Obituaries

Mar 5, 2011

SELMA – James A. "Jim" Vorhees, age 72, Selma, died Saturday March 5, 2011, surrounded by family at home. Born in Muncie on April 7, 1938, he was a resident of Delaware County for most of his life. Jim worked at Wearly Monuments for 10 years during the late 1960's and early 1970's while also working at Borg Warner...

Mar 2, 2011

ALBANY – Lela "Mae" Swartz, age 74, Albany, died Wednesday March 2, 2011, at Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Albany on Nov. 18, 1936, she was the daughter of Gerald "Ed" and Clara (Dillon) McKinney. She graduated from Albany High School in 1954 and had lived in Seattle, WA, Muncie, Dunkirk, and most recently Albany. She worked at Sears...

Feb 22, 2011

MUNCIE – Robert E. Cannon II, age 39, Muncie, died Tuesday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on January 21, 1972, he grew up in Albany and was a graduate of Delta High School in 1990. Robert worked at Georgia Pacific – Color Box, Richmond, while fighting cancer. He also did work for Williams Printing in Farmland....

Feb 17, 2011

ALBANY – Robert Aaron Bergdoll, age 88, a lifelong resident of Albany, passed from this world at his home on Thursday, February 17, 2011, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born on June 18, 1922, at the family farm near Albany to Claude and Bertha (Bales) Bergdoll, the second youngest of six children. Bob, as he...

Feb 17, 2011

MUNCIE – Sid DeVoe, age 46, died Thursday February 17, 2011 following a sudden illness. Born in Muncie on December 3, 1964, he grew up in Albany and had lived in the Muncie area for several years. Sid was a caring son, loving husband, devoted father, and proud papaw. He was a self-employed construction worker – a trade he...

Feb 14, 2011

MUNCIE – E. Duane Life, age 65, Muncie, died Monday morning at Muncie Health & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Pasadena, CA on April 25, 1945, he moved to Redkey in 1950 and was a Muncie resident for several years. Duane attended Redkey High School and at one time worked in farming for Phil Groves Farms near Albany. He also...

Jan 27, 2011

ALBANY – Don Morgan, age 86, Albany, died Thursday night at Albany Health Care. Born in Dunkirk on Dec. 26, 1924, he attended school in Green Township and was a resident of Albany for several years. Don retired in 1983 from Indiana Bell after working there 36 years. After retirement he worked at various jobs including delivery for Liggett's...

Jan 22, 2011

ALBANY – Sheila K. Adams, age 53, Albany, went home to be with her Lord Saturday night at Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on October 19, 1957, she was raised in Albany and graduated from Delta High School in 1975. Sheila was working as the assistant manager at the Attic Window on Broadway in Muncie until becoming ill....

Jan 15, 2011

ALBANY – Geraldine (Ruhl) Gegenheimer, age 78, Albany, died Saturday January 15, 2011, at Albany Health Care. Born in Carmen, OK on June 19, 1932, she moved to Albany in 1940 and graduated from Albany High School in 1950. She lived in Granville for 15 years and Albany for several years before moving to Tennessee and Florida then moved...

Jan 4, 2011

ALBANY – Jackie I. Cox, age 53, Albany, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 4, 2011. Born in Muncie on June 2, 1957, she was a resident of Albany for most of her life. She graduated from Delta High School in 1975 and then Ivy Tech to become a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked at Ball Memorial Hospital for the...

Jan 1, 2011

ALBANY – William Bales "Bill" Vincent, age 84, passed away on January 1, 2011 at Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Bill was born in October of 1926 to Harry and Dollie (Bales) Vincent in Albany, IN. His youth was spent on the farm and fishing on the banks of Halfway Creek. Upon graduating from Albany High School, he...

Dec 28, 2010

DUNKIRK – Randy VanSkyock, age 56, Dunkirk, passed away Tuesday morning at home following a brief illness. Born in Muncie on July 20, 1954, he attended Jay County schools and was a lifelong resident of Dunkirk. He was employed at Verallia (formerly Saint-Gobain Containers) in Dunkirk for 37 years. Randy was a strong labor advocate with the G.M.P. (Glass...

Dec 18, 2010

ALBANY – Marguerite (Wilson) Russell, age 92, Albany, died Saturday night at Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Hartford City on November 25, 1918, her parents were Joseph and Gertrude (Ballinger) Elliott. She attended Hartford City High School and was a resident of Albany for most of her life. Marguerite worked at McCormick Bros. in Albany...

Dec 11, 2010

DUNKIRK – Elizabeth "Libby" Garr, age 93, formerly of Dunkirk, died Saturday night at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, IN. Born in Muncie on July 11, 1917, she was the daughter of Homer W. and Hazel L. (Ayres) McDaniel. She was a graduate of Dunkirk High School (class of 1935) and Ball State University. Mrs. Garr retired in...

Nov 18, 2010

MUNCIE – Former Albany resident Bette Metsker Brown, age 89, Muncie, died Thursday night at Morrison Woods Health Campus, Muncie. Born on March 2, 1921, she was a granddaughter of the prominent Hamilton County Metsker family. She was raised in Broad Ripple and a proud graduate of "City Hospital" (Wishard). She loved her nursing career and met her husband...

Nov 4, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS – Harold "Bill" Seidner, age 93, Indianapolis, died Thursday, November 4, at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. Born in Albany, he was the son of Edward & Clara Seidner. He lived in the Albany/Muncie areas and Ohio before moving to Indianapolis 56 years ago. Bill worked for Indianapolis Drop Forge and White Metals as a die sinker before retiring...

Oct 25, 2010

REDKEY – Former Redkey resident Joan Henry, age 79, died Monday morning at Albany Health Care following an extended illness. Born in Dunkirk on December 30, 1930, she was raised in Redkey by her parents, Don & Alice (Overla) Henry. She attended Redkey High School and worked nearly 8 years at Hampton's Bakery in Redkey. In 1996 she retired...

Oct 17, 2010

ALBANY – Mary E. Watts, age 93, Albany, died Sunday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born on October 24, 1916, she was the daughter of Walter A. & Bessie Coahran. Mary graduated from Muncie Central High School and lived most of her life in the Albany area. She worked at the Albany Dime Store for...

Oct 17, 2010

ALBANY – Billy V. "Bill" Lofton, age 75, rural Albany, went to be with The Lord Sunday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Matthews, MO, he was raised in Muncie. Bill was a plumber for over 30 years for Paul Craw Plumbing before retiring in 1997. Bill attended North Delaware Baptist Church. He enjoyed...

Oct 4, 2010

DUNKIRK – Debra Patterson, age 57, Dunkirk, died Monday night at home following an extended illness. Born June 7, 1953 in Zanesville, OH, she moved to Indiana in 1967 and was a 1971 graduate of Dunkirk High School. She worked for the United States Postal Service for over 20 years and was Postmaster in Dunkirk until retiring due to...