All Obituaries

Hartford City Joyce D. Deffenbaugh, 78, passed away September 20, 2019 in IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. She was born in Jay County on August 21, 1941 to Ora Lee and Ada (Brosher) Collett and attended Redkey schools and Ivy Tech. On March 31, 1956 she married Marion G. Deffenbaugh. Joyce worked as a glass decorator retiring from Westclair Glass in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Kim (Edie) Deffenbaugh, Madison, IN and Lance (Judy) Deffenbaugh, Fredricksburg, VA and one daughter,...

Hartford City, IN Susan C. Hodge, 71, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 after an extended illness. She was born on December 13, 1947 in Portland, Indiana to Ermal and Donna (Newton) Flatter. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1966 and worked for Indiana Glass for over 38 years, retiring in 2002. Susan attended the Hartford City Wesleyan Church. Susan was a well-liked person who was full of life. Anyone that met her always had good things to say for her.  She...

Miami County Billy Bob Bell, 75, passed away unexpectedly August 14, 2019 at his home. He was born in Hartford City on March 11,1944 to Hurcheal E. and Elma (Schwartzkopf) Bell and graduated from Hartford City High School in 1962. Bill served six years in the National Guard. On November 20, 1965 he married Sandra Kellogg in Hartford City. Bill worked as a Journeyman Plumber and ran his own business for several years, ultimately retiring in 2008 from R.T. Moore,...

Hartford City MaryEllen Rogers, 76, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at AMG Specialty Hospital, Muncie. She was born in Chicago on January 10, 1943 to Frank and Marilyn (Martin) Marino.   She married Richard Rogers on December 3, 1966 in Chicago and the family moved to Hartford City in 1974. MaryEllen was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church, Gas City. MaryEllen worked several years in the kitchen at Millers Merry Manor. She is survived by her husband, Richard;...

Hartford City Betty J. Cain, 81, passed away August 12, 2019 in Heritage Pointe, Warren. She was born in Blackford County, one of fifteen children, on September 1, 1937 to Raymond and Alice (Bell) Batten and grew up in Millgrove.  On July 2, 1955, she married Harry F. Cain. His death occurred on January 9, 2000. Betty was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and the Altar Rosary Society of the church. She was a homemaker and had worked at Jackson Elementary School and...

Bonnie J. Garlish, age 79, of LaFontaine, Indiana, went to be with her husband, Garry Garlish, on August 3, 2019. She was born on March 24,1940 in Peoria, Illinois to the late Paul and Laura Alice (Buckner) Turner. She was a devoted mother to Lynn Bauer (Brian), of Hartford City, Lori (Mike) Brane, of LaFontaine and Loretta (Bob) Mottram, of Huntington. Bonnie was a dedicated grandmother to Taran, Lauren, and Victoria Bauer, Meghan (Fiancée, Bryce Doyle) and Zachary Brane, as well...

Hartford City, IN June Eleanor Johnson, 93, of rural Hartford City, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2019. June was born on February 22, 1926 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to William and Anna (Daniels) Fitzgerald. She attended Catholic Schools in Fort Wayne before moving to Hartford City in the 1970s. She worked for St. Joe Paper Company retiring after several years of employment. June was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary as well as the Moose Auxiliary. She enjoyed visiting each lodge...

Hartford City Eldon L. Kellogg, 76, passed away July 3, 2019 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born in Hartford City May 6, 1943 to George and Ethel May (Cline) Kellogg. He served in the Air Force and graduated from Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1966. He married Tammy Wolfe in Las Vegas on February 3, 1997. Eldon worked at several funeral homes in the area, managed the American Legion in Berne, and later was manager at Blackford Country Club for 22 years. Presently he was...

Rossville, IN Linda Therese Phillips, Rossville, IN, age 65, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 after a struggle with cancer. Linda was born May 3, 1954 in Hartford City to Ronald and Yvonne (Andre) Farling. She married Mark E. Phillips, originally from Hagerstown, IN in 1978 and they maintained that union for 41 years until her death. Linda loved working, especially factory work. She held factory jobs at Overhead Door and was a welder at Hartford Concrete Products, both in Hartford City....

Hartford City, IN Everett J. “Bud” Stroud, 94, passed away June 5, 2019, in Miller’s Merry Manor, Hartford City. He was born April 7, 1925 in Blackford County to Everett LeRoy and Opal Mae (Huggins) Stroud. Bud graduated from Hartford City High School in 1943 and then proudly served his country in the Army Air Corps during WW II. He married Jane Clark on August 31, 1946 and operated Stroud’s Plumbing & Heating for 55 years. For over 60 years, Bud was an avid...