz, age 74, passed away Friday September 5, 2014 at his home in Jackson Twp., Jay County. He was a Marine Corp. veteran and served in the Vietnam war. He was a member of the American Legion Post 211 in Portland. He worked as a tool and die maker for Cummins in Columbus, Indiana and retired after...
Domingo Gallegos
Sep 5, 2014
Domingo Gallegos, age 39, a resident of rural Bryant in Wabash Township, passed away on Friday, September 05, 2014 at his home.
Domingo was born on July 17, 1975, in Michoacan, Mexico, the son of Benjamin and Aurora (Hernandez) Gallegos. He worked for Gina Dairy Farms in rural Bryant. Domingo was married...
Christine Ball
Sep 3, 2014
Christine Ball, age 47, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at her home in Portland. She was born June 20, 1967 in Bluffton, Indiana the daughter of Donald and Carolyn (Richards) Brown.
Survivors Include:
2 Sons- Nicholas Ball, Black Lick, Ohio
Jordan Ball,
2 Daughters- Crystal Ball,
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Martha Pearl Denney
Sep 3, 2014
In the afternoon of September 3rd, 2014 Martha Pearl Garrett Denney passed away peacefully of natural causes at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Missouri. She was surrounded by family, friends and loved ones from the Point Lookout Nursing Home. Martha Pearl was born on February 2nd, 1930 in Ohio to Clara (Little) Stultz and was adopted by Robert Stultz....
Joseph Shull
Sep 3, 2014
Joseph “Joe” Freeman Shull, age 72, a resident of the Jay County Retirement Center in Portland, passed away on Wednesday, September 03, 2014, at Woodcrest Nursing Home in Decatur.
Joe was born on July 18, 1942, in Noblesville, Indiana, the son of Joseph and Mary Ann (Irland) Shull. He worked for the...
Laura Gierhart
Sep 2, 2014
Laura Gierhart, age 84, a former Portland resident passed away Tuesday September 2, 2014 in San Antonia Texas where she has lived the past 5 years. She worked at Jay Garment, East Elementary School and The Graphic Printing Co. in Portland.
Laura was born January 19, 1930 in Jay County the daughter of Orlie and Inez (Starr)...
Bonnie L. Fisher
Sep 1, 2014
Bonnie L. Fisher, age 88, a Portland resident, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center, Portland. She was a 1944 graduate of Eaton High School. She worked as a cook at IP Gray School and Jay County High School. She also worked at CTS in Berne and Jay Products in Portland. She attended Mt. Pleasant...
Les Steen
Aug 31, 2014
Leslie “Les” Steen, age 60, a resident of Bryant, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
Les was born on November 27, 1953, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Harry and Aldamae (Smith) Steen. He worked for Sheller Globe, City of Portland, Standard Brush...
Douglas Stinson
Aug 19, 2014
Douglas Eric Stinson, age 48, a resident of Indianapolis, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2014, at his home in Indianapolis from natural causes. He was a former resident of Dunkirk.
Douglas was born on November 24, 1965, in Muncie, Indiana the son of the late C.D. Stinson and Judith (Porter) Miller. ...
Jane Walls
Aug 14, 2014
Wilma Jane Walls, age 75, a resident of Snug Harbor in New Castle, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014, at Henry County Hospital in New Castle, Indiana. Wilma was a former resident of Salamonia, Indiana and Randolph County, Indiana.
Wilma was born on June 27, 1939, in Mooresville, Indiana, the daughter...
Jolanda Mckibben
Aug 10, 2014
Jolanda McKibben, age 35 a resident of Portland passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.
She was born April 30, 1979 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Gary and Jolene (Smiley) McKibben.
Survivors Include-
2 Sons- Dylan McKibben, Portland, Indiana
Darien...
Carmella Hastings
Aug 2, 2014
Carmella Hastings, age 95, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, Ohio.
Carmella was born on July 23, 1919, in Union City, Ohio, the daughter of Anthony and Ada V. (Swisher) Preston. She graduated from Madison Township High School in 1937...
Barbara Platt
Jul 22, 2014
Barbara J. Platt, age 64, a resident of Portland passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at IU Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana. She was a homemaker.
Barbara was born March 11, 1950 in Jay County the daughter of Raymond and Bonnie (Bell) Pavey. She was married on February 11, 1999 to Doug Platt who...
Karen Lee Wood
Jul 19, 2014
Karen Lee Bowman-Wood, beloved mother and grandmother, quietly ascended from pain and suffering of her physical body into the open arms of our Lord in Heaven, Jesus Christ on Saturday morning, July 19, 2014 in Celina, Ohio. She passed with grace knowing that she was loved by her family and friends. She was greeted in heaven by her son...
Michele Smith
Jul 17, 2014
Michele Smith, age 57, a resident of Portland, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.
Michele was born on July 21, 1956, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Dale Arnold, Jr. and Theda (Masonbrink) Arnold. She worked in housekeeping at Persimmon Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Centre in...
Shane Penticuff
Jul 13, 2014
Shane Penticuff, age 46, a resident of Ridgeville, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014 in Winchester.
Shane was born on March 5, 1968, in Muncie, Indiana, the son of James Thomas Penticuff and Charlotte (Beaty) Penticuff. He was a 1987 graduate of Winchester High School and worked as a self-employed contractor. ...
Elaine Bice
Jul 10, 2014
Elaine Bice age 76 a resident of Convoy, Ohio and a former Pennville resident passed away Thursday. July 10, 2014 at Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne. She worked for Community and Family Services in Portland and the Community Action Commission in Mercer County, Ohio. She was a member of the Pennville American Legion Auxiliary.
Elaine Bice was...
Emma Grile
Jul 9, 2014
Emma Grile, age 94, a former Portland resident passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at Maple Park Village in Westfield, Indiana. She and her husband owned and operated Grile Coal and Trucking for many years in the Portland area. They were also very active traveling in the ministry. She was a member of the Randolph Friends Church in...
Marshia Wickelman
Jul 8, 2014
Marshia Wickelman, age 64, a rural Portland resident passed away Tuesday at Jay County Hospital. She was retired from EPC in Geneva after 20 years and a member of the Portland VFW Auxiliary.
Marshia Wickelman was born February 14, 1950 in Portland, Indiana the daughter of Charles and Helen (Twigg) Loper. She was married in 1993 to...
Audrey Jones
Jul 7, 2014
Audrey D. Jones, age 63 a resident of Dunkirk passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor in Dunkirk. She was a homemaker.
Audrey Jones was born February 16, 1951 in Muncie, Indiana the daughter of Evert and Crystal (McGill) Gipson.
Survivors Include:
Her companion- Richard Clifford, Dunkirk
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