Obituaries

Dec 4, 2002

Dorothy Kent, age 82, of 910 West Main St., Sugarcreek, died Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at Union Hospital in Dover.Born January 1, 1920, in Bolivar, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Ethel Manuel Lenhart. She was a retired worker from the Amish Flea Market, a member of the Sugarcreek United Methodist Church, and the Lioness of Sugarcreek....

Dec 3, 2002

Walter Louis “Walt” Lautenschleger, 48, of 5001 Valley Dr. SW, Lot 22, Navarre, left his earthly home for his heavenly home Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in Mercy Medical Center at Canton.Born Dec. 28, 1953, in Dover, he was a son of the late Harold E. and Margaret Evelyn Deibel Yackey Lautenschleger. He was a dietary food service worker at the...

Dec 2, 2002

ADRIEN DENZER, 73, of Stone Creek, died in his home on Monday, December 2, 2002. He was born May 15, 1929 at Stone Creek to the late Russell D. and Helen D. Schupp Denzer. Mr. Denzer owned and operated Denzer Trucking from 1947 to 1987. During the Korean War, he served honorably with the U. S. Army. He is survived...

Dec 2, 2002

Harold R. Trachsel, 80, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Monday, December 02, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.Born in Ragersville, he was the son of the late Louis and Dona Persinger Trachsel. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served aboard the U.S.S. Moosehead during W.W.II and had worked for the former Gundy Construction as a carpenter. Harold was a...

Dec 1, 2002

Sara Lynn Kugler, 4 months, died Sunday, December 1, 2002, at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Akron.She was born July 31, 2002, in Canton Ohio, and was the infant daughter of Erik Jason Kugler and Bobbie Jo Eichel, both of New Philadelphia.In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Tyler Alan Eichel of the home, maternal grandparents,...

Nov 30, 2002

Mary M. Dearth, 78 of Perrysburg, O, formerly of Dover, died peacefully Saturday, November 30, 2002 in St. Luke’s Hospital at Toledo, O. Born March 31, 1924 in Nashville, TN, she was a daughter of the late Mary King and Hugh Waddel Miller. Mary was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her family. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...

Nov 30, 2002

Katherine C. Iberg, 98, formerly of Sugarcreek and a resident of Walnut Hills Nursing Home at Walnut Hills Nursing Home at Walnut Creek since 1988, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, in the nursing home.Born May 2, 1904, in Charm, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Sarah Emig Reidenbach.She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter’s...

Nov 26, 2002

Mary Lou Starinieri, 72, of Dover, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, following a brief illness.Born in Akron, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Ciori Crano. Mary Lou was employed as Chief Deputy with the Tuscarawas County Recorder’s Office in New Philadelphia and was a member of Sacred Heart Church in...

Nov 24, 2002

ALVERNA M. THOMAS, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, November 24, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a brief illness. She was born in New Philadelphia to the late Herman A. and Nina Wise Wade. During World War II, Alverna served honorably with the W. A. C. Along with her husband, Floyd E. “Whimpy” Thomas, she was a member...

Nov 23, 2002

Nov 19, 2002

Paul M. Roth, 78, of Uhrichsville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a brief illness and surgery.Born May 27, 1924, he was the son of the late George C. and Blanche Marie Myers Roth. Paul was a 1942 graduate of Uhrichsville High School, and he then attended Canton-Actual...

Nov 18, 2002

John Trieste Logan, 36, of Uhrichsville, formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away Monday, November 18, 2002, in his home. Born May 27, 1966 in Cleveland, he was a son of Maryann Noe. John was a 1984 graduate of Cambridge High School. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1986 to 1989. He was also a member of the...

Nov 17, 2002

James V. Grasselli, 80, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday, November 17, 2002, at Country Club Retirement Assisted Living Center in Dover. Born July 18, 1922, in Dover, he was the son of the late Santi and Ruby Dotts Grasselli. He honorably serviced his country for fifteen years with the US Army during WWII in the European...

Nov 17, 2002

Theresa L. Battershell, 96, of Dover, Ohio, died Sunday, November 17, 2002. Born in New Cumberland, Ohio, on August 26, 1906 she was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School and after her marriage in 1930, had lived most of her life in New Philadelphia, Ohio.One of her passions was sharing her love of music with family and friends. Her...

Nov 17, 2002

Chris Renee Rader, infant daughter of Steve and Wendy Rader of Baltic, died Sunday, November 17, 2002 at the Pomerene Memorial Hospital in Millersburg shortly after her birth.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Sylvester and Patricia Mizer, and paternal grandparents, Don and Ada Murray and Samuel and Rose Rader.

She was preceded in...

Nov 17, 2002

David E. See, 55, and Sandra M. “Sandy” See, 56, both of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, November 17, 2002 from injuries they sustained in an aircraft accident.Born in Akron, David was the son of Albert A. and Betty J. Gray See of Moore Haven, Florida. He was a graduate of the Ohio State University where he received both his bachelors...

Nov 17, 2002

Bruno Fragasse, 82, of 5062 Stillwood Dr., Nashville, TN, 37220, died Sunday, November 17, 2002, due to complications of pneumonia.Born in New Philadelphia, on February 12, 1920, he was a son of the late Pasquale and Elizabeth Antonelli Fragasse. Bruno was a 1938 graduate of Dover High School and in 1942, he joined the U.S. Air Force serving as a...

Nov 16, 2002

Dorothy Mae Kimble Lenarz, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, November 16, 2002, at Morning View Care Center.Born February 27, 1915, in New Lexington, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Alva and Bertha Wolfe Kimble. Dorothy worked at the Mosaic Tile factory and then, in the Hoover plant where she made fuses for bombs. She worked as a...

Nov 15, 2002

Anna Mae Studer, 78, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, November 15, 2002, at Morning View Care Center. Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Born January 23, 1924, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Margaret M. (Shonk) Studer Peters. Anna Mae was a cook in the kitchen of the county home for...

Nov 13, 2002

Betty Stewart Heyser, 80, a native of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday afternoon, November 13, 2002 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Loudonville following years of declining health. She was born November 14, 1921 to the late Robert and Lula Hollyoak Stewart. Betty worked as a public health nurse in Pittsburgh for Allegheny County. After retiring, she moved to Sanibel,...