Obituaries

Aug 10, 2022

Diana “Dee” McMillen, age 75, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, August 10, 2022, while in the care of Community Hospice at New Philadelphia following a brief illness.

Born in Union Hospital at Dover on September 18, 1946, Dee was a daughter of the late Raymond and Nellie Wilson Thomas.

She was a 1965 graduate of New Philadelphia High school and...

Aug 10, 2022

William L. (Bill) Reed, age 77 of Brightwood, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at Union Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Born in Massillon, Ohio on January 23, 1945, Bill was a son of the late Clifton D. and Freda A. (Nicholson) Reed.

He was a 1963 graduate of Fairless High School in Navarre and retired from Hercules Engine in...

Aug 10, 2022

Michelle “Micki” Ann Martin, age 69, of Dover died, Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Dover, Ohio on January 13, 1953, Micki was a daughter of the late Richard Martin and Joni (Lawless) Martin.

Micki was a hard worker all of life.  But her greatest joy was spending time with her...

Aug 7, 2022

Shirley A. Miller, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on August 7, 2022, in her residence surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Loves Park, Illinois on July 27, 1933, Shirley was the daughter of the late Fred Oscar and Edith Loraine (Swank) Nord.

Shirley graduated from Akron Central High School then continued her education at Akron University where...

Aug 5, 2022

Sherrill Dawn Rankin, age 80, of Midvale, died, Friday, August 5, 2022, in Schoenbrunn Health Care Center at New Philadelphia following a brief battle with bone Cancer.

Born in Carthage, New York on February 3, 1942, Sherrill was a daughter of the late David D. and Margaret E. (Ayers) Hopseker.

Following her graduation from High School Sherrill studied accounting and...

Aug 3, 2022

John Wayne Youngman, age 83, formerly of Dover died, Wednesday, August 3, 2022, while in the care of Legends Care Center at Massillon.

Born in Brewster, Ohio on October 15, 1938, John was a son of the late Richard Lee Smith and Betty Jean Thomas Youngman.

John attended school at Beach City and in California and served in the United...

Aug 3, 2022

Mark Spillman, 66 of Bolivar, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in The Inn of Northwood at Dover surrounded by his loving family.

Born March 18, 1956 in Canton, Ohio, Mark was the son of the late Charles and Freda (McCune) Spillman. Mark was a passionate grain farmer and spent many hours on his family farm. He also enjoyed pulling...

Aug 2, 2022

Margaret Lunsford Blakely was born on August 4, 1922, and was a determined woman in all she pursued. Her latest pursuit was to live to be one hundred years old. She made it to 99 years, 11 months, and 29 days prior to her passing on August 2, 2022, and remained in good health until the last month. However, another...

Aug 1, 2022

Candace Marie “Candi” Bradshaw, 63 of Barnhill, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a lengthy battle with cancer.

Born June 6, 1959 in Brookville, Pennsylvania, Candi was the daughter of the late Roy L. and Shirley M. Johnson and was a loving homemaker to her husband and children. Candi possessed a number of interests...

Aug 1, 2022

Ann Kay West, 65, of Dundee, died Monday, August 1, 2022 in Cleveland Clinic, after a period of declining health.

A daughter of the late Arthur and Rhoda Sickinger, she was born on February, 11, 1957 at Altoona, Pennsylvania.

Ann was a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service in Strasburg, Ohio. Ann loved to ride motorcycles throughout her...

Jul 31, 2022

Eileen A. Ren, age 85, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, July 31, 2022, in her residence following a brief illness.

Born in New Philadelphia, on October 12, 1936, Eileen was a daughter of the late John, Sr. and Mildred Hency Dapoz.

Eileen was proud to have been a lifelong New Philadelphia resident and was a 1954 graduate of the former...

Jul 28, 2022

Betty Lou (Baker) Honaker passed away Thursday, July 28, 2022, at Brookdale Alliance. Born in Glendive, Montana, September 4, 1925, Betty Lou was the oldest daughter of Madison and Gladys (Pratt) Baker. Her sisters Ellajo Taber and Nancy Gorsuch preceded her in death.

After Betty Lou graduated from Dawson County High School in Glendive, she worked during World War II...

Jul 27, 2022

Randall “Randy” Smith of Dover, Ohio passed away July 27, 2022 at home surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer. He was 77 years old.

Randy was born in Wadsworth, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelors in Education and a Masters in Psychology. He was a retired School Psychologist who worked for multiple...

Jul 26, 2022

Sharon F. Dietz, 79, of New Philadelphia, passed away on July 26, 2022 under the care of Community Hospice, an organization she served as a passionate fundraiser for the past 28 years. In the peaceful environment of the Community Hospice Truman House, Sharon passed away with her loving family by her side following a period of declining health.

Born in...

Jul 26, 2022

Dawn Rita Miller, age 86, formerly of Strasburg, died early Tuesday, July 26, 2022, while in the care of Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a period of declining health.

Born in New Philadelphia on April 6, 1936, Dawn was a daughter of the late William G. and Anna E. Schweitzer Murphy.

Dawn retired in 1974 from Miller Studio where...

Jul 25, 2022

Jul 25, 2022

Mary Ann Shotwell, 87, of Strasburg, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022 in Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital at Canton.

Born October 7, 1934 in Union Hospital at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Yolanda (DiSanto) Magnacca and was a 1952 graduate of the former St. Mary’s High School in Dennison. Following graduation, Mary attended the Mercy...

Jul 24, 2022

Shirley Ann Swartz, 89, of New Philadelphia passed away peacefully at Park Village Southside on July 24, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Shirley was born May 14, 1933 to the late Donald and Olivia (Burkey) Maurer at the family home on Tenth Street. As a lifelong resident, Shirley was proud to be a New Philly Quaker and a graduate...

Jul 24, 2022

It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our sister, Mary L. Anderson, on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at New Dawn Rehab Care and HealthCare Center, Dover,  while in the care of Community Hospice of New Philadelphia.  Mary was born in Union Hospital on October 16, 1952 to the late Robert G. and Mary C. Contini Anderson. ...

Jul 23, 2022

Kelly Ray Rippel, age 63, of Uhrichsville, died early Saturday, July 23, 2022, while in the care of Community Hospice’s Truman House following a period of declining health.

Born at Dover on January 21, 1959, Kelly was a son of the late Gene and June Carpenter Caswell.

Kelly quit High School to serve in the United States Navy.  After his...