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Dale Richard Allenbaugh

Dale Richard Allenbaugh

Nov 5, 2005

Dale Richard Allenbaugh, age 39, of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and formerly of Dover and Fairlawn Ohio, died unexpectedly early Saturday morning, November 5, 2005.Born at Lima, Ohio April 17, 1966, Dale was a son of Vickie Golder of Dover, and Dale (Carol) G. Allenbaugh of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Dale was a 1984 graduate of Firestone High School. Dale...

Ruby M. Beitzel

Ruby M. Beitzel

Nov 5, 2005

Ruby M. Beitzel, 85, of Stone Creek, died Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of the late Jesse and Lydia Hawk, Ruby was born November 9, 1919 in Stone Creek, Ohio.She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ in Stone Creek as well as a member of the Rebecca Circle (The Working Sisters)....

Dale Rene Bigler II

Dale Rene Bigler II

Nov 4, 2005

Dale Rene Bigler, II, 58, of Uhrichsville, died Friday, November 4, 2005, at Twin City Hospital in Dennison.A son of Elizabeth J. (Perry) Bigler and the late Dale Rene Bigler, Dale was born July 18, 1947 in Dover, Ohio.He was a 1966 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Dale had a passion for auctioneering having received his auctioneering license just...

Lillian R. DeMattio

Lillian R. DeMattio

Nov 2, 2005

Lillian Rose DeMattio, 92, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, November 2, 2005, in New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover, O.A daughter of the late William and Mary Pinamonti Kerschbaumer, Lillian was born December 27, 1912, at Stillwater, O. She married her late husband, Herman J. DeMattio June 1, 1938.Lillian was the last surviving graduate of the Midvale Class of...

Robert (bob) M. Swisshelm

Robert (bob) M. Swisshelm

Oct 31, 2005

Robert M. (Bob) Swisshelm Jr. , age 69, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord early Monday morning in the Arbors at Canton Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Swisshelm had courageously battled Parkinson’s Disease for the past nine years. Born at Uhrichsville July 23, 1936, he was one of four children reared by the...

Janice Marie McConnell

Janice Marie McConnell

Oct 31, 2005

Janice Marie McConnell, 75, of Uhrichsville, formerly of New Philadelphia, Akron and Belpre, O., died Monday, October 31, 2005, at Twin City Hospital in Dennison.A daughter of the late Carl W. and Gladys M. Lawrence Warner, Janice was born June 25, 1930, in New Philadelphia, O.She enjoyed crocheting, bingo, reading and watching movies.She is survived by sons, Jim McRae, of...

Julia Gundy

Julia Gundy

Oct 30, 2005

Julia Gundy, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, October 30, 2005 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover, O.A daughter of the late John and Mary Paulenda Pisony, Julia was born August 26, 1916 in Roswell Ohio. She married her late husband Lewis Gundy on Nov 27, 1933 in West Virginia.Julia and her husband lived on a farm on...

Clyde Emerson Mizer

Clyde Emerson Mizer

Oct 29, 2005

Clyde Emerson Mizer, age 88, a lifelong resident of Stone Creek, died Saturday morning, October 29, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born at home in Stone Creek on March 9, 1917, Clyde was one of three children born to the late Harvey and Lillian Harmon Mizer.Clyde graduated from Stone Creek High School in 1936 and went to work at the...

Verna M. Garabrandt

Verna M. Garabrandt

Oct 27, 2005

Verna M. Garabrandt , 65, of New Philadelphia, died October 27, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A daughter of the late Parker E. and Caroline A. Gruenig Reichman, she was born April 28, 1940. She married Elmer D. Garabrandt June 30, 1963. Verna worked as a housekeeper at the Holiday Inn in New Phila.Verna is survived by five sisters, Caroline...

Eugene C. Swonger

Eugene C. Swonger

Oct 26, 2005

Eugene C. Swonger, 88, of Dover died Wednesday October 26, at Beacon Pointe Health Care Center in Uhrichsville, O.A son of the late Robert E. and Bessie Stucky Swonger, Eugene was born October 1, 1917 on the family farm, located on Swonger Rd in Dover, O. He was a graduate of Dover High School Class of 1935 and married his...

Roberta Agnes Reiger

Roberta Agnes Reiger

Oct 26, 2005

Roberta Agnes Reiger, 70, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, October 26, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover.A daughter of the late James A. and Dorothy E. (Moberg) Lyons, Roberta was born July 11, 1935 in Cambridge, Ohio.A graduate of New Philadelphia High School, She was a member of the First Church of the Brethren of New Philadelphia. Roberta also once...

Donald James Whittingham

Donald James Whittingham

Oct 25, 2005

Donald James Whittingham, Jr., 66, of Dover, Ohio died surrounded byFamily, October 25, 2005 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer.Born December 25th, 1938, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the lateDonald J. Whittingham, Sr. and Imelda “Millie” (Kimmel) Whittingham.Don was raised in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of “Lincoln Avenue” during the 1940’s and 50’s and graduated...

Donald Michael Turnbull

Donald Michael Turnbull

Oct 24, 2005

Donald Michael Turnbull, 81, of Hennis Care Centre in Dover and formerly of Midland, Michigan, died Monday, October 24, 2005 at Hennis Care Centre.A son of the late William and Eleanor (Dignum) Turnbull, Donald was born January 7, 1924 in Toronto, Canada.He served as a single engine pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II and then...

Roselene Lowery

Roselene Lowery

Oct 24, 2005

Roselene Lowery, age 68, of New Philadelphia , and a longtime resident of the Mapelton area of Stark County, died early Monday morning, October 24, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover. Born February 12, 1937, at Paris Ohio, Roselene was one of nine children born to the late Carl and Venda Tressler Clapper. Growing up in such a large household,...

Lester Todd Kerper

Lester Todd Kerper

Oct 23, 2005

Lester Todd Kerper, 76, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly on Sunday, October 23, 2005, at his home.A son of the late Samuel V. and Grace Kerper, Lester was born October 10, 1929 in Dover, Ohio.Lester was retired from Marlite and was also a member of the Dover V.F.W. He was a cat lover and also enjoyed nature.He is survived by...

Dorothy Lucille Benjamin

Dorothy Lucille Benjamin

Oct 22, 2005

Dorothy Lucille Benjamin, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of the late Harry B. and Elizabeth (Graham) Cheney, Dorothy was born February 16, 1924 in Phoenix, Arizona.She was a 1941 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Upon graduation from high school, Dorothy attended Mt. Union College for one year and then...

Mary Lou Stokey

Mary Lou Stokey

Oct 22, 2005

Mary Lou Stokey, 53, of Dover, O., formerly of Brookpark, O., died Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a courageous battle with cancer.A daughter of the late Charles R. and Frances O’Connell Hollister, Mary Lou was born October 8, 1952, in Cleveland, O.She was a graduate of Rhodes High School, in Cleveland and was the former...

Mildred Edith Shannon

Mildred Edith Shannon

Oct 21, 2005

Mildred Edith Shannon, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, October 21, 2005, at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover.A daughter of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Moorman) Howard, Mildred was born August 31, 1918 in Cincinnati, Ohio.Mildred, who was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia, was employed as a greeter at Wal-Mart for 11...

Dora Mae Beard

Dora Mae Beard

Oct 20, 2005

Dora Mae Beard, 84, a life resident of Dover, died Thursday, October 20. 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover, following a brief illness.A daughter of the late Richard and Anna Mae Parcell Harper, Dora was born in Dover on March 26, 1921.She was a graduate of Dover High School., and worked at various jobs in the community.She was Moravian by...

Carol Ann Branham

Carol Ann Branham

Oct 18, 2005

Carol Ann Branham, 68, of New Philadelphia, OH., formerly of Bowling Green, KY, and Tipp City, OH., died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover, OH. following a brief illness.She was born October 18, 1937 in Troy, Ohio.Carol was a 1955 graduate of Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City, OH., and a member of the Order of Eastern...