All Obituaries

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...

Vera Blevins, age 94, Dunkirk, died Friday March 1, 2019 at Glen Oaks Health Campus, New Castle.  Born in Mitchell, Indiana on March 31, 1924, she graduated from Mitchell High School in 1942 and lived near Dunkirk for over 50 years.  She was employed at Maraine’s Greenery in Dunkirk and G&M Pet and Garden in Muncie for many years.  Vera’s passion was growing flowers and creating beautiful arrangements for a variety of occasions.  She attended Saint...

Barbara J. Drumm, age 80, died Thursday February 28, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born in Anderson on August 9, 1938, she grew up in Delaware County and lived near DeSoto most of her life.  She graduated from DeSoto High School in 1956 and received a Masters degree in Secondary Education from Ball State University.  Mrs. Drumm was a school teacher for 16 years, teaching first and second grades at DeSoto Elementary School until...

Jarrod Stuart Whitesell, age 36, passed away at his home in Delaware County on Sunday February 24, 2019 as a result of metastatic colon cancer.  Born in Muncie on February 23, 1983, he graduated from Jay County High School in 2001 and attended Ball State University.  Jarrod worked at Ardagh Glass in Dunkirk as a Journeyman Line Production Assistant in the Forming Department.  He was a free spirit and enjoyed life.  He was a talented guitar player, liked attending his...

Clayton Augustus Zearbaugh, age 88, Albany, died Sunday February 10, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family following an illness.  Born in Delaware County on Nov. 25, 1930, he grew up in Muncie and graduated from Eaton High School with the class of 1948.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a route driver for Riggin’s Dairy in Muncie for thirty years before retiring in 1979.  He also owned & operated the Kream Kup in Albany from...

Richard L. “Rick” Frazee, age 83, Albany, died Tuesday January 29, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Muncie on August 25, 1935, he was a graduate of Muncie Central High School (1953), Ball State Teachers College, and Ball State University.  He taught 6th grade within the Jay School Corporation, first at Sutton School and then Westlawn Elementary School in Dunkirk for thirty-eight years before retiring.  He served in the U.S....

Verna Jean Coons, age 87, Albany, died unexpectedly on Thursday January 24, 2019, at home.  Born in Albany on May 21, 1931, she graduated from Albany High School in 1949 and Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in 1952.  She taught nursing at Methodist Hospital, eventually becoming Assistant Director of Nursing and retired in 1993 as Director of Nursing of Methodist & Ivy Tech Schools of Nursing.  She was a member of Albany Christian Church and Professional Business...