Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Margaret Peggy Burtscher
Oct 18, 2005
Margaret “Peggy” Burtscher, 74, of Dover died Tuesday, October 18, 2005 after a courageous battle with cancer, in New Dawn Health Care Center where she was surrounded by her family. Born May 24, 1931 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Catherine Meyer Lab. Peggy retired in 1993 after 17 years of working in food services...
William Vasbinder
Oct 17, 2005
William “Bill” Vasbinder, 71, of Dover died Monday, October 17, 2005 at his home. He retired in 1994 from Gradall after 33 years of service. Born July 4, 1934 in Dover he was the son of Florence Lengler Vasbinder of Dover and the late Hubert Vasbinder. Bill was a member of First Christian Church in Dover, Tuscarawas Lodge #59 F...
William E. Kibrige
Oct 15, 2005
William E. “Bill” Kibrige, 87, of Strasburg, died Saturday, October 15, 2005. at Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on January 24, 1918 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Bill was the son of the late William E. Kibrige Sr. and Ezmonda R. Jordan. Bill managed several movie theaters for the Shea Theatre Corporation. He oversaw the operation of theaters in Michigan,...
David A. Wittkop
Oct 15, 2005
David A. Wittkop, 68, of Dover, died peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning, October 15, 2005. He was born October 12, 1937 in Toledo, the son of the late Carl and Catherine Gunder Wittkop. In January of 2004, Dave retired from Smith Dairy. Dave was an active member of the First Christian Church in New Philadelphia where he was...
W. Harold Snyder
Oct 14, 2005
W. Harold Snyder, 79, of Dover, Ohio and a former Akron and Massillon resident died Friday, October 14, 2005 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. He retired in 1987, as Vice President of Commercial lines for the Ostrov Insurance Agency in Akron where he worked for 27 years. Born January 13, 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, he was...
Nema V. Keener
Oct 13, 2005
Nema V. Keener, 97, a long-time resident of E. Seventeenth St., Dover, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, where she had resided the past five years. Born June 1, 1908, in Clinton, Indiana, Nema was a daughter of the late William and Anna Laura Bidycofer Felgenhauer. She attended school in Somerdale, and, on Jun. 1,...
Paul K. Miller
Oct 12, 2005
Paul K. Miller, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, October 12, 2005, in New Dawn Health Care Center, Dover, following a long illness. Born Apr. 30, 1926, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Carl and Edith Schlafly Miller. Paul graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1944, and served in the U.S. Mrechant Marines on hospital...
June E. Denning
Oct 8, 2005
June E. Denning, 85, of Dover died Saturday, October 8, 2005 at Schoenbrunn Health Care Center in New Philadelphia following an extended illness. She retired from Alsco in Gnadenhutten after 20 years of service. Born February 27, 1920 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Albert and Bessie Winger Swihart. She was a member of the Church...
Emmett Jean Glazer
Oct 8, 2005
Emmett Jean Glazer, 88, who resided in both Ohio and Florida, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, in Fairfield, Ohio. Born Mar. 14, 1917, in Port Washington, he was a son of the late Henry and Rosa Dichler Glazer. Emmett earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Ohio University, and went on to attain his Master's Degree, also in...
Frederick Capozella
Oct 7, 2005
Frederick “Terry” Capozella, 70, of Dover died Friday, October 7, 2005 at his home following an extended illness. He retired in 1992 from Greer Steel after 28 years of service. Born May 25, 1935 in Dover he was a son of the late John and Loretta Murphy Capozella. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and a veteran...
Doris M. Gantley
Oct 7, 2005
Doris M. Renner Gantley, 74, of New Philadelphia died Friday, October 7, 2005 at Hennis Care Cenre in Dover. She was born on August 11, 1931 in New Philadelphia. She was a member of Fry�(TM)s Valley Moravian Church. Doris is survived by her mother, Martha Kinsey of Dover; three daughters, Joyce Ann Snyder of Massillon, Shelly (Bret) Baker of Canton...
Frances Mary Ann Steffe
Oct 7, 2005
Frances Mary Ann Steffe, 92, of Strasburg, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, in her home. Born Nov. 18, 1913, in Bolivar, she was a daughter of the late George and Louisa Franz Margo. She was a loving wife and mother, and member of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Zoar. Frances was both a Girl Scout leader and a...
Alice M. Gray
Oct 3, 2005
Alice M. Gray, 92, of New Philadelphia died Monday, October 3, 2005 at the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 7, 1913 in Franklin Twp., Tuscarawas County, she was a daughter of the late George and Sarah Bair Yackey. She was a member of the First Moravian Church in Dover where she was a Sunday school teacher and was...
M. Eileen Aeling
Oct 1, 2005
M. Eileen Aeling, 80, of Dover, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, following a long illness. Born Dec. 18, 1924, in Strasburg, Eileen was a daughter of the late Otto Baker and Myrtle Boyd Baker Lawrence. She graduated from Strasburg High School, and married Howard K. Aeling on Apr. 29, 1950 in St. Aloysius Church. Eileen was a loving wife, mother,...
Charles W. Sparks
Sep 27, 2005
Charles W. “Chuck” Sparks, 66, a 45-year resident of Brewster, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005 in Massillon Community Hospital. Born July 12, 1939 in Lancaster, KY, Chuck was the son of the late John E. and Stella Barger Sparks. Chuck was a hard worker. As was a member of the Canton Local Union for construction workers and over the years...
H. Frances Lukens
Sep 24, 2005
H. Frances Lukens, 84, of Dover died Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She retired from M& M Market in 2000 with over 20 years of service. Born October 20, 1920 in Dundee she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Flossie Medam Burrell. Frances was a member of St. John�(TM)s United Church of...
Albert F. Recchiuti
Sep 20, 2005
Albert F. Recchiuti, 83, of Dover died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. He retired as Vice President of Sales from Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. in New Philadelphia after 30 years of service. Born December 18, 1921 in Dennison he was a son of the late Domenico and Mary DeMattis Recchiuti. He was a member of...
Mabel V. Ritchey
Sep 18, 2005
Mabel V. Ritchey, 98, a 12-year resident of the Walnut Hills Retirement Community, died Sunday, September 18, 2005. She was a homemaker and had always been active in the operation of her family�(TM)s farm. Born March 1, 1907 at Sugarcreek, she was the daughter of the late Charley & Lida Kutscher Swihart. Mabel was a longtime member of the St....
David G. Rosenberry
Sep 15, 2005
David G. Rosenberry, 50, of Stone Creek, Ohio died Thursday, September 15, 2005 in his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Dave founded the Dover-Phila Glass and Mirror Company in Dover in 1988. Born July 5, 1955 in Dover, he was the son of Dorotha Moran Lang of Dover and was preceded in death by his fathers James Lang...
Merle W. Marburger
Sep 10, 2005
Merle W. “Tuffy” Marburger, 91, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, September 10, 2005 in the Hennis Care Centre in Dover following an extended illness. Merle owned and operated the former Marburger Grill in Strasburg and Bolivar for many years until his retirement in 1981. Born July 21, 1914 in Lawrence Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio, he was the son of the...
