Mary M. (Howell) Martz
Mar 5, 2012
ALBANY – Mary M. Martz, age 83, Albany, died Monday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on May 14, 1928, she grew up in Selma and was a resident of Albany for most of her life. Mary worked at Standard Brush & Broom in Portland for several years before retiring in the mid 1970's. Survivors include...
Helen B. Arnold
Feb 13, 2012
ALBANY – Helen B. Arnold, age 91, Albany, died Monday evening at Albany Health Care. She was born in Jackson, MI on Jan. 19, 1921, and at a young age moved to the Muncie area where she grew up. She lived the past several years in Albany and at one time attended White Chapel Congregational Christian Church. In early years...
Leona (Biberstine) Adams
Feb 6, 2012
ALBANY/LIGONIER – Leona (Biberstine) Adams, age 89, Ligonier, died Monday afternoon at Avalon Village, Ligonier. Born in Adams County on Nov. 16, 1922, her father was David N. Biberstine whose family was from the Berne/Geneva area; her mother was Elizabeth E. (Hockstedler) Biberstine. Leona was a resident of Eaton and Albany for several years before moving to Ligonier where...
Ruth M. (Retz) Jerles
Jan 30, 2012
DUNKIRK – Ruth M. Jerles, age 83, formerly of Dunkirk, died Monday morning at Lynd House of Muncie. Born in Economy, IN on Sept. 28, 1928, she went to Economy High School and business college. She worked in dining services at Ball State University for 18 years before retiring in 1995. Ruth was a member of Fairview United Methodist Church....
Terry E. (Winks) Bright
Jan 29, 2012
DUNKIRK – Terry E. Bright, age 65, died Sunday night at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Troy, OH on Dec. 15, 1946, she was a resident of Dunkirk for most of her life. Terry attended Dunkirk High School and had worked at Liggett Greenhouse & Floral Shop for several years until she retired in 2005 due to health...
Roy A. Dehaven
Jan 21, 2012
ALBANY – Former longtime Albany resident Roy A. DeHaven, age 97, passed away Saturday afternoon at Pine Knoll Rehabilitation Center, Winchester. Born in Fairview on May 18, 1914, he was the oldest living graduate of Green Township High School – class of 1932. Roy worked at Delaware Tool, Muncie, and at McCormick Bros. in Albany; he retired in 1980 from...
Elmer J. Shank
Jan 16, 2012
ALBANY – Lifelong Albany resident Elmer J. Shank died Monday afternoon at Albany Health Care while being surrounded by his family. Born in Albany on July 15, 1919, he graduated from Albany High School with the class of 1938 and had schooling in welding and working with metals – a trade that he would use for the rest of his...
Sherrie L. (Cox) Pence
Jan 14, 2012
ALBANY – Sherrie L. Pence, age 51, Albany, died Saturday night at home in the presence of her family. Born in Muncie on Jan. 6, 1961, she grew up in Albany and was a 1979 graduate of Delta High School. She received a degree in pre-school education from Ivy Tech and was an active volunteer at Albany Elementary School. Sherrie...
Troy D. Gilbert
Jan 10, 2012
REDKEY – Former Redkey resident Troy D. Gilbert, age 47, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday morning, January 10, 2012, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital following a battle with cancer. Born in Muncie, he grew up in Redkey and was a 1983 graduate of Jay County High School. He worked at New Venture Gear in Muncie from...
Robert N. Thompson
Jan 2, 2012
WINCHESTER – Robert N. "Bob" Thompson, age 81, Winchester, died Monday afternoon at St. Vincent Randolph Hospital. Born in New Castle on July 11, 1930, he graduated from New Lisbon High School in 1949 and studied accounting at Indiana Business College. He moved to Delaware County in the mid 1950's and worked at Delaware Machine & Tool, Muncie, for...
Patrica J. (Fitzpatrick) Alman
Dec 14, 2011
BRYANT – Patricia "Pat" Alman, age 72, Bryant, died Wednesday morning at Bluffton Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Miami County, Indiana on March 4, 1939, she graduated from Deedsville High School in 1958. Pat worked at CTS in Berne for 21 years before retiring in 1985. She was a member of the American Legion, V.F.W., and...
Jim Rowe
Dec 7, 2011
ALBANY – Jim Rowe, 86, Albany, died Wednesday morning at Albany Health & Rehabilitation Center following an extended illness. Born in Indianapolis on Mar. 5, 1925, he graduated from high school in Indianapolis and joined the U.S. Army during WWII – a time in which traveled the world. After returning from the war he graduated from barber school and...
Karen S. (Denney) Lehman
Dec 6, 2011
MILLGROVE – Karen S. Lehman, age 66, died Tuesday morning at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on Nov. 8, 1945, she grew up in Pennville and had lived in Muncie and Albany before moving to the Millgrove area in Blackford County. She retired in 2008 from Littler Diecast Corp., Albany, after working there for nearly 25 years;...
Nonny L. Craw
Nov 27, 2011
MUNCIE – Nonny L. Craw, age 49, Muncie, died Sunday November 27, 2011 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Logansport on Jan. 11, 1962, he attended Delta High School and was employed at DIY Group, Muncie, for the past 6 years. He had also worked in maintenance at Ball Memorial Hospital. Nonny was a man of many talents...
Donald E. Bivens
Nov 20, 2011
MUNCIE - Dr. Donald Edward Bivens, age 56, Muncie, passed away the night of Sunday, November 20, 2011 at Morrison Woods Health Campus. Don was born on May 19, 1955 at Winchester, Indiana to Ed and Evelyn Bivens. He graduated from Richmond High School and attended Ball State University. Following graduation, he taught economics at Winchester High School before returning...
Norma Jean Selvey
Nov 20, 2011
ALBANY – Norma Jean Selvey, age 90, Albany, died Sunday morning at Morrison Woods Health Campus following an extended illness. She was born at home in Randolph County on April 14, 1921. Norma Jean went to Albany High School and was a member of Order of The Eastern Star – Halfway Chapter (Past Matron), 20th Century Club, Kitchen Queens...
Doris Eyer
Oct 31, 2011
GREENWOOD – Doris Eyer, age 65, Greenwood, died Monday afternoon at home with family by her side. Born in Riverside, CA on Oct. 28, 1946, she moved to Indiana in 1969 and had lived in various cities including Dunkirk, Hartford City and Muncie before moving near Indianapolis. In early years Doris was involved with Civil Defense and C.B. radio...
Geneva "Peggy" (Hager) Miller
Oct 28, 2011
DUNKIRK – Geneva "Peggy" Miller, age 75, Dunkirk, died Friday afternoon at home following an extended illness. Born in Hurricane, WV on May 25, 1936, she moved to Indiana in 1967 and was a Dunkirk resident for most of her life. She retired from Kerr Glass (now Verallia), Dunkirk, after working there for over 20 years. Peggy was a...
Paul Gene Mccord
Oct 21, 2011
ANDERSON – Paul Gene McCord, age 74, Anderson, died Friday night at his sister's home in Muncie following an illness. Born in Muncie on December 13, 1936, he grew up in the Selma area and had lived in Muncie and Dunkirk before moving to Anderson where he lived for several years. He retired in 1999 after working 44 years...
Mark E. Hines
Oct 18, 2011
ALBANY – Mark E. Hines, 55, Albany, died Tuesday night at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on October 16, 1956, he grew up in Albany and was a 1975 graduate of Delta High School. Mark was a journeyman millwright and at one time was involved in auto body painting. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed...