Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Walter Eugene Van Alstyne
Jan 13, 2005
Walter Eugene Van Alstyne, 79, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Thursday in Union Hospital. For 38 years he worked as a Lift Operator for the former Sparta Ceramics at East Sparta. Born November 23, 1925, he was the son of the late Mearle A. and Celia Eckleberry Van Alstyne. Walter proudly served his country in the Army during two...
Rena M. Erickson
Jan 10, 2005
Rena M. Erickson, 94, a longtime Dover resident died Monday, January 10, 2005 in the New Dawn Health Retirement Center following a brief illness. She was an elementary schoolteacher for over forty years having retired in 1973 from Manhasset, Long Island, New York and had previously taught in Dover. She had retired from both New York and Ohio. Born January...
Russell O. Beamish, Jr.
Jan 10, 2005
Russell O. Beamish, Jr., 79, of Somerdale died January 10, 2005 at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends after a two-year battle with cancer. Born May 8, 1925 in Midland, Michigan he was a son of the late Russell O. Beamish, Sr. and F.E. Bowen Beamish. He entered the Navy on September 3, 1943 and was honorably...
Carolyn L. Stein
Jan 5, 2005
Carolyn L. Stein, 74, of Atwood Glens died Wednesday, January 5, 2004 at her home following an extended illness. She had retired from the Times Reporter after five years of service. Born September 12, 1930 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret Treacle Bair. Carolyn was a member of First United Church of Christ...
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...
