Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Allen F. Veigel
Apr 8, 2012
Allen F. "Al" Veigel, 95, of Dover died Sunday, April 8, 2012 in the New Dawn Healthcare Center. Born January 30, 1917 in Dover he was a son of the late John and Mary VanLehn Veigel. Allen was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia C. Veigel on September 14, 2005; infant twin children, Charles Allen and Carol Virginia...
John M. Demaree
Apr 6, 2012
John M. Demaree, age 69, a long-time resident of Pickerington, and a former resident of Dover, died Friday, Apr. 6, 2012, following an apparent heart attack. Born Nov. 8, 1942, in Dover, he was a son of the late Joseph K. and Ethel V. Murray Demaree. John graduated from Dover High School in 1961, and later went on to attend...
Kenneth V. Countryman
Apr 3, 2012
Kenneth V. Countryman, 84, of Dover and a former resident of Middletown, Ohio died Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Ken retired in 1990 as an internal auditor for the Endicott Johnson Corporation of New York. Born April 22, 1927 in Highland County, Ohio, he was the son of...
Carol A. Dumermuth
Apr 1, 2012
Carol Ann Dumermuth, 67, of Dover died Sunday, April 1, 2012 in her home following an 8 year battle with cancer. Born in Dover on June 1, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Chester A. and Margaret L. Meiring Stemple. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by her father in law, Robert Dumermuth...
Ruth E. Porter
Apr 1, 2012
Ruth E. (Parrish) Porter, 86, of Dover passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 1, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover. Ruth was born January 26, 1926 in Gnadenhutten, the daughter of the late Frank and Bertha (Grott) Parrish. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter in law, Marsha (Prosser) Porter, a sister, Thelma Blickensderfer,...
Donald E. Gish
Mar 31, 2012
Donald E. Gish, 81, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Born September 15, 1930 in Paducah, Kentucky he was a son of the late Noble and Gladys Simmons Gish. Donald had an outgoing personality and was a friend to all he met. Per his wishes, cremation has been entrusted to the...
Helen E. Burkhart
Mar 31, 2012
Helen E. Burkhart, 62, of Dover died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born December 29, 1949 in Dennison she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Wright Mann. Helen was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Anslow and brothers, Arthur and Keith Mann. Helen retired as a waitress at the...
Donna V. Miller
Mar 30, 2012
Donna V. Miller, 84, of Somerdale died Friday, March 30, 2012 in her home following an extended illness. Donna retired in 1992 as Postmaster of Somerdale where she worked for 27 years. Born July 24, 1927 in Logan, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Freda (Wilson) Holcomb. Donna was a member of the Somerdale Maranatha Bible...
Mary E. Bower
Mar 29, 2012
Mary E. Bower, 97, of New Philadelphia went to be with Jesus on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Born February 8, 1915 in Rockhill, Ohio she was the last surviving child of the late Walter and Mary Hanson Hess. She was preceded in death by her husband Earl Bower on May 14, 1998; son,...
Anthony J. "Frip" Altier
Mar 29, 2012
Anthony J. "Frip" Altier, 90, a lifelong Dover resident died Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Frip was a retired employee of the former Reeves Steel Company at Dover for over 36 years. Born July 6, 1921 in Dover, he was the son of the late John P. and Mary (Figliola) Altier. He was also...
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...
