Obituaries

Jun 11, 2017

DUNKIRK – Arvon G. "Curly" Frye, 87, Dunkirk, died Sunday June 11, 2017, at home following an illness.  Born March 2, 1930 in Trinity, Kentucky, he grew up in Kentucky and moved to Dunkirk in 1948.  Curly was a city mail carrier in Dunkirk for twenty-six years before retiring in 1990.  He was also a custodian at Westlawn Elementary...

Jun 5, 2017

ALBANY – Perry Don Hayes, age 75, Albany, died Monday June 5, 2017, at home.  Born January 14, 1942 in Jamestown, Tennessee, he grew up there and lived briefly in Ohio before moving to Muncie in the early 1960's.  Perry spent the past several years as a resident of Albany.  He worked for General Motors in Muncie for thirty-eight...

May 19, 2017

ALBANY – Betty W. Rogers, age 79, Albany, died Friday morning at home following a brief illness with family by her side.  Born in Dunkirk on Oct. 18, 1937, she lived in Albany for the past several years.  She was co-owner of The Biscuit Bar, Muncie, and Redkey Coffee Shop and cooked at various area locations over the years...

May 17, 2017

ALBANY – Clifford E. "Cliff" Smith, Sr., age 73, Albany, died Wednesday May 17, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Orgas, WV on Jan. 13, 1944, he moved to Indiana in 1964 and was a resident of Albany for several years.  Cliff worked at Indiana Glass, Dunkirk, for several years and retired from G&M Pet &...

May 17, 2017

ALBANY – Paul D. Stout, age 69, Albany, died Wednesday afternoon at his brother's home in Albany.  Born in Portland on June 4, 1947, he grew up in Albany and was a 1967 graduate of Albany High School.  Paul worked for McGuff Roofing in Muncie for thirty-two years.  He belonged to the White Buffalo Society and was active in...

Apr 27, 2017

MUNCIE - Glenda Lou (Romine) Ross, age 79, Muncie, was declared deceased on April 27, 2017.  She died at her home in Muncie from natural causes.  Born in Albany on March 14, 1938, she grew up in Albany and was a 1956 graduate of Albany High School.  She worked multiple government jobs over her lifetime and was a dispatcher...

Apr 11, 2017

ALBANY – Dennis "Denny" Robbins, age 87, Albany, died Tuesday April 11, 2017 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Eaton on January 28, 1930, he grew up there and was a graduate of Eaton High School where he played on the basketball team.  He was a tool designer for Interstate Tool, Albany, and worked a thirty year...

Apr 6, 2017

ALBANY - Avis I. Blair, age 95, Albany, died Thursday evening at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Albany on February 28, 1922, she was the daughter of Frank & Mary (Starbuck) Lucas.  She graduated from Albany High School in 1940 and was a graduate of Ambers Beauty School.  She owned & operated a beauty shop in...

Apr 3, 2017

ALBANY – Tom D. Flesher, well known local businessman, passed away peacefully Monday afternoon at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.  He was 90 years of age.  Born in Indianapolis on March 11, 1927, he was a graduate of Williamsport High School and Reppert Auctioneering School.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1946 and afterwards...

Mar 30, 2017

ALBANY – Francis Pence, age 81, Albany, died Wednesday night at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Born in Muncie on October 3, 1935, she grew up in Albany and attended school in DeSoto.  Francis was a homemaker and attended White Chapel Church over the years.

Survivors include her husband of 63 years: Eugene...

Mar 28, 2017

DUNKIRK – Helen L. Springer, age 86, Dunkirk, died Tuesday afternoon at Bluffton Regional Medical Center.  Born in Hindsboro, IL on Aug. 30, 1930, she was a graduate of Charleston High School and Indiana Business College.  She grew up in Charleston, IL, moved to Albany in 1952, and lived briefly in Florida before moving back to Dunkirk in 1987. ...

Mar 26, 2017

DUNKIRK – Jodell Frazier went home to be with her Savior on Sunday March 26, 2017, at Miller's Merry Manor, Dunkirk.  She was 80 years of age.  Born in Delaware County on March 28, 1936, she graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1953.  She retired in 1992 from Kerr Glass (now Ardagh) after working over thirty-eight years.  Jodell was...

Mar 23, 2017

Mike Cross, age 56, Albany, died Thursday night at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Muncie on July 8, 1960, he graduated from Wes-Del High School in 1978 and was a longtime resident of Albany.  Mike worked for thirty years at Borg-Warner in Muncie as a machine operator and enjoyed fishing, camping, and playing guitar....

Mar 14, 2017

Eugene L. White, age 78, died Tuesday evening at home with his family by his side.  Born in Richmond on Nov. 7, 1938, he graduated from Winchester High School and was an Albany resident since 1969.  He was a toolmaker at Delaware Machinery & Tool, Muncie, for 30 years before retiring and had worked at other tool shops in...

Mar 10, 2017

ALBANY – Cleo Powers, age 91, Albany, died Friday morning at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness.  Born and raised in Jay County on July 14, 1925, he was a graduate of Governor I.P. Gray High School.  He lived most of his life near Albany and worked over forty years for Chevrolet, Muncie, before retiring...

Jan 15, 2017

Ellen (Fuller) Steen, age 79, Albany, died Sunday January 15, 2017, at Parker Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Plummer's Landing, Kentucky on October 25, 1937, she was the daughter of Sherman & Felma (Mullins) Fuller.  She moved to Indiana during the mid 1940's and was an Albany resident most of her life.  Ellen was a Girl Scout...

Jan 5, 2017

Raymond E. Harshman, age 77, Albany, died Thursday January 5, 2017 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Albany on July 29, 1939, he was the son of Ralph M. and Letha G. (Myers) Harshman.  Ray graduated from Albany High School with the class of 1957 and was a graduate of Indiana Business College.  He was a...

Jan 3, 2017

Former Albany resident Helen (Holmes) Engle, age 83 of Buford, Georgia passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2017, in Georgia.  Born June 23, 1933 in Camden, Indiana, she was a 1951 graduate of South Bend Central High School.  She worked for South Bend Lathe and also worked as a load planner for United Airlines for six years in Chicago,...

Nov 16, 2016

Esther (Keeley) Drown Andrews, age 86, Muncie, died Wednesday afternoon at home following an illness.  Born in Muncie on April 20, 1930, she attended Ball State University and graduated from Muncie Central High School.  A good student, she was double promoted twice in elementary school and active in various HS clubs & athletics. Esther was the office manager at...

Nov 13, 2016

Mintford H. Hicks, age 74, Dunkirk, died Sunday night at Parker Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born Aug. 28, 1942 in Banner Springs, Tennessee, he served in the Indiana National Guard and was a member of First Freewill Baptist Church, Dunkirk.  He was a mold maker at Kerr Glass (now Ardagh) for sixteen years and was a truck driver...