Obituaries

May 21, 2014

William “Bill” D. Clark, age 73, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester.

Bill was born on February 8, 1941, in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Oscar and Lela Audrey (Bousman) Clark.  He graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1959 and...

May 20, 2014

Marilyn A. Moody, age 75, a resident of Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester  passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at St. Vincent’s Randolph Hospital.  She was a nursing assistant at the Randolph County Hospital for many years.  She was a member of the Praise Chapel Church  in Randolph County.

She was born June 27, 1938 in Randolph...

May 12, 2014

Leota Kaufman, age 96 a former Salamonia resident passed away Monday evening, May 12, 2014 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland.  She was born Feb. 20, 1918 in Delaware County, Indiana the daughter of Jesse and Bessie (House) Shoemaker.

Leota was married in 1948 to Roy Kaufman and he passed away in 1975.

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May 10, 2014

Janet M. Beeson, age 75, a resident of rural Dunkirk, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2014, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.

Janet was born on December 2, 1938, in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Harold and Ruth (Weaver) Stocker.  She retired from Indiana Glass in Dunkirk after...

May 9, 2014

Fred L. Lingo, age 71, a resident of Jackson Township in rural Pennville, passed away on Friday, May 09, 2014 at his home.     Fred was born on December 19, 1942, in Jay County, Indiana the son of Donald and Jeanne (Meyers) Lingo-Rines.  Fred graduated from Poling High School and retired from the Portland Forge.   He was a member of the...

May 8, 2014

Martha Agnes Stouder, age 95, a resident of Fort Recovery, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio.  She was a former resident of Redkey, Indiana.

Martha was born on September 26, 1918, in Ridgeville, Indiana, the daughter of Carl and Burnza (DeBoy) Bunsold.  She worked for...

May 8, 2014

Inez Mae Hutchison, age 90, a resident of Pennville, passed away on Thursday, May 08, 2014, at her son’s home in rural Dunkirk, Indiana.

Inez was born on November 8, 1923 in Blackford County, Indiana, the daughter of Clarence and Eva (Keller) Beeks.  She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1941 and...

May 3, 2014

Raymond Vore, age 85 a resident of rural Ridgeville passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014 at his home.  He farmed in Jay County, and drove a semi for Casters Trucking.  He also worked at Vore’s Welding and Steel in Ft. Recovery, Ohio and Redkey Sawmill.

He was born November 7, 1928 in Warren, Indiana in Blackford County,  ...

Apr 28, 2014

Bonnie Alice Aker, age 74 , a resident of Portland passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center in Portland.  She and her husband owned and operated  Aker Plumbing in Portland for many years.  She also worked at the Wayne Twp. Trustee’s Office and the Jay Garment Co. in Portland.   She graduated from Gov. I. P....

Apr 22, 2014

Marjorie E. Chapman, age 87, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at her home in rural Portland.

Marjorie was born on November 11, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Herman H. and Ruth P. (Clark) Griesinger. She married Clinton H. Chapman on August 8, 1949 and he passed...

Apr 21, 2014

Robert “Bob” Murray, age 84, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2014, at his home in Dunkirk.

Bob was born on April 10, 1930, in Wells County, Indiana, the son of Clell and Nellie (Harris) Murray.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving from 1948-1952. ...

Apr 2, 2014

Patricia Joy (Middaugh) Armstrong, age 79, a Portland resident and former Greene Twp resident passed away Wednesday at her son’s home in Yorktown.  She worked as a waitress and secretary for Morgan Packing in Redkey.  She was a hostess at Richards Restaurant in Portland for several years and worked at CTS in Berne.   She was a member and past...

Mar 31, 2014

Frances Taylor, age 81, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2014 at her daughter’s home in Portland.  She was a former resident of Ridgeville, Indiana.

Frances was born on February 7, 1933, in Glasgow, Kentucky, the daughter of Robert and Pauline (Francis) Wilson.  She graduated from Governor I.P....

Mar 29, 2014

Vicky Florence, age 58, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Persimmon Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Portland.

Vicky was born on June 12, 1955, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Carl and Helen (MCgahey) Simmons.  She worked for FCC in Portland was a member of...

Mar 28, 2014

Mar 25, 2014

Chris Jones, age 44, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his home.

Chris was born on September 1, 1969, in Portland, Indiana, the son of James and Audrey (Gipson) Jones.  He attended Jay County High School.

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Mar 24, 2014

Pauline K. (Huey) Gettinger, age 85, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2014, at her home in Portland.  She was born on December 12, 1928 in Jay County, Indiana.

She was the daughter of Edward and Blanche (Ford) Huey.  Pauline graduated from Bryant High School in 1946 and...

Mar 23, 2014

Cora May McLaughlin, age 81, a resident of rural Portland in Greene Township, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Hospitality Home in Xenia, Ohio.

Cora was born on November 22, 1932, in Normal City (Muncie), Indiana, the daughter of A.C. and May (Hollingsworth) Cheeseman.  She and her husband owned and...

Mar 19, 2014

Ann Smith, age 74, a resident of Salamonia, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her home in Salamonia.

Ann Smith was born on August 7, 1939, in Haselmuhl, Germany, the daughter of Sebastian and Barbara (Koller) Frey.  She worked for Fort Recovery Industries for 16 years, retiring in 2000.  Ann...

Mar 18, 2014

Florence Beeson, age 66, a Portland resident passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie.  She was retired as a Certified Nursing Assistant with Persimmon Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Portland and Albany Health and Rehabilitation in Albany.

Florence Beeson was born March 20, 1947 in Portland, Indiana the daughter...