Ray Greer, Jr.
Feb 6, 2022
Ray Greer, Jr., age 77, Albany, died on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Born in Muncie on August 27, 1944, he grew up in Yorktown and graduated from DeSoto High School in 1962. Ray was a journeyman welder and worked for General Motors for over 35 years before retiring when...
Steve Besser
Feb 6, 2022
H. Steven "Steve" Besser, age 74, Albany, died Sunday February 6, 2022 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Portland December 21, 1947, he grew up in Dunkirk and graduated from Dunkirk High School with the class of 1966. Steve lived in Albany for 47 years and was retired from Ardagh, Dunkirk, after working...
Cindy L. (Fox) Roberts
Feb 4, 2022
Cynthia Loretta (Fox) Roberts passed peacefully on February 4, 2022 while residing at Newburgh Healthcare Center in Newburgh, Indiana. She was 73 years of age.
Cindy was born July 6, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Illinois, attended grade school in Oswego and graduated from Larkin High School in Elgin with the class of 1966. ...
Eloise (Brightwell) Kelley
Feb 2, 2022
Eloise (Brightwell) Kelley, age 96, formerly of Albany, died Wednesday February 2, 2022 at Parker Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lake Wales, Florida, she attended schools in Florida & Georgia and lived in Georgia for most of her life until moving to Delaware County in 1990. She was a homemaker and belonged to The Sanctuary Church in Evans,...
Sue Duncan
Jan 15, 2022
Sue (Cunningham) Duncan, 75, Albany, died Saturday January 15, 2022 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, following a brief illness. Born August 20, 1946, she grew up in Delaware County and graduated from Selma High School with the class of 1964. Sue worked at Walmart north in Muncie for 20 years before retiring in 2008. She belonged to River...
Jerry W. Johnson
Jan 15, 2022
Jerry Warren Johnson, age 66, Dunkirk, died Saturday January 15, 2022 following a brief illness. Born in Portland June 6, 1955, he grew up in Dunkirk and was a 1974 graduate of Dunkirk High School. Jerry worked for MSSL Wiring Systems in Portland for over 30 years and in the past worked at Indiana Glass (in Tiara) and at...
Marsha Kay Dragoo
Jan 14, 2022
On Friday evening, January 14th, 2022, Marsha Kay Dragoo passed peacefully into heavenly paradise holding the hands of her loving family following a brief illness.
Marsha was born in Muncie, Indiana on February 1st, 1959, to the late Dale and Penelope Kay Chism. Along with Marsha, the Chism clan included brothers, Roger and Carl, and sister, Sandy....
Audrey C. (Sheasley) Kirkwood
Jan 12, 2022
Audrey Catherine (Sheasley) Kirkwood, 82 of rural Albany, Indiana, died January 12th surrounded by her family at Albany Health and Rehabilitation. She was born September 10th, 1939 in Williamsville, NY to the late Lee and Joanna (Klein) Sheasley. On November 28th, 1963, she married James John Kirkwood who proceeded her in death on November 29th, 2021.
Audrey...
Felita H. Dayton
Jan 9, 2022
Felita H. Dayton, age 83, Dunkirk, died Sunday January 9, 2022 at home following an illness. Born in Bloomington August 27, 1938, she lived near Dunkirk for most of her life and was a 1956 graduate of Dunkirk High School. Felita was a homemaker and babysitter. She was a member of SPG Sorority Eta Chi Chapter (60+ year member...
James M. Clanin
Jan 7, 2022
James M. Clanin, age 68, Albany, died Friday January 7, 2022 at home following an extended illness. Born in Muncie April 19, 1953, he grew up in Muncie and moved around over the years living in Jasonville and Logansport before moving to Albany in the mid-1990s. James was a union Bricklayer for several years before retiring. He belonged to...
Jimmy Springer
Dec 26, 2021
Former Dunkirk resident Jimmy Springer, age 71, Hagerstown, died unexpectedly Sunday, December 26, 2021 at home. Born on September 1, 1950, he grew up in Albany and lived in Illinois, Indiana, and Florida before moving back to Dunkirk in 1994. Jimmy graduated from Albany High School in 1969 and attended Lakeland College in Illinois. He was a truck driver...
Jimmie L. Heston
Dec 26, 2021
Jimmie L. Heston, 88, Albany, died Sunday December 26, 2021 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following a short illness. Born in Portland August 19, 1933, he graduated from Gov. I.P. Gray High School with the class of 1951. Mr. Heston worked for Warner Gear, Muncie, for 38 years before retiring in 1998 and often met with his...
Julie L. Mills
Dec 25, 2021
Julie L. Mills, age 50, Albany, died while surrounded by family on Saturday December 25, 2021 at home following a short illness. Born in Muncie August 11, 1971, she grew up in Albany and worked at the Eaton Veterinary Clinic for ten years. Julie loved animals, especially horses, and enjoyed spending time with family & grandkids and going to...
Carey W. Clark
Dec 20, 2021
Carey W. Clark, age 69, Albany, died unexpectedly Monday December 20, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie September 5, 1952, he graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1970 and lived the past several years near Albany. Carey was a salesman for Munsee Meats for 46 years, retiring in 2019. He enjoyed gardening, landscaping, and...
Rebecca S. Greene
Dec 18, 2021
Rebecca S. "Becky" Greene, age 77, Albany, died Saturday December 18, 2021 at IU Health Blackford Hospital following an illness. Born in Muncie November 5, 1944, she was a lifelong resident of Delaware County. She graduated from Muncie Central High School in 1962 and was married to Claude Marion Greene, Jr. in 1963. Becky was a seamstress for 20...
Carol D. Capper
Dec 14, 2021
Carol D. Capper, age 74, Albany, died Tuesday December 14, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness. Born in Muncie July 17, 1947, she grew up in Albany and graduated from Albany High School with the class of 1965. Carol worked at various branches of First Merchants Bank, including in Eaton, for 35 years before retiring...
Peggy J. Smith
Dec 11, 2021
Peggy Jane Smith, age 91, died peacefully with family at her side on Saturday December 11, 2021 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. Born January 19, 1930, she lived most of her life in Delaware County. A graduate of Dunkirk High School in 1948, she attended Indiana University, graduated from Indiana Business College in Muncie, and earned a...
Janet L. Vorhees
Dec 4, 2021
Janet L. Vorhees, 79, formerly of Selma, died Saturday December 4, 2021 at Signature Healthcare of Muncie. Born in Muncie March 19, 1942, she graduated from Albany High School with the class of 1960. Janet was a homemaker who worked as a nurse's aid for several years in various Delaware County nursing homes and in earlier years worked briefly...
Steve Myers
Nov 30, 2021
Steve Myers, 72, Albany, went home to Heaven on Tuesday November 30, 2021 at his home in Albany. Steve was born in Portland to Russell & Catherine (Carey) Myers on October 16, 1949. He graduated from Redkey High School and received an Honors Student Bachelor's Degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1999 (Steve said he crammed his 4 year...
James J. Kirkwood
Nov 29, 2021
James J. Kirkwood, 86 of rural Albany, Indiana, died November 29th, surrounded by his family at Albany Health and Rehabilitation.
James was born January 8, 1935 in Buffalo, NY to the late Basil and Emma (Schreiner) Kirkwood. On November 28, 1963, he married Audrey Catherine Sheasley, who survives. They were blessed to celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary...