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Luella Tempest Frownfelter
Nov 23, 2009
Luella Tempest Frownfelter, age 93, of Park Village Assisted Living at Dover, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, November 23, 2009, in Union Hospital. Born at Crooksville, Ohio, June 28, 1916, she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Sickels Byers. Best known as Lue to her family and friends, she worked as a waitress in the former...
Fern E. Welling
Nov 22, 2009
Fern E. Welling, 91, of Massillon and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, November 22, 2009 in the Laurels of Massillon following a period of declining health.A daughter of the late Alfred and Addie (McPherson) Dienst, Fern was born March 21, 1918 at New Philadelphia.She was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School. She was formerly employed by Central States...
Carl Calvin Kempf
Nov 20, 2009
Carl Calvin Kempf, age 84, of New Philadelphia, passed away peacefully early Friday afternoon, November 20, 2009, in Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center. Born at his parents New Philadelphia home, March 28, 1925, he was a son of the late Frank and Mary Alice Heldt Kempf. As a young boy, Carl built and raced a soap-box derby car. Confirmed in the First...
George E. Keffer
Nov 19, 2009
George E. Keffer, age 69, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, November 19, 2009, in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following a brief and courageous battle with Leukemia.Born in the Oldtown Valley on May 29, 1940, George was a son to the late Samuel G. and Edna L. (Metzger) Keffer.George was a 1958 graduate of the former Gnadenhutten High School and...
Peggy Ann Haney
Nov 19, 2009
Peggy Ann Haney, 48, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, November 19, 2009 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia.A daughter of Linda (Scott) Haney and the late Arnold Haney, Peggy was born June 22, 1961 at Uhrichsville.Peggy was a volunteer for the West Side Chargers football team and a fan of the Cleveland Browns.She is survived by her mother, Linda Haney...
Jill L. Llewellyn
Nov 18, 2009
Jill L. Llewellyn, age 57, of Dover passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born August 3, 1952 in Dover, she was the daughter of Pauline I. (Fabiano) Fry and the late Clayton F. Fry.After graduating from Tuscarawas Valley High School, she continued her formal education at West Liberty State College in West Virginia. On September 7,...
John E. Peters
Nov 16, 2009
John E. Peters, 63, of Baltic and formerly of Strasburg, passed away Monday, November 16, 2009 at Oak Pointe Nursing Home at Baltic. God granted John a peaceful passing from this life following a lengthy illness.A son of the late Foster and Irene (Laubscher) Peters, John was born April 26, 1946 at Meadville, Ohio.He is survived by a daughter, Shelly...
Kenneth R. Welch
Nov 15, 2009
Kenneth R. Welch, age 59, of Dennison, Magistrate for the Tuscarawas County Southern District Court, passed away Sunday after a short illness.A son of the late LeRoy and Inez (Caputo) Welch, Ken was born at Steubenville, Ohio on October 13, 1950.Ken graduated from Jefferson Union High School at Richmond, Ohio in 1969, he and later attended West Liberty State College,...
Adelyle Van Buskirk
Nov 13, 2009
Adelyle Van Buskirk, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, November 13, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover.A daughter of the late Fred Reinhardt and the late Pauline (Morgan) Frazier, Adelyle was born March 3, 1919 at Akron, Ohio.Adelyle was retired from Warner & Swasey where she worked in the purchasing department. In her younger years, Adelyle and her late husband,...
Betty Sue Ross
Nov 13, 2009
Betty Sue Ross, 47, of Beach City, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover. She was born May 25, 1962.She is survived by her companion, Gregory Welch of Beach City.In keeping with Betty’s wishes, there will be no calling hours or services and cremation will take place through the care of Geib’s Tuscarawas Valley Crematory.
Erma Rosina Toth
Nov 12, 2009
Erma Rosina Toth, age 91, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, November 12, 2009, in Country Club Retirement Center at Dover.A daughter of the late Angelo and Julia (Missanik) Turrin, Erma was born on May 5, 1918, at Roswell, Ohio.Erma was a graduate of Midvale High School and spent the majority of her life caring for her family. She was an...
Virginia Johnston
Nov 11, 2009
Virginia Johnston, age 91, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, November 11, 2009, in St. Luke’s Lutheran Community at North Canton.A daughter of the late Fred W. and Margaret (Bliss) Gatchell, Virginia was born at Dennison, Ohio on February 4, 1918.She was a graduate of Dennison High School and married Harold C. Johnston on August 6, 1937. Together the couple...
Sylvia Lucille Jones
Nov 7, 2009
Sylvia Lucille Jones, age 69, of New Philadelphia, passed away at home early Saturday morning, surrounded by her loving family due to complications of ALS. Born at New Philadelphia, June 23, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Almeda Jane Dawson Reynolds. Sylvia grew up in an era when the Polio virus was deadly. She contracted the...
Carolyn S. Lilie
Nov 6, 2009
Carolyn S. Lilie, age 93, passed away early Friday morning, November 6, 2009, in her Dover home. Born at Charleston, West Virginia, March 19, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Joseph L. and Carolyn L. Pollock Fry. At the age of three, her family relocated to Cincinnati where Carolyn graduated from Withrow University High School with the class...
Ramona K. Crall
Nov 6, 2009
Ramona K. Crall, age 53, of Carrollton passed away November 6, 2009 in Mercy Medical Center following complications of the swine flu.Born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, on October 20, 1956, she was the daughter of the late Pete and Barb Calai. After completing her formal education at New Philadelphia High School, she was employed at CMA in Strasburg as a...
Fred William Sanders
Nov 5, 2009
Fred William Sanders, age 68, of Port Washington, died peacefully early Thursday morning, November 5, 2009 in Newcomerstown. Born at Dennison, May 2, 1941, he was a son of the late William Stephen and Dotty Belle (Moss) Sanders. A lifelong resident of the area, Fred worked for many years at Belden Brick. Most recently, he worked at Express Packaging until...
William E. Long
Nov 5, 2009
William E. Long, age 86, of Dover and formerly of Hopedale, passed away on November 5, 2009, in his home, with his family at his side. A son of the late David E. Long and Lula M. (Rigle) Long, Bill was born on December 19, 1922, at Hopedale, Ohio. Having served in the Corp of Engineers in the European Theater...
Sandra Kay Miller
Nov 5, 2009
Sandra Kay Miller, age 67, of New Philadelphia, passed away early Thursday morning, November 5, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.Born in Dover on October 27, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Madeline (Frye) Border.After graduating from New Philadelphia High School in 1960, she married her best friend and love,...
Sandra Lee Meyers
Nov 4, 2009
Sandra Lee Meyers, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover following a sudden illness.A daughter of Mary (Dunlap) Widdoes and the late Herbert Widdoes, Sandy was born August 11, 1946 at Dundee, Ohio.Sandy graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1964 and on June 2, 1968 she married the love of her life,...
Pauline Williamson DeMatteo
Nov 3, 2009
Pauline Williamson DeMatteo, age 79, of Upper Arlington, O. for the past decade, and for most of her life, New Philadelphia, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 3, 2009, following an extended illness. Born Edna Pauline Wenger at Dennison, Ohio, June 30, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Sonny and Marguerite Milligan Wenger. A graduate of Uhrichsville High School...
