All Obituaries

Dunkirk, IN  Marianne Louise Younkin  Marianne Louise Younkin, 73, of  Dunkirk, IN, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 13th, 2023,  while in the company of family members at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN. Marianne was born in Connellsville, PA,  on September 10, 1949, a daughter of the late Rose Marie (Palladine) and Elmer Scott Younkin. She was a 1968 graduate of Dunkirk High School and received her Associate's Degree while proudly serving 20...

Dunkirk, IN  Phyllis Catherine "Blondie" Ritchie  Phyllis Catherine "Blondie" Ritchie, 73, of Gaston, IN, formerly of Dunkirk, IN, passed away Thursday, April 27th, 2023 peacefully while in the company of family members  at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, IN. Blondie was born in Winchester, IN, on March 14th, 1950, a daughter of the late Edith Deon (Kinsey) Monroe and Edgar Conley. She was co-owner and operator of Crown City Lanes in Dunkirk,...

Redkey, IN  Thomas William Wheat  Thomas William Wheat, 69, of  Warren, IN, formerly of Redkey, IN, passed away Thursday, April 13th, 2023 unexpectedly at his residence. Tom was born in Portland, IN. on February 9, 1954, a son of the late Marjorie Louise (Jackson) and Thomas Wenfield Wheat. He was a 19 72 graduate of Redkey High School and was formerly employed as a carpenter for 3M Construction. Tom was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, avid Indianapolis Colts and...

Redkey, IN  Darrell Wayne Cook  Darrell Wayne Cook, longtime Jay County resident, passed away Sunday, April 9th, 2023 peacefully at his Indianapolis home. Darrell was born in Portland, IN, on February 14, 1952, a son of the late Ruth Ellen (Reynolds) and George Oliver Cook. He was a 1970 graduate of Redkey High School,  proudly served in the United States Army, was formerly employed as an electrical maintenance mechanic for General Motors, taught at IVY Tech briefly, was a...

Mark Alan Sockrider, 71, of Bentonville passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023. He was born August 3, 1951 in Muncie, Indiana to the late William Sockrider and Marjorie Tharp Sockrider. Mark was a long-time resident of Bentonville and retired from a long engineering career. He enjoyed playing golf and watching golf tournaments, fishing, concerts, visiting historic sites and working on his lawn. In years past, he loved coaching his children’s youth baseball teams. He will be remembered...

Ridgeville, IN. Jerry W. Lowrance Jerry Wilson Lowrance, 83, of Ridgeville, IN., passed away Friday, March 17,2023 at Randolph Nursing Home in Winchester surrounded by family. Jerry was born August 2, 1939, in Lynn Garden Tennessee to George & Floy Mildred Hunt. He married Waynetta (Rita) Goodhew on July 12, 1975. She preceeded him in death on April 13, 2017. Jerry worked at Sheller Globe Union City, IN., for 27 years and retired from Sterling Casting, Bluffton, IN. He was a member of...

Carolyn S. LaFollette passed away at her Carlton Senior Apartment Home in Fremont, California, early on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, while under hospice care. Carolyn was born in Portland, Indiana, on August 16, 1945 to the late John & Juanita (Orcutt) LaFollette and the family soon relocated to Randolph County where she spent her childhood. Her graduation from Lee L. Driver High School in Winchester, Indiana, in 1963 was followed by obtaining a B.S. Degree in 1967 from Ball State University...

Carolyn Joyce Adams-Armstrong, 90, passed away on March 10, 2023. She was born on April 19, 1932, to James and Mary (Hinton) Gilbert.  She married Adrian Adams and raised a family of eight children. Her family was the focal point of her life. She was a central presence in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. After Adrian’s untimely passing, she married Delmar Armstrong in 1983. Carolyn worked for a number of years at Indiana Glass. She also owned the...

Dunkirk, IN  Kayla M. Halsey  Kayla M. Halsey, 31, of Dunkirk, IN, passed away Thursday, March 9th, 2023, peacefully while in the company of family members at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, in Muncie, IN. Kayla was born in Muncie, IN, on August 3, 1991, a daughter of Judy V, (Wilburn) Halsey and the late Johnny M. Halsey. She was an excellent student as a child, consistently ranked on the honor roll, formerly attended First Community Baptist Church in Redkey, IN, and worked in...

Phyllis Tinsman, 70, of Farmland passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023 at her residence. She was born on January 15, 1953 in Shoals, Indiana to Clifford and Delema (Wininger) Sanders. The second of seven kids, Phyllis was able to hone her maternal instincts from a young age. After graduating high school, she married the love of her life on December 11, 1971. They met when she was working at Jerry’s Dairy in Parker City. The story goes, that Joe ate a gallon of ice cream while getting...