Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Clifford L.V. Holt
Jun 17, 2009
Clifford L. V. Holt, 64, of Dover died Wednesday, June 17, 2009 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia. Born October 17, 1944 in Bucyrus, Ohio he was a son of the late Harold L. and Marie A. Miller Holt. Clifford had been a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Roher for 15 years. He attended Grace Lutheran Church in Dover and was...
Mary Kay Mizer
Jun 14, 2009
Mary Kay Mizer, 85, of Strasburg died Sunday, June 14, 2009 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She had retired, after more than 30 years of service, from the Times Reporter as the Executive Secretary for the Managing Editor. Born June 8, 1924 in Strasburg she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Elsie Garber Haas. Two infant...
Mildred I. Gates
Jun 13, 2009
Mildred I. “Tootie” Gates, 81, of Trenton, Florida and formerly of Navarre died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Haven Hospice in Florida following a two year illness. Born April 29, 1928 in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late George and Forest (Holderbaum) Sexton. Mildred was the office administrator of Gates Welding Company in Navarre. She and her husband...
Ronald L. Manley
Jun 11, 2009
Ronald L. Manley, 70, of Newcomerstown, Ohio died Thursday, June 11, 2009 in his home from an extended illness lovingly surrounded by his family. He was born November 12, 1938 in Dover, the son of the late Paul and Margaret (Frey) Manley. Ron retired in 2001 from Simonds Tool Company in Newcomerstown. He had also previously worked for the Morton...

Charles G. Harmon
Jun 8, 2009
Charles G. "Charlie" Harmon, 77, of Dover, died Monday, June 8, 2009 in Union Hospital. He was born August 14, 1931 at Dover, the son of the late Walter E. and Emma Kendle Harmon. Charlie had worked for Sparta Ceramics and Wallick's Limestone. He liked to fiddle with things in his wood shop, often spending time working on projects for...
Davetta L. Hill
Jun 1, 2009
Davetta L. Hill, 49, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Monday, June 1, 2009, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Davetta had battled kidney disease most of her life. Born, November 8, 1959, in Dover, she was a daughter of Raymond R. and Carol L. Shaler Hill of New Philadelphia. Davetta attended both New Philadelphia and Dover schools. Through a lifetime of adversity,...
Clyde E. Moran
Jun 1, 2009
Clyde Eugene "Pops" Moran, 79, of Dennison, Ohio and formerly of New Philadelphia died Monday, June 1, 2009 of a massive stroke at Aultman Hospital in Canton lovingly surrounded by his family. Clyde was born on January 6, 1930, the son of the late John Arthur and Minnie (Peacock) Moran of New Philadelphia. He attended Sacred Heart School and was...
Erma V. Ray
May 30, 2009
Erma V. Ray, 93, of Dover died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the Country Club Retirement Center. She retired from Park Elementary School in Dover, having worked in the cafeteria for many years. Born October 3, 1915 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Maurice and Dora Cordrey Patton. Her husband, John H. Ray who died on...

Maxine R. Burns Stull
May 19, 2009
Maxine R. Burns Stull, 82, of Tuscarawas, Ohio died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Union Hospital. Born November 16, 1926 in Marfrance, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Alphus Burns and Icie Walton Burns Benjamin. Her husband of 49 years, Elwood Stull who died on October 24, 1996; a daughter and three brothers also preceded her in...
William R. Beebe
May 19, 2009
William R. "Bill" Beebe, 78, of Dover died Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at Union Hospital with complications of a long term illness. He retired in 1996 from Quali-Chem, had also worked for DuBois Chemical, and was a milkman for Superior Dairy. Born December 7, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late William "Earl" and Bessie Herron Beebe....
Richard R. Staley
May 18, 2009
Richard "Rick" R. Staley, 65, of Dover, Ohio died Monday morning, May 18, 2009 in his home following a brief illness. Born September 25, 1943 in Dennison, Ohio, he was the son of the late Raymond and Ruth (Schug) Staley. Rick retired in 2001 as a devoted schoolteacher for thirty five years in the Dover Elementary schools having taught at...
Douglas Scott "Woody" Fischer
May 13, 2009
Douglas Scott "Woody" Fischer, 49, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in Union Hospital, Dover. Woody's death was due to adenocarcinoma, which was diagnosed only a short time ago. Born, September 3, 1959, in Dover, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Yvonne Anderson Fischer. Woody graduated from Dover High School in 1978, and was...
William J. Tomblin
May 4, 2009
William J. "Bill" Tomblin, 76, of Dover, with his loving family around him, entered into the joy of the Lord on Monday, May 4, 2009. Born, December 29, 1932, in Burnsville, West Virginia, he was a son of the late William D. and Mearl Gibbson Tomblin. Bill attended school in Burnsville, and went on to serve honorably in the United...
Evelyn P. Kennedy
May 2, 2009
Evelyn P. Kennedy, 90, of Dover died at her daughters home in Dover surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born March 10, 1919 in Canton she was a daughter of the late Harry and Helen Bole Harris. In addition to her parents, her sister, Vivian Palmer and a grandson, Clifford Minor also preceded Evelyn in death. Evelyn...
Zona M. Bleininger
May 1, 2009
Zona M. Bleininger, 73, of Dundee died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. Zona had been employed at Dynamic Drug in Dover and also Dunini Drug in New Philadelphia. In addition, she was also a well-known Avon representative for over 25 years. Born April 28, 1936 in Sugarcreek she was a daughter of the late Frank and Loretta Brewer...
Ruth L. Bean
May 1, 2009
Ruth L. Bean, 90, died on Friday, May 1, 2009 in Titusville, Florida. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1918, she was the daughter of the late F. Earl and Edith Garton McFarland. On September 20, 1941, she married her husband Howard Bean. She and Howard were the former owner and operator of Bean's Grocery in New Philadelphia. Howard...
Esther M. Olinger
Apr 30, 2009
Esther M. Olinger, 90, of Magnolia, died Thursday, April 30, 2009. Born January 15, 1919 at Walnut Creek, she was the daughter of the late Harry & Sarah Hostetler Balder. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church at Strasburg and had been active in its Busy Bee Quilters group. She has also been a member of the American...
Laura Lynn Odenbach
Apr 30, 2009
Laura Lynn Odenbach, 40, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, after battling Huntington�(TM)s Disease. Born, August 7, 1968, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she was a daughter of Jim Hartman of Arizona, and the late Judith Collica Hartman. Laura graduated from Whitmer High School in Toledo, and went on to earn an Associate�(TM)s Degree. She was a loving wife...
J. Duncan Hardesty
Apr 29, 2009
Jesse Duncan Hardesty, 82, of Dover, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in Hennis Care Centre in Dover following an extended illness. Born on April 12, 1927, in Dover he was the son of the late, Edgar Alonso and Fern Beer Hardesty. He attended Dover High School. On December 27, 1945 he joined the Army Air Force, where he was...