Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Verna Kuemerle Arnold
May 22, 2016
Verna Arnold, 97, of Park Village and a lifelong resident of Dover passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 22, 2016 lovingly surrounded by her family. She had been a resident of Park Village for eight years. She was born on March 7, 1919 in Dover, the daughter of the late George and Fannie (Bolton) Kuemerle. She was also preceded in...
Gary L. Cercone
May 21, 2016
Gary L. Cercone, 72, of Dover died Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his home. Born May 25, 1943 in Dover he was a son of the late Frank and Doris Murray Cercone. Gary retired from Reeves after 32 years of service. Following his retirement, he worked at Wayne Dalton for another 17 years. He was a member of the YMCA...
Thomas A. "Tom" Jones
May 20, 2016
Thomas A. "Tom" Jones, 59, of Dover died Friday, May 20, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born December 3, 1956 in Dover he was a son of William and Gloria Lewis Jones of Dover. He was a 1976 graduate of Dover High School and retired in 2009 with 32 years, and over 3 million miles, of accident...
Maxine J. Mason Martin
May 19, 2016
Maxine J. Mason Martin, 73, of Dover died Thursday, May 19, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre. Born February 19, 1943 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Curtis and Mildred Brooks Mason. Maxine was a 1961 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and also graduated from the College of Wooster with a Business Degree. She enjoyed reading...
Raymond James "Ray" Dowdell
May 18, 2016
Raymond James "Ray" Dowdell, age 80, of Newcomerstown, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in his home, following a long illness. Born July 16, 1935 in Columbus, he was a son of the late Raymond Harold and Miriam Northcraft Dowdell. Ray was a self-made, self-educated man who worked through the ranks of the Chrysler Corporation. His career spanned over 20...
Kenneth D. "Ken" Kurtz
May 18, 2016
Kenneth D. "Ken" Kurtz, age 83, of Palm Harbor, Florida passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 18, 2016, in Clearwater, Florida. Born June 7, 1932, in Dover, he was a son of the late John and Garnet Sullivan Kurtz. Ken graduated from Dover High School in 1950 and entered the United States Navy in 1951, where he served 4 years...
David H. Judy
May 18, 2016
David H. Judy, 91, of Beach City died at Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. Born in Dover on March 2, 1925 he was the son of the late Carl and Marie (Arbogast) Judy. He graduated from Dover High School. On July 14, 1945 he married Donna Judy who preceded him in death on June 5,...
Steven A. Meryo
May 17, 2016
Steven A. Meryo, 63, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 following an extended illness. Born May 31, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of the late Julius Sr. and Doris Meryo. In addition, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rita. Steve was a 1970 graduate of Dover High School....
Florence E. Trustdorf
May 15, 2016
Florence E. Trustdorf, 92, of Dover died Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre. Born May 12, 1924 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Helen Schenk Renner. Florence was also preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Schilling in 1976 and her second husband, Marion Trustdorf in 1990; daughter, Susan Thornsley;...
Mildred E. "Millie" Seikel
May 15, 2016
Mildred E. "Millie" Seikel, age 90, of Dover, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 15, 2016, in her home. Millie was born October 12, 1925, in New Philadelphia, to the late Homer E. and Christena C. (Thomas) Miller. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1943, and was employed as a cashier in several local grocery stores. While working at...
Linda S. Handley
May 13, 2016
Linda S. Handley, 57, of Mineral City passed away at her home on Friday, May 13, 2016. Born on September 22, 1958 in LaPorte, Indiana, she was the daughter of John and the late Helen Ann (Snauwert) Smith. She graduated from LaPorte High School with the class of 1976. She attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. On September 16, 1978...
Robert L. Souers
May 13, 2016
Robert L. "Bob" Souers, 93, a lifelong resident of Dover passed away early Friday morning, May 13, 2016 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Bob retired in 1985 from the Reeves Steel Company (Empire Detroit) and had previously worked for Warner and Swasey and the Timken Company. Born January 23, 1923 in Dover, he was the son...
Richard P. "Dick" Fach
May 13, 2016
Richard P. "Dick" Fach, age 78, of Leesburg, Florida, and a former resident of Zoar, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, in The Villages Hospice House, The Villages, Florida, after battling cancer. Born July 27, 1937, in East Canton, he was a son of the late Henry J. and Della Z. Leggett Fach. Dick graduated from Canton McKinley High School...
Daniel W. "Dan" Marshall
May 10, 2016
Daniel W. "Dan" Marshall, age 84, of Dover, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, from Alzheimer's Disease. Born September 22 1931, in Dover, he was the son of the late John R. and Wilma Lahmers Marshall. Dan graduated from Dover High School in 1949...
Dorothy M. Borland
May 10, 2016
Dorothy M. Borland, age 100, of Dover, and a former resident of Carrollton, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born May 22, 1915, at Carrollton, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Anna Nihart Wagner. Dorothy attended Carrollton High School and was employed by the Ben Franklin Store at Carrollton...
Doris Mae Barnhouse
May 10, 2016
Doris Mae Lowery Barnhouse, age 93, of Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She died in her home in Dover surrounded by her family as was her wish. She was born to Alice Lowery McFeeley on April 18, 1923 in Toronto, Ohio. After her mother's death, she went to live with her...
Ruth M. Ward
May 5, 2016
Ruth M. Ward, 93, of New Philadelphia passed away at her daughter's home on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born February 16, 1923 in Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late John and Orpha Keplinger Tucker. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, Ervine Ward in 1986; daughter, Fran Vaughn and brother, Kenneth Tucker....
Norma I. Degen
May 4, 2016
Norma I. Degen, 85, of Dover passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born in Bucks Township on December 8, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Kutcher) Domer. She graduated with the class of 1948 from Baltic High School. On May 7, 1950 she married the love...
Annabelle Dean
May 3, 2016
Annabelle Dean, 83, of Dover died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born September 26, 1932 in Akron she was a daughter of the late Harry Gibbs and Belle Riddle Emerson. Annabelle retired in 1988 from Norgas after 23 years of service. She was a member of the Dover Alliance Church where she served...
Rita M. Baker
May 2, 2016
Rita M. Baker, 82, of Dover died Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Summa Select Specialty Hospital at Akron. Born March 12, 1934 in Dover she was the daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Cox Stein. Rita was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Ike" Baker on January 24, 2015; step father, Norman Johnson; brothers in law,...
