Obituaries

Dec 29, 2009

Donald F. "Murph" Murphy, 76, of Beach City, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover after battling cancer. Born Nov. 3, 1933, in Dover, he was a son of the late Fred E. and Esther Mears Murphy. Murph graduated from Dover High School in 1952, and, on Jan. 9, 1953, married the former Lydia Mae Rieger in...

Dec 28, 2009

Felicia A. Floyd, 69, of Dover died on Monday, December 28, 2009 at her home following a sudden illness. Felicia was a middle school teacher, having retired from Garaway Middle School after 29 years. Born November 24, 1940 in Dover she was a daughter of the late John and Loretta Murphy Capozella. Her brothers, Richard and Terry Capozella, also preceded...

Dec 28, 2009

Derlin A. Miller, 93, of Dover died Monday, December 28, 2009 at New Dawn Retirement Community after a long and wonderful life. Derlin was born March 3, 1916 in Rittman, Ohio, the youngest child of Robert E. and Vella (Strauss) Miller. He was a graduate of Dover High School class of 1934 and the Canton Business School. He was employed...

Dec 25, 2009

Ruth A. Schram, 87, of Strasburg died Christmas Day 2009 following a long illness. Born on April 24, 1922 in West Jefferson, Ohio she was a daughter of the late James A. and Trella Wardell Weber. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, George A Schram who died on February 21, 1989; brother, Keene Weber and sisters, Pearl...

Dec 24, 2009

Anna Marie Skocaj, 85, of Dover and formerly of Cleveland died Thursday after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Sept. 12, 1924, in Cleveland to the late Elmer and Viola Shawke. Anna, who moved with her late husband, Joseph V. Skocaj, to Dover in 1987 after rearing their family in the Collinwood area, was a homemaker, volunteer and,...

Dec 19, 2009

Zelphia Harris, 82, of Dover died at Shoenbrunn Healthcare Center on December 19, 2009 following an extended illness. Born on July 27, 1927, in Baltic, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Florence Huprich Krebs. She graduated from Sugarcreek High School. She married the love of her life, the late George Harris Jr., on November 9, 1947. He...

Dec 18, 2009

Florence I. Billiter, 84, of Strasburg died at her home surrounded by her family and loved one's including her dog, Beaver, on Friday, December 18, 2009 following an extended illness. Born on July 12, 1925 in Sharon Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late George and Florence Thumm Kautz. She celebrated 64 years of marriage to her husband, Fred...

Dec 17, 2009

Harold "Junior" Hughes, 61, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, in his home, surrounded by his loving family, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born, Sept. 5, 1948, in Dennison, he was a son of the late Harold Hughes Sr. and Eula Lowery. Harold graduated from Dover High School in 1968, where he loved and excelled in playing...

Dec 17, 2009

Freddie E. Fisher, 75, of Dover, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a long illness. Born Jan. 10, 1934, in Sugarcreek, he was a son of the late Clayton E. and Ruth Finzer Fisher. Freddie graduated from Dover High School in 1952. He was employed by the City of Dover, Atwood Lake Resort, Oak Shadows...

Dec 15, 2009

Kathleen O'Grady, 78, of Dover, died Tuesday, December 15, 2009, in Union Hospital, following a long illness. Born, Christmas Day, 1930, in Boston, MA, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna Whalen Powers. Kathleen was a loving homemaker, and her greatest pleasure in life were her grandchildren. She made her home in South Boston for many years...

Dec 13, 2009

Shelley K. (Littlefield) Craine, 49, of Ravenna, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Sunday, December 13, 2009 following injuries received in an auto accident. Shelley was an employee of Akron Legal Services. She was previously a bookkeeper for her father at Dover-Phila Electric and a former employee of Pin Quest in Streetsboro. She also served as a pianist at...

Dec 10, 2009

Dec 10, 2009

Diana L. Meese, 55, of Massillon died Thursday, December 10, 2009 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She had retried from Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority after 15 years of service. Diana had also obtained her Realtors License and worked for Royal Estate Management. Born April 20, 1954 in Dover, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Gayle...

Dec 9, 2009

Martha Mae Reynolds, 83, of Milford, and a former resident of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, in Cincinnati. Born June 10, 1926 in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Leo Emerson and Ida Mae Umstott McNeeley. Martha was a member of the First Baptist Church in New Philadelphia for seventy-eight years, fifty of them as...

Dec 5, 2009

Otto P. Kaiser, 84, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Born on December 30, 1924 in Woodsfield, Ohio he was the son of the late Henry and Rena Hughes Kaiser. He married his wife, Lillian Kahrig on April 18, 1959. Together they had four children. Otto was...

Dec 4, 2009

Beatrice Cato, 92, of Dover, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in Elyria Memorial Hospital, following an extended illness. Born Mar. 12, 1917 in Little Woods, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Quillie and Leona Davis Jackson. Beatrice attended school in Little Woods, and then moved to Ohio. In 1942, she married Luther E. Cato, Jr. in Dover. The...

Dec 3, 2009

Michael E. Kuecher, 51, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday, December 3, 2009 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. Mike was a schoolteacher at Tusky Valley thru the Buckeye Career Center and had taught at Fairless High School in Navarre. Mike also coached Strasburg boys eighth grade basketball for many years and was an assistant coach for the...

Dec 1, 2009

Nadine L. "Deanie" Wagner, 80, a life-long resident of Dover, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Park Village Health Care Center surrounded by her family. Born, May 17, 1929, on Chestnut St., she was a daughter of the late Ray and Opal Robinette Kreighbaum. Nadine graduated in 1949 from Dover High School and went to work for Marsh Industries, followed...

Nov 27, 2009

Denver E. Sowards, 72, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of Eberhart Rd. N.W., Dover died Friday, November 27, 2009 in Union Hospital following an extended illness. Denver was a retired employee of the former Republic Steel Company in Massillon. Born November 15, 1937 in Tango, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Oscar and Bertha Jeffreys...

Nov 23, 2009

Donald E. Ritter, 74, of Strasburg died Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family. Donald retired as the manager of the Radiology Department at Union Hospital after 37 years of service. Born July 5, 1935 in North Lawrence, Ohio he was a son of the late Milton and Ruth Longworth Ritter. His brother, Ronald Ritter, also...