Obituaries

Apr 24, 2003

Richard William March, 81, of Fort Worth, Texas, died peacefully Thursday, April 24, 2003 in Hospice House West of Fort Worth. Born April 16, 1922 in his family home on Beaverdam Road, just outside of New Philadelphia, he was the only child of the late Delmar J. March and Nora Christine Torgler March. Soon after his birth, the family moved...

Apr 24, 2003

Dorothy A. Partridge-Goodman, 92, of Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia died Thursday, April 24, 2003, at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover. Born March 4, 1911, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late James & Ethel Carroll Taylor. Dorothy worked as a Kindergarten Teacher for the Dover Public School System. Her memberships included the First United Methodist Church...

Apr 23, 2003

Erma Clagg, 70, of Midvale, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Union Hospital in Dover due to health complications.Born February 2, 1933, in Barnhill, she was the daughter of John and Blanche Feister Hunter. Erma was a 1951 graduate of Midvale High School. She worked as Income Tax Administrator, Board of Public Affairs Clerk and Village Clerk for 22 years....

Apr 22, 2003

Dolores M. Knestaut, 67, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 in her home following an extended illness.Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Marie Hergenrother Lavsa and was a homemaker. Surviving are three sons, Neil Knestaut of Seaford, Delaware, Keith (Jean) Knestaut of New Philadelphia and Paul Knestaut...

Apr 22, 2003

LOIS PHILLIPS WAYTS, 49, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday evening, April 22, 2003 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 10, 1953 in Tuscarawas County to John and the late Donna Schumacher Phillips, who died March 1, 2002. In 1972 she graduated from New Philadelphia High School. She shared her...

Apr 20, 2003

HILBERT L. “DUTCH” HOFFMAN, 79, died Sunday afternoon, April 20, 2003 at Park Village in Dover. A resident of New Philadelphia, Mr. Hoffman was born April 25, 1923 to the late Leo and Anna M. Hauser Hoffman in Schnellville, IN, the oldest of 11 children. During World War II, Dutch served honorably with the U. S. Army. On December 5,...

Apr 19, 2003

Junior “Jack” L. Legg, 71, of 135 Buckeye St. Sugarcreek, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at 3:10 PM in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a sudden stroke he suffered at home on Friday.Born April 30, 1931 in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Clarence and Ella Russell Legg.He was employed at Leff Electric (formerly Slaser and Leiser) of...

Apr 18, 2003

Harold Gladstone, 69, of Uhrichsville, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.Born February 14, 1934 in Roswell, he was the son of the late Thomas C. and Rosina M. Turrin Gladstone and had served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He had retired from the former Alsco Plant in Gnadenhutten after thirty-five years of...

Apr 18, 2003

Robert L. Stein, age 80, of Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia, died April 18, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover following a brief illness. Born June 11, 1922, in Fiat, Ohio, he was the son of Robert Edward and Maggie B. Yakley Stein. Robert grew up in Ragersville, and graduated from New Philadelphia High School. He served in the US...

Apr 15, 2003

Margaret J. Jackson, 83, of Dover, formerly of Uhrichsville, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at her residence following an extended illnessBorn November 1, 1919, in Goshen, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George Ellwood and Eva Mae Eck Wilson. Margaret graduated High School in 1937 in Mooseheart, Illinois. She then went on to graduate from Mooseheart Beauty School....

Apr 15, 2003

Larry Lee Billetter, 59, of Roswell, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday evening. Born December 19, 1943 in Martins Ferry, OH, he was a son of the late Clyde Willis Billetter and Gretna Elrich Billetter, and step-mother Alice Faye Billetter. Larry graduated from St. Claisville high school in 1963, and shortly thereafter joined the Army and served in Vietnam. Following...

Apr 14, 2003

Ernest W. Riker, 89, a resident of Park Village Care Center in Dover and a former resident of Roswell, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Park Village following an extended illness.Born in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Anna Ricklic Riker and had retired after twenty-seven years with Marlite where he worked as a...

Apr 14, 2003

Raymond L. McCartney, 63, of Uhrichsville, died Monday, April 14, 2003, at Twin City Hospital in Dennison.Born in Canton on November 13, 1939, he was a son of the late Emmet and Marie C. (Meisner) McCartney.After completing his education in Dover, he worked for many years at the former Leatherman Seed in Canton as a warehouse manager. More recently, he...

Apr 14, 2003

William W. Seabrook, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a brief illness.Born in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles and Annie Broadhurst Seabrook and was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He had retired from the former I.F. Manufacturing where he had worked as a foundry...

Apr 13, 2003

SANDRA KAY GOW, 60, died peacefully in her New Philadelphia home Sunday afternoon, April 13, 2003. Sandy was born in Dover to the late Donald and Helen Bear Goettge on August 20, 1942. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1960 then went on to attend nursing school. In 1961 Sandy met Robert W. Gow. The couple was married...

Apr 13, 2003

William L. Freed, 58, of Goshen, died suddenly Sunday, April 13, 2003, at his residence.Born in Dennison on April 15, 1944, he was a son of the late John William and Mary Elizabeth (Gallagher) Freed.After graduating from Lakeland High School in 1964, he began a career with Buckeye Machine in 1968 as a clerk. Pastimes Bill enjoyed greatly included participating...

Apr 10, 2003

Floyd E. Sherer, 67, of New Philadelphia, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 10, 2003, at his residence, following a courageous battle with cancer.He was born August 22, 1935, in Montgomery, Michigan and was the son of Orie L. and Metha J. Dury Sherer. Floyd was a 1953 graduate of Dover High School. He worked...

Apr 9, 2003

Geraldine L. Graff, 91, of Park Village Health Care Center in Dover, formerly of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Wednesday evening.Born July 1, 1911, in Amity, Knox County, O. she was a daughter of the late Earl L. Lea and Daisy D. Edgar Lea. Mrs. Graff was a homemaker and a talented musician. She was a member of the Broadway United...

Apr 3, 2003

Orvilla L. Carpenter, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, April 3, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born in New Philadelphia on April 13, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Arno J. and Pheobe (Baab) Groh.Orvilla was employed by the former Puritan Laundry in New Philadelphia as a clerk and was also an active member of the Midvale United...

Apr 3, 2003