Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Roy "Toady" Howell
Feb 8, 2013
Roy D. "Toady" Howell, 91, a longtime Dover, Ohio resident died Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a brief illness. "Toady" retired in 1986 as a heavy machine operator for Red Malcuit Inc. at Strasburg where he worked for 30 years. Born April 9, 1921 in Flushing, Ohio, he was the son of...
Audrey H Harmon
Feb 7, 2013
Audrey H. Harmon, 89, of Dover, died Thursday, February 7, 2012 in Park Village Health Care Center. Born August 25, 1923 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Carl & Hilda Roth Beitzel. She fulfilled her role as homemaker to the fullest, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, neighbor and friend. Everyone loved going to Grandma Harmon's...
David J. Hoopingarner
Feb 7, 2013
David J. Hoopingarner Jr., 57, of Dover passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2013 following an extended illness. Born in Dover on October 13, 1954, he was the son of the late David Sr. and Iona Heisler (Tedrick)Hoopingarner. He is also preceded in death by his nephew; Ramey Mullinex; brother in-law, Joseph Edward Little Jr.; and father in-law, Joseph Little...
Anna Mae Keppler
Feb 6, 2013
Anna Mae Keppler, age 97, a life-long resident of Dover, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in Community Hospice House. Born Sep. 3, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Edna Hisrich Keppler. Anna Mae graduated from Dover High School in 1933, and for many years owned and operated Anna Mae's Permanent Wave Beauty Salon in Dover. She...
Lina A. Maust
Feb 6, 2013
Lina A. Maust, 94, of Dover died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born April 19, 1918 in Winfield she was a daughter of the late Lawrence "Marion" and Sarah Auman Gordon. Lina was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Myron K. Maust, on September 5, 1993 and six...
Joseph Hoover Clark
Feb 4, 2013
Joseph Hoover Clark, 80, of Dover, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 in Union Hospital. He was born April 18, 1932 at Kensington, GA, the son of the late Charlie & Minnie Mercy Clark. A hard working man his entire life, he was a retired employee of Republic Steel at Massillon. "Hoover" was an Army veteran who honorably served his country...
John C. Terakedis
Feb 4, 2013
John C. Terakedis, age 89, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover. Born Feb. 8, 1923, in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Steve and Anna Mary Downing Terakedis. John graduated from Uhrichsville High School in 1941, and went on to serve honorably with the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations...
Cathy Jo Vosick
Feb 3, 2013
Cathy Jo Vosick, 57, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at the Hospice House. Born December 2, 1955 in Carmi, Illinois she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Nellie Smith Matthews. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Delores Hyatt. Cathy had graduated from Crossville High School in Illinois and received her Associates Degree...
Allen Benjamin Church
Feb 2, 2013
Allen Benjamin Church, 82, a longtime resident of the Dover, Ohio community died Saturday morning, Feb. 2, 2013 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following an extended illness. Allen retired in 1994 from the former Empire Detroit Steel Company at Dover where he worked for twenty nine years. Born April 20, 1930 in Warren, Ohio, he was the...
Emma L. Simmers
Feb 2, 2013
Emma L. Simmers, 71, of Dover died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Aultman Hospital. She graduated from the Massillon School of Nursing in 1963 and later received her Masters of Nursing. Emma began her career as a surgical RN, and then became an Emergency Center Nurse before becoming an Occupational Health Nurse with the Timken Co. in Canton from where...
Richard Lee Browning
Jan 28, 2013
Richard Lee Browning, 70, of New Philadelphia died Monday, January 28, 2013 in the Hospice House. Born February 18, 1942 in Dennison he was a son of the late Cletus and Agnes Grandison Browning. Richard was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Browning on October 20, 2009. He retired from Northeast Ohio Gas and was an Air Force...
Rose A. Prosperi
Jan 27, 2013
Rose A. Prosperi, age 70, of Dover, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, where she was taken after becoming ill at home. Born Sept. 21, 1942, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Eileen Smail Bailey. Rose attended school in New Philadelphia and was a loving homemaker. She especially enjoyed cooking and family...
James Melvin Gee
Jan 26, 2013
James Melvin "Jim" Gee, age 70, of Dover passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013, in his home. Jim was the eldest son of Martha L. Glidden Gee of Dover, and the late Harold E. Gee. Jim was raised in both New Philadelphia and Sugarcreek. In his youth, summers were often spent in Texas staying with his Uncle Kenny and Aunt...
Myra Ann Feller
Jan 26, 2013
Myra Ann (Wolfe) Feller, 62 of Newcomerstown passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 following an extended illness. Born on October 1, 1950 in Dennison, she was the daughter of the late Clayton "Pete" and Helen Viola (Warner) Wolfe. She is also preceded in death by her mother and father in-law, Donald and Phyllis (Dietrich) Feller. Myra was a 1968...
Richard "Dick" Hammerstrom
Jan 26, 2013
Richard E. 'Dick' Hammerstrom Born March 4, 1930, at Dover he was the son of the late Philip and Elizabeth Hammerstrom. Dick grew up in Tin Town near the Tuscarawas River where, in his youth, he developed a great love for fishing and hunting. He graduated from Dover High School in 1948 and was a U.S. Army veteran who seriously...
Rev. Marlin R. Drake
Jan 25, 2013
Rev. Marlin R.Drake, 81, of Bolivar passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar following an extended illness. Born in Alliance on August 31, 1931, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Gladys (Pomper) Drake. Marlin graduated from Alliance High School in 1948. He continued his education at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio...
William W. Lang
Jan 23, 2013
William W. "Bill" Lang, age 75, of Beach City, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Affinity Medical Center, Massillon, where he was taken after becoming ill at home. Born Jun. 30, 1937, in Stone Creek, he was a son of the late Clifford C. and Bertha H. Zedi Lang. Bill graduated from Strasburg High School, and married the former Helen...
Sherilyn G. Horning
Jan 23, 2013
Sherilyn G. Horning, 65, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born December 4, 1947 in Odessa, Texas she was a daughter of Elna Montgomery Vanderburg of Odessa and the late Harry Vanderburg. She was also preceded in death by her brother Darwin Vanderburg. A...
Orin W. "Spike" Beitzel
Jan 22, 2013
Orin R. "Spike" Beitzel, age 88, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Mar. 19, 1924, in Stone Creek, he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy Neiger Beitzel. Spike attended school in Stone Creek, and served honorably with the United States Third Army during the Second World War....
Norma L. May
Jan 21, 2013
Norma L. May, age 87, a long-time resident of E. Eleventh St. in Dover, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Feb. 13, 1925, in Tuscarawas, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Elnora Schott Rausch. Norma attended Dover schools, and married Harold R. May, Sr. on Jan. 25, 1942. She was a...
