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Ernest Charles Riker
Jun 20, 2005
Ernest Charles Riker, 67, of Tuscarawas, died Monday, June 20, 2005 at his home following a lengthy illness.A son of Elizabeth Betty (Farkas) Riker and the late Ernest W. Riker, Ernest was born September 27, 1937 in New Philadelphia.Ernest was a student at St. Fidelis College and Seminary in Herman, Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA in Philosophy in 1959....
Anna Fulmer
Jun 19, 2005
Anna (Ritz) Fulmer, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Amberwood Manor in New Philadelphia following a lengthy illness.A daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Brilla) Ritz, Anna was born March 25, 1915 in Boardman, Ohio.She attended Dover Public Schools. She retired from the packing department at Zimmer Patient Care in Dover and was formerly employed...
Julia Miller
Jun 18, 2005
Julia (Maier) Miller, 98, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, June18, 2005 at Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover.A daughter of the late Julius E. and Lena (Scheu) Maier, Julia was born April 16, 1907, in New Philadelphia.She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1925 and Tuscarawas County Normal School in 1926. She also attended the University of Wisconsin in...
Esther Elizabeth Fishel
Jun 17, 2005
Esther Elizabeth (Endres) Fishel, 90, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday, June 17, 2005 at the home of her daughter.A daughter of the late John G. and Rebecca A. (Snellenberger) Endres, Esther was born July 9, 1914 in New Philadelphia.She attended St. Joseph High School and was also employed as a clerk at the Endres Floral Company.However,...
A. June Burkholder
Jun 15, 2005
A. June Burkholder, age 81, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, June 15, 2005 in Amberwood Residence at New Philadelphia. Born at Ragersville, June 23, 1923, she was the last surviving daughter of the late Simon and Clara Lentz Wasem.June was a devoted member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church at New Philadelphia where she was known as “The...
Dale Jay Powell
Jun 15, 2005
Dale Jay Powell, age 36, of Dover, passed away peacefully at his residence on June 15, 2005.The son of Patricia Powell and the late Dale J. Powell of Dover, Jay was born on August 22, 1968 in Canton, O.Jay was a 1987 graduate of Dover High School and was employed by Dunham Sports of New Philadelphia. He belonged to the...
Vivian Mae Watkins
Jun 15, 2005
Vivian Mae Watkins, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed from this life on Wednesday evening, June 15, 2005, at Hennis Care Center in Dover, Ohio, where she had been a patient for a short time.She was born in Belle Valley, Ohio, on August 5, 1915, to Clarence Mitchum Watson and Cleo Ethel McCune Watson, but spent most of her life in...
Jane M. Russell
Jun 14, 2005
Jane M. Russell, 86, of Columbus and formerly of Brightwood, died Tuesday June 14, 2005, at the home of her daughter in Columbus.Born December 5, 1918 in Roswell to the late Jesse and Winifred (Day) McIntire, Jane was a life-long resident of Tuscarawas County. She graduated in 1936 from Midvale High School and married the late Delbert E. Russell in...
Richard R. Scott
Jun 13, 2005
Richard R. Scott, 77, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia.A son of the late Roy E. and Bessie B. (Byers) Scott, Richard was born May 9, 1928 in New Philadelphia.He was a 1947 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He retired from the Akron Beacon Journal after 23 years of...
Jean Evelyn Mossor
Jun 12, 2005
Jean Evelyn (Monigold) Mossor, age 72 of Midvale, went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, June 12, 2005, while surrounded by her loving family.Born at Steubenville, Ohio, April 14, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Atkinson and Evelyn Bessie Rawson Monigold. She graduated from the former Jefferson Union High School and married her former classmate...
Joyce Ann Gowins
Jun 9, 2005
Joyce Ann (Cook) Gowins, 66, of New Philadelphia, died June 9, 2005 at Park Village Nursing Home following an extended debilitating illness.Born November 17, 1938 in Waddy, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Bertha Mae (Tatum) Cook, Sr. Joyce was raised on the farm near Waddy and lived there with her brother, the late Ralph Cook,...
Margaret A. Weaver
Jun 8, 2005
Margaret Ann Boich Weaver, 84, of 238 Ohio Ave., NW, New Philadelphia, was called home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 7:49 AM, surrounded by her loving family, following a very courageous battle with cancer. Born September 12, 1920 in Fairpoint, Ohio, Margaret was the daughter of the late Melvin George “Mike” Boich and Mary...
Sara C. Mizer
Jun 8, 2005
Sara Catherine Mizer, 80, of New Philadelphia, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, June 8, 2005, at the Cleveland Clinic.Born August 14, 1924 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, Sara was the daughter of the late Eugene W. and Thelma (Lehman) Sulzener.After graduating from Stone Creek High School, Sara began her life with her husband, Gilbert A. Mizer, whom she married on June 20,...
Martha L. Harbaugh
Jun 6, 2005
Martha L. Harbaugh, age 84, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully Monday afternoon, June 6, 2005, in Union Hospital at Dover. Born on New Year’s Day 1921, in Holmes County, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elva Balder Hostetler.Martha was a member of the First Church of the Brethren at New Philadelphia.She will be remembered by her family...
Betty Jane Justice
Jun 6, 2005
Betty Jane Justice, age 82, a lifelong resident of the New Philadelphia area, died peacefully early Monday morning, June 6, 2005, in Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. Born in the Baltzey Valley near New Philadelphia, October 27, 1922, she was the last surviving child of the late Ralph and Myrtle Mae Holbein Lute. Betty retired from her work at...
Roy Dwight Gordon
Jun 3, 2005
Roy D. Gordon, of New Philadelphia, died June 3, 2005, at Union Hospital in Dover.Roy was a lifelong resident of Tuscarawas County. He was born on June 8, 1927, to the late Edward and Cora Shonk Gordon. After completing 11th grade at Dover High School, Roy was called to honorably serve his country in the United States Army Air Corps...
Mary Lucille Harding
Jun 2, 2005
Mary Lucille Harding, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A daughter of the late Jasper and Jennie Booth Little, she was born December 8, 1911 in Guernsey County when William Howard Taft of Ohio was President of the United States.She was a graduate of Dellroy High School, class of 1928, and married her...
Grant Richard Hagloch
Jun 2, 2005
Grant Richard Hagloch, 63, died peacefully in his sleep on June 2, 2005. A devoted friend, son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, he will be missed by sons, Charles (Tammy) and Thomas (Jennifer), both of New Philadelphia; grandsons, Corey, Codey and Andrew; brothers, Gregor (Gloria), of Canton and Joseph (Susan), of Dover; father, Henry I. Hagloch of Dover; and mother,...
Allen Cyril Packer
Jun 2, 2005
Allen Cyril Packer, 96, of New Philadelphia, and recently of New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover, died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Union Hospital in Dover.A son of the late A.E. and Julia (Carpenter) Packer, Cy was born April 24, 1909 in New Philadelphia.He graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1927 and 1929 and then attended the Ohio State...
Wanda L. Shahan
May 28, 2005
Wanda L. Shahan, age 65, died late Saturday evening, May 28, 2005, in Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia. Born at Sherrodsville, July 17, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Gladys McCartney Fish.Wanda was a homemaker for most of her life. She enjoyed collecting replicas of Lighthouses. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
