All Obituaries

          William “Willy” Keith Napier III, 25, of Port Washington died tragically on February 26, 2020 at Aultman Hospital in Canton.           Willy was born on September 14, 1994 in Coshocton, Ohio to mother Kimberly (Dixon) Sparks and father William Keith Napier, Jr. He attended Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten. Even as an adult, Willy was a kid at heart. He had an infectious...

          William “Bill” C. Friel, 71, of Gnadenhutten, passed away Tuesday morning of February 18, 2020, in Community Hospice’s Truman House in New Philadelphia. Bill was born in Uhrichsville on January 31, 1949 to the late Ora C. and Wilma Mae (Liggett) Friel. He graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1967 as the class Salutatorian. Bill was an electrician doing electrical maintenance for seven years at Alsco, sixteen years at AEP, and...

            Pastor Florence Ann Zurcher Fellers McNutt, 75, of Uhrichsville was called home to her Savior Sunday evening, February 2, 2020. She was in the care of Community Hospice at the Truman House at the end of a brief, but hard fought illness.             Florence was born at Twin City Hospital on May 12, 1944 to the late Alvin O. and Margaret I. (Beamer) Zurcher. She was a 1962 graduate of Uhrichsville High School, where she...

"Chuckie Charley" Charles Henry Ward, 73, of Gnadenhutten, died unexpectedly on Sunday evening in Trinity Hospital Twin City's Emergency Room.  Charles was born in Dover, Ohio on October 10, 1946 to the late Charles P. and Clara A. (Gsell) Ward. With his father being in the military, Charles moved around the country while growing up. In 1965, he graduated from Central Islip High School in New York, and found a home there for over thirty years. While there, he worked at...

“Together Again”             Betty L. Rankin Ridgway, 87, of Gnadenhutten passed away Saturday morning, January 4, 2020 in New Dawn Retirement Center in Dover following a brief but hard-fought illness.             Betty was born in Gnadenhutten on March 26, 1932 to the late Robert P. and Alma F. Struchen Rankin Emig. Betty’s father died when she was very young....

          Jude William Stevenson, age 11, of Gnadenhutten was unexpectedly called home on Saturday, December 28, 2019 following a tragic accident at his home.           Jude was born on February 28, 2008 in Canton, Ohio, the son of Danny Lee and Mary Theresa (Campbell) Stevenson. Jude was a child of God, a light in this life.  He loved church and God, regularly attending services and youth group....

            Willard P. Menefee, 73, of Port Washington, died on Tuesday afternoon, December 24, 2019 in Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Baltic. Willard was born in Dellroy, Ohio on May 17, 1946 to the late John N. and Delphia “Pearl” (McCoy) Menefee. The Menefee family moved to Port Washington when Willard was five years old and he lived there the rest of his life. Willard graduated from Port Washington High...

            Jan L. Beal, 66, of Tuscarawas, died unexpectedly early Saturday morning on October 5, 2019 in Cleveland Clinic following complications after a surgery to help her fight with cancer.             Jan was born in Athens, Ohio to the late James and Berdena (Thompson) Duncan on June 6, 1953. She was a graduate of Indian Valley South High School in 1971 and went on to earn a...

          Berdena F. Duncan, 88, of Gnadenhutten, died Saturday afternoon of August 17, 2019 following a well lived life. Berdena was the daughter to the late Dale Thompson and Ara (Hauenstein) Thompson Dupler. She was born in Athens, Ohio on May 23, 1931 and graduated from Athens High School in 1949. She married the late James F. Duncan on May 28, 1949, who preceded her in death on July 31, 1991. Berdena worked for the Schreiner Brothers...

            Donald Bruce Naylor, 49, of Lock Seventeen died on Tuesday afternoon of August 13, 2019. Don was born in Twin City Hospital to the late Donald R. Naylor and Catherine (Parks) Hunt who survives. He lived most of his life in Lock Seventeen. Don attended Newcomerstown High School and then became an over the road truck driver. He worked for many companies but was most recently employed by Coshocton Trucking and B&L...