Obituaries

Jan 23, 2022

Shirley May (Muravsky) Bennington, 76, of Gnadenhutten died Sunday, January 23, 2022, in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Bellaire, Ohio on May 8, 1945, to the late Adolf Jr. and Norma Mae (Kimberly) Muravsky. Shirley graduated from Shadyside High School in 1963 and then went to work for Bates Metal for several years,...

Jan 22, 2022

Barbara J. (Horsfall) Walker, 74, of rural New Philadelphia, died peacefully on Saturday evening of January 22, 2022, surrounded by her family at Claymont Health and Rehabilitation after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born in Dover, Ohio on September 15, 1947, to the late Harold Sr. and Mary (Kinsey) Horsfall. She went to Gnadenhutten High School where...

Jan 22, 2022

Robert C. Welsch, 83, of Gilmore, died at home surrounded by his family on Saturday afternoon January 22, 2022, following an extended illness. On April 25, 1938, Bob was born to the late Emerson and Blanch (Hines) Welsch in Port Washington, Ohio. He graduated from Port Washington High School in 1956 and then joined the Marine Corps, serving for four...

Jan 15, 2022

Amy M. (Kochman) Haney, 47, of Gnadenhutten, died unexpectedly on Saturday January 15. 2022 at Trinity West in Steubenville following a brief but hard-fought, COVID-19 related illness. Amy was born December 10, 1974, at Twin City Hospital, a daughter to Thomas and Cynthia (Schreiner) Kochman, who survive. Beginning at age 3 and throughout her school years, Amy was an active...

Jan 12, 2022

David Wayne Messner, 57, of Port Washington, lost his battle with multiple myeloma after a seven-month fight on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Dover, but with that loss he was blessed with an eternal life with the Lord. He was born in Barberton, Ohio to the late Donald W. and Carolyn M. (Withrow) Messner on October 4, 1964. Growing up,...

Jan 2, 2022

Nathan Michael Renner, 29, of rural Uhrichsville, died on Sunday evening of January 2, 2022, following complications after having Covid-19. Nathan was born on July 14, 1992, at Union Hospital in Dover to Tina G. (Struchen) Renner and Paul L. Renner. He played little league baseball growing up, mostly at first base, where he made his mother proud. Nathan graduated...

Dec 31, 2021

Glenn Earl Gray, 87, of Gilmore passed peacefully at home in the early morning hours of December 31, 2021, surrounded by his family. Glenn was born in Gilmore on July 3, 1934, to the late John and Olive (Frasher) Gray. He graduated from Freeport High School in 1952, and then attained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Tri-State College...

Dec 4, 2021

Dale Allen Veley, aged 58 of Port Washington, died unexpectedly and peacefully on the afternoon of December 4, 2021, at Trinity Hospital Twin City. Dale, or "D" and "Uncle D" as he was fondly known by his family, was born on April 14, 1963, at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, the eldest child and only son to F. Dale and...

Nov 6, 2021

Phillip D. Wolfe, 69, of Port Washington died at home surrounded by his family, Saturday, November 6, 2021. He was born in Dennison on March 29, 1952, to the late Vernon and Mildred (Reichman) Wolfe. Phillip graduated from Indian Valley South in 1970, joined the U.S. Army, and served in Korea. Once discharged, Phillip attended Ohio State where he received...

Nov 3, 2021

Sandra Chance, 60, of Gnadenhutten died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, due to complications of Covid-19. She was born in Ansbach, Germany on December 6, 1960, to the late Stanley E. and Ilse Elenore (Huber) Chance. Sandra was a graduate of Indian Valley South and also Buckeye JVS in 1979. She worked as a meat cutter at Ross' Market...

Oct 16, 2021

Troy Schumacher, 55, of Worthington, formerly of Gnadenhutten, passed away on October 16, 2021, in Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville, from complications due to Covid-19. Troy was born November 22, 1965, at Twin City Hospital to the late Robert and Donna (Kyte) Schumacher, he was the youngest of their four children. Troy grew up in Gnadenhutten, graduated from...

Oct 7, 2021

Jerre A. Dunkel, 68, of Gnadenhutten died at home in Tents of Grace Manor in Gnadenhutten on October 7, 2021. Jerre was born December 10, 1952, in Bellevue, Ohio to the late Warren F. and Margaret M. (Klein) Dunkel. He graduated from Norwalk High School in 1971, and then attended college at Bowling Green State Universities Firelands Campus in Huron,...

Sep 26, 2021

Myra Lee Moore, 75, of Columbus died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday morning of September 26, 2021. She was born in Wooster, Ohio to the late Myron E. and Ruth E. (South) Moore on May 13, 1946. Myra graduated from Jewett High School in 1964, then went on to attend business school in Columbus. After college, she went to...

Sep 25, 2021

Kenneth Bruce Hibinger, 69, of Port Washington died unexpectedly in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital on Saturday morning of September 25, 2021. Bruce was born on August 2, 1952, in Martins Ferry to the late Clayton "Buss" Hibinger and Mary Jo (Wallace) Hibinger who lives in New Philadelphia. A lifelong resident of the area, Bruce grew up just outside of Gnadenhutten,...

Sep 23, 2021

Laura Mae (Dickinson) Casteel, 63, of New Philadelphia died in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital late Thursday evening on September 23, 2021, following an extended illness. She was born on September 12, 1958, in Dennison, Ohio to the late Leroy E. and Mildred V. (Peeper) Dickinson. Laura graduated from Indian Valley South in 1977 and married her husband, John Casteel, who...

Sep 21, 2021

Rhonda Ann Colvin, 54, of Moundsville, West Virginia died on Tuesday morning September 21, 2021, in WVU Wheeling Hospital following a brief illness that took its toll on the rest of her body. Rhonda was born in Union Hospital in Dover on December 15, 1966. She then lived in various places in the area while growing up and ended up...

Aug 21, 2021

Charles Earl Davis Jr., 90, of Gnadenhutten went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon of August 21, 2021, under the care of Community Hospice at the Truman House in New Philadelphia. Charles was born in New Philadelphia on December 31, 1930, to the late Charles E. Sr. and Bessie (Bland) Davis. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School in...

Aug 12, 2021

Clifford A. Harmon, 94, of Gnadenhutten died on Thursday, August 12, 2021 in Riverside Manor under the care of Community Hospice. Clifford was born in Germano, Ohio on July 15, 1927, to the late Jesse "John" and Mary M. (Burrier) Harmon. Cliff was a working man all his life. He started working when he was in grade school and had...

Aug 7, 2021

Jane Ann Demuth, 77, of Gnadenhutten entered into the glorious presence of her loving Savior while surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 7, 2021, after a courageous battle during a period of declining health.

Born in Columbus on February 17, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Norma Eileen Malterer and her grandparents, Louis L....

Jun 22, 2021

Holly Eve Robinson, 58, of Uhrichsville died on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Columbus at The Ohio State University James Cancer Center, surrounded by her loving family. Holly was born in Mt. Gilead, Ohio on December 21, 1962, to Barbara Ann (Emmons) Baer Shaw and the late Arnold E. "Doc" Baer. She grew up in country near Chesterville, Ohio. Holly...