Obituaries

Aug 20, 2007

Joseph E. Butler, 75, of Dover died Monday, August 20, 2007 at the home of his daughter. Born August 18, 1932 in Belmont County, Ohio he was a son of the late John and Lela Bennett Butler. Joseph was also preceded in death by his wife, Virginia “Ginny” Butler who died on July 3, 2004; brother, Johnny Butler and a...

Aug 19, 2007

Heber “Jay” Patton, 91, of Strasburg died on Sunday, August 19, 2007 in Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Born March 18, 1916 in Dover, he was the son of the late Heber and Daisy Baker Patton. He married the love of his life, Martha Wallick-Patton who precedes him in death. He worked for Wallick Coal and Limestone for...

Aug 18, 2007

Stanley E. Tate, Sr., age 61 of Dover, Oh. passed away unexpectedly in the early morning hours on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007. Born on April 20, 1946 in Dover, Oh., Stanley was the son of Evangeline Pryor of New Philadelphia, Oh. and the late Clarence Edward Tate. Stanley graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1964, where he was a...

Aug 17, 2007

James Creighton “Jim” Schilling, 55, resident of Strasburg, Ohio passed away in his home. He was the son of the late Joyce and Laverne Schilling. Jim was born and raised in Dover, Ohio. After graduating from St. Joseph High School, class of 1969, he went on to become a valued employee of Mack Truck, spending 30 years with the company...

Aug 17, 2007

Margaret A. Kornish, 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, in Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, following a two month illness. Born, Oct. 8, 1917, on Tall Timber Rd., New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Ricklic Myers. Margaret attended a one-room schoolhouse, and, while in the Sixth Grade, won the distinction...

Aug 16, 2007

Steven Lynn Johnson, 44, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, August 16, 2007. He was born April 14, 1963 at Dover. He had owned and operated Service Advertising, a marketing and sales company. A graduate of Lake High School, Steven was a big fan of professional sports and closely followed his favorite teams. He enjoyed traveling, and especially looked forward to...

Aug 16, 2007

James G. “Jim” Rieger, 74, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday evening (August 16, 2007) in his home surrounded by his family. Jim retired in 1992 from Eaton Corporation in Massillon where he was chief quality control inspector. He was employed by Eaton for thirty eight years. Born May 26, 1933 in Strasburg, he was the son of the late Joseph...

Aug 13, 2007

James H. A. Lance, 89, of Strasburg, died Monday, August 13, 2007, in Union Hospital. Born January 4, 1918 at Wayne County, he was the son of the late John W. & Gladys Hatfield Lance. For more than 20 years, James worked as a mechanic for Superior Dairy. Prior to his time with the dairy, the former Truck Coal Company...

Aug 13, 2007

George C. Watkins, Jr., 85, of Dover went to walk with his Lord on Monday, August 13, 2007 in the New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover. Born November 2, 1921 in Dover Township he was a son of the late George and Bernice Krain Watkins. He was a member of Dover Baptist Temple. George is survived by 11 nieces...

Aug 12, 2007

Duane Michael Altier, 55, of Dover died Sunday, August 12, 2007 at his home. Born November 6, 1951 in Dover he was a son of the late Paul and Faye Madley Altier. He was employed at Ohio Cast Products in Canton and in his spare time he enjoyed camping at Atwood Lake. Duane is survived by a daughter, Trisha Altier...

Aug 8, 2007

Helen M. Hollwager, 92, of Lexington, Kentucky, and a longtime Dover resident died Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the Hospice Care Center at Lexington. She was born May 7, 1915 at Massillon, one of two daughters born to the late William M. Perry and Esther (Detwiler) Perry Zimmer. In 1977 she retired from the former Shenango Penn Mold at Dover...

Aug 6, 2007

Sandra Kay Scherer, 58, of Bolivar, Ohio died Monday, August 6, 2007 in Aultman Hospital following a three week battle with colon and liver cancer. Sandy was employed by Dr. James P. Gesiotto of Strasburg as a lab technician and dental assistant. Her career spanned over 39 years in the same office where she worked for Dr. Fisher and Dr....

Aug 4, 2007

Bertha M. Miller, 92, the youngest, and last surviving of 14 children born to the late John and Amanda Schieby Miller, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 in the Country Club Retirement Campus, where she had resided for the past three years. She was born August 23, 1914 at York Township. The family moved to Dover in 1928, and set up...

Aug 3, 2007

Mildred F. Heid Emery, of Dover, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 3, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton. Still an active lady at 91 years old, Mildred took ill while doing what she loved best, playing a good game of bridge with her friends. Born, Jun. 26, 1916, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Charles and...

Aug 1, 2007

Donald D. “Don” Konowal, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born, Jan. 30, 1921, in Lorain, he was a son of the late Matthew and Mary Ann Thoman Konowal. Don graduated from Lorain High School and went on to serve honorably with the United States Navy Seabees during the Second World War. His...

Jul 30, 2007

Betty Lucille Dupler, 78, of New Philadelphia died Monday, July 30, 2007 in Canton, Ohio. Born in Shanesville, Ohio on December 31, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Dorothy Armburst Rody. Betty attended grade school in Barrs Mills and graduated from Dover High School in 1948. She worked for the former State Data Center in New...

Jul 28, 2007

Mary E. Harig, 84, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, July 28, 2007 at Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center. Born November 9, 1922 in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Lemoin and Dorabelle Cox Collar. In addition to her parents, Mary was also preceded in death by her husband, Paul L. Harig who died on August 9, 1984; son, Paul Harig;...

Jul 27, 2007

William C. “Bill” Daley, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, July 27, 2007, in Country Club Retirement Center, Dover, following a brief illness. Born, August 28, 1923, in New Philadelphia, Bill was a son of the late Stephen and Viettia Smart Daley. He attended New Philadelphia High School, and, as a young man, worked for the Universal Sewer Pipe Co....

Jul 26, 2007

Donald D. Kilgore, 74, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, July 26, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born May 9, 1933 in Danville, Illinois he was a son of the late Dewey and Vera Olinger Kilgore. Donald was also preceded in death by his companion of over 30 years, Judith E. Robillard who died on December 31, 2004 and one brother. He...

Jul 25, 2007