Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Carol J. Whipple
Nov 18, 2003
Carol J. Whipple, 68, of Burtchville, Twp., Michigan, formerly a resident of Dover, died Tuesday, November 18, 2003 in the Port Huron Hospital. She was born March 8, 1935 in Mineral City and had been residing in Michigan since 1970. Carol was a graduate of Kent State University with a Bachelors Degree in Education and a life member of the...
Charles Albert Flickinger
Nov 18, 2003
Charles A. Flickinger, 75, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, November 18, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia following an extended illness. He was a retired employee of Zedmark Industries near Dover where he worked for over 40 years. Born October 31, 1928 in Strasburg, Ohio, he was the son of the late Roy and Ada Hanni...
Jeffry H. Jewell
Nov 16, 2003
Patrolman Jeffry H. Jewell, 37, of Strasburg, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 in his home after a courageous battle with Cancer. A member of the Strasburg Police Department since 1997, Jeff was a fulltime member of the Baltic Police Department from 1999-2001 and had been a reserve Deputy Sheriff from 1996-2003. Born February 25, 1966 at Canton, he will be...
Tammy J. Oliver
Nov 15, 2003
Tammy Billiter (Nealey) Oliver, 36, of Dover, died Saturday, November 15, 2003 in the Cleveland Clinic after a short illness. Born August 21, 1967 at Dennison, she was the daughter of Dixie Brown of Dover and George and Judy Billiter of New Philadelphia. Tammy attended the New Life Church of God at Dover. She loved spending time with her children...
Evelyn M. Niedenthal
Nov 10, 2003
Evelyn M. Niedenthal, 92, of Strasburg died Monday, November 10, 2003 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born July 23, 1911 in Bethlehem Township, Stark County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mary Goudy Pingstock. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Strasburg where she sang in the choir for many years. She also...
Calvin L. Bair
Nov 10, 2003
Calvin L. Bair, 72, of Dover passed on to be with his Lord on Monday, November 10, 2003 in Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia after a struggle of many years with Parkinson�(TM)s Disease. He was born on August 16, 1931, a son of the late Vernon and Ina Buckohr Bair. Calvin is survived by his beloved wife of over 50...
Mildred I. Miles
Nov 9, 2003
Mildred I. Miles, 90, formerly of Jaycee St. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio went to be with the Lord Sunday, November 9, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was very active in the Tuscarawas County Senior Center at Dover. She enjoyed visiting the nursing home residents and was an exercise leader. She had also previously worked at the...
Dorothy A. Owen
Nov 7, 2003
Dorothy A. Owen, 90, of New Philadelphia died Friday, November 7, 2003 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Born May 1, 1913 in Roswell she was a daughter of the late August and Helen Brown Ackerman. She was a member of First Christian Church in Dover. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband David H. Owen...
John M. Lieser
Nov 3, 2003
John M. Lieser, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, November 3, 2003 at Union Hospital. John retired in 1984, as an employee of the Timken Company in New Philadelphia following 31 years of service. He had also previously worked for the S. Toomey Company. Born January 7, 1921 in Dover, he was the son of the late Alva Ray “Ching”...
Opal Mast
Nov 1, 2003
Opal Mast, 86, of Beach City, and formerly a Strasburg resident, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 in the Mercy Medical Center at Canton. Born August 13, 1917 at Trail, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ammon & Malinda Hershberger Hostetler. Opal was a member of the St. John United Church of Christ at Strasburg and active with the...
Ruth M. Wise
Nov 1, 2003
Ruth M. Wise, 91, of Mineral City, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia. Born Sept. 12, 1912, in Cameron West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William and Blanche Ingram Hewitt. Ruth married Andrew E. Wise on Mar. 2, 1929, and the couple moved to Tuscarawas County. She was a loving wife,...
Andrew John Oravec
Nov 1, 2003
Andrew John Oravec, 86, of Navarre, died Saturday, November 1, 2003 in the New Dawn Retirement Community. He was a lifelong farmer and had also worked as a carpenter for the former Tyson Roller Bearing Company of Canton. Born July 29, 1917 at Farrell, PA, he was son of the late Max & Anna Futey Oravetz. He was a member...
Ward T. Holdsworth, Sr.
Oct 31, 2003
Ward T. “Ted” Holdsworth, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 19, 1914 in Conesville, he was a son of the late Clyde and Anna Laura Phillips Holdsworth. Ted graduated from West Lafayette High School in 1933, and, in 1935, he wed the former Geraldine Ruth Chaney in...
Percival Garner
Oct 29, 2003
Percival “Perci” Garner, Jr., 50, of Dover, entered into the joy of the Lord Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, following a long battle with cancer. Born Oct. 9, 1953, in Mercy Hospital, Canton, he was the son of Donnie M. Moon Garner of Dover, and Percival Garner, Sr. of Canton. Perci was a 1972 graduate of Dover High School, where he...
Ruth E. Swaney
Oct 28, 2003
Ruth E. Lab Swaney, 65, of New Philadelphia and formerly a longtime Dover resident, died Tuesday, October 28, 2003. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, in her daughter�(TM)s home. She retired after 20 years as a bus driver for the Dover City Schools. Born June 13, 1938 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late...
Shirley J. Garrett
Oct 24, 2003
Shirley J. Garrett, 64, of New Philadelphia died Friday, October 24, 2003 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born January 25, 1939 in Dennison she was a daughter of Royce Holcomb of New Philadelphia and the late Elizabeth Best Holcomb. She enjoyed bingo, reading and spending time with her family. Shirley is survived by her husband Henry “Louie” Garrett...
Wayne A. Winkler
Oct 22, 2003
Wayne A. “Wink” Winkler, 71, of Wilkshire Hills, Bolivar, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 after a courageous 13-year battle with cancer and other infirmities. He was born May, 28, 1932 in the old Winkler farmhouse at Dover. He was a proud 1950 graduate of Dover High School and had served on the class...
Margaret E. Brown
Oct 20, 2003
Margaret E. “Brownie” Brown, 95, a longtime resident of New Philadelphia who had most recently resided at Seton Square, Dover, died Monday, October 20, 2003 in Aultman Hospital. She worked for many years at the former Warm Drug Store that had been located on Public Square in New Philadelphia. Born March 6, 1908 at Dover, she was daughter of the...
Mary L. Baker
Oct 19, 2003
Mary L. Baker, 75, of Dover, died Sunday, October 19, 2003 in Union Hospital. She retired in 1990 from the Furon Company of Columbia after 18 years of service. Born September 21, 1928 at Baltic, she was the daughter of the late Oscar V. and Nellie Snyder Reidenbach. Mary was a devoted member of the Strasburg United Methodist Church where...
Florence Rayburn
Oct 18, 2003
Florence Rayburn, 87, of Dover, died Saturday, October 18, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born December 28, 1915. For many years was an active member of the Salvation Army at Dover and enjoyed participating in the Home League and Sunday school. Florence was an avid gardener and loved spending time outside working on her flowers...
