Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Robert P. Breitenstein
Nov 11, 2012
Robert P. "Bob" Breitenstein, age 69, of Dover, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Union Hospital Emergency Room following an apparent heart attack at home. Born Mar. 18, 1943, at Dover, he was a son of the late Eugene and Bertha Breitenstein. Bob graduated from Dover High School in 1963, and was employed the past seventeen years by Baker's I.G.A....
Isabelle L. Beitzel
Nov 9, 2012
Isabelle L. Beitzel, 87, formerly of Crooked Run, New Philadelphia died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 in the Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek. Born April 4, 1925 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Leona (May) Reif. Isabelle assisted her husband, Herb in the operation of the former Her-Belle Dairy Farms and former Sunnyslope...
Nadine Kutcher
Nov 8, 2012
Nadine Kutcher, 81, of Dover died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in the New Dawn Retirement Center in Dover. Nadine previously worked as a cashier at the former A&P Grocery Store in Dover. Born June 21, 1931 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Carrie (Henderson) Trustdorf. She was a longtime member of the First Moravian...
Nicholas A. Muzechuk
Nov 8, 2012
Nicholas A. "Nick" Muzechuk, age 82, of Canton, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, in his home following a brief illness. Born Jan. 21, 1930, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Marie Hamilton Muzechuk. Nick graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1947, and, on Sept. 30, 1950, married the former Betty Siegenthaler. He...

Ernest Clyde Bailey
Nov 8, 2012
Ernest Clyde Bailey, 82, of Beach City died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at his home. He retired from Union Drawn Steel in Massillon after 32 years of service. Born June 27, 1930 in Glenfork, West Virginia he was a son of the late Henry and Mabel Massey Bailey. Ernie was also preceded in death by his wife Mary H. "Libby"...
Barbara Bernosky
Nov 8, 2012
Barbara Bernosky 1931-2012 Please join us in the "Celebration of Life" for a special person who was completely devoted to God and Family, Barbara (Barker) Bernosky, 81, of Dover, Ohio and a longtime resident of Guernsey County. Barb went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 8th while surrounded by her family. She was the daughter...
Mary Jean Luyster
Nov 7, 2012
Mary Jean Luyster, 72, of Dennison, and a long time Strasburg resident died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in the Mercy Medical Center at Canton. Born April 14, 1940 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Lina Deibel Burrier. Mary Jean was also preceded in death by her husband, John C. Luyster on June 6, 1998...
Charles William Whitman
Nov 6, 2012
Charles W. "Bill" Whitman, age 75, of Strasburg, died peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in his home with his family at his side. Born May 2, 1937 in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Walter and Verna Darst Whitman. Bill attended Strasburg High School, and, on Nov. 23, 1955, married his high school sweetheart, the former Joyce...
Evelyn Joan Shaw
Nov 6, 2012
Evelyn Joan Shaw, 89 of 1008 Sequoia Drive Strasburg, Ohio passed away after suffering from a heart attack and stroke on November 6, 2012 at Community Hospice in New Philadelphia surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was born November 8, 1922 in Stone Creek, Ohio to the late Isidor and Florence Miller Hanni. Evelyn married Harry Shaw, her...
Norma "Jean" Dumermuth
Nov 3, 2012
Norma "Jean" Dumermuth, 63, of Bolivar passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 3, 2012. Born on September 2, 1949, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Chester and Margaret Meiring Stemple. Jean graduated from St. Joesph High School in the class of 1967. She married the love of her life, William Dumermuth, on December 28, 1971. Jean retired...

Bernard W. Ward
Oct 31, 2012
Bernard W. "Bub" Ward, 52, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Born Dec. 8, 1960 in Avella, Pennsylvania, he was the son of George Perry Ward Sr. and the late Loretta Harrington Ward. Bub was an avid fisherman. He is survived by two brothers Lloyd of Uhrichsville and Roy of Canton; two sisters, Flossie Dick of Pennsylvania and...
Dolores J. Weaver
Oct 31, 2012
Dolores J. Weaver, age 73, of Dover, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in New Dawn Health Care Center, Dover. Dolores had battled A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig's Disease) the past eight months. Born Jul. 15, 1939, in Wainwright, she was a daughter of the late John and Ruth "Dolly" Heim Perko. Dolores graduated in 1957 from the former St. Mary's...
Ada Petersheim
Oct 29, 2012
Ada Petersheim, 93, of Dover passed away on Monday, October 29, 2012 following a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Charm, Ohio on March 6, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Joe J. and Lizzie Miller. In 1942, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Ed Obermiller. Her second husband, William Petersheim, passed...
Paulette A. Polen
Oct 29, 2012
Paulette A. Polen, age 69, of New Dawn Health Care Center, Dover, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in The Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, following a long illness. Born August 26, 1943, at Dover, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Edna Withrow Polen. Paulette attended Starlight School from the age of fourteen, and was employed by...
Robert Stringer
Oct 27, 2012
Robert "Jerry" Stringer, 83, of Dover died Saturday, October 27, 2012 in the New Dawn Retirement Community at Dover. Born September 17, 1929 in Dover he was a son of the late Albert and Bernice Parcell Stringer. Jerry was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Diana Stringer; brother, George Stringer and two sisters, Wanda Espenschied and Thelma Mason....
Shelva J. Sims
Oct 22, 2012
Shelva J. Sims, 75, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on October 22, 2012. Born August 31, 1937 she was a daughter of the late John and Sarah Coleman Hudnall. She was also preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers. Shelva was a member of the Church of the Living God. She enjoyed going to...
John W. Jack Miller
Oct 22, 2012
Jack (John Whitfield) Miller, 92, of Dover went to be with the Lord and with loved ones who have preceded him on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. He was born September 25, 1920 in Lonaconing, Maryland, came to Dover at the age of 2 with his parents, the late John J. and...
Joan F. Propp
Oct 19, 2012
Joan F. Propp, age 86, of Dover, died Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a long illness. Born Feb. 14, 1926, at Canton, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Freda Raedel Ackerman. Joan graduated from Bolivar High School and, on Mar. 7, 1948, married Robert F. Propp. The couple shared forty-six years together...
Saundra K. Roe
Oct 17, 2012
Saundra K. Roe, age 74, of Bolivar, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born Jan. 21, 1938, at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Loretta Mason McCartney. Saundra graduated from Midvale High School in 1956, and was wed to Gary E. Roe on Oct. 24, 1957,...
Ruth A. Mcafee
Oct 13, 2012
Ruth A. McAfee, 58, of Dennison passed away on October 13, 2012 at University Hospital in Columbus following a sudden illness. Born in Dennison, on September 12, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Florence Moore McAfee. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her brother, Ralph McAfee. Ruth graduated from Scio...