Obituaries

Shirley L. (Miles) Gowins

Mar 26, 2019

Shirley L. (Miles) Gowins, 94, of Uhrichsville, went home to the Lord on the morning of Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Uhrichsville, Ohio.  Shirley was born April 16, 1924 in Uhrichsville, Ohio to the late E. Raymond Miles and Wanda V. (Lauver) Miles. Shirley was a graduate of the Uhrichsville High School Class of 1942.  Later that same year, she...

Thelma Leona (Betleyoun) Affolter

Mar 12, 2019

Thelma Leona Betleyoun Affolter, 63, of Gnadenhutten died late Tuesday night of March 12, 2019 in Aultman Hospital. Thelma was born in Akron to the late Amos LeRoy and Sara "Sally" Lavelle Betleyoun on January 1, 1956. She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, working in her flower gardens, and painting ceramics. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren....

Thomas William Johnson

Feb 25, 2019

Thomas William Johnson, 75, of Scio died early Monday morning on February 25, 2019 in the care of Bowerston Hills Healthcare. He was born in Alliance, Ohio to the late Johny and Anna (Moore) Johnson on January 1, 1944. Tom grew up around the Alliance area. He worked as a truck driver for most of his life and owned his...

William K. Jones

Feb 3, 2019

William "Bill" K. Jones, 75, of Gnadenhutten, died early Sunday morning of February 3, 2019 in Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehab Center under the care of Community Hospice. Bill was born to the late William B. and Eula (Ankrom) Jones on June 28, 1943 in Dennison, Ohio. He graduated from Port Washington High School in 1961. Bill then joined the...

Linda K. (Wells) Glauser

Jan 2, 2019

Linda K. (Wells) Glauser, 73, of Gnadenhutten, died the evening of January 2, 2019 at New Dawn Nursing Home under the care of Crossroads Hospice of NE Ohio and surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Freeport, Ohio on July 15, 1945 to the late C. Vernon and Helen B. (McKibben) Wells. She graduated from Freeport High School in...

Guyla Jean (Bailey) Ferguson

Aug 26, 2018

Guyla Jean Bailey Ferguson, 51, of Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 2018. Guyla is the daughter of Thurman Dwight Bailey and Verla Jean (Tomblin) Bailey of Mineral City. She was born October 21, 1966 in Dover, Ohio. She was a 1985 graduate of Tusky Valley High School in Mineral City.  Guyla had a varied...

Michael James Ferguson

Aug 26, 2018

Michael "Mike" James Ferguson, age 56, of Tippecanoe, Ohio died unexpectedly in a tragic accident on August 26, 2018. Michael was the son of the late James "Jim" Lawrence and Hazel Bernice Smith Ferguson. He was born October 15, 1961 in Dennison, Ohio. Mike attended high school at Lakeland High School in Freeport and in Ojia, California, but school was...

Theodore Edward Crites Iv

Jul 22, 2018

Theodore Edward Crites IV, seven day old son of Theodore Edward Crites III and Kimberly Lynn Nichols, died Sunday, July 22, 2018 in Trinity Twin City Hospital Emergency Room. He was born in Union Hospital, Dover, Ohio on Sunday, July 15, 2018.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his maternal grandparents: Gary and Janet...

Donald R. Naylor

Jul 17, 2018

Donald "Don" "Pappy" R. Naylor, 68, of Port Washington, died unexpectedly at his home Tuesday morning of July 17, 2018. Don was born on September 12, 1949 in Dennison, Ohio to the late Bruce R. and Madeline Dean (McDaniel) Naylor. He attended Indian Valley High and lived in the area all of his life. Don was an independent contractor as...

Martha Jean Main

Jun 13, 2018

Martha Jean (McMullen) Main, 72, of Gilmore, died on Wednesday afternoon of June 13, 2018 surrounded by her family. Martha was born on September 17, 1945 to the late Cyril and Louella (Lanning) McMullen in Dennison, Ohio. Martha Jean was a lifelong resident of Gilmore. She graduated from Port Washington in 1963 and after obtaining her bachelor's Degree from David...

Terry Allen Witham

May 2, 2018

Terry Allen Witham, 60, of Gnadenhutten died suddenly on May 2, 2018 at his residence. Terry was born in Canton, Ohio on June 3, 1957 to Donald (deceased) and Claudia (Suz) Witham. He graduated from Indian Valley South in 1976. As a teenager, he worked at Brown's garage in Gnadenhutten. He was most recently employed at Aleris.

Terry enjoyed...

John Nick Malandrakis

Apr 19, 2018

John Nick Malandrakis, 78, of Uhrichsville, died Thursday, April 19, 2018 in the Claymont Nursing and Rehabilitation following an extended illness. He was born on July 26, 1939, in Yorkville, Ohio. He is the son of the late Nick John Malandrakis and Viola Gikas Malandrakis Smith. John graduated from Yorkville High School in 1958, graduated from Ohio University in 1962,...

Trevor B. Richey

Apr 17, 2018

Trevor B. Richey, 31, of Gnadenhutten, died late Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Truman House of Community Hospice in New Philadelphia, surrounded by his family.

He was born on March 29, 1987 in Phoenix Arizona. In the early 2000's he came to Ohio with his family, where he attended Carrolton High School and the culinary arts program...

Edith A. (Hyde) Paternoster

Apr 11, 2018

Edith A. (Hyde) Paternoster, 82, of Gnadenhutten, died in Summa Health Systems Akron City Hospital after unforeseen complications arose following a cardiac procedure.

Edith was born in Uhrichsville, Ohio on March 11, 1936 to the late Walter and Mary E. (Dunkle) Hyde. She graduated from Uhrichsville High School in 1954. Edith worked for the Romig Insurance Agency...

William "Bill" Kilchenman

Mar 19, 2018

William "Bill" Kilchenman, 91, of Gnadenhutten passed away at the Hospice Truman House on March 19 th .

Born August 22, 1926 in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late William and Gertrude (Morrison) Kilchenman. Bill was also preceded in death by two sisters, Clara Jane Kohl and Virginia Parrish and one brother, Edwin Biggs.

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Carl R. Gilmore

Mar 14, 2018

Carl R. Gilmore, 81, of Brightwood, died early Wednesday morning of March 14, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic. He was born on July 13, 1936 to the late Walter "Joe" and C.Leona (Hines) Gilmore in Port Washington, Ohio. Carl was a lifelong resident of the Gnadenhutten area. He graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1954 and was very involved with...

Howard J. Thornton

Jan 25, 2018

Howard J. Thornton, 92, of Gnadenhutten, died late Thursday, January 25 th 2018 at Riverside Nursing and Rehabilitation in Newcomerstown, under the care of Interim HealthCare Hospice of Coshocton County.

Howard was a lifelong resident of the area. He was born in Tuscarawas on December 21, 1925 to the late Hiram W. and Anna Mae (Rhoads) Thornton....

Elizabeth "Betty" J. (Mccort) Crahan

Jan 9, 2018

We lost an angel and heaven gained one as Elizabeth "Betty" J. McCort Crahan, of Gnadenhutten, was called home from Riverside Manor in Newcomerstown, early Tuesday morning of January 9, 2018. She was 95.

Betty was born in Atlas, a small village in Belmont County, on May 7, 1922, to the late Nicholas P. and Jessie (Fogle)...

Orpha Luella (Huston) Gardner

Jul 26, 2017

Orpha Luella (Huston) Gardner, age 82, of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, died July 26, 2017 at Riverside Manor in Newcomerstown, Ohio. Luella was born September 6, 1934 in Gnadenhutten, the daughter of the late Alexander (Alex) and Onie "Sudie" (McMullen) Huston.

Luella was a 1952 graduate of Port Washington School. She went on to work at...