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Maxine Armstrong
Aug 21, 2003
Maxine Armstrong, 95, “born a redhead and died a redhead”, passed away on August 21, 2003, in Hennis Care Center in Dover.Born May 7, l908 to the late Lewis and Nora Mathews, Maxine spent the rest of her life living throughout Tuscarawas County in Midvale, Uhrichsville, and New Philadelphia. Her father was the owner and manager of the Midvale General...
June Graff Brownfield
Aug 21, 2003
June Graff Brownfield, 71, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, August 21, 2003, at Aultman Hospital in Canton.Born June 22, l932, in New Philadelphia, June was one of 15 children born to Fred R. and Nellie Stonebrook Graff. She graduated in l950 from New Philadelphia High School, and married Keith E. Brownfield on July 5, l952. June was an active member...
Rachel Ann Aleshire
Aug 19, 2003
Rachel A. (Smith) Aleshire, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at Hennis Care Center in Dover. Born in Dover on December 4, 1936, she was a daughter of the late George Delbert and Vernice Jenkins Smith and was a 1954 graduate of Dover High School. She married Ronald L. Aleshire on May 10, 1958 in Cincinnati. Rachel...
Lawrence Junior White
Aug 18, 2003
Lawrence Junior White, 54, of Sherrodsville, passed away Monday, August 18, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born August 24, 1948 in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Lawrence E. and Frances Hines White. After high school, Lawrence went on to become a skilled welder most recently working for Bethlehem Steel in Massillon.Lawrence was also an avid Cleveland...
Willard Kemp Hanner
Aug 18, 2003
Willard Kemp Hanner, Sr. 81, of Dover, died peacefully Monday evening, August 18, 2003, in Hennis Care and Assisted Living Centre of Bolivar following a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Born February 15, 1922 in Canton, he was a son of the late Walter Ray Hanner, Sr. and Margaret Leora Kemp Hanner. Willard was raised in Strasburg, graduating in 1940...
Timothy L. Van Scyoc
Aug 18, 2003
Timothy Lyle Van Scyoc, 53, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, August 17, 2003 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus following a sudden brain aneurysm.Tim was born May 20, 1950 in Uhrichsville to the late Paul and Wanda E. Welsch Van Scyoc. He served his country in the Army after he graduated from Claymont High School in 1968. He continued his...
Arlene Mast
Aug 18, 2003
Arlene Mast, 90, formerly of Berlin, and a resident of Walnut Hills Nursing Home for the last twenty years, died peacefully Monday morning August 18, 2003. Born near Walnut Creek on March 18, 1913, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Amanda Miller Gerber. Mrs. Mast was a longtime member of the Berlin Mennonite Church. On June 3,...
Elvas Keaton
Aug 16, 2003
Elvas Keaton, 77, of Claremore, OK, died there on Saturday, August 16, 2003. He was born April 6, 1926 in New Holland, OH to the late Ernest and Goldie Shaw Keaton. Entering military service at age 17, he served eight years in the U. S. Marine Corps, both in World War II and the Korean conflict. Elvas met Norma Jean...
Diana Kaye Leeper
Aug 14, 2003
Diana Kaye Leeper, 60, of Massillon, formerly of New Philadelphia died peacefully late Thursday evening, August 14, 2003 at Morning View Care Center. Born in Barnhill June 26, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Livia Martinelli Boggiani.Diana was a 1966 graduate of St. Mary’s high school in Dennison, and was a member of the Multiple Sclerosis...
Essie Faye Hemmeger
Aug 14, 2003
ESSIE FAYE HEMMEGER, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday evening, August 14, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a week-long illness. Essie was born in Midvale on December 12, 1919 to the late Lawrence and Bertha A. Newton Emhoff. She graduated in 1938 from Midvale High School and maintained several close friendships with classmates all through her life. As...
Erma Augusta Gerber
Aug 13, 2003
Erma Augusta Gerber, 88, of Hennis Care Center, Dover, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, August 13, 2003. Born in New Philadelphia on March 19, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Noah J. and Blanche Gopp Grimm. She was married to Arlos Dean “Bud” Gerber for 37 years prior to his death in l990. A member of the First...
Harry Joseph Mabie Sr.
Aug 13, 2003
Harry Joseph Mabie Sr., 84, of Dellroy, died early Sunday morning, August 31, 2003 in Union Hospital. Born October 23, 1918 in Canton, he was a son of the late Harry Ellsworth and Frona Alma Hewitt Mabie.Harry loved to spend time on his family farm, east of Carrollton, which remains in the family today. He was well known in the...
Zora Catherine Sims
Aug 13, 2003
Zora C. Sims, 82, of New Philadelphia, died while visiting her daughter in Jacksonville, Arkansas, Wednesday August 13, 2003. Born in Magnolia, April 30, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Silas Elmer and Catherine Marie Luthy McKinney. Zora attended New Philadelphia High School before she married Chester A. Sims, who preceded her in death in 1972. She retired...
Betty Jean Stevens
Aug 12, 2003
Betty Jean Stevens, 62, of Wooster, died peacefully Tuesday evening, August 12, 2003, at Akron City Hospital following a five-week illness. A daughter of the late Ruben and Daisy Shane Groh, she was born November 8, 1940, in Ragersville and was married to Gerald Stevens who preceded her in death in April of last year.Betty Jean was a long-time employee...
Allen Wayne Kaser
Aug 10, 2003
Allen W. Kaser, 44, Dover, died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday, August 10, 2003, at Hennis Care Center in Dover, following a 9-month illness.A son of Lyle G. Kaser Sr. and the late Margaret Boles Kaser, he was born in Dennison, on April 22, 1959.Allen was a former employee of Burger King in New Philadelphia and enjoyed working with computers,...
Wilovene Marie Louder
Aug 8, 2003
Wilovene M. “Billie” Louder, 75, of Massillon, died Friday, August 8, 2003, following a brief illness.A daughter of the late Tallmadge D. and Leona M. Silvius Herron, Billie was born in New Philadelphia on November 11, 1927. She was a 23-year employee of Ansel Perry Manufacturing in Massillon, the Massillon Independent, and later enjoyed working at Massillon Catholic Charities, but...
Richard M. Calai
Aug 8, 2003
Richard M. “Rich” Calai, 63, of Stone Creek, died Friday, August 8, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover. Born in Uhrichsville on January 21, l940, he was the son of Margaret Freed Stansbery and the late Peter Calai, Sr., and was a l957graduate of Dover St. Joseph High School.Rich was a repairman at the General Motors Lordstown, Ohio plant for...
Anthony C. Battalio
Aug 4, 2003
Anthony C. Battalio, Jr., 76, died peacefully at his New Philadelphia home early Monday morning, August 4, 2003, less than six months following the death of his wife, Mary, on February 22, 2003.Tony was born May 20, 1927 in Lisbon to the late Anthony C. and Mary Rose Vichome Battalio. The family relocated to New Philadelphia where he graduated from...
Eugene R. Lindsay
Aug 3, 2003
Eugene R. “Genie” Lindsay, 56, passed away peacefully in his New Philadelphia home on early Sunday evening, August 3, 2003, with his family at his side. Gene was born at Union Hospital in Dover on April 29, 1947 to Mavis M. Harmon and the late Eugene E. “Judge” Lindsay, who died June 26, 2003. The family made their home in...
Donald L. Conkey
Aug 1, 2003
DONALD L. CONKEY, 68, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, August 1, 2003 at Union Hospital after a courageous six-month battle with cancer. A funeral service and burial have taken place in Rogersville, PA earlier this month.He was born in Franklin Township, Greene County, PA, a sone of the late John H. and Pearl Breese Conkey. In 1952, he graduated...
