Obituaries

Dec 7, 2018

December 7, 2018 was a joyous day in heaven as Cynthia June Bixler was welcomed into her eternal home.

Born June 22, 1942, Cynthia was a beloved daughter of Iradell W. and Charlene M. (Blauch) Bear. During the polio outbreak in the 1950’s, she developed severe Scoliosis and, at the young age of 15, following several major surgeries, was required...

Dec 6, 2018

Joanna Sharon Kaye Sellards, 24, of Newcomerstown, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Akron City Hospital from injuries that she sustained in an automobile accident.

Born June 2, 1994 in Dover, she was the daughter of James A. and Jan E. (Cargnel) Beitzel of Stone Creek.

Joanna attended Garaway High School and completed her high school education through Quaker...

Dec 6, 2018

Ronald E. Weaver, 81, of Barnhill, died Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.

Born in Roanoke, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Wilma E. Zurcher Weaver. Ronald was a United States Navy veteran, serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis aboard both the U.S.S. Moale...

Dec 6, 2018

Donald L. Garner Jr., 60, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, December 6, 2018 in Aultman Hospital at Canton, Ohio.

A son of the late Donald L. Garner Sr. and the late Phyllis Garner, Don was born April 20, 1958.

Don was a longtime employee at Marsh Industries and retired after 38 years of service. He was an avid fan of...

Dec 4, 2018

Neva Tidrick, 80, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully, December 4, 2018, in New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover following a period of declining health.

Born in Dayton, Ohio on May 29, 1938, Neva was a daughter of the late Ralph and Edna (Tirey) Shewmon and a graduate of Patterson Co-Op.

Neva loved her family. She greatly enjoyed having them around...

Dec 4, 2018

Linda M. Eaton, 76 of Dover, died Tuesday, December 04, 2018, in Hennis Care Center at Dover following a battle with lung cancer.

Born in Canton, Ohio on May 13, 1942, Linda was a daughter of the late Donald and Mary Alyce James McKinney.

Linda was a 1960 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and worked at Timken for two...

Dec 4, 2018

James Curtis Hawk, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Union Hospital in Dover.

A son of the late Albert and Christina (Ott) Hawk, Jim was born in his childhood home at Bakersville, Ohio.

Jim was the co-owner and operator of Mid-Ohio Contracting and was a 50 year member of International Operating Engineers Union Local #18.

During...

Dec 3, 2018

Benjamin Jay Wincek, 56, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 3, 2018.

A son of Robert and Ann (Miller) Wincek, Ben was born March 7, 1962 at Navarre, Ohio.

Ben was raised in Massillon and graduated from R.G. Drage Career Technical Center and later completed training to obtain his CDL permit. He would eventually move to the Bridgeport area...

Dec 3, 2018

Betty E. Robson, 88, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 3, 2018 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia following a brief illness.

Born in Monroe County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late David A. and Winnie A. Cowdrey Davis and a sister to Mildred Curtis and Dorothy Lanum. Betty was a wife to her husband, the...

Dec 2, 2018

Richard P. Barlow, 65, of Dennison, passed away in the Community Hospice Truman House on Sunday, December 2, 2018 following a Lou Gehrig’s disease diagnosis.

Born in Arcata, California on January 28, 1953, he was a son of the late Leslie R. and Marie (Kruder) Barlow.

After graduating from high school, Richard worked in the saw mills in California...

Dec 2, 2018

Brenda K. Rank, 67, of Gnadenhutten, died Sunday, December 2, 2018 in Community Hospice at New Philadelphia following a brief illness.

Born in Barnesville on December 3, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Wayne J. and Betty Anderson Stephen and a 1962 graduate of Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten. On January 29, 1972, she married her husband,...

Dec 1, 2018

Margaret Ann Ward, 88, of Dover and formerly of Carroll County, passed away peacefully at the Inn at Northwood Village in Dover on Saturday, December 1, 2018.

Born in Cleveland on January 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Maynard Hamilton and Dorothy Catherine (Robertson) Childs.

After graduating from Mentor High School, Margaret continued her formal education obtaining...

Dec 1, 2018

Nov 29, 2018

Dorothy Mae Garble, 91, of Lancaster, formerly of Gnadenhutten, died Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Crestview Rehabilitation in Lancaster following a period of declining health.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2 PM in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens with Pastor Brian Flood officiating. Arrangements are being cared for through the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory in New...

Nov 29, 2018

Gary L. Burlingame, 75, of Dover, died Thursday, November 29, 2018 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness.

Born in Massillon, Ohio on February 26, 1943, Gary was a son of the late Ernest and Lauvera Hilliard Burlingame.

Gary attended Massillon-Washington High School and honorably served his country as a member of the United States Army. On October...

Nov 28, 2018

Teddy Dewane Stone, 86, of Dover, passed away in Hennis Care Center at Dover on November 28, 2018.

Born in Mont Calm, West Virginia, on October 30, 1932, he was the son of the late Cletis Perry Stone and Myrtle A. (Bowling) Burton.

Teddy honorably served his country in the United States Marines. He also continued his education...

Nov 28, 2018

Karen Jane (Moreland) Medley, 73, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Hennis Care Center at Dover following a period of declining health.

A daughter of the late Donald T. Moreland Sr. and the late Georgia M. (Smith) Felgenhauer, Karen was born March 21, 1945 at Canton, Ohio.

Karen was a...

Nov 27, 2018

Adelaide Grace Sweaney, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, November 27, 2018 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.

A daughter of the late Phillip and Wanda (Septer) Groff, Adelaide was born January 14, 1928 at Dover, Ohio.

Adelaide graduated from Dover High School in 1946. On April 20, 1946, she married Dale E. Sweaney...

Nov 27, 2018

Kenneth W. “Kenny” Bayer, age 65 of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia died suddenly Tuesday, November 27, 2018.

Born in Union Hospital on December 9, 1952, Kenny was a son of the late Maurice and Miriam “Glee” Freshour Bayer.

Kenny was a member of Strasburg-Franklin High School’s class of 1971. As a young man, he operated his own excavating...

Nov 26, 2018

William L. “Bill” Errington, 75, of New Philadelphia, passed away, Monday, November 26, 2018 in Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness.

Born in Dennison April 14, 1943, he was the son of the late Harold L. and Virginia R. Chaney Errington and had retired from Oxford Mining where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. Bill was...