Obituaries

Jan 19, 2003

Olympia Manners, 84, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died Sunday, January 19, 2003 at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage following an extended illness. Born February 27, 1918 in Boston, Massachusetts she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Helen Vasilopoulos. She was a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh and was an avid Steelers...

Jan 18, 2003

Donald F. Hardy Sr., 78, of Dover died Saturday, January 18, 2003 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1989 from Superior Dairy in Canton after 17 years of service. Born July 19, 1924 in Tompson 2, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Walter S. and Florence Cale Hardy. He was an Army veteran of...

Jan 16, 2003

Wilma R. McGraw, 78, of Dover, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jan. 14, 1925, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Jacob Warren and Melva Jane Burgess Border. Wilma graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1942, and went on to graduate from both secretarial school and art school....

Jan 16, 2003

Anne J. Megert, 88, of Baltic Country Manor, and formerly of Strasburg, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2003. Born Dec. 27, 1914, in Portsmouth, she was a daughter of the late Ivan “John” Yurcic, and the late Kata Yurcic Bankovich. Anne moved with her family at a young age to Canton, where she attended school, and was employed by Berger Aircraft...

Jan 16, 2003

Gladys Y. Morris, 82, of Newcomerstown died Thursday, January 16, 2003 at Union Hospital. Born April 24, 1920 in Grafton, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Faye Willett Digman. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in New Philadelphia. Gladys was preceded in death by her husband Carl Morris who died on January 17, 1990. She is...

Jan 12, 2003

Mary Sue Bleininger, 82, of Dover, died Sunday, January 12, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. She had worked as a nurse�(TM)s aide at Union Hospital for many years. Born July 15, 1921 at Hohenwald, TN, she was daughter of the late Sterling and Hettie Brown Arnold. Mary was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church...

Jan 10, 2003

Edward M. Hewitt, 84, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Friday, January 10, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar following an extended illness. He retired in 1983 as an engineer for the Gradall Company in New Philadelphia where he worked for 29 years. Born March 5, 1918 in Mineral City, Ohio, he was the son of the late James...

Jan 10, 2003

Katherine E. Bair, 86, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, January 10, 2003 in her home. Born November 1, 1916 at New Phila., she was daughter of the late Elmer & Oresco Rainsberg Glass. Katherine had attended worship services at the Salvation Army at Dover. Each spring she looked forward to tending to her garden. She also loved animals and...

Jan 10, 2003

Melvin R. Littleton, 81, of Strasburg, died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Born Jun. 8, 1921, in Richland Twp., Belmont Co., he was a son of the late Theodore Mason and Bessie Pearl Ault Littleton. Melvin moved at a young age with his family to Tuscarawas Co., and attended school in Dover. He was an Army...

Jan 10, 2003

Miss Doris Gwen Mugridge, 72 of Dover and formerly of Strasburg, died Friday, January 10, 2003 in Union Hospital after a short illness. She retired in 1995 from Zimmer Patient Care where she had worked as a secretary for 27 years. She was the office computer before such a thing was invented, and was admired by her co-workers for her...

Jan 7, 2003

Viola Irene Stoneman, 82, a resident of Melbourne, Florida and a former resident of Goshen Township died Tuesday, January 7, 2003. A public graveside service will be held Friday, January 10 at 2:00pm in the Evergreen Burial Park in New Philadelphia with Pastor Brian Nunnally officiating. Those unable to attend or wishing to share a fond memory may sign the...

Jan 6, 2003

Greta J. York, 73, of Gnadenhutten, and formerly of New Hampshire died Monday, January 6, 2003 at Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She retired as a bus driver from the Fall Mountain Regional School System in New Hampshire. Born May 26, 1929 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Edward and Elizabeth Dotts Link. She enjoyed...

Jan 2, 2003

C. Dale Swinderman, 82, of Dover, passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2003, at Aultman Hospital. He was born on February 23, 1920, in Dover, the son of the late Roy F. and Myrtle M. Cunningham Swinderman. On May 20, 1946, he married Virginia Lee Hisrich, who preceded him in death on September 1, 1999. Dale, a 1940 Dover High...

Dec 29, 2002

Thelma E. Mason, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, December 29, 2002 in Union Hospital. She had worked for several area businesses including Charles Rewinding at Dover. Born October 30, 1919 at Russellton, PA, she was the daughter of the late Dennis & Elizabeth Ann Davis McCahill. Thelma loved animals, enjoyed spending time with friends and family. Her warm demeanor...

Dec 29, 2002

Dec 29, 2002

Alma G. George, 97, of Strasburg died Sunday, December 29, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. She worked as a foster grandparent at St. John�(TM)s Villa in Carrollton for ten years. Born September 26, 1905 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late William and Ella Metzger Cook. She was a member of...

Dec 22, 2002

Donald H. "Don" Wideman, 86, died suddenly Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in his North Canton home. Born Jul. 11, 1916, in Upland, CA, he was the son of the late Clyde Arby and Flossie Fern Holden Wideman. At a young age, Don moved with his family to Medina, OH, and graduated from Medina High School. He attended Spencerian Business College,...

Dec 20, 2002

Walter A. Limbacher, 83, of Strasburg died Friday, December 20, 2002 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. He retired in 1981 from the Eaton Corp. in Massillon after 20 years of service. Born March 22, 1919 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Walter and Ora Slemmer Limbacher. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in...

Dec 18, 2002

George E. Gatts, Sr., 70, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born Feb. 4, 1932, in Weirton, WV, he was a son of the late Robert Harry and Frances Crow Gatts. George attended school in Weirton, and married Evelyn Z. Lafferty on Jul. 14, 1949. The two worked on a...

Dec 17, 2002

James W. ''Pete'' Edwards, 77, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, December 17, 2002 in the Cleveland Clinic following a 6 month illness. Pete was a retired family partner in the former Edwards Trucking Co. in Strasburg for over 50 years. Born January 18, 1925 in Cambridge, Kansas, he was the son of the late John and Mae Westbrook Edwards. He...