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William Somers
Mar 28, 2007
William Somers, 67, of Strasburg, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in the Cleveland Clinic.A son of the late Mitchell and Martha White Somers, William was born on July 23, 1939 in Springfield, Ohio. In 1957, William graduated from Springfield High School. He then attended Ohio State University and Wittenberg university. William worked as a purchasing agent for Piedmont Gas until...
Thomas Lee Meese
Mar 27, 2007
Thomas Lee Meese, age 59, of Naples, Florida, and formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born January 29, 1948, at Dover, he was a son of Ruth M. Thomas Meese, who resides at Dover, and the late Millard F. Meese. Tom was a veteran of the United States Army,...
Harold John Haag
Mar 27, 2007
Harold John Haag, Jr., 70, of New Philadelphia, died March 27, 2007, at his residence.A son of the late Harold Sr. and Viola Eagan Haag, Harold was born on October 8, 1936, in Massillon, Ohio. In 1954, Harold graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio. Upon graduation, Harold entered the U.S. Army and served for four years. He was...
William J. Drumm
Mar 24, 2007
William J. Drumm, 79, of Wooster and formerly of Gnadenhutten and Hamilton, Ohio, died Saturday, March 24, 2007 in Westview Manor Nursing Home at Wooster.A son of the late L. Victor and Edith J. (Gutensohn) Drumm, William was born July 1, 1927 in Gnadenhutten, Ohio.He was a 1945 graduate of Gnadenhutten High School and attended The Ohio State University and...
Kenneth Hugh Diehl
Mar 24, 2007
Kenneth Hugh ” Big D” Diehl, age 72, of New Philadelphia, died late Saturday evening, March 24, 2007, in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Mr. Diehl was born at Dover, October 20, 1934, a son of the late Hugh Jessey Diehl and his wife Daphna Harbaugh Diehl.Mr. Diehl attended school at Dover before embarking on a career with Greer Steel that...
Donald Fritz Korns
Mar 23, 2007
Donald “Fritz” Korns, 75, of Dover, died Friday, March 23, 2007, in Hennis Care Centre at Dover.A son of the late William and Lydia Davis Korns, Fritz was born on March 12, 1932 in New Philadelphia. Fritz was a veteran and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. On June 29, 1958, Fritz married Barbara Ann Berndt in...
Leonard Dean Pounds
Mar 15, 2007
Leonard Dean Pounds, age 74, of Dennsion, and formerly of Uhrichsville, died peacefully late Thursday evening, March 15, 2007, in Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center. Born at Dennison, December 11, 1932, he was a son of the late John F. and Pauline Hicks Pounds and his stepmother, Mildred Pounds, who resides at Uhrichsville. Better known as Dean to his family and...
David E. Krocker
Mar 12, 2007
David E. Krocker, known to many as Big Dave and Papa Dave, died Monday, March 12, 2007 at Union Hospital in Dover at the age of 64.Born August 9, 1942 at his family home in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late John Krocker and Marcella (Fairman) Krocker Gintz.After completing his formal education at Sacred Heart and New...
Donald L. Jones
Mar 12, 2007
Donald L. Jones, 55, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Monday, March 12, 2007 while at work.A son of the late John Jones and the late Elizabeth (Gross) Chatt, Don was born May 2, 1951 at Dennison, Ohio.Don was employed by Commercial Honing at Dover where he had worked as a machinist for the last 12 years. Prior to that, he...
Betty Eileen Smitley
Mar 11, 2007
Betty Eileen Smitley, 77, of Mineral City, died early Sunday morning, March 11, 2007, in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia.A daughter of the late Samuel and Ina Hundall McNutt, Betty was born on May 27, 1929, in Mineral City, Ohio. Betty attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was known as a caretaker and baker.In addition to her parents,...
Virginia Alene Vaughn Pickering
Mar 11, 2007
Virginia “Jeanie” Alene Vaughn Pickering, 66, of Cambridge, died March 11, 2007 in the James Cancer Center at Columbus, Ohio with her family by her side.A daughter of the late Courtney and Vella Young Vaughn, Jeanie was born on September 30, 1940, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1958, Jeanie graduated from Stone Creek High School. Jeanie loved antiques and was a...
Albert J. Huyghe
Mar 10, 2007
Albert J. Huyghe, Jr., 81, of Uhrichsville, died Saturday, March 10, 2007 in Union Hospital following a brief illness.A son of the late Albert Huyghe, Sr. and the late Rosa (DeVaux) Huyghe, Albert was born September 12, 1925 at Irondale, Ohio.Albert graduated from Toronto High School in 1943 and on August 29, 1947, he married the love of his life,...
Ora Jean Peterson
Mar 8, 2007
Ora Jean Peterson, 72, of Walnut Hills and formerly of Wooster, died Thursday, March 8, 2007 in Walnut Hills Nursing Home following an extended illness.A daughter of the late Jacob and Lorena (Friel) Shinaberry, Ora Jean was born January 28, 1935 at Uhrichsville, OH.Ora Jean retired from Wooster Community Hospital in 1986 where she worked in the housekeeping department.She is...
Lester Earl Cole
Mar 5, 2007
Lester Earl Cole, age 88, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in Union Hospital at Dover, Monday afternoon, March 5, 2007. Born at Uhrichsville August 5, 1918, Les was a son of the late William and Ethel Davis Cole. The family moved to Dover while Les was a little boy, and he graduated high school from there in 1936. Les was...
Rockwell Smith Brank
Mar 4, 2007
Rockwell Smith Brank, age 89, of Wainwright, died early Sunday morning, March 4, 2007 in the Ohio State University Medical Center. Brank, widely known for his oil-on-canvas paintings depicting maritime and coastal scenes, was born December 19, 1917, at Summit, New Jersey, to the late Rockwell Smith Brank, and his wife, Virginia Roberts Cox Brank. Rocky’s family includes his wife...
John Hugh Reed
Mar 3, 2007
John (Jack) Hugh Reed, age 75, of Dover, died peacefully Saturday morning, March 3, 2007 in Autumnwood Nursing Home at Rittman following a six month battle with cancer. Jack was born at Minerva, April 12, 1931, a son of the late Hugh and Cleo Morkel Reed. After attending Minerva High School, he entered the United States Army. Upon his discharge,...
Laura M. Corpman
Mar 3, 2007
Laura M. Corpman, 92, of New Philadelphia passed away March 3, 2007 at Amberwood Manor surrounded by her loving and caring extended family. She had been a resident there for 7 years.Born June 10, 1914 in Warwick Township, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Emma Metzger Corpman. After completing high school, Laura joined the workforce most...
William A. Gerber
Mar 2, 2007
William A. Gerber, 70, of Dover, died Friday morning, March 2, 2007, in Hennis Care Centre at Dover.A son of the late Andrew A. and Mary E. (Bartholomew) Gerber, William was born on January 18, 1937, in Dover, Ohio. After completing his high school education at Dover High School, and graduating from Bolivar High School, he honorably served our country...
Martin P. Finnegan
Mar 1, 2007
Martin P. Finnegan, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday evening, March 1, 2007, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.A son of the late John J. and Amy Finnegan, Martin was born on January 31, 1926 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Martin retired from the Social Security Administration after forty-one years of service. He was a member of the New Philadelphia...
Betty R. Varner
Feb 27, 2007
Betty R. Varner, 73, of Country Club Retirement Campus at Dover, died February 27, 2007 following an extended illness.A daughter of the late Arlie and Icie (Gibson) Hall, Betty was born April 30, 1933 in Fairmont, West Virginia.Betty, who was a member of Baptist Temple Church at Fairmont, is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, John C. Varner....
