Obituaries

Dec 7, 2017

ALBANY – Harold "Mus" Sheller, 93, Albany, died Thursday December 7, 2017 at home following an illness.  Born in Delaware County on May 4, 1924, he graduated from Albany High School in 1942.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a life member of American Legion Post 167, Albany, AmVets, Hartford City, and D.A.V., Muncie.  Over the...

Dec 5, 2017

DUNKIRK – Roberta Stephen, age 77, Dunkirk, died Tuesday December 5, 2017 at Lutheran Hospital following an illness.  Born in Jay County on April 29, 1940, she attended school in Portland and Pennville.  She retired from Saint Gobain Containers (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, after working there thirty-eight years.  Roberta enjoyed traveling, watching & feeding hummingbirds, and tending to her flowers....

Dec 1, 2017

RIDGEVILLE – Scott Marienau, age 60, rural Ridgeville resident, died Friday December 1, 2017 at home surrounded by family following an illness.  Born in Waterloo, Iowa on January 16, 1957, he grew up in the Royerton area and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam era.  He spent fourteen years serving his country and afterwards worked in a...

Dec 1, 2017

DUNKIRK – Wm. Harold Smith, 89, rural Dunkirk resident died Friday December 1, 2017 at home following an extended illness.  Born in Delaware County on June 19, 1928, he was raised by his foster parents, Arthur & Maxine Campbell.  Harold graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1945 and received two Masters Degrees from Ball State University in both Chemistry...

Nov 27, 2017

DUNKIRK – Wilma Jean Rouch, age 91, Dunkirk, died Monday afternoon at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a short illness.  Born in Hartford City on August 27, 1926, she grew up in Redkey and attended Redkey High School.  She enjoyed taking care of her home and playing cards with the West Jay Community Center Euchre Club.  She attended...

Nov 20, 2017

ALBANY – Paul L. Taylor, age 64, Albany, died unexpectedly Monday November 20, 2017 at home from natural causes.  Born in Muncie on July 13, 1953, he grew up on the family farm where he lived all his life.  He graduated from Delta High School in 1972.  Paul was a lifelong farmer; it truly defined him.  He farmed most...

Nov 6, 2017

ALBANY – John W. "Jack" Burris, age 90, Albany, died Monday November 6, 2017 at home following a brief illness.  Born in Albany on June 17, 1927, he was the son of Fred & Virginia (Strong) Burris.  He attended Albany High School and joined the United States Navy during World War II.  He was a forest ranger in California...

Oct 30, 2017

ALBANY – Former Albany resident Mildred L. Evans, age 96, died Monday October 30, 2017 of congestive heart failure at the home of her daughter in Carmel, Indiana.

Mrs. Evans was born on August 18, 1921 in Randolph County, Missouri.  She moved to Indianapolis in May of 1942 with one of the first civilian group of employees...

Oct 30, 2017

ALBANY – John Cox, known to many as Santa, passed away Monday October 30, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  He was 66.  Born in Portland on November 25, 1950, he grew up in Albany and was a 1969 graduate of Albany High School.  He was a skilled draftsman by trade, working at Willman Lumber...

Oct 29, 2017

ALBANY – Wanda Lee (Bayman) Clevenger, age 78, passed away Sunday October 29, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born on May 12, 1939, the daughter of S.W. "Pete" and Lillian M. (Goff) Bayman.  She married her high school sweetheart, James D. Clevenger, Sr. on June 29, 1958.  Married fifty-nine years, they raised...

Oct 29, 2017

ALBANY – Jean Bellar, 87, Albany, passed away Sunday October 29, 2017 at Albany Health Care where she resided for two months.  She was born March 13, 1930 in Vanceburg, Kentucky, the daughter of Herbert & Gertrude (Long) Hickle.  They moved to Indiana in 1940 where she remained a resident of Albany for the rest of her life.  She...

Oct 21, 2017

ALBANY – Claudia Lynn Jeffers, Albany, gave up her fight Saturday October 21, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  She was 62.  Born in Sullivan, Indiana on December 20, 1954, she was the only child of David & Amy Hunter.  Lynn was a 1973 graduate of Delta High School and received a Bachelors of...

Oct 15, 2017

ALBANY – Charles W. Jester, age 85, Albany, died Sunday October 15, 2017 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Delaware County on October 22, 1931, he attended Albany schools and had lived in Dunkirk for several years before moving back to Albany.  Charlie retired from Borg Warner in 1997 after working there for forty-seven years and...

Oct 6, 2017

DUNKIRK – Tom Childers, 66, Dunkirk, passed away Friday October 6, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born October 21, 1950 in Logan County, West Virginia, he was the son of Charles & Susie Childers.  He graduated from Logan High School in 1968 and moved to Indiana in 1970.  Tom worked at Indiana Glass Co. for thirty-four years...

Oct 1, 2017

ALBANY – Andy Thurman, age 55, Albany, died unexpectedly on Sunday October 1, 2017 at home.  Born in Muncie on December 29, 1961, he grew up in Delaware County and was a 1980 graduate of Delta High School.  Andy was a U.S. Air Force veteran and was a machinist by trade.  He was an award winning photographer who enjoyed...

Sep 25, 2017

ALBANY – Gene T. Daniel was born in Overton County Tennessee, the son of Floyd Herbert Daniel and Ruby (Garrett) Daniel, on July, 5, 1936. He passed away on September 25, 2017 after a brief illness.  Gene was married to his wife Delcie Lorene (Ledbetter) for 62 years. They moved to the Muncie area in 1956.

Gene...

Sep 18, 2017

ALBANY - Elmer (Mack) McKinley Doane peacefully crossed into heaven Monday night, September 18, 2017, surrounded by family and friends.  Mack married the love of his life, Patty Doane (Robertson), on July 25th 1992.  He's survived by children Alicia and Mick, grandchildren Chloe, Danica, Jollie, siblings Roger, Suzann, Annessa, Wendell, and half sister Monica.  He served in the United...

Sep 18, 2017

ALBANY – Lynda Konazeski, age 66, Albany, died Monday night at home surrounded by her family.  Born March 22, 1951 in Clinton, Indiana, she lived the past several years in Albany.  She was a homemaker and enjoyed crafts.  She was an avid reader & writer and when her children were young was involved with little league baseball.

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Sep 15, 2017

PORTLAND - Former Jay County resident Louise M. Toth, age 90, died Friday September 15, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  She was born October 30, 1926 and had lived near Portland.  During her working years she was a nurse and was married to Joseph Z. Toth on December 2, 1968.  Joe survives; they had no children.

Sep 14, 2017

ALBANY – Sylvia Klus, age 96, Albany, died Thursday evening at Elmcroft of Muncie.  Born August 18, 1921 in Metamora, Indiana, she lived in Muncie before moving to Albany where she resided for several years.  Sylvia worked in restaurants for years and at one time was a pastry cook at the MCL, Muncie.  She retired in 1981 after waitressing...