Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Amelia Ann Moran
Feb 9, 2014
Amelia Ann Moran, 72, of New Philadelphia died in her home Sunday, February 9, 2014 lovingly surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. Amelia was born January 1942 in Dover, daughter of the late Virgil and Marguerite (Roth) Emig. Amelia will be remembered as an outstanding local seamstress. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic...
James "Jim" R. Law
Feb 7, 2014
James "Jim" R. Law, 72, of New Philadelphia passed away on Friday, February 7, 2014 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family in his home. Born on September 8, 1941 in Dover, he was the son of the late John R. and Sylvia Hendrickson Law. He was also preceded in death by his brother,...
Dixie A. Incarnato
Feb 6, 2014
Dixie A. Incarnato, 74, of Dover passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on September 16, 1939 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late John and Wilma Edie Burson. She celebrated 43 years of marriage with her husband, Joseph Incarnato Jr, before he passed...
Vivian J. Dreher
Feb 5, 2014
Vivian J. Dreher, 88, of Strasburg died Wednesday, February 5, 2014 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born December 10, 1925 in Columbia she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Wallick Barnhart. Vivian was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William "Bill" Dreher on March 29, 2013; son, Kenny Dreher and her...
Frederick W. Penix
Feb 4, 2014
Frederick W. "Fred" Penix, age 64, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014, in Community Hospice House, New Philadelphia, from complications of diabetes. Born November 8, 1949, in Dover, he was a son of the late Leland and Lillian Neisel Penix. Fred grew up at Winfield, a little town that was always close to his heart, and attended Dover High...
Betty J. Wertz
Feb 3, 2014
Betty J. Wertz, 93, of New Philadelphia died Monday, February 3, 2014 in the Community Hospice House. Born February 17, 1920 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Frank "Roy" and Eda Houk Cox. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin E. Wertz on October 15, 2013; sisters, Ethel Cox, Dorothy Gordon and Catherine Schwartz;...
Marjorie A. Doney Skwara
Feb 1, 2014
Marjorie A. Doney Skwara, 90, of Strasburg died Saturday, February 1, 2014 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. Born July 1, 1923 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Emery and Sophie Yisha Kline. Marjorie was also preceded in death by her husbands, Clifford Doney in 1961, Bud Reese in 1969 and Walter Gibson in 2000...
James R. Ferris
Jan 30, 2014
James R. "Jim" Ferris, 86, of New Philadelphia, Ohio and Ft. Myers, Florida died Jan. 30, 2014 in Florida. Born Dec. 3, 1927 in Dover, he was the son of the late William Earl Ferris and Melva (Ludi) Ferris Welz. Jim was active in his community and numerous interests during his lifetime. He was a member of the Bisel United...
John A. Bihari
Jan 30, 2014
John A. Bihari, age 94, of Schoenbrunn Healthcare, New Philadelphia, and a former resident of both Stone Creek and Tuscarawas, died Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born May 6, 1919 at Ward, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Mike and Margaret Csehovics Bihari. John lived with his family at Tridelphia and Martins Ferry, West Virginia, before settling on...
Frederick "Fritz" Wendling
Jan 29, 2014
Frederick Edward "Fritz" Wendling, 79, of Newcomerstown passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Grant Medical Center in Columbus. Born on May 9, 1934 in Dover, he was the son of the late Norman L. and Delphia May (Akers) Wendling. He is also preceded in death by his daughter; Lori Wiseman; and three brothers, David, Johnny, and Thomas Wendling....
Gertrude R. Keller
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...
Paul B. Reep
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...
Letitia "Jean" Hendricks
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...
Daniel W. English
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,...
James Jim "Obie" Obermiller
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...
Charles Grossenbacher
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...
Audrey F. Kilchenman
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...
Ann Weible
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...
Catherine Gribble
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...
Virginia Mahurin Kane
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...
