Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Grace G. Allen
Jul 4, 2012
Grace G. Allen, 89, of Dover, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012 in the Park Village Assisted Living Center. She was born June 2, 1923 at Dover, the daughter of the late Roy and May Belle Dietz Steinebrey. A familiar face to a generation of area shoppers, Grace worked for a number of local stores over the years including, most notably,...
Ada M. Border
Jul 4, 2012
Ada M. Border, age 89, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, July 4, 2012, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, after battling cancer. Born February 21, 1923, at Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, she was the daughter of the late Vincent and Mary Yackey Reed. Ada graduated from Dover High School in 1941, and later was married to Kenneth Border. She was employed...
Thomas L. Kane Iii
Jul 3, 2012
Thomas L. Kane III, 92, died July 3, 2012 in the comfort of his home in the company of his loving wife and partner of 68 years, Virginia Mahurin Kane and his two daughters: Alexis Patricia Kane of Richmond, California and Constance Kane, of Decatur, Alabama. Thomas was born on June 28, 1920 to Thomas L. Kane II and Marguerite...
Dorren E. Herman
Jun 29, 2012
Dorren E. Herman, 83, of Dover died Friday, June 29, 2012 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He retired from the Timken Co. in Canton after 30 years of service. Born October 18, 1928 in Dover he was a son of the late Edward and Wertha Funk Herman. Dorren was also preceded in death by two brothers, Roy and...
Tom L. Barcroft
Jun 29, 2012
Tom L. Barcroft, age 76, of Dover, died Friday, June 29, 2012, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born August 31, 1935, in Mansfield, he was the son of the late John and Anna Menegay Barcroft. Tom graduated from Dover High School, and shortly thereafter, on July 30, 1954, married his high school sweetheart, the former Barbara L. Barnes, in...
Margaret M. Cozart
Jun 29, 2012
Margaret M. "Mig" Cozart, 93, of Strasburg passed away on Friday, June 29, 2012 at Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Born on June 4, 1919 in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late William and Bertha Dreher Ramsey. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1937, which was the first class to graduate from the...
Edna J. Mason
Jun 25, 2012
Edna J. Mason, 65, of Dover died Monday, June 25, 2012 at Union Hospital. Born July 16, 1946 Edna was a daughter of the late Betty J. Roland Mason. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Rose Rouch and brother, John Mason. Edna enjoyed puzzles and picking strawberries but loved spending as much time as she could with...
Bryan L. Reichman, Jr.
Jun 20, 2012
Bryan L. Reichman, Jr., age 24, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in University Hospital, Cleveland, after battling cancer. Born April 22, 1988, at Massillon, he was a son of Patricia Mulinix Dickerson and Bryan L. Reichman, Sr., both of New Philadelphia. Bryan graduated from Garaway High School at Sugarcreek in 2006, and entered the United State Marine...
Virginia L. Smith
Jun 17, 2012
Virginia L. "Ginny" Smith, age 74, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, from complications after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born November 9, 1937, at New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Margaret Marburger Gribble. Ginny graduated from New Philadelphia High School, and, on June 27, 1964, married Ronald L....
Sandolo J. "Sandy" Leonetti
Jun 15, 2012
Sandolo J. "Sandy" Leonetti, 85, of Strasburg died Friday, June 15, 2012 in the Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born March 24, 1927 in Bridgeport, Connecticut he was a son of the late Steven and Antoinetti Leonetti. Sandy was also preceded in death by his sister, three brothers and his son in law, John Springer. He retired from Textron as...
Timothy F. Beans
Jun 14, 2012
Timothy F. "Tim" Beans, age 62, of Dover, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, in Park Village Health Care Center, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born June 2, 1950, at Dover, he was a son of Marvin F. Beans of New Philadelphia, and the late Bonnie Reynolds Beans. As a youth, Tim worked for the former Goshen Dairy Co., and...
Robert H. Millard
Jun 14, 2012
Robert H. Millard, 94, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning, June 14, 2012 following a brief illness. Robert retired in 1982 as a machine operator for the Union Camp Corporation following 31 years of service. Born Nov. 25, 1917 in Lansing, Michigan, he was the son of the late William and Lucinda (Gordon) Millard....
George Olaionosiu
Jun 14, 2012
George Steve "Scooter Steve" Olaionosiu, 65, of New Philadelphia passed away at Union Hospital on Thursday, June 14, 2012 following an extended illness. Born on October 18, 1946, in Dover, he was the son of the late George and Helen Mears Olaionosiu. Steve first worked for Superior Dairy, and later worked at a radio station and as a car escort....
Joan M. Hagarman
Jun 13, 2012
Joan M. Hagarman, age 80, of Dover, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, in Park Village Health Care Center, following a long illness. Born July 24, 1931, at Leominister, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Adelard and Marie Louise Begin Carrier. Joan graduated from Leominister High School, and went to work for Cluett Peabody & Co. (Arrow Shirts) also...
Raymond J. Roberts
Jun 12, 2012
Raymond J. "Ray" Roberts, 86, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born September 27, 1925 in Cortland, Ohio, he was the son of the late William and Gertrude (Gardner) Roberts. Ray founded Roberts Roofing Co. at Dover in 1970. He was a member of the Grace Community Fellowship in Springfield, Ohio....
Theodore J. "Ted" Milarcik
Jun 11, 2012
Theodore J. "Ted" Milarcik, 60, of Dundee entered God's Eternal Kingdom on Monday, June 11, 2012. He left this world behind in his home, surrounded by his family. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in 1970 then entered an apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which was the beginning of his long career in the electrical field....
Glenn L. Bair
Jun 10, 2012
Glenn L. Bair, 87, a lifelong resident of Dover died Sunday evening, June 10, 2012 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following complications from a fall. Glenn was born January 14, 1925 in Dover, the son of the late Raymond and Cora (Wendling) Bair. In addition to his parents, Glenn was preceded in death by his first wife, Constance (Mosley) Bair...
Loretta Nigro Vanfossen
Jun 8, 2012
Loretta (nee Nigro) VanFossen After a prolonged illness, Loretta, 95, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2012, in Kobacker House at Columbus, Ohio. Born September 19, 1916, at Dover, Ohio, she was the youngest daughter of Nicholas and Mary Jane (nee Denoi) Nigro. Loretta was married to George Eugene "Gene" VanFossen for 33 years prior to his passing in 1978....
Joan K. Breniser
Jun 4, 2012
Joan K. Breniser, 64, of Strasburg passed away at Country Club Retirement Center on Monday, June 4, 2012 following an extended illness. Born on November 5, 1947 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Dayton and Gladys Heid Dayton, who survives. Joan graduated from Strasburg High School, and later became the part owner of Paris Beauty Salon...
Betty J. Huffman
Jun 3, 2012
Betty J. Belknap Huffman, age 87, of Dover, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2012. Born June 8, 1924, in Rising Fawn, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late Russell Zutervan and Ercelene Hall Belknap. Betty was a long-time educator, having taught in Zoar, Bolivar and Dover. She retired in 1991 as Executive Director of the Tuscarawas County Easter Seal...
