Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Kenneth L. Headlee
Mar 22, 2007
Kenneth L. Headlee, 90, of Strasburg died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born September 22, 1916 in Garards Fort, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Mark and Ethel Rose Headlee. Ken was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary E. Headlee who died on March 15, 2002; six brothers, Earle,...
Beatrice A. Levengood
Mar 20, 2007
Beatrice A. “Bea” Levengood, 76, of Bolivar, Ohio died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Massillon Campus of Affinity Health Care in Massillon following a brief illness. Bea retired in 1999, as Service Representative for the Social Security Administration in New Philadelphia where she worked for 25 years. Following retirement, she was a volunteer at Union Hospital. Born March 17,...
Richard J. Gibbs
Mar 20, 2007
Richard J. Gibbs, 88, of Dover, slept away peacefully Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2007. Born Aug. 17, 1918, in Dover, Richard was a son of the late Walter E. and Ladema Freed Gibbs. He graduated from Dover High School and went on to earn his Bachelor�(TM)s Degree from Ohio University. He was a proud member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity....
Ann V. Jones Mange
Mar 19, 2007
Ann V. Jones Mange, 88, of Dover and formerly of Barberton, Ohio died Monday, March 19, 2007 at the New Dawn Retirement Center. Born September 5, 1918 in Dover she was a daughter of the late John and Susan Spevak Mravik. Ann was also preceded in death by her husband, Mack Mange who died on February 28, 1992; son, David...
Kathryn O. "Kate" Ruppenthal
Mar 18, 2007
Kathryn O. “Kate” Ruppenthal, 72, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, Mar. 18, 2007. Born Mar. 3, 1935, in Mount Vernon, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Stanley Tippett and Hazel Totman Tippett. Kate graduated from Kinsman High School, and, on Jul. 18, 1953, married Donald E. Ruppenthal. The couple relocated that same year...
Howard Wayne Weaver
Mar 16, 2007
Howard Wayne Weaver, 67 of Millersburg, died Friday, March 16, 2007 in the Scenic View Nursing Home, following a long illness. Born July 17, 1939 at Canton, he was the son of the late John P. & Helena Agnes Kurzinski Weaver. Howard was a 1958 graduate of Tusky Valley High School, and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by...
Ida M. Lagatta
Mar 16, 2007
Ida M. “Dolly” Lagatta, 78, of Oakleaf Village, Columbus, passed away Friday, Mar. 16, 2007, after a long illness. Dolly is finally without pain and is in Heaven. Born Oct. 30, 1928, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rose Visconti. Dolly made the journey to Dover after her marriage to Louie Lagatta. She quickly made...
Angeline C. Milyiori
Mar 13, 2007
Angeline C. Milyiori, 91, of Dover, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in the Abington Memorial Hospital at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born August 31, 1915 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Lorenzo and Dominica Grilli Berarducci. After 22 years of service, she retired from the former Sales Department Store where she had been employed as a salesclerk. She was...
Lela Yoss
Mar 12, 2007
Lela “Lee” Yoss, 80, of 1406 Walnut St., Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 12, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. Born May 11, 1926 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Sylvester and Beulah Evans Summers. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Harvey...
Kathy Ann Devore
Mar 12, 2007
Kathy Ann DeVore, 52, of Midvale, died Monday, March 12, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center Canton, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born November 2, 1954, in Dover, she was a daughter of Maxine McAndrews DeVore Whitman and Robert Whitman of Midvale, and the late Robert DeVore. Kathy was a 1973 graduate of Indian Valley North High School and Canton...
Francis A. Brown
Mar 11, 2007
Francis A. Brown, 56, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Sunday, March 11, 2007 in Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born October 6, 1950 in Cambridge, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry and Iris Miller Brown. He served his country in the United States Army during the Viet Nam era. He was a member of the D.A.V....
Claude P. Domer
Mar 11, 2007
Claude P. Domer, 97, of Dover, who most recently resided in Strasburg, died Sunday evening, March 11, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre, following a short battle with illness. Born June 23, 1909 at Smithville, he was the son of the late Samuel & Jemima Yoder Domer. Also preceding Claude in death was: his wife, the former Rena C. Grimes,...
Blanche E. Maurer
Mar 10, 2007
Blanche E. Maurer, 93, formerly of Canton and most recently of Greer, South Carolina went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 10, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. She had retired in 1975 as a secretary at the Canton Baptist Temple after 13 ½ years of service. She was a member of the Canton Baptist...
Thomas L. Baer
Mar 8, 2007
Thomas L. Baer, 53, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday, March 8, 2007 in the Country Club Center following a five month illness. Tom was born October 29, 1953 in Dover, the son of Robert and Carol Emig Baer of Dover. He was a truck driver for Red Malcuit Inc. for over twenty years and had previously worked for A.J. Weigand...
Marion C. Patton
Mar 4, 2007
Marion C. “Pat” Patton, 90, of Strasburg, died peacefully Sunday, March 4, 2007, in his home. Born February 19, 1917 at Dover, he was the son of the late Olba & Augusta Strickroth Patton. A plumber by trade, he retired from Plumbing Contractors and Supply after 35 years of hard work and dedicated service. Professionally, he had been a member...
Helen Marie Renicker
Mar 3, 2007
Helen Marie Renicker, 81, of Dennison (Midvale), died Saturday, Mar. 3, 2007, in Union Hospital, surrounded by her family. Born Nov. 28, 1925, in Dover, Helen was a daughter of the late Jess and Dorothy Grover Young. She graduated from Dover High School, and, in 1947, married Carl L. Renicker. Helen was a loving homemaker who enjoyed reading, sewing, crocheting,...
Sandra K. Espenschied
Mar 2, 2007
Sandra K. Espenschied, 62, of Dover, died Friday, Mar. 2, 2007, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, from an apparent pulmonary embolism. Born May 26, 1944, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Irene Baker Hostetler. Sandra was a homemaker who liked to sew, and especially enjoyed being with her grandchildren. She was a member of the...
Anna Viola Ritenour
Mar 2, 2007
Anna Viola Ritenour, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, March 2, 2007, in Colonial Manor at New Philadelphia. She was born February 13, 1921 at Dover, the daughter of the late Albert and Marie Correll Miller. Anna was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene at New Philadelphia and had been a part of its Gleaner�(TM)s Class. Personal...
Lucille A. Wallick
Feb 28, 2007
Lucille A. Wallick, 89, of Dover, died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Jan. 29, 1918, in Coshocton, she was the daughter of the late F. Wilbur and Alice F. Eckleberry Wilde. Lucille moved with her family at a young age to Dover where her father was employed by Sam Reeves. She attended Dover schools...
C. Lemoyne Luthy
Feb 27, 2007
C. LeMoyne Luthy, 88, of Dover and a former resident of Strasburg and Hollywood, Florida died Tuesday, February 27, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. LeMoyne served as Mayor of the City of Dover for ten years from 1962-1972. Prior to his service as Mayor, he served eight years on Dover City Council including...
