Obituaries

Aug 4, 2013

ALBANY – Virginia "Jeni" DeVoe, age 81, Albany, died Sunday night at Bethel Pointe Health & Rehabilitation, Muncie.  Born in Kentucky on Jan. 11, 1932, she was the daughter of Bob & Sally Johnson.  Jeni was a homemaker and had worked at Sheller Globe, Montpelier, and Gill Bros. Furniture in Albany.  She was a member of the former Albany Church...

Jul 30, 2013

ALBANY – Kathleen "Kitty" Thornburg, age 92, died Tuesday July 30, 2013 in Indianapolis.  She was born in Blackburn, England to Thomas and Martha Beatrice Kelly. During WWII, she worked in a munitions factory in Blackburn, assembling timing mechanisms for bombs.  During this time she met the late Paul "Curly" Thornburg, later following him to the States where they...

Jul 30, 2013

MUNCIE – Donald Robert Riggin, age 82, Muncie, died Tuesday July 30, 2013, at home following an extended illness.  Born in Muncie on May 29, 1931, he was the son of Robert & Mary Amelia Riggin.  He was a 1949 graduate of Royerton High School.  From a young age he worked at his family's dairy, Rea Riggin & Sons Inc,...

Jul 2, 2013

REDKEY – Daniel "Danny" Weaver, age 53, Redkey, died Tuesday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Portland on Mar. 5, 1960, he grew up in Redkey and was a 1978 graduate of Jay County High School.  Danny was employed with Stoneridge Electronics of North America and McDonalds, both in Portland.  At one time he...

Jun 24, 2013

ALBANY – Noah White, age 82, Albany, died Monday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in New Castle, IN, he was the son of Isaac White, Sr. & Mary J. White.  He lived in Redkey several years before moving to Albany.  Noah retired from Indiana Glass Co. after working there 33 years at the time the factory closed.  ...

Jun 23, 2013

ALBANY – Sharon Schlosser, age 78, Albany, died Sunday evening at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital.  Born in Jay County on May 12, 1935, she grew up in Portland and moved to Albany in 1956.  She was a 1953 graduate of Portland High School and retired in 2001 from Rock Tenn in Eaton after working there 31 years.  She also...

Jun 10, 2013

KANSAS CITY, MO – Former Delaware Co. resident Wilma L. Vorhees, age 52, was born Sunday Jan. 15, 1961 in Stearns, KY.  She went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 10, 2013 following a sudden illness.  She was a very kind & humble soul who loved to read and spend time with family and always found...

May 17, 2013

May 3, 2013

ALBANY – Amy (DeHaven) Grove of Albany died Friday May 3, 2013 at Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center.  She was 100 years of age.  Born in Delaware County on Feb. 18, 1913, she was the daughter of Jesse & Naomi DeHaven.  Amy graduated from Albany High School in 1931 and was a homemaker.  A lifelong member of White Chapel Congregational...

Apr 29, 2013

ALBANY – Dolores (Clevenger) Shank-Arbogast, age 80, Albany, died Monday evening at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Chicago, IL on Sept. 6, 1932, she grew up in Delaware County and was a graduate of Eaton High School.  As a local artist Dolores was an accomplished china painter and was a teacher of the art for several years.  ...

Apr 19, 2013

DUNKIRK – Charles "Richard" Holdcroft, age 91, Muncie, died Friday night at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born north of Dunkirk on Jan. 18, 1922, he was the son of Russell and Blanch (Smith) Holdcroft.  He graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1941 and spent most of his life farming in Jay & Blackford Counties.  He enjoyed...

Apr 7, 2013

ALBANY – Donna Faye (Cline) DeHaven, age 83, Albany, passed away Sunday April 7, 2013 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Selma on Dec. 30, 1929, she was the daughter of John & Alice (Perkins) Cline.  She graduated from Selma High School in 1947 and in addition to being a homemaker had worked at Montgomery Ward order...

Mar 17, 2013

ALBANY – Ruby R. Moon, age 98, Albany, died Sunday March 17, 2013 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Jay County on April 26, 1914, she graduated from Redkey High School in1932 and lived in Randolph County before moving to Albany.  Ruby was a homemaker and helped her husband on the farm for several years.  She was...

Mar 16, 2013

ALBANY – Margie (Hickle) Sumwalt, age 86, Albany, died Saturday March 16, 2013 at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Vanceburg, KY, she moved to Albany at a young age and was a graduate of Albany High School in 1945.  She retired in 1975 from Kerr Glass, Dunkirk, and in earlier years worked at the canning factory in...

Feb 14, 2013

FARMLAND – Ruby Haisley, age 95, rural Farmland, died Thursday morning at Albany Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Hartford City on Jan. 31, 1918, she grew up near Redkey and graduated from Green Township High School in 1935.  She also attended business college in Muncie.  Ruby worked at the Farm Bureau Elevator in Albany until it closed and...

Feb 6, 2013

ALBANY – Joe B. Hardwick, age 75, Albany, died Wednesday Feb. 6, 2013, at his daughter and son-in-law's home following an extended illness.  Born Nov. 28, 1937 in Adair County, Kentucky, he moved to Indiana at a young age and had lived near Albany since 1968.  At age 16 he began work in the bakery at Marsh Supermarkets and stayed...

Jan 28, 2013

MILLGROVE – Former Albany resident Dean Lehman, age 64, Millgrove (Blackford County), died Monday Jan. 28, 2013 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Muncie on Dec. 24, 1948, he was the son of Wilbur D. and Thelma M. (Haffner) Lehman.  Dean grew up in Albany and was a graduate of Albany High School in 1967.  ...

Jan 18, 2013

DUNKIRK – Lucille Freed, age 92, formerly of Dunkirk, died Friday Jan. 18, 2013, at Persimmon Ridge Rehabilitation Centre, Portland.  Born in Dunkirk on May 5, 1920, she was the daughter of Norman O. and Myrtle (Cline) Landon.  She graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1938 and worked at Kerr Glass (now Verallia), Dunkirk, for 30 years before retiring in...

Jan 17, 2013

ALBANY – Meredith Hughes ("Junior"), age 74, Albany, died Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following an illness.  Born in Indianapolis on Sept. 27, 1938, he grew up in Anderson and lived in Colorado for several years before moving to Albany in 2002.  He graduated from Anderson High School in 1957 and joined the U.S. Air...

Dec 30, 2012

ALBANY – Sally A. Rees, age 85, Albany, went to be with The Lord Sunday morning at home following an illness.  Born in Nashville, TN, she moved to Indiana in 1942.  Sally was a waitress during the 1950's at various locations locally and out of town.  She started her own residential and commercial cleaning business and operated until the mid...