All Obituaries

GLORIA JEAN DAVIDSON              Gloria Jean Davidson, age 83, of Uhrichsville, passed away on May 28, 2021, at Claymont Health and Rehabilitation in Uhrichsville, O., following a period of declining health.   Born November 1, 1937 in Dennison, Gloria is the daughter of the late Robert and Minnie (Merrymen) Gray.   Gloria was employed at the Glove Factory in Dennison, Valley Manor Nursing Home in New Philadelphia...

CHRISTOPHER ALAN HUGHES   Christopher Alan Hughes, age 73, died June 5th 2o21 in Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio.  He was born September 16, 1947 in Fairmont, West Virginia, the son of Edward and Louise (Noble) Hughes.  He attended Fairmont State University graduating cum laude and earning a Master’s Degree at West Virginia University in music education.  He was a K-12 vocal music teacher for 32 years, having taught in Long Island, New York, and in Lakeland...

JOHN H. SHIELDS   John H. Shields, age 55, of Uhrichsville, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his residence.   Born September 3, 1965 in Dennison, John was the son of the late Byrl and Norma (Krollzick) Shields.   John was employed at Wayne Dalton as a door roller for 15 years.  He loved collecting old model cars and older cars.   On February 5, 1985, John married Laurie (Tanley) Shields, who survives of the home.  Also surviving are...

DONNA MAXINE JONES   Donna Maxine Jones, age 92, of Uhrichsville, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, O., following a sudden illness.                                        Born on January 4, 1929 in Uhrichsville, Donna is the daughter of...

EDDIE THOMAS “WHITEY” EDWARDS              Eddie Thomas “Whitey” Edwards, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021, at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, following a sudden illness.    The son of Edison and Marjorie (Dickey) Edwards, Eddie was born November 2, 1943 in Uhrichsville.   In 1961, Eddie graduated from Uhrichsville High School.  He was employed at Reeves Steel as a galvanized...

JAMES EDWARD BASILETTI   James Edward Basiletti, age 81, of Uhrichsville, went to heaven to be with his son Jimmy, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at Claymont Health and Rehab in Uhrichsville.   Born March 25, 1940, in Dennison, James was the son of the late Henry W. and Mary Trushell Basiletti.   In 1958, James graduated from Dennison High School.  He enlisted in the United States Air Force for 4 years. James was employed for 30 years as a brick sorter for Whitacre...

PATRICIA ANN BOWLING   Patricia Ann Bowling, age 71, of Uhrichsville, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, following a lengthy illness.   Born February 10, 1950, in Dennison, Patricia is the daughter of the late Cecil and Evadine (Warner) Roup.   Patricia enjoyed flea markets, flowers and vegetables and antiques.  She was employed at Lauren Manufacturing and also had several booths for...

~ The Obituary ~   Susie Juanita Barnett, age 91, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from Providence Hospital in Detroit, MI   Juanita was born January 17, 1930 in Dennison, OH to the late Fannie Mae and James Garner.   She graduated from Dennison High School in 1948 and went on to marry the love of her life, Melvin Barnett, on February 18, 1950, and one son, Melvin James “Jimmy” Barnett, Jr. was blessed to that union, both of whom...

KENNETH “BUCKY” LORENZ JR.   Kenneth “Bucky” Lorenz Jr., age 45, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Trinity Twin City Hospital Bucky was born on June 21, 1975, to Kenneth “Bucky” and Diana (Archer) Lorenz.  Bucky was a lifelong resident of the Twin City Area and was known by everyone. Bucky did not know a stranger and if you liked to fish, you definitely wasn’t a stranger to Bucky.  On hot summer days and...

MARJORIE HILLYER SHELLEY   If you were lucky enough to spend time in Marge Shelley's kitchen on Shamel Street in Uhrichsville, you undoubtedly passed by a large bulletin board festooned with hundreds of photographs of people and places that she held dear.   There is the large photo of Dave, her late husband of 60 years, standing proud in his Marine uniform. And there's a much older one of her parents Edgar E. Hillyer and Louise Coldren Hillyer, taken at their home in...