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Williaree Hairston
Aug 11, 2006
Williaree Hairston, age 89, of Dover, died August 11, 2006, at Country Club Retirement Center.Williaree was born on October 6, 1916, in Rock Springs, Georgia; she was the daughter of the late John and Lucinda Hogens Tate. Williaree was a member and deaconess of the First Baptist Church at Dover, where she was also involved in the missionary society. She...
Laverne J. Gnagy
Aug 11, 2006
Laverne J. Gnagy, 91, of Uhrichsville and formerly of Freeport, died Friday, August 11, 2006 in Beacon Pointe Rehab Center at Uhrichsville.A son of the late Charles and Iva Maude (Stewart) Gnagy, Laverne was born May 28, 1915 in Norman, Oklahoma.He was retired from Wagner Construction in Navarre where he worked as a heavy equipment operator. Laverne was an avid...
David L. Stein
Aug 11, 2006
Master Carpenter, David L. Stein, 67, a longtime resident of Tuscarawas County departed on Friday, August 11, 2006 for the Kingdom of Heaven embraced in love and encircled by his family. He left his family and friends behind after a year long battle with cancer to supervise what family members believe “must be a massive construction project in heaven”.Born August...
Peggy J. Lorenz
Aug 10, 2006
Peggy J. Lorenz, 74, of Newcomerstown died Thursday, August, 10, 2006, in her home following a brief illness.Peggy was born April 28, 1932, in Uhrichsville to her parents, James Orloff “Mac” McMillin and Ruth Estella Downs. She was a graduate of Stone Creek High School.Peggy was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ in Stone Creek and was...
Josephine Pasquinelli
Aug 9, 2006
Josephine Pasquinelli, age 99, of Beacon Pointe Center at Uhrichsville, and a longtime resident of Wainwright, died Wednesday afternoon following an extended illness.The last surviving of sixteen siblings, Josephine was born March 19, 1907 in Angera, Italy, to the late Stefano and Marie Banchi Vesco. Remembered as the consummate homemaker, Josephine married Angelo Pasquinelli on October 18, 1924. The pair...
Donald Wayne Dunfee
Aug 9, 2006
Donald Wayne “Don” Dunfee, 55, of Dover, died Wednesday, August 9, 2006, following an unexpected illness.A son of Edna Kendle Dunfee and the late Sam Dunfee, Jr., Don was born July 19, 1951, in Dover. He was a 1969 graduate of Dover High School, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, in New Philadelphia, where he had formerly...
Ralph Hilliard
Aug 4, 2006
Ralph “Pete” Hilliard, 78, who was devoted to the village of Midvale, students and athletes of Indian Valley North and Midvale, and to his top priority, his family, passed away Friday, August 4, 2006, at his home after a long illness.He was born October 16, 1927, at Uhrichsville to the late Millard and Illda Watkins Hilliard. On August 27, 1955,...
Jerry Jay Menges
Aug 4, 2006
No PhotoJerry Jay Menges, 45, of Dover, died Friday morning, August 4, 2006 at Affinity Medical Center, Massillon Campus.Jerry was born in Dover on November 23, 1960. He was raised in Zoarville and enjoyed his time as a high school football player at Tusky Valley. After completing his high school education, he began his professional career working numerous years at...
Hazel Oneida Alexander
Aug 1, 2006
Hazel Oneida Alexander, 89, of Dover, died Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at County Club Retirement Center in Dover.Born May 22, 1917, in Riverside, Tennessee, Oneida was the youngest child of Edward and Ada Staggs Craig. She was a 1936 graduate of Dover High School and attended Canton Actual Business College.On August 19, 1939, she married Robert D. Alexander and in...
Margaret C. Sanford
Jul 30, 2006
Margaret Catherine Ackerman Sanford, 95, of Stonecreek, died July 30, 2006, at New Dawn Retirement Community. Margaret was born on October 29, 1910, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to the late Caroline Kuhn and G. Fred Ackerman. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1928 and attended Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Kent State University, and The Ohio State University. Margaret taught...
Susan Olga Moore
Jul 30, 2006
Susan (Susie) Olga Moore, 91, of Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center in New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord Sunday July 30 2006.Daughter of the late Michael and Susan (Smith) Plahtinsky, Susie was born March 21, 1915, in Goshen, Ohio and a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia.Susie attended First Assembly of God Church of New Philadelphia and was a former...
Charles L. Ervin
Jul 28, 2006
Charles L. Ervin, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, July 28, 2006 in Union Hospital at Dover.A son of the late William and Vera (DeVall) Ervin, Charles was born July 28, 1921 in Tiro, Ohio.He was a graduate of New Washington High School and a graduate of Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. Charles was a veteran of the United States...
Charles J. Rose
Jul 26, 2006
Charles “Chuck” J. Rose and also known as “Chink”, 38, of Uhrichsville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 26, 2006, in Twin City Hospital at Dennison.A son of Beverly Ann (Halsey) Rose and the late Charles Basil Rose, Chuck was born August 3, 1967 at Dennison, OhioChuck was an avid sportsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and watching...
Shaylynn Nicole Kerr
Jul 26, 2006
Shaylynn Nicole Kerr died at birth in Union Hospital on July 26, 2006. Shaylynn was born to her parents Destinee Jean DeMattio and Brian Jacob Kerr. She is survived by her grandparents, Jennifer and Duane Little of Port Washington, Rick and Patricia Kerr of Russell Springs, Kentucky, and Robert and Tracey DeMattio; aunts and uncles, Derek, Dustin, Jeremy, Bobbi (Allen)...
Kevin Ray Weber
Jul 25, 2006
Kevin Ray Weber, 50, of Columbus, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006, in Mercy Medical Center at Canton from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 8th near his parent’s home.A son of John and Mary Ann (Haas) Weber of Dover, he was born October 18, 1955 in Dover, Ohio.Kevin was a 1974 graduate of Dover High School and...
Paul L. Walencik
Jul 24, 2006
Paul L. Walencik, 44, of Sherrodsville, died Sunday, July 23, 2006 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness.A son of the late Paul and Norma (Thompson) Walencik, Paul was born March 22, 1962 in Pontiac, Michigan.He was a 1980 graduate of Pontiac Northern High School in Michigan. Paul was a talented landscaper. He worked for Gooding’s Nursery for...
Sandra L. Horsfall
Jul 24, 2006
Sandra L. Horsfall, a loving mother, caring grandmother, best friend to her sisters, an angel of a daughter to her parents, and a gracious caregiver to many in her community, entered her heavenly reward late Monday afternoon, July 24, 2006, following a lengthy illness and courageous struggle with cancer. Born at Dover, February 19, 1952, Sandra was a daughter of...
Kenneth Porter Norman
Jul 15, 2006
Kenneth Porter Norman, 94, of New Philadelphia, died July 15, 2006 at Park Village Health Care Center, in Dover.Kenneth was born on January 22, 1912 in Scio, Ohio He was a graduate of Dennison High School and went on to serve in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He worked for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration...
Judith Louise Hawthorne
Jul 15, 2006
Judith “Judy” Louise Hawthorne, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 15, 2006 at her residence after a nine year battle with cancer.A daughter of Doris (Wilkenson) Trueblood and the late Raymond Vierheller, Judy was born March 6, 1943 in Dennison, Ohio.She was employed by Odd Lots and prior to that, she had worked at the former Rinks store. Judy...
Donald F. Heck
Jul 13, 2006
Donald F. Heck, 78, of Dover went to be with the Lord on Thursday July 13, 2006 at his home with his family by his side.A son of the late Warren and Olive (Frazier) Heck, Donald was born September, 15, 1927 in Gnadenhutten, Ohio.He was a veteran of the United States Army and he had also served in the Merchant...
