Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Roger D. Grewell
Jan 13, 2009
Roger D. Grewell, 56, of Dennison, died suddenly Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Union Hospital, following an apparent heart attack. Born January 27, 1952, he was the son of Betty L. Hennis Grewell of Dover, and the late Charles F. Grewell. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War era. He enjoyed hunting and fishing,...
Elmer E. Kennedy
Jan 11, 2009
Elmer E. "Buck" Kennedy, 90, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, January 11, 2009 in the New Dawn Retirement Community at Dover following a brief illness. Buck was a longtime self employed Iron Worker and House mover. Born January 15, 1918 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late Elmer O. and Myrtle (Belle) Kennedy. He was a...
Lawanda F. Seward
Jan 7, 2009
LaWanda F. Seward, 72, of Somerdale, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born, Aug. 15, 1936, in Dennison, LaWanda was a daughter of the late Worney and Amanda Rennicker Edwards. She graduated from Tuscarawas-Warwick High School, and, on Jul. 14, 1956, married Donald W. "Dutch" Seward at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio,...
Nadine M. Bair
Jan 4, 2009
Nadine M. Bair, 86, of Dover died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born October 11, 1922 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Fred and Mina Weber. Her husband, Ronald Bair who died on September 12, 1988 and her brother, Randal Weber, also preceded Nadine in death. Nadine had worked at Deardorff Hardware...
William R. Milliken Jr.
Jan 4, 2009
William "Bill" R. Milliken Jr., 75, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, January 4, 2009 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1999 as owner of the Towne Kiln at Dover that he operated for twenty nine years. He had previously been an employee of the former Kroger Store at Dover. Born February 6, 1933 in Dover, he...
Lillie C. Mills
Jan 3, 2009
Lillie C. Mills, 88, of Dover went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 3, 2009 in the New Dawn Retirement Center. She was born May 4, 1920 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Edith (Bell) Simpson. She was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia. She devoted her life to...
Louise M. Payne
Jan 2, 2009
Louise M. Payne, 90, of 319 Maple Street, Tuscarawas, Ohio, passed away Jan. 2, 2009 in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Wayne Burkhart. Louise was born in Churchtown, Ohio on October 12, 1918, the second of eleven children born to the late Florance and Margaret (Tullius) Arnold. Louise was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed quilting, having...
Helen Adair Davis
Dec 30, 2008
Helen Adair Davis, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord, December 30th, 2008 following complications to a brief illness. She was born September 17, 1916 in Louisville, Kentucky to Charles and Anna {Prescott} Williams, the youngest of three children. During the war, she worked at an aircraft plant in Louisville as a military concierge, chauffeuring the personnel that...
Erma M. Rufener
Dec 30, 2008
Erma M. "Marge" Rufener, 90, of Dover, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born, Mar. 13, 1918, in West Lafayette, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ethel Weingarth. Erma resided in Dover most of her adult life. She was a loving homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. Erma was...
Ying Zhang
Dec 29, 2008
Ying Zhang, age 46, of Dover, died Monday Dec. 29, 2008, as the result of a tragic accident while on vacation with her family in Cancun, Mexico. Born, Nov. 29, 1962, in Shanghai, China, she was a daughter of Si Yi Chen (her mother) of Hangzhou, China, and the late De Chen Zhang (her father). Ying earned her Doctoral Degree...
Daryl W. Croley
Dec 24, 2008
Daryl W. Croley, 57, of Dover died suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Daryl was born in Portsmouth, Ohio on November 18, 1951, the son of Helen (Saylor) Croley and the late Eugene Croley. Daryl worked 26 years for Verizon, serving as a technician and then as National Operations Manager before retiring in...
Russell A. Hawk
Dec 23, 2008
Russell A. "Russ" Hawk, 80, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2008. He was born February 12, 1928 near Bakersville, Ohio and was the son of the late Albert and Christina (Ott) Hawk. On November 13, 1949, Russell married Wilma Bahmer. Together they raised four children on a 100-acre farm near Bakersville, where they lived from 1949 until...
Marie J. Bixler
Dec 23, 2008
Marie J. Bixler, 90, a longtime Beach City resident, died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, in the Brewster Park Nursing Home at Brewster. She was born October 15, 1918 at Massillon, the daughter of the late Edward & Gladys Guyette LeClair. Even at 90, Marie kept a great sense of humor. She was a kind, giving person who would do anything...
Russell A. Hawk
Dec 23, 2008
Russell A. "Russ" Hawk, 80, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2008. He was born February 2, 1928 near Bakersville, Ohio and was the son of the late Albert and Christina (Ott) Hawk. On November 13, 1949, Russell married Wilma Bahmer. Together they raised four children on a 100-acre farm near Bakersville, where they lived from 1949 until...
Jana Lynn Mccaslin Mccarthy
Dec 12, 2008
Jana Lynn McCaslin McCarthy, 46, of Dover, entered in to a much more perfect joy with the Heavenly Father, Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born, Oct. 24, 1962, in Jacksonville, FL, she was a daughter of Edyth Yackey McCaslin of Dover, and the late Robert E. McCaslin. Jana graduated from Dover High School in 1980,...
Mary G. Lorenz
Dec 12, 2008
Mary G. Lorenz, 82, of Dover died Friday, December 12, 2008 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Gerald Lorenz. She is also survived by her son, James of Dover. A private service will be held at the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home & Crematory at Dover with entombment in the Garden...
Ellen M. Arbogast
Dec 11, 2008
Ellen M. Arbogast, 90, formerly of Stucky Drive, Dover died Thursday, December 11, 2008 in Union Hospital at Dover following an extended illness. Born January 22, 1918 in Dennison, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Byron S. and Mary M. (Herron) Hall. Ellen was a member of the Dover Bible Church. She enjoyed reading her Bible and participating...
Charles Douglas Farmer
Dec 10, 2008
Charles Douglas "Doug" Farmer, 54, of Dover died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in University Hospital in Cleveland after a long illness. Born April 13, 1954 in Greenville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Donald Jack Farmer and Barbara Johnson Farmer, who survives him. He graduated from Lakeland High School in 1973. He married the love of his life,...
William J. Homman
Dec 9, 2008
William J. Homman, 26, of New Philadelphia passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. He was born March 30, 1982 in Dover. Bill was a 2000 graduate of Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School and attended Columbus State University in Columbus. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover. He enjoyed sports and spending...
Bonnie J. Kandel
Dec 8, 2008
Bonnie J. Kandel, 70, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 8, 2008, in Peace River Regional Medical Center, Port Charlotte, FL, where she was taken following an apparent heart attack at her home in Port Charlotte. Born, March 29, 1938, in the Village of Wolf, Tuscarawas County, she was a daughter of Elizabeth P. McCormick Feller of Dover, and the...
