Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Anna M. Rufenacht
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...
Joan E. Vlad
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,...
Sara M. Emig
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....
Eugene R. Brady
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...
Marcos Perez Velasquez
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...
Raymond S. Kennedy
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...
Kenneth J. Tucker
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...
James A. Digenova
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...
Carl R. "Frosty" Biechler
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...
William D. Beller
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...
Mario D. Corsi
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...
Gloria J. Tate
Aug 22, 2011
Gloria J. Tate, 64, passed away Aug. 22, 2011 in Katy, Texas after a courageous and graceful two-year battle with cancer. Gloria was born Oct. 12, 1946, in Dover, Ohio to Henry and Beatrice Richards. This loving and charming little sister was one of 11 beautiful children in a home of love and happiness. Gloria graduated from New Philadelphia (Ohio)...
Jonathan L. Kerr
Aug 21, 2011
Jonathan L. Kerr, 26, of New Philadelphia died suddenly on Sunday, August 21, 2011 following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born March 4, 1985 in Hong Kong he was a son of Robert and Karen Kerr of New Philadelphia. In addition to his parents he is also survived by his daughter, Payton Kerr of Dover; sisters, Jenny and Sarah...
Charles J. Fondriest
Aug 18, 2011
Charles J. Fondriest, 96, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, August 18, 2011 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. He was born March 4, 1915 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, the son of the late Placid and Adelaide (Fondriest) Fondriest. Charles owned and operated the General Store in Killbuck from 1947-1977. He returned to Dover where he was an employee...
John "Jack" Athey
Aug 18, 2011
John "Jack" Athey, Sr., 86, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Hennis Care Centre. Jack retired in 1996 from the Ford Motor Co. in Lorain after 38 years of service. Born September 16, 1924 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Richard and Anna Lamount Athey. He was also preceded in death...
E.L. "Ed" Littleton
Aug 16, 2011
E.L. (Ed) Littleton, 82, of Dover died early Tuesday morning, August 16th 2011, with his family at his side after a short battle with Lymphoma. Ed was born May 19th, 1929 to Theodore Mason and Bessie Pearl (Ault) Littleton, both of whom preceded him in death. Ed was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many. He drove school...
John "Jack" William Marshall
Aug 15, 2011
John William "Jack" Marshall, 81, of Dover passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover following a period of declining health. Born September 9, 1929 in Cleveland, Ohio he was the son of the late James and Lois (Morse) Marshall. Jack graduated from Dover High School in the class of 1947. He later graduated from...
Thomas Lee Mast
Aug 13, 2011
Thomas Lee "Tom" Mast, 63, of Toledo, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Arbors in Sylvania following a long-term illness. Born on November 23, 1947 in Dover, he was the son of the late Daniel Monroe and Opal (Hostetler) Mast. Tom grew up in Strasburg and graduated from Strasburg High School. He was an avid sports fan and...
Betty L. Cozart
Aug 11, 2011
Betty L. Cozart, 74, of Dover died Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Betty had worked as a nurse's aid at Union Hospital and several nursing homes in the area. Born February 4, 1937 in Akron, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Oscar and Aleda Hied Krebs. Betty was also preceded in...
Mitchell R. Hidey
Aug 6, 2011
Mitchell R. Hidey, 25, of Dover died unexpectedly Saturday evening, August 6, 2011 at Union Hospital in Dover. Mitch was self employed and worked as a plumber's assistant for Lawver Plumbing in Dover. Born August 13, 1985 in Dennison, Ohio, he was the son of Lou Ann (Homan) Hidey of New Philadelphia and the late Frederick J. Hidey. Mitch loved...
