Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Robert W. Sheets
Sep 9, 2005
Robert W. Sheets, 51, of Pennsylvania died Friday, September 9, 2005 at Doctor�(TM)s Hospital in Massillon following a sudden illness. He was a manager at Watsontown Brick Co. in Watsontown, Pennsylvania. Born September 13, 1953 in Leesville, Ohio he was a son of Ruth Palmer Sheets of New Philadelphia and the late William Sheets. He was a member of Watsontown...
Oliver R. Humerickhouse
Sep 9, 2005
Oliver R. Humerickhouse, 95, of Fairview Park, Ohio and formerly of Stone Creek died Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. He retired from Jim Boltz Excavating as a heavy machine operator. Oliver also enjoyed farming and owned and operated his own harvesting company. Born September 15, 1909 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late Fred and...
Betty J. Mathews
Sep 8, 2005
Betty June Mathews (Metzger) died peacefully at home on September 8th, 2005 after a courageous battle with lymphoma. Born September 11th, 1925, in Dover, Ohio she was a lifetime resident of Dover. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Emma Metzger, one son, Dennis Mathews, and one grand daughter Melanie K. Mathews. Betty is survived by her...
Catherine A. Murray
Sep 3, 2005
Catherine A. “Katie” Polka Murray, 84, of Winfield, died peacefully Saturday, September 3, 2005 in Union Hospital. For more than 20 years, she worked with GTE, holding a variety of positions before retiring as an assignment clerk. Katie was born in Alderson, Oklahoma on November 12, 1920, the 9th of ten children of the late Frank & Mary Polka. She...
Angeline Deserio
Sep 2, 2005
Angeline “Angie” DeSerio, 91, a lifelong resident of Roswell, died Friday, Sep. 2, 2005, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born Apr. 4, 1914, she was a daughter of the late James and Philomena Antonine DeSerio. Angie was an employee of the former Belmont Stamp and Enameling Co., New Philadelphia, and retired from Sparta Manufacturing Co., East Sparta. She...
Thurman S. Groff
Sep 2, 2005
Thurman S. Groff, 82, of Dover, died Friday, September 2, 2005 in Union Hospital. He was a hard-working man who for nearly 40 years was a fixture at the Stone Creek brick plant. Born July 27, 1923 at Dover, he was the son of the late Joseph & Clara Kohler Groff. Thurman was a member of Dover�(TM)s Grace Lutheran Church....
Audrey H. Fruchey
Aug 24, 2005
Audrey Fruchey, 90, a lifelong Dover resident, died Wednesday, August 24, 2005, in the Hennis Care Centre Assisted Living wing, following an extended illness. During her many years at Hennis, she received loving, nurturing care from all the staff that knew her. Audrey graduated in 1933 from Dover High School and went on to further her education at Kent State...
Howard B. Bean
Aug 15, 2005
Howard B. Bean, 95, of Titusville, FL, and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, in Titusville. Born Apr. 22, 1910, in New Philadelphia, Howard was the son of the late Elmer W. and Sally Hutchison Bean. He served honorably with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II, and, for many years, was the owner and...
Bessie M. Harper
Aug 14, 2005
Bessie M. Harper, 82, of Dover, died peacefully Sunday, August 14, 2005 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born May 8, 1923 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Clyde M. & Laura Barr Law, as well as her stepmother, Clara. Bessie retired in 1989 from the JCPenney Company, where she had spent 30 years as...
Kenneth E. Stein
Aug 13, 2005
Kenneth E. Stein, 75, of Sugarcreek died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at the Louis Stokes VA Hospital in Cleveland. He retired from Sugarcreek Industries. Born June 24, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late Clarence and Minnie Lang Stein. Ken enjoyed all sports, especially his beloved Indians and Browns. He also proudly served his country during the...
Dorothy V. Kauffman
Aug 13, 2005
Dorothy V. Kauffman, 67, of New Philadelphia died August 13, 2005 at the Cleveland Clinic following a sudden illness. She was employed at CMA in Bolivar and had retired from GTE after 32 years of service. Born July 28, 1938 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Carrie Kaserman Ault. Dorothy was a member of...
Helen F. Snyder
Aug 13, 2005
Helen F. Snyder, 80, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, August 13, 2005 at the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center. Born May 29, 1925 in Strasburg, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Orb and Florence Harper Miller. She is survived by two sons; Gene Snyder of Mineral City and Ernie Snyder of Dover; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She...
Annabell Gibson
Aug 10, 2005
Annabell Gibson, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born Aug. 1, 1924, in Lost Creek, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Mattie Wright Weekley. Annabell was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed doing all of the things that help make a rich home and...
Ann M. Burnhouse
Aug 6, 2005
Ann M. Burnhouse, 88, of the Country Club Center and formerly of Superior Ave., Dover, Ohio died Saturday, August 6, 2005 in the center. Ann retired in 1981, as a receptionist and telephone operator for the former Reeves Steel Company in Dover where she worked for 33 years. Born July 30, 1917 in Austria, a daughter of the late Angelo...
