Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
John Kennedy
Jan 1, 2005
John E. “Gene” Kennedy Sr., 74, of North Star in Dover, Ohio died New Year�(TM)s Day, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Gene was Treasurer of Johnson Rubber Company in Middlefield until his retirement in 1980. Born February 10, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late William “Ted” and Jane M. Kennedy. He was...
Judith E. Robillard
Dec 31, 2004
Judith E. “Judy” Robillard, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born May 11, 1946, in Sandy Point, Idaho, she was a daughter of the late Winifred Abraham and Eileen May Copeland Hickman. Judy grew up and attended school in California. She was a homemaker, and worked as a nurses�(TM) aide at Country Club...
Dennis P. Brown
Dec 28, 2004
Dennis P. Brown, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 11, 1941, in Pickerington, he was the son of the late Paul and Maxine Brown. Dennis graduated Pickerington High School, and served honorably with the United States Marine Corps in the Viet Nam War. On Aug. 1, 1970,...
Victor S. Renner
Dec 26, 2004
Victor S. Renner, 88, of Dover died Friday, December 24, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He was owner/operator of Victor Renner Builders in Dover and had also formerly owned Renner Coal Company. Born September 20, 1916 at Dover, he was the son of the late Louis and Alice McCreight Renner. Victor was a member of the First...
Richard I. Schlimm
Dec 25, 2004
Richard I. Schlimm, 66, of Strasburg, Ohio and formerly of Sandyville and East Sparta died Christmas Day, 2004 in Union Hospital following an extended illness. He was an employee of the Timken Company in Canton until illness forced his retirement. He had also previously worked for Sparta Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta. Born March 1, 1938 in East Sparta,...
James D. Zifer
Dec 24, 2004
James D. Zifer, Sr., 69, of Dover, died Friday, December 24, 2004 following a lengthy illness. A familiar face to so many, Jim had been self-employed since 1963. Over the years, he had owned and operated several automotive repair and service businesses in Dover and New Philadelphia. Born April 7, 1935 at Dover, he was the son of the late...
Eleanor M. Newton
Dec 24, 2004
Eleanor M. Newton, 84, of Strasburg, Ohio died Friday, December 24, 2004 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. She owned and operated the former Town House Restaurant in Strasburg for over 50 years. She also assisted her husband, C.L. Newton, founder of Newton Asphalt & Paving Company in Strasburg. He died February 16, 1980. Born September 9,...
William A. Page, Jr.
Dec 23, 2004
William A. “Bump” Page, Jr., 51, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in his home. Born Jan. 5, 1953, he was the son of the late William A. and Dora Ross Page. Bump was a 1972 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He was a long-time employee of the Evans Brick Co. of Midvale, and its successor, Whitacre-Greer....
Carole M. Langenfeld
Dec 16, 2004
Carole M. Langenfeld, 66, of New Philadelphia, went home with her Lord Thursday, December 16, 2004, after a courageous 3-month battle with cancer. She and her husband Dale were owner operators of Village Barn Restaurant at Tappan Lake from 1973-1983. The daughter of the late Harold and Eliene Dunmore Hefling, she celebrated her 66th birthday on November 13. Carole was...
Wilma F. Krebs
Dec 14, 2004
Wilma F. Krebs, 80, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Mar. 25, 1924, in Baertown, Dover, Twp., she was a daughter of the lateWilliam W. and Bertha V. Jones Simmers. Wilma graduated Dover High School in 1942. On Sept. 27, 1942, she married Charles F. Krebs. She was employed...
Charles R. Vickers
Dec 14, 2004
Charles R. 'Charlie' Vickers, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday in his home after a brief illness. Born Aug. 29, 1923, in Deersville, he was a son of the late John C. and Dessie C. Kail Vickers. Charlie served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and later in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He retired...
Katherine L. Jimison
Dec 13, 2004
Katherine L. “Kathie” Jimison, 62, of Sugarcreek died Monday, December 13, 2004 following a brief illness. Born February 24, 1942 at Martins Ferry, she was the daughter of the late Edwin B. and Dorothy Nelson Long. Salutatorian of the 1960 class at Cadiz High School and a Cum Laude graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in Home...
Dorothy Ann Oliver
Dec 10, 2004
Dorothy Ann Oliver, 40, of Dover, passed away Friday, December 10, 2004 after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. She was a nine-year employee of Wal Mart at New Philadelphia where she was head of Customer Service Management. She enjoyed her work and truly cared for all of the co-workers that she had become close with over the years. Born...
Richard E. Gordon
Dec 8, 2004
Richard E. “Dick” Gordon, 68, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, December 8, 2004 in Union Hospital at Dover. Dick was a longtime printer having owned and operated Valley Printing and Graphics at Dover. He previously managed Newhouse Printing Company at Dover and for many years worked with his family in the Gordon Printing Company in Strasburg. Born February 12, 1936...
Margaret L. Pershing
Dec 4, 2004
Margaret L. Pershing, 86, of Dover died Saturday, December 4, 2004 at Country Club Retirement Center following an extended illness. Born December 15, 1917 in Strasburg, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Homer and Clara Hoover Yutzy. She was a member of Strasburg United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star Lodge #222 in New Philadelphia. Margaret is survived...
Arthur F. Strauss
Dec 4, 2004
Arthur F. Strauss, 86, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, December 4, 2004 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. He retired as the Postmaster in Strasburg and he also owned the Strauss Haus Tavern in New Philadelphia. Born January 15, 1918 in Dundee he was a son of the late Arthur A. and Nora Nicewander Strauss. He enjoyed...
Wilma L. Ashbaugh
Dec 3, 2004
Wilma L. Ashbaugh, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, in Morning View Care Center following a long illness. Born Aug. 26, 1915, in Carbon Hill, Hocking Co., she was a daughter of the late Pearly and Mabel Spooner Perkins. Wilma attended school in Hocking Co., and, on Apr. 1, 1934, married Homer E. Ashbaugh in New Philadelphia....
Mary "Chee Chee" King
Nov 30, 2004
Mary A. “Chee Chee” King, 66, of Dover, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004 in Union Hospital. Over the years, she had worked for a variety of area businesses such as Goshen Dairy, the Red Onion, TJ�(TM)s and Twilite. Born November 3, 1938 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Franny Pace. Chee Chee was a...
Cecilia H. Fearon
Nov 27, 2004
Cecilia H. Fearon, 90, of Dover, died Saturday, November 27, 2004 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Along with her late husband, Henry R. Fearon who died February 6, 1996, she owned the former Fearon�(TM)s Market on Tuscarawas Avenue in Dover for 22 years. Born October 2, 1914 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Frank and...
Thelma A. Davis
Nov 26, 2004
Thelma A. Davis, 87, of 219 E. Slingluff Ave., Dover, Ohio died Friday, November 26, 2004 in Union Hospital at Dover surrounded by her whole family. She was an employee of the former Puritan Laundry at New Philadelphia and the Dover-Phila Laundry in Dover until it�(TM)s closing. Born January 1, 1917 near Uhrichsville, she was the daughter of the late...
