Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 5, 2024

Kevin Lee Brown, age 57, Albany, died Saturday October 5, 2024 at home following an illness.  Born in Indianapolis on May 21, 1967, he grew up there and was a graduate of Emmerich Manual High School (class of 1985).  Kevin loved his job as a truck driver; he drove for multiple companies including Walmart.  He was a veteran of...

Oct 4, 2024

Jan Ellen (Poti) Bronson, age 71, Selma, died Friday October 4, 2024 at home following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie on March 16, 1953, she grew up in Delaware County and was a 1971 graduate of Delta High School.  Jan lived in New York for several years before returning to Selma.  She worked at Walmart – both in...

Sep 25, 2024

Helen M. Daugherty, age 96, Albany, died Wednesday September 25, 2024 at Morrison Woods, Muncie.  Born in Muncie on January 19, 1928, Helen was a lifelong Albany resident and a 1945 graduate of Albany High School.  She was a homemaker and worked at Indiana Glass, Dunkirk, before raising a family.  She was the oldest living member of Albany Christian...

Sep 17, 2024

Jeanette Louise (Holdcroft) Woodard was born to Russell E. and Blanche (Smith) Holdcroft, on October 22, 1928, at their family home in Jay County, Indiana.  She grew up on the family farms in Jay County.   Jeanette attended Oak Grove School and graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1946.

On June 6, 1947, Jeanette became the bride of...