Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Pauline M. Shaffer
Dec 20, 2010
Pauline M. Shaffer, 86, of Dover, Ohio died Monday evening, December 20, 2010 in Park Village at Dover following a period of declining health. Pauline was born May 7, 1924 in Wellsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Leander and Nora (Flannery) Moore. She was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover and a graduate of Wellsville High...
Charles A. Ault
Dec 19, 2010
Charles A. Ault, 77, of Mineral City died Sunday, December 19, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Charles had retired from Fairfield Township after 25 years of service. Born March 7, 1933 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late James and Carrie Kaserman Ault. Charles was also preceded in death by two brothers and two...
Richard H. Smith
Dec 18, 2010
Richard H. Smith, 66, of Dover died suddenly on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at Union Hospital. He was born on August 11, 1944 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Richard attended Starlight School. He enjoyed bowling and cherished his stuffed cat, Sweetie Pie. His mother, Marge DeVore, who resides in Dover, will sadly miss him. A private funeral service will take place...
Mary Elizabeth Lewis
Dec 16, 2010
M. Elizabeth Lewis, 86, a lifelong resident of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, December 16, 2010 in her home. Elizabeth was born October 1, 1924 in Dover, the daughter of the late Gustave and Olive (Utterbach) Bernhart. She was a longtime member of the Grace Lutheran Church at Dover. She volunteered many years at Union Hospital where she was a Gray...
Benjamin L. Beck
Dec 15, 2010
Benjamin Lucas Beck (U.S.N. Ret.) of Dover died Wednesday, December 15, after a brief illness. Born July 5, 1925 in Canton he was a son of the late Norrell and Pearl White Beck. Ben was also preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Bethards. Ben was a 1943 graduate of Louisville High School - then served in the U.S. Navy...
Alfred K. Johnson
Dec 15, 2010
Alfred K. "Ken" Johnson, 61, of Dover died at Union Hospital on December 14, 2010 following an extended illness. Alfred was born on November 11, 1949 in New Martinsville, West Virginia. He was the son of the late Alfred G. and Ruth Evelyn Blake Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents; Charles...
George A. Aubihl
Dec 12, 2010
George A. Aubihl, 90, of Dover died Sunday evening, December 12, 2010 in the Park Village Health Care Center. George retired from the Gradall Corporation in New Philadelphia where he worked for over thirty years. Following retirement, he assisted his longtime neighbors and friends at Toland-Herzig Funeral Home in Dover for several years. Born October 7, 1920 in New Philadelphia,...
Wilma L. Myers
Dec 10, 2010
Wilma L. Myers, 90, of Massillon, and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday, December 10, 2010 at the Hanover House in Massillon. Wilma was a homemaker and had also worked as a home health provider. Born January 17, 1920 in Bolivar, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Albert and Nora Reed Draime. Wilma was also preceded in death...
Donald E. Cecil
Dec 9, 2010
Donald E. Cecil, 77, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, December 9, 2010 at his home. Donald was a hard worker and retired as the owner and operator of the Driftwood Motel in New Philadelphia, he also drove truck for Fleming Foods in Navarre. Born October 1, 1933 in Uhrichsville, Ohio he was a son of the late Edward and Bernice...
Gary Lee Snyder
Dec 9, 2010
Gary Lee Snyder, 67, of Warrior, Alabama and formerly of New Philadelphia passed on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at his home. Born in Massillon, Ohio on June 29, 1943 he was a son of Betty L. McNickle Snyder of Warren, Ohio and the late Paul D. Snyder Sr. In addition to his father, Gary was also preceded in death by...
Betty J. Hall
Dec 8, 2010
Betty J. Hall, 87, of Dover died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Park Village Health Care Center. Betty had been employed as an executive secretary at several area businesses throughout the years. Born February 14, 1923 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Lily Zimmerman Thompson. Betty was an active member of the First Moravian...
Verlon L. Dyer
Dec 8, 2010
Verlon L. Dyer, 77, of Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, and a former resident of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, in Affinity Medical Center, Massillon. Born Dec. 31, 1932, in Pikeville, TN, he was a son of the late Homer and Mary Price Dyer. Verlon attended school in Pikeville and moved to Michigan as a young man, where...
Mary Belle Menges
Dec 3, 2010
Mary Belle Menges, 73, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday, December 3, 2010, following a sudden illness. Born October 28, 1937, in Kokomo, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary O'Shaunaughnessy Adams. She married Adrian George Menges, who preceded her in death. Her companion; Albert Sankar, three half brothers and many cousins also...
Ruth E. Heidy
Dec 2, 2010
Ruth E. Heidy, 101, of Altercare of Noble Pond in Canton and formerly of Dover went home to be with the Lord Thursday, December 2, 2010. Born January 23, 1909 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Ellen (Gardner) Swinderman. Ruth was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Dover and active in the women's...
Jerry E. Fisk
Nov 29, 2010
Jerry E. "Pap" Fisk, 72, a longtime Strasburg resident, died unexpectedly Monday, November 29, 2010 in Union Hospital. Born August 10, 1938 at Ashland, he was the son of the late Frank & Florence Gross Fisk. While in the Marine Corps, Jerry learned the value of hard work. He held a variety of jobs over the years with companies like...
Ida S. Kail
Nov 28, 2010
Ida S. Kail, 90, of Dover died Sunday, November 28, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born October 5, 1920 in Stone Creek, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Otto and Edna Mizer Weinman. Ida was also preceded in death by her husband, Stanley Kail who died on December 24, 2007; daughter, Kathy Klapper and two...
Patricia A. Rothacher
Nov 26, 2010
Patricia A. Rothacher, 73, of New Philadelphia died Friday, November 26, 2010 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center at New Philadelphia. Born March 15, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Charles and June Swihart Denning. Patricia was also preceded in death by her husband, Marion Rothacher and a granddaughter. She is survived by two daughters, Terry Potts of...
Anne Elizabeth Winters
Nov 18, 2010
Anne Elizabeth Winters, 58, of Dover died suddenly Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Union Hospital. Born November 4, 1952 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late William and Elise Hadorn Winters. Anne graduated from Dover High School in 1970. She later received her bachelor�(TM)s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. She was a caregiver at Better...
Velda M. Clark
Nov 18, 2010
Velda M. Clark, 92, of the Canton Regency, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010. Born Oct. 13, 1918, in Massillon, Velda was a daughter of the late James E. and Mary Summers Stansberger. She graduated from Massillon's Washington High School in 1937, and, on Sept. 22, 1940, married Delbert Clark. The couple resided in...
Lois F. Gordon
Nov 14, 2010
Lois Faye LeMasters Gordon, 83, of New Philadelphia passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Sunday morning, November 14, 2010. Lois was born on August 22, 1927 in Holmesville, Ohio to the late Herman and Esther (Snyder) LeMasters. She was a 1945 graduate of Loudonville High School. On February 5, 1953, Lois and her...
