Obituaries

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...

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...

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,...

Apr 29, 2016

Betty Louise Linard, 80, of Dover died on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Born on October 1, 1935 in Cambridge, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Wilburn T. and Goldie M. (Johnson) Hopkins. She was also preceded in death by two children; her infant son, Ernest Eugene Linard and Donald James "DJ" Linard;...

Apr 26, 2016

Alfonso Huffman Ray was born September 29, 1945 in Dover, Ohio. He was the tenth child of eleven children born to Buford Sr. and Beatrice Huffman Ray. He went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Oakpointe Nursing Center at Baltic, Ohio after a brief illness. Al excelled in sports as a student at Dover...

Apr 25, 2016

Judith Anne Fisher, age 75, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 25, 2016, while visiting her sister in St. Augustine, Florida. Born April 25, 1941, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Herman W. and Edythe G. Riggle Booth. Judy, as she was often called, graduated from Dover High School, and went on to The Ohio...

Apr 23, 2016

Paul E. Flickinger, 80, of Dover died Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born June 19, 1935 in Strasburg he was the son of the late Earl A. "Pete" and Gladys Snyder Flickinger. Paul retired in 1988 as an Electrician from Joy Manufacturing after 33 years of service, and was the owner and operator of Flickinger Electric....

Apr 22, 2016

Glenwood E. "Glenn" Smith, 84, of Dover died Friday, April 22, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born June 14, 1931 in Dover he was a son of the late Clarence and Carrie Schwartz Smith. Glenn was also preceded in death by a sister, Esther Simpson and brother, Robert Smith. He retired in 1987 from Marlite after 30...

Apr 22, 2016

Janet L. Class, 99, of Dover died Friday, April 22, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born March 30, 1917 in Mineral City she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Janette Lindsay Williams. Janet was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold R. Class on December 27, 1967; daughter, Wilma Cropper; son in law, LeRoy Menegay and...

Apr 20, 2016

Aaron M. Pyle, 42, of Dover died at his home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Born February 12, 1974 in Dover he was a son of Cynthia Lang O'Neil of Dover and Gregory M. Pyle of Mineral City. Aaron was a 1992 graduate of Dover High School and was employed at Red Lobster in New Philadelphia. He was an avid...

Apr 18, 2016

Janet Hague Dubravetz, age 67, of Napoleon, Michigan, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, following a long battle with cancer. Born March 4, 1949, in Cuyahoga Falls, she was a daughter of Marjorie Hague Flint of Napoleon and the late Robert Hague. Janet graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School in 1967. In addition to her mother, survivors include her daughter...

Apr 15, 2016

Apr 14, 2016

Margaret Shirley Kelly, age 79, of Strasburg, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, in Union Hospital, Dover, where she was taken after becoming ill at home. Born May 28, 1936, in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Marion and Florence Olive Renicker Armstrong. Shirley, as she was often called, attended school in Newport, where she was a...

Apr 14, 2016

John J. Trunk, age 86, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born July 29, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Gladys Trunk Murphy. John came to live with relatives in New Philadelphia at the age of twelve and graduated from New Philadelphia High School. He was...

Apr 14, 2016

Dorothy Edna Huff, age 96, of Dover, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born September 30, 1919, at Baltic, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Ella Ott Huprich. Dorothy attended Brush Run School near Baltic, walking to school no matter what the weather. She spent her childhood on the family...

Apr 11, 2016

Gary C. Pulley, 60, of Dover died Monday, April 11, 2016 in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born March 28, 1956 in Dover he was a son of Wyema Walton Pulley Smart of Dover and the late CG Pulley. Gary was also preceded in death by two daughters, Melissa and Angela Pulley and a sister, Cathy Pulley. He...

Apr 11, 2016

Carol Lynn (Filler) Landis, 63, of Canton and a former Dover resident died Monday, April 11, 2016 at Altercare in Louisville following an extended illness. Carol was a former teacher's aide at the Starlight School in New Philadelphia. Born Sept. 24, 1952 in New York, she was the daughter of Robert E. (Susan) Filler of Fort Myers, Florida and the...

Apr 10, 2016

Charles A. Pietro, Jr., 86, a lifelong resident of Dover died Sunday morning, April 10, 2016 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following a brief illness. He retired in 1995 from the composing room at the Times Reporter newspaper following 42 years of service. Born June 20, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Charles...

Apr 10, 2016

Wanda J. Harr, 85, of Dover died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at the Inn at Northwood Village. Born September 5, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio she was a daughter of the late James and Winnie Sigler Green. Wanda was also preceded in death by two children, Rebecca Fisher and Robert Harr. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Apr 8, 2016

E. Lynne Swingle, ne Frye, aged 64, of New Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Caroll and Marilyn McKimmie Frye. She is survived by her only daughter, Lindsay Swingle. Lynne was born July 2, 1951, in Toronto, Ohio. She graduated in 1969 from...