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Anne C. Shanabrook
Feb 6, 2005
Anne C. Shanabrook, 82, of Hennis Care Center of Dover, passed away Sunday morning, February 6, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born March 7, 1922 in New Philadelphia, Anne was a daughter of the late Charles Hurney and Della Bertha (Maurer) Haupert.After graduating from New Philadelphia High School in 1940, she worked for the state highway department as a bookkeeper....
James A. Cottrell
Feb 6, 2005
James A. Cottrell, 47, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, February 6, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A son of Brooks Cottrell and the late Bessie (Frame) Cottrell, James was born March 21, 1957 in Canton. He was a 1976 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School and was employed at The Hoover Company in Canton for 26 years.James was a member...
Neil Edward Fitch
Feb 5, 2005
Neil Edward “Ed” Fitch, 61, New Philadelphia, died Saturday morning, February 5, 2005, at his home, surrounded by his family.Born in Canton, Ohio, on August 31, 1943, he was a son of the late George L. and Hazel (Biller) Fitch, and was a l961 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.Ed is survived by his daughters, Kimberlee (Brad) Fisher of New...
Marjorie Ellwood
Feb 4, 2005
Marjorie Ellwood, age 78, of May Valley, New Philadelphia, died Friday, February 4, 2005, in Union Hospital at Dover. Mrs. Ellwood had been a resident of New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover since November, 2004.Born September 20, 1926 in Goshen, she was a daughter of the late Charles Daniel and Elizabeth Bertha Carlisle Snyder. One of eight children in...
Raymond Varalli
Feb 2, 2005
Raymond Varalli, 84, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 2, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover from complications following hip surgery.A leap-year baby, Ray was born in Roswell, Ohio on February 29, 1920 to the late Secondo and Cecelia Bartoglio Varalli. He was a graduate of the former Midvale High School.On September 5, 1941, he married Helen Ball...
Barbara J. Burton
Feb 1, 2005
Barbara J. Burton, 62, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 1, 2005, in her home.Born May 19, 1942, in Schoenbrunn, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Mark Ashberry Page and Margaret “Peggy” Lucille Page Todd, and was a 1960 graduate of the former Midvale High School.Barbara was known to many in the community for her work at the...
Sara L. Polen
Jan 31, 2005
Sara L. Polen, age 89, of Country Club Campus at Dover, died Monday morning, January 31, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover.Born on Independence Day, 1915, in New Manchester, formerly Pughtown, West Virginia, Sara was the last surviving daughter of the late John Henderson and Maude Stewart Mayhew. Sara graduated from Chester High School in the early 1930’s and embarked...
Felix L Reed
Jan 29, 2005
Felix L Reed, 85, of Dover, died Saturday, January 29, 2005, at Hennis Care Centre in Dover.A son of the late Lawrence and Lurlia Angeline (Prater) Reed, Felix was born April 8, 1919 in Coffee County, Tennessee.He was a member of the Church of Christ that meets on Commercial Avenue, SW in New Philadelphia. He enjoyed fishing and golfing and...
Wilhelmina A. Mutti
Jan 27, 2005
Wilhelmina A. Mutti, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.A daughter of Elizabeth (Yegher) Toth and the late John E. Toth, Wilhelmina was born July 6, 1937 in, New Philadelphia, Ohio.She was a 1955 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in New Philadelphia. She...
Mary Maxine Brown
Jan 25, 2005
M. Maxine Brown, 90, of Dover, formerly of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday January 25, 2005 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover where she had resided for the past seven years.A daughter of the late Benjamin E. and Josephine Keffer Brady, Maxine was born November 3, 1914, in Goshen twp., O.She attended school at the Schoenbrunn Valley School House. Maxine...
Mary Angela Ciereszewski
Jan 25, 2005
Mary Angela (Checca) Ciereszewski, 78, of Dover, died Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at her home.She was born April 10, 1926 in Martins Ferry, Ohio.Mary enjoyed sports and was an avid reader and gardener.She is survived by her husband, John Ciereszewski, whom she married June 1, 1946 in Tiltonsville, Ohio; one son, Darrel (Susie) Ciereszewski of New Philadelphia; four grandchildren, Adam...
Keith J. Garabrandt
Jan 22, 2005
Keith Garabrandt, 68, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2005, at his home.Born in Dover on June 21, 1936, Keith was a son of the late John W. and Vera (Junkins) Garabrandt, and was a 1954 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.Following his graduation, he entered the United States Air Force where he was trained as an auto mechanic.Keith is...
Burdell E. Weber
Jan 22, 2005
Burdell E. Weber, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 22, 2005. It was his 68th birthday.A descendant of the Zoarites, Burdell was the youngest of six sons born in Zoar to the late William and Margaret (Ruegg) Weber. He attended the Zoar School.In 1956, he married the former Janice Roth, with whom he had shared 48 years of marriage....
James David Gibson
Jan 22, 2005
James David Gibson, age 76, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday morning at Wade Park Veteran’s Hospital in Cleveland following a lengthy illness. Born in New Philadelphia, March 14, 1928, he was a son of the late Beyer and Helen (Schlafly) Gibson. Jim attended New Philadelphia High School before joining the Timken Company. In 1949, he joined the United States Air...
Jerry Lukens
Jan 21, 2005
Well-known area jeweler, Gerald “Jerry” Lukens, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 21, 2005, at his home surrounded by his family and many of the friends who loved him. He had fought a valiant struggle against pancreatic cancer for the past two years.Owner and operator of the former Diamond Shop in downtown New Philadelphia, he...
Roy Dale Smith
Jan 21, 2005
Roy Dale Smith, age 71 of Castle Nursing Home at Millersburg, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday morning, January 21, 2005 in Aultman Hospital at Canton.Born September 18, 1933 in Uhrichsville, Roy was a son of the late Herman and Bessie Keith Smith. Roy is survived by a sister; Shirley Harlow, of New Philadelphia, and two brothers; Robert VanDyne of...
Willard Blaine Rainsberg
Jan 18, 2005
Willard Blaine Rainsberg, 61, of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday, January 18, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover. A son of the late John C. and Edna Marjorie (Rennicker) Rainsberg, Willard was born October 17, 1943 in Dover.He was a 1961 graduate of Tuscarawas High School. On June 19, 1966, Willard married the former Linda Wolff in Uhrichsville. He retired from OIS...
Deborah A. Conklin
Jan 17, 2005
Deborah A. Conklin, 45, of Dover, died Monday, January 17, 2005, at her home.A daughter of Jack L. and F. Darlene Hidey Wolfe, Sr., Deborah was born on October 20, 1959, in Dover, Ohio. She attended Indian Valley North High School and Buckeye Joint Vocational School and was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School.She was an employee of both...
Edyth B. Ashcraft
Jan 16, 2005
Edyth B. Ashcraft, 91, a long time resident of Dover, died Sunday, January 16, 2005, at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover.A daughter of the late George O. and Anna M. Spellman Poland, Edyth was born September 6, 1913, in Uhrichsville, O.She graduated from the Newark College of Commerce and had formerly worked as a clerk for the city...
Charlene R. Nealey
Jan 14, 2005
Charlene R. Nealey, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, January 14, 2005 at her home.A daughter of the late Willard and Virginia (Gill) Musick, Charlene was born February 12, 1946 in Canton, Ohio.Charlene had a passion for life in which she lived her life to the fullest. She cherished her family are friends. She also enjoyed singing.She is survived by...
