All Obituaries

EVELYN MARY BARNES   Evelyn Mary Barnes, age 99, of Dennison, O., passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at her daughter-in-laws house in Galion, O., following a brief illness.   Born March 1, 1922, in Port Washington, O., Evelyn is the daughter of the late Fred and Leota (Schreiner) Miller.   After graduating from high school, Evelyn went to nursing school.  While her husband was in the service, she was employed as an assistant for dental and oral surgery in Ft....

Charles Edward "Butch" Tatman Charles Edward "Butch" Tatman passed away on Friday November 26, 2021 at the Claymont Rehabilitation Center in Uhrichsville, Ohio. He was born on March 23, 1953, in Dennison Ohio, to the late Charles Emory and Betty Jo (Coventry) Tatman. Butch lived most of his life on the family farm on Tatman Road in Uhrichsville. For the first part of his life, he was raised by his grandparents, Cecil and Jessie (Irvin) Tatman. The latter part of his...

FRANCES MAE HORVATH Frances Mae Horvath, age 84 of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on November 17, 2021 from complications of Dementia and declining health.  She was born in Midway, Ohio, on January 21, 1937 to Andrew Sklenicka and Gail (Dingey) Sklenicka.  Frances was the oldest of five children.   On October 31, 1955, Frances married the love of her life Donald Richard Horvath.  They were married for 64 years and had five...

INGE E. HARALOVIC Inge E. “Omi” Haralovic, age 68, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, formerly of Mentor, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at her residence following a brief illness. Inge was born March 19, 1953 in Giessen, Germany, the daughter of the late Friedrich and Elsa (Hoessler) Klein.  While in Germany, Inge met Gene Haralovic Sr., who was in the military.  They came back to the United States in 1976 and got married in Mentor, Ohio, where they lived...

BILL LAUGHLIN Bill Laughlin, 77, passed away on November 10, 2021 following a period of declining health.  He was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico on October 20, 1944.  He was the son of the late Arline and William Laughlin.  On July 1, 1972, he married Patty Costa and they enjoyed 49 years of marriage.  Together, they had 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren and built a life of love and happiness for their family.  A lifelong resident of the area, Bill grew up in...

RUTH ARLEEN GRAY        Ruth Arleen Gray, age 91, of Dover, formerly of Dennison, O., passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Park Village Assisted Living, O., following a sudden illness.   The daughter of Josiah K. and Nancy A. (Barnhill) Mahaffey, Ruth was born November 3, 1930 in Gnadenhutten, O.   Ruth was employed at Tusco Manufacturing for 18 years, until her retirement in 1977.  She was a member of the Rush Community Church of the...

JODY LYNN GOLEC              Jody Lynn Golec, age 50, of Uhrichsville, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, O., following a period of declining health.                                    Born November 16,...

WILBUR THOMAS EVERETT   Wilbur Thomas Everett, age 80, of Uhrichsville, O., passed away on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia, following a brief illness.   Born March 25, 1941, in Gnadenhutten, O., Wilbur is the son of the late Eugene and Wilma (Miller) Everett.   Wilbur graduated from Tuscarawas Warwick High School and was employed as a truck driver at Dover Chemical for 30 years.  He loved gardening, pulling his...

SUSAN R. LEGG   Susan R. Legg, age 53, of Dennison, O., passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Hennis Care Center in Dover, O., after a 14 year battle with lupus.   She was born in Canton, O., on January 5, 1968, the daughter of Patricia McNutt and the late Jerry Poole.   In 1986, Susan graduated from Tusky Valley High School.  Susan enjoyed her work at Tuscarawas County Job and Family Services until she was forced to retire in 2015 due to complications from...

PATRICIA “PATTY” RUFENER   On Monday October 25th, Patricia “Patty” Rufener, age 72, of New Philadelphia, O., reunited with her husband of 49 years.   Patty was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Paul Rufener, and many family members.   She is survived by her 4 children John (Trina) Rufener of Warren, O., Jason (Charlotte) Rufener of Lexington, O., Jessica (Jeremy) Connor of Uhrichsville, O., and Benjamin (Katie) Rufener of Shelby,...