All Obituaries

Hartford City Joe M. Smith, 83, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Miller’s Merry Manor. He was born in Hartford City on January 7, 1937 to Audley and Mary (Yount) Smith and graduated from Hartford City High School in 1955. He married Janet Douglas on July 25, 1958 in Fort Wayne. Her death occurred March 28, 2014. Joe was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Hartford City and had retired from General Motors/Delco in Kokomo, after thirty years of...

GREENTOWN, IN— Molly Jo May, 90, died Wednesday morning, March 4, 2020, at Century Villa Health Care in Greentown. She was born on April 18, 1929, in Hartford City, one of two children of Louis A. and Josephine (Burns) Wiles and was a 1946 graduate of Hartford City High School, with a year of post-graduate studies. On June 28, 1947, she married Paul May, Jr. in Hagerstown, Indiana.  They resided in Hartford City for over forty years, prior to her husband’s passing on...

Hartford City Stephen D. Newton, 71, passed away February 5, 2020 at his home. He was born in Muncie on September 27, 1948 to George and Lois (Manlove) Newton and graduated from Yorktown High School in 1966. Steve worked as a draftsman for Excello Aerospace and enjoyed woodworking and fishing. He married Leslie Doles on June11, 1977. Survivors include his wife, Leslie Newton; son, Bryan Newton (friend, Deb); daughters, Stacy Patton (husband, Vince) and Audrey Barron (husband, Sam);...

HARTFORD CITY, IN— Robert L. “Bob” Sine, Jr. age 71, passed away of natural causes, Sunday afternoon, January 19, 2020 at his home. He was born April 21, 1948 in Hartford City, to Robert L. and Phyllis M. (Mauller) Sine, Sr., was a 1966 graduate of Hartford City High School. Bob continued his education at Vincennes University, Ball State University and obtained his bachelor’s degree from IU-Kokomo. On December 17, 1967 he married Marilyn J. Hodge at Grace United...

HARTFORD CITY, IN— Pauline J. “Peanut” Lugar, 79, passed away Tuesday afternoon at IUHealth Blackford Hospital. Born on October 12, 1940 in Lebanon, Missouri, she was one of five children born to Floyd and Lelia (Davis) Elam and was a 1958 graduate of Hartford City High School. She enjoyed playing Bingo and spending time with family and friends.  In 2002, Pauline returned to Hartford City after residing in Huntington.  She formerly worked at HMP Corporation as...

HARTFORD CITY, IN— Richard A. Rogers, 77, passed away Tuesday morning, December 24, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. He was born July 14, 1942 in Blackford County, one of three children of Clifford J. and Dorothy M. (Hurst) Rogers, graduating from Montpelier High School in 1960.  He then served his country by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps from 1960 – 1964. On December 3, 1966 he married MaryEllen Marino in Chicago.  They moved to Hartford City...

HARTFORD CITY, IN— Jeanne E. (Dewey) McDaniels, 91, passed away Sunday morning, November 24, 2019 at Bluffton Regional Medical Center after a recent illness. She was born in Winchester, Indiana on June 25, 1928 to Ray E. and Delilah (Rouch) Towns, grew up in the Winchester area, graduating from Winchester High School, class of 1946.  She also received her degree from Indiana Business School in Muncie. Jeanne first was a telephone operator, later employed by Overhead Door Corp.,...

Hartford City, IN Frederick “Rick” A. Charnley, 73, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Miller’s Merry Manor in Hartford City. Rick was born on August 28, 1946 to Ross and Rita (Pursley) Charnley. He was a 1964 graduate of Hartford City High School and married Dixie King on November 7, 1964. Together they raised their two children in Hartford City. Rick was a truck driver for Hartford Concrete for 38 years and later for OJC Trucking. He was a member of St. John...

HARTFORD CITY, IN— Cathy Ann Willmann, age 70, lifelong Hartford City resident, passed away early Sunday afternoon, November 10, 2019 at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, with her family by her side. The eldest of five children, she was born on April 10, 1949 to Thurl A. and Elnora J. ‘Jean’ (Bantz) Willmann, graduating from Hartford City High School in 1967. She then attended Valparaiso University, receiving her Nurse’s Cap in 1970. After her brief nursing career,...

  HARTFORD CITY, IN Wilfred B. Ufkes, 90, “Will” to his family and friends, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019, at his home. A native of Carthage, Illinois, he was born April 8, 1929 to Bertus and Margaret (Wetterich) Ufkes and attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, Nebraska. Will served in the Army at Arlington Cemetery on Honor Guard Funeral Detail, known as “The Old Guard” and was also stationed in Korea. After his discharge Will enrolled at Ball...