Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Martha L. Gee
Mar 11, 2013
Martha Lois Glidden Gee, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, March 11, 2013, in New Dawn Health Care Center after a brief illness. She had just celebrated her 90th birthday. Martha was born on February 4, 1923, to Frank N. and Sarah Eva Smallwood Glidden in Ava, Ohio. She graduated from Belle Valley High School, and shortly thereafter met Harold E....
David Wayne Snider
Mar 10, 2013
David Wayne Snider, age 49, of Dover, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was a member of the Church of the Living God at Dover. David enjoyed playing cards with friends and family, fishing and being outdoors. He was the son of Raymond Sims and the late Shelva Hudnall Sims. David is survived by...
M. Jean Ryan
Mar 7, 2013
Jean passed on peacefully at Community Hospice on Thursday, March 7th at 4:07 pm after an extended illness. She leaves behind her husband of 61 years, Neal R. Ryan, who she loved from the first hour they met until she drew her last breath with him by her side. She is survived by sons, John (Debbie) Ryan of Dover, and...
James E. Fisher Jr.
Mar 7, 2013
Funeral Home: Toland-Herzig Dover 803 N. Wooster Ave. Dover, OH US 44622
Glen H. Ridenour
Mar 7, 2013
Glen H. Ridenour, age 83, a life-long resident of Stone Creek, died Thursday, Mar. 7, 2013, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 31, 1929, he was a son of the late Harry and Bernice Pfeiffer Ridenour. Glen attended Stone Creek High School, and went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean War....
James E. Lewis
Mar 5, 2013
James E. "Jim" Lewis, 84, of New Philadelphia and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Phila following an extended illness. Jim retired in 1988 from the Marlite Company following 42 years of service. He also did brush hog work and snow removal for both the City's of Dover and New...
Frank "Whitey" Brechbiel
Mar 5, 2013
Frank "Whitey" Brechbiel, 94, of Dover died Tuesday, March 5, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a brief period of declining health. Born Dec. 13, 1918 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Harry and Duelcea (Osborn) Brechbiel. "Whitey" proudly served his country in the United States Army having retired as a Captain...
Clarence E. "Red" Ankney
Mar 4, 2013
Clarence E. "Red" Ankney, age 84, of Dover, died Monday, Mar. 4, 2013, in his home after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born Mar. 10, 1928, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Clyde and Delphia Metzger Ankney. Red attended school in both New Philadelphia and Dover, and went on to serve honorably with the U.S. Army...
Betty J. Kuhns
Mar 3, 2013
BETTY J. KUHNS Betty J. Kuhns, 89, of Dover, Ohio passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013, in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia after a period of declining health. Born November 11, 1923, at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Charles M. Murray and Florence M. Shores Murray. A 1941 graduate of...
Jeanne L. "Louise" Schupbach
Mar 2, 2013
Jeanne L. "Louise" Schupbach, 82, of Dover died Saturday, March 2, 2013 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 27, 1930 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Catherine Meyer Lab. Louise was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Schupbach on February 15, 2010; sisters, Nancy Davidson, Peggy Burtscher and Ruth...
Frederic J. "Jim" Strother
Feb 27, 2013
Frederic J. "Jim" Strother, 66, of New Philadelphia died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Born November 9, 1946 in Dover he was a son of the late Russell and Sylvia Hardwidge Locker and Bernard Strother. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Peggy Strother. He retired from the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local...
Harold O. Walton
Feb 26, 2013
Harold O. Walton, 91, of Dover died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 in the Country Club Retirement Center. He retired from I.F. Manufacturing in New Philadelphia after many years of service. Born December 14, 1921 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late Charles and Clara Swinderman Walton. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Lloyd and...
Samuel H. Seward
Feb 23, 2013
Samuel H. "Sam" Seward, age 84, of Strasburg, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Community Hospice House. Born Aug. 13, 1928, in Dover, he was a son of the late Benjamin H. and Margaret C. Jones Seward. Sam graduated from Bolivar High School in 1948, and went on to serve his country honorably with the U.S. Army in the Korean...
Herbert R. Critser
Feb 19, 2013
Herbert R. "Herb" Critser, age 94, of Naples, FL, and a long-time resident of Steubenville, died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in his home. Born Mar. 12, 1918, in Steubenville, he was a son of the late Herbert and Frances Bluck Critser. Herb attended Oak Grove School in Jefferson County, and later attended Wintersville High School often riding a pony to...
Arlene B. Rentsch
Feb 15, 2013
Arlene B. Rentsch, 95, of Dover died Friday, February 15, 2013 in the New Dawn Retirement Center. Born April 1, 1917 near Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Florence Ferrell Miller. Arlene was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank E. Rentsch on April 17, 1986; son Stanley Rentsch, a brother, Eugene Miller and...
Sarah M. Connor
Feb 14, 2013
Sarah M. Connor, 89, of Park Village and formerly of Bell Ave., Dover died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 at Park Village following a brief illness. Sarah was a retired employee of the Tuscarawas County Health Department where she previously managed the WIC program and also formerly worked for the Tuberculosis Association. Born Nov. 23, 1923 in Caldwell, Ohio, she was...
George Stuart Hackett
Feb 14, 2013
George Stuart Hackett, age 56, passed away suddenly in his home at Dover on February 14, 2013. George was born January 22, 1957, at Dover, to the late George Stuart and Virginia Weinsz Hackett III. He was a 1975 graduate of Garaway High School. George attended The University of Akron and Walsh University, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in...
Adele Marie Gephart
Feb 13, 2013
Adele Marie Gephart 90, of Dover, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, February 13 after a brief illness. Born February 10, 1923, in Modena, Italy she was the only child of Bruno and Desolina Panini. Modena is located on the south side of the fertile Po River Valley in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and is 30 miles west of Bologna...
Roy Curtis Humrighouse
Feb 13, 2013
Roy C. Humrighouse, 89, of Dover died Wednesday morning, Feb. 13, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following an extended illness. Roy was a retired supervisor for the Marlite Corporation where he worked for 38 years. Born Sept. 24, 1923, in Feed Springs, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frederick and Bessie (Patterson) Humrighouse. In...
Thomas Edward Myers
Feb 10, 2013
Thomas Edward Myers, 63, went to be with his Lord on February 10, 2013. He was born to Homer E. Myers and Maxine E. (Riggenbach) Myers on January 29, 1950 in Canton, Ohio. He arrived a few days later to his beloved farm near Beach City that he would call home for nearly 55 years. He attended Fairless Schools and...
