Onky 6 attend June class lunch

Only six attended the class luncheon on Wednesday, June 2, 2013 at the Tents of Grace restaurant in Gnadenhutten. Pictured are Petty (Foutz) Bente and Lenora Boughton) Dudgepn and seated from left Bill Dudgeon, Harry Liggett, Don Cable and John Russo. The class will celebrate its 65th anniversary at the Dennisn High alumni on Saturday, July 27, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, corner of Grant and Second streets. Social hour from 4 to 6 pm.and banquet at 6.

11 attebd May 8 class lunch

Eleven attended the D.H.S. Class of 1948 lunch on Wednesday (May 8) at Shoney’s off the Dover exit of Interstate 77.

The class will be celebrating the 65th anniversary of our graduation at the alumni banquet on July 27 at the Knights of Columbus in Dennison. The class will have its own table There will be a time for conversation from 4 to 6 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6. More information for reservations will be mailed to alumni.
The next regular lunch will be at noon Wednesday, June 12, at Tents of Grace restaurant in Gnadenhutten.

Attending Wedneday’s lunch were Frank Angelo, Patty (Foutz) Bente, Don and Janice Cable, Bill and Nodie Dudgeon, Dick and Judy Fisher, Ethel and Ed Kleski and John Russo. Among the absentees were Carme (Cirincione) Welz who is not well, Harry Liggett recuperating from walking pneumonia, Jack Pershing whose eife Darlene was undergoing surgery and George Phinney, reuperating from a fall.

Joseph Caputo dies at 90

Joseph R. Caputo, 90, of Dennison, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover, after a lengthy illness. Born August 27, 1922 in Dennison, he was a son of the late Rosario and Antonina (Princiotto) Caputo. 

A resident of Dennison throughout his life, Joe was a member of Immaculate Conception Church where he was baptized, confirmed and married, and he was a graduate of Dennison High School in the class of 1941. During high school, he began his lifelong love of photography. After high school, he lived and worked at Westinghouse in Canton until he left for his military service. During World War II, he proudly served his country as a Naval Photographer in the U.S. Navy from Oct. of 1942 until his honorable discharge in Dec. of 1945, having been stationed aboard the U.S.S. Card C.V.E. 1 which was awarded the Presidential Citation for Bravery. 

Upon returning home from the war, he worked at Willard's Drug Store in Dennison from 1946 to 1952. From 1952 until his retirement in the early 80's, Joe was employed by Joy Manufacturing, starting as a Project Engineer and later working in Sales and Distribution. Throughout his life, he was a well known local photographer, taking baby, wedding and prom pictures, as well as photos needed at Joy Manufacturing. Joe was a member of American Legion Post #0491, and a life member of the Dennison Knights of Columbus #576, Disabled American Veterans Chapter OH#8 and the Dennison American Italian Club. On August 10, 1946, Joe married the former Carmella Scaffidi with whom he enjoyed over 65 years of marriage until her passing on May 17, 2012.

He is survived by their son, Ross Anthony Caputo of Illinois; daughters-in-law, Barbara Caputo of New Jersey and Vicki Caputo of Illinois; grandchildren, Ryan Caputo and his wife, Angie, of Minnesota, Kristin Caputo of New Jersey, and Lindsay, Ashley and Ross "Buster" Caputo of California; great-grandchildren, Grace, Sydney, and Vincent Caputo of Minnesota; brother and sister-in-law, Anthony and Phyllis Caputo of Tennessee; and numerous other family members and friends, including cousins, Joe and Yula Zeno and loving caregivers, Tim and Marie (Mosher) Martini, Mary Jo Ann (Scaffidi) Baumberger, Denise (Caputo) Richmond, and Goldie and Kenny Host. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son, Richard J. Caputo; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles John and Dorothy Caputo; a sister and brother-in-law, Teresa and L. Adrian Mosher; and a brother-in-law, Ross Scaffidi.

Services for Joe, officiated by Father Anthony Lonzo, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Immaculate Conception Church in Dennison. Interment will follow beside his beloved wife in St. Mary's Cemetery near Dennison. Family and friends are invited to call at the R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, prior to the funeral mass. Those wishing to honor Joe's memory by a charitable contribution are encouraged to do so to Claymont Public Library, 215 E. 3rd St., Uhrichsville, OH 44683.

R.K. Lindsey Funeral Home, Inc.
(740) 922-1970
www.lindseyfh.com

Published in The Times Reporter on February 25, 2013

Greetings fromAkron, OH

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. ~Dr Seuss

Anna's poster featured in calendar

Anna Liggett's safety poster is featured for the month of January in the 2013 Kids Safety calendar of the Summit County prosecutor's office

Helen's grave decorated for Christmas

Helen's grave is decorated for Christmas. There is a live Christmas tree and a live poinsettia. There will be a Mass in her memory at 5:30 p.m. the day after Christmas at St. Paul Church. December 26 is the 30-month anniversary of her death on June 26, 2010. A candle will be lit in her memory on Christmas Day. My gift to her will be a novena of Masses to be celebrated in Rome by the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) beginning on Christmas Day.

Balloons added for Helen's birthday

Two balloons were placed at Helen's grave to mark  what would have been her 82nd birthday on November 15. The balloon on the left reads "I love you" and the one on the right says "Happy Birthday."  Mass in her memory will be celebreated at the 8:30 a. m. on Thursday at St. Paul Church in Akron and a candle will be lit..

To My Helen:

The falling leaves drift by the window
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall

As sung by Nat King Cole

Record 11 attend DHS class lunsch

There was a record attndance at the September 12, 2012 luncheon of the DHS Class pf 1948.  Seven guys and four girls attended the lunch at Chef Ernie's in Uhrichsville. Seated from left are Lenora (Boughton) Dudgeon, Pat (Foutz) Bente, Ethel (Marty) Kleski and Carme (Cirincione) Wells.  Standing are Frank Angelo, Johnny Russo, Don Cable, Bill Dudgeon, Harry Liggett, Dick Fisher and John Brown. Six of the 40 classmates live in other states and six live elsewhere in Ohio. Sixteen are deceased.  An email from Jack Pershing was read.  He is recuperating from hip replacement surgery. 

10 attend August class lunch

Ten members of the Dennison High School Class of 1948 met for lunch on Thursday, Auguast 16, 2012 at Bob Evans restaurant in New Towne Mall.

Seated from left are Carme (Cirincione) Wells, Pat (Foutz) Bente, Ethel (Marty) Kleski and Lenora (Boughton) Dudgeon.  Standing are John Russo, John Brown, Frank Angelo, Harry Liggett, Bill  Dudgeon and Dick Fisher.

The next lunch will be at noon Wednesday, September 12, at the Red Lobster restauant in New Towne Mall.

Only six attend Class of 1948 lunch

Only six attended the DHS Class of 1948 breakfast at Dutch Valley restaurant in Sugarceek on Thursday, July 19, 2012. It was reported that Don Cable fell and broke his hip. Email was read from Tony Caputo who sent greetings to the class and... from John Pershing who is getting ready for hip surgery. He reports his two grandsons who were in Afghanistan will be out of the Air Guard this Deember. Nick will graduate from OSU this semeter. Zach graduated in the Spring of 2012 and is seking a job. All his other 6 grandchildren except one are in the Columbus area. Individual photos of class members were taken at the breakfast.  The next lunch will be at noon Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Bob Evans restaurant in New Towne Mall.

Hombre and Marci Liggett

Hombre and Marci (Davis) Liggett

Helen's grave decorated for anniversary

The grave of Helen Liggett is decorated with new purple roses and yellow and white flowers, two "I Love You" balloons and spinners.

Mass will be celebrated in her memory at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on the two-year anniversary of her death on June 26, 2010.
Fr. Thomas A. McGovern, pastor emeritus of St. Matthew Church,   will celebrate the Mass

Workmen from Barberton Tree Service cut down an old locust tree in the tree lawn across Neptune Avenue from my house.  The tree was believed to be about 75 years old and was 65 feet or more tall.  We measured the circumference at 66 inches.  Workmen cut out a slab for granddaughter Erin Liggett and Grandad used a woodburner to burn in the date, August 7, 2003.

Cecelia Jane and Carter Espenchied

Ceclia Jane Espenchied and brother Carter Barry, chldren of Lia (Williams) and Zachary Espencheid. Ceelia is e nd Cater is 16 months old.

Nine members of the Dennison High School Class of 1948 met for lunch at noon Wednesday (June 13, 212) at Chef Ernie’s restaurant, 120 Johnson Drive, Uhrichsville. In front are Lenora (Boughton) Dudgeon, Pat (Foutz) Bente and Ethel (Marty) Kleski. Standing are Frank Angelo, Harry Liggett, Bill Dudgeon, John Russo, Dick Fisher and John Brown. Email was read from Jack Pershing who is scheduled to have a hip replacement August 7. Pat Bente and Harry Liggett stopped at Beacon Pointe Rehab Center after lunch to visit classmate Peggy (Arnold) Heakin and showed her this photo on cell phone.  The  next get-together will be a breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, at Dutch Valley restaurant, 1343 Old Route 39, Sugarcreek.

Flowers placed at Mary's grave for birthday

A vase of flowers and a Happy Birthday balloon were placed on the grave of Maureen (Keenan) Liggett for her birthday today.  The inscription on her tombstone in St. Mary's Cemetery in Dennison reads:

SADLY MISSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

✝ MARY IRISH ✝

LIGGETT

JUNE 13, 1920

JUNE 12, 1985

In memory of Maureen Keenan Liggett

My brother’s wife, Maureen Keenan, died 27 years ago on June 12, 1985, a day before her 63rd birthday in an apartment fire.

Maureen Theresa Keenan was born June 13, 1922 in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of Peter and Dorothy Keenan.

She was married July 2, 1945 in the Catholic Church at Baldock in Hertfordsire, England, to William Fenton Liggett of Dennison, Tuscarawas County, OH, who was then serving in the U.S. Army during World War II as a corporal in England.

She died on Wednesay, June 12, 1985 in an early morning fire in an apartment complex where she lived at 120 S. Main St., Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, OH. A news story on page 1 of The Evening Chronicle, Uhrichsville, on Wednesday, June 12, 1985, said she was found on a couch in the living room area of her apartment. She was then living by the name Carruthers. A separtion agreement between William F. Liggett and Mary Theresa Liggett was filed May 15, 1967 and a divorce decree was issued June 15, 1967. Custody of their two minor children, William and Gloria, was given to William who was the defendant provided the children were kept and maintained in the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.D. Liggett of Dennison.

A memorial Mass was held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 17, 1985 in Immaculate Conception Church in Dennison with the Rev. Fr. Richard Engle officiating. The body was cremated and ashes were interred in St. Mary’s Cemetery at Dennison..

[The Evening Chronicle, Uhrichsville, OH, Thursday, June 13, page 1, and Saturday, June 15, page 2. Also the Times-Reporter, New Philadelphia, OH, Wednesday, June 12, 1985, page A-1; Thursday, June 13, page A-1; Friday, June 15, page A-1, and Saturday, June 15, page A-5.]

 

Rememberng Mother on her birhtday

Today, June 1, would have been the 114th birthday of my mother, Lillian Mary (Bilderback) Liggett.

Mother was born June 1, 1898 in Colliers, Brooke County, West Virginia, the daughter of William Fenton Bilderback and Lillian Mary Baker. Her mother was born in 1869 in Demorestville, Sophiasburg Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada., the daughter of William Baker and Mary Garrison. William F. Bilderback and Lillian Mary Baker were married March 2, 1892 in Demorestville, Prince Edward County. She died October 26, 1898 at Colliers several months after giving birth to twins and is buried in the cemetery at Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Mother's unnamed twin brother died at birth.

Mother and my father, Harry Doyle Liggett, son of Frank and Nora (Penn) Liggett of Cadiz Junction, Harrison County, Ohio, were married November 17, 1917 in the parsonage of the First Christian Church, 220 N. Fourth St., Steubenville, Ohio, by the Rev. H. D. Darsie. They honeymooned in Syracuse, New York, staying at the home of her aunt and uncle, George and Anna Baker.

Harry Doyle Liggett was working as a telegraph operator in Colliers,for the Pennsylvania Railroad when he met mother who was working as a saleslady at the Woolworth store on Market Sttreet in Steubenville.

They lived in Colliers after their marriage until he was transferred to the old DY tower east of Dennison and the family moved to Dennison on December 19, 1919, living at 211 McCook Ave. He left the railroad and drove a taxicab for six months before going to work as a motorman for the old streetcar line operated by Ohio Service Co. which became the Ohio Power Co. He retired August 31, 1960 as a line foreman after nearly 40 years of service.

The Liggetts moved to 917 W. Court Street in 1922 and to McKee Road, Dennison, on December 17, 1938. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in McKee Road where mother died July 6, 1973 after suffering a heart attack. Father died February 11, 1983 at Twin City Hospital in Dennison. They are buried in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens in Dover.

Mother worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for two years during World War II, operating the turn table and servicing engines. She was a member of the Good Shepherd United Brethren Church and its Friendship Class.