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Ruth Irene Morrison
Feb 16, 2008
Ruth Irene Morrison, 72, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly early Saturday morning, February 16, 2008 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born in Dover on June 27, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Ruth (Harper) Berndt. After completing her formal education at New Philadelphia High School, she spent the remainder of her lifetime as a devoted wife...
Mary J. Swaney
Feb 15, 2008
Mary J. Swaney, age 78, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in her home Friday, February 15, 2008. Born at Dennison, Ohio March 7, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Christian and Jessie Storrie Steiner. A graduate of New Philadelphia High School in 1947, Mary was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene at New Philadelphia. On...
Karen Sue West
Feb 14, 2008
Karen Sue West, age 57, of Dennison, died Thursday, February 14, 2008, in her home. Born at Dover, August 18, 1950, she is a daughter of the late William and Hazel Rennicker Stansbery. Karen was a member of the first graduating class of Claymont High School in 1968. A member of Roxford United Methodist Church, Karen enjoyed participating in the...
Erma Weaver
Feb 12, 2008
Erma Weaver, age 88, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Tuesday, February 12, 2008 in Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center at Uhrichsville. Born in the Beaver Dam Valley of Tuscarawas County, February 25, 1919, she was a daughter of the late David and Bessie Gundy Renicker. Erma was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church at New Philadelphia. She enjoyed crocheting,...
Elaine Laura Folkert
Feb 12, 2008
Elaine Laura Folkert, 92, of Worthington and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at the Laurels of Worthington.A daughter of the late Charles and Laura (Close) Hill, Elaine was born April 16, 1915 at Marietta, Ohio.She was a 1933 graduate of Newcomerstown High School and was formerly employed with the Earl E. Smith Company as a seamstress.On...
Robert Stephen Gerbetz
Feb 12, 2008
Robert “Bob” Stephen Gerbetz, age 82, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday morning, February 12, 2008, in his home. Born at Barberton, Ohio, December 27, 1925, he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Kriston Gerbetz. Best known as Bob to his friends and family, he graduated from Barberton High School in 1944, and promptly joined the United States...
Nettie Bober
Feb 9, 2008
Nettie Bober, 93, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 in Country Club Retirement Campus at Dover.A daughter of the late Fred and Marie (Mares) Wagner, Nettie was born June 2, 1914 at New Philadelphia, Ohio.Nettie attended New Philadelphia Schools and over the years she was employed by various businesses. She had worked for the...
Leota Barrows
Feb 9, 2008
Leota R. “Ruth” Barrows, age 93, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, February 09, 2008 in New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover.Born in Mannington, West Virginia on June 15, 1914, Ruth was a daughter to the late George “Pearl” and Mary Grandon Freeland.Ruth was raised in Mannington with her four siblings and graduated from Mannington High School. She was a...
Laura Hawk
Feb 9, 2008
Laura Bernice Beitzel Hawk, age 92 formerly of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover. Born on February 18, 1915 at Stone Creek, Laura was born to the late Jesse and Lydia Hawk.In 1933 Laura married Cletus Beitzel and soon two children would be added...
Charles DeMattio
Feb 7, 2008
Charles “Chuck” DeMattio, 60, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly on Thursday, February 7, 2008.A son of the late Frank and Catherine (Battisti) DeMattio, Chuck was born December 30, 1947 at Dennison, Ohio.He was a 1966 graduate of Midvale High School and he served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War.In 1973, Chuck formed his own...
Jacqueline J. Morgan
Feb 6, 2008
Jacqueline J. Morgan, age 78, of Tuscarawas died peacefully in her sleep, Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Born at Dennison, October 20, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Ethel Collins Hines. Best known as “Granny” to her friends and family, she attended Dennison High School before marrying Paul A. Morgan April 19, 1947 at Greenup, Kentucky. Together...
Raymond D. Tidrick
Feb 4, 2008
Raymond D. Tidrick, age 85, of Midvale, died peacefully Monday afternoon, February 4, 2008, in Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. Born at Midvale, September 5, 1922, Raymond was a son of the late William and Margaret Ickes Tidrick. Ray graduated from Midvale High School and promptly entered the United States Army. He was discharged honorably in 1946, having served...
David R. Belknap
Feb 4, 2008
David R. “Dibber” Belknap, age 66, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, February 4, 2008 in his home surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness.Born on October 7, 1941 at Midvale, Dave was born to the late Harry “Wayne” and Thelma Page Belknap. Best known to his friends and family as “Dibber”, Dave grew up in Midvale and attended Midvale...
Robert William Lee Gibson
Feb 4, 2008
Robert William Lee Gibson, age 75, of Dover, died peacefully early Monday morning, February 4, 2008, in his residence following a lengthy illness.Bob was born at New Philadelphia, April 13, 1932, and was the son of the late William C. and Nellie V. Glass Gibson. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith.A 1950 graduate of Dover High School, Bob joined...
Irene M. Arnold
Feb 3, 2008
Irene M. Arnold, 96, of New Philadelphia, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 3, 2008.A daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Ricklic) Riker, Irene was born May 3, 1911 at Senecaville, Ohio.On November 13, 1928, Irene married the love of her life, Franklin C. Arnold at Wheeling, West Virginia and together they raised three daughters, Dorothy,...
Bessie Evelyn Boyd
Feb 2, 2008
Bessie Evelyn Boyd, 87, of Dover and formerly of Akron, went to be with the Lord Saturday evening, February 2, 2008 at New Dawn Assisted Living Center in Dover.Born February 27, 1920 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Bessie Orita (True) Boyd.Evelyn completed her high school education at McKinley High School alongside more than 1,...
Alice Vivian Lanning
Feb 1, 2008
Alice Vivian Lanning, 85, of New Philadelphia, died in Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center at New Philadelphia on Friday evening, February 1, 2008.Born August 29, 1922 in Stillwater, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Forest M. and Zelma B. Copeland White.After graduating from Uhrichsville High School in 1940, Vivian began her professional career working for The Timken Company, Puritan Laundry,...
Martha Kail
Jan 31, 2008
Martha Kail, age 86, of Dover, died peacefully early Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008 in her home, just five days shy of her 87th birthday. Born February 4, 1921, at Gnadenhutten, she was a daughter of the late Wallace and Mayme Wheland Lockett. A resident of the Tuscarawas Valley for nearly her entire life, Martha was a familiar voice on...
Irene Pizzini
Jan 27, 2008
Irene Pizzini, age 91, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday, January 27, 2008.She was born at Wainwright, Ohio on August 3, 1916 and grew up on the family farm at Possum Hollow, near New Philadelphia.Irene was the daughter of the late Mario Menapace & Sylvia Donati Menapace Hostetler.Irene married John B. Pizzini, Jr. on October 10, 1946...
Elizabeth Ann Bichsel
Jan 26, 2008
Elizabeth Ann Trovato Bichsel, died Saturday, January 26, 2008 in her residence at Greensboro, NC.Mrs. Bichsel was a native of Shawnee, OH. After marrying her husband, James Lyle Bichsel of New Philadelphia in 1962, they relocated to Greensboro when her husband accepted a job with The North Carolina Association of Realtors. She was a homemaker and had retired from Ciba...
