Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Lowell F. Austin
Sep 16, 2015
Lowell F. Austin, 97, of Canton, and formerly of Strasburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in the Rose Lane Health Center at Massillon. Born October 21, 1917 in Zoar he was a son of the late Floyd and Nellie Baker Austin. Lowell was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Ivy Parsons Austin, on...
Kenneth B. Garman
Sep 14, 2015
Kenneth B. Garman, 93, of Dover passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born on November 5, 1921 in Canton, he was the son of the late Ralph Garman and Marjorie (Lantry) McKay. Kenneth graduated from Louisville High School. He married Ruby Haswell, who preceded him in death on September 21, 2001....
Ruthie L. Petrella
Sep 12, 2015
Ruthie L. Petrella, 86, of Dover died Saturday, September 12, 2015 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born March 2, 1929 in Dennison she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jessie Richardson Thomas. Ruthie was also preceded in death by her husband, John Petrella on April 18, 1997; brother, Charles Thomas and sisters, Phyllis Wallace, Betty Romig...
Edith "Edie" Clum
Sep 6, 2015
Edith E. Edie Clum, 89, of the New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover and formerly of Hilliard, Ohio was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Edie was born December 12, 1925 in Canton, Ohio, the daughter of the late John V. and Rosemary (Best) Boerner. In 1944, she graduated from Lehman High School. Shortly...
Dewey D. Daley
Sep 6, 2015
Dewey D. Daley, 72, of Dover passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born on May 5, 1943 in Dover, he was the son of the late Dewey L. and Wanda R. (Fanti) Daley. Dewey graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1961. He married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Sandy Winkler, on June 8,...
Richard E. "Dick" Rentsch
Sep 6, 2015
Richard E. "Dick" Rentsch, age 82, a life-long resident of Strasburg, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015, in his home, from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Born May 13, 1933, at home in Strasburg, he was a son of the late Russell P. and Emma C. (Johnson) Rentsch. Dick graduated from Strasburg-Franklin High School in 1951, and went on to serve...
Terry James Taylor
Sep 5, 2015
Terry James Taylor, 69, of Dover passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at his home following a brief illness. Born on December 31, 1945 in Dover he was the son of the late James H. and Daisy (Wallick) Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his mother in law, Annie Civiello; brother, Cal Taylor; and his brother in...
Elizabeth "Betty" Jennings
Sep 3, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" Jennings, age 93, of Dover, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2015, in West View Manor, Wooster. Born June 2, 1922, in Wheat, Wetzel County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Ellsworth G. and Laura (Lemley) Jackson. Elizabeth attended school in Wetzel County, and married Carl M. Jennings. They moved to Ohio where Carl was employed....
Dorothy Jean Demarco
Sep 2, 2015
Dorothy Jean DeMarco, 83, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born November 1, 1931 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Maurer Guedel. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph DeMarco on June 8, 2002; granddaughter, Tonya Kiser; brother, Clayton Guedel and...
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...
