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Thomas J. Torch
Aug 7, 2011
Thomas J. Torch, 60, of Utica, Ohio, formerly of Dennison, died on Sunday, August 7, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Tom was blessed to enjoy the past two years of his life after being the recipient of a transplanted heart, given by the ultimate generosity of another. Born August 20, 1950 in Dennison, he was a son of the...
Wayne Lanning
Aug 5, 2011
Wayne L. Lanning, 68, of Kinston, N. Car., formerly of Uhrichsville, was called home to Heaven on Friday, August 5, 2011 from Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston after a lengthy illness. Born March 30, 1943 in Dennison, Ohio, he was a son of Helen (Garner) Lanning who had resided with him and the late Walter O. Lanning. Wayne was...
Betty Smith
Aug 2, 2011
Betty Marie Smith, 87, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away at her home on August 2, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born November 2, 1923 in Uhrichsville, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Benjamin and Edith Marie (Warner) Alwood. A 1942 graduate of Uhrichsville High School, Betty made Uhrichsville her home for her entire life where she was...
Dora L. Samples
Jul 28, 2011
Dora L. Samples, 67, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away at her home while surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, July 28, 2011 after a battle with cancer. Born April 27, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow Wilson Samples and Josephine Mae (Williamson) Samples Clark. Dora had recently returned to Uhrichsville after living in Elkview and...
Ronald D. "Dude" Crites
Jul 28, 2011
Ronald D. “Dude” Crites, 43, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, died unexpectedly at his home on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Born December 24, 1967 in Dennison, Ohio, he was a son of Judy Carpenter of Uhrichsville. In addition to his mother, Dude is survived by his wife, Terri L. (Swaney) Crites whom he married on June 28, 1993; four children, Duane...
John Rogers
Jul 26, 2011
John Edison Rogers, 71, of Freeport, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Barnesville Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born January 12, 1940 in Belmont Co., near Flushing, Ohio, he was a son of the late Joseph Marion Rogers, Sr. and Ruby Anna (Sommer) Rogers. A lifelong resident of the Freeport area, John was a graduate of...
Donald Coen
Jul 23, 2011
Donald Coen, 59, of Dennison, Ohio died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio after a lengthy illness. Born January 4, 1952 in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, he was a son of the late James Jacob and Dorothy May (McKaine) Coen. A lifelong resident of Tuscarawas County, Donald was a retired owner/operator who had enjoyed driving truck...
Cecil Emmert
Jul 20, 2011
Cecil H. Emmert, 58, of Dennison, Ohio, passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by many loving family members who will miss him dearly and was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Jackie, five years ago. Private family services are planned. R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc. (740) 922-1970...
R. Marlene Kowars-Orendi
Jul 19, 2011
Rose Marlene Kowars-Orendi, 78, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at Kobacker House in Columbus after a brief illness. Born May 18, 1933 in Uhrichsville, she was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Zelpha A. (Hooker) Ginther. A resident of the Twin City area in her younger years, she...
Larry L. Sciarini
Jul 15, 2011
Larry L. Sciarini, 73, of the Wainwright area of New Philadelphia, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 15, 2011 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio. Born January 3, 1938 in Wainwright, he was a son of the late Mono Louis and Jean Agnes (Flor) Sciarini. Larry was a lifelong resident of Wainwright who had worked at the former...
Lena E. Mahaffey
Jul 9, 2011
Lena E. Mahaffey, 86, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 9, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born May 8, 1925 in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Constanta and Mary (Denart) Vesco. On September 3, 1948, Lena married Sidney Jr. “Dave” Mahaffey who preceded her in death on October 20, 1976. They...
Ruby B. Arnold
Jul 9, 2011
Ruby B. Arnold, age 93, of Strasburg, formerly of Dover and Dennison, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at her home, after a period of declining health. Born in Knowlton, Kentucky on November 4, 1917, Ruby was the daughter of the late William J. and Nancy L. (Spencer) Conway. At an early age, her family moved to the...
Mary Anne Rupert
Jul 4, 2011
Mary Anne Rupert, 76, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011 at Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center in Uhrichsville after a lengthy illness. Born July 31, 1934 in Rush Twp., Tuscarawas Co. near Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Oliver Rupert and Lelia Ellen (Schaffer) Rupert Pugh. A lifelong resident of Uhrichsville, Mary Anne was...
Lillian Rothenstine
Jul 1, 2011
Lillian A. Rothenstine, 77, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, July 1, 2011 at Trinity Hospital Twin City in Dennison, Ohio after a lengthy illness. Born October 20, 1933 in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Alvin and Vera Mathilda (Williams) Young. On June 15, 1960, she married Ervin Rothenstine with whom she had...
Erma Millhorn
Jun 24, 2011
Erma L. Millhorn, 81, of Bowerston, Ohio, was called home to Heaven on Friday, June 24, 2011 from Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, after a brief illness. Born September 24, 1929 in Carroll Co., Ohio, near Bowerston, she was a daughter of the late Charles Edward and Ola May (Leggett) Crawford. On December 21, 1947, Erma married Doyle C....
Julia E. Frigley
Jun 16, 2011
Julia Elizabeth Frigley, 92, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio after a period of declining health. Born July 30, 1918 in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Ralph Long, Sr. and Emma Gertrude (Walters) Long. Julia grew up in the Twin City area and was a...
James Davis
Jun 15, 2011
James Allen Davis, Sr., 73, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio after a brief illness. Born November 28, 1937 in Dennison, Ohio, he was a son of the late John “Bucky” and Florence Mae (Goshorn) Davis. A lifelong resident of the Twin City area, Jim attended Uhrichsville Schools before...
Gerald R. "Jerry" Brown, Jr.
Jun 7, 2011
Gerald Robert Brown, Jr., 62, of Dennison, Ohio, passed away suddenly at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Born November 15, 1948 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Gerald Robert Brown, Sr. and Harriet Eileen (Walton) Brown. A lifelong resident of Dennison, Jerry grew up attending Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and...
William Baumgardner
Jun 6, 2011
William Joseph “Joe” Baumgardner, 83, of Dennison, Ohio, died Monday, June 6, 2011 at Amberwood Manor in New Philadelphia, Ohio after a period of declining health. Born November 15, 1927 in Guernsey Co., Ohio, he was a son of the late Marion Dewey and Laura Opal (Hardy) Baumgardner. A lifelong resident of the Twin City area, Joe worked in...
Stella G. Sliffe
Jun 2, 2011
Stella G. Sliffe, 79, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 2, 2011 from Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center in Uhrichsville after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. A lifelong resident of the Uhrichsville area, she was born on her family’s farm near Blizzard Ridge on July 12, 1931, a daughter of the...
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