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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,...
Mary Louise Gowan
Aug 27, 2003
Mary Louise Spring Warner Gowan, 87, a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in Union Hospital early Wednesday, August 27, 2003, following a lengthy illness. Born in Oldtown Valley, June 8, 1916, she was a daughter of the late Edgar S. and Ina Mae Sherer Spring. Mary Louise attended classes in a one-room schoolhouse, before graduating from New Philadelphia,...
Betty G. Smith
Aug 26, 2003
Betty G. Smith, 85, a longtime resident of Dover, formerly of Median County, died peacefully in Hennis Care Centre of Dover after a short illness.Born in Lodi, Ohio, on June 16, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Grace Keener Smith. She graduated from Lodi High School.Betty was a bookkeeper by profession, having worked for the former...
Vida P. Renicker
Aug 25, 2003
Vida P. Renicker, 88, of New Philadelphia went to be with the Lord, on Monday, August 25, 2003, at Hennis Care Center in Dover.Born on the family farm in Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, March 25, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Albert Frank and Linda Mae Kaderly Durbin. Vida was married on Christmas Eve, l946 to E.O. “Bud”...
Grace Furbay
Aug 23, 2003
Grace Furbay, 90, passed away Saturday August 23, 2003 at Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia. She was born August 13, 1913 to the late Dennis & Irena Latto Furbay. She lived in Tuscarawas County all her life and attended Blizzard Ridge and Stillwater Elementary Schools and Uhrichsville High School. She received additional secretarial training at Safford Business College...
Lewis Patrick
Aug 22, 2003
Lewis Patrick, 83, of Mineral City, died peacefully in Union Hospital early Friday morning, August 22, 2003. Born June 6, 1920 in Magoffin County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Canoy and Becky Jane Whitley Patrick. Mr. Patrick relocated from Kentucky to the Mineral City area after he completed high school.Mr. Burton enjoyed hunting, fishing, and camping near...
