Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Wendy M. Mccoy
May 19, 2007
Wendy M. McCoy, 51, of Dover died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at her home. She was employed at the Holiday Inn in New Philadelphia and also at Boulevard Lanes. She was a member of the New Philadelphia VFW Auxiliary and was an avid bowler. Wendy was born on January 25, 1956 in Dennison and was a daughter of Jay Peterson...
Elizabeth Nylund Hothem
May 17, 2007
Elizabeth “Betty” Nylund Hothem, 80, of Stone Creek, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in the Arbors of Canton, following a lengthy illness. Born, July 13, 1926, in Staten Island, NY, she was the oldest of four children of the late Sigurd and Catherine Davidson Nylund. Betty worked many years as the secretary-bookkeeper of Central Auto Electric in New Philadelphia. She...
Donald A. Moore
May 17, 2007
Donald A. Moore, 85, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, May 17, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Don was a retired maintenance employee for the Stone Container Company in New Philadelphia and had previously been employed at Joy Mfg. Co. He was also formerly a mail carrier for the Dover Postal Service. Born February...
Orpha G. Smith
May 16, 2007
Orpha G. Smith, 70, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in her home. Born on August 5, 1936 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Lechner) Powell. Orpha was a lifelong resident of the area. She attended Dover High School and Akron School of Cosmetology. She was a retired cook having...
Bessie E. Baker
May 16, 2007
Bessie E. Baker, 94, of Dover, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center. The daughter of the late George & Grace Seibert Smitley, she was born February 8, 1913 at Mineral City. She took great pride in the fact that she was a homemaker. She loved her family dearly, and was proud that she was...
Paul Delbert Kendle
May 14, 2007
Paul Delbert Kendle, 61, of Mineral City died suddenly on Monday, May 14, 2007 in Union Hospital. Born on March 31, 1946, in Dover, he was the son of the late Norman and Margaret (Grove) Kendle. He worked for Miller Mining and Eberhart Coal. Paul attended Bethel Chapel in Dover. Watching the wild turkey and deer from the window of...
Earl D. Rimer
May 12, 2007
Earl D. Rimer, 95, of Dover, died early Saturday morning, May 12, 2007 in Union Hospital. The son of the late Earl A. & Bessie Swope Rimer, he was born May 30, 1911 at Dresden, Ohio. After his graduation from Dover High School, Earl honorably served his country during World War II. While in the Army, he was stationed overseas...
Joseph J. Incarnato Iii
May 11, 2007
Joseph J. (Joe) Incarnato III, 57, of 139 Fair Ave. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died unexpectedly Friday, May 11, 2007 in his home. Joe was a boiler operator for Holmes By-Products in Millersburg. Born April 25, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of Joseph J. (Dixie) Incarnato Jr. of Dover and Antoinette June Mathews and her longtime Mel Gibbons...
Kim W. Herron
May 9, 2007
Kim W. Herron, 49, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at home surrounded by his family, following a battle with cancer. Born, May 28, 1957, he was a son of Joann Baus (husband, Don) McCoy of New Philadelphia, and the late Gerald Herron. Kim graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1976, and shortly afterwards went to work...
Dorothy M. Contini
May 9, 2007
Dorothy May Mork Contini was born May 9, 1920 at 2:22 a.m. in Faribault, Minnesota to the late Mary Ann Kline and George William Mork. She spent her childhood in Minnesota, attended Faribault High School where she created the school newspaper the “Echo”, and graduated in 1938. She attended the College of Commerce, worked at the Employment Security Division in...
David A. Detorio
May 5, 2007
David A. DeTorio, 65 of Dover, died May 5, 2007 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born on June 3, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, David was the son of Helen Wassem-DeTorio of Stonecreek and the late Louis DeTorio. David graduated from Dover High School and later worked for the Harrison News Harold in Cadiz, Ohio where he was an Advertising...
Victoria L. Grewell
May 5, 2007
Victoria “Vicki” Lee Morris Grewell, 51, of Dover died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Union Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born September 14, 1955 in the elevator at Union Hospital, she was a daughter of Anna Mary Colburn Hadorn and the late William E. Morris. Vicki is survived by her son, Tyson Morris and her daughter Patricia Grewell; sisters, Valerie...
Raymond E. Bercaw
May 5, 2007
Raymond E. Bercaw, 78, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Strasburg died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born September 15, 1928 in Fairhope, Ohio he was a son of the late Clyde and Helen Engle Bercaw. Ray was also preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Bercaw; grandson, Shaun Bales; stepmother, Bernice Bercaw and a stepson, John Green;...
Lloyd P. Stein
May 4, 2007
Lloyd P. Stein, 86, of Dover, died Friday, May 4, 2007, in Union Hospital following a long illness.Born, Dec. 12, 1920, in Dover, Lloyd was a son of the late Phillip and Hazel Becker Stein. As a youth, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and then later worked for the former Shenango Penn Mold Co. at Dover. He retired...
Gene H. Smart
May 4, 2007
Gene H. Smart, 80, of Dover, formerly of Strasburg, died May 4, 2007 in Union Hospital in Dover. Born September 12, 1926 in Dover, Gene was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Glass) Smart. He married the love of his life, Angeline (Maugeri) Smart, who preceded him in death. Gene retired from Massillon Steel Casting where he was...
Matthew R. Compton
May 4, 2007
Matthew R. Compton, 16, of Dover died Friday, May 4, 2007 from injuries sustained in an auto accident near his home. Also known as MC Hammer by his friends, Matt was a sophomore at Dover High School where he played football and baseball and was a volunteer in the guidance office at the school. He was also a member of...
Paul L. Jones
May 3, 2007
Paul L. Jones, 20, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 3, 2007. Paul was born on July 22, 1986 in Dover, and was a son of Floyd and Dennetta Shonk Jones Jr. of New Philadelphia. He attended Tuscarawas Valley High School and was presently studying for his General Educational Development tests. Paul had been employed by Galion Truck Bodies in...
Clyde R. Denzer
May 3, 2007
Clyde R. Denzer, 84, of Louisville and formerly of Dover and Fairborn, Ohio died Thursday, May 3, 2007 the Arbors in Canton following an extended illness. Clyde retired in 1971 as an electrician for the Greer Steel Company in Dover where he worked for twenty five years. Following retirement, Clyde repaired organs and pianos. Born March 28, 1923 in Brewster,...
Erma A. Contini
May 3, 2007
Erma A. Contini, 86, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born April 30, 1921 in Midvale she was a daughter of the late August and Barbara Latti Mattevi. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, Michael S. Contini, who died on October 31, 2006; brother, August “Gus” Mattevi and...
Everett Dean Beitzel
May 1, 2007
Everett Dean Beitzel, 77, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Hennis Care Centre, Bolivar, after a brief illness. Dean was born on Mar. 20, 1930 to the late Wilbur and Eunice (Bates) Beitzel, and was a life-long resident of Strasburg. He worked at the former I.F. Manufacturing Co. in New Philadelphia for thirty years until it closed, and...
