Janet Ashcraft
Dec 30, 2024
Janet (Friend) Ashcraft passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 30th, 2024 at Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born on April 5th, 1935, in Dunkirk, Indiana, to Wilbur L. and Lenore (Holcroft) Friend. She graduated from Dunkirk High School and Ball State University. She was a teacher at Westlawn Elementary School in Dunkirk and at DeSoto Elementary. She also worked...
Cory Young
Dec 24, 2024
Cory Young, age 46, Westfield, died unexpectedly on Tuesday December 24, 2024 at home. Born in Muncie on December 8, 1978, he grew up east of Albany and was a 1997 graduate of Monroe Central High School. Cory graduated from Indiana University (Bloomington) in 2001 and received a Master of Business Administration degree from Anderson University in 2017. He...
Marilyn J. Zearbaugh
Dec 24, 2024
Former Albany resident Marilyn J. Zearbaugh, 92, more recently of Avon, died Tuesday December 24, 2024 at Hendricks Regional Health Danville Hospital. Born in Bluffton on October 29, 1932, she grew up there and was a 1950 graduate of Bluffton High School. Marilyn attended Purdue University and Indiana University (Indianapolis) for radiology. She was an X-ray technician for 2...
Edgar Lee Williams
Dec 4, 2024
Edgar Lee Williams, age 84, Dunkirk, died Wednesday December 4, 2024 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Lebanon, Missouri on May 5, 1940, he grew up in Millgrove and played basketball at Dunkirk High School where he graduated with the class of 1958. Edgar went to work at the glass factory (Armstrongs) and worked there 38...
Steve Bantz
Dec 4, 2024
Steve Bantz, age 72, died Wednesday December 4, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Hartford City on August 12, 1952, he grew up near Redkey and was a 1970 graduate of Redkey High School. Steve lived in Roanoke, Indiana for 18 years before recently moving to Muncie. He worked 26 years for...
Beverly R. (Fisher) Flowers
Nov 26, 2024
Beverly R. (Fisher) Flowers, age 83, died Tuesday November 26, 2024 at the home of her son in Dunkirk. Born in Muncie on March 11, 1941, she grew up in Dunkirk and was a 1959 graduate of Dunkirk High School. She received a Masters degree from Ball State Teachers College and was a school teacher for 40 years before...
Martha Munday
Nov 23, 2024
Martha Munday, 67, Muncie, died Saturday November 23, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness. Born in Glasgow, KY on October 5, 1957, she grew up in Randolph County and lived in Parker City for several years. Martha was a 1976 graduate of Monroe Central High School and attended Hyels-Anderson College, Hammond, IN
Martha...
Rev. Joe Merrill
Nov 23, 2024
Reverend Joseph Stephen Merrill, age 81, of Keystone (formerly of Ridgeville), finally entered the rest of the perfect love of his Father on November 23, 2024, at home, surrounded by the love and care of his family.
Joe was born on June 22, 1943, in Mooreland Indiana. Growing up as a preacher's kid, Joe moved around to...
P. Joan Nuckols
Nov 22, 2024
Beloved sister and aunt, P. Joan Nuckols, age 92, Muncie, left this world Friday November 22, 2024 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. Born in Redkey on December 15, 1931, she grew up in Jay County and was a 1949 graduate of Dunkirk High School. She was Office Manager at West Jay Clinic, Dunkirk,...
Margaret (Cookie) Faulkner
Nov 21, 2024
Former Dunkirk resident Margaret L. (Cookie) Faulkner, age 80, Ft. Wayne, died Thursday November 21, 2024 following an extended illness. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on August 3, 1944, she grew up in Dunkirk and was a 1962 graduate of Dunkirk High School. She also attended Ivy Tech and Ball State University. Cookie worked in administration with Magnavox/Raytheon...
Sheila K. King
Nov 17, 2024
Sheila K. (Smith) King, age 83, Albany, died Sunday November 17, 2024 at home. Born in Hartford City on October 3, 1941, she grew up in Albany where she resided for most of her life. She was a 1959 graduate of Albany High School and received a B.S. degree from Ball State University. Sheila lived in California from 1963...
James L. Mcgee
Nov 9, 2024
Rural Jay County resident James L. McGee, age 87, died Saturday November 9, 2024 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness. Jim lived east of Powers for several years. Born in Randolph County on May 30, 1937, he graduated from Winchester High School in 1955 and was a U.S. Army veteran. Jim retired from Westinghouse (ABB) and...
William (Bo) Burris
Nov 6, 2024
William (Bo) Burris, age 49, Dunkirk, passed away Wednesday November 6, 2024 at IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. Bo attended Jay County High School and Indiana University – Bloomington. Bo was an avid IU basketball fan. He worked for E&T Tree and Landscape for several years.
Survivors include his dad, William "Lee" Burris (Janet), Dunkirk; three brothers:...
Richard (Dick) Alexander
Nov 4, 2024
Richard J. (Dick) Alexander, age 86, died on Monday, November 4, 2024. He was born on December 12, 1937, in Bluffton, Indiana to Lester and Edna (Reusser) Alexander. As a young man he enjoyed life on a small farm just south of town. He attended Bluffton High School and went on to graduate from Purdue University in 1960 with...
Delnor "Bud" Henry
Oct 27, 2024
Delnor "Bud" Henry, age 81, Albany, died Sunday October 27, 2024 following a brief illness. Born in Portland on May 20, 1943, he grew up in Redkey and was a graduate of Redkey High School. Bud was a millwright electrician and retired from Saint Gobain Containers (now Ardagh), Dunkirk, after working there for 44 years.
He was...
John D. Clevenger
Oct 25, 2024
ALBANY - On Friday, October 25, 2024, John D. Clevenger passed away in the mountains of Austria while visiting family. He was 60 years of age. Born on December 16, 1963 in Augsburg, Germany, John was fostered by the Leikam family until his adoption at the age of seven by the Clevenger family. He attended DelCom schools and graduated...
Lu Ann Whitehair
Oct 21, 2024
Lu Ann Whitehair, age 71, Albany, died Monday October 21, 2024 at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation Center, Muncie. Born in Muncie on July 31, 1953, she grew up there and was a 1971 graduate of Southside High School. Lu Ann earned an Associate Degree in Business from Ball State University and worked at the college as an administrative...
Dennis Wasson
Oct 16, 2024
On June 1, 1942 Dennis Wasson was born to his mother, Norma Vivian (Conger) Wasson and father, Raymond Earl Wasson, joining older sister, Sara, as a member of the Wasson family. He attended Washington Elementary School, McKinley Junior High School, and Muncie Central High School, where he played bassoon in the orchestra and was accompanist for the choirs. He...
Ronald J. Schmidt
Oct 14, 2024
Ronald Joseph (Ronny Joe) Schmidt, age 79, Albany, passed away at home on Monday October 14, 2024, following a battle with AML Leukemia. Ron was born on August 15, 1945, to the late Frank J. and Mary E. (Carpenter) Schmidt in Indianapolis. He was a 1963 graduate of Scecina Memorial High School; following graduation, Ron enlisted in the United...
Jerry A. Cowgill, Sr.
Oct 11, 2024
Jerry A. Cowgill, Sr., age 88, Albany, died Friday October 11, 2024 at home following an illness. Born in Jay County on May 1, 1936, he grew up there and attended Governor I.P. Gray School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during the Korean War. Jerry was a truck driver for 42 years and drove...
