Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Geno W. Contini
Sep 18, 2013
Geno W. Contini, age 53, of Dover, died Wednesday, September 18, 2013, under the care of Community Hospice in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover, following a long illness. Born March 23, 1960, at Dover, he was a son of Peter Contini of Dover, and the late Laura Ross Contini. Geno attended Dover schools and was employed for many...
John L. "Jack" Insley Jr.
Sep 14, 2013
John L. "Jack" Insley Jr., 83, of Dover died Saturday, September 14, 2013 in the Community Hospice House following an extended illness. Born December 27, 1929 in Dennison he was a son of the late John and Delores Gatchel Insley Sr. He was also preceded in death by his son in law, Victor LaCreta. Jack retired from Reeves Steel after...
Robert Dale Zuchegno
Sep 12, 2013
Robert Dale "Bob" Zuchegno, age 72, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 12, 2013, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a long decline in his health. Born July 23, 1941, in Dover, he was a son of the late Dominic and Barbara Kalich Zuchegno. Bob attended St. Joseph School at Dover, and served honorably in the U.S. Army during the...
Bill Von Allmen
Sep 12, 2013
Bill von Allmen, 85, of Dover and formerly of Frederick, Maryland died Thursday, September 12, 2013 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover following a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Born May 20, 1928 he was a son of the late John and Louisa Feutz von Allmen. He graduated in 1948 from Dover High School and proudly served his...
Lewis A. "Jack" Dallau
Sep 10, 2013
Lewis A. "Jack" Dallau, 91, of Dover died early Tuesday morning, September 10, 2013 lovingly surrounded by his daughters following a brief illness. Jack worked as a lathe operator for the Timken Company in Canton for over 42 years until his retirement in 1981. Born December 19, 1921 in Roswell, Ohio, he was the son of the late Andrew and...
Eugene L. Weimer
Sep 9, 2013
Eugene L. Weimer, 81, of Stone Creek died Monday, September 9, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born September 29, 1931 in Accident, Maryland he was a son of the late Earl and Emma Callis Weimer. Eugene was also preceded in death by two sisters and a brother. Eugene is survived by his wife of almost 62...
David C. Ball
Sep 8, 2013
David C. Ball, 63, a lifelong resident of Dover died Sunday, September 8, 2013 in his home lovingly surrounded by his family. Dave was welder having retired from Republic Steel Company in Canton. He also owned and operated D.B. Saloon in New Philadelphia. Born April 26, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of Florence M. (Oddi) Ball of Dover...
Dolores O. Himes
Sep 5, 2013
Dolores O. Himes, 97, of Dover and formerly of Strasburg, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at her home under the care of Community Hospice. Born on April 10, 1916 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late David and Bessie Gundy Renicker. On October 19, 1935, she married the love of her life, Merle A. Himes,...
Erma L. Fawcett-Welz
Sep 2, 2013
Erma L. Fawcett-Welz, age 86, of Dover, died Monday, September 2, 2013, at the Country Club Retirement Campus, following a long illness. Born January 31, 1927, in Gnadenhutten, she was a daughter of the late Harrison and Minerva Hamilton Simmers. Erma graduated from Gnadenhutten High School, and went on to attend Columbus Business School. She was a loving homemaker and...
Donna J. Renner
Aug 29, 2013
Donna J. Renner, age 85, of Dover, died Thursday, August 29, 2013, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a brief illness. Born September 28, 1927 at Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Mila Machan Jones. Donna graduated from Bolivar High School, and, on June 30, 1946, married Ross R. Renner. The couple reared...
Donald L. Garber
Aug 26, 2013
Donald L. "Don" Garber, 89, of Strasburg, Ohio died Monday, August 26, 2013 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Don was a lifelong farmer. He was also a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for over 30 years. He began his career in Strasburg and retired from the Dover Post Office....
Ellen B. Lawver
Aug 24, 2013
Ellen B. Lawver, 84, of Dover passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at the Community Hospice House following an extended illness. Born on October 21, 1928 in Winfield, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Amanda (Powell) Allison. Ellen was a 1946 graduate of Dover High School. On October 24, 1947, she married Floyd Lawver. The couple...
Howard Russell Showalter
Aug 24, 2013
Howard Russell Showalter of Dover died on August 24, 2013 at the Community Hospice House following an extended illness. Born in Belmont, Ohio on September 2, 1923, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Pluma Showalter. He was a veteran of World War II from 1942-1945 with service in Europe. Many reunions followed with fellow serviceman. Howard "Russ"...
Ernest F. Lagatta
Aug 23, 2013
Ernest Frank Lagatta, 89, formerly of Dover, Ohio died of complications from Alzheimer's Disease early Friday morning, August 23, 2013 at the Emeritus at Lakeview Assisted Living Facility Groveport, Ohio where he had resided over the past three years. Ernie was a construction worker for the former J.A. Raeder Construction for over 35 years until his retirement. Ernie was born...
Gertrude Faye Hockenberry
Aug 23, 2013
Gertrude "Faye" Hockenberry, 76, of Dover passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born on February 17, 1937 in Littleton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late David Leroy and Mary Pearl (Flaherty) Anderson. She is also preceded in death by two infant sons; Michel and Charles; two sisters, Mary and Goldie; and...
Deborah Kay Walker
Aug 22, 2013
Deborah Kay Walker, age 57, of Strasburg, died Thursday, August 22, 2013, in her home following a long illness. Born April 3, 1956 at Dover, she was a daughter of Homer Wayne (Oveda) Harding of New Philadelphia and Edna Bloom Harding Vierheller both of New Philadelphia. Deborah attended school at New Philadelphia and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother....
Doris G. Espenschied
Aug 21, 2013
Doris G. Espenschied, 93, of Dover died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Union Hospital. Born December 15, 1919 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Leo and Nellie Howell Soley. Doris was also preceded in death by her husband, Max E. Espenschied on October 1, 1990 and an infant son, Jerry Espenschied. Doris was an active member of...
Verle E. Baker
Aug 18, 2013
Verle Emerson Baker, age 94, of Dover, died August 18, 2013. Born on August 7, 1919 in Wayne Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio he was the son of the late Allen G. and Viola Kerch Baker. Verle was a member of the Dover First United Methodist Church and had been a long standing member of the Tusco Travelers Campers Club and...
Edsel D. Dillon
Aug 18, 2013
Edsel David Dillon, age 74, of Doylestown, Ohio went home to be with the Lord, August 18, 2013 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 7, 1939 in New Milton, WV and resided most of his life in the Dover-New Philadelphia area, having graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1958. Edsel retired from the State of...
Lillian June Lillibridge
Aug 17, 2013
Lillian June Lillibridge, 92, of Dover died Saturday, August 17, 2013 in the New Dawn Retirement Center. Born October 1, 1920 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Morris and Grace Simmers Lillibridge. June was also preceded in death by her son, Glenn Hykes; infant daughter, Lewis Grace Hykes and two sisters, Ruby Chapman and Ruth Miller....
