Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Glen I. Lautenschleger
Apr 11, 2010
Glen I. Lautenschleger, 72, of Strasburg died Sunday, April 11, 2010 in Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Glen was a fixture in the Village of Strasburg where he owned and operated Glen's Service Center on Wooster Avenue for 31 years. Following retirement from the service center, Glen was an employee of Newton Asphalt for sixteen years. Glen could often...
Marilyn J. Pissocra
Apr 9, 2010
Marilyn Jean Pissocra, 80, of Dover, died Friday, Apr. 9, 2010, in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born Dec. 19, 1929, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Fred R. and Nellie Stoneborrk Graff. Marilyn graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1947, and, on Sept. 5, 1953, married Ronald L. "Ron" Pissocra. Marilyn was a...
Carol A. Mizer
Apr 9, 2010
Carol A. Mizer, 75, of Strasburg died Friday, April 9, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a short battle with renal cancer. Born February 6, 1935 in Canton she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Cecilia Aul Divida. Carol was also preceded in death by a brother, David Divida; infant brother, John Divida and granddaughter,...

Robert N. Owens
Apr 8, 2010
Robert N. Owens, 53 of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on April 8th, 2010. He was born September 14, 1956 in Dover, Ohio. A Graduate of Dover High School, Robert attended and graduated from Bowling Green University with a degree in Earth Science. He continued his education at Ball State University in Indiana, where he received his masters. He is survived...
Betty J. Hoffman
Apr 8, 2010
Betty J. Hoffman, 89, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday, April 8, 2010 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Born July 25, 1920 in Roswell, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Ida Day. Betty was a retired employee of Sparta Mfg. Company near Dover. She was a member of the New Apostolic Church...
Roy C. Huebner
Apr 7, 2010
Roy C. Huebner, 81, of New Philadelphia, and a long-time resident of Gnadenhutten, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born September 22, 1928, in Gnadenhutten, he was a son of the late Harry M. and Gertrude A. Pfeiffer Huebner. Roy graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1947, and went on to serve honorably...
Flora N. Plunk
Apr 4, 2010
Flora N. Plunk 86, also known as "Mams" by her grandchildren passed away suddenly at Union Hospital following an auto accident Sunday, April 4, 2010 shortly after she and her family were visiting the resting places of her husband, Roger and son, Jerry in the Dover Burial Park. Born May 27, 1923 in Oakdale, Louisiana, she was the daughter of...
Frederick T. Sears Sr.
Apr 4, 2010
Frederick T. Sears Sr., 63, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Newcomerstown died Sunday, April 4, 2010. He retired from the United States Army after 20 years of service to his country and had also retired from Arizona Chemical. Born October 31, 1946 in Dover he was a son of the late Frederick W. and Mary Morton Sears. Fred was...
Doris M. Reep
Apr 3, 2010
Doris M. Reep, 94, of Dover died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Union Hospital. Born March 18, 1916 in Mainsville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Pearl Berry Flick. Doris was also preceded in death by her sisters, Dolores Lieser and Velma Osborn. Doris was a member of Dover Alliance Church. She enjoyed cooking and...
Irene H. Little
Mar 30, 2010
Irene H. Little, 95, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Wills Ave., Dover died Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Irene was born in South Bend, Indiana on September 13, 1914 to Herman and Rose (Garloff) Monthi. Her youth was spent in South Bend where she was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and attended parochial school...
Martha Belle Wigfield
Mar 23, 2010
Martha Belle Wigfield, 89, of Somerdale, died Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, in Hennis Care Centre, Bolivar, surrounded by all of her loving children and grandchildren. Born Sept. 13, 1920, in Aetna, Tennessee, she was the eldest daughter of the late Claude E. and Lou Ella Whiteside Bates. Martha moved at a young age with her family to New Philadelphia where...
Dorothy J. Husser
Mar 22, 2010
Dorothy J. Husser, 77, of Dover, died Monday, March 22, 2010 in Union Hospital. Born June 24, 1932 in Hormtown, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Agnes Neal Zimmerman. Her husband, Emil Joseph Husser Jr. preceded Dorothy in death in 1974. Dorothy lived for several years near her husband's family in and near Bethlehem, PA, and...
Glenn G. Weber
Mar 21, 2010
Glenn G. Weber, 95, of Strasburg died Sunday, March 21, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Glenn owned and operated a dairy farm in Lakeville. Born August 19, 1914 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Percy and Emma Newman Weber. He was a member of the Strasburg United Methodist Church, National Farm Organization, Loudonville Grange...

Barack A. Karriem
Mar 19, 2010
Barack A. Karriem, infant son of Sandra Peveto and Khalid Karriem of Carrollton died on Friday, March 19, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. In addition to his parents, Barack is also survived by his grandparents, Willie (Dorothy) Moore of Virginia and Dan (Judy) Peveto of Dover and four brothers and sisters. Private graveside services will be held on Monday. The Toland-Herzig...
C. Joe Manning
Mar 17, 2010
Claude "Joe" Manning, 66, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Union Hospital at Dover following an extended illness. Born January 10, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late James E. and Regina (Fantone) Manning. Joe was a retired employee of Kimble Mixer Company in New Philadelphia. He also worked as a master painter...
Clara E. Secrest
Mar 16, 2010
Clara E. Secrest, 91, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her son and daughter-in-law�s home surrounded by her family. Clara was born on November 8, 1918 in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Osie Granger. She married the love of her life, Lawrence Secrest on February 19, 1938. Lawrence preceded her in...

Jerry L. Fruchey
Mar 16, 2010
Jerry Lee Fruchey, 73, of Strasburg died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He had worked at Fairfield Brick and Belden Brick. Born May 15, 1936 in Fairfield Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio he was a son of the late Donald and Grace Nettie Jane Smart Fruchey. Jerry was a member of the Salvation Army. His...

Ralph H. Weaver, Jr.
Mar 14, 2010
Ralph H. Weaver, Ralph H. Weaver, Jr. age 71 of New Philadelphia, OH was born in to eternity on Sunday March 14, 2010 in Select Specialty Hospital in Canton following an extended illness. A life resident of the Tuscarawas county area he was the son of the late: Ralph H. & Amelia M. (Margo) Weaver Sr., a graduate of Dover...
Steven E. Hidey
Mar 14, 2010
Steven E. "Steve" Hidey, 59, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in his home, with his loving family around him. Steve had battled cancer, diagnosed in September of last year. Born June 8, 1950, in Dover, he was a son of the late Luther H. and Margaret Rose Zedi Hidey. Steve graduated from New Philadelphia High School in...
William E Burkey
Mar 13, 2010
William E. Burkey, 58, of Bolivar died Saturday, March 13, 2010 following injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. A dedicated and career military man, William was with the India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines in Vietnam where he received two Purple Hearts and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Following his service in the Marine Corp. he retired from the United...