Obituaries

Mar 1, 2002

Helen E. Mutti, 88, of Dover, died on Friday, March 1, 2002, at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar. Born August 17, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Arthur David & Lillian Lenhart Schlegel.Surviving are several stepchildren.Helen was preceded in death by her first husband, John Lloyd Minard, who died in 1980, her second husband, Walter E. Mutti, who...

Mar 1, 2002

DONNA M. PHILLIPS, 69, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with her Jesus on Friday, March 1, 2002, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Uhrichsville on June 12, 1932 to the late Ray Franklin and Helen Grace Zumbrunnen Schumacher. Donna was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church. Most of her life she was devoted to her...

Feb 27, 2002

Hugh A. Schott, 72, of Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness.Born Feb. 6, 1930, in Youngstown, he was the son of the late Church and Margaret Hollingsworth Schott. Hugh was a 1947 graduate of Lehman High School, Canton, and attended the University of Maryland. He served honorably...

Feb 25, 2002

ROBERT M. DAVIDSON, 75, of Port Washington, died Monday, February 25, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton following a brief illness. Lovingly known by many as “Grandpa” or “Pops”, he was born June 23, 1926 in Hendrysburg, OH to the late James D. and Pearl C. Acton Davidson. He attended Massillon High School and was a truck driver for...

Feb 23, 2002

Feb 23, 2002

Corinne C. Dellego, 92, of Bolivar, formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, February 23, 2002, at Hennis Care Center and Assisted Living Centre in Bolivar, following an extended illness. Born in Midvale, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Bertha Jane Gracy Ricketts. Corinne was a 1927 graduate of Uhrichsville High School, and she was a homemaker. She...

Feb 22, 2002

Calvin U. Sauser, 88, of Stone Creek, died Friday, February 22, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover following an extended illness.Born in Apple Creek, he was the son of the late Ulrich L. and Etha Linda Mizer Sauser. He was a long time area farmer and had worked as a mill operator for the former Valley Farm...

Feb 22, 2002

Edna M. Rainsberg, 80, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, February 22, 2002 at Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia following an extended illness.Born on February 22, 1922 in Roswell, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Edith Gundy Rennicker. She was a homemaker and a member of the Roxford United Methodist Church in Dennison.She is preceded in...

Feb 22, 2002

Amerigo S. “Archie” Mastreano, 93, passed away Friday, February 22, 2002 at Aultman Hospital, following an illness of six weeks. He was born Oct. 19, 1908 in Pitcarn, Pennsylvania to the late Domenico and Josephine Valentino Mastroianni. He lived in Calabria, Italy during his early teenage years, returing to live in the Canton-Massillon area. In 1935, he moved to New...

Feb 21, 2002

Stephanie D. Tedrick, 47, of Uhrichsville, died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness.Born Jan. 15, 1955, in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of Clair L. McCord of New Philadelphia, and the late Ebba J. Anderson McCord. Stephanie was a 1973 graduate of Dover High School. During high school she was a Rotary exchange...

Feb 19, 2002

Ermile D. “Denny” Dennis, 76, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 19, 2002, in Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Born, February 28, 1925, in Bowerston, he was a son of the late Lloyd and Iva Bower Dennis. Denny attended New Philadelphia High School. He served with the U.S. Army 580th Ambulance Company Motor Separate in the Rhineland, Ardennes and...

Feb 16, 2002

Shirley K. Cerett, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2002, in her home, following a courageous battle with cancer.Shirley was born Aug. 31, 1938, in Mannington, WV. She graduated cum laude from West Virginia University in 1959. She was a schoolteacher for thirty-four years, retiring in 1999. Shirley taught health, physical education and science in West Virginia, Scio, Sandy...

Feb 15, 2002

BETTY E. TIDRICK, 80, of New Philadelphia, died in Union Hospital at Dover on Friday morning, February 15, 2002. Betty was born June 17, 1921, a daughter of the late Jason L. and Malinda K. Wilden Barcus. She attended New Philadelphia High School and was a homemaker. Betty was a member of Roxford United Methodist Church, the Midvale V. F....

Feb 14, 2002

Viola M. Ickes, 94, of Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of Washington, D.C., died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002, in the center, following a sudden illness.Born Aug. 23, 1907, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley Ickes and Charlotte “Lottie” Dempster Ickes. Viola was a 1925 graduate of New Philadelphia High School,...

Feb 13, 2002

Jason M. Barcus, 47, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2002.Born July 2, 1954, in Dover, he was a son of the late Paul and Dorothy Lemonte Barcus. Jason graduated in 1973 from New Philadelphia High School, and had been employed by the Goshen Dairy Co., New Philadelphia for twenty-five years.He was a member of the First Church of...

Feb 12, 2002

Marjorie I. Rogers, 80, of Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2002, in the center.Born Mar. 9, 1921, in Byesville, she was a daughter of the late John Chester Powell and the late Sophia Griffith Powell. Marjorie graduated from Byesville High School. She married John D. Rogers on Nov. 12,...

Feb 12, 2002

Arthur L. “Pete” Mushrush, 74, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage in New Philadelphia, following a brief illness.Born in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Arthur and Anna Davis Mushrush and was the former co-owner of New Phila Welding and Pipeline Contractors in New Philadelphia. He was a U.S. Navy...

Feb 12, 2002

Frank W. Wenger, 81, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 12, 2002, following a brief illness.Born in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Daniel and Elizabeth Kohler Wenger. He honorably served his country having enlisted in the United States Army during W.W. II and had served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, the Ardennes and Central Europe. He was...

Feb 11, 2002

GEORGE E. RICHARDSON, 75, of New Philadelphia, died at his home on Monday, February 11, 2002. He was born in Dover to the late George Henry and Alice Wilson Richardson on June 6, 1926 and attended Dover High School. After high school, George entered the U. S. Army where he served honorably from 1944 to 1946. For many years, George...

Feb 10, 2002

John W. Demuth, age 50, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, February 10, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover.Born December 25, 1951 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of John R. “Dick” Demuth of New Philadelphia and the late Mildred (Sever) Demuth who died in 1994. John was a 1970 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and he also had...