Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
C.D. "Pork Chop" Miller
Sep 2, 2015
C.D. "Pork Chop" Miller, age 82, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Born March 24, 1933, at Trail, he was a son of the late Yost and Fern (Hostetler) Miller. Pork Chop attended school at Trail and Walnut Creek, and owned and operated Miller Welding, Inc. at...
Irene L. Dalpiaz
Aug 29, 2015
Irene Dalpiaz, 90, of Dover, passed away on August 29, 2015 at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Born Irene Louise Sikora on August 2, 1925 in Dennison, Ohio, daughter of the late John and Rose (Menapace) Sikora, Irene was the oldest of eight daughters. She graduated from Dennison High School in 1943. During World War II, Irene worked...
Vic Gessner
Aug 23, 2015
Vic Gessner, 70, of Dundee and a longtime Strasburg resident died early Sunday morning, August 23, 2015 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Vic started his lifelong career at the age of 12 having worked for his family business, Newton Asphalt Company in Strasburg. He later founded and operated Gessner Sealrite & Paving in Dundee for the past...
James W. Schlosser
Aug 23, 2015
James W. "Jim" Schlosser, 82, of Dover passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at Union Hospital. Born on August 21, 1933 in Tiffin, he was the son of the late William and Helen (Sandys) Schlosser. He graduated from Tiffin Columbian High School and later received his bachelor's degree from Bowling Green State University. Jim honorably served our country in...
David E. Gilland
Aug 21, 2015
David E. Gilland, age 79, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, August 21, 2015, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, from complications following heart surgery. Born November 26, 1935, in Jackson, Ohio, he was the son of the late Wilford and Marie (Martin) Gilland. David attended Jackson High School and moved to Tuscarawas County at the young age of seventeen. He went to...
Ellen J. Detorio
Aug 19, 2015
Ellen J. DeTorio, 84, known by her family as "Aunt Pete" or "Granny", died Wednesday, August 19, 2015 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born July 7, 1931 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Charles and Minnie Schneider Myers. Ellen was also preceded in death by her husband, John J. DeTorio on February 11, 1989;...
Robert H. Lloyd
Aug 18, 2015
Robert H. Lloyd, 63, of North Miami, Florida died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Jackson North Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born May 27, 1952 in Wilmar, Minnesota, the son of Charlotte Radecki Lloyd Hanhart of New Philadelphia and the late Robert L. Lloyd. He is also survived by his stepfather, Richard Hanhart. Other family members include...
Mary G. Huffman
Aug 16, 2015
Mary G. Huffman, 91, of Dover died Sunday, August 16, 2015 in the Community Hospice House. Born June 10, 1924 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Contini Lombardo. Mary was also preceded in death by her husband, Darl D. Huffman on August 31, 2002; brothers, John, Sam, Charles and Marion Lombardo; sisters, Mary and...
Bonita Parker West
Aug 9, 2015
Bonita Parker West, age 71, of Oak Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Baltic, passed away peacefully there Sunday, August 9, 2015. Born January 12, 1944, in Leavittsville, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Ruby Maxine (Hidey) Parker. Bonita attended Conotton Valley High School, and was employed by Snyder Manufacturing in Dover, until an injury made it impossible...
Hoover Thomas "Tom" Ferrell
Aug 4, 2015
Hoover Thomas "Tom" Ferrell Jr., 75, of New Port Richey, Florida passed away on August 4, 2015 at Hernando Pasco Hospice in New Port Richey, Florida following an extended illness. Born on June 26, 1940 in Freeport, Ohio, he was the son of the late Hoover Thomas Sr. and Mabel Evelyn (Bendure) Ferrell. He graduated from Freeport High School in...
Shawn Paul Neff
Aug 3, 2015
Shawn Paul Neff, 40, of Ava, Ohio died Monday, August 3, 2015 in his home. Born Dec. 31, 1974 in Cambridge, Ohio, he was the son of Cheryl A. McElroy Neff of Ava and the late Larry N. Neff. Shawn was a 1994 graduate of Meadowbrook High School. He attended the Anchor Church in Cambridge and loved sports, music, and...
Elsie B. Pavel
Aug 2, 2015
Elsie B. Pavel, 82, of Dover died Sunday, August 2, 2015 in the Community Hospice House. Born October 25, 1932 in Dryville, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Beulah Bietler Hertzog. Elsie was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Pavel on August 24, 2010; brothers, Gene and Roy Hertzog and a grandson, Jeremy...
C. Richard Mathias
Jul 30, 2015
C. Richard "Rick" Mathias, 55, of Dover died Thursday, July 30, 2015 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a one year battle with cancer. Rick was a truck driver for Wallick Scrap Metals in Dover until illness forced his retirement. Born May 15, 1960 in Dover, he was the son of Joanne (Nigro) Mathias of Dover and...
Shirley Ann Vance
Jul 29, 2015
Shirley Ann Vance, 82, of Dover died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in the Oak Pointe Nursing Center at Baltic. Born February 6, 1933 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Roger and Inez Spies. Shirley was also preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Paul Vance on September 5, 1995; siblings, Ruby Spies, Audrey Sehl, Harlan...
Preston T. Morrison Ii
Jul 29, 2015
Preston T. Morrison II, age 32, of Dover, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Born June 11, 1983, in Dover, he was a son of Preston T. (Sherrie Murray) Morrison Sr. of Dover, and Linda Beehler (Terry) White of Newcomerstown. Preston attended Dover High School and later earned his high school equivalency credential. He was employed by Hicks Roofing of New...

Edwin A. Keim
Jul 24, 2015
Edwin A. Keim, 83 of Dover passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born on July 3, 1932 in Holmes County he was the son of the late Andrew J. and Emma (Miller) Keim. On November 18, 1967 he married Linda Rose, who survives. In addition to his parents, he is preceded...
Betty J. Briggs
Jul 23, 2015
Betty J. Briggs, age 74, of Canton and formerly of Bolivar, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, following a brief illness. Born May 22, 1941, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Ethel (Norris) Clark. Betty moved with her family at a young age to Ohio, where she attended Strasburg...
Doris M. Cooley
Jul 22, 2015
Doris M. Cooley, 92, of Dover died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in the New Dawn Retirement Center. Born July 18, 1923 in Dundee, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Flossie Medam Burrell. Doris was also preceded in death by her husband Tom Cooley in 1993; son, Tom "Hop" Cooley; sisters, Frances Lukens, Jane Kaltenbaugh and brother,...
Daniel H. "Fatso" Petrella
Jul 21, 2015
Daniel H. "Fatso" Petrella, age 92, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born January 31, 1923, he was a son of the late John and Edith (Sabatina) Petrella. Although never heavy, he was given the nickname "Fatso" by neighborhood kids when he was a little boy and the name...
Lisa M. Debois Fenton
Jul 21, 2015
Lisa Marie (DeBois) Fenton, 56, of Batavia, Illinois, and formerly of Dover, died Monday, July 20, 2015 in the Delnor Community Hospital following a three month illness. Born June 25, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of Margaret Immel DeBois Cugliari of Dover and the late Paul DeBois. In addition to her father, Lisa was preceded in death...