Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Moises Felipe Raymundo Gallego
Feb 22, 2008
Moises Felipe Raymundo Gallego, 21, of Dover died Friday, February 22, 2008 after injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Born August 25, 1986 in Aldea Acul Nebaj, Quiche, Guatemala he was a son of Pedro Raymundo Lopez of Dover and Feliciana Gallego Gallego of Guatemala. He had been employed at Gerber Poultry in Kidron. He was a member of...
Delmer L. Gintz
Feb 20, 2008
Delmer L. Gintz, 94, of Dover, died Wednesday, February 20, 2008, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born, September 10, 1913, in Stone Creek, he was a son of the late Charles W. and Della Zumbach Gintz. Delmer graduated from Stone Creek High School and attended the University of Akron. In the 1930's, Delmer played shortstop in semi-pro baseball....
Katherine "Katie" Beasley
Feb 17, 2008
Katherine "Katie" Beasley, 78, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday morning, February 17, 2008 in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover following an extended illness. Born February 24, 1929 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Alva "Ching" and Florence (Krupp) Lieser. Katie retired in May 1991 from Union Hospital in Dover following twenty six years as a...
Lola L. Conner
Feb 15, 2008
Lola L. Conner, 81, of Strasburg died on February 15, 2008 at home, with her family by her side, after a short battle with cancer. Born February 9, 1927, in Ewing, IL, she was the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Baxter) Johnson. She married her husband, Lail E. Conner on May 3, 1947. Lola was a very active...
Doyle E. Stauffer
Feb 15, 2008
Doyle E. Stauffer, 78, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, February 15, 2008 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Born August 14, 1929 in Sugarcreek, he was the son of the late Rudy and Ruth (Barthlemeh) Stauffer. Doyle retired in 1991 from the Reeves Steel Company at Dover where he worked for 43 years. He was...
Marian K. Meissner
Feb 14, 2008
Marian K. Meissner, 92, of Strasburg, and a long-time resident of Zoarville, died Thursday, February 14, 2008, in Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born, January 20, 1916, in Sandyville, Marian was a daughter of the late James and Clara Dine Homan. She was a homemaker a loving mother grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Marian was a member of the First Church...
Melvin L. Williams
Feb 13, 2008
Melvin L. Williams, 92, of Strasburg, passed away February 13, 2008. Born December 3, 1915 at Portsmouth he was the son of the late Noah and Zelda Williams. He was a self-employed long distance truck driver who enjoyed his work and the road so much that he did not retire from full-time driving until he was 72. His wife, Wanda...
Earl C. Balder, Jr.
Feb 12, 2008
Earl C. Balder, Jr., 69, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He retired from the Arizona International Paper Co. in New Philadelphia after 28 years of service. Born September 19, 1938 in Dover he was a son of the late Earl Sr. and Fern Daniels Balder. Earl was also preceded in...
June Fanti
Feb 12, 2008
June Fanti, 83, of Dover, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Twin City Hospital, Dennison. Born, Aug. 15, 1924, in Dover, June was a daughter of the late Merle and Celia Eckleberry VanAlstyne. She graduated from Dover High School and, in addition to being a homemaker, was employed by the former Dover-New Phila. Laundry & Dry Cleaners, and by the...
Helen M. Horning
Feb 12, 2008
Helen M. Ziegler Horning, 96, a longtime Columbus resident, died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, February 12, 2007. She was born April 26, 1911 at Dover, the daughter of the late John & Elizabeth Weigand Ziegler. Helen had a passion for helping others, and fittingly chose a career in nursing. A registered nurse who was educated at the St....
Edward K. Estep
Feb 7, 2008
Edward K. "Ed" Estep, 47, of Dundee, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, in his home surrounded by his loving family. Born, September 27, 1960, in Columbus, Ed was a son of the late William and Delsie Basham Estep. He attended Buckeye Valley High School in Delaware, and served honorably in the United States Navy. Ed was employed as a construction...
Heiny E. Yenny
Feb 5, 2008
Heiny E. Yenny, 81, of Strasburg, Ohio died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Heiny owned and operated Yenny's Glass & Mirror in Strasburg founded by his father. He was also an employee of the Strasburg office of the U.S. Postal service from 1951-1976. Born March 24, 1926 in Biel, Switzerland, he was...
Jackie K. Pineda
Feb 5, 2008
Jacqueline K. "Jackie" Pineda, 62, of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Union Hospital following a lengthy illness. Jackie devoted her life to working with the handicapped. She was the transportation coordinator for the Society of Equal Access (SEA) and served in other capacities as well. Born April 8, 1945 in Niagara Falls, New...
Dr. Albert H. Frank
Feb 4, 2008
Rev. Dr. Albert H. Frank, 63, of Niesky, Germany died February 4, 2008 in his home following a brief illness. Born December 5, 1944 in Riverside, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Harry and Jean Frank. He recently retired as a pastor for the Moravian Church where he served as Assistant Archivist of the Moravian Church in...
Laurel J. Hicks
Feb 4, 2008
Laurel J. Hicks, 68, of Dover died Monday, February 4, 2008 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born January 28, 1940 in Beckley, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Wade and Janet Foley Waddell. Her sister, Jeannie Waddell, also preceded her in death. She was actively involved at the First Baptist Church in New Philadelphia. Laurel...
Rocco J. Polce
Feb 2, 2008
Rocco J. Polce, 89, formerly of Phoenix Drive, Dover, Ohio died Saturday, February 2, 2008 in the Heartland of Perrysburg, Ohio. Born February 7, 1918 at Broad Street in Dover, he was the son of the late John and Donata (Contini) Polce. Rocco retired in 1985 from the City of Dover Electric Field Division where he worked for 35 years....
Betty L. Browning
Jan 31, 2008
Betty Lou (Henney) Browning died on Thursday, January 31, 2008, just one day shy of her 78th birthday. She is survived by her husband of fifty-six years, Edward Browning; four children, Ann Browning Shaw, Eric (Christy) Browning, David Browning, and Jon (Pam) Browning; nine grandchildren, George Shaw, Lisa Shaw, Andy (Kari) Browning, Becky Browning, Meredith (Andy) Diamond, Alex Browning, Joshua...
Robert L. Coffee
Jan 30, 2008
Robert L. "Bob" Coffee, 80, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, after battling Alzheimer's Disease. Born, Dec. 14, 1927, in Dover, Bob was a son of the late Flavil Jasper and Bessie Gertrude Johnson Coffee. He attended Dover High School and served in both the U.S. Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army Air Force during the Second World War....
Carol A. Shaw
Jan 25, 2008
Carol A. Shaw, 68, of Dover died Friday, January 25, 2008 at her home. Born February 11, 1939 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Mary Mason Lawver. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Bernice Lawver and her daughter, Carol Elaine Shaw. Carol was a member of Roxford United Methodist Church in...
Ronald E. Gordon
Jan 25, 2008
Ronald E. Gordon, 66, of Strasburg died suddenly on Friday, January 25, 2008 at Union Hospital. He was the owner and operator of Gordon Printing in Strasburg since 1982, and had been associated with the family business all of his life. Born December 24, 1941 in Dover he was a son of the late Smiley D. and Gertrude M. Frantz...
