Obituaries

Oct 23, 2011

Walter A. Hickman, Jr., 58, of Newcomerstown died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He retired from M & W Plastics in West Lafayette. Born October 21, 1953 in Belden, Michigan he was a son of the late Walter Sr. and Eileen Copeland Hickman. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and two...

Oct 22, 2011

Dale A. Short, 75, of Dover, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover. Born on September 11, 1936, in Dover, he was the son of the late William F. and Mildred Gillette Short. On October 7, 1969, Dale married the love of his life, Barbara Weller. Dale was the founder of SEA (Society...

Oct 20, 2011

Irene Hope Roush Hartline, 94, of Beach City died peacefully Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born on December 18, 1916 in Bethlehem Twp., Bolivar, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Earl and Beulah Keller Roush. At age five she lost her mother to the flu and lived with her father and grandmothers...

Oct 18, 2011

Forest W. "Junior" Nedrow, 79, of Dover died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Union Hospital. Forest retired from Greer Steel and was a Navy veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Marlene Wilson Nedrow; sons, Jim (Joyce) Nedrow of New Philadelphia and Bill (Carol) Nedrow of Dover; grandchildren, Joshua, Stevie Renee and Zackarie Nedrow. Cremation has...

Oct 18, 2011

Wayne Lee Reese, 82, of Dover died Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in Union Hospital at Dover following various complications. Wayne retired in 1990 from the Dover City Public Schools as the Principal of South School for many years. Born October 17, 1929 in Massillon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Vera (Bitticker) and Delmer Burrell. Wayne was a...

Oct 15, 2011

Ardis Y. Pyle, 84, of Somerdale died Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 18, 1927 in Midland, Michigan she was a daughter of the late Hazen and Mary Lamphierd Briggs. Ardis was also preceded in death by her husband, Dale T. Pyle on October 20, 1998; grandson, Matt Morris and her sister, Donna...

Oct 14, 2011

Shane Donald James Robinson, 25, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia passed away on Friday, October 14, 2011. Born on November 3, 1985 in Dover, Shane was the son of James (Step-Mom, Elise) Robinson and Cynthia Collins Robinson (companion, Frank Pietro). During High School, he attended Buckeye Career Center where he studied Auto Body Collision. He graduated from New...

Oct 12, 2011

Judy J. Foltz, 69, of Dover died Wednesday, October 12, 2011 in her home following a one year battle with pancreatic cancer. Judy was a visiting nurse for the Tuscarawas County Health Department and had previously been a nurse at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. Born March 12, 1942 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Ira A....

Oct 7, 2011

Ann McDougal Klingaman January 9, 1925 �" October 7, 2011 On Oct. 7, 2011, Ann Klingaman left this earth to reunite with family and friends in heaven. Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, she married her best friend, Marv on Oct. 26, 1947. Together they had built a life in Louisville and Dover, Ohio and raised their family. Her son, Russ...

Oct 3, 2011

Evelyn B. Popovich, 85, of the New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover and formerly of Canton died Monday, October 3, 2011. Born November 1, 1925 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Susanna (Mydock) Popovich. Evelyn was a retired employee of Gibbs Mfg. Company in Canton. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in...

Oct 3, 2011

Kenneth E. "Ken" Loveday, age 84, of Dover, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a period of declining health. Born Aug. 24, 1927, in Warwick Twp., Tuscarawas Co., Ken was a son of the late Clifford and Annabelle Metzger Loveday. He attended Tuscarawas-Warwick High School until such time as he was able to enter the service...

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...