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Sarah H. Beamer
Oct 11, 2007
Sarah “Sadie” H. Beamer, 89, of Wainwright, died Thursday, October 11, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.A daughter of the late Frank and Laura (Metzger) Smith, Sarah was born at Wainwright, Ohio on September 18, 1918.Sarah retired from Alsco at Gnadenhutten in 1983 after 28 years of service. She enjoyed fishing and gardening and...
Elda Lee Davis
Oct 9, 2007
Elda Lee Davis, 90, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center at New Philadelphia. A daughter of the late Harry and Florence (Paige) West, Elda was born on April 30, 1917 in Stillwater, Ohio.A graduate of Uhrichsville High School, Elda was a member of the Uhrichsville First United...
Patricia Ann Schaar
Oct 8, 2007
Patricia Ann Schaar, 55, of Uhrichsville, died Monday, October 8, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a sudden illness.A daughter of Thelma (Marker) Ayers of Strasburg and the late Carl Crone, Patricia was born in Union Hospital at Dover on March 14, 1952.Patricia was 1970 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and she was a member of the Church...
Alice Katherine Mathias
Oct 5, 2007
Alice K. Mathias, 63, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, October 5, 2007 in Hennis Healthcare Centre at Dover.A daughter of the late Harry and Harriet (Schaefer) Case, Alice was born October 8, 1943 at Dover, Ohio.Alice enjoyed watching television, especially soap operas and western movies. She also was an avid Bingo player.She is survived by her husband of...
Selma Freehahn
Oct 4, 2007
Selma “Sally” Freehahn, 68, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 4, 2007. As a result of Sally’s passing, she was able to improve the quality of life for someone else through organ and tissue donation with LifeBanc.A daughter of the late John and Martha (Newton) Edwards, Sally was born March 5, 1939 at...
O. Jerome Moss
Oct 3, 2007
O. Jerome MossDoverO. Jerome Moss, 74, of Dover died Wednesday morning, October 3, 2007, in Union Hospital at Dover.Born August 21, 1933, at Mud Fork, West Virginia, he was a son of the former Amos Greeley and Eunice Sears Moss. Jerome was a truck driver for more than 40 years. During his career, he was affiliated with the former Alsco-Anaconda...
Harold Arthur Boland
Oct 2, 2007
Harold Arthur Boland, age 89, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in his home early Tuesday morning, October 2, 2007, with his family at his side. Born at Cambridge, Ohio August 25, 1918, he was a son of the late Maurice William Joseph Boland and his wife, the former Helen V. Pettit. Harold graduated high school from Cambridge and attended the...
John E. Baldwin
Sep 28, 2007
John E. “Jack” Baldwin, 88, of Country Club Retirement Campus, died Friday, September 28, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born December 10, 1918 in Midvale, he was a son of the late Emerson and Ella (Beitzel) Baldwin.After graduating from Midvale High School in 1936, he joined the U.S. Army where he honorably served his country from 1942 to 1945. Then,...
Nora Jean Smith
Sep 28, 2007
Nora Jean Smith, 94, of New Philadelphia died in Union Hospital at Dover Friday evening, Sept. 28, 2007.Born Nov. 3, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Sally (Hutchinson) Bean. Following graduation from New Philadelphia High School, she married Harold Smith, on Sept. 16, 1934. Harold and Nora Jean spent the next 59 years together until his...
Dean Ray Locker
Sep 26, 2007
Dean Ray LockerDean Ray Locker, 70, of Dover, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, in the New Dawn Retirement Community following a lengthy illness.Dean was born June 4, 1937, in Tuscarawas County, Ohio to the late Clem Locker, Sr. and Gertrude Grund Locker and attended Dover Schools.Dean is survived by his wife, Colletta Marie Schellin Locker; a son, James Ray Locker;...
Todd Graef
Sep 24, 2007
Jerry E. “Todd” Graef II, age 50, of Dover, died unexpectedly as the result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Muskingum County. Best known as Todd to his friends, he was employed by Commercial Honing where he worked as a machinist for the past nine years. Todd’s career spanned the past thirty years in both specialty machining and...
Doris Jean Tucker
Sep 23, 2007
Doris Jean Tucker, 78, of New Philadelphia, died early Sunday morning, September 23, 2007, in New Dawn Retirement Community at Dover.A daughter of the late Ralph and Pearl (Flock) Hole, Doris was born March 1, 1929 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio.Doris was a 1947 graduate of Lorain High School and she then graduated in 1951 after continuing her education at Baldwin...
Gary W. Cline
Sep 22, 2007
Gary W. Cline, age 60, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and formerly of Dover, died Saturday morning, September 22, 2007, in his residence following a brief illness. Born at Canton, November 15, 1946, he was a son of Mary Agnes Elson Cline Buechele of Dundee and the late Howard Woodrow Cline. Gary attended school at the former Wooster Highway School before...
Dennis Crolley
Sep 21, 2007
Dennis Crolley, 71, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 21, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover, Ohio following a courageous battle with cancer. A son of the late Dennis and Ruth (Wolfe) Crolley, Dennis was born on October 29, 1935 at Sewickley, Pennsylvania.He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia L. (Kennedy)...
Harry A. St.Clair
Sep 21, 2007
Harry A. St. Clair, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, September 21, 2007 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia.A son of the late Harry and Marie St. Clair, Harry was born on November 4, 1924 at Bannock, Ohio.Harry worked for the former Robinson Clay Company at Midvale for several years and he retired from Michigan Sewer Pipe at Gnadenhutten where...
Bernice Elizabeth Fincher
Sep 21, 2007
Bernice Elizabeth Fincher, 96, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, September 21, 2007 in Country Club Retirement Campus at Dover.A daughter of the late Joseph and Emma (Metzger) Beitzel, Bernice was born May 19, 1911 at New Philadelphia.Bernice attended the former Gribble School at Auburn Township and on July 14, 1928, she married Kadez “Doc” Fincher. Together, Bernice and Kadez raised...
Roland William Becker
Sep 20, 2007
Roland “Red” William Becker, 97, of Lakewood, Colorado, and formerly of Dover and New Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Villa Manor Care Center at Lakewood, Colorado. Born January 1, 1910 in Dover Township, he was the son of the late Albert and Clara Kreiter Becker.After finishing his formal education, Red began his professional career, having worked in the...
Marian Jean Fragasse
Sep 20, 2007
Marian Jean Fragasse, 84, of Navarre and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Altercare of Navarre.A daughter of the late Foster and Merle (Graff) Stonebrook, Marian was born February 18, 1923 at New Philadelphia.Marian graduated in 1940 from New Philadelphia High School. Being the avid Quaker fan she was, Marian was proud of the fact she...
Johnny G. Shoemaker
Sep 20, 2007
Johnny G. Shoemaker, age 71, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully early Thursday morning, September 20, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover. Born Halloween Day, (October 31) 1935, at Morgan Mines West Virginia, he was a son of the late Juanita Carpenter Norman and the late Austin Shaver. Johnny was reared in West Virginia and here in the Tuscarawas Valley as...
Patricia A. Tornabene
Sep 20, 2007
Patricia A. Tornabene, age 73, of Dover, died peacefully early Thursday morning, September 20, 2007, in Union Hospital. Born at the Bronx of New York City on November 14, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Mary Chadwick Milligan. Pat graduated from a parochial high school in New York and went to work as a clerk in...
