Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Betty Jane Wolfe
Oct 11, 2015
Betty Jane Wolfe, 99, of Scio passed away on October 11, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born in Grover Hill, Ohio on August 28, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Laura (Powell) Wiseley. She graduated from Defiance High School. Following graduation she enrolled in the Lucas County School of Nursing. Betty received...
Edwin Hawn Johnston
Oct 11, 2015
Edwin Hawn Johnston of Dover, Ohio, age 91, passed away on Oct. 11, 2015 at Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Edwin was born November 11, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert and Gertrude (Heisler) Johnston. Edwin enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 19 and was a World War II Veteran from 1942-1946. Upon completion...
Donald E. Waldschlager
Oct 10, 2015
Donald E. "Harvey" Waldschlager, age 76, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, in the Louis Stokes Veterans Administration Medical Center at Cleveland. Born February 7, 1939, at Dixon, Illinois, he was a son of the late John L. E. and Violet E. (Engle) Waldschlager. Donald served honorably in the United States Army, and later was employed as an...
Ruth M. Keppler Willoughby
Oct 10, 2015
Ruth Marie Keppler Willoughby, 94, of Dover died Saturday, October 10, 2015 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born November 1, 1920 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Homer and Ada Dunlap Keppler. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, Don Willoughby on October 3, 2012; brother, Homer Keppler and her sisters, Jeanne Boich...
Goldie E. Little
Oct 9, 2015
Goldie E. Little, 88, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, October 8, 2015 in the Community Hospice House. Born March 9, 1927 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Miller Percy. Goldie was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Little on Mary 26, 2003; son, Joseph Little; grandson, Ramey Mulinix; four brothers...
Kathleen Isabel Jackson
Oct 6, 2015
Kathleen "Katy" Isabel Keener Jackson, 90, of Dover, died Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Country Club Retirement Center following a long battle with Alzheimers. Born December 7, 1924 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Iva (Porter) and George Keener. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Robert, who passed away...
Betty Lou Rothacher
Oct 4, 2015
Betty Lou Parsons Rothacher, age 80, of Dover, Ohio passed away October 4, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in Rock Castle, West Virginia on April 22, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Fred Parsons and Deby Ray Parsons Collar. Betty retired from Handy & Harmon in...
June L. Kreiter
Oct 4, 2015
June L. Kreiter, 93, of Walnut Creek, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Walnut Hill Nursing Home. Born on June 27, 1922 in Walnut Creek, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Esther (Miller) Mishler. She graduated from Shanesville High School. On November 3, 1945 she married William Kreiter, who preceded her in death on June...
Lindley L. Singer
Sep 30, 2015
Lindley L. "Lin" Singer, age 69, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Born May 30, 1946, at Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Delbert and Margaret (Kauffman) Singer. Lin graduated from Conotton Valley High School in 1964, and married the former Rita Zub in 1966. The couple had a son, Travis, and shared twenty-eight years of...
Robert D. Kohler
Sep 30, 2015
Robert D. Kohler, 71, of Midvale died Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 26, 1943 in Dennison he was a son of the late Orton and Mary Fisher Kohler. Robert was also preceded in death by his sisters, Albertha Rufus and Maxine Carrothers. He retired from the Y & O Coal Company in...
Ellen Lou Edwards
Sep 29, 2015
Ellen Lou (Green) Edwards, 94, of Amherst, Massachusetts, and a long-time resident of Dover, passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2015, in Amherst. Born January 17, 1921, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Adelbert and Anna (Shildtz) Green. Ellen lived the majority of her life in Dover, moving to Massachusetts in May of this year to be closer...
Ruth Ellen Rose
Sep 26, 2015
Ruth Ellen Rose, age 90, of The Plains, and a long-time resident of Harmony Rd., Athens, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital at Athens, with her family at her side. Born May 17, 1925, at Zanesville, she was a daughter of the late George R. and Gayle M. (Slenker) Evans. At a young age, Ruth moved with...
Naomi R. Prysi
Sep 25, 2015
Naomi R. Prysi, 84, of Dundee died Friday, September 25, 2015 at Aultman Hospital. Born October 13, 1930 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Lyhl and Beatrice Yackey Deibel. Naomi was also preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. She was a dedicated homemaker who also enjoyed working with her husband in the Prysi Cow-ntry Kitchen...
Mildred R. Zuchegno
Sep 25, 2015
Mildred R. Zuchegno, 92, of Dover died Friday, September 25, 2015 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 5, 1923 in Newcomerstown she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Burrier Wilkin. Mildred was also preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Zuchegno and a brother, Eugene Wilkin. Mildred was a lover of animals, and was...
Harry C. Renicker
Sep 22, 2015
Harry C. Renicker, age 82, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born April 14, 1933, at Midvale, he was a son of the late Alden Earl "Daley"and Dorothy Shaw Renicker. Harry graduated from Midvale High School and went on to serve honorably with the United States Army in the Korean War....
Larry D. Lang
Sep 21, 2015
Larry D. Lang, 68, of Dover passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015 after courageously fighting numerous illnesses this past year. He is survived by his daughter, Paula Griffith of Dover; two grandchildren, Dennis (Deanna) Griffith III of Uhrichsville and Cassondra Griffith of Dover; one precious great granddaughter, Ivayne Griffith of Uhrichsville and four siblings; Delbert (Marsha) Lang of Wooster,...
Jerry Lee Lang
Sep 20, 2015
Jerry Lee Lang, age 74, of Beach City, died Sunday, September 20, 2015, in Select Specialty Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born August 13, 1941, at Dover, Jerry graduated from Strasburg-Franklin High School, and went on to serve honorably with the United States Army in the Vietnam War. Following his discharge, he was employed by the Norfolk & Southern...
Wanda M. Keener
Sep 19, 2015
Wanda M. Keener, age 89, of Dover, died Saturday, September 19, 2015, in Country Club Retirement Campus at Dover. Born February 9, 1926, at Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Garrison and Catherine Page Hanenkrat. Wanda attended school at Dover, and married John D. Keener on December 8, 1945. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...
Anna M. Monahan
Sep 19, 2015
Anna M. Monahan, 101, of Bolivar and formerly of Dover and Midland, Pennsylvania died Saturday, September 19, 2015 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born January 1, 1914 in Weirton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bill and Concetta (Emanuella) Marino. Anna was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover and had previously...
Norma Jean Owens
Sep 17, 2015
Norma Jean Owens, age 88, of Dover, died Thursday, September 17, 2015, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Born May 19, 1927, at Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Minnie (Ruppenthal) Schwab. Norma Jean graduated from Tuscarawas-Warwick High School, and, on August 24, 1947, married Harry D. Owens in the parsonage...
