Alecia M. Prentice, 82, of New Philadelphia formerly of Sugarcreek, passed away at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover on Sunday, January 4, 2026, following a brief period of declining health.
Born in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Ervin “Hap” and Maude (Plants) Sherwood, and a graduate of Shinglehouse High School.
Alecia had worked as a home health aide, waitress, nursing home aide, and as an with E.M.T. with Swiss Valley Ambulance Service in Baltic, volunteer with the American Red Cross as a C.P.R. and First Aid instructor and disaster aid.
She was a member of Otterbein United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia, and a former member of Union Hill Church in Sugarcreek.
Alecia is survived by her daughters Nanette (Michael) Shirdon of Hiram, Ohio, and Jolene (Chad Schilling) Prentice of Baltic; grandchildren Corrina Shirdon, Spencer Shirdon, and Dominic Shirdon.
Services will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM at Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek with Pastor John Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Sugarcreek. Friends may call at Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek on Friday from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. prior to services.
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