All Obituaries

            Dorothy Jane (Garrett) Lawver Dyer, 91, of Port Washington, died peacefully at her home Wednesday morning of September 20, 2023, surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born at home in Goshen, OH on June 3, 1932, to the late Arthur and Nora (Page) Garrett. She graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1950. Dorothy worked as one of the cooks for Indian Valley Schools and retired after twenty-two years. She enjoyed embroidery,...

            Margaret Ruth (Lucas) Veigel, 94, died Friday evening on September 8, 2023 at Riverside Manor in Newcomerstown. Ruth was born on August 8, 1929, in Bloomfield, Ohio to the late Emmett and Jessie (Merryman) Lucas. She graduated from Wayne Township High School in 1947. Ruth worked at Wheeling Steel for a short period of time, and she was a bus driver for Indian Valley Schools for fifteen years, where she retired from in 1993....

            Katherine A. (Kennedy) Hamilton, 86, of Gnadenhutten died on Friday afternoon of August 18, 2023, in the Community Hospice Truman House.             She was born on December 16, 1936 at her grandmother’s house in Dennison, Ohio to the late Burton F. and V. Gene (Probert) Kennedy. Katherine graduated from Uhrichsville High School and married the late Kenneth Hamilton on October 31, 1953....

          Patricia Ann Cox of Gnadenhutten, Ohio passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on August 17, 2023 surrounded by her loving husband and family.           Born September 13, 1939 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, Patricia was the daughter of the late Clyde Long and Catherine (Foote) Long. She was a 1957 graduate of Uhrichsville High School. Shortly after, she met her husband Dave at the local skating rink. After dating only 3 months, they...

          Kathy Jean (Affolter) Menefee, 73, of Port Washington, died Saturday morning July 22, 2023, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of the area, Kathy was born in Dennison on June 17, 1950, to the late Elmer Jr. and Neva Jean “Teny” (Page) Affolter. She graduated from Claymont High School and then married the late Willard Menefee on June 21, 1968. They spent...

          Donald L. Wright, 69, of Kimbolton died unexpectedly at his home on June 20, 2023. He was born at Union Hospital on August 29, 1953, to Donald and Wanda (Starkey) Wright. Don graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1972 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served for twenty-two years as a tanker before retiring as a Sgt 1st Class. He then went to work for Velcon in Colorado before moving back to Ohio where he worked for Waynedale Truss and...

            Mark Allen Campbell, 42, of Port Washington, lost his life to alcohol addiction on June 5, 2023.             He was born on June 7, 1980 in Dennison to the late Glen and Judy (MaHaffey) Campbell. Mark was also preceded by his brother Tony Diploma, father- and mother-in-law Archie and Luella Gardner, brother-in-law Bobby Jacobs, and his aunt, Caroline...

         Norma Jean (Neuhart) Thornton, 93, of Gnadenhutten, died Monday afternoon June 19, 2023, at Trinity Hospital Twin City surrounded by her family.          She was born in Noble County to the late William and Elvira (Carpenter) Neuhart on July 27, 1929. Norma graduated from Old Washington High School in 1948, then one year later married her late husband Howard J. Thornton on November 26, 1949, and were...

          Robert “Bob” Denver Phillips, 90, of Tuscarawas passed away Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023, at Park Village Southside under the care of Crossroads Hospice.           Bob was born at home in Coshocton County to the late Joseph Edward and Iva Mae (Cly) Phillips. He attended Warsaw High School, but before finishing, Bob, served his country by joining the U.S. Army and received a...

            Molly Jeen (Metzger) Tevis passed away peacefully on May 27th, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.             Molly is survived by her husband, Paul Tevis, whom she married February 18, 1984, daughters: Lindsey (Adam) Kovacs, Ashley Tevis, and Emily (Greg) Reichman; grandchildren: Benjamin and Milo Kovacs and Beau and Norah Reichman; as well as her brothers: John (Dee) Metzger and Jim...