Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Joe Reuben Haas
Feb 23, 2015
Joe Reuben Haas, 85, of Dover died early Monday morning, Feb. 23, 2015 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a brief battle with cancer. Joe retired in 1989 from the Shipping Department at Marlite following 42 years of service. Born June 25, 1929 in near Dover (Columbia), he was the son of the late Reuben and Mildred...
Betty J. Amistadi
Feb 22, 2015
Betty J. Amistadi, age 93, of Dover, died Sunday, February 22, 2015, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born January 14, 1922, at New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Lovie (Mann) Penrod. Betty attended Dover High School and, on December 16, 1938, married Raymond Amistadi. The couple reared four sons and shared fifty-four years...
Ireta L. Mann
Feb 19, 2015
Ireta L. Mann, 91, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, February 19, 2015 in the Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia. Born April 21, 1923 in Coshocton she was a daughter of the late Frank and Clara Maxwell Caley. Ireta was also preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Miller on May 1, 1974, her second husband, Jacob Mann of May...
Richard Tristano
Feb 18, 2015
Richard "Dick" Tristano, age 79, a life-long resident of Dover, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born September 4, 1935, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Rose (nee Gaffoli) Tristano. Dick graduated from Dover High School and was employed by Joy Manufacturing at New Philadelphia, and later by the Reeves Steel Company,...
Larry L. Davidson
Feb 16, 2015
Larry L. "Butch" Davidson, 77, a lifelong resident of Dover died unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 in the Union Hospital Emergency Room. Larry was born Nov. 7, 1937 in Dover, the son of the late Harry and Frances (Jarvis) Davidson. He was also preceded by a brother in law, Glen "Hoppy" Reidenbach. He was a retired employee of the MCA...
Craig S. Ripley
Feb 16, 2015
Craig S. Ripley, age 54, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, February 16, 2015, following an apparent heart attack. Born September 5, 1960, in Dover, he was a son of Ray T. Ripley of New Philadelphia, and the late Rita Marie (Lanning) Ripley. Craig, who was also often called Rip, graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1979, and attended Kent...
Jeanette K. Vasbinder
Feb 16, 2015
Jeanette K. Vasbinder, 92, of Dover passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015 at Hennis Care Center in Dover. Born on September 8, 1922 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late William and Beryl (Allenbaugh) Botdorf. She was a graduate of the Dover High School class of 1941. Jeanette married Loren Vasbinder, who preceded her in death on...
Robert R. Haeberle
Feb 13, 2015
Robert R. Haeberle, 84, of New Philadelphia died Friday, February 13, 2015 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born February 1, 1931 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late John and Mamie Nign Haeberle. Robert was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Fishel Haeberle on June 8, 2013; sister, Leora Saurer; brother, John Haeberle...
Carl A. Welling
Feb 10, 2015
Carl A. Welling, 86, of Strasburg died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at Altercare of Alliance. Born May 11, 1928 in New Bedford, Ohio he was a son of the late Blake and Marie Sheetz Welling. Carl was also preceded in death by a son, Don Welling; daughter, Debbie Tschantz; brother, Lauren Welling and sister, Larna Flickinger. He retired from Republic...
Viola M. Guthrie
Feb 5, 2015
Viola M. Guthrie, 78, of Newcomerstown died Thursday, February 5, 2015 in the Community Hospice House. Born December 17, 1936 in Yeager, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Harley and Mary Steele Williams. Viola was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard Guthrie on November 24, 2012. She was a member of the Church of God...
Ray R. Stilgenbauer
Feb 4, 2015
Ray R. Stilgenbauer, age 93, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at the Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, following a brief illness. Born March 3, 1921, in Adams Township, Coshocton County, he was the son of the late Albert and Elizabeth (Regula) Stilgenbauer. Ray graduated high school, and served honorably with the United States Army during the Second...
Iona Grace Winkler
Feb 2, 2015
Iona Grace Winkler, age 90, a life-long resident of Dover, died Monday, February 2, 2015, in Park Village Health Care Center, following a brief illness. Born September 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Harry L. and Delpha I. (Gerber) Lengler. Iona graduated from Dover High School in 1941 at the young age of sixteen, and she went...
Shirley A. Ritenour
Jan 31, 2015
Shirley Ann Ritenour, 76, of New Philadelphia went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in the Community Hospice House. Born July 9, 1938 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Anna Miller Ritenour. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Rose Marie Butts; aunts, Isabelle Shuman, Beatrice Mercer; uncle,...
Maxine H. Hawk
Jan 31, 2015
Maxine H. Hawk, 89, of Dover died Saturday, January 31, 2015 in the New Dawn Retirement Community following a brief illness. Born May 30, 1925 in Ragersville she was a daughter of the late Reuben J. and Bernice Stucky Dummermuth. Maxine was also preceded in death by an infant son, Bradley Hawk. Maxine was a 1943 graduate of Sugarcreek-Shanesville High...
Betty L. Tarulli
Jan 30, 2015
Betty L. Tarulli, 81, of Dover died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Union Hospital. Born November 30, 1933 in Molehill, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Gerald and Virginia Mc Cullough Maple. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, John F. Tarulli on October 8, 2003. She retired from Kent State University in New Philadelphia...
Ernest B. Tristano
Jan 29, 2015
Ernest B. Tristano, 93, of Dover died Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Union Hospital. Born July 9, 1921 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late Ben and Rose Gaffoli Tristano. Ernest was also preceded in death by a son, Donald Tristano; four brothers and five sisters. Ernest retired from Gradall as a maintenance worker and had also...
Catherine E. Greco
Jan 28, 2015
Catherine E. Greco, age 97, of Dover, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015, in Beacon Pointe Rehabilitation Center, Uhrichsville, following a brief illness. Born March 30, 1917, at Marion, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Clementina (Sansotta) Frank. Catherine attended school at Marion, and was wed to Charles C. Greco on February 4, 1939. The couple moved to...
Robert L. Phillips
Jan 27, 2015
Robert L. "Bob" Phillips, 90, of West Chester, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in the Hospice of Cincinnati. Bob was a retired 39 year employee of the Marlite Corporation. He began his career with Marlite in Atlanta, Georgia and retured to Dover in 1968 as sales manager. Born Dec. 20, 1924 in Warren, Ohio,...
Dorothy M. Brown
Jan 27, 2015
Dorothy M. Brown, 88, of Dover died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in the Waccamaw Community Hospital at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Born August 8, 1926 in Quaker City, Ohio she was a daughter of the late C.T. and Lucille Loveall Phillips. Dorothy attended West Virginia Wesleyan College where she met the love of her life, Charles S. Brown. They were...
Wayne Edward Maxhimer
Jan 24, 2015
Wayne Edward Maxhimer Sr. 61, of Crown City, Ohio passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Scioto Community Nursing Home. Born on January 18, 1954 in Dover, he was the son of the late Paul Maxhimer Sr. and Grace Anderson Maxhimer, who survives. He is also preceded in death by his brother; Jimmy Lee Maxhimer and his cousin/brother and...
