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Felix L Reed
Jan 29, 2005
Felix L Reed, 85, of Dover, died Saturday, January 29, 2005, at Hennis Care Centre in Dover.A son of the late Lawrence and Lurlia Angeline (Prater) Reed, Felix was born April 8, 1919 in Coffee County, Tennessee.He was a member of the Church of Christ that meets on Commercial Avenue, SW in New Philadelphia. He enjoyed fishing and golfing and...
Wilhelmina A. Mutti
Jan 27, 2005
Wilhelmina A. Mutti, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A daughter of Elizabeth (Yegher) Toth and the late John E. Toth, Wilhelmina was born July 6, 1937 in, New Philadelphia, Ohio.She was a 1955 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia. She...
Mary Angela Ciereszewski
Jan 25, 2005
Mary Angela (Checca) Ciereszewski, 78, of Dover, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at her home.She was born April 10, 1926 in Martins Ferry, Ohio.Mary enjoyed sports and was an avid reader and gardener.She is survived by her husband, John Ciereszewski, whom she married June 1, 1946 in Tiltonsville, Ohio; one son, Darrel (Susie) Ciereszewski of New Philadelphia; four grandchildren, Adam...
Mary Maxine Brown
Jan 25, 2005
M. Maxine Brown, 90, of Dover, formerly of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday January 25, 2005 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover where she had resided for the past seven years.A daughter of the late Benjamin E. and Josephine Keffer Brady, Maxine was born November 3, 1914, in Goshen twp., O.She attended school at the Schoenbrunn Valley School House. Maxine...
James David Gibson
Jan 22, 2005
James David Gibson, age 76, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday morning at Wade Park Veteran’s Hospital in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born in New Philadelphia, March 14, 1928, he was a son of the late Beyer and Helen (Schlafly) Gibson. Jim attended New Philadelphia High School before joining the Timken Company. In 1949, he joined the United States Air...
Keith J. Garabrandt
Jan 22, 2005
Keith Garabrandt, 68, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at his home.Born in Dover on June 21, 1936, Keith was a son of the late John W. and Vera (Junkins) Garabrandt, and was a 1954 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.Following his graduation, he entered the United States Air Force where he was trained as an auto mechanic.Keith is...
Burdell E. Weber
Jan 22, 2005
Burdell E. Weber, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2005. It was his 68th birthday.A descendant of the Zoarites, Burdell was the youngest of six sons born in Zoar to the late William and Margaret (Ruegg) Weber. He attended the Zoar School.In 1956, he married the former Janice Roth, with whom he had shared 48 years of marriage....
Roy Dale Smith
Jan 21, 2005
Roy Dale Smith, age 71 of Castle Nursing Home at Millersburg, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday morning, January 21, 2005 in Aultman Hospital at Canton.Born September 18, 1933 in Uhrichsville, Roy was a son of the late Herman and Bessie Keith Smith. Roy is survived by a sister; Shirley Harlow, of New Philadelphia, and two brothers; Robert VanDyne of...
Jerry Lukens
Jan 21, 2005
Well-known area jeweler, Gerald “Jerry” Lukens, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 21, 2005, at his home surrounded by his family and many of the friends who loved him. He had fought a valiant struggle against pancreatic cancer for the past two years.Owner and operator of the former Diamond Shop in downtown New Philadelphia, he...
Willard Blaine Rainsberg
Jan 18, 2005
Willard Blaine Rainsberg, 61, of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover. A son of the late John C. and Edna Marjorie (Rennicker) Rainsberg, Willard was born October 17, 1943 in Dover.He was a 1961 graduate of Tuscarawas High School. On June 19, 1966, Willard married the former Linda Wolff in Uhrichsville. He retired from OIS...
Deborah A. Conklin
Jan 17, 2005
Deborah A. Conklin, 45, of Dover, died Monday, January 17, 2005, at her home.A daughter of Jack L. and F. Darlene Hidey Wolfe, Sr., Deborah was born on October 20, 1959, in Dover, Ohio. She attended Indian Valley North High School and Buckeye Joint Vocational School and was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School.She was an employee of both...
Edyth B. Ashcraft
Jan 16, 2005
Edyth B. Ashcraft, 91, a long time resident of Dover, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover.A daughter of the late George O. and Anna M. Spellman Poland, Edyth was born September 6, 1913, in Uhrichsville, O.She graduated from the Newark College of Commerce and had formerly worked as a clerk for the city...
Thomas A. Holmes
Jan 14, 2005
Thomas A. Holmes, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 14, 2005 at his residence. A son of the late Percy and Ruth McKnight Holmes, Thomas was born June 7, 1925, in Massillon, O. He had been a crane operator for the former I. F. Manufacturing of New Philadelphia, and had attended the First United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia....
Viola Assunda DiGenova
Jan 14, 2005
Viola Assunda (Fragasse) DiGenova, 89, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Friday, January 14, 2005 at her home.A daughter of the late Pasquale and Elizabeth (Antonelli) Fragasse, Viola was born July 3, 1915 in New Philadelphia.She was a 1934 graduate of Dover High School and a member of Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia.Viola was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...
Charlene R. Nealey
Jan 14, 2005
Charlene R. Nealey, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 14, 2005 at her home.A daughter of the late Willard and Virginia (Gill) Musick, Charlene was born February 12, 1946 in Canton, Ohio.Charlene had a passion for life in which she lived her life to the fullest. She cherished her family are friends. She also enjoyed singing.She is survived by...
D. Beverly Pringle
Jan 11, 2005
D. Beverly Pringle, 63, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday January 11, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude Brannon Herron, Beverly was born December 22, 1941, in Dearborn, MI.She was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and had worked as a cashier for the former Bag and Save Supermarket.Beverly enjoyed floral gardening, collecting...
Lori Ann Neiger
Jan 10, 2005
Lori Ann Neiger, age 44, loving daughter of Eugene L. and Ann L. Pallotto Neiger, entered her heavenly reward late Monday evening in her family home following a sudden illness. Lori was born in Dover April 21, 1960. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1979. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.She was a fan of...
Louis A. Contini
Jan 7, 2005
Louis A. Contini, well-known Christian community leader in New Philadelphia, entered his heavenly reward early Friday morning, January 7, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover. He was 72.Born October 19, 1932, in Dover, Louis was a son of the late Rocco Joseph and Constance (Fazi) Contini. He was a l950 graduate of St. Joseph High School at Dover, where he...
Maddalena Ringinelli Chercony
Jan 7, 2005
Maddalena Ringinelli Chercony, age 91, of Scenic View Nursing Center in Millersburg, O, and formerly of 324 Second Street NE in New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 7, 2005. Born in Ravenna, Italy, July 7, 1913 she moved to the United States after marrying the late Frank A. Chercony on May 16, 1953. Mr. Chercony preceded her in death October 17,...
Wilbert J. Shear
Jan 7, 2005
Wilbert J. Shear, 87, a lifetime resident of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 7, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover from complications following surgery.Born in New Philadelphia on April 11, 1917, he was the son of the late Jacob and Kathryn Haney Shear. He and his deceased brothers, Clyde Shear and Roland Knisel, were raised by their grandparents, the late...
