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Compiled by Don Rutledge
Ivan Dale Elifritz
Betty K. Naugle Maurer
Ivan Dale Elifritz, 74, of Carrollton, died Easter Sunday. Born Oct. 6, 1945 in Sherrodsville, he was a son of the late Boyd B. and Mildred C. Ashworth Elifritz. Dale served in the U.S. Army three years, spending time in Germany. He is survived by two daughters, Cassandra (Gary) Cogan of Carrollton and Loralyn (Eric) Scott of Kilgore; and four grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers, Raymond, James (Norma), Robert Elifritz and three sisters, Juanita “Colleen” Blymiller, Cynthia Strawder and Loretta (Ronald) Hupp; along with many nieces and nephews. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Donald, John, William Elifritz and a sister, Genevieve Caldwell. In the interest of public health, no service will be held.
Betty L. Naugle Maurer, 91, of Olive Road, Salineville, died late Wednesday night April 8, 2020 at Arbors at Minerva in Minerva, Ohio. Betty was born Oct. 2, 1928, in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Frank and Magdelena Naugle. Betty lived most of her life in this area, marrying Louis E. Maurer on April 22, 1950 and retired from Geauga Plastics/Carlisle Co. in Canton after 32 years. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Summitville, Ohio. She loved flowers, gardening, animals and most of all she loved her family. She is survived by four sons, Ed (June) Maurer of Carrollton, Matt (Rita) Maurer of Bloomingdale, Jeff (Kim) Maurer of Guilford Lake and Mark (Jan) Maurer of Carrollton; three daughters, Norma (Tom) Brantch of Carrollton, Judy (Jeff) Beal of Canton and Jean Culp of Salineville; one brother, Ray Naugle of Louisville, Ohio; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Louis E. Maurer; one son, Louis E. Maurer Jr., and eleven brothers and sisters. Due to the current situation, social distancing, and shelter in place directives and concern for their communities, the family will have a private family committal service at a later date. The Kerr-Pastore Funeral Home is Salineville, Ohio is in charge of the arrangements.
Joseph ‘Joe’ H. Seck Joseph “Joe” H. Seck, 68, of Carrollton, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2020 at Aultman Hospital. Born Sept. 3, 1951 in Carrollton, a son of Arla Jean (Kibler) Seck and the late Joseph F. Seck. Joe was a graduate of Carrollton High School in 1969 and Kent State University in 1973 with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked 7 ½ years with the Ohio Department of Transportation and 39 years as a civil engineer with Central Allied Enterprises, Inc. of Canton. He also served 16 years as a Harrison Township Trustee. His memberships included former Carroll County Coon Hunter’s Club, National Rifle Association, National Wild Turkey Federation, American Legion Post 44 in Canton, Loyal Order of Moose, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 3301 and 4120, and the Carroll County Veteran’s Club. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing accordion, and antiquing. He is survived by his wife, Rose Mary (Cernava) Seck, whom he married Aug. 18, 1973; his mother, Arla Seck; brother, David (Vikki) Seck; sister, Sherry Casper; thirteen nieces and nephews; and fourteen great nieces and great nephews. In accordance with Joe’s wishes, cremation has taken place, accompanied by a private family burial. The family is planning a Celebration of Life at a later date. Contributions in memory of Joe may be made to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church (Building Fund), 616 Roswell Rd. NW, Carrollton, Ohio 44615 or Carrollton Board of Education (Cafeteria Fund), 205 Scio Rd. SW, Carrollton, Ohio 44615. Dodds Funeral Home of Carrollton assisted the family with arrangements.
Patricia Jane Hornberger Patricia Jane Hornberger passed away at the age of 90 on April 19, 2020. Born in Canal Fulton, Ohio, on April 12, 1930 to Esther and Ralph Hardgrove, she would soon become the big sister to Pauline (Kropff) and Marvin Hardgrove. Pat relished being the big sister for all of her life. At Capital University, Pat majored in elementary education and went on to teach children in the Jackson Local and Carrollton Exempted Village Schools. She often spoke of “enjoying every minute” of her teaching career. Pat married Richard Hornberger in 1951. Their young family moved to Carrollton, Ohio early in their marriage to make their careers, build a home, and raise their family. Pat was the proud mother of their three daughters, Kay (Bob) Wylie, Kerry (Jerry) Teeter, and Kristine (Lee) Rutledge. She will be sorely missed by her daughters and her grandchildren, Joseph Teeter, Adam (Larissa) Teeter, Jennifer (Andy) Thompson, William Rutledge, Cody (Alexandra) Rutledge, and Taylor (Yeri) Rutledge, as well as by her five great-grandchildren. After Pat completed her career, she thoroughly enjoyed traveling with her friends and socializing through her involvement with Delta Kappa Gamma, Carrollton Book Club, and Red Hats. In her later life, Pat got much joy out of listening to books, eating most anything chocolate, and watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Indians. We are extremely grateful to the Centreville Village community for their good care of Pat in her final years. A private graveside service will be held for Patricia at the Canal Fulton Cemetery, where she will be interred. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to honor Pat’s love of education to the Bell-Heron Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 123, Carrollton, Ohio 44615, or honor the kindness of Crossroads Hospice and Palliative Care, CrossroadsHospice.com.
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Isabel Benington Isabel Benington, 94, of Carollton, Ohio, died Friday evening April 10, 2020 in her home after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Beulah Wigal Millhorn, born Jan. 27, 1926 near Tappan, Ohio. The family moved to Carrollton in 1936 because of the building of Tappan Dam. She was a 1944 graduate of Carrollton High School. Upon graduation, she joined the Cadet Nursing Corps during WWII and graduated from Aultman Hospital School of Nursing in 1947. A registered nurse, she worked for many years, first at Aultman Hospital, and then in the local area at nursing homes, private duty, the late Dr. T.J. Atchison, Visiting Nurses, and the Health Department. She was also a nurse consultant for East Carroll Nursing Home for five years and later on, the human rights committee. She was an active member of the Church of Christ, Christian and a member of the choir for over 50 years. Her memberships also included the Red Hats “Feisty Ladies”, The Lunch Bunch, Hospice Breakfast Bunch, and Tuesday Quilters at the Friendship Center. She enjoyed many crafts including sewing, quilting, crocheting, knitting, and jewelry making. Isabel married Edgar A. Benington, June 24, 1947, and he preceded her in death, Jan. 29, 2003. Also preceding her in death was an infant daughter. She is survived by two sons, Mark Benington and Kelly Benington, both of Carrollton; two daughters, Elaine (Mark) McCullough of Carrollton and Janet (Robert) Sickler of Urbana, IL; nine grandchildren, Nathan and Isaac McCullough, Jeremy and Justin Benington, Holly, Aaron and Laura Benington, Jordan Horn and Paige Sickler; and nine great grandchildren. She led a full life and enjoyed her family and friends. Her blessings were many! In the interest of public health, there will be no public services at this time. The family will hold a public memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations be made in Isabel’s name to Community Hospice, 716 Commercial Ave. SW, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663.
Letters to the Editor The Earth Day alarmists on their claim that industrial carbon dioxide is heating the planet. Let’s look at the numbers. CO2 has a logarithmic effect on temperature. Using logarithm, CO2 levels from 1950 to 2018 have 5.23 times the impact of levels from 1900 to 1950. That means there was no measurable warming from industrial CO2 emissions in the earlier period. Recorded temperature rose the same amount in both periods, and rates of extreme weather and sea-level rise were also the same in both. Hence the data to date do not support claims of a CO2-caused “climate crisis.” Mathematics and statistics professor Caleb Stewart Rossiter helps you “do the math” of logarithms. Randy Miller Carrollton When America became a nation, the Continental Congress proclaimed the first National Day of Prayer. National days of fasting and prayer have continued throughout America’s history. On May 5, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed an amended bill to legally establish the first Thursday of every May as the annual National Day of Prayer. This year, on Thursday, May 7, Carroll County will be observing this solemn occasion by calling the Christian community here to unite in prayer with intercessors across America to lift up our nation before a Holy God in this time of great need. The National Day of Prayer Task Force has given us a theme to follow in prayer, “Pray God’s glory across the earth,” taken from the Bible, in Habakkuk 2:14. There will be stakes implanted in the ground on Carrollton village square with the following prayer directives, government, military, media, education, church, family and economy on them. There will be no gathering together in a large group this year because of Covid-19. Instead, we are making available for all who are out and about on May 7, the opportunity to stop at one of these prayer stations, keeping in mind the 6-foot social distancing. If you have your Bible with you, please stop and read a passage aloud to God. He has promised us that His Word would not come back void. If you are staying at home, we know that God sees and hears us wherever we are. You are important in this endeavor and we encourage all to take time to humbly seek Him on behalf of our nation. Respectively submitted by Carroll County National Day of Prayer committee In thinking about the present affliction we are now facing; is it not amazing how the world unravels so quickly, when conditions are just right? Tim Tilmant Minerva
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60 YEARS AGO From 1960 FPS Files Three plays were being presented at Dellroy school. The ninth grade was staging “Call It a Day” while the eighth and ninth grades were producing “”Junior is a Genius” and the eighth grade was staging “Hold Everything”. Fred R. Maple of Rt. 2, Carrollton, a former Carroll County commissioner and retired farmer, died at the age of 62. Jean McClester, a senior at Carrollton High School, received a $500 scholarship to Muskingum College. Carrollton High School’s 96-piece band and 85-voice choir were to participate in the state final competition April 23 at Newark and in Columbus, respectively. 50 YEARS AGO From 1970 FPS Files Miss Julie Kertes, a former Carrollton area woman and graduate of Carrollton High School, was named personal secretary to Dr. Wernhner von Braun, director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Washington, D. C. Representing Carroll County in the 24th annual Canton Repository spelling bee were Cindy Guess, a Carrollton seventh grader who won the county spelling bee, and Jackie Arbogast, an eighth grader, who was runnerup. Work was progressing according to schedule on the construction of a new elementary school building and new gymnasium at Brown Local schools in Malvern. Individual trophy awards were presented to Joe McElroy and Barbara McCaulley, the two finalists in the Civic Oration contest sponsored by the Modern Woodman of America. 40 YEARS AGO From 1980 FPS Files Vince Costello, a native of Dellroy and former pro football player, received the Sandy Valley Chamber of Commerce Achievement award. Award recipients at the Carrollton Young Farmers and Farm Wives banquet included Tom Dawson, Mrs. Jenny Sharp and her husband, Lloyd, Ballard Jenkins Jr., Doyle Hawk, Howard Snyder and Elmer Palmer. Arla Seck was the subject of “This Week in the Kitchen” with her Sour Cream Coffee Cake. Stephanie Thomas, a senior at Carrollton High School, was the recipient of the 1980 Defords Memorial scholarship. Carrollton junior Marvin Bright was the subject of a feature story in which he shined in three different sports – wrestling – football – and baseball (his favorite)! 30 YEARS AGO From 1990 FPS Files The three countians honored for their time, energy and monetary contributions at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce banquet included Melvin Tolson, founder of the Carroll County Airport; John Pettit, owner of three McDonalds restaurants, and Carroll County Sheriff William Offenberger. Martha (Marti) Burgett, a senior at Carrollton High School, was named Student of the Month for April. Portraying lead roles in the production of Fiddler on the Roof at Carrollton High School were Shane Meek, Mindy Davis, Steve Reed and Shelli Morgan. Members of the Wingfoot Films basketball team who claimed the Carrollton Recreational Basketball League title included Bunyan White, Biff Griffith, Tom Isherwood, Andy Cook, Dan McKenzie, Stacey Simmons, Gale Sevek, Doug Tucci and Rick Jenkins. 20 YEARS AGO From 2000 FPS Files Fusion Ceramics, Inc., which operates a manufacturing facility on Scio Rd., Carrollton, received the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance Excellence award. Chris “Sonny” Spielman resigned his position as teacher and football coach at Conotton Valley High School. Titus Borland, 16 and Nathan Will, 15, who were involved in the World Gospel Mission Work team through Kilgore Evangelical Church, returned home from Honduras where they worked at a mission retreat camp from March 31 to April 9. An open house was held at Snode’s Restored Country Barn, which featured a loft, kitchen facilities, two flagstone patios and a restroom in the silo. 10 YEARS AGO From 2010 FPS Files The Carroll County Genealogical Society donated $300 to help to pay the cost of fencing the Champer family cemetery located on Antiqua Rd. SE, just south of Carrollton. “Lighting the Way” was the theme of the 79th annual fall conference of the Federated Democratic Women of Ohio held at Atwood Lake Lodge. Wanda Kuhns of Portsmouth, Federation president, was pictured with Glenda Carter of Carrollton, the Federation’s secretary, and Ruby Gilliam of Minerva, Convention chair and Federation trustee. Carrollton’s Miranda Brown was photographed rolling down the track in the 100-meter prelims at Sandy Valley’s Lidderdale Invitational tournament.
Throwback Photo Published April 26, 1990
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce President Alan Miller (left) congratulates award recipients (from left) Carroll County Sheriff William Offenberger, Donna Tedrick accepting for Melvin Tolson, Sara and John Pettit and speaker Sandra Pianalto, vice president and secretary of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland. The awards were presented during the chamber’s annual banquet. Offenberger received award in appreciation for his efforts to combat illegal drugs in the county. Tolson was recognized for founding the Carroll County Airport. The Pettits received a service award for their contributions to the community. The couple owned three McDonald’s resturants in Carrollton, Minerva and Canton South. Letters to the Editor deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. They must be signed with a contact number and town listed. Only one letter to the editor may be submitted within a 30-day period.