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Ralph L. Labus
Jan 20, 2019
Ralph Lawrence Labus, 76, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
Ralph was born December 1, 1942 at Dover, Ohio to Katherine (Mutersbaugh) Athey and the late Ralph E. Labus.
Ralph attended Midvale High School before graduating from New Philadelphia High School in 1962. Then on March 29, 1965, he married the love of his life, the...
Mary Haswell
Jan 18, 2019
Mary Ann Haswell, age 96, of Strasburg, died Friday, January 18, 2019, in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover while in the care of Community Hospice.
Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia on June 17, 1922, Mary was a daughter of the late Andrew and Suzanna Matusovic Perkopa.
At the age of 14, Mary immigrated to the United States. On August 1,...
Donald Michaels
Jan 17, 2019
Donald O. Michaels, 82, of Stone Creek, passed away January 17, 2019.
Don was born in Akron, Ohio and served in the Army during the Korean War. He retired from Washington Steel in Massillon. He loved playing cards, golf, hunting, fishing and gardening but his biggest joy was his family and friends.
Donald is survived by his wife Linda of...
Mark Porter
Jan 17, 2019
Mark F. Porter, 64, of Dover, passed away peacefully in the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia on January 17, 2019.
Born in Dennison on September 13, 1954, he was the son of Clara Joann (Kilpatrick) Porter and the late Ralph Wallace Porter.
After graduating from Dover High School, Mark continued his formal education at Lincoln Tech Automotive....
Beverly Taylor
Jan 15, 2019
Beverly Joan Taylor, age 72, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in University Hospitals at Cleveland following a brief illness.
Born in Akron General Hospital on August 21, 1946, Bev was a daughter of the late Laverne and Nellie (Palmer) Meekins and was a graduate of Garfield High School in Akron.
Bev was a longtime, active, member of...
Joan Meese
Jan 12, 2019
Joan Meese, 87, of New Philadelphia, passed away January 12, 2019 in Hennis Care Center at Dover.
Born in Brightwood on November 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Eli and Mary Emma (Coventry) Meese.
Joan was a 1949 graduate of Midvale High School. She worked for numerous years with the former Warner and Swasey, ultimately retiring...
Robert J. Meyer
Jan 12, 2019
Robert J. Meyer, 79, of Dover, passed away January 12, 2019 in Park Village Healthcare Center at Dover.
Born in New Philadelphia on July 4, 1939, he was the son of the late Carl and Mary (Stringer) Meyer.
After graduating from New Philadelphia High School in 1958, Bob worked at the Union 76 Station K C Car Care. He will...
Curtis E. “Houg” Walton
Jan 12, 2019
Curtis Eugene “Houg” Walton, 88, of New Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2019 in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia.
A son of the late Henry and Gertrude (Kohler) Walton, Houg was born July 6, 1930 at Beitler, Ohio.
Houg attended Tuscarawas Schools and later he enlisted with the United States Army serving from 1948 to 1952....
Marjorie Harstine
Jan 11, 2019
Marjorie E. Harstine, 84, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 11, 2019 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following a brief illness.
Born in Dover Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank L. and Mary Margaret Cairns Harstine. Marjorie had graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Nursing and had spent...
Rancie A. Titley
Jan 10, 2019
Rancie A. Titley, 78, of Bowerston, passed away peacefully in the Community Hospice Truman House on Thursday, January 10, 2019 surrounded by her family, following complications of a stroke.
Born in her parents’ cabin in Hilham, Tennessee on November 19, 1940, Rancie was the daughter of the late Rancy and Vonda I. (Benson) Bilbrey.
After graduating from Dayton Stivers High...
Wavie Smith
Jan 8, 2019
Wavie Dianne Smith, 71, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover.
Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Pearl Sloane Smith and had previously worked as a nannie.
Surviving are a daughter and her fiancé, Sherie A. Snell and Curtis Taggart of New Philadelphia; sisters, Cathy...
Stella Stutler
Jan 8, 2019
Stella Mae Stutler, 73, of Tuscarawas, went home to be with the Lord on January 8, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover following a recent illness.
A daughter of the late Henry Earl and June (Tompkins) Roach, Stella was born December 25, 1945 at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Stella graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1964. Then on December 31,...
Mary “Helen” Quillen
Jan 6, 2019
Mary “Helen” Quillen, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2019 in New Dawn Health and Rehabilitation Center at Dover following a period of declining health.
Born in Sylacauga, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Jerrell J. and Emma Tidwell McCarty. She had worked as a sales clerk for various area retail establishments and was a...
Richard “Dick” Needles
Jan 5, 2019
Richard L. “Dick” Needles, age 91, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, January 05, 2019, in his residence.
Born in Columbus, Ohio on September 21, 1927, Dick was a son of the late Glenn and Winifred Marlowe Needles.
At a young age, Dick enlisted into the United States Army. He later re-enlisted in the United States Navy and then transferred...
Ramona F. Erwin
Jan 4, 2019
Ramona F. Erwin, 90, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover.
Born in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Edward B. and Elizabeth A. McKnight Reese and a 1946 graduate of Midvale High School in Midvale. Ramona had retired from the former I.F. Manufacturing in New Philadelphia...
Donnie Sites
Jan 4, 2019
Donnie R. Sites, 58, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 in Union Hospital at Dover following a one-year battle with cancer.
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Donald and Gloria Barrick Sites and had worked in construction for a number of area companies prior to his illness.
He is survived by...
Exe Watson
Jan 1, 2019
Exe Lane Watson, 70, of Senecaville, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio.
A daughter of the late Phillip R. Simmons Sr. and the late Mary Theresa (Meechan) Simmons, Exe was born December 1, 1948 at Dover, Ohio.
Exe graduated from Tuscarawas-Warwick High School in 1967...
Vera Myers
Jan 1, 2019
Vera Rose Myers, age 100, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, died Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
Born on February 22, 1918, Vera was born at Sand Coulee, Montana a daughter of the late James F. and Josephine Downing DeBois.
Following her graduation from high school, Vera furthered her education at Meredith Business College. On July 18, 1942, she married...
Wendy S. (Smitley) Collinsworth
Dec 29, 2018
Wendy S. (Smitley) Collinsworth, age 63, of Elida, Ohio died Saturday, December 29, 2018, in The Ohio State University Medical Center at Columbus following a hard-fought illness.
Born on June 18, 1955, in Union Hospital at Dover, Wendy was a daughter of Harriet “Mama” Smitley-Kuhn of Dover and the late David J. Smitley.
Wendy was a 1973 graduate of New...
Nancy Gibb
Dec 28, 2018
Nancy J. Gibb, 73, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 in the Community Hospice Truman House.
Born in Canton on December 17, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Betty (Richardson) Evans.
After graduating from the former Glenwood High School in Canton, she worked for more than 25 years at Ranger Trucking and...
