Mary Ellen Robin, age 63, of  Dover, Ohio, died late Wednesday night, October 9, 2019 in the New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover. She was born October 23, 1955 in Dover, and was the daughter of the late Daniel Barker I and Stella Stevens Barker.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Esther M. Kuhn who raised Mary from the time she was a child. Mary was primarily a homemaker and had attended the Lifeway Church in New...

James R. Gatts, Sr., age 61, of  Dellroy, Ohio died Saturday morning, September 28, 2019 in  the Mercy Medical Center at Canton following an extended illness. He was born August 17, 1958 in Wheeling, West Virginia and was the son of the late Jack and Ida M. Bice Gatts.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Bice. Jim was a retired truck driver for K. Hovanian Homes in Canton, Ohio and was a 1976 graduate of the former Jewett-Scio High...

Donna M. Hurless, age 93, a former Sherrodsville resident, died Friday evening, September 27, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia. She was born July 19, 1926 in Dennison, Ohio and was the daughter of  the late Emmett and Bertha Belknap Albaugh.   On September 20, 1947 she married Vance F. Hurless, and was a homemaker for most of her life until Vance passed away on January 5, 2000.  She was a 1945 graduate of the former Sherrodsville High...

Ernest G. Beavers, age 83, of Tabor Ridge Road N.E., New Philadelphia, Ohio, died Friday morning, September 20, 2019 in the Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia. He was born August 10, 1936 in Mount Pleasant, Ohio and was the son of the late John R. and Ila E. Calhoun Beavers.  His wife, the late Linda Marie Stokey Beavers, is deceased.  In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter Cheryl Beavers Fish,  a brother Raymond Beavers, brothers and...

Ronald E. Fish, age 62, of  New Philadelphia, Ohio,  died Monday afternoon, August 26, 2019 in Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover. He was born July 4, 1957 in Dover, Ohio and was the son of the late Allan Edward and Shirley Rohn Fish.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Dylan Markwell. Ron was formerly employed by Earth 'N Woods Products and Landscaping in North Canton, Dakota Tree Service of New Philadelphia, but was more widely...

Andrew H. Shaum , age 67, of  Mill Hill Road, Scio, (Tappan Lake) Ohio, died suddenly early Friday morning, August 23, 2019 in the Trinity West Hospital at Steubenville. He was born August 6, 1952 in Mansfield, Ohio and was the son of the late Floyd and Janice Free Shaum.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a bother Danny Sherry. He retired as an auto mechanic from Tuscarawas Auto Parts in New Philadelphia where he was employed from 1989 - 2001.  He...

James R. “Dick” Gardner, age 93,  of Sherrodsville, died peacefully Wednesday afternoon August 21, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia surrounded by those whom always sought his comfort. As with most people of his age, his life was composed of several distinct stages. He was born October 11, 1925 in Uhrichsville, Ohio and was the son of the late Clarence Granfell and Helen “Gladys” Chaney Gardner.  He spent the bulk of his...

Margaret A. "Marge" Collins, age 82, of  Antigua Road S.W., Carrollton, Ohio,  died early Sunday morning, August 11, 2019 in the Hennis Care Centre of Bolivar after a short illness. She was born September 28, 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Austin and Thelma  Klein Ulrich.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by   two sons Joseph Alan Collins, Sr. and  Thomas G. Collins, Jr., and a brother Thomas...

Richard T.  "Dick" Morrison, age 91, of  Bowerston  (New Hagerstown), Ohio, died Saturday night, August 3, 2019 in Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia. He was born August 9, 1927 in Akron, Ohio and was the son of the late Thomas and Wilma McVicker Morrison.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by  a brother, Don Morrison. Dick retired as a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Clinton, Ohio in 1991 after more...

Lew F. Higgenbotham, age 60, of  Gnadenhutten, Ohio,  died early Wednesday morning, July 31, 2019 in the Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital at Dover from the effects of a two-year illness. He was born November 29, 1958 in Wheeling, West Virginia and was the son of Lewis Thomas  "Red" and Geneva Hrabak Higgenbotham of Sherrodsville, OH.  He was preceded in death by  a daughter-in-law, Meghan Higgenbotham. Lew was a CDL Test Site Manager at U.S. America in...