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James A. Blackwell
Nov 19, 2004
James A. Blackwell, Sr., 63, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, November 19, 2004 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late Rester E. and Irene C. (Griffin) Blackwell, James was born on August 24, 1941.He is survived by one son, James A. Blackwell, Jr. of New Philadelphia; one granddaughter, Savannah L. Blackwell of New Philadelphia; four sisters, Loretta Studer...
John F. Burkey
Nov 18, 2004
John F. Burkey, age 84, of Gnadenhutten, formerly of New Philadelphia died Thursday, November 18, 2004, in Union Hospital at Dover.John was the son of the late Fred C. Burkey and Elizabeth Bigler Burkey; he was born in Sugarcreek on October 1, 1920. He married the late Agnes K. Steiner in 1941.He began school in a one room school house,...
Sonney Eugene Leone
Nov 18, 2004
Sonney Eugene Leone, 49, New Philadelphia, died Thursday, November 18, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Following an 18-month courageous battle with cancer.Born May 2, 1955, in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of Delores A. Leone and the late Alexander Leone of New PhiladelphiaSonney was a 1973 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and was employed by the...
Mary Elizabeth Walton
Nov 17, 2004
Mary E. Wires Walton, 85, of Dover, died Wednesday, November 17, 2004, at the Country Club Retirement Center in Dover.A daughter of Earl and Alta Owen Wires, Mary was born November 27, 1918, in Canton, O.She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in New Philadelphia, enjoyed crocheting, reading, traveling to Florida and Canada and spending time...
Frances Evelyn Yoho
Nov 16, 2004
Frances Evelyn (DeSerio) Yoho, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004 at her home following a short illness.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 20, 2004 at 10:30am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia with Monsignor George J. Schlegel officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in New Philadelphia. A reception will...
Bertha M. Rusznak
Nov 16, 2004
Bertha M. Rusznak, age 92, a former resident of New Jersey and Florida who resided at New Dawn Health Care and Retirement Center in Dover the past 8 years, died Tuesday, November 16, 2004 after a long illness.Born January 19, 1912 in Shamokin, PA she was the daughter of Lydian and Harry Eztweiler Conrad. She retired after 20 years from...
Helen Margaret Mathias
Nov 15, 2004
Helen Margaret Mathias, 94, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, November 15, 2004, at Hennis Care Centre in Dover.A daughter of the late William C. and Alice (Reis) Goettge, Helen was born December 14, 1909 in Dover, and was a 1927 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.Helen was a member of the First Christian Church in Dover. She enjoyed crocheting and...
Annabelle Cox
Nov 12, 2004
Annabelle Cox, 87, New Philadelphia, died Friday, November 12, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born September 30, 1917, in Dennison, O., she was a daughter of the late James and Bessie M. DeLong Smitley.A loving wife and mother, she was employed at Morning View Care Center and was a former member of the Barnhill Methodist Church. She enjoyed quilting and...
Charles Glauser
Nov 12, 2004
Charles F. “Chuck” Glauser, 80, Gnadenhutten, died Friday evening, November 12, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover, with his family by his side.A son of Godfrey and Martha Schwab Glauser, he was born in Gnadenhutten on August 2, 1924, on the family farm where he would later raise his own family..Charles was a l943 graduate of Gnadenhutten High School. He...
Vera M. Burrell
Nov 11, 2004
Vera Marie Reese Burrell, 92, of Dover, O., and formerly of Uhrichsville, O., and Big Pine Key, Fla., passed away peacefully Nov. 11 in the Hospice Home Center at Akron, O., surrounded by her loving family.She was born June 28, 1912, near East Sparta, O., a daughter of the late Frank and Myrtle Gnagy Bitticker.She was an avid Cleveland Indians...
William G. Graeff
Nov 9, 2004
William G. Graeff, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, November 9, 2004 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late Charles and Hazel (Mason) Graeff, Bill was born February 5, 1917 at Dover.He was a 1935 graduate of Dover High School and a 1948 graduate of Ohio State University. Then in 1960, Bill graduated from Kent State University. He...
Roland R. Gribble
Nov 8, 2004
Roland R. Gribble, 93, of Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia died Monday, November 8, 2004, at the Park Village Care Center in Dover.Roland was born April 8, 1911, in New Philadelphia to the late Fred and Martha Chickery Gribble. He had worked at Empire Detroit Steel (Reeves Mfgr.) for 33 years and was a well known area house painter, painting...
Paul C. Welsh
Nov 5, 2004
Paul C. Welsh, Jr., 54, New Philadelphia, died at his home on Friday morning, November 5, 2004, following a brief illness.Born in Columbus, Ohio on January 22, 1950, he was the son of the late Paul and Elizabeth (Tharp) Welsh, Sr., and was a 1968 graduate of Brookhaven High School in Columbus.A resident of New Philadelphia for 21 years, he...
Jane E. Jones
Nov 4, 2004
Jane Jones, 85, long time resident and co-owner of Jones Sewing Machines and Fabrics of 330 Kelly Street in New Philadelphia died Thursday, November 4 at Hennis Care Centre after a devastating battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Jane was born September 5, 1919 to the late Jacob and Olive (Rhodes) Lafferty, and graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1937. She...
Thomas E. Russell
Nov 2, 2004
Thomas E. Russell, 85, of Brightwood, died Monday, November 1, 2004, at the home of his son in North Canton.A son of the late Alva E. and Carrie (Robb) Russell, Thomas was born on February 24, 1919 at New Philadelphia.He was a 1938 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Thomas retired from Timken at New Philadelphia after 27 years of...
Terry L. Walker
Oct 31, 2004
Terry L. Walker, 66, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly Sunday, October 31, 2004 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late Blaine E. and Dorothy (Graham) Walker, Terry was born March 23, 1938 at Roswell, Ohio.He was a 1956 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He retired as a machinist from Gradall after 33 years of service.Terry was a...
Mary Ann Peacock
Oct 31, 2004
Mary Ann Peacock, age 70, of Canton, formerly of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, October 30, 2004 in Mercy Medical Center. Born in Strasburg February 21, 1934, she was a daughter of the late John and Ruth Heim Perko. Mary Ann was reared in Wainwright, and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Dennison with the class of 1951....
Mary Margaret Watkins
Oct 30, 2004
Mary Margaret Watkins, 71, New Philadelphia, formerly of Uhrichsville, died early Saturday morning, October 30, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover.Mary was born July 26, 1933, in Uhrichsville, O., to the late Charles Leroy and Anna Corrine Stevenson Davis, and was a 1951 graduate of Uhrichsville High School.A homemaker and mother, her life revolved around family and family activities.She also...
Virginia Ruth Robinson
Oct 27, 2004
Virginia R. Robinson, 85, of Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, October 27, 2004, at New Dawn Retirement Center.A daughter of the late Darius and Nancy Blackson Slonecker, she was born June 12, 1919, in Coshocton, Ohio.She was married to Theodore A. Robinson for 46 years, prior to his death in l987.Together they raised their family and were active...
Lavon (bonnie) Isabelle Lawless
Oct 26, 2004
Bonnie Lawless, age 71 of Dover, died early Tuesday morning in Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born LaVon Isabelle Maughan on January 18, 1933 in Omaha Nebraska, she was a daughter of the late John and Florence Maus Maughan. At an early age, her family relocated to Dover, the place she would call home, marry and raise her family....
