Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Ann K. Hastedt
Jan 10, 2011
Ann K. Hastedt, 83, of Dover, died Monday, January 10, 2011 at Union Hospital. She was born May 4, 1927 in Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of the late Elizabeth Ames Fuller and Phillip Klingsmith. After high school, Ann moved to Philadelphia so she could study nursing at Chestnut Hill Nursing School. It was there that she met her husband,...
Martha E. Olivet
Jan 8, 2011
Martha E. Olivet, 90, of Strasburg and formerly of Mineral City, died Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Union Hospital. She had retried as a press operator from Dover Molded Products after 27 years of service. Born November 1, 1920 in New Philadelphia, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Harry and Margaret Riggle Dessecker. Martha was also preceded in...
Mildred L. Short
Jan 6, 2011
Mildred L. Short, 85, of Chardon, Ohio and formerly of Dover died Thursday, January 6, 2011 at University Hospital of Cleveland after a period of declining health. She was born on September 11, 1925 at North East, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Gilbert and Zilpha Peck Garnow. Mildred graduated from North East High School in 1943 and Bryant and...
Audrey Mae Merryman
Jan 5, 2011
Audrey Mae Merryman, 95, of New Philadelphia, and a long-time resident of Cadiz Junction, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, in Union Hospital. Born May 13, 1915, in Bloomingdale, Audrey was the daughter of the late Lewis Mahala and Nora Anita Miller Carman. She graduated from Hopedale High School and later married Francis D. "Tank" Merryman. The couple resided in the...
Vera Cosgrove
Jan 4, 2011
Vera Cosgrove, 87, of Dover, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Union Hospital. Born October 23, 1923 at Odessa, Russia, she was the daughter of the late Zachaus & Wilhelmine Immel Gustin. Though born in Russia, her family roots were in Germany. Vera could speak both languages fluently. She was also an excellent cook, specializing in German meals, breads and...
Elizabeth R. Yackey
Jan 4, 2011
Elizabeth R. Yackey, 60, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in her residence following a sudden illness. Born May 26, 1950, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and C. Mae Ralph Yackey. Elizabeth graduated from Strasburg High School in 1968, and was employed by Joy Manufacturing and its successor, Howden Buffalo. She was a lifelong...
George Kollar
Jan 3, 2011
George "Fred" Kollar, 87, of Dover died Monday, January 3, 2011 at Aultman Hospital. Fred was the Press Room Superintendent at the Times Reporter, having retired in 1985 after 36 years of service. Born September 8, 1923 in Mineral City he was a son of the late Albert and Ann Roberts Kollar. Fred was also preceded in death by his...
Verna Mae Smith
Dec 31, 2010
Verna "Mae" Espenschied Smith, 88 of Dover died on Friday, December 31, 2010. Born on January 14, 1922 in Dover, she was the eldest daughter of the late William and Goldie Rummel Espenschied. Verna was a Clerk at the former Montgomery Ward's in Dover and she also worked for the Great Plains Bag Factory in New Philadelphia. She was a...
Randall W. Maurer
Dec 31, 2010
Randall W. Maurer, 87, a long-time resident of Dover, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2010, in Union Hospital. Born Mar. 2, 1923, in Willoughby, he was a son of the late Gilbert J. and Ritabelle V. Glading Maurer. Randall moved at a young age with his family to Tuscarawas County and was later employed by the Ohio Department of Transportation for...
Manfred H. Gritzan
Dec 30, 2010
Manfred H. Gritzan, 75, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday, December 30, 2010 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. Born June 16, 1935 in Essen, Germany, he was the son of the late Adam and Hedwig (Bernard) Gritzan. Manfred was a 26year employee of Sugardale Meats in Canton until illness forced his retirement in 1984. He was a...
David A. Mounts
Dec 29, 2010
David A. Mounts, 69, of Dover died Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. He retired as a sales manager for Endicott-Johnson Shoes. Born June 30, 1941 in Washington, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late William "Andy" and Margaret Laughlin Mounts. In his spare time, David enjoyed cooking and doing yard work. David is survived by his wife,...
Stephen Mark Bratton
Dec 21, 2010
Stephen Mark Bratton, 55, of Strasburg passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at his home. Born October 9, 1955 in Gallipolis, Ohio he was the son of Owen Seth and Jean Luman Bratton. His father preceded him in death. Stephen graduated from Strasburg High School in 1973 and later graduated from the University of Akron. He enjoyed spending...
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...
