All Obituaries

          Lowella Irene (Hicks) Fouts, 97, of Gnadenhutten, died Friday afternoon, on September 4, 2020, in the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. She was born on September 21, 1922 in Tuscarawas County to the late Howard Edgar Hicks and Martha Elizabeth (Tetirick) Hicks. She was married to the late Charles Robert (Bob) Fouts on September 28, 1940 and spent 55 years together before Bob’s passing on May 23,...

“Together Again”             Helen Marie (Alred) Kilchenman, 93, of Gnadenhutten passed away Sunday morning, August 30, 2020 in the Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital in Avon, Ohio.           Helen was born on June 15, 1927 to the late Clifford and Lillie (Israel) Alred in Murrayville, Illinois where she graduated from Murrayville High School in 1945. She then spent rest of her life...

          Patricia R. Lockard Valliquette, 92, of Gnadenhutten, died peacefully on June 26, 2020 in her home. Patricia was born in Coshocton, Ohio on October 23, 1927 to the late William and Bernice Strouse Lockard. She graduated from Coshocton High School in 1947. She lived in Glasco for several years, before moving to Gnadenhutten. Patricia worked as an accountant for Harcatus-Tri County Community Action Organization, from where she retired in...

Virginia Rose Ridgway, age 95, formerly of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, currently residing at Sunrise of Dublin, Ohio went peacefully home to the Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2020.           Rose was born on November 21, 1924 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, daughter to the late Raymond Demuth Arthurs and Agnes Schindler. She was a class of 1942 graduate of Tuscarawas High School. On September 27, 1946, Rose wed the late William “Bill” John Ridgway, with...

Raymond Dale Smith, 81, of Goshen, passed away at his home on Friday morning of June 19, 2020.           Dale was born at home on November 12, 1938 in Washington Township, of Harrison County to the late Lovel Smith and Delma McCoy Smith Horrisberger.           He was a heavy equipment operator for the coal mine for most of his working years, and then spent a few years running bulldozer at the refuse...

​Kenneth Allen Rochester, 40, of New Philadelphia passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 following a lengthy and hard-fought illness.  ​Kenneth was born December 11, 1979 in Las Vegas, NV to parents David Allen and Rosemary Jane (Kutschinske) Rochester. Before Kenneth started the fourth grade, he and his family relocated to Ohio. He attended Indian Valley from that time through eighth grade, then...

          Stephen Reed “Doe” Moore, 70, of Gnadenhutten, died unexpectedly in Oak Point Care Center in Baltic on Tuesday evening of April 14, 2020.           Doe was born in Dennison, Ohio to the late Ralph and Betty (Stephenson) Moore on September 20, 1949. He graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1967, and after some college, he joined the United States Army and served for two years....

          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...