Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Robert A. Morris
Dec 11, 2011
Robert A. Morris, 54, of Dover died Sunday, December 11, 2011 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover surrounded by his family. Bob had been employed at the New Philadelphia AMVETS and was known as "Burger Bob". Born November 17, 1957 in Wyandotte, Michigan he was the son of Anna Mary Hadorn of Dover and the late William Edward Morris...
William W. Chenot
Dec 10, 2011
William W. Chenot, 62, of Columbus and formerly of New Philadelphia died at his home on Saturday, December 10, 2011. Born April 22, 1949 in Canton he was a son of the late Carl and Sarah "Margaret" Mowls Chenot. He was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church and the BUMS Breakfast Club. Bill loved God and Church, his...
Thomas R. Wagner
Dec 10, 2011
Thomas R. Wagner, 49, of Dover died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Tom had been employed at Speedie Auto Salvage, Wallick Scrap Metal and was also a roofer. Born May 29, 1962 in Dover he was a son of Sandra Kleyman Wagner of Dover and the late Edward Wagner. He attended Lighthouse Outreach Center...
Loretta F. Griffin
Dec 9, 2011
Loretta F. (Weaver) Griffin, 77, of Dover, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 9, 2011. Loretta was born March 5, 1934 in Barnhill, Ohio to the late John L. Weaver and Lillian A. Holmes Weaver. In 1943, the family moved to Uhrichsville, Ohio where Loretta attended Uhrichsville High School, graduating in the...
Richard W. Lenhoff
Dec 2, 2011
Richard W. Lenhoff, 37, of Strasburg died Friday, December 2, 2011 following injuries sustained in an auto accident. He had been employed at Wildcat Drilling in Youngstown for many years. Born April 10, 1974 in Newark, Ohio he was a son of Edward and Linda Miller Lenhoff of Coshocton. Richard was a hard worker, and in his spare time enjoyed...
Helen O. Swinderman
Nov 23, 2011
Helen O. Swinderman, 93, of Dover died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Union Hospital. She retired from GE after 30 years of service. Born September 21, 1918 in Beach City, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Margaret Shear Hoover. Helen was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Swinderman on July 12, 1974; sister,...
Grace E. Gates
Nov 20, 2011
Grace E. Gates, 99, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2011 following an extended illness. Born on July 31, 1912 in Elm Grove, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Elmer L. and Elizabeth Pearl Scott Noland. On July 3, 1931, she married Mancel Gates, who preceded her in death on October 8, 1992. In...
Ruth M. Brown
Nov 20, 2011
Ruth M. Brown, 84, New Philadelphia, died Sunday, November 20, 2011, evening at her home on the family farm. Born April 21, 1927 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Irven C. and Lula (Wiseman) Eichel. Her husband, Orlo K. Brown died November 22, 1991, they were married April 20, 1946 in Sherrodsville. Ruth was a member...
Mary Evelyn Rockenfelder
Nov 18, 2011
Mary Evelyn Rockenfelder, 91, a long-time resident of Strasburg, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. Born Nov. 23, 1919, in Winfield, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Carrie E. Limbacher Hall. Mary Evelyn graduated from Dover High School and went on to receive her teaching certification from what was then known as...
