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| James A. "Shorty" Grages, age 62, of New Philadelphia died unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. A son of the late John A. and Florence Metzger Grages, Jim, was born on July 27, 1949, in the family home, where he lived his entire life. Jim was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School and for the past 30 years he has served the Times Reporter as a newspaper delivery driver, ensuring each carrier was well supplied every morning. He was known as a quiet individual whose true passion in life was sports, and sporting statistics, as a younger gentleman, he enjoyed golfing and bowling. For many years, he was well known for his true passion, coaching and umpiring for the New Philadelphia Little League. He is survived by three nieces, Lori (Jim) Patterson of North Port, Florida, Connie (Vince) Pace of Idaho, and Clara Ann Grages of Mineral City; three nephews, Jeff (Sherri) Grages of New Port News, VA, Billy (Haley) Grages of Stone Creek and Bobby (Susan) Grages of Mineral City. Numerous great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins also survive. In addition to his parents, Jim was preceded in death by three brothers; John, Kenny and Dale Grages. The family will receive friends on Saturday, December 24, 2011, one hour prior to services, from 10:00 – 11:00 AM in the Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia. Reverend Frank Sapp, Jr. will lead a funeral service for Jim on Saturday at 11 AM in the funeral home's chapel. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Burial Park at New Philadelphia. Memorial contributions in Jim's name may be directed to the the New Philadelphia Little League c/o Tuscora Park, 161 Tuscora Avenue NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Services for Shorty
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Mke Gorsich suffers stroke
Mike Gorsich, who served two stints as circulation director of The Times-Reporter (and did a heckuva job), is recovering June 5, 2011, at home from a stroke.
Prognosis is good. You can send Mike a card at:
Mike Gorsich
121 Joseph Dr.
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
He'd love to hear from you.
Prognosis is good. You can send Mike a card at:
Mike Gorsich
121 Joseph Dr.
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
He'd love to hear from you.
Kathy Vaughan latest to hang it up
From Dick Farrell's Bargain Hunter commentary (June 3, 2011)
I first met Kathy Vaughan at a party that some college buddies and I attended on a farm somewhere outside New Philadelphia. I’m not sure of the year, but it was while I was a student at Kent State in the very early ’70s.
At the time, Kathy was on the state desk at the Times-Reporter daily newspaper. I was studying journalism at the time and was in awe of someone who actually was earning a living doinNeedless to say, I asked for advice.
“Go into something else,” she said.
Obviously I didn’t take her advice and, as fate would have it, I took a job in 1973 at Kathy’s newspaper. It didn’t take very long for me to realize that I wasn’t a very good writer. I know that because Kathy told me so -- on numerous occasions.
Seriously, I had trouble writing a coherent police blotter item.
I began to question my career path. But with Kathy’s and other editors’ help, it began to click. And in the ensuing 36 years, Kathy and I spent more time together than most husbands and wives. And she is a principal reason why the newspaper once upon a time was so well received.
Kathy is retiring after a long, award-winning career. And while casual readers of the daily newspaper might not notice her absence, I certainly will.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention Sandy Stewart, the T-R’s managing editor who retired in 2009. Sandy, like Kathy, is a stickler for details and continues to edit my literary pieces to this day. Perhaps Kathy can share in that task after she enjoys some well-deserved rest and relaxation.
(Have a picture of Kathy? Send it to df1898@gmail.com)
I first met Kathy Vaughan at a party that some college buddies and I attended on a farm somewhere outside New Philadelphia. I’m not sure of the year, but it was while I was a student at Kent State in the very early ’70s.
At the time, Kathy was on the state desk at the Times-Reporter daily newspaper. I was studying journalism at the time and was in awe of someone who actually was earning a living doinNeedless to say, I asked for advice.
“Go into something else,” she said.
Obviously I didn’t take her advice and, as fate would have it, I took a job in 1973 at Kathy’s newspaper. It didn’t take very long for me to realize that I wasn’t a very good writer. I know that because Kathy told me so -- on numerous occasions.
Seriously, I had trouble writing a coherent police blotter item.
I began to question my career path. But with Kathy’s and other editors’ help, it began to click. And in the ensuing 36 years, Kathy and I spent more time together than most husbands and wives. And she is a principal reason why the newspaper once upon a time was so well received.
Kathy is retiring after a long, award-winning career. And while casual readers of the daily newspaper might not notice her absence, I certainly will.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t also mention Sandy Stewart, the T-R’s managing editor who retired in 2009. Sandy, like Kathy, is a stickler for details and continues to edit my literary pieces to this day. Perhaps Kathy can share in that task after she enjoys some well-deserved rest and relaxation.
(Have a picture of Kathy? Send it to df1898@gmail.com)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Where are they now: Kyle Kondik
Kyle D. Kondik, who served as a reporter for The Times-Reporter in 2006-2007 after graduating from Ohio University, is now media relations coordinator for the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
Here's a bio from the Center:
Kyle Kondik joined the Center for Politics in March 2011 as Media Relations Coordinator; as such, he closely follows congressional and gubernatorial races and contributes to Sabato's Crystal Ball, a political analysis web site and newsletter created by Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato. He also responds to media inquiries and promotes Center for Politics events.
Kyle previously served as Director of Policy and Research in the office of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, where he wrote speeches and directed the office's online communications. Prior to that, Kyle was an editorial page editor and political columnist at The Chronicle-Telegram and a reporter at The Times-Reporter, two mid-sized newspapers in Northeast Ohio. He held internships at The Columbus Dispatch and at the Akron Beacon Journal, and he was twice honored by the Associated Press Society of Ohio for editorial writing.
Before leaving Ohio University as the top graduating senior in the school's online journalism sequence, Kyle served as editor in chief of the university's independent student newspaper, The Post. His interests include Midwest politics, American history and the Cleveland Browns.
You can e-mail Kyle at kondik@virginia.edu
Here's a bio from the Center:
Kyle Kondik joined the Center for Politics in March 2011 as Media Relations Coordinator; as such, he closely follows congressional and gubernatorial races and contributes to Sabato's Crystal Ball, a political analysis web site and newsletter created by Center for Politics Director Larry Sabato. He also responds to media inquiries and promotes Center for Politics events.
Kyle previously served as Director of Policy and Research in the office of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, where he wrote speeches and directed the office's online communications. Prior to that, Kyle was an editorial page editor and political columnist at The Chronicle-Telegram and a reporter at The Times-Reporter, two mid-sized newspapers in Northeast Ohio. He held internships at The Columbus Dispatch and at the Akron Beacon Journal, and he was twice honored by the Associated Press Society of Ohio for editorial writing.
Before leaving Ohio University as the top graduating senior in the school's online journalism sequence, Kyle served as editor in chief of the university's independent student newspaper, The Post. His interests include Midwest politics, American history and the Cleveland Browns.
You can e-mail Kyle at kondik@virginia.edu
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Obituary: Ramon Maize
Ramon A. Maize
Born in Mather, PA on Sep. 12, 1931
Departed on Jan. 21, 2011 and resided in Dover, OH.
Visitation: Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
Service: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Funeral Home: Toland-Herzig Dover
Cemetery: Dover Burial Park
Ramon A. Maize, 79, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 21, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.
He retired in 1993 as a Press Operator for the Times-Reporter.
Born September 12, 1931 in Mather, PA he was a son of the late John and Mary Sokol Maize. Ramon was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Richard, John, Bob, Joe and Don Maize and John Shimo; sister, Virginia Warren.
He was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Dover, American Legion in Jefferson, PA and the Dover VFW. Ramon proudly served his country during the Korean War with the Navy aboard the SS Frank Knox. He enjoyed golf and was an avid bowler having been on leagues at Boulevard Lanes.
Ramon is survived by his wife of 51 years, Karen Johnson Maize whom he married on July 4, 1959; sons, Alan Maize of New Philadelphia, Timothy (Chris) Maize of Dover, David Maize of Dover and James (Ethel) Maize of Uhrichsville; sisters in law, Louise Maize of Dover, Gayle Maize of PA and Joyce Modrey of Dennison; grandchildren, Christian, Timothy, Matthew, Jacob, Jackie, Missie, Kimmie, Kyle, Isabella and Micha; several nieces and nephews and many adopted daughters.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:30 pm in the Foursquare Gospel Church at Dover with Rev. David Wing and Pastor Ron May officiating. Interment will be at the Dover Burial Park where the Dover VFW will conduct military graveside services. Friends can call in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover on Monday from 6-8 pm. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Ramon may do so by visiting the on line obituaries link on the funeral homes website.
Memorial contributions may be made to Foursquare Gospel Church or to Community Hospice.
Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com
Born in Mather, PA on Sep. 12, 1931
Departed on Jan. 21, 2011 and resided in Dover, OH.
Visitation: Monday, Jan. 24, 2011
Service: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011
Funeral Home: Toland-Herzig Dover
Cemetery: Dover Burial Park
Ramon A. Maize, 79, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 21, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.
He retired in 1993 as a Press Operator for the Times-Reporter.
Born September 12, 1931 in Mather, PA he was a son of the late John and Mary Sokol Maize. Ramon was also preceded in death by his brothers, Harry, Richard, John, Bob, Joe and Don Maize and John Shimo; sister, Virginia Warren.
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Ramon is survived by his wife of 51 years, Karen Johnson Maize whom he married on July 4, 1959; sons, Alan Maize of New Philadelphia, Timothy (Chris) Maize of Dover, David Maize of Dover and James (Ethel) Maize of Uhrichsville; sisters in law, Louise Maize of Dover, Gayle Maize of PA and Joyce Modrey of Dennison; grandchildren, Christian, Timothy, Matthew, Jacob, Jackie, Missie, Kimmie, Kyle, Isabella and Micha; several nieces and nephews and many adopted daughters.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at 1:30 pm in the Foursquare Gospel Church at Dover with Rev. David Wing and Pastor Ron May officiating. Interment will be at the Dover Burial Park where the Dover VFW will conduct military graveside services. Friends can call in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover on Monday from 6-8 pm. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Ramon may do so by visiting the on line obituaries link on the funeral homes website.
Memorial contributions may be made to Foursquare Gospel Church or to Community Hospice.
Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Mike Starn's next assignment is in Utah
Mike Starn, who served as publisher of The Times-Reporter for several years last decade, is joining a newspaper group in Utah.
He has resigned his post at the High Point, N.C., Enterprise.
Starn said the move allows him and his wife, Sheri, to be closer to their children and grandchildren, who live in the Utah-Idaho region.
Here's a link to the High Point story.
He has resigned his post at the High Point, N.C., Enterprise.
Starn said the move allows him and his wife, Sheri, to be closer to their children and grandchildren, who live in the Utah-Idaho region.
Here's a link to the High Point story.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Oh yes, there are a lot of us (Updated 3/28/11)
Two lists, lots of names.
Both lists were compiled after consulting our memory banks. You can help by identifying more former T-R employees, or correcting any errors in our spelling. We'll update the lists as reports come in. Thanks for your help.
Here goes:
Miles Riley
Dick Farrell
Sandy Stewart
Dave Whitmer
Stephanie Harris
Linda Davis
Anna Lee Brendza
Gwyn Anderson
Jeff Williams (part-time)
Mike Barnabi (part-time)
Advertising:
Marla Miskimen
Susan Ridenbach,
Shannon Krocker
Jim Shamel
Danielle Zimmerman
Mark Judy
Sarah Grezlik
Classified:
Tracy Carpenter
Carol Robb
Circulation:
Mike Gorsich
Bob Airgood
Barb Murphy
Business office:
Jac Clay
Production/Plateroom/Pressroom:
Joe Cooper
Dean Rennicker
Dave Roth
Scott Moody (or Mutti)
Larry Mathias
Bob Mays
Rob ????
Editorial: Norm Singleton, Jim Davis, Flora Miller, Ed DeGraw, Tom Simmelink, Carol Donato, Kathy Fontana, Ryan Karp, Katie Alberti, Noah Blundo, Kyle Kondik, Bob Christy, Jon Conklin, Tom Dunkes, Kevin Gutting, Mike Dinneen, Gordon Jones, Scott Sleek, Mary Mertz, Bob Hust, Sandy Theis, Kristy Eklund, Rick Craven,
Renee Parker, Darrick Boord, Nick Gehring, Ben Duer, Zach Lint, Alma Bush, Julie Kennedy, Steve Long, Annie Tipton, Kodi Wisenburg, Shaun Koh, Stephanie Corbin, Wes Wilson, Darrin Lautenschleger, Candi Grimm, Erin Nagle, Doris Keener, Mike Pramik, Kevin Bouffard, Chris Wagner, Linda Bien, Jon Devlin,
Nolan Weidner, Janis Worklan,, Paul Koloski, Joel Howard, Don Handy, Kim Roba, Jim Celuch, Eric Albrecht, Kris Kenline, Jolene Limbacher, Jon Spencer, Chris Thorne, Brooke Miceli, Rob Szorady, Mike Miller, Amanda (Koonce) Miller, Jim Szatkowski, Mike Hudak, John Lowe, Jeff Wherley, Luzon Hunnicutt, Jim Shimko, Gretel Wikel, Kevin Bouffard, Kim Barth
Business office: Jack Shores, Bret Kettlewell, Jim Shrader, Mike Starn, Steve Buckley, Mark Raymond, Judy Martin, Ginny Strock, Jenny Machan, Greg Zwick, Stacy Heck, Trisha Marsh,
Advertising: Jan Green, Louise McGowan, Charlene Snyder, Pat Guthrie, Cheryl Jones, Mark Conrad, Harry Eynon, Ron Waite, Jim Crow, Ted Crow, Gina Beloise, Val Leggett, Sarah Landis, Kathleen Johnston, Christy Reed, Debbie Hungerford, Jon Campbell, John Shaffer, Tiffany Finley, Beth Garabrandt
Composing: Whiz Conidi, Junior Pietro, Bill Jones, Jeannie Elliott, Rick Bloom, Ralph Cercone, Jason Herman, Sandy Samsa, Elain Yenni
Plateroom: Charlie Bargar, Greg Rennicker
Pressroom: Fred Kollar, Bob Thompson, Earl Lahmers, Ray Maize, Jim Mattison, Rick Bloom
Circulation/mailroom: Randy Machan, Marsha Judy, Red Elliott, Jim Abel, Marlin Lawrence, Karen Marsden
Maintenance: Jerry Myers, Bessie Bissell, Jean Hendricks
Midwest Offset: Gary Brothers, Walker Haglock, Gene Cush
Both lists were compiled after consulting our memory banks. You can help by identifying more former T-R employees, or correcting any errors in our spelling. We'll update the lists as reports come in. Thanks for your help.
Here goes:
Recent departures (after Jan. 1, 2009)
Editorial:Miles Riley
Dick Farrell
Sandy Stewart
Dave Whitmer
Stephanie Harris
Linda Davis
Anna Lee Brendza
Gwyn Anderson
Jeff Williams (part-time)
Mike Barnabi (part-time)
Advertising:
Marla Miskimen
Susan Ridenbach,
Shannon Krocker
Jim Shamel
Danielle Zimmerman
Mark Judy
Sarah Grezlik
Classified:
Tracy Carpenter
Carol Robb
Circulation:
Mike Gorsich
Bob Airgood
Barb Murphy
Business office:
Jac Clay
Production/Plateroom/Pressroom:
Joe Cooper
Dean Rennicker
Dave Roth
Scott Moody (or Mutti)
Larry Mathias
Bob Mays
Rob ????
Dan Miles
Midwest Offset:
Al Green
Midwest Offset:
Al Green
Not-so-recent departures
Renee Parker, Darrick Boord, Nick Gehring, Ben Duer, Zach Lint, Alma Bush, Julie Kennedy, Steve Long, Annie Tipton, Kodi Wisenburg, Shaun Koh, Stephanie Corbin, Wes Wilson, Darrin Lautenschleger, Candi Grimm, Erin Nagle, Doris Keener, Mike Pramik, Kevin Bouffard, Chris Wagner, Linda Bien, Jon Devlin,
Nolan Weidner, Janis Worklan,, Paul Koloski, Joel Howard, Don Handy, Kim Roba, Jim Celuch, Eric Albrecht, Kris Kenline, Jolene Limbacher, Jon Spencer, Chris Thorne, Brooke Miceli, Rob Szorady, Mike Miller, Amanda (Koonce) Miller, Jim Szatkowski, Mike Hudak, John Lowe, Jeff Wherley, Luzon Hunnicutt, Jim Shimko, Gretel Wikel, Kevin Bouffard, Kim Barth
Business office: Jack Shores, Bret Kettlewell, Jim Shrader, Mike Starn, Steve Buckley, Mark Raymond, Judy Martin, Ginny Strock, Jenny Machan, Greg Zwick, Stacy Heck, Trisha Marsh,
Advertising: Jan Green, Louise McGowan, Charlene Snyder, Pat Guthrie, Cheryl Jones, Mark Conrad, Harry Eynon, Ron Waite, Jim Crow, Ted Crow, Gina Beloise, Val Leggett, Sarah Landis, Kathleen Johnston, Christy Reed, Debbie Hungerford, Jon Campbell, John Shaffer, Tiffany Finley, Beth Garabrandt
Composing: Whiz Conidi, Junior Pietro, Bill Jones, Jeannie Elliott, Rick Bloom, Ralph Cercone, Jason Herman, Sandy Samsa, Elain Yenni
Plateroom: Charlie Bargar, Greg Rennicker
Pressroom: Fred Kollar, Bob Thompson, Earl Lahmers, Ray Maize, Jim Mattison, Rick Bloom
Circulation/mailroom: Randy Machan, Marsha Judy, Red Elliott, Jim Abel, Marlin Lawrence, Karen Marsden
Maintenance: Jerry Myers, Bessie Bissell, Jean Hendricks
Midwest Offset: Gary Brothers, Walker Haglock, Gene Cush
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Where are they now: Sarah Grezlik
Sarah J. Grezlik moved on with her future on Nov. 19, 2010. Leaving the TR was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made. I'm a history buff and being a part of a newspaper that can trace it's beginnings clear back to the 1870's made leaving even more difficult. I truly did not want to leave, but I have always had dreams of being in business for myself and my dream was stronger than my desire to stay.
On the Monday following my departure I filed for an LLC and started a partnership with Ryan Albright, a Multi-Media Specialist, from Uhrichsville. Our new business is called Malachi Marketing, LLC and we specialize in Marketing Negotiations, Web design, and print products such as business cards, tri-fold brochures, catalogs, magazines and much more.
The name Malachi is from the Old Testament, it is the last book in the Testament. The definition in the Hebrew language for Malachi is messenger, so in essence we are "Messenger Marketing".
On January 1, 2011 we launched our first website, Amish Shop Online. The purpose of this site is to give the Amish a site that will allow them to be on the web in accordance to their individual church restrictions. Each church determines what level of advertising each shop can do. Some can have their full catalogs online and others can only have minor listings while others can have a splash page that tells about their business and how to make connections. You can visit Amish Shop Online at www.amishshoponline.com. I invite you to check out the site. I would love to hear your feedback as well. You can reach me at MalachiMarketing@gmail.com.
Miller's Quality Crafts from Farmerstown is our first client and kept us quite busy building a full online catalog for his wholesale business. It was very exciting to see our dream start off with such a huge commitment.
We have many other ventures in the works and we are looking forward to all of the future successes that are headed our way. As we grow, so will our need for staff that is proficient in the area of marketing, web design and copy editors. We are accepting applications to keep on file for when we are ready to start building our staff.
My husband Ron and I continue to operate a beef cattle farm in the Tappan Lake region and during these cold winter months my husband stays very busy selling firewood. He has customers that come as far away as Canton. Unbelievable considering where we live! They really like the quality of his seasoned firewood and so they will drive the distance to get firewood that actually burns when you fire it up.
I am still very busy keeping up on my "dead people". I bought into Ancestry this year and I have had so much fun finding census records, birth records, death records and even newspaper articles that were published in the 1800's. It has been a blast for me. My mother, Elsie Tatman, gave me the genealogy bug when I was a little girl. She would take me with her whenever she would work at the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society. In those days it was located in the New Philadelphia area. I can remember at least two of the different locations that it was moved to during the 70's. I have located and recorded almost 9,000 family members in my husband and my family trees.
I have information on one of my husbands lines that dates clear back into the 1400's! My favorite find was the diary of Ron's direct ancestor, Johan Wilhelm Hoffman. The diary is in the possession of the Library of Congress. I sat there and copied every single page! It was written in German, but fortunately for me a Professor had taken the time to do an interpretation of the diary so I copied that as well. It is very interesting to follow Wilhelm's journey as he left the old country and traveled to America to follow his dream of freedom to worship as he believed. They were under severe persecution for their beliefs in Germany and were forced to pay high taxes and to serve the country even if it went against everything they believed in.
His diary documents everything from being forced to serve in their military in the middle of the night to the amounts of the taxes that her was forced to pay. He also talks about a woman who became vocal on the town square about her husband being forced into service the night before and they slaughtered her on the spot.
On the Monday following my departure I filed for an LLC and started a partnership with Ryan Albright, a Multi-Media Specialist, from Uhrichsville. Our new business is called Malachi Marketing, LLC and we specialize in Marketing Negotiations, Web design, and print products such as business cards, tri-fold brochures, catalogs, magazines and much more.
The name Malachi is from the Old Testament, it is the last book in the Testament. The definition in the Hebrew language for Malachi is messenger, so in essence we are "Messenger Marketing".
On January 1, 2011 we launched our first website, Amish Shop Online. The purpose of this site is to give the Amish a site that will allow them to be on the web in accordance to their individual church restrictions. Each church determines what level of advertising each shop can do. Some can have their full catalogs online and others can only have minor listings while others can have a splash page that tells about their business and how to make connections. You can visit Amish Shop Online at www.amishshoponline.com. I invite you to check out the site. I would love to hear your feedback as well. You can reach me at MalachiMarketing@gmail.com.
Miller's Quality Crafts from Farmerstown is our first client and kept us quite busy building a full online catalog for his wholesale business. It was very exciting to see our dream start off with such a huge commitment.
We have many other ventures in the works and we are looking forward to all of the future successes that are headed our way. As we grow, so will our need for staff that is proficient in the area of marketing, web design and copy editors. We are accepting applications to keep on file for when we are ready to start building our staff.
My husband Ron and I continue to operate a beef cattle farm in the Tappan Lake region and during these cold winter months my husband stays very busy selling firewood. He has customers that come as far away as Canton. Unbelievable considering where we live! They really like the quality of his seasoned firewood and so they will drive the distance to get firewood that actually burns when you fire it up.
I am still very busy keeping up on my "dead people". I bought into Ancestry this year and I have had so much fun finding census records, birth records, death records and even newspaper articles that were published in the 1800's. It has been a blast for me. My mother, Elsie Tatman, gave me the genealogy bug when I was a little girl. She would take me with her whenever she would work at the Tuscarawas County Genealogical Society. In those days it was located in the New Philadelphia area. I can remember at least two of the different locations that it was moved to during the 70's. I have located and recorded almost 9,000 family members in my husband and my family trees.
I have information on one of my husbands lines that dates clear back into the 1400's! My favorite find was the diary of Ron's direct ancestor, Johan Wilhelm Hoffman. The diary is in the possession of the Library of Congress. I sat there and copied every single page! It was written in German, but fortunately for me a Professor had taken the time to do an interpretation of the diary so I copied that as well. It is very interesting to follow Wilhelm's journey as he left the old country and traveled to America to follow his dream of freedom to worship as he believed. They were under severe persecution for their beliefs in Germany and were forced to pay high taxes and to serve the country even if it went against everything they believed in.
His diary documents everything from being forced to serve in their military in the middle of the night to the amounts of the taxes that her was forced to pay. He also talks about a woman who became vocal on the town square about her husband being forced into service the night before and they slaughtered her on the spot.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Obituary: Fred Kollar
George "Fred" Kollar, 87, of Dover died Monday, January 3, 2011, at Aultman Hospital.
Fred was the Press Room Superintendent at the Times Reporter, having retired in 1985 after 36 years of service.
Born September 8, 1923 in Mineral City he was a son of the late Albert and Ann Roberts Kollar. Fred was also preceded in death by his wife, Katherine "Kitty" Kollar who died on April 18, 2006, five brothers and three sisters.
Fred was an Army veteran of WW II where he received two purple hearts while serving in seven different campaigns with over 600 days in combat. He was a life member of the DAV Chapter 67 Tuscarawas County and the New Philadelphia VFW where he served on the burial detail.
Fred is survived by his children, Brenda (Stan) Schupbach of Dover, Rhonda (Allen) Glidden of Lexington, North Carolina and son, Brad (Sue) Kollar of Dover; brothers, Vic (Helen) Kollar of Dover and Jim Kollar of New Philadelphia; sisters, Wanda Ehrhart of Dover and Jane Milburn of New Philadelphia; seven grandchildren, Greg Jarvis and companion Paula Betche, Scott (Debbie) Jarvis, Tricia (Chad) Hicks, Frank and Tim Glidden, Jennifer Swartzwelder and companion Drew Kissling and Kelly (Travis) Smart; 12 great grandchildren and one great-great grandson.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 11:00 am in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover with Elder Glenn Carlisle officiating. Interment will be at the Dover Burial Park where the New Philadelphia VFW will conduct military graveside services. Following the burial a luncheon will be held at the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center. Friends can call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 5-8 pm. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Fred may do so by visiting the on line obituaries link on the funeral homes website.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New Philadelphia VFW at 441 Park Ave NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 or to the Senior Center at 425 Prospect St. Dover, Ohio 44622.
Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com
Fred was the Press Room Superintendent at the Times Reporter, having retired in 1985 after 36 years of service.
Born September 8, 1923 in Mineral City he was a son of the late Albert and Ann Roberts Kollar. Fred was also preceded in death by his wife, Katherine "Kitty" Kollar who died on April 18, 2006, five brothers and three sisters.
Fred is survived by his children, Brenda (Stan) Schupbach of Dover, Rhonda (Allen) Glidden of Lexington, North Carolina and son, Brad (Sue) Kollar of Dover; brothers, Vic (Helen) Kollar of Dover and Jim Kollar of New Philadelphia; sisters, Wanda Ehrhart of Dover and Jane Milburn of New Philadelphia; seven grandchildren, Greg Jarvis and companion Paula Betche, Scott (Debbie) Jarvis, Tricia (Chad) Hicks, Frank and Tim Glidden, Jennifer Swartzwelder and companion Drew Kissling and Kelly (Travis) Smart; 12 great grandchildren and one great-great grandson.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2011, at 11:00 am in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover with Elder Glenn Carlisle officiating. Interment will be at the Dover Burial Park where the New Philadelphia VFW will conduct military graveside services. Following the burial a luncheon will be held at the Toland-Herzig Monarch Center. Friends can call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 5-8 pm. Those wishing to express their fondest memories of Fred may do so by visiting the on line obituaries link on the funeral homes website.
Memorial contributions may be made to the New Philadelphia VFW at 441 Park Ave NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 or to the Senior Center at 425 Prospect St. Dover, Ohio 44622.
Toland-Herzig, Dover
330-343-6132
www.tolandherzig.com
Monday, January 3, 2011
Where are they now: Nancy Yockey Bonar
Nancy Yockey Bonar here. Found T-R site via Dick Farrell on Lindekin. (sorry for any typos)
I, too, was a T-R brat. In 1946 the Yockey family -- Harry, Martine and siblings Harry MERWIN and me -- moved from Canton to Dover. Dad had been at the Canton Rep (got his first job as a copy boy age age 15), took the sports editor job at the Dover Reporter.
Believe Art Hoopingardner was the owner, Henry Haglock, editor. I remember Jim Lonergan and Jack Shores as GMs, and there was a Paul Postelwaite.
When Dad was Reporter editor, I was in high school, I had a byline for a column, "Dig This Kid." And when, as KSU journalism student I interned at the paper (first time KSU allowed an internship with a relative), I remember the composing room's, Joe (Donato?) coming downstairs to the newsroom, asking me if I really meant to spell J.C. Penney manager's name,Norm Fuchs, the way I had. I'm sure I blushed.
I don't remember when Reporter, Phila Times merged. Do remember very well Jim "Moose" Davis, Norm Singleton, Mizers and too many others to list. Judy was extra special and I'm sorry I didn't maintain contact.
I do exchange Facebook messages with Dover's Larry Froelich who worked for dad before moving to the Akron Beacon Journal. Harry Liggett did the same thing.(I was an ABJ reporter/columnist, 1960-1965, married, had children, went into public relations as an accredited counselor, including to several Fortune 500 companies.
Retired from PR, 1999, do freelance as time allows. Late brother, Captain Harry Merwin Yockey (USN Ret), was a submarine commander, program manager for testing/development/successful Tomahawk Cruise Missile. He was interviewed by ABC when Tomahawks rained down on Baghdad at the start of the Iraqi War.
Thanks to Harry, I dived in two submarines, wrote about the first dive for the ABJ. Now, with the assist of the Submarine Force, I'm writing a sub-themed nonfiction book for the general public. This is my way of educating about the men of The Silent Service who, by the very nature of their missions, receive little or no public recognition. Some of the book sales will go to the more than 20 memorial/museum submarines across the country.
I'm active with the USS Cod memorial/museum, Cleveland. Perhaps I'll see some of there in spring/summer/fall?
That's it. Way more than you want to know, I'm sure. I'm in Medina; nanbonar@yahoo.com
I, too, was a T-R brat. In 1946 the Yockey family -- Harry, Martine and siblings Harry MERWIN and me -- moved from Canton to Dover. Dad had been at the Canton Rep (got his first job as a copy boy age age 15), took the sports editor job at the Dover Reporter.
Believe Art Hoopingardner was the owner, Henry Haglock, editor. I remember Jim Lonergan and Jack Shores as GMs, and there was a Paul Postelwaite.
When Dad was Reporter editor, I was in high school, I had a byline for a column, "Dig This Kid." And when, as KSU journalism student I interned at the paper (first time KSU allowed an internship with a relative), I remember the composing room's, Joe (Donato?) coming downstairs to the newsroom, asking me if I really meant to spell J.C. Penney manager's name,Norm Fuchs, the way I had. I'm sure I blushed.
I don't remember when Reporter, Phila Times merged. Do remember very well Jim "Moose" Davis, Norm Singleton, Mizers and too many others to list. Judy was extra special and I'm sorry I didn't maintain contact.
I do exchange Facebook messages with Dover's Larry Froelich who worked for dad before moving to the Akron Beacon Journal. Harry Liggett did the same thing.(I was an ABJ reporter/columnist, 1960-1965, married, had children, went into public relations as an accredited counselor, including to several Fortune 500 companies.
Retired from PR, 1999, do freelance as time allows. Late brother, Captain Harry Merwin Yockey (USN Ret), was a submarine commander, program manager for testing/development/successful Tomahawk Cruise Missile. He was interviewed by ABC when Tomahawks rained down on Baghdad at the start of the Iraqi War.
Thanks to Harry, I dived in two submarines, wrote about the first dive for the ABJ. Now, with the assist of the Submarine Force, I'm writing a sub-themed nonfiction book for the general public. This is my way of educating about the men of The Silent Service who, by the very nature of their missions, receive little or no public recognition. Some of the book sales will go to the more than 20 memorial/museum submarines across the country.
I'm active with the USS Cod memorial/museum, Cleveland. Perhaps I'll see some of there in spring/summer/fall?
That's it. Way more than you want to know, I'm sure. I'm in Medina; nanbonar@yahoo.com
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