All Obituaries

Nancy K. Rickert, age 83, formerly of Albany, died Saturday afternoon at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Ft. Wayne.  Born Aug. 2, 1935 in Jay County, she was a 1953 graduate of Albany High School and lived in Delaware County before moving to Fort Wayne.  She was a homemaker and member of Tri Kappa of Albany (Delta Epsilon Chapter).  Nancy was active in P.T.A. at Albany Elementary School and Mabel K. Holland Elementary in Ft. Wayne.  She served as Vice Committee person for...

Donnie Turner, age 72, Albany, died Friday May 10, 2019 at AMG Specialty Hospital, Muncie, following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie on April 7, 1947, he grew up in Albany and was a graduate of Ivy Technical College.  Donnie was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged.  He worked in bakeries in Muncie and Albany and at the Muncie Travel Lodge for several years.  At age 65 he retired from Ball State University where he did custodial...

Vicky J. (Reasoner) Westlake, age 72, Dunkirk, passed away peacefully on Monday May 13, 2019 at her home surrounded by family and to the sound of her granddaughter singing.  Born December 13, 1946 to Wayne & Marietta Reasoner, she grew up in Dunkirk and was a 1964 graduate of Dunkirk High School.  She worked in numerous factories, became a real estate broker and tax preparer, and worked last at Jay County Hospital in Environmental Services.  She also took time to be a...

Evalyn E. “Lyn” Caldwell, age 72, Dunkirk, died Sunday May 12, 2019 at home following an illness.  Born in Santa Anna, CA on February 15, 1947, she was a 1965 graduate of Orange High School (CA).  She lived in Dunkirk the past several years and enjoyed crocheting, playing BINGO, reading her Bible, and taking on a good challenge.  Before retiring Lyn was self-employed doing tax work for several years. Survivors include her husband of thirty-one years, Rickie...

Norma J. Hiatt, age 83, Albany, died Friday April 26, 2019 at Signature Health Care, Muncie, following an extended illness.  Born May 26, 1935 in Hartford City, she was a graduate of Dunkirk High School and Indiana Business College.  She also attended classes at Ball State where she received a certificate in Modern Marketing.  Norma was a homemaker and managed her own business, Delaware Housecleaning Service, for around ten years.  She retired from L.J. Stone and enjoyed...

Travis Lee Arnold, age 32, died unexpectedly Thursday April 4, 2019 at his home in Eaton.  Born in Muncie on March 26, 1987, he grew up in Albany and was a 2005 graduate of Delta High School.  He lived most of his life in Albany and had recently moved to Eaton.  Travis was a hard worker and was the owner of Arnold’s Mulch, Albany Door Company, and Mid-State Auto.  He was a collector of hot rods and John Deere items and enjoyed woodcarving, drag racing, and riding...

Edna Over, age 86, Dunkirk, died Thursday March 20, 2019 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an illness.  Born June 14, 1932 in Lawrenceville, Illinois, she graduated from high school there and was a resident of Dunkirk for the past several years.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed making Memorial Day flower arrangements, word search puzzles, and spending time with her grandchildren.  Edna worked at Indiana Glass and was a dietician at Miller’s...

Paul L. Roach, age 67, Albany, died Thursday March 14, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born Aug. 28, 1951 in Knoxville, TN, he lived most of his life in Redkey before moving to Albany in 2005.  Paul worked at Kerr Glass (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, and was a truck driver for First Fleet, Bluffton, until 2006, and was awarded for driving over 2 million miles without an accident.  He was an avid fisherman who enjoyed camping, being outdoors, playing...

Iris Bennett, age 95, Albany, died Sunday March 10, 2019 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.  Born in Dunkirk on November 12, 1923, she was a graduate of Dunkirk High School and Ambers Beauty School.  She was a hair stylist at Earl Manor’s barber shop in Albany before starting her own business, Iris’ Beauty Shop, that she operated until retiring.  She was a member of Albany United Methodist Church and Professional...

Rockley Paul, age 71, Albany, died Saturday March 9, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born August 15, 1947 in Eureka, California, he moved to Indiana at a young age and had lived in Iowa where he graduated from West Sioux Community High School in 1965.  He was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam era and was an avionics technician at Muncie Aviation Company until retiring in 2009.  With a total of 39 years in avionics, he worked...