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Walter I. Stocksdale
May 2, 2011
Walter I. Stocksdale, age 90, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, May 2, 2011 at Union Hospital in Dover after a period of declining health. A lifetime resident of New Philadelphia, Walter was born July 31, 1920 to the late Ivan and Edna (Knecht) Stocksdale. He was a 1938 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and attended Western Reserve University in...
Floyd Elmer Lane
May 1, 2011
Floyd Elmer Lane, 88, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, May 01, 2011 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia following a period of declining health.A lifelong resident of the area, Floyd was born July 20, 1922 at New Philadelphia, Ohio to the late Grover C. and Susannah (Rothrock) Lane.He was a 1940 graduate of New Philadelphia School and attended Kent State...
Michael D. Brewer
Apr 30, 2011
Michael D. Brewer, 65, of Wooster and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, April 30, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late Donald and Martha (Powell) Brewer, Michael was born July 23, 1945 at Washington D.C.Michael attended high school in Washington D.C. then enlisted with the United States Air Force on March 22, 1965 serving with the...
Rose C. Pennington
Apr 29, 2011
Rose C. Pennington, 92, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, April 29, 2011 in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover.A daughter of the late Stanley and Mary (Kovic) Lopenski, Rose was born December 23, 1918 at Roswell, Ohio.Rose was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church at New Philadelphia and the Sacred Heart Senior Citizens. She was also a member...
Jeffery A. Amistadi
Apr 27, 2011
Jeffery Alan Amistadi, 27, a loving son, brother, nephew, uncle, grandson, and friend, passed away peacefully at his home in Strasburg from a health-related issue on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.Born in Aultman Hospital on April 19, 1984, he is the son of Sam and Becky (Pointer) Amistadi, Jr. of Strasburg. Jeff graduated from Strasburg High School and Buckeye Career Center...
Virginia ”ginny” Lukens
Apr 27, 2011
Virginia M. “Ginny” Lukens, age 93, of Park Village Health Care Center at Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011.A daughter of the late Chalmer C. and Alva Kern Maurer, Ginny was born at Dover Township on March 24, 1918, and was a 1937 graduate of New Philadelphia High School; where she was a member of...
Tim E. Zahner
Apr 24, 2011
Tim E. Zahner, age 38, or Zoarville, died unexpectedly in Aultman Hospital at Canton, on Sunday, April, 24, 2011.One of five sons born to the late Bob and Marilyn Lorenz Zahner, Tim and his twin brother, Todd were born at Joel Pomerene Hospital on February 23, 1973.Tim was raised on the family farm in Sugarcreek and was a 1991 graduate...
Almeta W. Zagorec
Apr 23, 2011
Almeta W. “Mickey” Zagorec, age 83, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully late Saturday afternoon, April 23, 2011, in Union Hospital at Dover with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. Born at Milltown, Indiana March 3, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. Sutton and Esther Gregory Newkirk. Mickey attended Milltown High School and relocated to New...
Marion E. Neiger
Apr 21, 2011
Marion E. Neiger, age 88 of Marion, Ohio and formerly of New Philadelphia, died early Thursday morning, April 21, 2011, in Grant Medical Center at Columbus.A son of the late Edward W. and Clara Sherrets Neiger, Marion was born at New Philadelphia on July 10, 1922. He attended New Philadelphia City Schools and entered into the United States Navy in...
Patricia Hearing
Apr 19, 2011
Patricia Hearing, age 83 of Park Village Health Care Center at Dover and formerly of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness.A daughter of the late Clyde Clinton and Treva Walker Rogers, Pat, as she was known to family and friends, was born at Akron, Ohio on October, 11, 1927. She was...
Joseph Leon Knopp
Apr 18, 2011
Joseph Leon Knopp, Jr, age 79, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover, Ohio. Joseph was born on January 14, 1932, at Akron, Ohio, where he was known to most people as Sonny Knopp. He was the son of the late Joseph Knopp, Sr. and Clara Von Guenton Knopp.Joseph served in the...
Sgt. James L. Smith
Apr 18, 2011
Sergeant James Lewis Smith, 29, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, April 18, 2011 while serving on active duty in the United States Army at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.A son of James C. Smith of New Philadelphia and Carol J. Smith of Hilliard, Ohio, James was born May 14, 1981 at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio.James graduated from Indian Valley High...
Ralph Emerson Shidaker
Apr 15, 2011
Ralph Emerson Shidaker, 81, of Dover, died Friday, April 15, 2011 in Hennis Care Center at Bolivar following a period of declining health.A son of the late Charles and Julia (Loveday) Shidaker, Ralph was born May 17, 1929 at Goshen, Ohio.Ralph attended Midvale Schools and on November 25, 1950, he married the former Faye Haney. Then on January 25, 1951,...
John Ellis Cannon
Apr 15, 2011
John Ellis Cannon, 85, of Sherrodsville and formerly of Canton, died Friday, April 15, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late Arthur and Rowena (Peterson) Cannon, John was born December 15, 1925 at New Athens, Ohio.On January 18, 1944, John married the former Jeanette Paisley in West Virginia. The couple shared 67 years of marriage prior to...
Jack Harvey Sr
Apr 14, 2011
Jack D. Harvey Sr., 83, of Beach City, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and uncle, died Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover.Jack was born on February 27, 1928 at Rhodell, West Virginia to the late Boyd and Ellen Woods Harvey. He came from a very large family of nine brothers and seven sisters along...
Robert E. Urfer
Apr 13, 2011
Robert E. Urfer, age 71, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, April 13, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover.He was retired from the New Philadelphia Fire Department and was an avid bass fisherman.Robert is survived by his wife, Wilma “Tina” Urfer; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Lori Urfer of Idaho; and a daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Jim Albright of...
Marylou Elliott
Apr 13, 2011
MaryLou Elliott, age 83, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia fell asleep in death on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, in the Hennis Care Center at Dover, Ohio.MaryLou was born in Roswell on February 3, 1928. She was the daughter of Isaac E. and Nellie (Taylor) Morrison.After attending Midvale High School, she began her career at Union Hospital as an...
Mary Emily Hall
Apr 9, 2011
A private graveside services for Mary Emily Gibbs Hall, age 93 of Irvine, California, and formerly of New Philadelphia, has been arranged.
Mrs. Hall was born April 4, 1918 here in New Philadelphia, the daughter of the late Bernard and Clara Beitzel Gibbs.
Survivors include her husband of fifty-one years, Samuel Hall of Irvine, California, and many cousins and...
Herbert H. ”herb” Ballentine
Apr 9, 2011
Herbert H. Ballentine, age 76, a lifelong servant of the Lord, died peacefully in his daughter’s home, surrounded by his loving and devoted family Saturday morning, April 9, 2011 following a courageous battle with cancer.Born in Flushing, O. on February 22, 1935, he was the son of the late Herman and Nettie (Hina) Ballentine. After graduating from New Philadelphia High...
Mary K. Williams
Apr 9, 2011
Mary Williams, age 76, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, April 9, 2011, in her home following a period of declining health.A daughter of the late Harrison and Ola Johnson West, Mary was born on September 11, 1934, at Dover Ohio and attended New Philadelphia High School.For 30 years she worked at the former Harts Family Center located on the East...
