Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 26, 2021

Noah Lynn Cothrum, age 23, rural Redkey, died unexpectedly on Friday November 26, 2021 in Muncie.  Born May 1, 1998 in Russellville, Alabama, he attended Monroe Central High School and was a graduate of Alexandria-Monroe High School in 2016.  Noah formerly worked at the Jay County Sheriff's Department, New Castle Correctional Facility, and Eaton EMT's.  He was a powerlifter...

Nov 21, 2021

Allen Sloniker, age 63, formerly of Albany, died Sunday November 21, 2021 at home in Indianapolis following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie July 12, 1958, he lived in the Albany area for several years before recently moving to Indianapolis.  Allen was a 1976 graduate of Monroe Central High School and was a current Band Booster.  He was a...

Nov 20, 2021

Mellainee Naomi Glaze, age 79, Muncie, died Saturday November 20, 2021 at Golden Living Center following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie January 12, 1942, she lived several years in Delaware County and Indianapolis before moving back to Muncie.  She was a 1960 graduate of Selma High School; on the day before graduating she began a career with the...

Nov 16, 2021

Richard A. Whitesell, age 90, Dunkirk, died Tuesday November 16, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a short illness.  Born in Dunkirk February 21, 1931, he was a lifelong resident there and graduated from Dunkirk High School with the class of 1949.  Dick was a mold maker, working 42 years at Ball Incon (now Ardagh) before retiring...

Nov 9, 2021

Connie (Liggett) Geesaman, age 68, Albany, died Tuesday November 9, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Portland September 2, 1953, she graduated from Monroe Central High School in 1971 and was a graduate of both beauty school and floral school.  Connie received her commercial driver's license (CDL) and drove a truck for a...

Nov 6, 2021

Steven J. Edwards, age 64, Muncie, died Saturday November 6, 2021at home after battling diabetes.  Born in Muncie July 24, 1957, he was a lifelong resident of Delaware County.  He graduated from Muncie Southside High School in 1975 and Indiana Vocational Technical College (now Ivy Tech) in 1977.  Steve worked at Ball State University as an Environmental Control Mechanic...

Oct 29, 2021

Arnold Gannon, age 71, Redkey, died Friday October 29, 2021 at home following an illness.  Born in Muncie on May 21, 1950, he attended Eaton High School and lived in Jay County for over thirty years.  Arnold was a truck driver for twenty years before retiring in the 1990s; during that time, he worked for Tom Huffman and Sam...

Oct 11, 2021

Eunice Marie Hines, age 102 years, passed away peacefully at home on Monday afternoon.  Eunice was born on a small farm in Pandora, Ohio on July 31, 1919 to John and Olga Burkholder.  She graduated from Pandora High School and upon graduation attended and subsequently graduated from Fort Wayne Business College.  Upon graduation, she was first employed at Dayton...

Oct 9, 2021

Lucas Ray Arnold, age 29, Albany, died unexpectedly Saturday October 9, 2021, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Muncie December 30, 1991, he grew up in Albany and was a graduate of Delta High School.  Lucas was the owner/operator of TLA Mulch and often assisted his father with heavy machinery work.  Lucas enjoyed being with friends and...

Sep 16, 2021

Don Valentine, 77, Albany, died Thursday September 16, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie January 20, 1944, he grew up in the Dunkirk area and was a 1962 graduate of Dunkirk High School.  Don was a tool & die maker; he worked for General Motors in Muncie for 31 years before...

Sep 10, 2021

Former Albany resident Gloria E. "Glo" Conningham, age 75, Muncie, died Friday September 10, 2021 at The Waters of Muncie following an unexpected brief illness.  Born in Delaware County May 15, 1946, she graduated from Harrison Twp. High School in 1964 and was a graduate of Ball State University and Chicago Bible College.  Gloria taught elementary and junior high...

Sep 7, 2021

Linda A. (Gill) Grove, age 68, Leesburg, IN, died Tuesday September 7, 2021 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, following a brief illness.  Born in Muncie September 25, 1952, she grew up in Albany and lived in Greentown before moving to Leesburg in 2017.  Linda graduated from Albany High School in 1970 and attended Vincennes University.  She was the Liberty...

Sep 1, 2021

Janette Zimmerman-Carroll, 78, of Albany, IN died 9:08 p.m. Wednesday September 1, 2021 at IU Health Medical Center in Muncie, IN.  She was born September 22, 1942 in St. Marys, OH to James and LaVere (Becker) Zimmerman.  She attended St. Marys Memorial High School, until she was united in marriage with Edward Carroll, Sr., who survives.  Also survived by:...

Aug 29, 2021

Virginia E. "Ginny" Hershey, age 84, Parker City, died Sunday August 29, 2021 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Born June 2, 1937 in Muncie, she grew up south of Fairview and was a longtime resident of Delaware County.  She graduated from Green Township High School, Muncie Business College, then later in life received Licensed...

Jul 25, 2021

William E. "Bill" Hamilton, age 82, Dunkirk, died Sunday morning at home following a brief illness.  Bill was born at home in Dunkirk on March 19, 1939.  He lived there for several years and had also lived near Albany.  He joined the Indiana National Guard and was a machine operator at Indiana Glass Co., Dunkirk, for over 30 years...

Jul 14, 2021

Rema J. Shepherd, age 75, Dunkirk, died Wednesday July 14, 2021 at home following an illness.  Born Nov. 19, 1945 in Lee County Virginia, she lived the past several years in Dunkirk.  Rema was a homemaker and attended Gospel Lighthouse Tabernacle in Dunkirk.  She, along with her husband and others, sang in a traveling gospel group known as The...