Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Robert A. Huff
Aug 8, 2012
Robert A. Huff, age 95, of Dover, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Mar. 2, 1917, at New Philadelphia, Robert was a son of the late Francis J. and Adella Portz Huff. He graduated from Dover High School and went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from Ohio State University in 1939. Robert served...
William A. Miller
Aug 6, 2012
William A. "Bill" Miller, 89, of Dover died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Bill was Registered Professional Engineer for ODOT until his retirement in 1985 following nearly 43 years of service. He had also previously worked in the coal industry for Hanna Coal Company where he was a surveyor. Born August 2,...
Bertha M. Lafferty
Aug 4, 2012
Bertha M. Lafferty, 89, of Middlefield, Ohio and formerly of Dover died Friday, August 4, 2012 in the Briar Hill Health Care Residence. Born November 22, 1922 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Frank and Marie Sehn Walters. Bertha was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Lafferty on February 10, 2003; son, David Lafferty and...
Jack W. Corns
Aug 4, 2012
Jack W. Corns, 94, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover. Born on January 29, 1918, in Cleveland, he was the son of the late John W. and Margaret Lewis Corns. Jack graduated from East Technical High School in 1937. After graduation, he worked as a bookkeeper for the Cleveland...
Jacob F. Warther
Aug 1, 2012
Jacob F. "Jake" Warther, Jr., 89, of 1014 N. Wooster Ave., Dover, Ohio died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday morning, August 1, 2012 in his home. Jake was the Vice President of the former Warther Auto Electric in Dover that was founded by his father, Jacob Warther Sr. in 1919. Born August 21, 1922 in Dover, he was the...
Ronald L. Smith
Aug 1, 2012
Ronald L. "Ron" Smith, age 78, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in Hennis Care Centre, Bolivar, following a brief illness. Born Jun. 17, 1934, at Beach City, he was a son of the late Tom and Ethel Solley Smith. Ron attended school at Zoar and served honorably in the United States Army during the Korean War. Following...
E. Jane Milburn
Jul 31, 2012
E. Jane Milburn, 90, a longtime New Philadelphia resident, died Monday, July 30, 2012 in her home, surrounded by her family. She was born September 24, 1921 at New Cumberland, one of ten children of the late A. Victor and Anna Roberts Kollar. Jane was a devoted member of New Philadelphia's First Church of the Nazarene. She was known for...
Erma Mae Zehnder
Jul 30, 2012
Erma Mae Zehnder, 85, of Strasburg passed away on Monday, July 30, 2012. Born in Baltic, on September 27, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Nellie Snyder Reidenbach. On September 12, 1946 she married the late Delbert Dale Zehnder, who preceded her in death on June 19, 1998. She is also preceded in death by three...
Karen Sue Ward
Jul 30, 2012
Karen Sue Ward, 49, of Dover died Monday evening, July 30, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover following a sudden and unexpected illness. Born February 17, 1963 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Paul W.Jr. and Johnnie K. (Orr) Klett. Karen provided Day Care services out of her home. She was a 1981 graduate of Strasburg Franklin...
Mary Demattio
Jul 29, 2012
Mary DeMattio, who just celebrated her 99th birthday on July 27, went home to be with her Lord and Savior July 29, 2012. She resided at Midvale, Brightwood and New Philadelphia before moving to Park Village at Dover some nine years ago. Born at Dover, she was a daughter of the late Steve and Barbara Molnar Yuhas. Mary attended school...
Ruth Krantz Warther
Jul 29, 2012
Ruth Krantz Warther, age 96, a life-long resident of Dover, died peacefully in her home, Sunday, Jul. 29, 2012. Born Dec. 4, 1915, in Dover, she was a daughter of Edward and Margaret Joyce Krantz. Ruth graduated in 1932 from St.Joseph High School, and on Jul. 1, 1940, married Donald C. "Donnie" Warther. The couple had three children and were...
Betty Lou Huffman
Jul 28, 2012
Betty Lou Huffman, age 85, of Strasburg, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012, in Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar after a period of declining health. A daughter of the late Bryan and E. Erdine Wallick, she was born Nov. 21, 1926, in Columbia (RD 2, Dover). She was a 1944 graduate of Strasburg High School, and remained a loyal Strasburg...
Donna J. Swaldo
Jul 28, 2012
Donna J. Swaldo passed peacefully on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the age of 78. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Dean; her daughters, Laurie (Jim) Switzer, Deanna (Chris) Gundlah, Lisa (Hal) Wagoner; grandchildren, Alicia and Jessica Switzer, Adam and Lindsay Gundlah, Olivia and Nathan Wagoner; and sister, Karen (Fred) Eichel and extended family. She was preceded...
Patrick H. Bowen
Jul 26, 2012
Patrick H.Bowen, age 47, of Strasburg, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Born April 25, 1965, at Dover, he was the son of Connie (nee Deuker) Bowen Young of Navarre, and the late Timothy Bowen. Patrick graduated from Strasburg High School in 1983, and attended Kent State University. On December 20, 1994, he...
Marvin C. Klingaman
Jul 26, 2012
Marvin Charles Klingaman May 30, 1927 July 26, 2012 On July 26, 2012, Marv Klingaman joined God's heavenly singers and reunited with his wife, family and friends. Born in Alliance, he married "the girl with the beautiful legs," Ann McDougal. They met at church, and were later wed on October 26, 1947. Together they built a life, and raised their...
Maxine E. Zimmerman
Jul 25, 2012
Maxine E. Zimmerman, age 75, of Dover, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Jul. 25, 2012, in Union Hospital. Born Mar. 13, 1937 at Dover, she was a daughter of the late Nickolas D. and Gladys Tate George. Maxine graduated from Dover High School in 1955, and was employed by the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co. at East...
Connie F. Olberding
Jul 22, 2012
Connie F. Olberding, 55, of Midvale died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at her home. Born April 23, 1957 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Charles and Alberta Emhoff Thornton. Connie was employed at Hardee's in New Philadelphia until illness forced her retirement. She was a member of Foursquare Gospel Church in Dennison. In her spare time she...
Anna Marie Contini
Jul 18, 2012
Anna Marie Contini, 91, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in the Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Anna retired from Alsco and had also worked at Dover Appliance Co and Dover Sad Iron Co. during her career. Born December 25, 1920 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Helen Ghezzi Contini. Anna was also...
Gloria E. Dallau
Jul 15, 2012
Gloria E. (Paris) Dallau, 86, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday afternoon, July 15, 2012 in Union Hospital lovingly surrounded by many of her family. Gloria owned and operated the former Paris Beauty Salon in New Philadelphia for many years. She had previously worked for Ladel Conveyor the predecessor of the Joy Mfg. Co. in New Philadelphia. Born Dec. 1, 1925...
Robert W. Null
Jul 13, 2012
Robert W. Null, 79, of Dover, Ohio died early Friday morning, July 13, 2012 in the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia following a brief illness. He was a retired construction employee having previously worked for Red Malcuit Inc. and Beaver Excavating. Born Feb. 8, 1933 in Quaker City, Ohio, Bob was the son of the late Robert F. and...
