Obituaries

Oct 3, 2011

Merrill E. "Gene" Walker, 91, of New Philadelphia died Monday, October 3, 2011 at his home. He was the owner and operator of Citizen's Budget Co. in New Philadelphia for many years. Born August 22, 1920 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late Merrill and Irene Stonebrook Walker. Gene was also preceded in death by his first...

Sep 27, 2011

Larry A. "Butch" VanAlstyne, 71, of Dover died Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at Union Hospital. He retired from Dover Chemical after 43 years of service. Born June 24, 1940 in Dover he was a son of the late Merle and Celia Eckelberry VanAlstyne. Larry was also preceded in death by his sisters, June Fanti, Betty Heintz, Jean Tyson and Elnor...

Sep 23, 2011

Bernice G. Neumeyer, 101, a resident of W. Eleventh St. in Dover for sixty years, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Nov. 18, 1909, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Marion and Lula Robison Rawe. Bernice graduated from Ohio University in 1932 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. As...

Sep 22, 2011

Norma M. Brown, 81, of 1601 Dover Avenue, Dover, Ohio died Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Norma was a former floral designer at Baker Florist in Dover and in her earlier years worked at Union Hospital. Born January 4, 1930 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late...

Sep 22, 2011

Melba J. Allison, 89, of Strasburg died Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. She had retired from the Timken Co. in Canton. Born October 21, 1921 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late William and Amelia Morhart Froman. Melba was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy W. Allison, Sr. on August...

Sep 21, 2011

Guyda Newton, 91, a longtime Dover resident, died peacefully in her home while surrounded by her adoring family, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. She was born December 22, 1919 in Sylvatus, Virginia, the daughter of the late Lewis M. & Zora Montgomery Smith. For nearly 20 years, Guyda worked in the City of Dover Income Tax Office, starting as a...

Sep 21, 2011

Sep 18, 2011

Lois J. Abel, 81, of Dover and Holiday, Florida died Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Union Hospital. She was a cashier for Scott's Five and Dime and had also worked at TG & Y. Born July 10, 1930 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Forrest "Buss" and Elsie Lahm Lantzer. Lois was also preceded in death by...

Sep 18, 2011

Ronald B. Jaberg Sr., 70, of Dover, Ohio died unexpectedly Sunday, September 18, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover. Born January 2, 1941 in Dover, he was the son of the late William "Ben" and Faye I. (Clutz) Jaberg. Ron retired in 2003 from the Parts Department at Allstate Truck Sales in New Philadelphia. He also owned and operated Route...

Sep 17, 2011

Anna Margaret Melich Rufenacht, 84, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, September 17, 2011 in the New Dawn Retirement Center. She retired from the family business, Rufenacht Ideal Grinding, after 50 years of service. Born September 1, 1927 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Melich. Anna was also preceded in death by her sister, Marjorie...

Sep 16, 2011

Joan E. Vlad, 86, of Dover died Friday, September 16, 2011 at Union Hospital. She retired from Dover Molded Products after 14 years of service. Born October 1, 1924 in Uhrichsville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Delmar and Merle Johnson Cree. Joan was also preceded in death by her husband John Vlad on August 16, 2006; sister,...

Sep 12, 2011

Sara M. Emig, 99, of Dover died Monday, September 12, 2011 at Union Hospital. She retired from JC Penney's, in downtown Dover, after 15 years of service as a sales clerk. Born August 16, 1912 in Dover she was a daughter of the late David and Mary Everett Pritchard. Sara was also preceded in death by her husband Errol E....

Sep 9, 2011

Eugene R. "Jack" Brady, 88, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Apr. 27, 1923, in Strasburg, he was a son of the late Harry and Catherine Kendle Brady. Jack graduated from Strasburg High School and went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army's Eleventh Airborne Division during...

Sep 8, 2011

Marcos Perez Velasquez, 20, of Dover, died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Canton, following an industrial accident. Born Dec. 12, 1990, in Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala, he was a son of Pedro Perez and Maria Velasquez of Guatemala. Marcos was an employee of Fresh Mark in Canton. He was a hard worker, and a good son, brother and friend. He was...

Sep 5, 2011

Raymond S. "Ray" Kennedy, 94, of Dover, and a former resident of both Canton and New Philadelphia, died Monday, Sept. 5, 2011, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Dec. 26, 1916 in Canton, Ray was a son of the late Roy and Alma Willard Kennedy. He graduated from Canton McKinley High School in 1935, where he met the former...

Sep 4, 2011

Kenneth J. "Ken" Tucker, 71, of Bolivar, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011 at home in his loving wife's arms. He was born February 22, 1940 in Strasburg, the son of the late John Wesley and Orpha Naomi Keplinger Tucker. Ken retired from Sugardale Foods in Canton where he had worked for 30 years. Ken was an avid sportsman in...

Aug 31, 2011

James A. DiGenova, 64, a lifelong resident of Dover died Wednesday morning, August 31, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Jim operated Yesterday's Memories Antique Shop in Strasburg and was a collector of antiques, guns, and tin soldiers. He was previously a meatcutter and had previously worked at Superior Meats, Strasburg Provision, and Sugardale Meats. Born...

Aug 30, 2011

Carl R. "Frosty" Biechler, 80, of Strasburg died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He retired in 1997 from Canton Drop Forge after 46 years of dedicated service. Born August 5, 1931 he was a son of the late John and Marie Seymore Biechler. Frosty was also preceded in death by his brothers, Raymond, Donald...

Aug 27, 2011

William D. "Bill" Beller, 89, of Dover passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover. Born on July 22, 1922 in Dover, Bill was the son of the late Robert and May Christner Beller. Bill graduated from Dover High School in 1944. He served in the United States Army during World War II, where he...

Aug 22, 2011

Mario D. Corsi, 85, of Dover, Ohio died peacefully in his home on Monday, August 22, 2011. Born January 31, 1926 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Mario was the son of the late Luigi and Adele (Bovara) Corsi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Catherine (Katie) Toohey, a daughter, Mary Catherine Corsi...