Lucille C. Mushrush

Lucille C. Mushrush, 84, New Philadelphia’s famous Cookie Lady, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, December 11, 2005 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following an illness of one week. Mrs. Mushrush was widely known for hew culinary skills Â? and for her generosity in sharing her baked goods. From a basement kitchen built just for her decades ago, Lucille has touched the hearts of family, friends, neighbors, veterans and even the city sanitation workers — who weekly could count on getting a plate of cookies made just for them wrapped neatly atop the evergreen bush on the side of the house. Born in Dover, OH on September 6, 1921, Lucille was the daughter of the late Rudy F. and Caroline (Schiff) Rothacher.A 1940 graduate of Dover High School, Lucille worked at the Satiron plant in Dover contributing to the war effort. On July 10, 1946, she married Harry F. Mushrush at Vermillion, Ohio. From that time on, Lucille devoted herself to homemaking Â? and sharing the abundance from her kitchen will all who knew her. When not baking cookies, she could still be found canning Â? literally hundreds of goods Â? from peppers to peaches to grape juice and jams Â? most of which she would give away. Her generosity did not end at the kitchen door. She recently completed more than one hundred hand made blankets for Project Linus, and hundreds of small toy mice for the Cats-N-Us shelter at New Philadelphia. A devoted mother and grandmother and wife, she enjoyed vacations and cruises with her family and extended friends. For more than four decades, weekends and summers were spent at Sunset Valley on Atwood Lake where Lucille loved to swing on the swing and sit around the campfire. She was a member at Otterbein United Methodist Church for more than fifty years where she formerly taught Sunday School, and lead the Campfire Girls. Lucille was also a long-time member of the Tuscarawas County Y.M.C.A.Together with her husband Harry of 59 years, the two reared a family that includes a son Terry and wife Janice Mushrush of Dennison, daughter Barbara and husband Gilbert Abel of New Philadelphia, a second son, David and wife Rose Mushrush of New Philadelphia, and a second daughter, Deborah and husband Richard McDade of Dover. Twelve grandchildren, Todd, Tracie, Lora, Kenny, Heather, Christie, Brian, Brent, Kelly, Jason, Devi Jo, and Amber, as well as 19 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews complete the family. In addition to her parents, Lucille was preceded in death by all of her six brothers and one sister, as well as nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2005 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia. The Rev. Kelly Brown will lead funeral services Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the funeral home’s chapel. Burial will follow in East Avenue Cemetery at New Philadelphia. Family and friends will gather for a fellowship meal in the Geib Family Center, adjacent to the funeral home, following the committal service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Tuscarawas County YMCA 600 Monroe, Dover, OH 44622, Hospice of Tuscarawas County 201 W. 3rd St. Dover, OH 44622, or Otterbein United Methodist Church 156 Beaver Ave. NE, New Philadelphia, OH 44622