Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Virginia M. Kennedy
Dec 26, 2003
Virginia M. “Ginny” Kennedy, 77, of Dover died Friday, December 26, 2003 in Union Hospital. Born December 4, 1926 at Brewster, she was the daughter of the late Walter S. and Marcia M. King Fagley, Sr. Ginny was a devoted member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover where she was active in the Regina Study Club and St....
Raymond C. Low
Dec 26, 2003
Raymond C. “Sucker” Low, 93, of 1893 Saltwell Rd. NW, Dover, died Friday, Dec. 26, at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Dover on Dec. 22, 1910, he was the son of the late George and Minnie Coulson Low. An avid sports enthusiast, Raymond began winning tournaments and games when he was in the 6th grade. He became...
Bruce A. Houston
Dec 22, 2003
Bruce A. Houston, 45, of Sugarcreek, died Monday in his home. Born Aug. 16, 1958, in Massillon, Bruce was a son of Joanne Dobbins Houston Campbell of New Philadelphia, and the late Delmar Houston. He attended Garaway High School, and was a self-employed truck driver. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his biological daughter, Amanda L. Hughes...
Judith L. Corpman
Dec 20, 2003
Judith L. Corpman, 79, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, December 20, 2003 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. Born June 29, 1924 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late William and Ida Elsworth Butts. She, along with her husband, enjoyed traveling especially to Las Vegas. She also enjoyed cooking and being with her family...
Freda M. Rennicker
Dec 18, 2003
Freda M. Rennicker, 87, of Dover, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 16, 1919, in Belmont County, OH, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Lula Tolle Howell. She moved with her family and at a young age to Tuscarawas County, where she attended the Wooster Highway School. Freda...
Harold Eugene Watson
Dec 12, 2003
Harold Eugene Watson, 79, of Anaheim, California and a former Dover resident died Friday, December 12, 2003. For 25 years he had served as the Union President at the former Reeves Steel, retiring in 1984. Upon retirement he served as area staff representative for the AFL/CIO. Born April 27, 1924 at Dover, he was the son of the late George...
Delsie V. Kaiser
Dec 11, 2003
Delsie V. Kaiser, 80, of Strasburg, died Thursday, in her daughter�(TM)s home following a courageous battle with Cancer. A homemaker for most of her years, Delsie had worked for a time outside the home with Case Farms at Winesburg and US Ceramic Tile at East Sparta. Born July 13, 1923 in Burning Spring, West Virginia, she was the daughter of...
Wilma K. Furbay
Dec 11, 2003
Wilma K. Furbay, 92, of the Park Village Retirement Center and formerly of Walnut St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was a sales clerk for the former Stallard�(TM)s Specialty Shop at Dover and the Office Appliance Company in Dover. Born July 30, 1911 in Zanesville, Ohio.. In her earlier years,...
Paul Altier
Dec 9, 2003
Paul Altier, 84, of Dover, died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, in his home. Born Jul. 30, 1919, in Dover, he was a son of the late Vito and Eda Fazi Altier. Paul was a 1938 graduate of Dover High School, where he played football. He played in the first game at Crater Stadium. Paul was a sports fan all...
Pauline Ruth Gibbs
Dec 8, 2003
Pauline R. Gibbs, 86, of Anderson, South Carolina, and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Monday, December 8, 2003 at Providence Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. She retired from Sparta Manufacturing in East Sparta after many years of service. Born March 31, 1917 in Holmesville, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Eldon and Ethel Marie Bailey Schrock. Pauline was...
Edna M. Cope Goodman
Dec 7, 2003
Edna M. Cope Goodman, 96, of Beach City died Sunday, December 7, 2003 at Park Village Health Care Center. She was a homemaker most of her life, and was also a Housemother for the Massillon School of Nursing for many years. Born May 21, 1907 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Emma Winger Richardson. She...
Richard W. Wallick
Dec 5, 2003
Richard W. Wallick, 79, of Hamilton, Ohio and formerly of Walnut St., Dover, Ohio died Friday, December 5, 2003 in the Hospice unit of Fort Hamilton Hospital in Hamilton. Born May 16, 1924 in Dover, he was the son of the late Bryan and Erdine Schwartz Wallick. He taught instrumental music at Strasburg, Jefferson Union, Franklin and Columbus City Schools...
Donald O. Keffer
Dec 4, 2003
Donald O. “Bud” Keffer, 87, of Strasburg, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, in his home, following an extended illness. Born Apr. 11, 1916, in Nineveh, Warwick Twp., Tuscarawas Co., he was a son of the late Arthur and Myrtle Wilson Keffer. Don retired in 1987 from the Republic Steel Corp., Massillon, following over thirty-five years of service. He was a...
Ruth A. Polce
Dec 3, 2003
Ruth A. Polce, 77, of 127 Phoenix Drive N.W., Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, December 3, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a six year courageous battle with leukemia. Ruth was a waitress at the former K.D. Espenschied�(TM)s Restaurant in Dover for twenty years. She also worked for Grandma Zifer�(TM)s Pizza Shop at Dover and a former employee...
Robert L. Hollingbaugh
Dec 3, 2003
Robert Hollingbaugh of Jacksonville, Fla., and formerly of Dover/New Philadelphia, passed away at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital from heart failure and respiratory complications. He was born in Dover on March 10, 1920 and will be laid to rest on March 10, 2004. His parents, who preceded him in death, are Roy Hollingbaugh and Marie Hollingbaugh Clay. He leaves behind his wife...
Merle R. Arney Sr.
Nov 23, 2003
Merle R. Arney, Sr., 60, of Beach City, died Sunday, November 23, 2003, in Union Hospital. He was born and raised on his family�(TM)s dairy farm outside of Navarre and continued the family business working as a dairy farmer for over 50 years. Merle was the son of the late Ralph & Betty Carroll Arney. He was a member of...
Pastor Tim Tesch
Nov 23, 2003
Pastor Timothy Tesch, 49 of Deersville died unexpectedly Sunday, November 23, 2003 in the Harrison Community Hospital at Cadiz. Tim had been serving as the pastor of the Deersville United Methodist Church since July. Prior to that, he had led the Irish Ridge United Methodist Church and United Methodist Church at Kimbolton. Born June 27, 1954 at Massillon, he was...
Walter M. Biehl
Nov 23, 2003
Walter M. Biehl, 80, of 128 Dale Ave., Strasburg, Ohio died Sunday, November 23, 2003 in his home following a one year battle with skin cancer. He was a retired electician for the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Brewster. Born May 10, 1923 in Strasburg, Ohio, he was the son of the late Louis and Eve Eberly Biehl. Walter was...
Betty J. Miller
Nov 21, 2003
Betty J. Miller, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, November 21, 2003 in the New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover following an extended illness. Born September 3, 1920 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Matchett Shumaker. Betty was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover. She was a 1938 graduate of Dover...
Daisy F. Lombardi
Nov 21, 2003
Daisy F. Lombardi, 94, of Dover died Friday, November 21, 2003 at Hanover House Nursing Home in Massillon. Born April 19, 1909 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Scrfono and Jennie Mancuso. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and the Franciscan Order. She had also worked in the St. Joseph School cafeteria. Daisy...
