Wanda Ann Barcus
May 24, 2022
Wanda Ann Barcus, age 55, rural Redkey, was welcomed home by her Lord and Savior Tuesday May 24, 2022. She passed at home following an extended illness. Born in Muncie October 23, 1966, she grew up in Jay County and graduated from Jay County High School in 1985. She was a graduate of Amber's Beauty School
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Dale Brunsman
May 18, 2022
Dale Brunsman, age 73, Albany, died Wednesday May 18, 2022 at home following an extended illness. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio September 10, 1948, he grew up there and graduated from Princeton High School in 1967. He was a security officer at Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati for 25 years then worked as a custodian at Pensacola High School in Florida...
Ray Burcham, Jr.
May 15, 2022
Raymond D. "Ray" Burcham, Jr., 83, rural Dunkirk, died Sunday May 15, 2022 at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center, Muncie. Born August 28, 1938 in Yorktown, he grew up there and was a 1956 graduate of Yorktown High School. Ray was a real estate agent/broker with Coldwell Banker Lunsford for 20 years before retiring. He also worked at...
Alice June Bible
May 14, 2022
Alice June Bible, age 90, Muncie, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Morrison Woods Health Campus. June was born on October 23, 1931 in Battle Creek, MI. She was a graduate of McDonald High School (TN) and Indiana Business College. She worked in accounting at Sears, Muncie, for 18 years. At age 50, June fulfilled her lifelong...
Patricia "Pat" Markley
May 9, 2022
Patricia V. "Pat" Markley, age 75, Muncie, died Monday May 9, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness. Born in Winchester November 8, 1946, she was a homemaker and had worked at restaurants in Albany including St. Clair's (now Milton's Family Restaurant) and at the canning factory in Hartford City. Pat was a member of Covenant...
Diana Young
May 7, 2022
Diana Young, age 74, Anderson, died Saturday May 7, 2022 at Community Hospital, Anderson, following a brief illness. Born November 28, 1947, she grew up in Dunkirk and attended Dunkirk High School. She lived in Albany for several years before moving to Anderson in 1987. Diana was a secretary for F.C. Tucker in Anderson for 15 years before retiring. ...
Candace D. Gibson
May 4, 2022
Candace D. Gibson, age 50, Albany, died Wednesday May 4, 2022 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Born in Muncie April 7, 1972, she grew up in Muncie and was a 1990 graduate of Southside High School. Although he went to the rival school, Central High School, Shane met the love of his life...
Uarda M. Hines
Apr 27, 2022
Uarda M. Hines, age 93, Albany, died Wednesday April 27, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Green Township February 10, 1929, she was a lifelong resident of the Albany area graduated from Albany High School with the class of 1947. She was a homemaker, member of Albany United Methodist Church, and former...
Robert E. Ashcraft
Apr 27, 2022
Robert Eugene Ashcraft, age 89, passed away Wednesday April 27, 2022 at home following an extended illness. Bob was born May 1, 1933 in DeSoto, the son of Blanch (Bartsch) and Albert "Bert" Ashcraft. His first eight years of school were in Albany; he graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1951. Bob retired in 1983 after 30 years of...
Juanita Sue Thurman
Apr 24, 2022
Juanita Sue Thurman, 79, Muncie, died Sunday April 24, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Muncie November 14, 1942, she grew up in Muncie and was a 1960 graduate of Muncie Central High School. Juanita worked at K-Mart for 20 years before retiring. She attended area churches over the years, participated in...
Robert David Mizner
Apr 24, 2022
Robert David "Bobby" Mizner, age 52, Hartford City, died Sunday April 24, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, following a motorcycle accident in Blackford County. Born in Bluffton July 4, 1969, he grew up in Dunkirk and was a 1987 graduate of Jay County High School. He worked at Red Gold for 15 years and was a heat plant...
Scott Young
Mar 29, 2022
Former New Castle resident Scott Young, age 56, Muncie, died unexpectedly Tuesday March 29, 2022 at his father's home in Muncie. Born in Hartford City September 13, 1965, he graduated from Delta High School in 1984 and attended The Chef's Academy in Indianapolis. Scott worked as a chef for several years in various food related establishments. He was a...
Ada Mae Stevenson
Mar 21, 2022
Ada Mae Stevenson, age 94, Muncie, died Monday March 21, 2022 at Westminster Village. Born in Letts, Indiana on September 23, 1927, she lived near Columbus and Cory, Indiana for several years. She graduated from high school in Columbus, Indiana and received a bachelor's degree in English from Indiana State Teachers College. Ada Mae taught English at Ivy Tech...
Linda (Summerfield) Stinson
Mar 8, 2022
Former Albany resident Linda (Summerfield) Stinson, age 81, Yorktown, died Tuesday March 8, 2022 at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, FL while visiting family there. Born in Muncie July 27, 1940, she graduated from Albany High School in 1958. Linda was a homemaker and over the years worked at Armstrong Cork (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, in the kitchen at Albany Health...
Claude Marion Greene, Jr.
Mar 7, 2022
Claude Marion Greene, Jr., age 77, Albany, died Monday March 7, 2022 at his son's rural Hartford City home. Born in Muncie August 21, 1944, he was a lifelong resident of Delaware County. He graduated from DeSoto High School in 1962 and was married to Rebecca S. "Becky" Trowbridge in 1963. Mr. Greene was a member of Carpenters Local...
Chuck Bergdoll
Mar 3, 2022
Chuck Bergdoll, age 68, Albany, went home to be with the Lord Thursday March 3, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Muncie January 6, 1954, he was a lifelong resident of Albany and a 1972 graduate of Albany High School. Chuck worked for Warner Supply, Muncie, since 1978, and was a 38-year...
Martie Butcher
Feb 27, 2022
Martha "Martie" Butcher, age 74 of the rural Redkey/Albany area, died Sunday, February 27, 2022 at home following an illness. Born in Indianapolis August 26, 1947, she graduated from Warren Central High School in 1965 and attended Indiana Central (now University of Indianapolis). In 1978, she graduated from Kokomo School of Practical Nursing. She lived in Redkey for a...
Mike Lehman
Feb 16, 2022
Mike Lehman, age 62, Albany, died unexpectedly at home following a sudden illness. Born in Muncie April 24, 1959, he grew up in Albany and was a 1977 graduate of Delta High School. Mike retired in 2021. He spent a majority of his career working at Selking International Truck Sales, Muncie – a business that was formerly known as...
Esther Martin
Feb 12, 2022
Esther Martin, 98, Albany, died Saturday February 12, 2022 at IU Health Methodist Hospital. Born in Albany June 24, 1923, she graduated from Albany High School in 1941. She worked at Kerr Glass (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, for 17 years before retiring. Esther was a member of Delta Theta Tau, Union Chapel Ministries, and Extension Homemaker Club. She attended Westminster...
Mark Edwards
Feb 12, 2022
Mark Edwards, age 65, Albany, died Saturday February 12, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a year of declining health. Born in Muncie September 29, 1956, he grew up in Albany and was a 1975 graduate of Delta High School. He attended Ball State University and Phoenix Institute of Technology. Mark was a landscaper for Brumond Smith...