Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mack C. Wardell, Jr.
Jun 12, 2005
Mack C. Wardell, Jr., 56, of Beach City died unexpectedly June 12, 2005 in his home. Born November 17, 1948 at Dover, he was son of the late Mack C. & Mary C. Krantz Wardell, Sr. Mack honorably served his country in the Army. He was mechanically inclined and enjoyed working on cars and just about anything with a motor...

Raymond "Sonny" Amistadi, Jr.
Jun 11, 2005
Raymond “Sonny” Amistadi, Jr., 66, a lifelong Dover resident, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, June 11, 2005. Born April 8, 1939 at Dover, he was the son of Betty Penrod Amistadi of Dover and the late Raymond Amistadi, Sr. Sonny was a retired millwright from Greer Steel at Dover and had also worked as a mechanic for the...

K. Corinne Maurer
Jun 10, 2005
K. Corinne Maurer, 91, of Dover, died Friday, Jun. 10, 2005, in Country Club Retirement Campus. Born Oct. 9, 1913 in Midvale, she was a daughter of the late Byron L. and Lorna Rippeth Fisher. Corinne was a homemaker and was a crossing guard for the City of Dover. Some of her favorite pastimes were playing cards and watching sporting...
Dorothy H. Soulsby
Jun 9, 2005
Dorothy H. Soulsby, 85, a lifelong Dover resident, went home to be with the Lord and to be reunited with her husband on Thursday, June 9, 2005. Dorothy died in the Hennis Care Centre following a brief illness. Born January 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Henry & Anna Obermiller Eiler. For more than 35 years, Dorothy...
Helen E. George
Jun 9, 2005
Helen E. George, 84, of New Philadelphia, passed away Thursday, Jun. 9, 2005, in Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, following a long illness. Born Oct. 22, 1920 in Barberton, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Graham White. Helen graduated Barberton High School in 1938, and married Donald M. George on Feb. 18, 1939. The couple shared...

Henry Isaiah Hagloch
Jun 8, 2005
Henry Isaiah Hagloch, 91, passed away on June 8, 2005 following a period of declining health. A caring son, brother, husband and father, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, on March 14, 2005 and his son, Grant, on June 2, 2005. Henry and Mary would have celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary this Christmastime. He will be missed...
M. Alberta Weber
Jun 8, 2005
M. Alberta Weber, 79, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 in her home. She retired from Tusky Valley High School where she was a cook for 33 years. She had previously been a secretary for the Timken family in Canton for many years. Born May 29, 1926 in Sandy Township, she was the daughter of the late Charles...
Lloyd W. Crowell, Sr.
Jun 5, 2005
Lloyd W. Crowell, Sr., 85, a Dover resident for more than fifty years, died peacefully Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 7, 1920 at Hohenwald, TN, he was the son of the late Ode & Esther Hooper Crowell. Lloyd possessed an incredible work ethic. In 1982, he retired from the B&O Railroad after...
Walter H. Annon
Jun 5, 2005
Walter H. Annon, 45, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Union Hospital following an apparent heart attack at his home. He was an employee of the Timken Company at Canton. Born June 15, 1959 in Massillon, Ohio, he was the son of the late James Q. and Patricia A. Pettigrew Annon. Walter was a graduate of Cambridge...
Luverna Grace Harris White
Jun 4, 2005
Luverna Grace Harris White, 86, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Luverna was a nursing assistant at Edwin Shaw Hospital for 25 years. Born April 2, 1919 in Dartmoore, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William and Naomi Murphy Harris. She enjoyed working in her flower garden, going...
John Woodrow Murray Sr.
Jun 4, 2005
John Woodrow Murray Sr., 85, of Dover (Winfield), Ohio died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He died 40 years to the time of his mother�(TM)s passing. In 1962, he founded Sugarcreek Auto Sales in Sugarcreek and operated it until his retirement in 1981. Born March 16, 1920 on the family farm in Winfield, he...
Anthony Longer
Jun 3, 2005
Anthony “Tony” Longer, 77, of Dover died Friday, June 3, 2005 at Aultman Hospital following a sudden illness. Tony retired in 1987 as the head of location and the design department of the Ohio Department of Transportation after 34 years of service. He was a licensed Professional Civil Engineer. Born April 26, 1928 at Bridgeport, Ohio, son of the late...
Marian A. Espenschied
Jun 2, 2005
Marian A. Espenschied, 88, of 102 Marlin Lane S.E., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, June 2, 2005 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born September 21, 1916 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Mary Hines Moore. Marian was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in New Philadelphia. She enjoyed assembling jigsaw puzzles,...
Donald James Welsch
Jun 1, 2005
Donald J. Welsch, 90, of New Philadelphia, and a former resident of Dover and Malvern, died Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2005, in Union Hospital. Born Feb. 15, 1915 in Strasburg, Donald attended Strasburg schools and was employed by the Wallick Coal Co. for many years. He retired as a crane operator from the E & L Co. in Canton. Donald was...
Vance Douglas
May 31, 2005
Vance M. “Jay” Douglas, Jr., 70, a longtime Dover resident, died peacefully Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Aultman Hospital. Born July 27, 1934 at Kirtland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Vance M. and Grace Luella Carsey Douglas, Sr. Jay was a true character. You always knew where he stood on issues, as he was more than willing...
Norma L. Wiegand
May 31, 2005
Norma Ladine Wiegand, 83, of Strasburg, Ohio died Tuesday, May 31, 2005 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a five month illness. She was an employee of the former Garver Bros. Store for 27 years. She also was a former water meter reader for the Village of Strasburg and a crossing guard, and Times Reporter carrier.. Born July...
Mary Ann Fragasse
May 31, 2005
Mary N. Fragasse, 90, a long-time resident of N. Mckinley St., Dover, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in New Dawn Health Care Center. Born Jan. 29, 1915, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Tullosi Novak. Mary graduated from the former St. Joseph High School, Dover. She married Lewis N. Fragasse on Jun. 24, 1950....

Betty I. Festi
May 29, 2005
Betty I. Festi, 71, of Dover, died peacefully early Sunday morning, May 29, 2004 surrounded by her loving family. Born July, 25, 1933 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Gail Cunningham and Eliza McCullough Mallernee. She had worked as a nurse�(TM)s aide at Union Hospital as well as several area nursing homes. Over the years, Betty...
Gladys P. Myers
May 24, 2005
Gladys P. Myers, 85, of Strasburg died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 in her home following a brief illness. Born August 16, 1919 in Sugarcreek, she was the daughter of the late Minnie and Harold Moomaw. She was a retired employee of the Times Reporter. Gladys was a 1938 graduate of Sugarcreek High School and a longtime member of the First...

Dorothy C. Rastetter
May 23, 2005
Dorothy C. Rastetter, 88, of Mineral City (Atwood Lake), died Monday, May 23, 2005, in her home. Born Apr. 30, 1917, in Alliance, Dorothy was a daughter of the late Bernard J. and Charlotte Cholley Cunin. She graduated from Alliance High School and attended Mount Union College and Kent State University. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...