Obituaries

Apr 6, 2002

William F. “Bill” Sullivan, 61, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly, Saturday, April 6, 2002, at Doctors Hospital in Massillon.Born in Dover, he was the son of the late Roy and Mildred Hines Sullivan. Bill was a 1960 graduate of Dover High School and a U.S. Navy veteran having served during Viet Nam. He was employed by Smurfit-Stone Container in New...

Apr 5, 2002

Donald P. Gray, 73, of Uhrichsville, died on Friday, April 5, 2002, at his residence following a brief illness.Born in Freeport, Ohio, he is the son of Lee D. Gray of Uhrichsville and the late Mildred McCullough Gray. Donald retired from Shaffer Trucking in 1991, and was a member of Teamsters Local #92 for 20 years. He enjoyed fishing, camping,...

Apr 4, 2002

James E. “Jim” West, 49, of Dover, went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2002, at Akron General Medical Center, Akron, following injuries sustained in a February 11 tractor-trailer accident.Born, in Dennison, he is the son of Clara (Myers) West, of New Philadelphia, and the late George West. Jim attended Claymont High School, and then joined the U.S....

Apr 2, 2002

Robert C. Lorenz, 74, of Newcomerstown, died Tuesday, April 02, 2002 at Hennis Care & Retirement Centre, Dover, following a brief illness.Born May 12, 1927, in Newcomerstown, he was the son of the late Charles and Bernice Gross Lorenz. Robert was a mason for Gundy Construction and Billman Construction, and he also managed and operated the Sohio station in Stone...

Apr 2, 2002

Edward S. Lawson, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly, Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at his home.Born in Mogadore, he was the son of the late Stanley and Dorothy Lawson. He was a graduate of East Canton High School and a U.S. Army veteran having served in Europe during W.W.II. While in Europe, he was attached to Patton’s 3rd Army landing in...

Apr 1, 2002

Ada L. Pfeiffer Goodwin, 100, of Dover, died Monday, April 01, 2002 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover.Born in Buckhorn, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Anna E. Feller Pfeiffer. A graduate of New Philadelphia High School and Kent State University, she was a schoolteacher for thirty years having taught in the Roswell, New...

Mar 31, 2002

Robert L. “Casey” Case, 73, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Easter Sunday, March 31, 2002, in Union Hospital.Born Jan. 27, 1929, in Dover, he was the son of the late Harry and Harriett Shaffer Case. Casey attended Dover High School, and married the former Thelma Reichman, who survives, on Nov. 3, 1947. The couple renewed their wedding vows on their...

Mar 30, 2002

HOWARD F. GRAFF, 92, of New Philadelphia, died at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover on Saturday, March 30, 2002. Howard was born June 4, 1909 in New Philadelphia to the late Frederick R. and Nellie M. Stonebrook Graff. He graduated from Case Western Reserve University and was a metallurgist by profession. For many years he was employed by...

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Mar 25, 2002

Evelyn W. Becker, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, Mar. 25, 2002, in Walnut Hills Retirement Community, Walnut Creek.Born May 23, 1908, in West Chester, OH, she was the daughter of the late Basil and Rosetta Morrison Packer. Evelyn was a 1927 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and was a homemaker. She greatly enjoyed quilting, a skill for which...

Mar 25, 2002

Mar 21, 2002

Calvin Schlabach, of Sherrodsville, and a former resident of Guernsey County and Hartville, Ohio, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Mar. 21, 2002, at his home with his wife by his side.Calvin was born Apr. 22, 1931, in Orrville, Ohio, a son of the late Daniel C. and Alta Hochstetler Schlabach. On Nov. 15, 1959, he married...

Mar 21, 2002

Eva L. Walker, 92, of Dover, died Thursday, March 21, 2002 at her home following an extended illness.Born in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Emma Kohler Reed and was a homemaker.She is preceded in death by her husband, the late Albert Walker and is survived by four daughters, Vicki Kail of Strasburg, Alice Walker of...

Mar 20, 2002

Mar 19, 2002

Gary P. “Soup” Campbell Sr., 60, of Scio, died Tuesday, March 19, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover following a brief illness.Born in Stark County, he was the son of the late Ned and Anne Markowski Campbell. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed by the Gradall Company in New Philadelphia. An avid sportsman, he loved camping, hunting,...

Mar 16, 2002

Anthony J. “Anton” Angelo, SR., age 64, passed away in his New Philadelphia home on Saturday morning, March 16, 2002, after an extended illness. He was born in Dover “Tin Town” and was a resident of the Dover and New Philadelphia area most of his life. Anton was retired from Alsco-Anaconda of Gnadenhutten after 20 years of service. He was...

Mar 15, 2002

Harold C. Cunningham, 68 of New Philadelphia, died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Union Hospital, following a sudden illness. Born April 6, 1933, in Bolivar, he was the son of the late Frank L. and Lelia P. Dean Cunningham. Harold attended Midvale High School, and retired in 1996 from Spring Industries in Midvale. He enjoyed the outdoors where he spent...

Mar 14, 2002

WILLIAM J. ROMIG, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, March 14, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover. He was born in New Philadelphia to the late Arthur S. and Laura Rufer Romig. Bill graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1938 and worked for Miller Studios for nearly twenty-five years. During World War II, Bill served honorably with the U....