Obituaries

Nov 26, 2023

William “Bill” Lightner, age 64, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie.  He was a former resident of Dunkirk.

Bill was born April 23, 1959, in Hartford City, Indiana, the son of William R. and Joyce Ann (Burnette) Lightner-Wells.  He graduated from Jay County High School...

Nov 22, 2023

Matthew Reitz, age 45, a resident of Portland, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at The Waters of Dunkirk.

Matthew was born on March 26, 1978, in Portland, the son of Harold and Deborah (Auker) Reitz.  He graduated from Delta High School in 1997 and worked at Pizza Hut in Portland.  He was a member of...

Nov 18, 2023

Dorothy Osborne, age 88, a former longtime resident of Pennville, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Dorothy was born on June 15, 1935, in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, the daughter of Dewey and Edith (Robinette) Wells.  She graduated from East Stone Gap High School and earned a Masters Degree in Education...

Nov 18, 2023

Gary Williams age 62, a resident of Muncie, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at his home in Muncie.

Gary was born on November 3, 1961, in Hamilton, Ohio, the son of Jason Bradley Williams and Imogene Ruby (Burkhart) Williams.  Gary worked at Indiana Glass in Dunkirk and was a member of the Pentecostal Church in...

Nov 18, 2023

Marvin Lehman, age 79, a resident of Portland, passed away peacefully in the presence of family members on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at IU Health Jay Hospital in Portland.

Marvin was born in Portland on November 2, 1944, the son of Harold “Hap” and Mary (Whiteman) Lehman.  He married Shirley J. VanDeusen on February 16, 1964.

Nov 14, 2023

Janet Guntle, age 88, a resident of Portland, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Janet was born on August 19, 1935, in Adams County, Indiana, the daughter of John and Lois (McGriff) Hoskins.  She graduated from Bryant High School in 1953 and worked as a teachers aid for Jay School Corporation...

Nov 13, 2023

Carol Stump, age 69, a resident of Portland, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 at The Waters of Dunkirk.

Carol was born December 8, 1953, in Portland, the daughter of Dale Arnold, Jr. and Theda (Masonbrink) Arnold.  She worked for Pennville Custom Cabinets and retired from Marsh.  She married Martin “Marty” Stump on March 12, 1978....

Nov 8, 2023

Scherlene J. Brown, age 85, a resident of rural Union City, passed away at her home surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, November 8, 2023.

Scherlene was born on May 4, 1938 to Joe Hendricks and Dorothy (Mann).  She was preceded in death by her parents, her step-father, Roswell Devroy, her brother, Jim Hendricks, step brother and...

Oct 31, 2023

Robert “Bob” Kunkle, age 95, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at The Gardens of St. Henry in Ohio.

Bob was born on September 10, 1928, in Madison Township, Jay County, the son of Merle and Hazel (Greaf) Kunkle.  He graduated from Madison Township School in 1946 and was a lifelong...

Oct 30, 2023

William “Pat” Osborne, age 90, a former longtime resident of Pennville, passed away on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Pat was born on May 7, 1933, in Crackers Neck, Virginia, the son of William and Virginia (Wells) Osborne.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and farmed in Greene Township, Jay County...

Oct 29, 2023

William “Bill” Fields, age 81, a resident of rural Portland, passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at his home.

Bill was born on March 24, 1942, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Alvie Fields and Etta (Brown) Ullom.  He worked for Sheller Globe in Portland, City of Portland for 24 years and Animal Control in Jay...

Oct 28, 2023

Treadesa “Trudy” M. Jackson, age 83, a resident of Portland, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albany, Indiana.

Trudy was born on May 3, 1940 in Farmland, Indiana the daughter of Worley and Lillie (Foster) Murphy. Trudy retired from CTS in Berne, Indiana.

Trudy married Larry Jackson on...

Oct 26, 2023

Agustin Duran, age 49, a resident of rural Bryant, passed away on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at his home after a courageous battle with ALS.

Agustin was born on March 23, 1974, in Tlaxcala, Mexico, the son of Agustin Duran Cortez and Ocotlan Nava Zavala.  He worked in the R&D Department for Thunderbird in Decatur and was...

Oct 18, 2023

Frances Moser, age 83, a resident of Bryant, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at Stillwater Hospice in Fort Wayne.

Frances was born on December 18, 1939 in Salamonia, Indiana, the daughter of William and Bernice (Barber) Hilfiker.  Frances graduated From Madison High School and worked for Franklin Electric in Bluffton, Indiana.  Frances enjoyed going...

Oct 17, 2023

Robert “Bob” McFarland, age 71, a resident of Portland, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2023 surrounded by his family and friends at Persimmon Ridge in Portland.

Bob was born April 28, 1952 in Portland, the son of Robert L. McFarland and Iris (Gillum) Wilson. He graduated from Pennville High School and was at Home Dairy for many...

Oct 16, 2023

Robert Curtis, age 60, a resident of Geneva, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Robert was born on November 3, 1962, in Ashland, Kentucky, the son of Marvin and Edith (Hicks) Curtis.  Robert worked for the Labors Union 213 in Fort Wayne, and did maintenance at the Jay County Retirement...

Oct 14, 2023

Paggy Miller, age 70, a resident of Hartford City, passed away on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at her home.

Paggy was born on November 18, 1952, in Morehead, Kentucky, the daughter of William and Mary (Cantrell) Nickell.  She worked for UTA in Berne, Indiana and Jay County Retirement Home.  Paggy married Robert Miller on November 17, 1969....

Oct 14, 2023

Keith Rodney Ford, age 85, went to be with his honey Phyllis Ann Ford, of 62 years, on October 14, 2023 at 5:40 p.m.

Keith was born on July 12, 1938 in Delaware County the son of Howard and Garnet (Hall) Ford.

Keith loved home cooked meals especially on the holidays where they were his...

Oct 12, 2023

Paul S. Saunders, age 69, a resident of Redkey, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023 at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis.

Paul was born on July 1, 1954, in Portland, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (Hiestand) Saunders.  He worked for many years in installing monument foundations at cemeteries.  He also worked in concessions and...

Oct 11, 2023

Jerry Lofton, Jr., age 64, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at his home in Dunkirk.

Jerry was born on November 12, 1958, in Portland, Indiana, the son of Jerry Lofton, Sr. and Nancy Joan (Earls) Gamester.  Jerry graduated from Jay County High School in 1976 and worked as a truck driver,...