Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Frank D. Leatherman
Jul 27, 2005
Frank D. “Bud” Leatherman, 64, of Canton died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at Aultman Hospital. Born February 11, 1941 in Roswell he was a son of Mildred L. Ball Leatherman of Canton and the late Frank J. Leatherman. He enjoyed collecting antique trains and toys, along with attending flea markets and fishing. But, the most important thing in Frank�(TM)s life...
William A. Moon
Jul 27, 2005
William A. Moon, 73, of New Philadelphia, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at Select Specialty Hospital in Mercy Medical Center following an extended illness. Bill retired in 1987 as a metallurgist for the Englehard Corporation in New Jersey until illness forced his retirement. Born January 25, 1932 in Dover, he was the son of...
Reta Long Porter
Jul 24, 2005
Reta Long Porter , 82, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, July 24, 2005 in Union Hospital. Reta was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on February 20, 1923, a daughter of the late Martin Van and Mary Anderson Long. She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Porter who died December 30, 1995. They were married on Nov. 11, 1949....
Clyde E. Browning
Jul 23, 2005
Clyde E. “Pappy” Browning, 77, of Bowerston, died Saturday, July 23, 2005 in Canton�(TM)s Mercy Medical Center, following a long illness. Born in Hibbitts, Ohio on March 7, 1928, Clyde was the son of the late Horace Commodore and Myrtle “Effie” Arrowood Browning, Sr. Clyde followed in his father�(TM)s footsteps by working with the Timken Company. He worked as a...
Pauline T. Vannest
Jul 21, 2005
Pauline T. VanNest, 92, of Dover, died peacefully Thursday, July 21, 2005 in Union Hospital. She was born December 13, 1912 at Baltic, and was raised by the late Harvey & Hattie Reeves Kendle. Known as a hard worker, Pauline spent 11 years working as a custodian at Dover High School and had also been employed at East Sparta Ceramic...
Daniel L. Locker
Jul 21, 2005
Daniel L. “Danny” Locker, 62, of Navarre, died Thursday, July 21, 2005, at the home of his mother, following a sudden illness. Born June 25, 1943, in Zoar, Danny was the son of Esther F. Schwarm Locker of Magnolia, and the late Daniel E. Locker. He graduated from Sandy Valley High School and the Toledo Barber College. Danny was a...
Norma J. Marks
Jul 20, 2005
Norma J. Marks, 76, of Dover, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in her home following a sudden illness. Born December 19, 1928, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Frey Manley. Norma graduated from Dover High School in 1946, and, on October 8, 1950, was wed to Donald D. Marks in her parents�(TM) home. She...
Lillian G. Burkey
Jul 18, 2005
Lillian G. Burkey, 90, a longtime Dover resident, died Monday, July 18, 2005 in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born November 26, 1914 at New Philadelphia to the late John W. & Charlotte Dempster Ickes. Lillian was the Valedictorian of New Philadelphia High School�(TM)s class of 1932. She was a longtime member of the St. Johns United...
June E. Bernhart
Jul 15, 2005
June E. Bernhart, 81, of Dover, a loving mother and grandmother died Friday, July 15, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born September 23, 1923 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late August and Helen Brown Ackerman. When June was not taking care of her family, she enjoyed reading in her spare time. June was...
Frederick L. Clugston
Jul 11, 2005
Frederick L. Clugston, 57, of Canton, a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother died Monday, July 11, 2005 at Aultman Hospital following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He retired from the Hoover Company in 2003 with 34 years of service and had also worked at Fisher Foods in Canton for 28 years. Born October 5, 1947 in Canton he...
George Edson Mcbride
Jul 9, 2005
George Edson “Ed” McBride, 94, of Dover, died peacefully Saturday, July 9, 2005 in New Philadelphia�(TM)s Schoenbrunn Healthcare, after a brief illness. Born Mark 16, 1911 at Dresden, he was the son of the late George O. and Verde Dowell McBride. Ed retired in 1974 from the former Reeves Steel in Dover after 45 years of service. He earned his...
Ruth E. Strickmaker
Jul 4, 2005
Ruth E. Strickmaker, 81, of Dover, died Monday, July 4, 2005 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born August 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late John & Hazel Swinderman Forstrom. For the past several years, Ruth was a familiar, friendly face at United Day Care where she volunteered in the Foster Grandparent program. She was an...
Nellie Mae Denmon Cain
Jul 2, 2005
Nellie M. Denmon Cain, 65, of Steubenville and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 2, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She retired from UPS in Steubenville after many years of service. Born May 29, 1940 in Dover, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Georgianna Pullum Denmon. Nellie was a member of First...
Samuel R. Notz
Jun 30, 2005
Samuel R. “Sam” Notz, 83, of Dover, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born June 16, 1922, in Somerdale, Sam graduated in 1940 from Bolivar High School, and, at the beginning of World War II, entered the U.S. Army. He served with an engineering battalion on Europe. Following the war, he married the...
Victoria Reed
Jun 29, 2005
Victoria “Vicki” Reed, 74 of Dover, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 in Union Hospital following a long illness. Born August 8, 1930 in Dover. She was a daughter of late George J. and Suzie Price Solley. Vicki went to school in Dover and was a homemaker. She attended Strasburg United Methodist Church. A public graveside service will be held Friday...
Clayton D. Reed
Jun 29, 2005
Clayton D. Reed, 79, a longtime Dover, Ohio resident died Wednesday, June 29, 2005 in the Walnut Hills Retirement Community in Walnut Creek. Clayton retired in 1984 from the accounting department at the Greer Steel Company in Dover where he worked for 31 years. Born August 12, 1925 in Waynesburg, Ohio, he was the son of the late Fred E....
Richard D. Mears
Jun 28, 2005
Richard D. “Dick” Mears, 70, a longtime Dover resident, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 in his home. Born April 1, 1935 at Port Washington, he was the son of the late Homer & Lela Hollingsworth Mears. He retired in 1996 from the Timken Company at New Philadelphia where he had worked faithfully for over 33 years. Dick was a member...
Kirby A Clark
Jun 25, 2005
Kirby A. Clark, 43, of Dover, died Saturday, Jun. 25, 2005, in his home. Kirby fought a good fight, never complaining, against many physical ailments. Born Jul. 25, 1961, in Dover, he was the beloved son of Joyce Trachsel Clark Passalacqua of Massillon, and the late Harold D. Clark. Kirby graduated from Dover High School in 1979. Ten years later,...
Rilynn Grace Cooke
Jun 24, 2005
Rilynn Grace Cooke, the infant daughter of Bret and Nancy Cawrse Cooke of New Philadelphia, died shortly after she was born Friday, June 24, 2005 in Union Hospital. In addition to her parents, Rilynn is survived by: her big sister, Makenna Cooke of the home; paternal grandparents, Bob (Mary Lou) Cooke of Lexington and Janet Bracken of New London; maternal...
Helen I. Reiss
Jun 23, 2005
Helen I. Peoples Reiss, 100, of New Philadelphia and a former longtime resident of Uhrichsville, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 in New Dawn Health Care Center. Born October 5, 1904 at Dennison, she was the daughter of the late Fred & Etta Dugan Peoples. She was a member of the Uhrichsville Presbyterian Church. Helen was preceded in death by her...
