Obituaries

Jan 5, 2004

Helen C. Shuman, 84, of New Philadelphia, died Monday morning, January 5, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover.Mrs. Shuman was born in Steelton, PA on February 2, 1919, one of six daughters born to the late Anton and Mary Krasevec Tezak. She moved to New Philadelphia from Harrisburg, PA in July, 2002, to be nearer her daughter and family. In...

Jan 5, 2004

Ruth Brown Hall Castelli, 79, formerly of Sandyville, OH, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday evening, January 5, 2004 while she was at Green County Memorial Hospital in Waynesburg, PA, with her loving family at her side.Ruth was born August 12, 1924 in Morgantown, WV, a daughter of the late John L. and Rose Lambes Brown.She...

Jan 5, 2004

Frederick William Mosshart of Dover, died peacefully on his eighty-ninth birthday, Monday afternoon, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born January 5, 1915 in Tuscarawas County, he was a son of the late Emmanuel F. Mosshart and Cecelia Reif Mosshart. Frederick was a veteran of the United States Army. He enlisted March 1, 1941, and once the United States...

Jan 3, 2004

Mary Catherine Green, 83, of Hennis Care Center in Bolivar, died January 3, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born May 20, 1920 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Hazel Irene (Uptegraph) Metzger.On October 27, 1937, she married her husband, Justin Clarence Green, Sr., who died on May 11, 2000. Mary was a homemaker...

Jan 2, 2004

Charles Watkins Bargar, 79, of Uhrichsville and formerly of Freeport, died peacefully early Friday morning, January 2, 2004 in Beacon Point Care Center at Uhrichsville following a month-long illness. Born July 23, 1924 in Gnadenhutten, Charles was the last surviving son of Charles Jacob and Lola Dell Millhorn Bargar. He was a 1942 graduate of Gnadenhutten High School. Following graduation,...

Jan 2, 2004

Joan Elizabeth Ervin, 82, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 2, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover after a brief illness.Born June 14, 1921 in New Washington, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Bernard R. and Anna J. (Martin) Kaple Sr.. After graduating high school, she attended and graduated from nursing school and was a registered nurse...

Jan 2, 2004

Albert T. (Torelo Michallis) Massarelli of Dover, age 86, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, January 2, 2004 at Union Hospital. Al was born in New Philadelphia on September 11, 1917, a son to the late Stanislau “Stanley” and Angelina Spera Massarelli. He attended New Philadelphia High School. On March 3, 1941, Al married the former Florence Kathryn Fisher, who preceded him...

Jan 2, 2004

Dean Willis Jarvis, 79, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in Union Hospital Friday evening, January 2, 2004 following a lengthy illness.Born in New Philadelphia on January 18, 1924, Dean was a son of the late Clyde Samuel Jarvis and Lena Stahl Jarvis. He attended New Philadelphia High School. Mr. Jarvis owned and operated the former Jarvis Trailer Sales and Service...

Jan 2, 2004

Lloyd Herbert Crouse, 59, a three year resident of Gnadenhutten, formerly a fourty year resident of Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia, died early Thursday morning, January 2, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born in Browntown West Virginia, Mr. Crouse was a son of the late Robert and Edna Estella Crouse. Mr. Crouse enjoyed interacting with his coworkers...

Dec 31, 2003

Gregory Lynn Fuller, 50, of Raleigh, NC, died there unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 31, 2003. Greg was born at Union Hospital in Dover on April 9, 1953, a son of the late Henry and Wanda Zimmerman Fuller. He was reared in Sugarcreek and was a graduate of Garaway High School.For nearly eighteen years, Greg lived in Houston where he developed...

Dec 31, 2003

Theda Elizabeth Lawrence, 87, of New Dawn Health Care Center, formerly of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly in Massillon Community Hospital Wednesday, December 31, 2003. Born in New Philadelphia, May 9, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Byron Franklin and Winifred Elizabeth Davis Swihart. Theda graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1934. Mrs. Lawrence is best known as...

Dec 30, 2003

Hilda A. Humerickhouse, 91, formerly of Union Avenue, New Philadelphia, died at Union Hospital in Dover on Tuesday, December 30, 2003.Born January 21, 1912 in Kensington, OH, Hilda was the daughter of the late Chalmer A. and Anna L. Wehner Phillips. She was a graduate of Dover’s St. Joseph High School. Primarily a homemaker, Hilda worked for a time as...

Dec 29, 2003

Robert D. Edwards, a life-long resident of New Philadelphia, died early Monday morning, December 29, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover. He was 75.A son of the late Clayton and Lucille Robeson Edwards, Bob was born in New Philadelphia on September 20, l928, and was a l946 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.He served in the United States Army Field...

Dec 29, 2003

Ethel Fay Lanzer, 83, of New Philadelphia, died quietly Monday afternoon, December 29, 2003 at New Dawn Health Care Center following a lengthy illness.Mrs. Lanzer was born in Dover to the late Ralph E. and Myrtle M. Holbein Lute. She was a wonderful homemaker who enjoyed gardening, crocheting and reading. Most of all, she liked spending time with her family.Those...

Dec 27, 2003

Delena M. Ewing died on Saturday, December 27, 2003, at Union Hospital, following a short illness. A resident of Dover, she was 83.Delena was a daughter of the late Jerome and Myrtle Geer Davis, born in Sharon, PA on November 24, l920.Before retiring, she was employed for over 35 years at US Ceramic Tile in East Sparta.Delena was an active...

Dec 27, 2003

Maxine J. Schilling, 68, of New Philadelphia, died at her home on Saturday afternoon, December 27, 2003, following a courageous battle with cancer.Maxine was born in Medina, OH, on March 17, 1935, a daughter of the late Herbert and Hattie Elizabeth Carr Snyder.She enjoyed a variety of vocations, self-employed as a beautician, as the proprietor of Sew Â?n Go Fashions,...

Dec 27, 2003

Dec 26, 2003

Robin Adair Taylor, 71, of Uhrichsville, passed away Friday, December 26, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born February 9, 1932 in Midvale, he was a son of the late James Taylor and the former Ethel Carroll. After attending high school at Midvale, he joined the United States Army and honorably served our country as a Corporal until he was discharged...

Dec 25, 2003

Robert J. Brayley, 76, of New Philadelphia, died early Christmas morning, December 25, 2003 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover. A native of Alliance, Ohio, Bob was born February 16, 1927 to the late John H. and Mildred E. Saltsman Brayley.During World War II, Bob served honorably with the U. S. Navy, from 1944 to 1946. He worked for Ohio...

Dec 24, 2003

Robert V. “Bob” Artzner, 86, of New Philadelphia, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, December 24, 2003, following a courageous six-year battle with cancer. He was a patient at Union Hospital in Dover.Born July 2, 1917, in Malvern, OH, Bob was one of seven sons born to the now late Lawrence Ambrose and Clara Juletta Laubacher Artzner....