Obituaries

Dec 24, 2003

Virginia E. Pearson, age 89, of Sherrodsville, and Dennison, died peacefully under the care of Hospice at Union Hospital in Dover on Christmas Eve, following a brief illness.Born in Corry, Pennsylvania, she was the only daughter of the late Harry Alton Davis and Edna Mary Hagrich Davis. Mrs. Pearson attended school in Corry, PA, and Philadelphia, PA, before she became...

Dec 23, 2003

Dec 23, 2003

Ray W. Luyster, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday morning, December 23, 2003 at Baltic Country Manor. He was 82.Mr. Luyster was born July 20, 1921 in Belmont county, Ohio to the late Edwin T. and Dora E. Murphy Luyster. During World War II he served honorably with the U. S. Army from 1942 to 1946. On December 29, 1946 he...

Dec 20, 2003

Catherine Barnish, 92, a longtime resident of New Philadelphia, died late Saturday afternoon, December 20, 2003, in Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. Born November 5, 1911 in Hastings, Pennsylvania, she was one of seven daughters born to the late Frank Fikas and Nora Klusek Fikas.Mrs. Barnish was a member of Sacred Heart Church.She was a homemaker who really enjoyed...

Dec 20, 2003

Theodore W. “Ted” Belknap, 67, of New Philadelphia, died unexpected Saturday morning, December 20, 2003 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born May 25, 1936 in Roswell, Ted was a son of the late Harry W. and Thelma May Page Belknap. He retired after 30 years of service from Republic Steel in Massillon.Ted enjoyed restoring old cars and roller-skating at Columbia Skateland.He...

Dec 19, 2003

Jerald L. Oney, 58, of Dellroy, passed away Friday morning, December 19, 2003, in his cabin after a short, courageous battle with cancer. Son of Maxine and the late John W. Oney of Pleasant City, he was born in Cambridge on January 21, 1945. A resident of the Canton and New Philadelphia area for 50 years, Jerry was a graduate...

Dec 18, 2003

Glenn A. Dreher, 80, died in his sleep at his Dennison home on Thursday, December 18, 2003. Glenn was born in Strasburg on August 14, 1923, the only child to the late Walter and Lena Reiger Dreher and was a graduate of Strasburg High School. In 1943 he entered the U. S. Army Infantry. He received the Purple Heart commendation...

Dec 18, 2003

Richard Hugo Anderson, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, December 18, 2003, in Union Hospital at Dover. Born in Struthers, Ohio on July 12, 1916, he was one of three sons born to the late Hugo Axel Anderson and Olga Frisk Anderson. Mr. Anderson graduated high school and continued his studies at Pennsylvania State College where he received a degree...

Dec 17, 2003

Martha M. McConnell, 75, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2003 at New Dawn Assisted Living Center.Born May 31, 1928 in Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Eugene Herbert and Elizabeth Frances (Bigelow) Schmidt.After high school, Martha continued her education at Michigan State University where she obtained her degree in journalism. She had a rich career working...

Dec 15, 2003

Hazel J. Polen, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Monday morning, December 15, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.An adopted daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Weiss, Hazel was born July 9, l922, in Martinsville, OH, and was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Canton.She is survived by her husband, Robert D. Polen, with whom she celebrated fifty-three years...

Dec 14, 2003

Mary Louise McCahill Ridgway, 67, formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away quietly Sunday evening, December 14, 2003 at the Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Mary Lou was born in the Sharon Valley of Tuscarawas county to the late Dennis and Mary F. Reichman McCahill on October 2, 1936 and grew-up in Wainwright. She attended Tuscarawas and Warwick Township schools before...

Dec 12, 2003

Josephine E. Quillen, 88, a resident of Park Village Health Care Center in Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia and Tuscarawas, died Friday, December 12, 2003, at Union Hospital.She was born in Dover, OH, on April 4, 1915, to John H. and Anna McCartney Horn, and was a l933 graduate of Dover High School.Married to the now late Elton A. Quillen...

Dec 10, 2003

Mary Leatha Aken, 62, a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in her family home early Wednesday morning, December 10, 2003.Born in New Philadelphia February 7, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Aken and Anastasia Cox Aken, who survives. Mary attended Starlight School for three years. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church. Mary’s life...

Dec 9, 2003

John P. McMurray, 40, of Bolivar, died unexpectedly in his sleep Tuesday, December 9, 2003 in Hammond, Louisiana. John was born in Denver, Colorado on November 6, 1963 to Beverly A. Langberg McMurray and the late Lynn McMurray, who died in 1985. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1982 and then served honorably with the U. S. Army...

Dec 8, 2003

Mae Fahner, 85, New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 8, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born in Tuscarawas, OH, on March 12, 1918, she was one of twin daughters born to the late James H. and Bertha Leona Oswald Stull.She was married to Robert Fahner on March 15, l946, and during their 57 years of marriage enjoyed her life’s role as...

Dec 8, 2003

Robert J. “Bobby” Hykes, Jr., 45, of Canton, died Monday, December 8, 2003 at Aultman Hospital.He was born March 19, 1958 in Dover to Ann F. Taylor Hykes and the late Robert J. Hykes. Bobby graduated a year early, in 1975, from New Philadelphia High School. During these years Bobby was a member of the First Baptist Church in New...

Dec 5, 2003

Cory Allen Colvin, 16, of 211 St. Clair Ave. SW New Philadelphia, died Friday, December 5, 2003, in Cleveland Metro General Hospital of complications from muscular dystrophy.Born November 5, 1987 in Dover, he was the son of Paula Syler Colvin of New Philadelphia and Thomas and Linda Colvin of Malvern.Cory was a member of the freshman class at New Philadelphia...

Dec 4, 2003

Dec 4, 2003

JoAnn Sayre, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, December 4, 2003, at Hennis Care Center in Dover following a long illness.Born October 7, 1936 in East Liverpool, OH, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Lillian Smith Hoppel. JoAnn was a 1954 graduate of East Liverpool High School. During her youth she was active in 4-H and was...

Dec 4, 2003

Marjorie Anne Hanner Grate, 83, a former resident of Strasburg and Dover Ohio, died peacefully in her Miami, Florida home, where she had been a resident since 1963. Born June 30, 1920 in Canton Ohio, she was the oldest of four children born to Walter Ray and Margaret Leora Kemp Hanner. Marjorie was baptized and confirmed as a member of...