Tuscarawas County OhArchives Obituaries.....Lenarz, Arthur James January 17, 2008
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Times Reporter 01/18/2008
Arthur J. Lenarz
Arthur James Lenarz, 95, of Uhrichsville died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, in 
Riverside Manor Nursing Home at Newcomerstown.
A son of the late James and Adda (Grove) Lenarz, Arthur was born Sept. 6, 
1912, at Bolivar, O.
At the age of 14, Arthur started working in the coal mines. He was employed at 
the Midvale Coal Mine and later worked for the Potash Mines in New Mexico. He 
then worked for Pacific Western Contractors at California until 1976 when he 
and Jessie returned to Tuscarawas County to enjoy retirement.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church at New Philadelphia. He 
enjoyed music, especially country music. He played guitar in a band that once 
performed at the Wheeling, W.Va., Jamboree. Arthur was also considered an 
excellent yodeler. Also in his younger years, he was an amateur boxer.
Arthur's greatest joys in life were his family. He especially enjoyed treating 
his little ones to their first ice cream cone and Hershey Kisses.
He is survived by his loving wife of 75 years, Jessie S. (Jones) Lenarz, whom 
he married on July 20, 1932; his children, Dorothy (Richard) Yoder of Wooster, 
O., Arthur, Gene (Joanne) Lenarz of Freeport, O., Wilma (Harold) Watson of 
Soquel, Calif., Betty (William) Alexander of Hartville, O., Linda Wood of 
Gilroy, Calif., Janice (Rod) Wimer of Uhrichsville and David (Candice) Lenarz 
of Uhrichsville; 23 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-
grandchildren; and two sisters, Grace Barlock of Pensacola, Fla., and Virginia 
Ball of Dover.

Arthur was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jessie Almeda Morgan; 
five brothers, Ross, Bill, Kermit, Calvin, Floyd and Robert Lenarz; two 
sisters, Elda Miller and Lelia Tilkey; three grandchildren; three great-
grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Family and friends may call on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the 
Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory at New Philadelphia. A funeral service 
celebrating Arthur's life will be held on Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. 
in the Linn-Hert-Geib Chapel with Rev. Dr. Steven Bailey officiating. Burial 
will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. Following the committal service, a 
memorial reception will be held in the fellowship hall of the First United 
Methodist Church at New Philadelphia.
Those wishing to do so may send the family a personal condolence and view an 
online memorial by visiting the funeral home?s Web site.
Contributions may be made in Arthur's memory to Hospice of Tuscarawas County, 
201 W. 3rd St., Dover, O. 44622 or to the First United Methodist Church, 201 
W. High Ave., New Philadelphia, O. 44663

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