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Kenneth Gowins
Nov 8, 2017
Kenneth Leroy Gowins Jr, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017 in Jackson Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center at Canal Fulton.
A son of the late Kenneth Leroy Gowins Sr, and the late Margaret E. (Cline) Gowins, Kenneth was born October 16, 1938 at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Kenneth was a veteran of the United States Army and honorably...
Sharon Kay Aitkens
Nov 8, 2017
Sharon Kay Aitkens, 77 of Hennis Care Center at Dover passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017.
Born at St. Joseph, Missouri on January 14, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Donald Stegall and Norma (Withrow) Edwards.
A resident of Missouri for the majority of her life, Sharon worked as an aid in a mental health care facility...
Joanne Kopka
Nov 8, 2017
Joanne Kay Kopka, 76, of New Philadelphia passed away November 8, 2017 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia.
Born in Canton, Ohio on June 9, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Adella Seefong.
After completing her formal education, Joanne worked for a variety of companies, most recently Breitenbach Winery. Prior to that, Joanne was...
Jack Fantine
Nov 7, 2017
Jack F. Fantine, 82, of New Philadelphia passed away November 7, 2017 in the Country Club Retirement Community at Dover, Ohio.
A son of the late John F. and Emma (Visintainer) Fantin, Jack was born November 11, 1934 at Roswell.
Jack started his career at the Ohio Department of Transportation at the age of 17. From 1959 to 1961 he...
Ola Wyatozki
Nov 7, 2017
Ola Ethel Little-Wyatozki, 95, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona passed away Tuesday, November 07, 2017 at Prestige Assisted Living at Claremont.
A daughter of the late Robert Lewis and Bertha Mable (Wise) Little, Ola was born December 19, 1921 at Portales, New Mexico.
Ola was employed by San Jacinto School District in California for 21 years as the cafeteria manager.
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Stephen Fisher
Nov 7, 2017
Stephen R. Fisher, 70, of Newcomerstown, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at his home.
Steve was born August 23, 1947 to the late Robert and Ernestine (Porter) Fisher.
Steve had many interests that included cooking, gardening and attending steam shows. He was an avid machinist and was well known for his curiosity of how things worked and thinking...
Sophie Marie Ritenour
Nov 4, 2017
Sophie Marie Ritenour, two-week-old infant daughter of Bradley J. and Alyson W. (Ledrich) Ritenour, passed away unexpectedly in Akron Children’s Hospital on Saturday, November 4, 2017 surrounded by her loving family.
Sophie will deeply missed by her parents; her brother, Bradlee William Ritenour; her grandparents, Al and Kim Ledrich of New Philadelphia and Deborah Ritenour of Dover; her aunts and...
Robert “Bob” Filkorn
Nov 2, 2017
Robert L. Filkorn, 76, of Bolivar, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, November 2, 2017, in Hennis Care & Assisted Living at Bolivar.
A son of the late William J. and Helen (Szabo) Filkorn, Robert was born May 27, 1941 in St. Joseph Riverside Hospital at Warren, Ohio.
Robert graduated from Warren St. Mary High School in 1959 and went on...
Dorthy Mills
Nov 2, 2017
Dorthy Mills, 95, of New Philadelphia passed away Thursday, November 02, 2017 in Park Village Southside at New Philadephia.
A daughter of the late Albert and Hazel (Rosenlieb) Shai, Dorthy was born December 4, 1921.
Dorthy is survived by her nephew, Jerry Ryan and close friends Betty McCrea, Ann Keller, and JoAnn Lindimore.
Dorthy worked at Dover Molded Products Company...
Bill Eberle
Nov 2, 2017
Bill “Wild Bill” Eberle, 93, passed away peacefully on November 2, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Tampa, Florida surrounded by his family. Born in Ohio to the late Leone and Clifford Eberle, he graduated from Dover High School in 1942 where he was editor of the school newspaper, Sports and PA announcer. He served in the Army from February...
Kathy Searle
Nov 1, 2017
Kathy Jeanne Iliff Searle, 58, of Gnadenhutten, died Wednesday evening, November 1, 2017 while in the care of Community Hospice’s Truman House at New Philadelphia.
Born at Erie, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1959, Kathy was a daughter of the late Walter R. and Millicent A. Gruver Iliff.
Kathy was a 1979 graduate of River Forest High School at Indiana. She...
Rev. Gary L. Hogue
Oct 31, 2017
Reverend Gary L. Hogue, 65, of Strasburg, went to be with God Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in Union Hospital at Dover following a 27 month battle with cancer and a 30 year battle with MS.
A son of the late Paul and Ruby (Reichman) Hogue, Gary was born October 15, 1952 in Mercy Hospital at Canton, Ohio.
Gary served his...
Juanita Graff
Oct 31, 2017
Juanita “Nita” Jane Graff, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in New Dawn Retirement Community at Dover following a period of declining health.
A daughter of the late Lewis M. and Julia E. (Pisony) Gundy, Nita was born August 2, 1934 at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Nita graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1952, and she formerly...
David Robinson
Oct 29, 2017
David Robinson, 62, of Gnadenhutten passed away unexpectedly Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Akron City Hospital.
A son of Charlie and the late Marie (Boles) Robinson, David was born August 16, 1955 in Twin City Hospital at Dennison.
David graduated from Indian Valley North High School in 1975. He went on to work in the plant at Lauren Manufacturing...
Richard Meek
Oct 25, 2017
Richard E. Meek, 77, of New Philadelphia died on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in Louis Stokes VA Medical Center at Cleveland following a brief illness.
Born at Coshocton, Ohio on September 24, 1940, Rich was the oldest of 12 children born to the late Kenneth and Dorothy (Jones) Meek.
He attended school at Newcomerstown and furthered his education in the...
Doris Stephon
Oct 25, 2017
Doris L. Stephon, 81, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at her home.
A daughter of the late John and Unice (Miller) Brown, Doris was born October 8, 1936 at Stone Creek, Ohio.
Doris graduated from Stone Creek High School in 1954. She was a member of the First Christian Church at Dover and she worked as...
Kathryn Heck
Oct 24, 2017
Kathryn Leora Heck, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia while surrounded by her family following a recent illness.
A daughter of the late Frank and Loretta (Brewer) Adkins, Kathryn was born February 2, 1932 at Sugarcreek, Ohio.
On June 4, 1948, Kathryn married Donald F. Heck and the couple shared...
