Obituaries

Oct 25, 2015

Clyde D. Everett age 75 of Uhrichsville went home to be with the Lord Sunday morning, October 25, 2015, at Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, after an extended illness. Clyde was born on January 25, 1940 in Gnadenhutten, Ohio; a son of the late Clark E. Everett and Wilma G. (Miller) Everett.

Clyde graduated from Tuscarawas Warwick...

Oct 13, 2015

Helen Elizabeth Hopkins Beabout, 89, of Gnadenhutten, died on October 13, 2015, at Beacon Pointe Rehab Center, Uhrichsville, Ohio. Helen was born on June 22, 1926 in Swarts, PA to the late William Frank and Hazel (Shoup) Hopkins. She graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1944. After high school, Helen worked as a receptionist in Waynesburg until she married her...

Oct 4, 2015

Diana Lynn (Stull) Morrison, 67, of Gnadenhutten, died at home Sunday afternoon, October 4, 2015, following a lengthy illness. She was born in Dennison, Ohio on July 10, 1948 to Paul O. and Margaret Mae (Alwood) Stull. Diana was a homemaker for most of her life and worked as a waitress and cook for many years after her children...

Aug 31, 2015

James "Fred" Crouse, 85, of Gnadenhutten, died on August 31, in Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, after an extended illness. Fred was born on March 12, 1930 in Gnadenhutten to the late Norman H. and Sarah L. (Caldwell) Crouse. He graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1948, where he played baseball and basketball. Fred entered into the army in...

Aug 31, 2015

Winifred "Winnie" June (Davis) Baker, 89, of Gnadenhutten, died on Monday, August, 31 at The Inn at Northwood Village, in Dover. She was born on November 25, 1925 in Gnaden to the late Fred and Ida (Bucher) Davis. Winnie graduated from Gnaden High School in 1942. She married the late Eugene F. Baker on February 12, 1947, and celebrated...

Jul 16, 2015

Karen L. (Poole) Gowins, 72, of Gnadenhutten, died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia, after a sudden illness. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on May 23, 1943. Her parents were the late James and Leona (Rice) Poole. Karen graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, Ohio in 1961, where she went...

Jul 5, 2015

Marjorie L. (Gordon) Gowins, 93, of Lake Milton, Ohio, died late Sunday night, July 5, 2015, in Longmeadow Care Center in Ravenna. Marjorie was born on March 8, 1922 in Gorham, Illinois to the late Chester and Myrtle (Woolsey) Gordon. She married John F. Gowins on May 3, 1947. The two were married for 65 years before John died...

Jul 2, 2015

LaVerne R. (Poole) Hamilton, 70, of Canton, gained her angel wings Thursday July 2, 2015, with her two children by her side, after a battle with cancer. LaVerne was born in East Liverpoole, Ohio on August 19, 1944. She was preceded in death by her parents James Poole and Leona (Rice) Poole. LaVerne grew up in Oklahoma and Massillon,...

Jun 23, 2015

Alice Margaret Griffith Long, 85, of Gnadenhutten, died late Tuesday night June 23, 2015 in the Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia. She was born January 29, 1930 to the late William Pearl and late Bertha Sula (Berger) Griffith, in Guernsey County Ohio. Alice graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1947. She married her late husband, Robert Lee Long, on...

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...