Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Dwight J. "Jim" Zimmerman
Jun 25, 2010
Dwight J. "Jim" Zimmerman, 76, of New Philadelphia died Friday, June 25, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. He retired from Marlite after 28 years of service. Born March 19, 1934 in Ragersville, Ohio he was a son of the late Ralph and Alverda Emig Zimmerman. He was also preceded in death by his father and mother in law, Virgil and Mary...
Velma J. Cochran
Jun 24, 2010
Velma J. Cochran, 82, a longtime resident of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, June 24, 2010 in her home following a brief illness lovingly surrounded by her family. Velma was born December 15, 1927 in Brightwood, the daughter of the late Dennis and Helen (Miller) Kohler. She retired from Alsco Anaconda in Sugarcreek following thirty years of service. Following retirement, she...
Donald W. Kruithoff
Jun 20, 2010
Donald W. Kruithoff, 71, of Dover passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Schoenbrunn Health Care Center. He had retried from GM in Detroit, Michigan after 20 years of service. Born March 6, 1939 in Queens, NY, and raised in Brooklyn, he was a son of the late Phillip and Julia Kerwin Kruithoff. He was also preceded in death...
Gene A. Mears
Jun 19, 2010
Gene A. Mears, 81, of Dover, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, June 19, 2010 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a long battle with cancer. Gene retired in 1984 from LTV Steel (formerly Republic Steel Company) in Massillon following 37 years of service. Born February 14, 1929 in Strasburg, he was the son of the late...
Doris Dragovich
Jun 19, 2010
Doris Allen Dragovich, 92, of Dover died Saturday, June 19, 2010 in the Park Village Assisted Living Center. She was born March 15, 1918 in Cleveland, the daughter of the late Robert & Margaret Cochran Allen. A 1936 graduate of Cleveland East High School, Doris went on to graduate from Ohio University in 1940. She then started on a career...
Evelyn Ruth Trachsel
Jun 17, 2010
Evelyn Ruth Trachsel, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, in Park Village, Dover, where she was recuperating from a recent fall. Evelyn was born in Pontiac, Illinois on December 16, 1916, to the late Jacob and Mary Nordmeyer Miller. The family moved to Ohio when Evelyn was a little girl, and she grew up and attended school...
Norma L. Wenger
Jun 17, 2010
Norma L. Wenger, 79, of New Philadelphia died at her son�(TM)s home on Thursday, June 17, 2010. Born September 10, 1930 in Sugarcreek, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Anna Dodge Lorenz. She married Robert Wenger, who preceded her in death on July 10, 1995. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Jane Balder....
E. Louise Keppler
Jun 15, 2010
E. Louise Keppler, 76, of Dover, died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Born July 24, 1933, in Massillon, she was a daughter of the late John Patrick and Marian Frances McGinnis. Louise graduated from Massillon's Washington High School, and completed x-ray technician training at Union Hospital in Dover. She was the Office Manager of Canton Orthopaedics for...
Adrian Buddy Deetz
Jun 12, 2010
Adrian J. Deetz Jr. of Dover, a lifelong resident, died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Union Hospital following a three-year illness, with his daughter Angela by his side. Adrian was the son of the late Adrian J. Deetz Sr. and Janet (Incarnato) Deetz. "Buddy," as, he was known by his family and friends, was born in Dover, Ohio, on June...
Clarence W. Clum
Jun 10, 2010
Clarence W. Clum, 79, of New Philadelphia passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born on September 2, 1930, in Fry's Valley, he was the son of the late William E. and Edna (Miller) Clum. After graduating from Gnadenhutten High School in 1948, he proudly served his country in the United States Army from...
John E. Straight
Jun 10, 2010
John E. Straight, 61, of Dover died Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Union Hospital. He was a long time truck driver. Born July 21, 1948 in Syracuse, New York he was a son of the late Clyde and Anelite Sanders Straight. He was also preceded in death by his in laws, Dr. Joseph and Beverly Hamilton and his son in...
Dewey L. Costanza Sr.
Jun 1, 2010
Dewey L. Costanza Sr., 88, of Zoarville, Ohio died Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in his home lovingly surrounded by his family following an extended illness. He retired in 1991, as a longtime manager of Buckeye Franklin Oil Company in Zoarville where he worked for over 40 years. Born August 21, 1921 in Wheeling, West Virginia, he was the son of...
Edwin J. Spidell
May 28, 2010
Edwin J. Spidell, 89, of Dover died Friday, May 28, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Ed had retired from the Strasburg Post Office where he was a rural rout carrier for 30 years. Born August 7, 1920 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Ross and Grace Meininger Spidell. A brother, Robert Spidell also preceded...
Sanford L. Hardesty
May 27, 2010
Sanford L. "The Sandman" Hardesty, 49, of New Philadelphia, completed his journey in this life Thursday, May 27, 2010. He spent his final days at home with his family. Born Apr. 10, 1961, in Cambridge, he was a son of Sandra Carter Hardesty of Navarre, and the late Edward L. Hardesty. Sanford graduated from New Philadelphia High School and lived...
Hope E. Burkey
May 26, 2010
Hope E. Burkey, 82, of Dover died Wednesday morning, May 26, 2010 in her home following a brief illness. Born May 12, 1928 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Agosti) Franz. Hope was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover where she often volunteered in the school cafeteria and was...
Twila D. Brindley
May 24, 2010
Twila D. Brindley, 90, of Dover, died Monday, May 24, 2010, in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born July 10, 1919 at Fresno, the daughter of the late Harry E. and Bertha McPherson Lang. Twila retired after 30 of service to the Timken Company at Canton where she worked as a bearings inspector. She was a member...
Jean H. Krucke
May 24, 2010
Jean Helen, Mycko-Dreher-Krucke, 71 of Strasburg died with her family and friends around her on Monday evening, May 24th, 2010 at her home after fighting a long battle with Cancer. Born in Akron, Ohio on February 11, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Anna Mattson. Jean was a graduate of Buchtel High School in 1957. In...
Alice Elizabeth Creager
May 23, 2010
Alice Elizabeth Creager, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend died on May 23, 2010 at the Woodland Country Manor nursing facility near Oxford, Ohio after a long illness. She was born in Columbia, Ohio on January 8, 1913 to Leon and Emma Ogi Feutz. She was married to George Creager, former mayor of Uhrichsville, for 48 years. He preceded her...
Gerald W. Lorenz
May 21, 2010
Gerald W. Lorenz, 88, of Dover died on May 21, 2010 at Schoenbrunn Healthcare following an extended illness. Born on April 21, 1922 in Coshocton County, he was the son of the late Ernest and Bessie Welling Lorenz. He married the love of his life, Mary Miller, on February 2, 1946. Mary preceded him in death on December 12, 2008....
Robert W. Baer
May 17, 2010
Robert W. Baer, 86, a lifelong resident of Dover died Monday, May 17, 2010 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. Bob was a retired Superintendent of Red Malcuit Incorporated where he worked for over fifty years. Born September 3, 1923 in Dover, he was the son of the late Walter and Anna (Eisinger) Baer. Bob was also...
