Linda Ervin
Feb 23, 2013
Linda Kay Ervin, age 50, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Linda was born on May 23, 1962, in Randolph County, Indiana, the daughter of Forrest Wayne and Hazel (Caylor) Pittman. She married Donald Ervin on May 26, 1980. Survivors include: Her husband...
Roberta Lyons
Feb 20, 2013
Roberta L. Lyons, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at Persimmon Ridge in Portland. Roberta was born on October 1, 1920, in Jay County, Indiana, the daughter of Ray L. and Ina F. (Leonhard) Freemyer. She graduated from Madison Township High School in 1938. She worked as a clerk at Murphy's Dime...
David Chapman
Feb 4, 2013
David Chapman, age 80, a resident of Indianapolis passed away Monday at Kindred Care-Bridgewater Rehabilitation Center in Carmel, Indiana. He was an Army veteran and served in Korea. He was retired after 55 years at International Harvester in Indianapolis. He was a member of the Crooked Creek Gun Club, Indianapolis and the Indiana Gun Club in Fortville. He was...
Victor A. Williams
Feb 2, 2013
Victor A. Williams, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albany, Indiana. Victor was born on July 14, 1920, in Louisville, Kentucky the son of George and Katie (Essex) Williams. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during World War II. Victor then worked for...
Diana S. Redmon
Jan 4, 2013
Diana S. Redmon, age 59, a resident of Portland, passed away on Friday, January 4, 2013, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Diana was born on May 29, 1953, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Delbert and Burnice (Hiestand) Davison. She attended Bryant High School and worked for Jay Products in Portland for several years. She married...
Joyce Garringer
Jan 4, 2013
Joyce Garringer, age 83, passed away Friday, January 4, 2013 at her home in rural Winchester, Indiana. She retired from Anchor Hocking in Winchester after 32 years. She was born December 27, 1929 in Jay County the daughter of William and Hattie (Pritchard) Koontz. She was married on August 18, 1982 to Floyd Garringer. Survivors Include: Beloved Husband- Floyd...
Ruth O. Stocker
Jan 1, 2013
Ruth O. Stocker, age 92, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Miller's Merry Manor in Dunkirk. Ruth was born on January 27, 1920, in Montpelier, Indiana, the daughter of John L. and Gladys R. (Steen) Weaver. She was a member of the Portland Moose Lodge Auxiliary and the Portland Eagles Lodge. She married...
Marisa Kimble
Jan 1, 2013
Marisa Lyn Kimble, age 19 and her unborn child passed away on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Bearcreek Township in rural Jay County. She was a resident of rural Portland. Marisa was born on July 2, 1993, in Portland, Indiana, the daughter of Todd Hale and Lisa Bowen. She attended Jay County...
Marion "Smiley" Pennington
Dec 30, 2012
Marion "Smiley" E. Pennington, age 84, a resident of the Jay County Retirement Home in rural Portland, passed away on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. Marion was born on February 26, 1928, in Bluffton, Indiana, the son of William and Mary (Linn) Pennington. He farmed in Jay County for many years and...
Mary E. Nicodemus
Dec 29, 2012
Mary E. Nicodemus, age 89, a resident of Portland passed away Saturday, December 29, 2012 at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Banner Christian Church in Portland. She was born November 24, 1923 the daughter of Robert and Eva (Vollmer) Scott. She was married in 1950 to Harley "Mutt" Nicodemus. He passed away in...
Thelma "Deanna" Jackson
Dec 22, 2012
**UPDATE** Visitation is still on schedule today (Wednesday). Thelma "Deanna" Jackson, age 73, a resident of Portland passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Dunkirk. She worked at Jay County Hospital and retired from environmental services after 20 years. She was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Portland. She was born April 20,...
Betty May Woolslager
Dec 22, 2012
Betty May Woolslager age 55, a resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at her home following a brief illness. Betty was born on July 13, 1957, in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of Russell and Mary Pauline (Braner) Bisel. She graduated from Delta High School. She worked ACI in Portland, FCC in Portland and Burger...
William "Bill" Hartley
Dec 22, 2012
**UPDATE** Visitation is still on schedule today (Wednesday). William "Bill" Hartley, age 66, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Bill was born on July 7, 1946, in Portland, Indiana, the son of William Edward Hartley, Sr. and Dorothy (Smith) Hartley. He graduated from Morton Memorial High School...
Levi Bontrager
Dec 21, 2012
Levi Bontrager, age 72, a resident of rural Portland, Indiana, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2012, at Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. Levi was born on July 1, 1940, in Lagrange County, Indiana the son of Amos D. and Esther (Eash) Bontrager. He retired in 2002 from Palm Harbor Homes in Marietta, Georgia. He married Nancy Hiestand...
Harvey Ault
Dec 19, 2012
Harvey Ault, age 58, a resident of Jackson Township, Jay County passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He farmed in Jackson Twp. and worked at EP Graphics and Berne Apparel. He was a member and trustee of the Gilead Church in Balbec and a 1972 graduate of Portland High School. He was born...
Virginia Myron
Dec 15, 2012
Virginia M. Myron, age 90 a resident of Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Center passed away Saturday, December 15, 2012 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. She was a former Portland and Pennville resident and also resided in Sebring, Florida for several years. She was a member of the Portland First Church of the Nazarene. She was employed as...
Marjorie Cottingham
Dec 15, 2012
Marjorie Cottingham, age 87, a former resident of Portland, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Miller's Merry Manor in Dunkirk. Marjorie was born on May 1, 1925, in Winston, Kentucky, the daughter of John W. and Ida (Johnson) White. She was a member of the Blaine United Methodist Church in rural Portland. Survivors include: 2 daughters: Helen...
Edna L. Vannote
Dec 13, 2012
Edna L. VanNote, age 79, a former resident of rural Bryant, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at her daughter's home in Elkhart, Indiana. Edna was born on May 7, 1933, in Pennville, Indiana, the daughter of Chester E. and Fay B. (Shannon) Cline. She graduated from Pennville High School in 1951. Edna worked for Carl Steed...
Ted Fleming
Dec 10, 2012
Ted C. Fleming, age 99, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2012, at Crown Pointe in Portland. Ted was born on October 23, 1913, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Carl and Hazel May (Harman) Fleming. He graduated from Portland High School in 1931 and attended DePauw University. Ted worked for Sheller Globe in Portland...
Bonnie Butcher
Dec 2, 2012
Bonnie D. Butcher, age 92, a resident of Bardstown, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, December 02, 2012, at Colonial Health and Rehabilitation in Bardstown, Kentucky. She was a former resident of Portland, Indiana and Coldwater, Ohio. Bonnie was born on March 1, 1920, in Kentucky, the daughter of Everett and Olive Choat Armstrong. She worked for Jay Garment in...
