Newspapers of early January often brought recaps of the previous year's events.
The following deaths were gleaned from a recap of 1891 published in the Muncie (Indiana) Daily Herald, 1 January 1892.

Original list was chronological. Displayed here alphabetically for quicker reference.

LASTFIRSTNOTESDATE
AllenPaul suicide at Tipton9/29/1891
AndrewsMiss Lizziedied7/9/1891
ArmitageDr D Rdied8/22/1891
AustinElizaof Liberty Twp1/17/1891
BagsleyWilliam killed by train at Wabash9/30/1891
BaileyJosephdied in Washington City3/20/1891
BallSamuel died near Cowan5/17/1891
BerryPiercesuicide11/23/1891
BradburnEdwardkilled south of the city by tree2/16/1891
BransonMrs Marthadied near Yorkton, aged 93 years9/4/1891
BrowneGen T Mfuneral 7/20/1891
CalvertMiss Carolinadied 7/19/1891
CaseDavid Hdied 12/15/1891
ChadwickJ Mfuneral12/20/1891
ClarkMrs Johndied, mother of Mes J S Martin3/18/1891
CoffeenJudgedied after being hit by train6/4/1891
CrossfieldMrs J Edied 8/15/1891
DavisHarryL E & W brakeman, at Redkey 1/6/1891
DavisHazeldied3/5/1891
DeHavenBijahof Albany, died10/31/1891
DuckwallMrs J Fdied10/26/1891
EdwardsDavid Hkilled by tree near Eaton4/20/1891
GordenRobertdied7/21/1891
HainesSamuel Tdied3/27/1891
HardestyMrs Samuelkilled by explosion near New Burlington4/19/1891
HeathRobertdied8/29/1891
HelvieMrs Abramdied10/27/1891
HinesHarryfound dead at Albany12/24/1891
HoveyGov A Pdied 11/23/1891
HufferEdgarfuneral, died in Philadelphia2/1/1891
JamesDr Miltonphysician and politician died4/21/1891
JohnsonMrs T Hdied8/30/1891
JonesHarrykilled by train at Desoto6/17/1891
KeenerJohn Fdied9/23/1891
KeeslingMrs Stephendied6/17/1891
KoontzMiss Mauddied near Yorktown when hit with rock4/1/1891
LockwoodFreddiedied2/13/1891
LuckyJackfound after 4 months4/24/1891
LudlowJohnfound in Mrs Minus Turner's barn2/15/1891
McAbeeMiss Lizziedied3/24/1891
McClellanW Adied10/28/1891
MeansWilliamdied9/11/1891
MeeksIsaakdied1/16/1891
MellerupH Cinsurace aggent died at New Southern Hotel6/14/1981
MilburnMrs Silasdied4/6/1891
MillerAdolphdied8/23/1891
MillerMiss Silvadied8/25/1891
MourerGusdied9/23/1891
MurrayMiss Corakilled in runaway at Eaton4/14/1891
PaceyThomasaged 75 years1/5/1891
PetersonMiss Emmakilled in runaway at Eaton4/14/1891
Rodman S S deputy marshal died11/23/1891
SenzSarahdied3/5/1891
ShepperdIdafuneral2/22/1891
SimmonsSarahdied4/30/1891
StewartJefferson Sdied 8/7/1891
TuttleCynthiadied1/11/1891
Van TresMrs Charlesfuneral12/8/1891
WaldenMiss Rebeccadied7/20/1891
WestMrs Saradied at Oakville9/18/1891
WilsonS Adied5/19/1891