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William W. Harding
Jul 19, 2005
William W. “Bill” Harding, 65, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at Union Hospital.A son of the late Harvey A. and Bernadine Bichard Harding, Bill was born May 29, 1940, in Cambridge, O.He was a 1958 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and a United States Air Force veteran. He retired as a supervisor from Miller Studio...
S. Evelyn Whinery
Jul 19, 2005
S. Evelyn Whinery, 94, of Marietta and formerly of the Dover and New Philadelphia areas, died July 19, 2005 at Harmar Place in Marietta, OhioA daughter of the late William Andrew and Martha V. (Harper) Park, Evelyn was born October 7, 1910 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Evelyn graduated from Oliver High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from high school, she attended...
Frances M. Smitley
Jul 19, 2005
Frances M. Smitley, 95, of Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover, passed away Tuesday morning, July 19, 2005 in Dover.Born November 5, 1909 in New Philadelphia, Frances was the daughter of the late William and Leona (Schwartz) Wenger.After finishing her education at New Philadelphia High School, she began her professional career with the former Dover Appliance. In the summer of...
Jocelyn S. Hamann
Jul 18, 2005
Jocelyn S. Hamann, infant daughter of Jacquelyn and Aaron Hamann of Mineral City, died Monday July 18, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, Jocelyn is survived by her great-great-grandmother Anna Gieser; great-grandparents, Barbara Handy, Larry and Nellie Miller, and Joey and Regina Miller; grandparents Debbie Handy and Mike Handy of Magnolia, Dennis (Cheryl) Hamann...
Donald D. Beamer
Jul 17, 2005
Donald D. Beamer, 65, of Wainwright died July 17, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover after battling a lengthy illness.Born May 29, 1940, he is the son of Sarah Helen and the late John Donald Beamer.After completing 10th grade at Tuscarawas High School, he began working with Dallas Crites in Gnadenhutten hauling milk, next with Cross Creek Coal Company as...
Helen Walton
Jul 15, 2005
Helen Walton 97, of New Philadelphia, died Friday July 15, 2005 at Park Village Healthcare Center in Dover.Born September 20, 1909 in Mercer County Pennsylvania., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ella (Winger) Alexander.Helen was married to Thomas Walton on September 4, 1937.She was a longtime member of the Eagles women’s auxiliary chapter 2251 of New Philadelphia....
George A Christner
Jul 15, 2005
George A. Christner 81, of Stone Creek, died Friday, July 15, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover.A son of the late William & Hazel Lint Christner, George was born December 7, 1923 in Baltic Ohio. A life long resident of Tuscarawas County, he graduated from Baltic High School in 1942 and was inducted into the U.S. Army in December 1944....
Iola Mildred Mason
Jul 14, 2005
Iola Mildred Mason, 95, of New Philadelphia, died July 14, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton.A daughter of the late Waite and Carrie (Styer) Drown, Iola was born December 30, 1909 in Akron, Ohio.She was a long time resident of Akron and Tallmadge, Ohio before moving to Baltzley Valley Road in New Philadelphia. She was most recently a resident...

Floy Maxine Ferrell
Jul 12, 2005
Floy Maxine Ferrell, 76, of Cardington, O., formerly of Dover, died Tuesday July 12, 2005 at the Morrow Co. Hospital in Mt. Gilead, O.A daughter of the late James Harvey and Mary Edith Stevens Mattern, Maxine was born February 16, 1929, in Cadiz, O.She had retired from Alsco Anaconda in Sugarcreek and attended the Church of the Risen Christ at...
Ruth Kutscher
Jul 10, 2005
Ruth (McBride) Kutscher, 89, of Dover, died Sunday, July 10, 2005 at Hennis Care Center in Dover.A daughter of the late Hosea Moses and Emma Doman (Schoffner) McBride, Ruth was born November 10, 1915 in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania.She was a 1934 graduate of West Chester High School and was the head bookkeeper at the former Reeves Bank in Dover.Ruth was...
Gary L. Boston
Jul 10, 2005
Gary L. Boston, 62, of New Philadelphia died Sunday morning, July 10, 2005 at his home following a courageous 6-year battle with cancer.Born June 20, 1943 in Bellaire, Ohio, he was the son of Geneva and the late William T. Boston.After graduating from Bellaire High School, Gary served his country in the United States Marie Corp. Later, he went to...
Lorinda Mary Walker
Jul 9, 2005
Lorinda Mary Walker, age 90, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully early Saturday morning, July 9, 2005, in her residence, surrounded by her family. Born February 24, 1915, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Lorinda was a daughter of the late Robert A. and Eva McLaughlin Hilton. Lorinda and her family relocated to the Tuscarawas Valley when she was a young lady, and...
Robert L. Airgood
Jul 7, 2005
Robert L. Airgood, Sr. 78, of New Philadelphia, died early Thursday morning, July 7, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover. Robert, who was a graduate of Huntington High School in Huntington, Indiana, was born on November 21, 1926 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.He was an avid stamp collector having been a past president of the Tuscarawas County Stamp Collector’s Club. Robert...
Elsie Gray
Jul 7, 2005
Elsie Cook Gray, 99, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover.A daughter of the late Samuel H. Cook and Gertrude Wolfe Cook, Elsie was born September 30, 1905 in Adena, Ohio and moved to Tuscarawas Co. settling with her family in Midvale at a young age.She was a member of the First...
Harvey B Wilhelm
Jul 5, 2005
Harvey B. Wilhelm, age 58, a loving husband, father and friend of the New Philadelphia community, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, July 5, 2005.Born at Canton March 7, 1947, Harvey was a son of Eva Hamel Wilhelm of Dover and the late Harvey B. Wilhelm Sr. He graduated from Lincoln High School at Canton before relocating to the Tuscarawas Valley....
Bobby L McClanahan
Jul 5, 2005
Robert L. “Bobby” McClanahan, 19, of Dover, died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at the Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.A son of Richard L. and Laura K. Huffman McClanahan, Bobby was born April 22, 1986 in Massillon, O.He was a 2005 graduate of Robert C. Starkey High School, a member of the Church of Christ, Dover, O., a...
Clifford Adkins
Jul 4, 2005
Clifford Adkins, 61, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, July 4, 2005 at his home.A son of the late Perry and Brooksie (Justice) Adkins, Clifford was born July 23, 1943 in Rockhouse, Kentucky.He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who enjoyed spending time with his family.He is survived by his loving wife, Sylvia (Slone) Adkins, whom he married on...
William Lee Green
Jul 2, 2005
William Lee Green, Sr., 47, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A son of Jerry Green, Sr. and Nancy (Severn) Baker, Bill, who was Baptist by faith, was born August 15, 1957 in Dover.He attended Garaway High School and was a veteran of the United States Army.Bill was affiliated with the Boy Scouts of...
Hazel E. Lightel
Jun 30, 2005
Hazel E. Lightel, 99, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover, O.A daughter of the late James L. and Minda Couts Edie, Hazel was born November 3, 1905 in New Philadelphia, O. She married her husband the late Byron E. Lightel in April of 1927 loosing him to multiple sclerosis in...
Mary A. Knisely
Jun 30, 2005
Mary “Molly” A. Knisely, 92, of Cabot, Pennsylvania, formerly of New Philadelphia, Ohio, died Thursday, June 30, 2005 at the Concordia Nursing Home in Pennsylvania.A daughter of the late John U. and Ida May Heldt Horger, Molly was born August 8, 1912, in New Philadelphia.She retired from the New Philadelphia Public School’s where she had worked as a secretary for...