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Jo-Ann Carpenter
Feb 16, 2012
Jo-Ann Carpenter, 77, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio, after a brief illness. Born Dec. 25, 1934 in York Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Jess and Hazel (Eichel) Lovell. On May 8, 1954, Jo-Ann married William Thomas Carpenter with whom she enjoyed nearly...
Eugene "Doug" Spacht
Feb 13, 2012
Eugene “Doug” Spacht, 63, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison, Ohio. Born May 3, 1948 in Morgantown, W. Va., he was a son of Gladys (Hixenbaugh) Spacht of Lakeland, Pa. and the late Herbert Douglas Spacht. Doug was a resident of the Gnadenhutten area since 1995 and...
Emanuel L. "Mike" Perry
Feb 13, 2012
Emanuel L. “Mike” Perry, 67 of New Philadelphia, Ohio, passed away on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 at Union Hospital in Dover, following a brief illness. Born April 4, 1944 in Highland Park, Michigan near Detroit, he was a son of the late Frederick and Eileen (Conroy) Perry. After attending Romulus High School in Michigan, Mike proudly served his country...
Esther Martinelli
Feb 12, 2012
Esther Martinelli, 86, a lifelong resident of Dennison, Ohio, passed away at her home on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 after a period of declining health. Born in Tuscarawas County’s Union Twp. near Dennison on May 27, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Maria (Voltattorni) Orino. On June 26, 1954, Esther married William Paul Martinelli with...
Ruth Pauline Doane
Feb 12, 2012
Ruth Pauline Doane, 82, of Gnadenhutten, passed away on February 12, 2012 at New Dawn Retirement Community following a brief illness. Born July 20, 1929 at Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Blanche E. (Hand) Carpenter. A life resident our area, Ruth was a 1947 Uhrichsville HS graduate and had worked as a nurse’s aid...
Richard "Dick" D. Engstrom
Feb 9, 2012
Richard Dean “Dick” Engstrom, 80, of Freeport, Ohio, passed away at his home on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, after a sudden illness. Born Jan. 8, 1932 in Tippecanoe, Ohio, he was a son of the late Wardley McKinley and Julia Phyllis (Gordon) Engstrom. A lifelong resident of the area, Dick spent thirty-one years as an employee at Cantex. He...
Harry H. Gardner
Feb 6, 2012
Harry H. Gardner, 87, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, February 6, 2012. Born near Tippecanoe, Ohio on March 27, 1924, he was a son of the late Luther Oliver and Ethel Gracie (Swaim) Gardner. Harry was a graduate of Uhrichsville High School in the class of 1942 before proudly serving his country in...
Luke Justin Foster
Feb 2, 2012
Luke Justin Foster, 28, of Dover, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 at Aultman Hospital in Canton after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Born Nov. 1, 1983 in Wheeling, he was a son of Mark M. Foster and Barbara B. (Smith) Foster. He is survived by his father and stepmother, Mark and Joni Foster of Holloway; mother, Barbara (Todd Sowards)...
Joanne M. Butler
Jan 30, 2012
Joanne Marie Butler, 77, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2012 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio after a lengthy illness. Born February 28, 1934 in Goshen, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Arthur D. and Nora (Page) Garrett. Joanne was a lifelong resident of the area who had waitressed at a variety of...
Janice E. Baker
Jan 28, 2012
Janice E. Baker, 86, of Dennison, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison after a short illness. A life resident of Dennison, she was born April 12, 1925, a daughter of the late Arthur Burnie and Gertrude N. (Pickering) Bower. After graduation from Dennison High in 1943, she earned her nursing degree at White...
David E. Cutlip
Jan 27, 2012
David E. Cutlip, 67, of Bowerston, Ohio, formerly of Uhrichsville, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison, after a lengthy illness. Born February 24, 1944 in Canton, Ohio, he was a son of the late Omer Vance and Thelma Edith (Dickinson) Cutlip. A lifelong resident of the area, Dave was a graduate...
Richard L. West
Jan 25, 2012
Richard Leroy “Dick” West, 64, of Freeport, Ohio, until recently a longtime resident of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Born October 8, 1947 in Dennison, Ohio, he was the son of the late Willard Rex and Marie Kathryn (DeVore) West. Dick was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps who...
Evelyn M. Walker
Jan 20, 2012
Evelyn M. Walker, 95, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover, Ohio, after a period of declining health. Born November 13, 1916 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Jasper Leroy and Etta Nell (Cecil) Fisher. On November 6, 1943, Evelyn married Howard M. “Bud” Walker and...
Ruth J. Bricker
Jan 17, 2012
Ruth J. Bricker, 87, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover, Ohio after a period of declining health. Born December 20, 1924 in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Frances Thelma (Gray) Henry. A graduate of Uhrichsville High School in the class of 1942, Ruth...
Ruth Jayne Mcpeek
Jan 15, 2012
Ruth Jayne McPeek, age 76, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 15, 2012, following a brief illness. Born in Cadiz, Ohio on October 4th, 1935, she was the daughter of the late William Lawrence “Hap” and Mary Lucille (McLandsborough) Wright. She is survived by her husband of fifty-five...
Albert E. Corra
Jan 14, 2012
Albert Eugene Corra, 87, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, January 14, 2012. Born October 11, 1924 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he was a son of the late Samuel Jim and Mary (Brida) Corra. Al grew up in the Twin City area where he was baptized at Immaculate Conception Church and attended St. Mary’s...
Diana J. Stevens
Jan 10, 2012
Diana J. Stevens, 62, of New Philadelphia passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at Union Hospital in Dover of a sudden illness following surgery. Born on August 8, 1949 in Dennison, she was a daughter of Oveda Eloise (Hardesty) Harding of New Philadelphia and the late William Eugene “Hoagie” Hoagland. After graduating from Claymont High School in 1967,...
Rose Marie Copeland
Dec 30, 2011
Rose Marie (Tantarelli) Copeland, 70, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, after a brief illness. Born August 31, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Helen Margaret (Taffa) Tantarelli and Alfonso Tantarelli. Rose devoted her life to her family whom she deeply loved. She was...
Ruth P. Mencer
Dec 28, 2011
Ruth P. Mencer, 76, of Coshocton, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge, Ohio after a lengthy illness. Born March 15, 1935 in Bethany, W. Va., she was a daughter of the late Robert James Claude and Frances Priscilla (Crow) Gatts. On May 1, 1959, Ruth married Klines M. Mencer...
Beatrice Holden
Dec 28, 2011
Beatrice Holden, 87, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Schoenbrunn Healthcare in New Philadelphia after a lengthy illness. Born January 7, 1924 in Akron, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Pete and Anetta (Isaac) Genery. A resident of the Barnhill area for the past eleven years, Beatrice had previously lived in...
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