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Enid L. Randles
Feb 17, 2005
Enid L. Randles, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday morning, February 17, 2005, at Colonial Manor in New Philadelphia.Born in Levuka on the Fiji Islands on April 18, 1911, Enid was the daughter of the lateCharles H. and Minnie (Groom) Hopewell. She was educated on the islands and came to the United States as a war bride following World War...
William Paul Shepherd
Feb 17, 2005
William Paul Shepherd, age 56, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday afternoon, February 17, 2005, in Union Hospital at Dover following a lengthy illness.Born in Dover, March 30, 1948, he was a son of Lilian Mennom Shepherd and the late William F. Shepherd. A 1966 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School, Mr. Shepherd went to work for Dover Machine. He was...
Paul Jones
Feb 16, 2005
Paul Jones was a man who always committed 100% to every endeavor.
Even days before his death, his love and commitment to his wife of 57 years prevailed. He asked his granddaughter Angela to get Nanlyn a special Valentine’s Day card signed “Forever, Paul” and a bouquet of red roses.
His love of family was unmatched and he taught his...
Mary Helen Dorsey
Feb 14, 2005
Mary Helen “Tink” Dorsey, 89, New Philadelphia, died Monday afternoon, February 14, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born January 11, 1916, in Mill Township (Tuscarawas County), she was a daughter of the late Grover C. and Alice E. (Taylor) Kail, and was a 1934 graduate of the former Uhrichsville High School.On May 9, 1937, she married Robert J. Dorsey with...
Wilbert Edgar Zurcher
Feb 12, 2005
Wilbert “Dom” Edgar Zurcher, 88, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, February 12, 2005, at Union Hospital following a lengthy illness.A son of the late Wilbert and Florence (Page) Zurcher, Wilbert was born July 27, 1916 in Barnhill, Ohio.He retired from the Roanoke Belden Brick Plant in 1982. He repaired lawn mowers after his retirement and he enjoyed playing cards as...
Willis Ray Dietz
Feb 7, 2005
Willis Ray Dietz, 67, of New Philadelphia, O. died Monday February 7, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover following a brief illness.A son of the late Edward Dietz and Mary Spruell Bryant he was born March 7, 1937 in Fairfield, Illinois where he was raised and graduated from High School.Ray was the owner operator of the former Dietz Oil Field...
James A. Cottrell
Feb 6, 2005
James A. Cottrell, 47, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A son of Brooks Cottrell and the late Bessie (Frame) Cottrell, James was born March 21, 1957 in Canton. He was a 1976 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School and was employed at The Hoover Company in Canton for 26 years.James was a member...
Anne C. Shanabrook
Feb 6, 2005
Anne C. Shanabrook, 82, of Hennis Care Center of Dover, passed away Sunday morning, February 6, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born March 7, 1922 in New Philadelphia, Anne was a daughter of the late Charles Hurney and Della Bertha (Maurer) Haupert.After graduating from New Philadelphia High School in 1940, she worked for the state highway department as a bookkeeper....
Neil Edward Fitch
Feb 5, 2005
Neil Edward “Ed” Fitch, 61, New Philadelphia, died Saturday morning, February 5, 2005, at his home, surrounded by his family.Born in Canton, Ohio, on August 31, 1943, he was a son of the late George L. and Hazel (Biller) Fitch, and was a l961 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.Ed is survived by his daughters, Kimberlee (Brad) Fisher of New...
Marjorie Ellwood
Feb 4, 2005
Marjorie Ellwood, age 78, of May Valley, New Philadelphia, died Friday, February 4, 2005, in Union Hospital at Dover. Mrs. Ellwood had been a resident of New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover since November, 2004.Born September 20, 1926 in Goshen, she was a daughter of the late Charles Daniel and Elizabeth Bertha Carlisle Snyder. One of eight children in...
Raymond Varalli
Feb 2, 2005
Raymond Varalli, 84, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover from complications following hip surgery.A leap-year baby, Ray was born in Roswell, Ohio on February 29, 1920 to the late Secondo and Cecelia Bartoglio Varalli. He was a graduate of the former Midvale High School.On September 5, 1941, he married Helen Ball...
Barbara J. Burton
Feb 1, 2005
Barbara J. Burton, 62, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005, in her home.Born May 19, 1942, in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Mark Ashberry Page and Margaret “Peggy” Lucille Page Todd, and was a 1960 graduate of the former Midvale High School.Barbara was known to many in the community for her work at the...
Sara L. Polen
Jan 31, 2005
Sara L. Polen, age 89, of Country Club Campus at Dover, died Monday morning, January 31, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born on Independence Day, 1915, in New Manchester, formerly Pughtown, West Virginia, Sara was the last surviving daughter of the late John Henderson and Maude Stewart Mayhew. Sara graduated from Chester High School in the early 1930’s and embarked...
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....
