Obituaries

Mar 26, 2008

Margaret L. Zifer, 92, of the Country Club Retirement Center and formerly of Jaycee St., New Philadelphia died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in the center. Born November 7, 1915 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late George and Vernice (Dunlap) Geyer. Margaret was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dover. She was also involved in...

Mar 25, 2008

Frieda P. Neibert, 82, of Dover, died Tues., Mar. 25, 2008, after a long illness. Born, Jun. 4, 1925, in Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late George and Della Ott Muehlhoffer. Frieda was a loving homemaker, and also managed the Lawson's (later Dairy Mart) in Dover for over twenty years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran...

Mar 24, 2008

Lifelong Stone Creek resident, Sarah J. Ellwood, 83, died Monday, March 24, 2008 in the Park Village Health Care Center after a courageous battle with illness. Born May 12, 1924 at Stone Creek, she was the daughter of the late William & Edith Troyer Brown. Sarah was a hard worker, who, over the years, had worked at the former Alsco...

Mar 23, 2008

Grace E. Harding, 78, who resided with her daughter in Columbus the past several years and a former Dover and Newcomerstown resident died Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 at OSU East in Columbus. Ironically, Grace was also born on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1929 in Wolf, the daughter of the late Bernard and Helen (Shafer) Chapman. Grace was a former...

Mar 22, 2008

William H. Ritenour, 83, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following injuries received in a traffic accident last Tuesday in Dover. Bill was born February 7, 1925 in Oldtown Valley and was the son of the late William L. "Checker" and Vesta Vasbinder Ritenour. He was a retired foreman at Eaton Corporation...

Mar 21, 2008

Carol Immel, 65, of Dundee, died Friday, Mar. 21, 2008, in Union Hospital, Dover, following an apparent heart attack on Wednesday. Born, Aug. 15, 1942, in Malvern, she was a daughter of Clarence Edward Martin of Uhrichsville, and the late Oranna McNutt Martin. Carol was a homemaker a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Her grandchildren were truly her joy. Carol...

Mar 20, 2008

William J. Ruffini, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, March 20, 2008 in Tavares, Florida after a brief illness. Born on July 14, 1917, in Roswell, Ohio he was the son of the late Silvio and Adella Gasparetti Ruffini. He attended Uhrichsville High School. On June 15, 1950, he married the love of his life, Lillian K. Shull Ruffini. This...

Mar 17, 2008

John S. Burrier, 77, of Bolivar died Monday, March 17, 2008 in Union Hospital. Born August 5, 1930 in Columbia, Ohio he was the son of the late Harold and Thelma (Wallick) Burrier. He married his wife, Grace Beaber Burrier, on January 17, 1957. He served our country in the Army during the Korean War. Due to an illness, he...

Mar 15, 2008

Dean O. Zurcher, 88, of Dover died Saturday, March 15, 2008 surrounded by his family. Born August 18, 1919 in York Township, he was the son of the late Oswald and Marie Adeline Schlafly Zurcher. Dean graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1937 and later married his wife, Edna Pershing Zurcher, on June 13, 1944. After 41 years, Dean...

Mar 15, 2008

Betty Lee Wells, 84, a longtime resident of Uhrichsville, died Saturday, March 15, 2008 in Twin City Hospital, following a sudden illness. The daughter of the late Rolley & Margaret Moore, she was born May 22, 1923 in Hundred, West Virginia. She was a dedicated worker, retiring after 26 years of service from the former Dover Molded Products. In retirement,...

Mar 13, 2008

Rebecca "Becky" Lou Pace, 56, of Strasburg died Thursday, March 13, 2008 after a courageous, battle with Breast Cancer and later, Acute Myelogenous Leukemia "AML." She was in remission. Born, January 23, 1952 in Massillon, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Rose Tesmar Price. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1970. She later became a...

Mar 12, 2008

Linda Louise Leavers, 56, of Dover went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, March 12, 2008, surrounded by all of her children. She fought a valiant fight against cancer and heart failure, and her Faith in God throughout was an inspiration to all of her family and friends. She was a Christ-loving Christian woman who centered her...

Mar 10, 2008

Luis Pastor Herrera, 24, of Dover, died Monday, Mar. 10, 2007, in Wilmot, from injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident. Born, Jan. 2, 1984, in Aldea Acul, Nebaj, Guatemala, Luis was a son Pablo Pastor Hernandez and Juana Herrera Perez both of Nebaj. Luis was a hard-working young man, who liked to make people laugh, and who will...

Mar 8, 2008

H. Philip Seibel II passed away peacefully on March 8th, 2008 with his children at his bedside, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was born in East Orange, New Jersey on April 4th, 1929. In his youth he was a member of the Junior Cavalry Boys' Mounted Troop and worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority, part of...

Mar 8, 2008

Robert "Bob" Minnich, 82, of Strasburg died Saturday, March 8, 2008 at Union Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was employed at IF Manufacturing in New Philadelphia and then retired from Marlite in 1988. Born January 1, 1926 in Tuscarawas he was a son of the late Charles "Pete" and Grace Schindler Minnich. His brother, Ralph "Bud" Minnich,...

Mar 8, 2008

Leonard Michael Altier, 82, of New Philadelphia passed away March 8, 2008, at his home surrounded by his loving and adoring family. Born October 4, 1925 in Dover, Ohio, Leonard was the eldest child of the late Dominic and Jennie (Franzo) Altier. Leonard graduated from Dover High School in 1944, the same year he was drafted into the United States...

Mar 7, 2008

Wilma R. Potschner, 92, of Dover died on Friday, March 7, 2008 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She had retired from the former Schwartz-Klines after 14 years and then worked for Center Aisle as a seamstress for four years. Born August 17, 1915 in Dover she was a daughter of the late William and Frieda Luthy Schwarm. Wilma...

Mar 4, 2008

Mar 2, 2008

Phyllis Jean Margletta, 58, of Dover passed away peacefully on March 2, 2008 in the loving home of her brother and sister in law Leonard and Mary Jane Margletta. She waged a valiant fight against cancer the past four years, and truly inspired family, friends co-workers and her medical providers. Phyllis was the youngest child of the late Phillip and...

Mar 2, 2008

Conner Eugene Wells, the infant son of Brian and Tamra Wells of New Philadelphia, died shortly after he was born on Sunday, March 2, 2008 in Aultman Hospital. In addition to his parents, Conner is survived by: his maternal grandparents, Mark and Jody Garabrandt of Tuscarawas; paternal grandparents, Paul and Pat Wells of New Philadelphia; maternal great grandparents, Richard and...