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Mary M. Wise
Jul 2, 2002
Mary M. Wise, 92, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, July 2, 2002, at South Broadway Nursing Home in New Philadelphia following a sudden illness.Born in Pittsburgh on October 6, 1909, she was a member of Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia and loved animals.Mary was preceded in death by her father and mother, Mary Hopkins Friscic, her step-father, Mr. Grunik,...
Richard R. Shaffer
Jul 1, 2002
Richard R. “Dick” Shaffer, 86, of New Philadelphia, passed through Heaven’s Gate on Monday, July 01, 2002, in his residence after a lengthy illness.He was born May 1, 1916 on a farm near New Cumberland, a son of the late Herman J. and Bessie M. Shaffer (Ripley) and a stepson of Adolpus Ripley. A lifelong resident of the area, he...
Dorothy L. Walker
Jun 30, 2002
Dorothy L. Walker, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, June 30, 2002, at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia, following a brief illness.Born in Roswell, she was the daughter of the late Ed and Dora Fox Graham. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of God in New Philadelphia.Her husband, Blaine Walker, preceded her in...
James E. Penrod
Jun 30, 2002
JAMES E. PENROD, 55, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday afternoon, June 30, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Jim was born October 23, 1946 in Dover to Walter and Flora Ferchill Penrod. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School and served honorably with the U. S. Army in Germany during the Vietnam War. Jim was a member...
Vicki J. Rogers
Jun 29, 2002
Victoria “Vicki” J. Rogers, 72 of Dover, died Saturday, June 29 at Union Hospital, Dover, following an extended illness.Born April 18, 1930, she was the daughter of the late John & Mary Ambro. Vicki was an active member of St. Joseph Church in Dover. She was a Eucharistic Minister, a Lector and she helped prepare meals for the church. She...
Howard R. Sullivan
Jun 26, 2002
Howard R. Sullivan, 80, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.Born September 29, 1921, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late Henry Anderson and Goldie Mae Metzger Sullivan. Howard served honorably with the U.S. Army during WWII from October 1942- July 1945. He retired in September of 1983 after 35...
Lena May McAninch
Jun 24, 2002
Lena May McAninch, age 98, of Tallmadge, died Monday, June 24, 2002, at Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, following an extended illness. Born March 23, 1904, in Dillonvalle, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Taylor & Anna May Waller Bane. Lena was a school bus driver for Georgetown and Adena School Districts, and she also was...
Rita C. Stellarini
Jun 21, 2002
Rita C. Stellarini, 98, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Friday morning, June 21, 2002, at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar.Born October 30, 1903, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Regina Bassetti Besozzi. She was educated in Wainwright, Ohio and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia and the Altar Society. Rita took great...
Lawrence W. Myers
Jun 18, 2002
LARRY W. MYERS, 57, passed away from complications of leukemia in his New Philadelphia home on Tuesday evening, June 18, 2002. Larry was born June 10, 1945 in Scio to the late Clarence and Helen Irons Myers. He was a 1964 graduate of Scio High School. On June 11, 1965 Larry married the former Harriett M. Shultz in the New...
Clyde C. Lamb
Jun 7, 2002
Clyde C. “Buss” Lamb, 79, formerly of New Philadelphia and Atwood Lake died Friday, June 7, 2002, at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio from a heart condition. Born October 31, 1922 at Richmond, VA, he was a son of the late Clyde C. & Laura Dickey Lamb.Buss graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1941 and served in the U.S....
Catherine B. Schlafly
Jun 6, 2002
Catherine B. “Bunny” Schlafly, 78, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 6, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover following a sudden illness.Born in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Veronica A. Ringler Hare. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia, the L.C.B.A. Bunny enjoyed playing cards and...
Mabel Goedel
Jun 5, 2002
Mabel Goedel, 89, of Baltic and recently a resident of Walnut Hills Nursing Home died Wednesday evening, June 5, 2002, in the nursing home of natural causes.Born Nov. 13, 1912, in Barrs Mills, she was a daughter of the late Charles Robert and Amelia Catherine Pfister Schnitzer.She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church at Baltic, the Lutheran United...
Donald Alfred Dessecker
Jun 5, 2002
Donald Alfred Dessecker, 89, of New Philadelphia, died in Union Hospital at Dover on Wednesday morning, June 5, 2002. Donald was born February 27, 1913, a son of the late Clarence W. and Millie M. Newton Dessecker. He was employed with Greer Steel in Dover, retiring in 1978. Donald was a former member of the United Steel Workers Union and...
John J. Chek
Jun 5, 2002
John J. Chek, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 05, 2002, at South Broadway Nursing Home.Born March 15, 1921 in Roswell, Ohio, he was the son of the late Mike and Helen Talaber Chek. John was employed at Shennango-Penn Mold and retired after working for 41 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during W.W....
Clara R. Quicksall
Jun 5, 2002
CLARA R. QUICKSALL, 69, of Dover, died peacefully in Union Hospital Wednesday, June 5, 2002. Born in New Philadelphia May 5, 1933, Clara was the daughter of the late Harry Franklin and Nettie Nancy Overholt Renner. Clara was a 1951 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and graduated from St. Luke’s Hopsital Nurse Training in Cleveland O. Clara was a...
Josephine E. Gopp
Jun 5, 2002
JOSEPHINE E. GOPP, 74, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover. Jo was born July 8, 1927 in New Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Raffelle F. and Maria Pasquinelli Basiletti and was a 1945 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church and it’s Senior Citizens’ group,...
Paul D. Gibbs
Jun 4, 2002
PAUL D. GIBBS, 78, of Sherrodsville, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at Union Hospital.Paul was born April 16, 1924 in Goshen to the late Arthur J. and Mary C. Schumacher Gibbs. He was reared in New Philadelphia and graduated from New Philadelphia High School. Paul was a charter member of Schoenbrunn Moravian Church. He also belonged to the Tuscarawas Valley...
Robert L. Loveday
Jun 4, 2002
ROBERT L. LOVEDAY, 75, of Stone Creek, died Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born December 9, 1926 in Goshen to the late Albert John and Geraldine Walton Loveday. Bob served honorably in the U S Navy during the Second World War. On January 28, 1950 he married Vivian A. Kohler, who survives. Bob was...
Nancy L. Haver
Jun 3, 2002
NANCY L. HAVER, 67, a life-long resident of Midvale, died in her home Monday evening, June 3, 2002.She was born at Union Hospital in Dover to the late William H. and Elta M. Parrish Abel and attended Midvale schools. On May 28, 1955 she married James Kenneth Lee Haver, who preceded her in death on January 6, 1983. Nancy had...
Erma M. Lesjak
Jun 2, 2002
Erma M. Lesjak, 78, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly Sunday, June 2, 2002, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born January 3, 1924, in Tuscarawas County, she was the daughter of the late James and Angelina Parolini Mattevi. She attended New Philadelphia High School. Erma and her husband were co-owners, along with Monte and Irene Parolini, of the former Orchard Inn in...
