Obituaries

Jan 26, 2018

RIDGEVILLE – Richard H. "Rich" Garringer, age 54, Ridgeville, died unexpectedly January 26, 2018 at home from natural causes.  Born in Muncie on February 11, 1963, he was a lifelong resident of Randolph County and a 1981 graduate of Monroe Central High School.  Rich worked for Ardagh in Winchester for the past twenty-three years as a machine operator in...

Jan 25, 2018

REDKEY – Letha Henry, age 88, formerly of Redkey, died Thursday January 25, 2018 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.  Born in Dunkirk on May 27, 1929, she was the daughter of Don Virgil Henry and Alice (Overla) Henry.  She attended Redkey High School and worked at Jay Garment in Portland for thirty years...

Jan 21, 2018

ALBANY – Bernie Schlosser, 84, Albany, died Sunday January 21, 2018 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness.  Born in Portland on October 7, 1933, he grew up in Portland, graduated from Portland High School in 1951, and later moved to Albany where he resided most of his life.  He worked in the tool & die...

Jan 21, 2018

ALBANY – Chuck Richey, age 66, Albany, died Sunday January 21, 2018 at Golden Living Center, Muncie, following an extended illness.  Born in Portland on August 5, 1951, he grew up in Albany and was a 1969 graduate of Albany High School.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era, having served in South Korea.  He was...

Jan 11, 2018

Richard Pursifull, age 58, of rural Dunkirk, died January 11, 2018 at his home in Delaware County from natural causes.  There will be no public calling hours or funeral ceremony.

Jan 11, 2018

DUNKIRK – John Richard Hare, 86, Dunkirk, died Thursday January 11, 2018 at home.  Born in Dunkirk on Sept. 21, 1931, he was the son of Harry Carl Hare and Josephine Elizabeth (Goodman) Hare.  John was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a member of American Legion Post 227, Dunkirk, where he was Past Commander,...

Jan 1, 2018

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...

Dec 31, 2017

ALBANY – Carolyn S. Miller, 79, Albany, died Sunday December 31, 2017 at home following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie on January 18, 1938, she attended Royerton High School and worked at Coca-Cola, Indiana Glass, and Warner Gear.  She was a homemaker and former Clerk-Treasurer for the Town of Albany.  She also assisted with Boy Scout Troop 37...

Dec 23, 2017

ROYERTON – Pollie R. Hibbard, 84, Royerton, died Saturday December 23, 2017 at home following an illness.  Born Nov. 12, 1933 in Hestand, Kentucky, she grew up there and moved to Indiana near the age of sixteen.  She worked at Ball State University in dining services and housekeeping for a total of eighteen years before retiring in 1997.  Pollie...

Dec 14, 2017

DUNKIRK – Lorena Mae (Eads) Bullock, 83, Dunkirk, died Thursday December 14, 2017 at Miller's Merry Manor.  Born April 8, 1934 in Henry County, Indiana, she was a 1952 graduate of Green Township High School.  Lorena worked for thirty years at CVS in Dunkirk before retiring in 2013.  She attended Redkey United Methodist Church and enjoyed leading songs for...

Dec 10, 2017

FARMLAND – Jack Haisley, longtime Randolph County resident, died Sunday December 10, 2017 at Albany Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.  He was 101 years of age.  Born and raised in Grant County on January 27, 1916, he was a self-employed farmer who farmed in Randolph and Jay County for many years.  He was a member of Anthony Lodge No....

Dec 8, 2017

ALBANY – A. Donabelle Cortner, 94, Albany, died Friday December 8, 2017 at Albany Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Blackford County on October 10, 1923, she graduated from Royerton High School in 1941 and attended Indiana Business College.  She retired at age 80 from Beebe Title Co. (now Indiana Title Co.), Muncie, where she was a land...

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...