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Valeria Barbara Basiletti
Jan 5, 2015
Valeria Barbara Basiletti, 87, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born March 21, 1927, in Dossenheim, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Maria (Beeser) Ridinger. On June 7, 1947, in Heidelberg, Germany, Valeria married the love of her life, Venanzio Basiletti, who survives her at...
Barbara Ann Rainsberg
Jan 4, 2015
Barbara Ann Rainsberg, 79, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at Sunnyslope Nursing Home in Bowerston, after a long period of declining health. Born July 12, 1935 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late William Wesley and Grace (Benedum) Cole. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert...
Clarence Allen Ferguson, Sr.
Dec 29, 2014
Clarence Allen Ferguson, Sr., 80, of Barnhill, passed away at his home on Monday, December 29, 2014. Born July 8, 1934 in Tippecanoe, he was a son of the late William and Heloise (Hauser) Ferguson. A lifelong resident of the area, Clarence proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He then had a long...
Betty Jane Creager
Dec 26, 2014
Betty Jane Creager, 80, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton after a 4-month illness. Born August 3, 1934 in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Harry Burwell and Ruth Jane (Hyde) Creager. A resident of the Twin City area throughout her youth, Betty was a 1953 graduate of...
Willard "Allen" Rainsberg
Dec 26, 2014
Willard “Allen” Rainsberg, 43, of Uhrichsville, passed away suddenly of a heart condition on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison. Born October 17, 1971 in Dover, he was a son of the late Willard B. and Linda Lou (Sundberg) Rainsberg. Allen grew up in the Gnadenhutten area and was a graduate of Indian Valley...
Delbert Eugene Smitley
Dec 25, 2014
Delbert Eugene Smitley, 77, of Freeport, died Thursday, December 25, 2014 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a brief illness. Born July 17, 1937 in Dover, he was a son of the late Mose and Gladys (Hines) Smitley. Delbert was a lifelong resident of the area who had been employed at Superior Clay for many years. In...
Garrett Marshall Edie
Dec 23, 2014
Garrett Marshall Edie, son of Trent M. and Kristy N. (Stocker) Edie of Uhrichsville, was born and passed away on December 23, 2014. In addition to his parents, Garrett’s family includes his sisters, Katie, Kelsey, and Taylor Edie, of the home; maternal grandparents, John and Brenda Stocker; paternal grandparents, Mitch and Darla Edie; maternal great grandmother, Norma Pierson; paternal...
Conchet Marie "Chetty" Angelozzi
Dec 20, 2014
Conchet Marie “Chetty” Angelozzi, 89, of Dennison, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a long period of declining health. Born September 19, 1925 in Yorkville, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Antoinette (Guzzi) Feri. A resident of the Twin City area throughout her life, Chetty was...
Virginia "Annie" Lute
Dec 16, 2014
Virginia Ann Louise “Annie” Lute, 38, of Uhrichsville, passed Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at Akron General Hospital from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born April 11, 1976 in Dover, she was a daughter of Robert E. Lute, Jr. of New Philadelphia and Melody A. (Scott) Dickey Spurlock of Uhrichsville. Annie was a 1995 graduate of Lakeland High...
Berttie L. Fernatt
Dec 15, 2014
Berttie L. Fernatt, 75, of Uhrichsville, passed away at her home on Monday, December 15, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Born May 15, 1939 in Meadowbridge, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Myrl and Mildred (Parker) Ennis. On August 10, 1957, Berttie married Billy Lee Fernatt with whom she enjoyed 43 years of marriage until his...
Darlene Marie Lillie
Dec 8, 2014
Darlene M. Lillie, 67, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, after a brief illness following surgery. Born November 11, 1947 in Salem Twp., near Newcomerstown, she was a daughter of the late Herbert George and Nellie Marie (Burdette) Williams. Darlene was a lifelong resident of the area and a...
Samuel Joseph Geneva
Dec 7, 2014
Samuel Joseph Geneva, 74, formerly of Uhrichsville, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Heath Nursing Care Center in Heath, Ohio, after a long period of declining health. Born April 2, 1940 in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Phillip Joseph and Mary (DiGenova) Geneva. Sam attended Uhrichsville High School before beginning his career as a...
Vivian L. Eichel
Dec 5, 2014
Vivian L. Eichel, 69, of Dennison, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a brief illness. Born July 10, 1945 in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Betty Irene (Van Alstyne) Heintz. A 1963 graduate of Dover High School, Vivian was a lifelong resident of the area,...
Mildred E. Garrett
Dec 3, 2014
Mildred E. Garrett, 89, of Barnhill, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Born September 10, 1925 in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Frank Otto and Vessie Dell (Merryman) Welz. On November 10, 1942, Mildred married Kenneth Garrett with whom she celebrated 51 years of marriage before his passing on November 19, 1993. They were blessed...
Penny Louise Urban
Dec 2, 2014
Penny Louise Urban, 71, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, formerly of Dennison, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Trinity Medical Center West in Steubenville. Born December 2, 1943 in Mingo Junction, she was a daughter of the late Max William and Gertrude Mae (Engstrom) Urban. Penny attended the Starlight School in her youth, and later worked for the Jeffco...
Theoda J. "Toady" Starkey
Dec 2, 2014
Theoda J. “Toady” Starkey, 88, of New Philadelphia, near Tuscarawas, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014, at Schoenbrunn Healthcare in New Philadelphia, after a long period of declining health. Born June 19, 1926 in Dennison, she was the last surviving child of the late Raymond Joseph and Ruth Edna (Schug) Staley. After her graduation from Uhrichsville High School...
William Michael "Mike" Cummings
Nov 25, 2014
William Michael “Mike” Cummings, 68, of Dennison, passed away at his home on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 after a hard fought battle with his health. Born August 9, 1946 in Dennison, he was a son of the late William Paul and Mary Jane (Van Lehn) Cummings. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dick Cummings, and a...
Virginia "Ginny Kay" Rimer
Nov 25, 2014
Virginia “Ginny Kay” Rimer, 70, of Dennison, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a courageously fought 13-year battle with cancer. Born April 22, 1944 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Joseph G. and Mary F. (Civiello) Ross. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Carmela...
Jay F. Craft
Nov 19, 2014
Jay F. Craft, 75, of Dennison, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Born May 11, 1939 in Cadiz, he was a son of the late Stewart F. and Cora A. (Gribble) Craft. A lifelong resident of the area, Jay was a 1958 graduate of Dennison High School and a longtime member of Dennison First Presbyterian...
Mary Margaret Warner
Nov 19, 2014
Mary Margaret Warner, 85, of Strasburg, formerly a longtime resident of Bowerston, passed away at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, after a brief illness. Born May 20, 1929 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Wilbert and Helen Margaret (Wright) Chew. Mary Margaret was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...
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