Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Janet W. Specht
Mar 20, 2006
Janet Weisgarber Specht, 73, of Dover passed away Monday, March 20, 2006 in her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 3, 1932 in Massillon, Ohio to Leslie and Erma Weisgarber. Janet was a homemaker and an active partner on the family farm, Trealayne Holsteins. Janet served as President of the Ohio Extension Homemakers and was a...
Ruth I. Harding
Mar 19, 2006
Ruth I. Harding, 83, of Funk Rd. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Amberwood Manor following a period of declining health. Ruth was a Registered Nurse having retired from Massillon City Hospital. She was also a former missionary in Africa and New Mexico. Born June 30, 1922 in Strasburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...
Paul S. Pershing
Mar 17, 2006
Paul S. Pershing, 94, of Dover, died Friday, March 17, 2006, in the Bethany Nursing Home in Canton. Born June 26, 1911 at Baltic, he was the son of the late Ulyssis S. & Emma Kline Pershing. Paul was a hard worker. He retired from the former Prospect Drilling Company of Dover after 30 years of service as a dozer...
Patricia A. Schweitzer
Mar 17, 2006
Patricia A. “Patsy” Schweitzer, 78, of Dover, died Friday, March 17, 2006 in the Hennis Care Centre, Dover. She was born January 30, 1928 at Dover, and was the daughter of the late Carl J. & Maxine K. McCarthy Lieser. Patsy was a loving, generous woman who was seemingly always looking to help others. She found enjoyment in making a...
Naomi B. Houston
Mar 15, 2006
Naomi B. Houston, 65, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 15, 2005, following a short period of illness. Born June 15, 1940 at Zanesville, she was the daughter of Marion Singer Ransom, who resides in Zanesville, and the late Ralph Ransom. A hard worker her entire life, Naomi was employed as a press operator for 17 years at the...
Carole J. Haupert
Mar 15, 2006
Carole J. Haupert, 66, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Her death was due to a recently-diagnosed malignant brain tumor. Carole was born September 7, 1939, in Dover, the daughter of the late James and Vera Osgood DeVore. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School, and then attended secretarial school. One of her...
Anna May Moore Vandevort
Mar 14, 2006
Anna May Moore Vandevort, 78, of Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, and a longtime resident of Dogwood St. S.E., New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2006, at Country Club. Born Jun. 13, 1927, in Navarre, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Grace Senften Walter. Anna retired in 1986 as a processor for Alsco Anaconda in Sugarcreek. Prior...
Maria Ionno
Mar 13, 2006
Maria Ionno, 78, of Schoenbrunn Healthcare, New Philadelphia, and a former resident of Betscher Ave., Dover, died Monday, Mar. 13, 2006, following a long battle with Alzheime
Joseph U. Shutt Jr.
Mar 13, 2006
Joseph U. “Joe” Shutt, Jr., 84 of Strasburg died Monday, March 13, 2006 at Union Hospital. Joe was a retired farmer, who owned and operated the Joe B. Shutt Potato farm. Following his retirement from the potato business, Joe became well known for selling his delicious sweet corn. Born June 25, 1921 in Massillon he was a son of the...
Susan M. Richards
Mar 10, 2006
Susan M. Richards, 48, of New Philadelphia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 10, 2006, surrounded by her family and friends, following a hard fought battle with cancer. Born February 17, 1958 at Dover she was the daughter of Herchel (Margo) Duncan of New Philadelphia and Goldia Mann Young of Dover. She was a 27-year employee...
Carole J. Owens
Mar 10, 2006
Carole J. Owens, 58, of Dover died Friday, March 10, 2006 at the Hennis Care Centre. Born June 18, 1947 in Bowling Green, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Thelma Mercer Smith. She had worked as a Legal Secretary for the Hanna and Hanna Law Firm in Bowling Green. She was a member of First Christian...
Don A. Maurer
Mar 10, 2006
Don A. Maurer, 38, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Friday, March 10, 2006 at Aultman Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Don was an employee of Dover Tank and Plate Co. in Dover. He had previously been manager of Discount Drug Mart in New Philadelphia for several years. Don was a 1985 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He...
Ruth M. Arnold
Mar 8, 2006
Ruth M. Arnold, 84, of the New Dawn Retirement Center and lifelong resident of Dover died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 following an extended illness. Born May 3, 1921 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Snyder Becker. Ruth was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Strasburg and a graduate of Dover High...
Ruby G. Fisher
Mar 7, 2006
Ruby G. Fisher, 88, of Dover died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Union Hospital. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and was a licensed beautician. Ruby was a devoted wife and mother whose daily practice was to always worry about the comfort of others before herself, especially making sure they had enough good food to eat. Born...
Joseph J. Lab
Mar 6, 2006
Joseph J. “Joe” Lab, 69, of Dover died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Monday, March 6, 2006. He retired from Hoover Industries in Indiana after 35 years of service as a Quality Control Manager. Born April 27, 1936 in Dover he was a son of the late Jerome and Pauline Krantz Lab. He was a member of St....
Ruth E. "Betty" Lang
Mar 3, 2006
Ruth E. “Betty” Lang, 76, of Dover, died Friday, March 3, 2006, in her home. Born May 24, 1929 at Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Atlee Levinger and Ruth Elizabeth Allison Bevan. Betty worked for 15 years as a waitress at Cindy�(TM)s Restaurant in Strasburg. She had been active with the Dover Army-Navy club auxiliary. Betty relished...
Lois Luella Stewart
Mar 3, 2006
Lois Luella Stewart, 87, of Dover, died Friday, March 3, 2006 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover. Lois was born on November 23, 1918, in Belmont County, where she spent much of her life, and was the daughter of the late George and Lena Myers Ring. After graduating from high school, she continued her studies at Ohio University where...
Donald D. Marks
Feb 28, 2006
Donald D. Marks, 79, of Dover, died suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, in his home. Born Feb. 27, 1927, in Dover, he was a son of the late Margaret Henney Marks. Donald graduated from Dover High School in 1945, and entered the United States Army. He served his country honorably during the last days of World War II. On Oct....
Kim Marie Homman
Feb 24, 2006
Kim Marie Homman, 50, of New Philadelphia died suddenly on Friday, February 24, 2006 at Union Hospital. She retired from Tuscarawas Ave. School in New Philadelphia where she taught first grade for 25 years. Born December 29, 1955 in Dover she was a daughter of Jessie “Jack” and Connie Zifer Reese of Dover. She was a member of St. Joseph...
Larry B. Rentsch
Feb 24, 2006
Larry B. Rentsch, 62, of Strasburg died Friday, February 24, 2006 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following an extended illness. He retired from Rees Cast Stone in Dover after 25 years of service. Born March 8, 1943 in Dover he was a son of the late Robert and Beulah Hostetler Rentsch. In his spare time, Larry enjoyed woodworking. Larry is...
