Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Wilma E. Aubihl
Jun 20, 2007
Wilma E. (Wendling) Aubihl, 94, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, June 20, 2007 in her home. Born March 19, 1913 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Etta Dickey Handrich. She was an employee of the former F.W. Woolworth Company in Dover and had previously worked at the former Delphian Motor Inn in New Philadelphia and...
Artie Mae Mcknight
Jun 19, 2007
Artie Mae McKnight, 88, a lifelong resident of Strasburg, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in Aultman Hospital. Born July 5, 1918 at Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Mary Lint Shonk. Her husband, Don McKnight, in addition to a brother and four sisters, preceded her in death, while her longtime companion, Ignace Zivkovich, as well as...
Robert Deseyn, Sr.
Jun 17, 2007
Robert “Bob” DeSeyn Sr., 78, of Mineral City died Sunday, June 17, 2007 after a struggle with Alzheimer�(TM)s. He was born on May 31, 1929 in Canandaigua, New York and was the son of the late Lewis J. and Mercie Peer DeSeyn. He graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1949 where he majored in retailing. He was employed...
Miles Clifford
Jun 16, 2007
Miles W. �~Cliff�(TM) Clifford, age 79, of 804 Cross Street, Dover, passed away Saturday, June 16, 2007, with his loving family around him. A generous, loving and always giving person, Cliff surrounded himself with the people and things he loved the most. Born in Rivesville, West Virginia, on November 5, 1927, he was a son of the late Miles and...
Marsha R. Kadri
Jun 16, 2007
Marsha R. Kadri, 45, of 124 ½ North Ave. N.E., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Saturday, June 16, 2007 at Union Hospital following an unexpected illness. She was a gifted caregiver and was a former employee of Horizons of Tuscarawas County. Born August 24, 1961 in Dover, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mabel (Swonger) DeVault and the late Martin D....
Alexander V. Antonelli
Jun 13, 2007
Alexander V. Antonelli, 65, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Jun. 13, 2007, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born, May 9, 1942, in Dover, he was a son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Wise Antonelli. Alex graduated from St. Joseph High School in Dover in 1960. For many years he was a salesman for Banker�(TM)s Advertising and...
Lewis A. Lou Festi
Jun 13, 2007
Lewis A. “Lou” Festi, 73, of Dover, died Wednesday, June 13, in Mercy Medical Center at Canton. Born February 7, 1934 at Dover, he was the son of the late John & Margheri Zambotti Festi. In the early 1960's, he operated Lou's Auto Electric in New Philadelphia and also the former Sinclair Station in Dover. Later, he retired from McKnight...
Dora J. Burrell
Jun 11, 2007
Dora J. Burrell, 77, of Dover, died Monday, June 11, 2007, in Union Hospital after a long illness. Born May 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Floyd R. & Martha Miller Meese. She had been employed by U.S. Ceramics at East Sparta, but mostly enjoyed being a homemaker. Dora had most recently attended Ruslin Hills Church at...
S. Marie Moser
Jun 10, 2007
S. Marie Moser, 95, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 in Hennis Care Center at Bolivar. Born August 17, 1911, at Hohenwald, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Grover Graves. She moved to Dover when she was 9 and graduated from Dover High School in 1930. On December 2 of that year, she and Alvin C....
Isabell M. Pietro
Jun 8, 2007
Isabell M. Pietro, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, June 8, 2007 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born May 22, 1925 in Sugarcreek, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Jennie (Jentes) Finzer. She operated the former Dinner Bell Restaurant in downtown Dover during the 1950's. She also assisted her husband, Frank in the operation...
Harry Pappas, Jr.
Jun 6, 2007
Harry “Skip” Pappas, Jr., 68, of Strasburg died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at his home following a six-month illness. He retired in 1999 from Republic Steel in Canton after 42 years of service. Born April 30, 1939 in Canton he was a son of Nell Sanko Pappas of Middlebranch, Ohio and the late Harry Pappas, Sr. In addition to his...
Donna A. Judy
Jun 5, 2007
Donna A. Judy, 79, of Beach City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in her home, following a long illness. Born, November 6, 1927, in Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Eda Lanzer Maurer. Donna moved with her family at a young age to Dover where she attended school, graduating from Dover High School in 1945. She...
Robert M. Schaar, Jr.
May 31, 2007
Robert M. “Bob” Schaar, Jr., 58, of Dover, died peacefully in his home Thursday, May 31, 2007. Born February 2, 1949 at Dover, he was the son of the late Robert M. & Grace M. Feller Schaar, Sr. He was a hard-working man, but he wouldn�(TM)t have wanted it any other way. For the past two years, he had enjoyed...
Bessie Murphy
May 29, 2007
Bessie Murphy, 92, of Dover died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 in the Green Meadows Nursing Home at Louisville. Bessie Cleaned homes and businesses in the area for many years, and was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Dennison. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Murphy who died on November 13, 1999....
Charlotte Haas
May 27, 2007
Charlotte Haas, 82, of Dover, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in her home following a brief illness. Born, Apr. 25, 1925, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Hazel Haver Gray. Charlotte was a homemaker �" a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Dover, and she enjoyed...
Beverly B. Root
May 26, 2007
Longtime Strasburg resident Beverly B. Root, 79, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born November 25, 1927 at Dover, the daughter of the late Samuel & Lula Hess Gordon. Beverly was a member of the Lighthouse Outreach Center at Strasburg. She had a variety of interests ranging from Cleveland Indians baseball to...
Agnes B. Miceli
May 25, 2007
Agnes “Bubba” Miceli, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, May 25, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. Born September 27, 1922 in Tydale, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Falatko) Krayzel Sr. She was also preceded by her husband of 58 years, Sam “Peeps” Miceli who died September 7,...
Beatrice Huffman Ray
May 23, 2007
Beatrice Huffman Ray, age 97, of 335 West Fourth Street, Dover, was born March 10, 1910, in Milton, Florida. She was called home by the “Good Lord” on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, from the Country Club Center at Dover.She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ida (Levins) Huffman, and the granddaughter of Moses Huffman, a former slave and...
Gerald D. Mccluney
May 22, 2007
Gerald D. “Jerry” McCluney, 67, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in his home following a sudden illness. Jerry retired in 1983 from the United States Army following 21 ½ years of service including the Viet Nam War. He retired as a Master Sergeant. He also worked from 1984-2001 for the Tuscarawas County Public Library where he drove...
Dorothy M. Mccartney
May 19, 2007
Dorothy Mae Robb McCartney, 79, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2007 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center at New Philadelphia. Born September 18, 1927 in New Philadelphia, and graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1945. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, George McCartney Sr.; parents, Wilbur and Mary Robb; brothers, Billy and James Robb. She is survived...
