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Gregory A. Lamonica

Gregory A. Lamonica

Jul 31, 2003

Gregory A. Lamonica, 52, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday evening, July 31, 2003 following a brave battle with cancer. Greg was born in Dover on July 9, 1951 to Edna M. Martin Lamonica and the late Leonard “Buck” Lamonica. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1969 and shortly thereafter went to work at Marlite. Later he worked for...

Kirk Allen Manini

Kirk Allen Manini

Jul 30, 2003

Kirk Allen Manini, 15, of Oldtown Valley Road, Port Washington, died Wednesday evening as the result of a tragic car accident. Born September 1, 1987 in Canton, he was one of three sons born to Hank and Rhonda Stewart Manini, who survive. Kirk recently finished his freshman year at New Philadelphia, and was a member of the First United Church...

Linda Carol Price

Linda Carol Price

Jul 30, 2003

Linda C. Price, 42, East Sparta, OH. died Thursday, July 31, 2003, following a life-long struggle with diabetes.A daughter of Gloria Dunn Sampson and the late Fred Sampson, Linda was born in Altoona, PA, on September 7, l960, and was a longtime resident of this area.She is survived by her daughter, Sherri Lynn Price of Dover; granddaughter, Elyse Renee Price;...

Shelba J Swartzendruber

Shelba J Swartzendruber

Jul 28, 2003

Shelba Jean Swartzendruber, 65, formerly of Berlin and Baltic and recently of Millersburg, died Monday July 28, 2003 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born on December 21, 1937 in Holmes County to the late Moses and Ethel (Horrisberger) Kaufman Jr., She had worked as a cook at Walnut Hills Retirement Home and was a member of Berlin Mennonite...

Lenore Kathryn Arnold

Lenore Kathryn Arnold

Jul 27, 2003

Lenore K. Arnold, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday morning, July 27, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born July 2, l913, in Sugarcreek, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles S. and Nora B. Knecht Finzer. Following her graduation from Sugarcreek-Shanesville High School in l930, she attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music for two years.She married William K....

Daniel L. Ocheltree

Daniel L. Ocheltree

Jul 23, 2003

Daniel L. Ocheltree, 50, of Sherrodsville, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003, following a brave struggle with cancer.Born in Millersburg, OH on June 23, 1953, Daniel was the son of Doy L. and the late Ruth Petrey Ocheltree and attended Strasburg High School. A truck driver by profession, Daniel was part-owner of Dizz Trucking in New Philadelphia.He was married to the...

Gabriel Michael Russell

Gabriel Michael Russell

Jul 23, 2003

Gabriel Michael Russell, infant son of Stephen E. and Jennifer Lorenz Russell of New Philadelphia, spread his wings toward heaven shortly after his birth in Union Hospital on Wednesday, July 23, 2003.

He is dearly missed by his parents, his big sister, Paige; grandparents, Nancy Lorenz, Pat (Darrell Priddy) Russell, and Douglas (Kathy) Russell; great-grandparents, Carol McPherson, Frank (Hilda) Pavick,...

Everett Lee Echelberry

Everett Lee Echelberry

Jul 23, 2003

Everett Lee Echelberry, 98, of Uhrichsville, formerly of New Philadelphia and Newcomerstown, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in Twin City Hospital. Born June 13, 1905 in Kimbolton, Guernsey County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jesse Carlos Eckelberry and Ada Forrest Walters. Mr. Echelberry will be remembered as a man of determination, having taken and passed his fist...

Jean Shaffer

Jean Shaffer

Jul 22, 2003

Jean Shaffer, 76, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly early Tuesday morning, July 22, 2003, at Union Hospital, Dover. She was born in New Philadelphia on June 20, 1927, a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Ronan Endres. Jean graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1945. She is survived by her husband, Howard L. Shaffer, who she married June...

Dorothy V. Yakley

Dorothy V. Yakley

Jul 20, 2003

DOROTHY V. YAKLEY, 86, of Park Village in Dover and formerly of Sugarcreek, died Sunday evening, July 20, 2003 at Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness.She was born November 6, 1916 in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. A homemaker, Mrs. Yakley was a member of the First United Church of Christ in Sugarcreek and its Women’s Guild and Quilters. Additionally, she was...

Barbara Lovell

Barbara Lovell

Jul 19, 2003

Barbara Lovell, 59, of Uhrichsville, went to be with the Lord Saturday, July 19, 2003, at Union Hospital in Dover.Barb was born July 29, 1943 in Wainwright to the late William Howard and Marie Josephine Nicolodi Toth. She was a 1961 Tuscarawas Warwick High School graduate and then married the late Donald Lovell. Her family will miss her and remember...

Paul Edward Durbin Sr.

Paul Edward Durbin Sr.

Jul 19, 2003

Paul Edward Durbin, Sr., 80, of North Canton, died peacefully Saturday morning in Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness. Born December 26, 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was one of four children born to the late William and Hallie Patterson Durbin. When the United States entered World War II, Mr. Durbin was already fighting for the Allies as a...

Marian Alta Powell

Marian Alta Powell

Jul 18, 2003

Marian Alta Powell, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Friday evening, July 18, 2003 in Union Hospital following a sudden illness at her home. Born April 26, 1920 in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Henry H. and Olive M. Hubler Evans.Alta was a caregiver her entire life. When she was a young lady, she began caring for...

Nora Marie Moroni

Nora Marie Moroni

Jul 17, 2003

Nora Marie Moroni, 97, of New Dawn Health Care Center, formerly of Midvale, died peacefully Thursday, July 17, 2003. Born May 2, 1906, she was one of eight children born to Joseph and Mary Palauro Pauline. On November 23, 1938, Nora married Charles Moroni who, after forty-one years of marriage, preceded her in death on December 12, 1979.Nora was a...

George G. Lorenz

George G. Lorenz

Jul 15, 2003

George G. Lorenz, 91, peacefully died Tuesday evening, July 15, 2003 at Park Village in Dover. George was born on the south side of New Philadelphia January 10, 1912 to the late Charles and Ethel Coutts Lorenz. In 1929 he graduated from New Philadelphia High School and shortly thereafter he started working for Ladel Manufacturing as a laborer. He quickly...

Forrest O. Hellem

Forrest O. Hellem

Jul 15, 2003

Forrest O. Hellem, 79, of Dover, died Tuesday, July 15, 2003. Private services will be through Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia.

Laura A. Renner

Laura A. Renner

Jul 14, 2003

LAURA A. RENNER, 78, of Stow and formerly of New Philadelphia for 55 years, died Monday morning, July 14, 2003 at Stow-Glen Nursing Home.Laura was born in Dover to the late Rocco J. and Constance M. Fazi Contini on March 1, 1925. She became a registered nurse after graduating from the former Timken Mercy Hospital Nursing School. On November 9,...

Garnet M. Russell

Garnet M. Russell

Jul 13, 2003

GARNET M. RUSSELL, who celebrated her 99th birthday on June 8, died peacefully on Sunday evening, July 13, 2003 at Park Village in Dover. She was born in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of the late John and Vallie L. Starr Seckman. On June 9, 1923, the day following her 19th birthday, she married Albert J. Russell in Lisbon, OH. He...

John Edward Hunter I

John Edward Hunter I

Jul 12, 2003

John E. Hunter I, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 in Union Hospital, Dover.A son of the late William and Hazel Feister Hunter, John was born March 30, l924, in Barnhill, OH, and served with the United States Army in France during World War II.He was employed by Evans brick yard in Midvale for 33years, and later...

Richard Zehnder

Richard Zehnder

Jul 12, 2003

Richard (Buss) Zehnder 84, of Sugarcreek, passed away July 12, 2003 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late John and Mary Miller Zehnder.Buss was an avid fisherman and hunter and loved sports. His love of nature is reflected in his children’s respect for wildlife and the environment. He kept score for the...