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Chris A. Menefee
Jul 22, 2022
Chris A. Menefee, 60, of New Philadelphia passed away July 22, 2022 following a short period of declining health.
Born in Dennison on August 25, 1961, he was the son of Ruth (Anderson) Cadle and the late Gail L. Menefee, Sr.
After completing his formal education, Chris served for 20 years with M & M Construction in Strasburg. He continued...
Pamela Jo Ghee
Jul 22, 2022
Pamela Jo Ghee, age 64, of New Philadelphia, died early Friday, July 22, 2022, while in the care of Community Hospice’s Truman House following a period of declining health.
Born in Union Hospital at Dover on February 24, 1958, Pam was a daughter of Sandra Rainsburg Sears of New Philadelphia and the late Donald Sears.
Pam attended Tusky Valley High...
Chad A. Johnson
Jul 22, 2022
Chad A. Johnson, 76, of Strasburg, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022, following an apparent health-related episode while swimming in Apple Valley Lake.
Born in Dover on September 27, 1945, Chad was the son of the late Paul Johnson and Margaret and Theodore Sindlinger.
After graduating from Dover High School in 1964, Chad served in the United States Army. Professionally,...
Barbara Goldsmith
Jul 12, 2022
Barbara Kay Goldsmith, age 74, of Bolivar, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Hennis Care Centre Bolivar following a period of declining health.
Born in Union Hospital at Dover on March 5, 1948, Barb was a daughter of the late Russell and Alice Huffman Ross.
Barb was a graduate of Tusky Valley High School where she played the clarinet and...
Victor J. Fantin
Jul 11, 2022
Victor J. Fantin, 90, of New Philadelphia, passed away peacefully Monday, July 11, 2022 in Cleveland Clinic-Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness.
Born in Roswell, he was the son of the late John F. and Emma Louise (Visintainer) Fantin and was a 1951 graduate of the former Midvale High School at Midvale. Following his graduation, Victor joined the...
Fred A. Betz
Jul 9, 2022
Fred A. Betz, 66, of Strasburg, OH, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2022 at Aultman’s Compassionate Care Center after a 6-month battle with liver cancer.
Born in Alliance, OH, on October 4, 1955, he was the son of the late Harry A. and Elizabeth A. (Boord) Betz.
Fred began working for Berner Trucking, Inc. of Dover, OH, as an...
Roberta “Peggy” West
Jul 8, 2022
Roberta Mae “Peggy” West, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, July 8, 2022 in Schoenbrunn Healthcare, after a period of declining health.
A daughter of the late Robert Nelson and Wanda Mae (Swihart) Clark, born on September 22, 1932 in her family home at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Peggy was a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia and a 1950 graduate of...
Jack E. Lieser
Jul 7, 2022
Jack E. Lieser, 88, of Dover passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Park Village Health Care at Dover following a brief illness.
Son of the late Roy DeWitt Lieser of Dover and Anna Irena (Williams) Lieser of Cambridge, Jack was born on June 25,1934 in Dover, Ohio.
Jack always shared childhood memories of...
Carolyn Shafer Williams
Jul 6, 2022
Carolyn Shafer Williams, age 89, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in her home while surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, while in the care of Community Hospice.
Born on March 9, 1933, in Hopedale, Ohio, Carolyn was one of six children born to the late Clyde L. and Zelma M. Kenton.
Carolyn completed her formal education at...
Janet Lynn Price
Jul 4, 2022
Janet Lynn Price, 72, of New Philadelphia passed away July 4, 2022 in her home.
Born July 31, 1949 in Dover, Janet was the daughter of the late Dale Haugh and Betty (Bailey) West.
She met her late husband, Gary L. Price in high school and on June 12, 1965, they were married. Together, they were blessed with nearly 50...
Katherine A. “Kathy” Willoughby
Jul 1, 2022
Katherine A. “Kathy” Willoughby, 58, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022 in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital following a brief illness.
Born in Moline, Illinois, she was the daughter of Thomas and Patricia (Smith) Vermeire and had graduated college with her bachelor’s degree in communications. Kathy was employed by Cleveland Clinic-Union Hospital at Dover where she was a...
Patricia Ann DeMeo
Jul 1, 2022
Patricia Ann DeMeo, age 86, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, July 1, 2022, in Park Village South at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.
Born on December 10, 1935, in the family’s Midvale home, Patricia was a daughter of the late Ernst C. and Mary Agnes Tylka Bertoline.
She attended school at Midvale and was a...
Erma L. McCaslin Baker
Jul 1, 2022
Erma L. McCaslin Baker, age 92, of Dennison and formerly of Beach City, died Friday, July 1, 2022, while in the care of Community Hospice’s Truman House in New Philadelphia.
Born on August 11, 1929, in Cadiz, Ohio Erma was a daughter of the late Carl and Lena Edgar McCaslin and was a graduate of the former Freeport High School.
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Gladys I. Mizer
Jun 29, 2022
Gladys I. Mizer, 92 of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.
A daughter of the late Harry and Nora (Snellenberger) Neading, Gladys was born in Strasburg, Ohio on July 29, 1929.
On August 27, 1946, Gladys married the love of her life, J. Russell Mizer,...
Judith Ann Groh
Jun 29, 2022
Judith Ann Groh, 80, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in The Inn of Northwood at Dover after a period of declining health.
Born in Dover, she was the only child of the late Max and Verna (Haney) Dotts, and a 1960 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Following high school, she began working for the...
Allen Edward “Chip” Veigel
Jun 28, 2022
Allen Edward Veigel, known to most people as “Chip,” was born on July 4, 1951, in Coshocton, Ohio. He was the youngest child of the late Allen F. and Virginia Speck Veigel.
Chip was a graduate of Dover High School and Kent State University. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps, serving with the second and third...
