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Nancy Leonhard
Jul 17, 2019
Nancy Jane Leonhard, 80, of Port Washington, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Summa Health Emergency Department in Green.
A daughter of the late Warren and Elizabeth (Thomas) Sheridan, Nancy was born May 10, 1939 at Gary, Indiana.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Leonhard whom she married on December 26, 1957 at Valparaiso, Indiana; her son...
Mary Dessecker
Jul 17, 2019
Mary Helen Dessecker, 86, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away July 17, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House.
Mary was born at her home in Union Township on February 5, 1933 to the late Ward Delbert and Thelma (Lewis) Kerr.
On September 29, 1950, Mary married her lifelong friend and companion, Milford Dessecker. Together, they were...
Roger Meek
Jul 17, 2019
Willard Roger Meek, 75, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.
A son of the late Kenneth E. and Dorothy M. (Jones) Meek, Roger was born September 26, 1943 at Newcomerstown, Ohio.
Roger was known as a very determined person who could fix anything that came his way....
LeEtta Brown
Jul 16, 2019
LeEtta May Brown, age 86, of Mineral City, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, in Park Village Southside at New Philadelphia following a brief illness.
Born in Union Hospital at Dover on May 18, 1933, a daughter of the late William T. and Bessie Fickes Schlafly.
A 1951 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, LeEtta worked as a legal secretary prior...
Jean Smith
Jul 14, 2019
Jean Adair Smith, 98, of New Philadelphia, died July 14, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House.
Born in New Philadelphia on June 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Quay Jackson and Dorothy Marie (Cramer) Briggs.
After her high school graduation in 1939, she married the late Robert D. Smith.
Together, their faith was nurtured at Community of...
Suzanne Garabrandt
Jul 13, 2019
Suzanne C. “Sue” Garabrandt, 69, of New Philadelphia, died in Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center at New Philadelphia on July 13, 2019.
Born December 30, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ann R. (Fish) Garabrandt.
Sue is survived by her nephew, Gary (Rhonda) Garabrandt; friends, Debbie Rowland, Bud and Nancy and Donna; cousin, Donny Garabrandt; and her dogs,...
Marjory E. Spragg
Jul 13, 2019
Marjory E. Spragg, 95, of Dover, passed away July 13, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia.
Born April 17, 1924 in Martins Ferry, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Ada (Glass) Thornton.
Margie married her lifelong sweetheart, Marion L. Spragg, 78 years ago. Together, they were blessed with the birth of two daughters, Janet...
Betty Kempf
Jul 10, 2019
Betty J. Kempf, 90, of Uhrichsville, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Claymont Health and Rehabilitation Center at Uhrichsville.
Born on July 22, 1928, in Newcomerstown, Betty was a daughter of the late Larry and Wilma Gay Luce.
She was employed by various factories as a laborer throughout her lifetime. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, line dancing and spending time with...
Emma Gerstacker
Jul 9, 2019
Emma M.E. Gerstacker, 76, of Dover, died Tuesday evening, July 9, 2019, in the Inn at Northwood Village at Dover following a period of declining health.
Born on June 9, 1943, in the Netherlands, Emma was a daughter of the late Gustav D.G. Mertens zur Borg and Mies Buytendijk-Mertens zur Borg.
Following her formal education in the Netherlands, Emma worked...
Sylvia Curran
Jul 9, 2019
Sylvia Curran, 94, of Tuscarawas, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar following a period of declining health.
Born in Uhrichsville, she was the daughter of the late Pete and Francis Endrizzi Cattani and a graduate of Uhrichsville High School. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family, special family get-togethers, reading...
Terry Tristano
Jul 9, 2019
Terry L. Tristano, 63, of Uhrichsville, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health.
Born in Dover, he was the son of the late Angelo and Shelby Fox Tristano and a graduate of the former Indian Valley North High School. Terry was formerly employed by Lauren Manufacturing at New...
Joseph Goodwin
Jul 7, 2019
Joseph T. Goodwin, 62, of Dover, passed away July 7, 2019 following an apparent heart attack.
Born in Dover on January 26, 1957, he was the son of John J. and Janet (Stringer) Goodwin of Dover.
After graduating from Dover High School in 1975, Joe was a successful carpet installer, owning Baumberger Carpet for the past 17 years. He never...
Juinona “Noni” Porter
Jul 4, 2019
Juinona J. “Noni” Porter, 93, of Park Village Assisted Living and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Born in Wooster, Ohio on December 23, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Josephine (Rieder) Olin.
She was a co-valedictorian of Orrville High School class of 1943. Then she attended Aultman Hospital School of Nursing...
Doris Jeane Evans
Jun 30, 2019
Doris Jeane (Riggs) Evans, 90, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord and be reunited with her husband and daughter, at her home on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John and Jacqueline Evans of Westfield Center, Ohio; her son-in-law, Jerry Ryan of Dover; four grandchildren, Kelly (Andrew) Law, Kristen Ryan,...
Eli A. Miller
Jun 30, 2019
Eli A. Miller, age 82, of New Philadelphia, passed away early Sunday morning, June 30, 2019 in the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover.
Born in Holmes County on January 10, 1937, he was the son of the late Amos and Mary Miller.
After graduating from Beach City High School, he married the love of his life, the late Sandra...
Jo Ann Henry
Jun 29, 2019
Jo Ann Henry, 84, of Uhrichsville, passed away peacefully in Park Village Southside on June 29, 2019 following a period of declining health.
Born in Uhrichsville on October 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Christy Byron and Edna Irene (Benedum) Bloom.
She completed her formal education at Dennison High School, and on June 12, 1954,...
Shelley Foote
Jun 28, 2019
Shelley Rae Foote, 68, of New Philadelphia passed away May 28, 2019 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia.
Born in Dover on December 28, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Donald and Shirley Jean (Shull) Garabrandt.
She was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School and on March 29, 1970, she married Gregory A. Foote.
Shelley...
Jerry Ray Belknap
Jun 28, 2019
Jerry Ray Belknap, 76, of Dover, died suddenly on Friday, June 28, 2019 at his home following a period of declining health.
A son of the late Raymond C. and Evelyn Maxine (Davis) Belknap, Jerry was born March 17, 1943 at Canton, Ohio.
Jerry graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1961 and retired from Howden-Buffalo in 2006 after more...
James Sulzener
Jun 25, 2019
James R. “Jim” Sulzener, 86, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, June 25, 2019 in Community Hospice, Truman House, at New Philadelphia, following a period of declining health.
Born in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Dudley W. and Margaret L. Affolter Sulzener. He was a 1950 graduate of New...
Benton “Skip” Sours
Jun 23, 2019
Benton Lee “Skip” Sours II, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, June 23, 2019 in The Ohio State Medical Center at Columbus following a sudden illness.
A son of the late Benton Lee and Janice Beth (Everett) Sours, Skip was born April 14, 1956 at Dover, Ohio. He graduated from Indian Valley North High School in 1974.
One of Skip’s...
