Obituaries

Oct 25, 2004

S. Emma McCarty, 97, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, October 25, 2004 in Amberwood Manor where she had resided for the last 12 years. In 1975, she retired from the former Harts Family Center at New Philadelphia. Born July 27, 1907 in Savanna, TN, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Mary E. Pinson Tidwell. Over the...

Oct 13, 2004

Donavon A. McDonald, Sr., 70, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, in his home. Born, March 12, 1934, in Zeno, he was a son of the late Henry and Pearl Lanning McDonald. Donavon served honorably with the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was employed by Midtown Welding of Dover for many years, and later...

Oct 12, 2004

Beloved daughter, wife, sister and friend, Stephanie M. (Butts) Horn, 26, of Tyler, Texas and formerly of Dover, passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 in the East Texas Medical Center after a brief illness. Born November 11, 1977 in Canton, she was the daughter of Theresa (Butts) Snyder of Dover. Stephanie was a 1996 graduate of Dover High School...

Oct 11, 2004

Glenn O. Murray, 92, of Dover, died Monday, October 11, 2004 in his home. Born July 28, 1912 in Dover, he was the son of the late William Clifford and Marie Emma Pfeiffer Murray. Glenn was a skilled carpenter who spent the bulk of his working years building homes, retiring from the trade in 1972. He had been a member...

Oct 10, 2004

Curtis J. Schilling, 87, formerly of Dolphin St., Beach City, Ohio died Sunday, October 10, 2004 in the Riverside Manor at Newcomerstown following a period of declining health. He was a heavy equipment operator for many years and retired in 1981 from the Wilmot Mining Company. Born May 1, 1917 in Dover, he was the son of the late Harry...

Oct 9, 2004

Clark W. Beitzel, 38, of Dover died Saturday, October 9, 2004 at Aultman Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was an electrician with the Timken Co. in Canton. Born September 28, 1966 in Dover he was a son of Ivan and Ada McNutt Beitzel of Zoarville. Clark was a member of St. Paul�(TM)s Lutheran Church in Bolivar. He...

Oct 8, 2004

Joanne Seikel Langford, of Bolivar and a former Beach City resident, died on Friday, October 8, 2004 at home following an extended illness. She was an accountant with the family business, Langford Ford, in Beach City for 20 years. Joanne was born in Dover, Ohio to the late Attorney Edward and Hannah Weaver Seikel. She was a member of St....

Oct 7, 2004

Mary Catherine (Jackson) Engstrom, of Dover , age 71, passed on from this Earthly life in the early morning hours of Thursday October 7, 2004. She was at her home, surrounded by the things and people she loved. Mary was born to the late Raymond L. Jackson and Marcella (Kaufmann) Jackson on January 14, 1933 in Dover, Ohio. On July...

Oct 7, 2004

Clifford G. Blair, 94, of Dover, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Aug. 12, 1910, in Newcomerstown, he was the son of the late Albert M. and Elizabeth Murphy Blair. Clifford received his Bachelors Degree from Muskingum College and his Masters Degree from The Ohio State University. He also did post-graduate work at Kent...

Oct 5, 2004

Debbie J. Prince, 51, of 10473 Dolphin St., Beach City, Ohio died Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton following complications from an apparent heart attack. She was a recent employee of the Apple Creek Bank in Beach City. She had previously been a hairdresser for many years. Born June 27, 1953 in Dover, she was the...

Oct 2, 2004

June (Reynolds) Bair June R. (Reynolds) Bair, 82, of 230 E. 21st St., Dover, Ohio died Saturday, October 2, 2004 in the Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. She was a former employee for the Income Tax Dept. at the City of Dover. Born June 27, 1922 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late John...

Oct 1, 2004

Marjorie A. Smith, 86, of Dover, died Friday, October 1, 2004 in Country Club Retirement Center. Born June 9, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Ralph W. and Gladys M. Peterman Lenarz. Marjorie graduated from Dover High School in 1936 and was a longtime member of the St. John�(TM)s United Church of Christ in Dover. She was employed...

Sep 30, 2004

Virginia J. Hendricks, 83, of Beacon Point, Uhrichsville, Ohio and a former Dover and Scio resident died Thursday, September 30, 2004 following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of Scio Pottery following 25 years of service. Born Sept. 8, 1921 in Germano, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late E.A. and Nanny Polen Johnson. Virginia was a...

Sep 29, 2004

Florence Lombardo Schlemmer Florence Schlemmer, age 88, of Dover, Ohio passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at Union Hospital. Florence was born in Dover, Ohio on October 13, 1915, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Contini Lombardo. She was a graduate of Dover High School Class of 1935. During her school years and following graduation she worked for...

Sep 27, 2004

Helen L. Michael, 90, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, September 27, 2004 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born May 26, 1914 at Fredricksburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Hazel Miller Middaugh. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Alva E. Michael, who died February 23, 1990. Survivors include: three daughters, Gertrude...

Sep 27, 2004

Sep 26, 2004

Roy W. Lengler, 88, of 5186 Woodruff St., (Parral) Dover, Ohio died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He was a longtime employee of the former Everett Waltz Drilling Company in Strasburg. He had also previously worked for Marlite, Diebold Company in Canton and the Warner & Swasey Company. Born December 14, 1915 in Dover...

Sep 25, 2004

Debra A. Schatzel, 45, of Dundee died Saturday, September 25, 2004. Born May 14, 1959, she was the daughter of Edith Lenarz Maurer of Dundee and the late Galen “Perk” Maurer. For more than 15 years she was a loyal employee of the Elasto-Tec Company at Walnut Creek. Debra was a huge sports fan and actively followed the Indians and...

Sep 25, 2004

Robert O. German, 83, of Dover died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Aultman Hospital following complications from heart surgery. Robert retired in 1989 as the owner and operator of Raintree Cleaning Center in New Philadelphia with 22 years of service. Prior to Raintree, he had worked with his family at Copperhead Coal Co. for many years. Born June 2, 1921...

Sep 24, 2004

Linus O. Yockey, 81, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, September 24, 2004 in his home following a brief illness. Born April 19, 1923 in Dover, he was the son of the late Peter and Mary Schmidt Yockey. Linus graduated in 1941 from Dover High School and remained a loyal fan for years to follow. He retired in 1981 from Babcock...