All Obituaries

Frederick E. Blair, age 96, Albany, died Wednesday July 11, 2018 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Wells County on January 16, 1922, he attended schools there and after moving to this area graduated from Eaton High School in 1940.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and retiree of Warner Gear, Muncie, where he worked nearly thirty years. He is survived by several extended family members; his wife, Avis I. Blair, died in 2017. Burial will be at Union...

Charleen Tharp, age 81, Albany, died Saturday July 7, 2018 at home following an illness.  Born in Ridgeville on August 19, 1936 she was a graduate of Ridgeville High School and a longtime resident of Albany.  She worked in sales for beverage distributor Terrance Smith of Anderson for fifteen years before retiring.  In addition, along with her husband, she owned & operated JC Tee’s & More, a local apparel business.  Charleen attended Albany Christian Church...

Donald “Duck” Johnson, age 57, Albany, died Friday June 29, 2018 at home following a brief illness.  Born in Union City, IN on Nov. 20, 1960, he grew up in the Albany & Redkey area and attended Jay County High School.  Duck worked for Kevin Steen Delaware County Quality Mobile Homes for 25 years doing construction and was a member of American Legion Post 167, Albany.  He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, cornhole, and going to the casino; he would help anybody in...

Former Albany resident Judith E. Stanley, age 78, passed away January 1, 2018 at Banner Desert Hospital in Mesa, Arizona after being admitted one week earlier for COPD exacerbation.  Born in Saginaw, Michigan Judith lived most of her adult years in Muncie and Albany.  Judith was a retired nurse; she and her husband, Jack, were members of Moose Lodge #33, Muncie. Survivors include a daughter: Cynthia Duncan, Maricopa, AZ; two sons: Jeffrey Stanley, Savannah, GA, and Mark Stanley...

Bernice Pittenger, 85, Albany, died Thursday May 24, 2018 at Signature Health Care, Muncie.  Born in Albany on October 10, 1932, she was a graduate of Albany High School and a lifelong resident of the town.  Bernice was a self-employed beautician for forty years before retiring and was a member of Albany United Methodist Church. Survivors include a nephew: Tim Pittenger, Muncie; a niece: Julie Hamilton, Warsaw, and a great-niece: Holly Hamilton, Warsaw. Her husband of fifty-six...

It is with great sadness that the family of Janet Amundson announces her passing after a sudden illness Friday, May 11, 2018 at the age of 65 years. Born in Lafayette on Aug. 30, 1952, she attended Albany High School and studied Surgical Technology at Ball Memorial Hospital. Janet lived most of her life in Jay County and had been a resident of Farmland for the past two years. She was employed by IU Health Jay Co. Hospital, Portland, and was an accomplished writer/author with three books in...

Steven D. Dahlstrom, age 70, Albany, died Thursday April 19, 2018 at IU Health Jay Hospital, Portland, following an illness.  Born in Muncie on August 16, 1947, he lived in Albany and was a 1967 graduate of Albany High School.  He worked at Oelsa Corp. in Elwood for twenty-three years before retiring in 2015.  Steve enjoyed mushroom hunting, camping, and fishing. Survivors include his wife of twenty-five years, Debra L. Dahlstrom; two sons: Michael Dahlstrom, Winchester, and...

Steve Longerbone, age 69, Albany, died Thursday April 12, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, following an illness.  Born in Portland on February 13, 1949, he was a 1968 graduate of Albany High School.  He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and retired out of the Indiana National Guard (Muncie and Bluffton units).  Steve worked at Indiana Glass, Dunkirk, during the 1970’s where he met his wife, Sally.  He got in the overhead door...

ALBANY – Margaret E. Bow, age 89, Albany, died Saturday April 7, 2018 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Logansport on Sept. 29, 1928, she was a 1946 graduate of Royal Center High School and a 1949 graduate of Ball Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.  Margaret worked as a nurse for Dr. Stewart Brown, Albany, and Dr. Emory Hall, Dunkirk.  She was also head of the medical department at Indiana Glass, Dunkirk, for twelve years before retiring in...

ALBANY – Kameron Michael Todd Bates, age 17, Albany, gained his angel wings Tuesday March 6, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Anderson on Nov. 24, 2000, he grew up in Madison and Delaware County.  Survivors include his parents: Dusty & Heather Bates, Albany; a sister: Emily Jo Bates, Albany; grandparents: Ron & Kandi Goodman, Chesterfield, Doug & Lynn Hudson, Muncie, and Scott & Nikki Bates, Anderson; uncle & aunt: Jason & Jen Bates,...