All Obituaries

HOWARD LLOYD “J. R.” MAHAFFEY JR. Howard Lloyd “J. R.” Mahaffey Jr., age 70, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026, at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, following a short illness. Born August 26, 1955, in Dennison, Ohio, J. R. is the son of the late Howard Lloyd Mahaffey Sr. and Kathleen (Alfred) Mahaffey. In 2025, J. R. retired from driving truck.  He was the owner and operating of his own truck for over 30 years.  He ...

TERESA KAY HINES Teresa Kay Hines, age 65, of Cadiz, Ohio, passed away following a lengthy illness on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio. The daughter of Albert Eldon and Mary Louise (Bier) Bland, Teresa was born in Dennison, Ohio on September 2, 1960.  In 1978,  Teresa graduated from Claymont High School. A  devoted wife and mother, Teresa enjoyed online shopping and going out to eat.  She loved cooking and baking and spending time with her ...

DARRELL GENE CAROTHERS SR. Darrell Gene Carothers Sr., age 74, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away at his residence following a brief illness, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Darrell was born on April 12, 1951, in New Rumley, Ohio, the son of the late Dale Ira Carothers and Ruth May (Bake) Carothers. He was employed at Belden Brick as a pug mill operator for many years.  Darrell loved old cars, watching his boy’s drag race, yard work, fishing, wood working and spending time with ...

JOHN RAY HERRON SR. John Ray Herron Sr., age 79, of Millersburg, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The son of the late John and Mary (Henry) Herron, John was born June 8, 1946, in Dennison, Ohio. In 1964, John graduated from Uhrichsville High School.  He was employed as a supervisor for Alsco, drove truck and later worked at GE Electric.  He enjoyed golfing, fishing and spending time with his pup JP. On January 13, 2017, John married Perla ...

KYRA BELLE BUNTON Kyra Belle Bunton, 18 years old of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Born on July 1, 2007, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.  She also went by nicknames of Sis, KB and Bebop.  She was suddenly taken from us on February 20, 2026 due to a tragic car accident. Kyra was a senior at Buckeye Career Center, majoring in Business Management.  She was employed at the New Phila Discount Drug Mart as a cashier, that had a smile that brightened everybody’s day. This is ...

JOHNNY RAY MCCLURE Johnny Ray McClure, age 55, of New Philadelphia, O., passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at Aultman Hospital in Canton, O. Born January 11, 1971 in Beckley, W. Va., Johnny is the son of Eldridge and Mildred (Crookshanks) Adkins of Tippecanoe. In 1990, Johnny graduated from New Philadelphia High School. He was employed as a machine operator at Deflecto for 10 years. Johnny enjoyed playing video games, coloring books and his dogs. On June 21, 1992, Johnny married ...

RANDY LYNN DIETRICH Randy Lynn Dietrich, age 77, of Farmerstown, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2026, at Altercare of Navarre, following a brief illness. Randy was born in Dennison, Ohio on October 8, 1948 to the late Herbert and Hazel (Armstrong) Dietrich. He graduated from Claymont High School in 1967.  Randy joined the Navy and served from 1967 to 1971.  He was formerly employed by the Dover Light Plant and City Garage. Randy is preceded in death by his parents, ...

MARY JUANITA NELSON DEMUTH Mary Juanita Nelson Demuth, age 83, of Stillwater, Ohio, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 9, 2026, at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio. Mary was born on August 17, 1942 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth (West) Nelson. On August 8, 1959, Mary married Harry Demuth.  Harry passed away January 8, 2021.  Mary was a homemaker.  She enjoyed reading and putting puzzles together. Mary is survived by her ...

MALLISA FAYE MORELAND Mallisa Faye Moreland, age 58, of Uhrichsville, O., passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, O. Born November 21, 1967, in Georgia, Mallisa is the daughter of Kenneth Fife of Richmond, O. and the late Penny (Bishop) Supinski. In 1985, she graduated from Lakeland High School. Mallisa was employed at the Dennison Depot.  She loved taking care of her entire family and going to Conneaut with ...

Frederick Richard Swaldo, age 94, of Uhrichsville, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.  He was born on November 3, 1931 to the late John “Duck” and Fanny (Davis) Swaldo of Wainwright.  He is preceded in death by the love of his life, Donna Meese, with whom he was married to for 71 years until her passing on August 23, 2022.  Also preceding him in death were his siblings: Beatrice (Swaldo) Hudson, John Swaldo, ...