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Elizabeth Pertel

Elizabeth Pertel

Jul 26, 2002

Elizabeth Pertel, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, July 26, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born in Boulder, Colorado, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Bihari and had attended the Angel Valley School and graduated from the former Stone Creek High School in Stone Creek. Elizabeth had retired from the dietary dept. at Union Hospital and...

Robert J. Cardani

Robert J. Cardani

Jul 24, 2002

Robert “Bob” J. Cardani, 67, of New Philadelphia, decided to go home and be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at his residence. Born June 22, 1935, in Wainwright, he was the son of the late Umberto “Bert” Cardani and Elizabeth Francis Cardani who survives. Bob was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School in Dennison. He attended...

Keith A. Wright

Keith A. Wright

Jul 24, 2002

KEITH A. WRIGHT, 69, of Dover, died Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Keith was born April 27, 1933 in Dover to the late Clarence A. and Martha G. Waltz Wright and graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1952. On November 1, 1952 he married the former Rena Vae Sergent. Keith worked as a millwright for...

Shirley W. Brown

Shirley W. Brown

Jul 22, 2002

SHIRLEY W. BROWN, 56, of Tuscarawas, was at home when she went home to be with the Lord on Monday morning, July 22, 2002.Shirley was born April 24, 1946 in St. Clairsville to the late Albert L. and Lydia E. Orr, one of twelve children. In 1964 she graduated from Franklin High School in New Athens. Shirley married David W....

Robert L. Gerber

Robert L. Gerber

Jul 22, 2002

Robert L. Gerber, 85, of 205 Sunset Dr., Baltic, died Monday, July 22, 2002, at 11:55 p.m. in his residence after an extended illness.Born October 5, 1916, in Baltic, he was a son of the late Percy S. and Edith Hoffman Gerber.He reitred as a partner at Gerber & Sons Inc. at Baltic. He was a member of the Baltic...

Carol J. Fantine

Carol J. Fantine

Jul 21, 2002

CAROL J. FANTINE, 65, life-long resident of New Philadelphia, died Sunday morning, July 21, 2002 at Union Hospital. Carol was born October 2, 1936, a daughter of the late Daniel and Lydia Limbaugh Riker. In 1954 she graduated from New Philadelphia High School. Carol worked for forty-four years as a legal secretary, retiring from Les Early’s practice. On July 3,...

Jerry Jackson

Jerry Jackson

Jul 20, 2002

JERRY JACKSON, 39, of Midvale, died Saturday morning, July 20, 2002 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Jerry was born March 15, 1963 at Union Hospital in Dover. For the past two years he had worked as a boom technician for Capstar Drilling. Jerry was a member of the Sugar Hill Wildlife Club and a social member of the...

Henry Franklin Hicks

Henry Franklin Hicks

Jul 19, 2002

H. F. “FRANK” HICKS, 85, died peacefully in his New Philadelphia home early Friday evening, July 19, 2002. Frank was born April 4, 1917 in Lindauer, Tennessee to the late William H. and Jennie L. Corpman Hicks and, along with his family, moved to New Philadelphia when he was three years old. On March 31, 1942, Frank married the former...

John Crowl

John Crowl

Jul 18, 2002

John Crowl, 67 of Morton, Illinois, formerly of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Thursday, July 18, 2002 in his home.Born March 30, 1935 in Dover, OH, he was a son of the late Clifford C. and Jeannette Pearch Crowl. A 1951 graduate of Dover High School and a 1957 graduate of Ohio University, John served in the United States Army from...

Clifford Eugene Daniels

Clifford Eugene Daniels

Jul 18, 2002

Clifford Eugene Daniels, 60, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, July 18, 2002, at Union Hospital in Dover following a courageous battle with cancer.Born March 24, 1942, in Lawrence Township, Ohio, he was a son of the late Raymond Luther and Ruth Rosebelle Stocker Daniels. He was a veteran, having served 4 years with the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S....

Lewis L. Levengood

Lewis L. Levengood

Jul 17, 2002

Lewis L. Levengood, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at Aultman Hospital in Canton following complications of a stroke.

Born, December 27, 1919 in Auburn Township, Ohio, he was the son of the late Raymond C. and Jessie Levengood.

Lewis served honorably in the US Army during World War II in England and France. He was involved...

Elsie M. Young

Elsie M. Young

Jul 15, 2002

Elsie M. Young, 98, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, July 15, 2002 at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia following an extended illness.Born in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Annie Arney Boydletour. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Church of Christ in Canton, the Emma Zimmer Circle and the...

Dale G. Robb

Dale G. Robb

Jul 15, 2002

Dale G. Robb, 65, of New Philadelphia, passed away, Monday, July 15, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, following a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Dover, he was the son of the late Edward C. and Nellie M. Morgan Robb and a 1955 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Dale was a U.S. Army veteran having served with the military...

Margaret Messerly Knisely

Margaret Messerly Knisely

Jul 14, 2002

Margaret Messerly (Steiner) Knisely, 85, of Dover, died Sunday, July 14, 2002, at Park Village Health Care Center, following an extended illness.Born August 16, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Edward F. Steiner and Emma (Messerly) Steiner of Baltic, Ohio. Margaret Knisely was a graduate of Baltic High School and went on to graduate from Denison University in...

Donald L. Abbuhl, Sr

Donald L. Abbuhl, Sr

Jul 14, 2002

DONALD L. ABBUHL, SR., 74, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with his Savior on Sunday, July 14, 2002. Don had recently been hospitalized at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born August 12, 1927, a son of the late Roy E. and Matilda Stubbins Abbuhl. Don served with the U. S. Army and Reserves from 1951 until his...

Anna G. Hershberger

Anna G. Hershberger

Jul 9, 2002

ANNA G. HERSHBERGER, 95, a resident of the New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover, died Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Anna was born in Geauga County, the third child to Jacob and Mattie Glick. She attended Amish school in Barrs Mills. At 17, Anna received her religious conversion through numerous visits to Jeff Davis...

Holly J. Fountain

Holly J. Fountain

Jul 8, 2002

Holly J. Fountain, 51, of Freeport, died suddenly, Monday, July 8, 2002 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge.Born in Sandusky, Ohio, she was the daughter of Larry W. and Carol Galitz Nabakowski of Carrollton and had worked as an L.P.N. in numerous medical facilities.In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Robert W. Fountain of...

Zelma Mae Hummell

Zelma Mae Hummell

Jul 4, 2002

Zelma Mae Hummell, 77, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia, following a brief illness.Born February 8, 1925, in Winterset, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George U. and Norma Belle Ford Wright. She was a homemaker and a past member of the Winterset United Methodist Church.Zelma is survived...

Alice Marie Szymialis

Alice Marie Szymialis

Jul 4, 2002

ALICE MARIE SZYMIALIS of Barnhill, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 4, 2002, having passed away at Twin City Hospital after a lengthy illness. Alice was born in Lafferty, OH, a daughter of the late Constantino and Mary A. Chini Zanotelli Bartolis. On February 12, 1944 she married Alfred J. Szymialis who preceded her in death on...

Jonathan Matthew Gray

Jonathan Matthew Gray

Jul 3, 2002

Jonathan Matthew Gray, 19, of Tippecanoe, died Wednesday, July 3, 2002, as the result of a tragic automobile accident in Dover Township.Born in Canton, O, on November 20, 1982, Jon was a son of Daniel Paul and June Louise Moore Gray.A 2000 graduate of Lakeland High School, Jon attended Belmont Vocational School where he studied to be a draftsman. Active...