Obituaries

Dec 31, 2004

Raymond “Ramie” Lee Early, 77, of Canton, and formerly of Newcomerstown, died December 31, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton.

A son of the late Frank F. and Bessie M. (Deichler) Early, Raymond was born June 16, 1927 in Newcomerstown, Ohio.

While residing locally, Raymond was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia. After moving to...

Dec 30, 2004

Irene Margaret Ruble BriggsIrene M. Briggs went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 30, 2004, at 1:40 a.m. Irene passed away peacefully at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, with family and friends by her side. She was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, with complications from a failing heart.Irene was born and raised in Powhatan...

Dec 30, 2004

Elva V. Gray, age 90, of Davenport Fl. died December 30, 2004 at her home.She was born in New Philadelphia December 13, 1914 and was the daughter of the late Walter R. Fisher and Laura M Smithley. She married Rodolphard Gray in 1931.Elva was a retired associate of Alsco Anaconda at Sugarcreek, O.She is survived by two daughters, Ginny (Ron)...

Dec 29, 2004

An all-giving son, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Robert E. Lute, Sr., has gone home to walk the streets of gold with his mother, father, brother, sister, granddaughter, niece, and nephew. Robert passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at Morning View Care Center after a long battle with illness.Born November 3, 1929, in Baltzey Valley in Goshen Township, Ohio,...

Dec 27, 2004

Karen Sue (Sanders) Spencer, 62, of New Philadelphia, passed away Monday, December 27, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born on July 11, 1942 in Dover, Karen was the only child of the late George and Geraldine Joan (Rosenberry) Sanders.She was a 1960 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. She was formerly employed by Montgomery Ward, Edward D. Jones and the...

Dec 25, 2004

W. Kathryn “Katie” Arnold, age 77, of New Philadelphia, died Christmas morning in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born at New Philadelphia July 9, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Robert A. and Sylvia B. Bartholomew Raiff.Katie was a 1945 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and was a past member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She...

Dec 25, 2004

Richard McDermott Miller, who was known as The Figure Sculptor of SoHo died on Christmas Day at Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. The cause according to his wife, Gloria Bley Miller, was pancreatic cancer.Miller, who was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio in 1922, began his interest in sculpture early. At age 10, he was modeling animals and figures in the...

Dec 24, 2004

Kenneth D. Endlich, 79, Stone Creek, died Friday, December 24, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.A son of the late Gilbert and Minnie (Helmreich) Endlich, Kenneth was born on March 22, 1925, in Evans Creek and was a 1943 graduate of Stone Creek High School.He enlisted in the United States Army and served as a T-3 in Germany with the...

Dec 24, 2004

O. Geraldine Brandon, age 88, of Dover, died peacefully Christmas Eve in the company of her daughter Patricia, and grandson Matt. Born at Kirkersville, O, May 30, 1916, she was a daughter of the late William Edward Wiswell and Orpha Elzoria Wells. Geraldine spent more than seven decades as a resident of Thornville, O. where she was a fifty year...

Dec 23, 2004

Dec 21, 2004

Richard A. “Rick” Mackey, 55, of Dellroy, died peacefully on Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at his home.Born on December 31, 1948, in Dover, Ohio, Rick was a son of the late John Charles Mackey and Mary Dana (Turson) Mackey Gibbs. He was a 1966 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and a l968 graduate of the Babson Instiute where he...

Dec 18, 2004

William Edgar Spring, Sr., 48, died December 18, asleep, awaiting the return of Jesus Christ. Bill was a devoted father of the late Brian Spring and beloved son of the lateLarry and Peg Spring. The joy of his life was God and his family. He cherished his wife, Sally and their beautiful children; Christy 20, Amy 17 and Billy Jr....

Dec 18, 2004

Roger W. Rummell, 82, of Gnadenhutten, O., died Saturday December 18, 2004 at Doctors Hospital in Massillon.He was born October 5, 1922 at Barnhill, Ohio to Walter and Etta Mae LeMasters Rummell.Roger was a 1941 graduate of Midvale High School and attended the Coyne Electrical Institute at Chicago, Il., and was retired from Alsco after 37 years of service.He was...

Dec 18, 2004

Jennie M. Stewart, 83, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover where she had resided since June2003.Born April 3, 1921, in New Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Ira B. and Mary Miller Wolfe, Jennie was a 1939 graduate of New Philadelphia High. She had worked with her father and brother, Richard...

Dec 17, 2004

Clara Hitchcock, 93, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Stasburg and Bolivar, was born into eternal life Friday December 17, 2004 at New Dawn Healthcare and Retirement Center of Dover.She was born July 25, 1911 at Bolivar, Ohio to George F. and Louise Franz Margo and had attended school at Strasburg. Clara was retired as a private duty Licensed Practical Nurse.She...

Dec 17, 2004

Gregory Adam Von Allman, 16, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, December 17, 2004 at Akron General Hospital.A son of Carl G. Von Allman, Jr. and Melanie (Murphy) Von Allman, Gregory was born March 4, 1988 in Springville, New York.He was a junior at New Philadelphia High School. Gregory loved rollerblading with his friends. He had a passion for drawing...

Dec 16, 2004

John S. Moore age 79 of Tuscarawas O., formerly of Ocala, Florida, died Thursday night December 16, 2004 at his son’s home in Tuscarawas O. A son of the late Marion S. and Mary Hines Moore, he was born August 20, 1925, in Uhrichsville, O.John attended Uhrichsville High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943, serving as a...

Dec 15, 2004

Barbara A. Rainsberger, 66, Dover, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of Pearl (Cook) Neve and the late Harold Brown, she was born July 4, 1938 in Newberger, Oregon.A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Barbara was a skilled seamstress and enjoyed ceramics.She is survived by her husband of 31 years, Richard D. Rainsberger; daughter, Kathleen...

Dec 12, 2004

Diane G. Vianos Lulas, 85, of Dover, died peacefully Sunday morning, December 12, 2004, in Bedford Medical Center at Bedford, O.Born on the Isle of Crete, Greece, January 8, 1919, she was a daughter of the late George and Sophia Vianos. Together with her husband, Michael G. Lulas, who died less than a month ago on November 21, she was...

Dec 11, 2004

Val Kevin Rolli, 50, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly on Saturday evening, December 11, 2004.Born in Uhrichsville, Ohio, on June 27, 1954, he was the son of Marjorie Norman Rolli and the late Neil Ross Rolli, who died January 22, 1987.Kevin graduated from Indian Valley North High School in 1972, and lived in California for 21 years before returning to...