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Helen M. Ripley
Sep 24, 2003
Helen M. Ripley, 91, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, September 24, 2003 at Clare Bridge Cottage, where she had been a resident for two years. Born in Waynesburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Wade and Ottie Mae Conkey Blacka. As a young child, Helen moved from Waynesburg to this area with her family. Helen worked...
Donald Willard Russell
Sep 23, 2003
Donald Willard Russell, 84, a longtime resident of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in New Down Health Care Center at Dover late Tuesday afternoon, September 23, 2003. Born at his family home in Halloway, Belmont County, Ohio, on October 5, 1918, he was the last surviving son of L.B. Russell and Mary E. Hormel Russell. Donald was a Veteran of World...
Sylvia M. Boyer
Sep 22, 2003
Sylvia M. Boyer, 77, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, September 22, 2003 in her home.Sylvia was born February 19, 1926 in Spencer, WV, a daughter of the late Minter J. and Addie Parrell Tanner. Formerly of Columbus, Sylvia had been a resident of New Philadelphia since 1986. She retired after 36 years of service from The White Castle System of...
William D Snyder
Sep 21, 2003
William D. “Bill” Snyder After a courageous 22-year battle with heart disease, William D. “Bill” Snyder of Baltic, went home to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, September 21, 2003. He was 72. Bill’s love for life and determination to live has been a true inspiration to many.Bill was a retired dairy farmer and school bus driver for the...
Geneva Marie Gray
Sep 19, 2003
Geneva M. Gray, 51, Uhrichsville, died at the Cleveland Clinic on Friday, September 19, 2003, following a brief illness.The daughter of Norma Ellwood Spencer Gray and the late Edwin L. Spencer, Geneva was born in Dennison, OH, on October 22, 1951.A homemaker, devoted to her family, she enjoyed watching vintage black and white movies, reading, and loving her grandchildren.Geneva will...
Carol J. Vance
Sep 18, 2003
Carol Joanne Vance, 61, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 18, 2003, two days before her 62nd birthday. Her family surrounded her as she ended her courageous battle with cancer.Born September 20, 1941, in Massillon, she was the daughter of the late Alfred Earnest and Ruth Marie Hanson Irvin.A retired employee of the New Philadelphia City School District, Carol was...
William Davis
Sep 18, 2003
Gary Davis, 63, of Gnadenhutten, died Thursday afternoon, September 18, 2003, following a brief but courageous battle with Acute Monocyclic Leukemia.Born May 6, 1940 in Kingston, West Virginia, he was a son of Virginia Estell Hyden Davis and the late William Dallas Davis.Gary was raised in West Virginia, where he graduated from high school in 1959 from Collins High in...
Nina Leota King
Sep 15, 2003
Nina Leota King, 96, of New Philadelphia, died early Monday morning, September 15, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a fall in her home on Friday morning, September 12, 2003.Nina was born on March 28, 1907 in Jericho, Ohio, the only daughter to the late Samuel E. and Mary L. Hill Cline. On July 4, 1925, she married Forrest...
Earlene M. Wigfield
Sep 11, 2003
Earlene M. Wigfield, 70, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday evening, September 11, 2003 in Union Hospital.Born March 26, 1933 at New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Earl David and Viola Mae Fox Stine.She leaves to cherish her memories; Roger, her loving husband of 49 _ years and their five children;...
Timothy Belknap
Sep 10, 2003
Timothy Lee “Spanky” Belknap, 38, of Newcomerstown, formerly of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in his family home in Dover Wednesday morning, September 10, 2003. He had valiantly battled cancer for nearly a year. Born in Dover April 29, 1965, he was a son of Jerry R. Belknap and the late Ruth Eleanora Morrison Belknap who died earlier this year, February...
Ruby Lois Casteel
Sep 10, 2003
Ruby Lois Casteel, 89, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon, September 10, 2003. Born June 1, 1914 in Belington, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Truman and Rhonda Koontz Sturm. Mrs. Casteel enjoyed reading and watching television. Her grandchildren enjoyed getting letters from her, and will now treasure these remembrances from their grandmother.A homemaker her entire...
Mark S. Schwartz
Sep 10, 2003
Mark S. Schwartz, 33, died peacefully, Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton.Born April 11, l970 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the second son of James and Phyllis Richards Schwartz. He was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and formerly employed as a cook at Ponderosa Steak House in New Philadelphia, and at Belden Brick in...
Eddie W. Freetage
Sep 6, 2003
Eddie Freetage, 71, Dover, died in Union Hospital on Saturday, September 6, 2003, surrounded by family. Born June 24, l932, in West Lafayette, OH, Eddie was the son of the late John and Mary (Smith) Freetage, and was a 1952 graduate of the former West Lafayette High School. In 1952, he served for the U.S. Army during the Korean War....
Zora Androsky
Sep 3, 2003
Zora D. “Pete” Androsky, 67, New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, September 3, 2003, at Hennis Care Centre in Dover. A daughter of the late James T. and Maude F. Harrison Walker, she was born May 13, 1936, in New Philadelphia, where she resided until entering the Care Centre in early May. She was married to Joe M. Androsky who preceded her...
Carol L. Carlisle
Sep 1, 2003
PHOTO OBIT FOR WED., SEPT 3, 2003CAROL L. CARLISLE, 64, of Goshen Valley, died Monday evening, September 1, 2003, two days before her 65th birthday.Carol was born in Roswell on September 3, 1938, the only daughter to the late Earl and Thelma Espenshied Harig. She attended Midvale Elementary School and graduated from New Philadelphia High School.On April 10, 1959, Carol...
Anna E. Utz
Aug 29, 2003
ANNA ELIZABETH UTZ, 91, a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Friday afternoon, August 29, 2003, following a lengthy illness. Born in Pittsburgh on September 6, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Frederick W. and Kathryn A. Steinmiller Stemler. Anna was preceded in death by her loving husband, Frederick W. “Freddie” Utz, on February 13, 1984. They were...
Mary Ann Richesson
Aug 29, 2003
MARY ANN “Annie” RICHESSON, 81, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Friday morning, August 29, 2003 in Dover. Mary Ann was born in Brier Hill, PA on July 19, 1922 to the late Francis and Julia Zajac Gocek. On November 26, 1942, she married Woodrow L. “Woody” Richesson in Canton. A member of Sacred Heart Church, Mary Ann especially enjoyed being...
Patty A. Klopfer
Aug 29, 2003
Patty A. Klopfer, 56, of Dover, died unexpectedly Friday evening August 29, 2003 at Akron General Medical Center.Born in Long Beach, California, January 14, 1947, she was a daughter of Rosalind J. Smith Shelley and the late Paul Edward Shelley. She was just six weeks old when her family relocated to Ohio. In l965, Patty was a member of the...
Alvin R. Laubscher
Aug 29, 2003
Alvin R. Laubscher, 85, of 2331 Ragersville Road SW, Sugarcreek, died Friday, August 29, 2003 at 9:38 AM in Union Hospital at Dover after a brief illness. Born September 14, 1917 in Dow City, Iowa, he was a son of the late Albert & Dolly Malone Laubscher.He retired in 1983 from the Belden Brick Company at Sugarcreek and was also...
Helen Margaret Stover Dolvin
Aug 29, 2003
Helen Margaret Stover Dolvin, 78, of Mineral City, passed away Friday, August 29, 2003 at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia.Born September 5, 1924 in Elm Grove, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Charles Roy and Wilma Dora Siligar Stover. Most recently, Helen worked for the U. S. Ceramic Tile Company. Helen greatly enjoyed crocheting, knitting,...
