Obituaries

Jul 25, 2007

Jul 25, 2007

M. Joan “Pinky” Burris, 83, of Dover died Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at her home. Born February 21, 1924 in Steger, Illinois she was a daughter of the late John and M. Ethel Bryant Palasky. She was a 50-year member of the First United Methodist Church in Dover. Joan enjoyed crafts, was an avid Indians fan and most importantly she...

Jul 23, 2007

The City of Dover has lost one of its most beloved and well-respected community figures with the passing of Ken Beitzel on Monday, July 23, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born October 19, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late Carl and Hilda Roth Beitzel. He was also preceded in death by his brother Robert Beitzel. Ken started...

Jul 22, 2007

John Calvin Jensen, 64, a longtime resident of the Atwood Lake region, died Sunday, July 22, 2007 following a courageous battle with Peritoneal Mesothelioma. He was born September 23, 1942 at Yonkers, New York, the son of John S. & Marjorie Cook Jensen, who currently reside at Valencia, Pennsylvania. John graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1960, and went...

Jul 19, 2007

Charlotte A. Graves, 89, a resident of both Dover and New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Jul. 19, 2007, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, following a long illness. Born, Jul. 24, 1917, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Edna Newton Rinehart. Charlotte graduated from Dover High School in 1935. Dover High School had the first...

Jul 11, 2007

Richard L. “Dick” Smallcombe, 69, of New Philadelphia and formerly of California died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. Born December 30, 1937 in Adena, Ohio he was a son of the late George F. Dewalt and Audrey Brady DeWalt. He was also preceded in death by an infant brother, James Smallcombe and a grandson,...

Jul 10, 2007

An extraordinary person, Eleanor M. Lintner, passed into the loving memories of her family on July 10, 2007 after an extended illness. Born to Samuel and Edith (Dee Dee) Lucas on November 11, 1925, Eleanor spent her early childhood in Sulphur Springs, Florida. This had once been a swampy, heavily forested area by the Hillsboro River new Tampa. Stories told...

Jul 8, 2007

Susan Eilene Carr, 51, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, Jul. 8, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, following a long battle with Scleroderma. Born Mar. 24, 1956, in Harmon, WV, she was a daughter of Vallie Davis Carr of New Philadelphia, and the late Paul Carr. Susan graduated from Strasburg High School in 1974, and later went on to graduate...

Jul 8, 2007

John W. Rothacher, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 in Union Hospital after a brief illness. Born January 8, 1922 in Dover, he was the son of the late Henry and Florence Zurcher Rothacher. He married the love of his life, Elise Otto Rothacher on April 2, 1954, who survives him. John served our country in the...

Jul 6, 2007

James Lewis “Jim” Stein, Sr., 62, of Dover, died Friday, July 6, 2007 in Union Hospital. He was born August 29, 1944 at Dover, one of 15 children born to the late Clarence & Minnie Lang Stein. Jim was a man with simple interests. He had a strong work ethic, whether on one of his many construction jobs over the...

Jul 2, 2007

John R. Burlison, 60, of Bowerston and formerly New Philadelphia, died Monday, July 2, 2007 at Union Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 17, 1946 at Dover, the son of James E. Burlison of Canton, and the late Margaret Mary Hare Burlison. For the past ten years, John was a well-respected employee with Atwood Lodge...

Jun 30, 2007

Mary V. Brown, 87, of Dover and formerly of Vincennes, Indiana died Saturday, June 30, 2007 at the Hennis Care Centre. Mary was an RN at St. Mary�(TM)s Hospital in East St. Louis, Illinois and had also owned and operated the Rallway Furniture Store in Vincennes. Born December 26, 1919 in Dayton, Ohio she was the daughter of the late...

Jun 29, 2007

Pauline M. (Huff) Mason, 99, of Dover and a former New Philadelphia resident died Friday, June 29, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre following a brief illness. She also spent many winters in Ft. Myers and Hollywood Florida. Pauline and her late husband, Herbert owned and operated Mason�(TM)s IGA Foodliners in Dover and Wellsville. The Dover store which was located...

Jun 29, 2007

Robert A. “Bob” Gaston, 59, of Dennison died Friday, June 29, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family following an extended illness. Born November 17, 1947 in Clarksburg West Virginia he was a son of the late Alfred R. Gaston and Virginia Williams Gaston Church of Farmington Hills, Michigan. He retired from Airborne Express and had also been a...

Jun 27, 2007

Ruth V. Henry, 84, of Dover, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 15, 1923 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Charlene VanFossen Jones. A 1941 graduate of Dover High School, she was a Methodist by faith and had attended both the First United Methodist Church at Dover...

Jun 27, 2007

Richard E. “Dick” Haugh, 67, of Dover, died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, in his home after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig�(TM)s Disease). Born, February 12, 1940, in Carrollton, he was the son of the late Donald and Leona Umpleby Haugh. Dick graduated from Carrollton High School in 1958, and went on to graduate from Andrew Barber School...

Jun 24, 2007

Opal D. Stringer, 85, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 24, 2007 at the Park Village Health Care Center. Opal had retired from JC Penney in 1981 after 25 years of service. Born September 23, 1921 in Hohenwald, Tennessee she was a daughter of the late James and Rose Hooks Burns. Opal was also...

Jun 22, 2007

Proud Army veteran and longtime advocate of area veterans and their activities, Alvin F. Lengler, 88, of Dover, died Friday, June 22, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre in Dover. During World War II, Alvin was an Army gunner in the 89th Infantry Division. His involvement in local veterans organizations was far reaching. He was a life member of the...

Jun 20, 2007

Jeremiah John “Jeremy” Beck, 35, of Dundee, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in his home surrounded by his loving family, following a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. Born, January 6, 1972, in Dover, he was a son of Richard L. and Linda F. Dean Beck of Strasburg. Jeremy graduated from Strasburg High School in 1990, and went on to earn...

Jun 20, 2007

John W. Gotschall, 88, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover following an extended illness. John was a retired employee of General Electric Company at Dover. Born September 8, 1918 in Apex, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles and Zella Gotschall. John was an active member of the Dover Alliance Church...