Obituaries

May 27, 2015

Betty Jane Moore, 91, of Gnadenhutten, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Bowerston Hills Nursing and Rehab, Bowerston, Ohio. She was born in New Straitsville, Ohio on April 5, 1924, to the late Charles and Daisy (Morrison) Stephenson. Betty graduated in 1942 from Gnadenhutten High School. She married the late Ralph J. Moore (dec. Aug. 30, 1993) on...

Mar 20, 2015

Robert Eugene Long, 66, of Gnadenhutten, died Friday afternoon on March 20, surrounded by his family in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Bob was born in Dennison on June 28, 1948 to Robert L. (dec.) and Alice M. Griffith Long. He graduated from Indian Valley South, where he played football and baseball. Bob then entered the Army in...

Dec 15, 2014

Lori Elizabeth (Baker) Davis, 55, of Gnadenhutten, died late at night on December 15, 2014, in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, from a yearlong battle with cancer. She was born in Twin City Hospital in Dennison, on May 21, 1959 to her surviving parents James and Janice (Biggs) Baker of Gnadenhutten. Lori graduated from Indian Valley South in...

Dec 12, 2014

Robert "Bob" E. Kettlewell, 89, of Gnadenhutten, died at home surrounded by his family, Friday, December 12, 2014. Bob was born in Jacobsburg, Ohio on January 9, 1925 to the late Robert Simon and Neva Lenore (Caldwell) Kettlewell. He graduated from Powhatten High School in 1943. Bob earned his driver's license at the age of 12 and drove dairy truck...

Nov 30, 2014

Lorie Ann (Morrison) Affolter, 44, of Gnadenhutten, died Sunday morning November 30, 2014 after a long illness. She was born on July 17, 1970 at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio to her parents Ken and Diane (Stull) Morrison of Gnadenhutten. Lorie graduated from Indian Valley High School in 1989. She was a member of the Gnadenhutten United Methodist Church,...

Nov 21, 2014

Mary Irene Walker Gibbens, 89, of Uhrichsville, died Tuesday evening October 21, at Schoenbrunn Health Care. Mary was born on December 2, 1924 in Elco, Pennsylvania to the late Isiah and Annie (Atwood) Walker. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1942.

After high school, Mary worked as a Nurse's Aide at Union Hospital, then as...

Aug 29, 2014

Mary Evelyn Blackburn Rother, 92, of Gnadenhutten, departed her earthly body and entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Friday morning, August 29, 2014, with her son Jeff by her side, in the Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was born August 8, 1922 in Gnadenhutten; a daughter of the late Russell and Grace...

Jul 23, 2014

Mildred Catherine Miller, age 89, of Gnadenhutten died at 11:09 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in the Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia. She was born April 23, 1925 on the family farm where she resided most of her life. She was a daughter of the late Adam Jacob Dietrich and Elizabeth Merkel Dietrich.

Mildred was a 1943...

Jul 15, 2014

Eileen Marie Grott, age 94, formerly of Gnadenhutten, died Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Sienna Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. Eileen was born in the Tappan Lake area in Harrison County, Ohio on September 22, 1919 to the late Homer Smith McDevitt and Lydia Susana Cole. She graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1938. On August 31, 1940, Eileen married...

Jul 11, 2014

Jewell E. "Judy" Jones, age 80, of Port Washington, formerly of the Uhrichsville and Midvale areas, died at home Friday, July 11, 2014. She was born in Barnhill, Ohio on April 4, 1934 to the late James David Smitley and Harriet Ida Ohler.

Judy worked at Miller's Restaurant in Uhrichsville, H.L. Green's, Carnes Nursing Home as a...

May 22, 2014

Virginia Biggs Parrish age 94, of Gnadenhutten, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Beacon Pointe Rehab Center following a brief illness. She was born in Alliance, Ohio on October 18, 1919 to the late Oscar Milton Biggs and Gertrude Morrison Biggs Kilchenman.

Virginia graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1937. She worked for Dr. Maurice Williamson...

Nov 22, 2013

Myrtle Leanna Phillips Mauderly, age 73, of Coshocton, formerly of Gnadenhutten died Friday evening in Coshocton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Coshocton, Ohio. She was born in Freeport, Ohio on December 20, 1939 to the late Wilburt Bryan Phillips and Lula Grace Kirk Phillips. She graduated from Freeport High School in 1957. She was born and raised a Methodist. She...

Oct 25, 2013

Gary Lee Parrish, 76, of Columbus passed away at Riverside Hospital on October 25, 2013. He was born May 9, 1937 in Gnadenhutten, Ohio to the late Gladys (Metzger) and Clyde Parrish. Gary graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1955. He married Gloria McPeek on March 18, 1962. He joined the army in 1961 and served his country with...

Sep 8, 2013

Grace Lucille "Sissy" Lockett Fox, age 99, of Gnadenhutten died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at her daughter's home in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born July 8, 1914, a daughter of the late Wallace Duncan Lockett and Mayme Ruth Wheland Lockett Donaldson. Grace graduated from Coshocton High School in 1932 and from the Coshocton City Hospital Nursing School in...

Jun 25, 2013

David "Frank" Williams, age 55, of New Philadelphia, Ohio passed away late Tuesday night, June 25, 2013, in Akron General Hospital, Akron, Ohio from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, June 20, 2013.

Frank was born in Pensacola, Florida on June 28, 1957 to Shink and Nancy Kohl Williams who live in New Philadelphia, Ohio....

Jun 12, 2013

Ruth Hannah Crahan, age 95, of Gnadenhutten died at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center, Uhrichsville. She was born on February 25, 1918 in Rush Township near Stillwater, Ohio to the late James W. Fouts and Mary O. (Bennett) Fouts – Taylor. Ruth married the late George Crahan on June 17, 1961. Being a...

Mar 24, 2013

Darrell Gene McComb, age 62, of Gnadenhutten died at 7:45 a.m. Sunday, March 24, 2013 in his home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born April 19, 1950 in Dennison, Ohio, a son of the late Robert Lee McComb and Peggy Marie Frey McComb.

Darrell was a 1968 graduate of Indian Valley...

Mar 1, 2013

Jacob Alvin Gardner, age 90, of Gilmore died at 12:45 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013 in Schoenbrunn Health Care Facility, New Philadelphia, Ohio.

He was born September 13, 1922 near Tippecanoe, a son of the late Luther Oliver Gardner and Ethel Grace Swaim Gardner. Jacob was a 1943 graduate of Uhrichsville High School and a United States...