Obituaries

Jan 18, 2014

Virginia Mahurin Kane, 91, died peacefully in her home on January 18, 2014 in the company of family and friends. Virginia was born May 3, 1922 in San Diego California to Ruth and James Mahurin. She was an only child. They were a Navy family and moved frequently up and down the California coast, to Guam, Pearl Harbor, and Hawaii...

Jan 17, 2014

Marie Elizabeth "Betty" Fishley passed from this life on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, relinquishing her long-recognized title as The World's Sweetest Woman. She recently celebrated her 96th birthday with family members at Park Village, where she lived happily for the last eight years. Betty was born in St. Louis, MO to Oscar and Lily (Youngblueth) Jost. Her father was a...

Jan 16, 2014

Deborah E. "Debbie" DeRush Maze, 53, of Canton died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. Born May 17, 1960 in Cleveland she was a daughter of the late Laverne J. and Evelyn Peters DeRush. Deborah was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Scarlett and sister, Debbie Porter. Deborah was...

Jan 16, 2014

Anna Mae Nixon, 70, a longtime resident of Dover and formerly Bergholz, Ohio died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following an extended battle from cancer. Anna Mae retired in 2003 as a kindergarten teacher at Bolivar Elementary where she taught for nearly 29 years. Born Feb. 17, 1943 in Steubenville, Ohio, she was the...

Jan 16, 2014

Suzanne (Suzie) Bair Zivic, 80, of Dover died January 16, 2014 at the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover following a lengthy period of declining health. Born September 12, 1933 in Toronto, Ohio, she was the only child of the late Quay and Mildred (Johnston) Bair. She was a 1951 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and continued her...

Jan 13, 2014

George Lavern Wilson, 72 of Dover passed away on January 13, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia with his wife and family by his side. George was born in New Philadelphia on February 15, 1941 and was the eldest son of Woodrow and Wanda K. (Stewart) Wilson, who both precede him in death. He is also preceded...

Jan 12, 2014

Margaret A. Arbogast, 85, of Dover died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 at the Community Hospice House following a period of declining health. Margaret retired from the City of Dover where she served as the former Secretary to Mayor Richard Homrighausen and former Mayor Guy Smith. She was also previously employed at Joy Mfg. Co., Production Credit, J.C. Penney's and the...

Jan 11, 2014

Joanne M. Kaser, 64, of Dover passed away at Union Hospital on Saturday, January 11, 2014 following an extended illness. Born on December 14, 1949 in Twin City, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Helen (Armstrong) Foutz. Joanne graduated from Indian Valley North with the class of 1968. She married the love of her life, Ronald Kaser...

Jan 11, 2014

Carl L. Seymore, 90, of Dover died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born January 20, 1923 in Hohenwald, Tennessee he was a son of the late Vardy Dove and Elizabeth "Myrtle" Freeman Seymore. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ray and Ross Seymore and sisters, May Seymore and Louise...

Jan 10, 2014

William J. "Bill" English, 80, of Dover died Friday, Jan. 10, 2013 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a period of declining health. Bill was born May 16, 1933 in New Philadelphia, the son of the late William and Clara (Bair) English. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his brothers in law Joe...

Jan 9, 2014

Jan 6, 2014

Addison Quinn Russell, infant daughter of Jessica Green and David Russell of Kimbolton, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Besides her parents, little Addison is survived by her grandparents, Steve and Lisa (ne Waller) Green of Dover, and Paul and Beth (ne Braun) Russell of Kimbolton; her great-grandparents, Harold and Myra Waller of Gnadenhutten, LaVera and...

Jan 5, 2014

James E. Jarvis, 66, of Strasburg died Sunday, January 5, 2013 in the Community Hospice House. Born June 20, 1947 in Dover he was a son of the late Wayne and Frances Geib Jarvis. James was also preceded in death by his brother, Richard "Dick" Jarvis. James proudly served his country with the United States Army and was a member...

Jan 5, 2014

Ruth Evelyn Mullet, a homemaker, beautician and avid gardener, died January 5, 2014 at age 93. Born November 20, 1920 to Emma (Agler) and Homer Muskopf, she grew up on a farm and attended a one-room schoolhouse before graduating from Beach City High School and earning her cosmetology license from Canton Academy of Beauty Culture. In her early 20's, Ruth...

Jan 3, 2014

Thomas E. Yeager, 78, of Dover died suddenly on Friday, January 3, 2014 from an apparent stroke. Born May 18, 1935 in Carrollton, Ohio he was a son of the late Corwin and Minnie Meyers Yeager. Tom was also preceded in death by his wife, Lucille A. Yeager on April 14, 2012; brothers, Glen and Paul Yeager and his brother...

Jan 3, 2014

Miriam Glee Bayer, 91, formerly of Strasburg died early Friday morning, Jan. 3, 2014 in Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a period of declining health. A daughter of the late Harvey and Ethel (Stuck) Freshour of Justus, Ohio, Glee was born March 29, 1922 in Justus. She attended Justus Elementary and Brewster High and moved to Strasburg in 1946....

Jan 2, 2014

Jacqueline P. "Jackie" Holland, 87, of the New Dawn Retirement Community and formerly of New Philadelphia went home to be in the arms of the Lord Wednesday, January 1, 2014 following a period of declining health. Jackie was a retired employee of Handy Harman in Dover and had previously worked as a glass cutter for the former Alsco Company in...

Dec 30, 2013

Frederick E. Swegheimer, 76, of Dover died Monday, December 30, 2013 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born September 24, 1937 in Dover he was a son of the late Albert and Caroline Rentsch Swegheimer. Fred was also preceded in death by his daughter in law, Sandra Swegheimer. He was a 1956 graduate of Dover High School and attended...

Dec 28, 2013

Ruby Loretta Marchione Massarelli, 82, of New Philadelphia passed away Saturday evening, December 28, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Born on December 17, 1931 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Arcangelo and Carmela Tristano Marchione. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Dennison with the class of 1949. On June 16, 1951 she married...

Dec 23, 2013

Mildred Ghee, age 76, of Mineral City, died Monday, December 23, 2013, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, after a long battle with heart disease and COPD. Born February 28, 1937, in Gallagher, West Virginia, she was a daughter of Luther F. and Lula Holcomb Holcomb. Mildred attended school in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and, on May 3, 1953, married Thomas...