Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Shirley J. Ruegsegger
Jan 9, 2012
Shirley J. Ruegsegger, 67, of Strasburg died Monday, January 9, 2012 at Union Hospital. Born May 30, 1944 in Massillon she was a daughter of the late Ivan and Isabelle Limbacher Mayforth. Shirley was also preceded in death by her husband Paul A. Ruegsegger on November 19, 2005; sister, Linda Dray and brother, Tom Mayforth. She was a member of...
Betty J. Shumaker
Jan 6, 2012
Betty J. Shumaker, 88, of Dover died Friday, January 6, 2012 in the New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover. Betty was a homemaker and had also worked at Nickles Bakery and Kreig Dry Cleaners. Born January 7, 1923 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Clara Schwartz Espenschied. Betty was also preceded in death...
Russell P. Fuellner
Jan 2, 2012
Russell P. Fuellner, 52, of New Philadelphia, Ohio, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio. A son of Paul F. and Elizabeth A. Reinhardt Fuellner, he was born July 11, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Fuellner was a 1977 graduate of Indiana High School and also graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He was employed...
Irene E. Parker
Dec 31, 2011
Irene E. Parker, 69, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 after her second battle with cancer. She was born in Monroe County, Ohio, on October 25, 1942, one of five children born to the late Edwin R. and Alma (Winkler) Rufener. The family eventually moved to Dover and it was from Dover High School that Irene graduated in...
Betty B. Canon
Dec 29, 2011
Betty B. Canon, 80, of Strasburg died at her home on Thursday, December 29, 2011. Born August 31, 1931 she was a daughter of the late Willie and Vernie Merrill Hayes. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Garland Canon on March 5, 2005 and her daughter Joy Whitt. Betty is survived by her children, Dennis "Mike" Canon,...
Frances L. Filkins
Dec 28, 2011
Frances L. Filkins, 84, a longtime Dover resident, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011. In her younger years, she enjoyed her work as a licensed cosmetologist and beautician, but spent the better part of her life as a homemaker, which she loved just as much. She was born June 29, 1927 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late True L....
Alice Lucinda Prough
Dec 27, 2011
Alice Lucinda Prough of Strasburg, recently of the Hennis Care Centre at Dover was made well again on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Alice was born on June 23, 1934, the eldest of five daughters to the late Guy C. and Sarah Walker Goshorn. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her sister, Gladys Burgess and...
James Emmett King
Dec 27, 2011
James Emmett King, 91, of New Philadelphia passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 following a period of declining health. Born on February 4, 1920 at his home in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Harold and Anola Hisrich King. James graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1938. He married his wife of 67 years, Helen...
Regina Y. Galbraith
Dec 26, 2011
Regina Y. "Jeana" Galbraith, age 88, of New Philadelphia (Brightwood), died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 in New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Sept. 2, 1923, in Roswell, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth Amicone Donofrio. Jeana graduated from Midvale High School, and went to work for the Belmont Stamp & Enameling Co.,...
Erlamond Belle Schultz
Dec 25, 2011
Erlamond Belle Schultz, 90, of Newcomerstown died Christmas afternoon, 2011 at the Riverside Manor with her family by her side. It was a wonderful gift for Erlamond to receive eternal peace on such a special day. Born August 21, 1921 in Reno, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late Charles and Edith Elizabeth Butler Pennington. She was also preceded...
Homer D. Rinehart
Dec 25, 2011
Homer D. Rinehart, age 84, a lifelong resident of Dover passed away Sunday, December 25, 2011 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover. Born March 30, 1927 in Dover, he was the son of the late Clarence and Marie (Miller) Rinehart. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Homer attended Dover High School but left before...
Howard E. Cunningham
Dec 24, 2011
Howard E. Cunningham, 78, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 following an extended illness. Howard was a twin born on April 6, 1933, in Bolivar. He was the son of the late Lewis and Lelia (Dean) Cunningham. He honorably served our country in the Korean Conflict, where he served in the United States Navy Seabee's and...
Ruth M. Ritenour
Dec 23, 2011
Ruth M. Ritenour, age 84, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in her home. Born Sept. 2, 1927, in Canonsburg, PA, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Therma Mae Campbell Pease. Ruth moved with her family at a young age to New Philadelphia where she graduated from high school in 1946. As a young...
Jack A. Marks
Dec 21, 2011
Jack A. Marks, 88, a lifelong resident of Dover died Wednesday afternoon (Dec. 21, 2011) in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Jack retired from Empire Detroit (Reeves Steel) Company in Dover following over 40 years of service. Born September 13, 1923 in Dover, he was the son of the late Wellington Marks and Margaret (Henney) Marks. He...
Vernon D. Troyer
Dec 18, 2011
Vernon D. Troyer, 84, of Strasburg, Ohio died Sunday morning, December 18, 2011 in his home following a brief illness. Born April 4, 1927 in Hartville, Ohio, he was the son of the late David and Katie (Sommers) Troyer. Vernon was a truck driver for over 60 years having retired this past October from Ohio Carrier in Dover. He was...
Joyce A. Haney
Dec 17, 2011
Joyce A. Haney, 72, of Dover, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 following an extended illness. Born on April 27, 1939, in Newark, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Betty Muncie Morehead. She will be sadly missed by her husband; Robert Haney of Somerdale; three daughters, Melissa (Jay) Syler of New Philadelphia, Jody (Steven) Ware of...
Camillo C. Colelli
Dec 14, 2011
Camillo C. "Cam" Colelli, 81, of Strasburg, and a former resident of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, in Union Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Born Mar. 9, 1930, in Perryopolis, PA, he was a son of the late Mario P. and Emilia Imperatore Colelli. Cam graduated from Perry Township High School in Perryopolis, and then went to California...
Thomas M. Hayward
Dec 13, 2011
Thomas M. "Tom" Hayward, 59, of Hennis Care Centre, Dover, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011, after courageously battling Multiple Sclerosis for some twenty-eight years. Born January 6, 1952, in Dover, he was a son of the late Raymond E. and Mary Kathryn Meyer Hayward. Tom graduated from Dover High School and attended Kent State University. He was a former employee...
Gertrude Swinford
Dec 12, 2011
Gertrude Swinford, 83, of Mineral City, died Monday, December 12, 2011 in Aultman Hospital. She worked for a number of years as an assembler of Sparta Ceramic at East Sparta. Born October 10, 1928 at Vienna, Austria, she was the daughter of the late Bruno & Maria Stumlechter Schmidt. It was in Austria, following the war that she met the...
M. Kathryn Stein
Dec 11, 2011
M. Kathryn Stein, 99, of Dover passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 following a brief illness. Born July 3, 1912 in Coshocton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Earl and Clara Carter Mains. After graduation from West Lafayette High School in 1930, Kathryn attended Art School in Columbus, Ohio. A talented painter, she brought joy to her...
