Obituary Listing

Oct 25, 2020

Nada Darlene Devore, 66, of Dennison, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Born June 12, 1954 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Murl Junior and Helen Maxine (Ferguson) McDaniel.

Nada was a lifelong Twin City resident who had been a State Tested Nursing Assistant for several area nursing homes and...

Oct 22, 2020

Kevin A. DiDonato, 71, of New Albany, Ohio, formerly of Wooster, Ohio, passed away October 22, 2020. A son of the late Arthur and Lois (Thompson) DiDonato, he was born July 24, 1949 and married Sherrill (Crocker) DiDonato on June 19, 1971.

He was a 1967 graduate of Claymont High School and received his Bachelors, Masters, and...

Oct 21, 2020

Click HERE to view Reeda Slocum's funeral at noon on October 26, 2020

Reeda Mae Slocum, 86, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at Schoenbrunn Healthcare in New Philadelphia, after a period of declining health. Born May 4, 1934 in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Henry Joseph and Ida Mae...

Oct 16, 2020

Virginia Elizabeth Patterson, 91, of Dennison, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Born March 18, 1929 in Rush Township near Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Guy Robison and Parlee (Pounds) Robison-Kamban.

A resident of Tuscumbia, Alabama for 18 years, Virginia married Reuben M....

Oct 11, 2020

Helen J. Wright, age 89, of Dennison, Ohio, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Union Hospital in Dover after a period of declining health.  She was born September 17, 1931 in Uhrichsville, Ohio to the late Howard William Shipton and Leone Dale (McConnell) Shipton.

Helen was a longtime resident of the Twin Cities, having graduated from Uhrichsville...

Oct 11, 2020

James Leslie Helter, 74, of Tippecanoe, passed away at his home while surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Born October 8, 1946 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Russell Francis and Ruth Ina (Long) Helter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Thomas Helter and Diane...

Oct 10, 2020

Victoria Lynn “Vickie” Risley, 52, and her beloved daughters, Octavia Watkins-Patterson, 6, and Madison “Maddie” Watkins-Patterson, 4, all of Uhrichsville near Tappan, were tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Vickie was born June 12, 1968 in Dennison. Both born in Dover, Octavia’s birthday was June 8, 2014 and Madison’s was May 4, 2016....

Oct 10, 2020

Victoria Lynn “Vickie” Risley, 52, and her beloved daughters, Octavia Watkins-Patterson, 6, and Madison “Maddie” Watkins-Patterson, 4, all of Uhrichsville near Tappan, were tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Vickie was born June 12, 1968 in Dennison. Both born in Dover, Octavia’s birthday was June 8, 2014 and Madison’s was May 4, 2016....

Oct 10, 2020

Victoria Lynn “Vickie” Risley, 52, and her beloved daughters, Octavia Watkins-Patterson, 6, and Madison “Maddie” Watkins-Patterson, 4, all of Uhrichsville near Tappan, were tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday, October 10, 2020. Vickie was born June 12, 1968 in Dennison. Both born in Dover, Octavia’s birthday was June 8, 2014 and Madison’s was May 4, 2016....

Oct 10, 2020

Lois Anne Biclawski, “Anne” to her family and friends, 87, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Claymont Health and Rehabilitation in Uhrichsville. Born December 2, 1932 in Barnhill, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Henry Singerman and Margaret Marie (Schmidt) Singerman.

On July 6, 1974, Anne married Charles Biclawski with whom...

Oct 10, 2020

Congetta Jean Recchiuti, 91, of Dennison, passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Park Village Retirement Center in Dover, after a period of declining health. Born February 14, 1929 in Monesson, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Carmello Cirincione and Lucy (Liberto) Cirincione Campeti. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death...

Oct 9, 2020

Click HERE to view Rosemary's Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12

Rosemary Agnes Lunemann, 89, of Scio, Ohio, formerly a resident of Oak Park, Michigan for nearly 45 years, passed away at her home while surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 9, 2020. Born June 19, 1931 in Hundred, West Virginia, she...

Oct 6, 2020

Kelce Thomas, 65, of Dennison, passed away at his home while surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, after battling metastatic colon cancer for 3 ½ years. Born January 24, 1955 near Dennison, he was a son of the late Dewey Thomas, Sr. and Lorene E. (Salyers) Helfer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Sep 29, 2020

Betty Lou Gerasimof, 76, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Born December 15, 1943 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Ruth Juanita (West) Nelson.

After her graduation from Uhrichsville High School in 1962, Betty began her long career at the...

Sep 27, 2020

Doris J. Matthews, 80, of Deersville, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, September 27, 2020, at Akron General Hospital. Born March 11, 1940 in Gnadenhutten, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson White and Gladys Irene (Baumberger) White.

Doris was a lifelong area resident who retired from Trinity Hospital Twin City in 2005...

Sep 25, 2020

Jane Wease, 65, of Uhrichsville went home to her mom and dad following a lengthy illness on September 25, 2020 at Union Hospital. Born October 21, 1954 in Dennison she was a daughter of the late Howard Edward and Daisy Viola (Pierce) Fowler. Jane attended Claymont Schools. She enjoyed painting ceramics, her dogs, cooking and most of all her...

Sep 19, 2020

Violet Joan Kramer, 87, of Tippecanoe, formerly of Akron, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover. Born March 31, 1933 in Akron, she was a daughter of the late James Willard “J.W.” and Roxie Louise (Garrett) LaPorte.

Joan grew up in Akron and was a 1951 graduate of Garfield...

Sep 18, 2020

William Robert Schmidt, 85, of Deersville, formerly of the Cleveland area, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at Park Village Southside New Philadelphia Campus, after a period of declining health. Born March 4, 1935 in Cleveland, he was a son of the late Ernest Herman Schmidt and Martha Homan.

On February 23, 1957, Bill married the...

Sep 14, 2020

Paula Wrae Kothe Smitley, age 81, of New Philadelphia, passed away early Monday morning, September 14 th , 2020, surrounded by her loving family.  Paula passed suddenly after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Paula was born on June, 27 th , 1939 to Frances Mae Daugherty Bennett. Paula was a long-time successful businesswoman in the Tuscarawas...

Sep 12, 2020

Click HERE to view Frank's funeral on September 17 at 1:00 pm

Frank “Junior” Devore, 75, of Dover, formerly a longtime resident of Uhrichsville, died Saturday, September 12, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, following a period of declining health. Born September 28, 1944, he was a son of the late V. Frank...