Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Edward B. Gustkey
Mar 28, 2012
Edward B. "Ed" Gustkey, age 52, of Dover, died Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, from complications of Huntington's Disease. Born May 11, 1959, in Detroit, MI, Ed was the son of Sandra Favot Gustkey of Dover and the late Edward Gustkey. He grew up in Livonia, MI, and graduated from Churchill High School there. Ed had excellent mechanical ability from the...
Marvin O. Wertman
Mar 26, 2012
Marvin O. "Mo" Wertman, 82, of Dover died Monday evening, March 26, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover following a five month illness. Born September 15, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Robert and Dorothy (Wood) Wertman. He was preceded in death by his wife, Paddy (Cozart) Wertman with whom he was married for 26 years...
Andrew Struhar
Mar 22, 2012
Andrew Struhar, 77, of Dover died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at his home following a courageous battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Born February 9, 1935 in Ecorse, Michigan he was a son of the late Andrew and Katherine Cerveni Struhar. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, George Struhar, Tony, Sam and Andy Nepsa and his sister, Anne...
John Robert Hartz
Mar 21, 2012
John Robert "Bob" Hartz, age 96, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2012, in Union Hospital. Born Sept. 1, 1915, in Dover, he was a son of the late John and Edna Ries Hartz. Bob graduated from Dover's St. Joseph High School and attended Kent State University. He married the former Dorothy Bernadine Riggle on Dec. 15,...
Sandra L. Dallacheisa
Mar 16, 2012
Sandra L. Dallacheisa, 66, of Dover died Friday, March 16, 2012 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She retired in 1993 from Union Hospital as a Nursing Assistant after 32 years of service. Born July 23, 1945 in Canton, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Carl and Maxine McCarthy Lieser. Sandy was also preceded in death by...
Dolores J. Pisony
Mar 16, 2012
Dolores J. Pisony, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Mar. 16, 2012 in Union Hospital, Dover, from congestive heart failure. Born Dec. 16, 1930, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Mary Howell Mowrer. Dolores attended New Philadelphia High School, and in her youth was employed by several local businesses, including the Twilight Drive-In Theatre,...
William L. Martin Sr.
Mar 13, 2012
William L. "Bill" Martin Sr., 73, formerly of Candlelight Lane, Dover died Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. Born January 19, 1939 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he was the son of the late William J. and Marjorie (Bigler) Martin. Bill retired in 2001 from Buehler's Food Market in Dover following 37 years...
Pearl C. May
Mar 11, 2012
Pearl C. May, 74, of New Philadelphia passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2012 at Hennis Care Center in Dover. Born on August 17, 1937, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Virginia Ripple Francis. On August 7, 1960, she married the love of her life, John May, who survives. Pearl attended New Philadelphia High School....
Eugene Such Jr.
Mar 11, 2012
Eugene Such, Jr., 54, of Dover died Sunday, March 11, 2012 at his home. He was the owner and operator of Gene Such Hauling. Born December 31, 1957 in Dover he was a son of Opal "Bo" Smitley Such of Dover and the late Eugene Such Sr. He was a member of Sandy Valley Church of God and was an...
David W. Rennicker
Mar 10, 2012
David W. Rennicker, Sr., 73, of Mineral City, died Saturday, March 10, 2012, in his home. Born February 24, 1939, he was the son of the late William David & Bertha Abel Rennicker. He worked for many years as a kiln operator for Fairfield Brick and later retired from Atwood Regional Water and Sewer. David was a member of Dover's...
Marilyn J. Corns
Mar 8, 2012
Marilyn J. Corns, age 87, of Strasburg, died Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, following a long illness. Born Jun. 8, 1924, in Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Delmont and Carrie Myers Waltz. Marilyn was honored as the Valedictorian of the 1942 Graduating Class of Strasburg-Franklin High School, and went on to...
Zane A. Ayers
Mar 4, 2012
Zane A. Ayers, 80, of Bolivar died Sunday, March 4, 2012 in the Rose Lane Health Care Center at Massillon following a long illness. He served his country in the US Army from 1950to 1953. He is survived by relatives in the Bolivar, Dover, Massillon, Strasburg and Pennsylvania area. Per Zanes wishes, there will be no services or calling hours....
Ellen L. Hollinger
Mar 2, 2012
Ellen L. Hollinger, 84, a lifelong resident of Dover died Friday, March 2, 2012 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a brief illness. Ellen retired in 1987 from GTE after 40 years of service. She began her career with GTE at the New Philadelphia Central Office and held various management positions at the Marion, Athens, and Norwalk offices. Born Dec....
Nancy Lee Springer
Mar 1, 2012
Nancy Lee Mason Springer, loving wife, mother and friend to so many, died Thursday, March 1, 2012 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She was 79. Born February 16, 1933 at Mooreville, she was the daughter of the late George and Barbara Powell Mason. A 1950 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, Nancy married the love of her life,...
Wilma M Zuchegno
Mar 1, 2012
Wilma M. Zuchegno, 90, of Dover, died Thursday, March 1, 2012. She resided at Park Village Retirement Center. Born September 19, 1921 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Vincent & Carmela DeNoy Zuchegno. She retired from Woolworth Stores where she had worked for over 30 years at the Dover and Canton locations. A graduate of Dover High...
Helen E. Flynn
Feb 29, 2012
Helen E. "Honey" (Reese) Flynn, 86, of Dover died Wednesday evening Feb. 29, 2012 in Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Helen was born Dec. 6, 1925 in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of the late John Howard and Alma Lucille (Luce) Reese. She was a registered nurse at Union Hospital in Dover and she served on the development team that...
Robert E. Decker, Sr.
Feb 29, 2012
Robert E. "Bob" Decker, Sr., age 71, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in Union Hospital, following a long illness. Born Nov. 4, 1940, in Roswell, he was a son of the late Lillian Cusano Decker. Bob attended school in Roswell and was employed for thirty-four years by the Reeves Steel Co. before his retirement. Survivors include his...
Sylvia J. Locker
Feb 29, 2012
Sylvia J. Locker, 85, of Somerdale passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 following a brief illness. Born June 17, 1926 in Somerdale, Ohio she was the daughter of the late James and Clara Miller Hardwidge. She attended Dover High School. In August of 1956, she married the love of her life, Russell H. Locker, who preceded her in death...
Doris V. Perkins
Feb 27, 2012
Doris V. Perkins, 92, of Bowerston died Monday, February 27, 2012 in the Sunny Slope Nursing Home. She was a clerk at Polsky's Department Store in Akron for many years. Born April 10, 1919 in Conotton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Milford and Delia Snyder Downs. Doris was also preceded in death by her first husband, Alfred...
Larry G. Atkinson
Feb 27, 2012
Larry G. Atkinson, 90, of Dover died Monday, February 27, 2012 at Park Village Assisted Living. He had retired as a Rural Mail Carrier for Dover after many years of service. Born August 10, 1921 in Bellaire, Ohio he was a son of the late Guy and Sarah Marmie Atkinson. Larry was also preceded in death by three brothers, Dale,...
