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Marjorie Harstine
Jan 11, 2019
Marjorie E. Harstine, 84, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 11, 2019 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following a brief illness.
Born in Dover Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Mary Margaret Cairns Harstine. Marjorie had graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing and had spent...
Rancie A. Titley
Jan 10, 2019
Rancie A. Titley, 78, of Bowerston, passed away peacefully in the Community Hospice Truman House on Thursday, January 10, 2019 surrounded by her family, following complications of a stroke.
Born in her parents’ cabin in Hilham, Tennessee on November 19, 1940, Rancie was the daughter of the late Rancy and Vonda I. (Benson) Bilbrey.
After graduating from Dayton Stivers High...
Wavie Smith
Jan 8, 2019
Wavie Dianne Smith, 71, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover.
Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Pearl Sloane Smith and had previously worked as a nannie.
Surviving are a daughter and her fiancé, Sherie A. Snell and Curtis Taggart of New Philadelphia; sisters, Cathy...
Stella Stutler
Jan 8, 2019
Stella Mae Stutler, 73, of Tuscarawas, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover following a recent illness.
A daughter of the late Henry Earl and June (Tompkins) Roach, Stella was born December 25, 1945 at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Stella graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1964. Then on December 31,...
Mary “Helen” Quillen
Jan 6, 2019
Mary “Helen” Quillen, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 in New Dawn Health and Rehabilitation Center at Dover following a period of declining health.
Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Jerrell J. and Emma Tidwell McCarty. She had worked as a sales clerk for various area retail establishments and was a...
Richard “Dick” Needles
Jan 5, 2019
Richard L. “Dick” Needles, age 91, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, January 05, 2019, in his residence.
Born in Columbus, Ohio on September 21, 1927, Dick was a son of the late Glenn and Winifred Marlowe Needles.
At a young age, Dick enlisted into the United States Army. He later re-enlisted in the United States Navy and then transferred...
Ramona F. Erwin
Jan 4, 2019
Ramona F. Erwin, 90, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover.
Born in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Elizabeth A. McKnight Reese and a 1946 graduate of Midvale High School in Midvale. Ramona had retired from the former I.F. Manufacturing in New Philadelphia...
Donnie Sites
Jan 4, 2019
Donnie R. Sites, 58, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover following a one-year battle with cancer.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Donald and Gloria Barrick Sites and had worked in construction for a number of area companies prior to his illness.
He is survived by...
Exe Watson
Jan 1, 2019
Exe Lane Watson, 70, of Senecaville, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio.
A daughter of the late Phillip R. Simmons Sr. and the late Mary Theresa (Meechan) Simmons, Exe was born December 1, 1948 at Dover, Ohio.
Exe graduated from Tuscarawas-Warwick High School in 1967...
Vera Myers
Jan 1, 2019
Vera Rose Myers, age 100, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
Born on February 22, 1918, Vera was born at Sand Coulee, Montana a daughter of the late James F. and Josephine Downing DeBois.
Following her graduation from high school, Vera furthered her education at Meredith Business College. On July 18, 1942, she married...
Wendy S. (Smitley) Collinsworth
Dec 29, 2018
Wendy S. (Smitley) Collinsworth, age 63, of Elida, Ohio died Saturday, December 29, 2018, in The Ohio State University Medical Center at Columbus following a hard-fought illness.
Born on June 18, 1955, in Union Hospital at Dover, Wendy was a daughter of Harriet “Mama” Smitley-Kuhn of Dover and the late David J. Smitley.
Wendy was a 1973 graduate of New...
Nancy Gibb
Dec 28, 2018
Nancy J. Gibb, 73, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 in the Community Hospice Truman House.
Born in Canton on December 17, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Betty (Richardson) Evans.
After graduating from the former Glenwood High School in Canton, she worked for more than 25 years at Ranger Trucking and...
Carol Ann Kurzinsky
Dec 28, 2018
Carol Ann Kurzinsky, age 80, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Canton, died Friday, December 28, 2018, in Aultman Hospital at Canton.
A daughter of the late William and Mary June Meese Kemp, Carol was born on May 15, 1938 in Salisbury, Pennsylvania.
She was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School and retired from K-Mart in Canton where she...
Vincent Santaniello
Dec 27, 2018
Vincent Santaniello, age 58, of Dover died Thursday, December 27, 2018, in his home following a year-long, hard-fought illness.
Vinny, as he was known to family and friends, was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 4, 1960 to the late Ralph and Loretta Minneci Santaniello.
Vinny was raised in Queens, New York and graduated from Thomas Edison High...
Frank Fantin
Dec 27, 2018
Frank Emmanuel Fantin, 89, of New Philadelphia entered his eternal home in Heaven on Thursday, December 27, 2018, in the Park Village Healthcare Center at Dover.
A son of the late John F. and Emma Louise (Visintainer) Fantin, Frank was born July 8, 1929 at Roswell, Ohio. Frank was a 1947 graduate of the former Midvale School and soon after...
Royce Holcomb
Dec 25, 2018
Royce N. Holcomb Jr., 67, of Dover, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in Schoenbrunn Health Care at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.
A son of the late Royce N. Holcomb Sr. and the late Elizabeth Irene (Best) Holcomb, Roy was born July 6, 1951 at Dennison, Ohio.
Roy graduated from Claymont High School in 1969. He was...
Joyce Wallace
Dec 24, 2018
Joyce Elaine Wallace, age 74, of Uhrichsville passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 in Trinity Hospital Twin City at Dennison.
She was born in Dennison to the late Robert Henry Newton and Mary Jane Baumholtz Newton on February 6, 1944.
Joyce graduated from Uhrichsville High School in 1962 and was currently employed as a Home Health Aide with Ember Complete...
Richard Harig, Jr.
Dec 23, 2018
Richard Lewis Harig Jr., 53, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Baltic.
A son of the late Richard Lewis Harig Sr. and the late Sharon Lee (Page) Harig, Richard was born January 19, 1965 at Dover, Ohio.
Richard graduated from New Philadelphia High School and was formerly employed at Starlight...
Bernice L. Smitley
Dec 22, 2018
Bernice Lucille Smitley, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 while in the care of Community Hospice’s Truman House at New Philadelphia. Bernie, as she was known to family and friends was reunited with her late husband Charles E. Smitley who preceded her in death 12 years to the date.
Born at Lodi, Ohio on November 25, 1935,...
Jacqueline Ridgway
Dec 22, 2018
Jacqueline E. “Jackie” Ridgway, 90, of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2018 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a three-month illness.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Antonina Zuffante Bler and a 1945 graduate of Oliver High School in Pittsburgh. Jackie had retired in 1989 from Timken Roller Bearings in Canton...
