Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
John T. Swinehart
Jan 5, 2004
John T. Swinehart, 77 of Stone Creek, died Monday, January 5, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover after a brief illness. He was the owner/operator of the former Tusco Tarp in Stonecreek. He had also worked for many years as a truck driver for White Star Trucking, which had been located in Canton. Born July 29, 1926 at...
Mary Y. Trustdorf
Jan 5, 2004
Mary Y. Trustdorf, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, January 5, 2004 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. She was a former employee of the Ohio Power Company in New Philadelphia. Born August 3, 1914 in Titusville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Steve Austrich. Mary was an active member of the First Moravian...
Otis F. Erickson
Jan 4, 2004
Otis F. Erickson, 92, formerly of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Sunday, January 4, 2004 in Middlefield, Ohio following an extended illness. He retired as an office manager for Commercial Honing Company in Dover. Born September 14, 1911 in Dover, he was the son of the late Charles and Marie Seevers Erickson. He formerly attended St. John�(TM)s United Church of Christ...
Virginia E. Henley
Jan 2, 2004
Virginia E. Henley, 83, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Friday, January 2, 2004. She was born August 27, 1920 in Cushing, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late William Beecher and Nellie Korns Coffman. She was baptized as one of Jehovah�(TM)s Witnesses in April of 1973 and served as a loyal disciple of our King Jesus Christ for these many years....
Robert H. Welch
Jan 1, 2004
Robert H. “Bob” Welch, 80, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, January 1, 2004 at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage following an extended illness. He retired from Union Camp after 37 years of service. Born May 6, 1923 in Uhrichsville, Ohio he was a son of the late Fred U. and Catherine Beitler Welch. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church...
William R. Stacks
Dec 31, 2003
William R. “Bill” Stacks, 47, of Tippecanoe, Ohio died Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at Twin City Hospital following a brave fight with brain cancer. He worked for Pyramid Lumber at Seeley Lake, Montana and at LJ Smith in Bowerston. Born March 24, 1956 in Cleveland, along with his twin sister Bonny, he was a son of Betty Carson Stacks of...
Blair E. Zimmerman
Dec 27, 2003
Blair E. Zimmerman, 84, of Bolivar, died Saturday, December 27, 2003 in Union Hospital. A farmer for 48 years, Blair retired from his trade in 1990. Born June 13, 1919 at Bolivar, he was the son of the late Albert & Edna Overholt Zimmerman. Blair enjoyed playing cards and was a member of a Jass club. He was a founding...
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...
