Obituaries

Jan 27, 2014

Gertrude R. Keller, age 101, of Oxford, Florida, and a former resident of Largo, Florida, and Dover, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 27, 2014. Born March 11, 1912, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Clara Kreiter Becker. Gertrude attended school in Dover, and then moved to Pittsburgh. There, during the Second...

Jan 27, 2014

Paul B. Reep, 100, of Dover died Monday, January 27, 2014 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born November 18, 1913 in Morgantown, Ohio he was a son of the late George and Myrtle Morris Reep. Paul was also preceded in death by his wife of almost 72 years, Doris Reep on April 3, 2010; sister, Nina Rogers and...

Jan 27, 2014

Letitia "Jean" Hendricks, 73, of Massillon died Monday, January 27, 2014 at Affinity Medical Center following a sudden illness. Born May 10, 1940 in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late George and Bertha Varner Hendricks. Jean had retired from the Times Reporter after 23 years in the cleaning department. She loved spending time with her family and...

Jan 27, 2014

Daniel W. English, 57, of Dover died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a two year battle with lung cancer. Dan was a certified public accountant and owned and operated the Swallen, Lawhun & Co. Accounting Agency in Canton. He also owned and operated Guiseppe's Restaurant in Dover. Born March 13, 1956 in Dover,...

Jan 26, 2014

James J. (Jim/"Obie") Obermiller, Sr., 84, of Somerdale passed away at the Community Hospice House on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Born on September 10, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Louis and Bathildes Jurgens Obermiller. He was a 1947 graduate of St Joseph High School. On February 14, 1951 he joined the United States Army and...

Jan 26, 2014

Charles Grossenbacher, 95, of Dover and formerly of Strasburg, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born September 23, 1918 in Lowell, Ohio he was a son of the late Charles and Bessie Taylor Grossenbacher. Charles was also preceded in death by his brothers, Okey, Lewis and Ralph Grossenbacher; sisters, Frances Hibbitts, Clara Machamer and...

Jan 21, 2014

Audrey F. (Bahmer) Kilchenman, 89, of the Hennis Care Center in Bolivar and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 in the center following an extended illness. Audrey was born Oct. 27, 1924 in Bakersville, Ohio and the daughter of the late Michael and Erma (Schumacher) Bahmer. She was a former secretary at St. John's United Church of...

Jan 21, 2014

Ann Weible, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Tuesday, January 21, 2014, just one day shy of her eighty-ninth birthday, following complications of a stroke. Born January 22, 1925, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Frank P. and Lucile Carpenter Arnold. Ann graduated from Dover High School in 1943, and went on to earn her bachelor's degree...

Jan 20, 2014

Catherine Gribble, 91, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, January 20, 2014 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover following an extended illness. Born in Midvale on July 4, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Steve and Barbara (Molnar) Yuhos. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Curtis Gribble, who passed away...

Jan 18, 2014

Virginia Mahurin Kane, 91, died peacefully in her home on January 18, 2014 in the company of family and friends. Virginia was born May 3, 1922 in San Diego California to Ruth and James Mahurin. She was an only child. They were a Navy family and moved frequently up and down the California coast, to Guam, Pearl Harbor, and Hawaii...

Jan 17, 2014

Marie Elizabeth "Betty" Fishley passed from this life on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, relinquishing her long-recognized title as The World's Sweetest Woman. She recently celebrated her 96th birthday with family members at Park Village, where she lived happily for the last eight years. Betty was born in St. Louis, MO to Oscar and Lily (Youngblueth) Jost. Her father was a...

Jan 16, 2014

Deborah E. "Debbie" DeRush Maze, 53, of Canton died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at her home following a brief illness. Born May 17, 1960 in Cleveland she was a daughter of the late Laverne J. and Evelyn Peters DeRush. Deborah was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Scarlett and sister, Debbie Porter. Deborah was...

Jan 16, 2014

Anna Mae Nixon, 70, a longtime resident of Dover and formerly Bergholz, Ohio died Thursday, January 16, 2014 in Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following an extended battle from cancer. Anna Mae retired in 2003 as a kindergarten teacher at Bolivar Elementary where she taught for nearly 29 years. Born Feb. 17, 1943 in Steubenville, Ohio, she was the...

Jan 16, 2014

Suzanne (Suzie) Bair Zivic, 80, of Dover died January 16, 2014 at the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover following a lengthy period of declining health. Born September 12, 1933 in Toronto, Ohio, she was the only child of the late Quay and Mildred (Johnston) Bair. She was a 1951 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and continued her...

Jan 13, 2014

George Lavern Wilson, 72 of Dover passed away on January 13, 2014 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia with his wife and family by his side. George was born in New Philadelphia on February 15, 1941 and was the eldest son of Woodrow and Wanda K. (Stewart) Wilson, who both precede him in death. He is also preceded...

Jan 12, 2014

Margaret A. Arbogast, 85, of Dover died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 at the Community Hospice House following a period of declining health. Margaret retired from the City of Dover where she served as the former Secretary to Mayor Richard Homrighausen and former Mayor Guy Smith. She was also previously employed at Joy Mfg. Co., Production Credit, J.C. Penney's and the...

Jan 11, 2014

Joanne M. Kaser, 64, of Dover passed away at Union Hospital on Saturday, January 11, 2014 following an extended illness. Born on December 14, 1949 in Twin City, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Helen (Armstrong) Foutz. Joanne graduated from Indian Valley North with the class of 1968. She married the love of her life, Ronald Kaser...

Jan 11, 2014

Carl L. Seymore, 90, of Dover died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born January 20, 1923 in Hohenwald, Tennessee he was a son of the late Vardy Dove and Elizabeth "Myrtle" Freeman Seymore. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Ray and Ross Seymore and sisters, May Seymore and Louise...

Jan 10, 2014

William J. "Bill" English, 80, of Dover died Friday, Jan. 10, 2013 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a period of declining health. Bill was born May 16, 1933 in New Philadelphia, the son of the late William and Clara (Bair) English. In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his brothers in law Joe...

Jan 9, 2014