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John T. Povick
Mar 27, 2015
John T. Povick, 67, of Wooster, passed away at his home on Friday, March 27, 2015, after a brief illness. Born April 21, 1947 in Columbus, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frances Irene Povick. John grew up in the Twin City area, was a 1965 graduate of Dennison High School, and was a member of Immaculate...
Thelma Irene Davis
Mar 27, 2015
Thelma Irene Davis, 75, of Dover, formerly of Uhrichsville, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015, at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, surrounded by her loving family. Born October 12, 1939 in Bellaire, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Robert Jones and Mary (Sinnette) Jones Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James...
Margaret I. "Peggy" Huff-Davis
Mar 21, 2015
Margaret I. “Peggy” Huff-Davis, 68, of Bowerston, passed away with her loving caregivers at her side on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Gables Care Center in Hopedale where she had received excellent care from the dedicated and professional staff. Although only having received her diagnosis of rectal cancer six weeks earlier, Peggy fought bravely through her final illness and...
Virginia L. "Ginny" Malterer
Mar 19, 2015
Virginia Louise “Ginny” Malterer, 76, of Uhrichsville, was called home to Heaven on Thursday, March 19, 2015, from Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison, after a lengthy illness. Born February 5, 1939 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Walter “Buck” and Mary I. (Jones) Hyde. Ginny was a lifelong resident of Uhrichsville and a graduate of...
Norman Gene "Butch" Bennington, Jr.
Mar 16, 2015
Norman Gene “Butch” Bennington, Jr., 54, of Uhrichsville, passed away suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Monday, March 16, 2015 at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison. A son of Jeneanne (Page) Bennington of New Philadelphia and the late Norman Gene Bennington, Sr., Butch was born on June 6, 1960 in Dennison. Butch was a lifelong resident of...
Amber Rose Orr
Mar 1, 2015
Amber Rose Orr, 30, of Newcomerstown passed away unexpectedly on March 1, 2015 in Orange County, Florida. Born in Dover on November 18, 1984 she is a daughter of Rollin Eugene (Kathy) Orr of Newcomerstown and Norma (Glenn) Arnold of Uhrichsville. She attended Claymont Schools and Kent State University. In addition to her parents, her surviving family includes her...
Lucille Elizabeth Mizer
Mar 1, 2015
Lucille Elizabeth Mizer, 88, of Barnhill passed away at New Dawn Retirement Center on March 1, 2015. Born in Barnhill on September 27, 1926 she was the daughter of the late Emery O. and Lide (Ohler) Weaver. Lucille attended Midvale School and worked for Snyder Manufacturing, Alsco and various nursing homes in the area. She had a gift for...
Michael A. Hoover
Feb 26, 2015
Michael A. “Mike” Hoover, 58, of Uhrichsville passed away at Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center on February 26, 2015 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Dover on November 4, 1956 he was a son of the late Wilbert Oliver and Rosa Ann (DiGenova) Hoover. Mike graduated from Tuscarawas Central Catholic Schools in 1975 and worked for 34 years...
Roy D. Kennedy
Feb 26, 2015
Roy D. Kennedy, 96, of Dennison passed away on February 26, 2015 at Trinity Hospital in Steubenville following a period of declining health. Born on November 14, 1918 in Gnadenhutten he was a son of the late Dennis Vinton and Margaret (Matthews) Kennedy. Roy graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1936 and went on to serve his country in...
Mary Margaret Galbreath
Feb 22, 2015
Mary Margaret Galbreath, 84, of Uhrichsville passed away on Feburary 22, 2015. Born February 3, 1931 she was a daughter of the late Raymond Arthur and Marjorie Mary (Garrett) Galbreath. Mary graduated from Uhrichsville Schools in 1949. She worked for her father at FW Shaffer Tobacco Store and the Dennison Depot. Mary continued to volunteer at the Depot after...
David Joseph Civiello, Jr.
Feb 22, 2015
David Joseph Civiello, Jr., 47, of New Philadelphia passed away Sunday February 22, 2015. Born November 20, 1967 he is a son of David (Laurel) Civiello, Sr. of New Philadelphia and Marie (Larry) Adam of Bowerston. David graduated from Tuscarawas Central Catholic Schools in 1986. He was currently attending Kent State University where he was nearing completion of his...
George R. Watson
Feb 21, 2015
George R. Watson, 79, of Uhrichsville, passed away at Community Hospice House on February 21, 2015 following a period of declining health thus joining his parents and daughter, Sandra. Born March 15, 1935 in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Raymond W. and Hazel L. (Oler) Watson. A life resident of the area, George was a 1953...
Dale Joseph Poletti
Feb 19, 2015
Dale J. Poletti, 74, of Uhrichsville passed away on February 19, 2015 at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center following a brief illness. Born December 06, 1940 he was a son of the late Henry Joseph and Ida Mae (Clatterbuck) Poletti. In 1958 he graduated from Uhrichsville High School and went on to serve his country in the...
Rudolf J. Richter
Feb 10, 2015
Rudolf Josef “Rudy” Richter, 82, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, from Union Hospital in Dover. Born May 14, 1932 in Kriegsdorf, Sudetenland, he was a son of the late Rudolf and Bertha (Krisch) Richter. A resident of the area since the early 50s, Rudy was a journeyman...
David C. Stewart
Feb 9, 2015
David C. Stewart, 91, of Tippecanoe, passed away at his home on Monday, February 9, 2015 with his wife, Verna, and son, Tim, by his side. Born November 13, 1923 in Tippecanoe, he was a son of the late Price L. and Pauline (Akers) Stewart and a lifelong resident of Tippecanoe. On October 5, 1963, David married the former...
Janet Green
Feb 8, 2015
Janet Green 56, of Uhrichsville, passed away at The Cleveland Clinic on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Born November 21, 1958 in Dennison, she was a daughter of Ellen I. (Dean) Rowe of Uhrichsville and the late Arnold Douglas Rowe. She was preceded in death by her husband, John A. Green to whom she was married on February 16, 1979;...
Rebecca L. Leeper
Jan 28, 2015
Rebecca L. “Becky” Leeper, 68, of Dennison, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, after a lengthy illness. Born January 17, 1947 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Albert Edwin Snedeker and June Louise (Herman) Snedeker LaCroix. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Randy and Billy...
Roger L. Cole
Jan 27, 2015
Roger L. Cole, 62, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born July 4, 1952 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Charles V. and Ada M. (Orr) Cole. A lifelong resident of the area, Roger was a 1970 graduate of Claymont High School. He began his...
Helen E. (Wanosik) Frantz-Testa
Jan 26, 2015
Helen Elizabeth (Wanosik) Frantz-Testa, 91, of New Philadelphia, formerly of Dennison, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015, at Hennis Care Centre in Dover, after a short illness. Born February 26, 1923 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Mary (Kovack) Wanosik. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Eugene...
Michael Todd Kadri
Jan 23, 2015
Michael Todd Kadri, 56, of Minerva, was called home to Heaven and inherited the Kingdom of God on Friday, January 23, 2015, from Mercy Medical Center in Canton, after a sudden illness. Born March 6, 1958 in Dennison, he was a son of the late James Franklin Kadri and Betty Lou (Mishler) Kadri-Johnson. For the past 16 years, Michael...
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