Obituaries

Sep 5, 2011

MUNCIE – Jerry L. Morton, age 73, Muncie, died Monday night at Morrison Woods Health Campus following an extended illness. Born in Otwell, IN on April 12, 1938, he went to school in Otwell and Torrance, California and was a resident of Petersburg, IN for several years before recently moving to Muncie. Jerry was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Aug 28, 2011

DECATUR – Tammy Sanders-Miller, age 43, Decatur, died Sunday morning at Adams Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on March 28, 1968, she grew up in Albany and was a 1988 graduate of Delta High School. Tammy was Manager of the New Haven License Branch and had worked for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in numerous locations, including Albany, for...

Aug 15, 2011

ALBANY – Dewey W. Miller, Sr., age 79, Albany, died Monday afternoon at Albany Health Care. Born in Loudon Co., TN on Oct. 31, 1931, he was the son of William E. & Irene (Bales) Miller. Dewey moved to Indiana and attended Stoney Creek schools in Randolph Co. He was an Albany resident for several years. Dewey worked in...

Aug 8, 2011

ALBANY – Sara Lucinda Stone, age 68, formerly of Albany, passed away Monday August, 8, 2011 following a brief illness. A 30 plus year resident of Arlington, VA, Sara was a retired Archivist with the United States National Archives, the U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, and the Alexandria Episcopal High School. A 1961graduate of Albany (IN) High...

Jul 23, 2011

Donald H. Miller (Muncie, IN), only son of Eleanor Hunt (BRENDEL) Miller & Hershel Eugene Miller and descendent of several Marion County and Hendricks County, Indiana Pioneer families departed this physical world on Saturday, July 23, 2011, to be with our Heavenly Father and his Son. Donald grew up on 71st Street in Indianapolis near Dean Road and was...

Jul 22, 2011

ALBANY – Doug Perry, age 53, Albany, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 22, 2011, at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Peru, Indiana, he grew up in Kokomo and had lived in Georgia before moving to the Albany area. He was employed by Woods Edge, Muncie, where he was a maintenance supervisor. Doug had also worked for the...

Jul 17, 2011

REDKEY – Edward A. Curtis, age 64, rural Redkey, died Sunday morning at Jay County Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Jay County on April 18, 1947, he graduated from Redkey High School and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from Borg-Warner, Muncie, and was a member of the autoworkers union.

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Jun 29, 2011

DUNKIRK – Elizabeth "Liz" Pursifull of rural Dunkirk died Wednesday evening at home with family & friends by her side following an extended illness. She was 74. Born in Muncie on November 27, 1936, her parents were Alfred & Lottie Gilland. She graduated from Eaton High School in 1955 and remained a Delaware County resident for most of her...

Jun 27, 2011

ALBANY – Walter M. Smith, age 62, Albany, died Monday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Pettus, WV, he was the son of Golden & Mary Ann Smith. He worked at Indiana Glass, Dunkirk, and Yellow Cab Co., Muncie; he went on to work for the railroad until retiring due to illness in 2006....

Jun 25, 2011

DUNKIRK – Frederick "Gene" Wright, age 87, Dunkirk, died Saturday night at home in the company of his family. Born in Dunkirk on June 1, 1924, he was the son of Estel & Esther Wright. He attended school in Dunkirk until joining the U.S. Army during WWII. As a member of Rainbow Division he fought in the Battle of...

Jun 20, 2011

ALBANY – Janice "Jan" (Miller) Cadieux, age 55, Albany, died Monday June 20, 2011, at Ball Memorial Hospital. Born in Muncie on April 8, 1956, she was in the last graduating class of Albany High School in 1974 before its closure. In earlier years she belonged to Jobs Daughters and Order of The Eastern Star Teresa Chapter 237, Albany....

Jun 2, 2011

FAIRVIEW – Richard L. "Dick" Sheller, age 74, Fairview, died Thursday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Albany on October 19, 1936, he was the son of Robert N. and Alma (Shatto) Sheller. He graduated from Albany High School and attended Hanover University and Ball State University. Dick worked for Marhoefer Meat Packing Co....

Apr 1, 2011

ALBANY – Frances Eleanor Reynard, age 82, died Friday afternoon at Elmcroft of Muncie with her family by her side following an extended illness. Born in Williamsburg, IN on September 30, 1928, she moved to Albany at a young age and was a resident there for most of her life. She attended Albany High School, was a homemaker, and...

Mar 27, 2011

ALBANY – M. June Wehmeier, age 82, Albany, died Sunday morning at Albany Health Care. Born in Paxton, IN on April 28, 1928, she grew up in Sullivan County and was a graduate of Pleasantville High School, Pleasantville, IN. She lived near Albany for most of her life and was a member of the local Home Ec. Club. June...

Mar 24, 2011

ALBANY – Mary Jane Young, age 87, Albany, died Thursday morning at Muncie Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. Born in Bartlesville, OK, she moved to Dunkirk at an early age but lived most of her life in Albany. She was a graduate of Albany High School and Muncie Business School. Over the years Mrs. Young worked at the former...

Mar 10, 2011

ALBANY – Beverly A. (Sanders) Jarvis, age 63, Albany, died Thursday afternoon at Ball Memorial Hospital following a prolonged illness. Born in Portland on February 24, 1948, she was a graduate of Portland High School; she lived in Jay County until moving to Albany in 1966 when she married Tom Jarvis, who survives. Beverly retired in 2009 after working...

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...