Obituaries

Feb 27, 2020

Hope E. Patton, 91, of Dover passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Hope was born on August 2, 1928, in New Philadelphia. Her parents were the late Fred and Emma Rosch and she was an only child. Hope was a 1946 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. Following graduation, she was employed for a number of years in the...

Feb 27, 2020

Brenda K. Pittman, age 68, of Dover, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, New Philadelphia. Born September 19, 1951, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Della Frock Sexton. Brenda graduated from Dover High School in 1970, and later, on April 7, 1984, married the love of her life, Bryce R....

Feb 27, 2020

Leslie L. “Les” Zurfley, age 87, of Bolivar, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Altercare Country Lawn, Navarre. Born May 29, 1932, in Mineral City, he was a son of the late William and Martha Freed Zurfley. Les attended school in Mineral City, and went on to serve honorably with the United States Army during the Korean War. He...

Feb 26, 2020

Lura Jean “Lu” Kreisher, b. July 11, 1931, passed away on February 26, 2020. Lu joins on the Beautiful Shore her husband of 68 years, Dale E. Kreisher, and their beloved daughter Jill Hootman, both of whom passed away last year. Lu is survived by her daughter, Janie Huffman of Dover, son Dale G (Ice) Kreisher of Seoul, South Korea,...

Feb 23, 2020

Ricky P. Brown, 60, of West Lafayette passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020 in the Community Hospice Truman House following a sudden illness. Ricky was born on January 7, 1960 in East Liverpool, Ohio to Jay Brown of Uhrichsville and the late Mary Coleman Brown. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Brown; and grandmother, Mary...

Feb 22, 2020

Paul Henry Kleyman, 73, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital. He was born on October 18, 1946, in Bellaire, Ohio. Paul was the son of the late Wilbert Kleyman and Edna Underwood Kleyman Dillon. He was also preceded in death by his son, Michael David Kleyman. He graduated from Tusky...

Feb 22, 2020

DUE TO THE CURRENT HEALTH CRISIS, ROSIE'S MEMORIAL SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. Roselyn E. “Rosie” Cunningham, 86, of Navarre went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Born on September 11, 1933 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Esther Weigand Carl. Rosie, along with her husband Ralph,...

Feb 22, 2020

Michael S. Chapman, 55, of Beach City passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Born on December 5, 1964 in Los Angeles, California he was a son of Don and Toni Powers Chapman of Strasburg. He is also survived by his wife, Julia Grinder Chapman; stepchildren, Brittany (Zach) Bell of Bolivar, Casey Winrod of Alliance; brothers, Kenneth, David, Dondi and...

Feb 18, 2020

Lydia Irene Wilson, age 88, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2020, in the Inn at Northwood Village. Born June 26, 1931, in Zoarville, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Knotts Frey. Lydia attended Dover High School, and, on February 16, 1952, married Floyd L. Wilson – the couple just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary....

Feb 14, 2020

Rosalinda G. “Linda” Lustre, 86, of Dover, passed away at Union Hospital in Dover on Friday, February 14, 2020. Rosalinda was born in the Philippines on June 29, 1933, to the late Benito and Jacinta (Legaspi) Gayita. She moved to the United States in 1956. She became a registered nurse and worked in the OB Unit at Cook County Hospital...

Feb 11, 2020

John Stanley Czerepak, 46, of New Philadelphia passed away suddenly at Union Hospital in Dover on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. John was born in Dover on February 6, 1974. He was the son of the late David Czerepak. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Phillip and Augustine Czerepak. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School with the...

Feb 11, 2020

William F. “Bill” Stewart, age 93, of Bolivar, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020, in Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar. Born October 30, 1926, in Freeport, he was a son of the late Forrest and Clara Mabel Reed Stewart. Bill attended school in New Philadelphia, and later went to work for the East Sparta Ceramic Tile Company. There, he met...

Feb 7, 2020

Emma S. Antonelli, 96, of Dover, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Altercare Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 12, 1923 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina Carbone Antonelli. Emma was also preceded in death by her brothers, Albert and Victor Antonelli; sister, Virginia Franz; niece, Karen Cotter and a...

Feb 6, 2020

Dorothy H. Bercaw Steiner, 93, passed away on February 6, 2020 at Park Village in Dover after a period of declining health. Born March 24, 1926 in Strasburg, she was the youngest of six daughters to the late Otto and Rosa (Hoffman) Heid. Dorothy’s life was marked by her independent spirit and defining passions. As a child, she was enamored...

Feb 1, 2020

Jan 31, 2020

Evelyn D. Rondinella, 93, of Brimfield Township, Ohio and Ocala, Florida and a former Dover resident, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020, following a brief illness. Born June 11, 1926, in Waynesburg, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Emelia Abbomerati Bitzel. Evelyn graduated from Waynesburg High School. She married Vincent "Vince" or "Flash" Rondinella on August...

Jan 28, 2020

Vernon L. “Vern” McDonald, age 78, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord on January 28, 2020. He is now with his wife and best friend, Marla K. Rankin McDonald. Born March 14, 1941, in Athens, Vern was the son of the late Fred and Lorene Braglin McDonald. He moved with his family at a young age to...

Jan 28, 2020

Carolyn Rennicker-Sinsel, age 73, of New Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in New Philadelphia’s Amberwood Manor. Born May 9, 1946, in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Ernest R. and Vesta I. McCartney Rennicker. Carolyn graduated New Philadelphia High School in 1964, and was employed by Union Hospital, Dover, from which she retired as a nursing...

Jan 27, 2020

Earl K. Byer II, 55, of Mineral City passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on October 14, 1964 he was the son of Doris Wise Byer of Mineral City and the late Earl K. Byer. He was a 1983 graduate of Tusky Valley High School and worked as a security guard at...

Jan 26, 2020

Norma Jean Miller, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House following an extended illness. Norma was born on November 11, 1930, in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and O’Ella (Kelly) Lenarz. She was a graduate of the Dover High School Class of 1948. On May 14,...