Obituary Listing

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...

Sep 6, 2020

Dessie “Darlene” Austin, 66, of Bowerston, formerly of Roswell, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020, at Trinity Hospital Twin City. Born November 15, 1953 in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Angelo Torino and Shelby Jean (Fox) Tristano.

On June 8, 1996, Darlene married Larry Dean Austin who survives her. She was a loving...

Sep 6, 2020

Vickie L. Snively, 56, of Gnadenhutten, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020, at The Cleveland Clinic, while surrounded by her loving family. Born February 17, 1964 in Canton, she was a daughter of I. Roger Callahan of New Philadelphia and Donna F. (Bake) Callahan of Gnadenhutten. She was a 38 year resident of Gnadenhutten after growing up in...

Aug 24, 2020

Louis Thomas “L.T.” Novak, 78, of Tippecanoe, formerly of Spencer, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, following an illness of several months. Born April 25, 1942 in Sherrodsville, he was the son of the late Louis Thomas and Anna (Dale) Novak.

L.T. grew up in...

Aug 24, 2020

Nancy Jane Greenwalt, 82, of Bolivar, formerly a Twin City resident, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at Bolivar Group Home where she had resided for many years. Born March 19, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Charles P. and Jennie G. (Stubbins) Greenwalt. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Earl Dean and Robert Greenwalt; sisters,...

Aug 21, 2020

Click HERE to view Jack's Funeral on Tuesday, August 25, at 1pm

Clarence Elmer “Jack” Robinson, 92, of Uhrichsville, was called from this life to reunite with his late wife, Ferne, from his home on Friday, August 21, 2020. Born May 15, 1928 at his family’s home near Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Ernest...

Aug 21, 2020

Click HERE to view Betty's funeral at noon on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.

Betty Anne Colvin, 93, of Uhrichsville, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2020, at the Inn at Northwood Village in Dover. Born in Uhrichsville on July 12, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Lester Dewey and Myrtle Ellen (Bloom) Wilson.

Aug 20, 2020

Robert F. Henry, 76, of Scio, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Born March 30, 1944 in Canton, Ohio, he was a son of the late Raymond Bert and Pauline Dale (Mahaffey) Henry.

Bob was a 1961 graduate of Conotton Valley High School before enlisting in the U.S. Navy. He proudly served his...

Aug 18, 2020

Michael Lynn Schwendiman, 75, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at Bowerston Hills Skilled Care in Carroll County. Born July 18, 1945 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Howard Albert and Evelyn June (Stull) Schwendiman. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hayward and Leona Stull,...

Aug 6, 2020

Betty Jean Best, 57, a lifelong Dennison resident, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020, at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital. Born June 20, 1963 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Jack Harrison and Betty Lerlene (Garrett) Best.

After her graduation from Claymont High School in 1981, she earned her cosmetology certification from Tusco...

Jul 31, 2020

Mary Lucille Carpenter, 79, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Born December 20, 1940 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jesse (White) Hart.

On August 24, 1956, Mary wed Leonard Carpenter, Sr. with whom she enjoyed nearly 45 years of...