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Doris Maye Cox
Jul 17, 2004
Doris Maye (Patterson) Cox, 86, of New Philadelphia, passed away Saturday morning, July 17, 2004, at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia.Born November 18, 1917 in Tappan, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Robert Lewis and Ella Dell (Davis) Patterson. After graduating from Dennison High School in 1937, she married her late husband, Robert Lester Cox, on...
James Patrick Collins
Jul 16, 2004
James “Jimmy” Patrick Collins, 43, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Friday July 16, 2004 at his mother’s residence.Jimmy was born April 24, 1961 in Dearborn, MI. to James B. and Glenna Collins. He was a natural born salesman and had worked for various companies. He enjoyed camping, held a blue belt in the art of Tae Kwon Do, and was...
Russell T. Erwin
Jul 15, 2004
Russell T. Erwin, Sr., age 52, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly on Thursday, July 15, 2004 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born on October 10, 1951 in Dover, Russell was the son of Hazel L. (Huff) Erwin and the late Charles “Chick” Erwin.Russell was the owner and operator for Erwin Backhoe Service for 25 years. He was a member of the...
Geraldine H. Holloway
Jul 14, 2004
Geraldine H. Holloway, 61, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Okeechobee, Fl., died Tuesday July 13, 2004 at her residence surrounded by her family.Geraldine was born at Marissa, Il., July 20, 1942 to the late Stanley and Ann (Wisneski) Mierek and had worked for the Plastridge Insurance Co. of Palm Beach, Fl., prior to her illness.She is survived by her husband...
Angela Casey
Jul 11, 2004
Angela Casey, age 91, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, July 11, 2004 at Union Hospital.Born June 4, 1913 in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Eleanor (Koby) Casey.She was a 1931 graduate of Saint Joseph High School in Dover.Angela was employed as a Senior Accounting Clerk with the Ohio Power Company for 46 years,...
Gertrude Walton Donahey
Jul 11, 2004
Gertrude Walton Donahey, 95, the former Treasurer of the State of Ohio (1971-1983), died peacefully Sunday, July 11, 2004, at Sunrise in Bexley, OH. Born August 4, 1908, in Goshen she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Thomas Walton. The first woman to be elected to a statewide executive office in the State of Ohio, Gertrude became...
Joseph W. Brown
Jul 9, 2004
Joseph W. Brown, Jr., 62, New Philadelphia, died at his home on Friday morning, July 9, 2004, following a long illness.A son of Irene Yegher and the late Joseph W. Brown, Sr., he was born in New Philadelphia on November 11, 1941. Joe retired from Gradall in 2001 after 40 years of service. In his leisure time, he enjoyed hunting,...
Dorothy L. Young
Jul 5, 2004
Dorothy L. Young, age 80, of Dover, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born April 26, 1924 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Daniel L. and Eliza M. (Miller) Withers.Dorothy was a member of the First United Church of Christ. She enjoyed spending time with her friends at the Twinges for Hinges...
Viola K. Mizer
Jul 4, 2004
Viola K. Mizer, 89, of Canton, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Sunday morning, July 4, 2004, in Canton.A daughter of the now late Joseph and Virginia Zucal Dolzine, she was born in Roswell, OH, on June 16, 1915.A homemaker, Viola was devoted to her husband, Irvin J. Mizer, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage before his death, and...
William E. Lang
Jul 4, 2004
William E. Lang, 84, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Sunday, July 4, 2004 in Aultman Hospital. Mr. Lang was born in McKeesport, PA on August 25, 1919 to the late John and Lottie Burns Lang. His family relocated to New Philadelphia at the age of five, and for the remainder of his life, New Philadelphia was his home. From May...
Carl E. Jenkins
Jul 3, 2004
Carl J. Jenkins, 92, of Midvale, died peacefully in his family residence of more than sixty years early Saturday morning, July 3, 2004. Born in Tippecanoe, August 25, 1911, Carl was one of eleven children born to the late Harry and Elizabeth Van Fossen Jenkins. As a young man, Carl was helpful around his family home, assisting in raising his...
Mildred L. Creal
Jul 1, 2004
Mildred L. Creal, of Mims, FL, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, in Titusville.Born May 14, 1911, in Goshen Township, she was the daughter of the now late Arthur and Katherine Schumacher Gibbs.For many years, she was the kitchen manager at the former Elks Lodge in downtown New Philadelphia.She is survived by her daughters, Carolyn (Charlie) Tuck...
Elizabeth Coutts
Jun 30, 2004
Elizabeth “Betty” Coutts, 83, New Philadelphia, died Wednesday morning, June 30, 2004.The daughter of the late John and Audrey McMann Gallops, Betty was born in Alabama on July 30, 1920.Her career as an elementary art teacher in the New Philadelphia City School System began in l952 and continued until her retirement in l978. During her career, she had contact with...
Harriet Bowman
Jun 29, 2004
Harriet “Bee” Bowman, 71, of Dover, OH., formerly of Virginia Beach, VA., passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning June 29, 2004 at her son Chris’s residence in Gnadenhutten, OH., following a lengthy illness.She was born May 22, 1933, in Mt. Pocono, Pennsylvania to the late Lee and Hazel (Bly) Davis and retired in 1988 from the Sentara Bayside...
Frederick M. Walton
Jun 25, 2004
Frederick M. Walton, 75, New Philadelphia, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born August 15, 1928, in Goshen, he was a son of the now late Henry F. and Gertrude Kohler Walton.He was a 1946 graduate of the former Tuscarawas-Warwick High School where he had been active in a variety of sports. Following graduation, he attended Wittenberg...
Wilbur H. Hall
Jun 24, 2004
Wilbur H. Hall, age 82, of Strasburg died early Thursday morning at Hennis Care Centre.Mr. Hall, who was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ in Strasburg, was born in Dundee, Ohio on March 26, 1922. He was a son of the late Walter J. and Carrie (Limbacher) Hall.Mr. Hall retired from the Tyson Roller Bearing Company in...
Max Downing
Jun 23, 2004
Max Downing, 80, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2004, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born in Roswell, Ohio on June 8, 1924, he was a son of the late John R. and Rose Galanga Downing.Max served his country during World War II and later was an employee of the City of New Philadelphia for nearly 20 years.In accordance...
Macomber Twins
Jun 22, 2004
The Macomber twins, infant daughters of Charles C. Macomber, II and Mellisa M. Metz of New Philadelphia, were stillborn on Tuesday evening, June 22, 2004 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.
In addition to their parents, the Macomber twins are survived by a sister, Katlynn Metz; paternal grandparents, Charles C. and Karen Macomber, Sr. of New Philadelphia; maternal grandparents, Steve and...
Kathryn Viola Osborn
Jun 18, 2004
Kathryn Viola Osborn, age 83, of New Philadelphia, died Friday in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born in Mineral City, she was the only child of the late William and Mary Zurfley Lockard. Kathryn grew up in Mineral City just a few doors down from the boy who would become her husband, the late Robert J. “Red” Osborn. The...
William H. Oettinger
Jun 17, 2004
Rev. William “Bill” H. Oettinger, 96, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday morning, June 17, 2004 at his home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born September 8, 1907 in Buffalo, NY to the late William and Mildred (Gee) Oettinger. He graduated in 1928 from Bryant & Stratton Business College in Buffalo and, in 1958 from Morris Harvey College...
