Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Donald Gene Class
Jun 15, 2003
Loving husband, father and grandfather, Donald Gene Class, 74, of Dover, died Father�(TM)s Day, Sunday, June 15, 2003 in Union Hospital. Born September 21, 1928 at Strasburg, he was the son of the late John and Carrie King Class, Sr. He is survived by his devoted wife of 50 years, Freda, whom he wed on October 25, 1952. Other survivors...
R. Elise Blickensderfer
Jun 14, 2003
Elise Y. Blickensderfer, 81, of the Country Club Retirement Center and a longtime Dover resident died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at Union Hospital. Elise retired as a secretary for the Dover Chemical Corporation. She also assisted her late husband in his business, the former Philblix Card Shop. She also formerly worked at Union Hospital. Born March 18, 1922 in Washington...
Mary J. Sullie
Jun 13, 2003
Mary J. Sullie, 99, of Dover passed away Friday, June 13, 2003 in her home. Born April 12, 1904 in Hungary, she was the daughter of the late John and Lena Kovacs Gyurgyovics. Mary came to the United States with her family in 1912. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover for over 80 years...
Elenore M. Low
Jun 12, 2003
Elenore M. Low, 92, of 1893 Saltwell Rd. N.W., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, June 12, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She was a schoolteacher for 25 years having taught at Tusky Valley High School until her retirement in 1972. Born July 5, 1910 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Mary Klar Weinsz....
Mildred Plotts Gow
Jun 6, 2003
Mildred Plotts Gow, 82, of Dover died Friday, June 6, 2003 at Grant Hospital in Columbus following an extended illness. Born November 9, 1920 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Wayne M. and Cora Griffiths Plotts. Mildred was a member of First United Methodist Church in Dover, DAR, Literary Club, Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary, Dover Historical...
Ivan M. Hochstetler
Jun 1, 2003
Ivan M. Hochstetler, 75, of Dover, died Sunday, June 1, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He was a well-known employee of Hatcher Roofing and Henry Heating and Cooling where he had worked for many years. Born September 17, 1927 at Millersburg, he was the son of the late Perry and Esther Mast Hochstetler. An Army veteran, Ivan...
Alma ''Millie'' M. Gibb
May 30, 2003
Alma “Millie” Millocena Gibb, 88, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, May 30, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Early in her life, she worked for the former Judy�(TM)s Produce at Newcomerstown. Born April 24, 1915 in Blaine, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henderson and Mary Blake Heston. Millie was a member...
Nellie D. Fisher
May 30, 2003
Nellie D. Fisher, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, May 30, 2003, in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 18, 1915, in Coshocton, she was a daughter of the late Charles J. and Malinda L. Ransopher Smith. Nellie attended Big Bend School in Uhrichsville, and wed Theodore W. “Ted” Fisher on Mar. 13, 1936. The couple...
Robin L. Stephon
May 29, 2003
Robin L. Stephon, 51, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 29, 2003, in her residence following a sixteen-month battle with cancer. Born Jan. 31, 1952, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Ben and Jesse Newell McNutt of Mineral City. Robin was a 1971 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School, and was employed by the former Elby's and K-Mart Super...
Joseph S. Little
May 26, 2003
Joseph S. Little, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, May 26, 2003, in Union Hospital. He had been employed by Brown�(TM)s Junk Yard in Alliance. Born January 15, 1921 at Lisbon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Charles and Aliza Hayes Little. Since 1990, Joseph had been a faithful member of the Faith Cathedral Family Worship Center in...
Sue Ellen Sabino
May 26, 2003
Sue Ellen Sabino, 42, of Strasburg, died peacefully Monday, May 26, 2003 in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was an employee of Union Hospital where she worked in sterile processing. Born March 25, 1961 at Mineral City, she was the daughter of Ronald and Ellen King Jones of Winfield. Sue Ellen was a 1979 graduate of Tuscarawas...
Myfanwy Braun Robinson
May 21, 2003
Myfanwy B. Robinson, 92, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, May 21, 2003. Born March 17, 1911 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Emily Williams Braun. Mickey was a longtime Grey Lady at Union Hospital and editor of “The Chart” newsletter for the hospital. She was a former Society Editor for the former Daily Reporter....
Frank L. Kelker
May 21, 2003
Frank L. “Doc” Kelker, 89, of Henderson, Nevada and formerly of Dover and Cleveland died May 21, 2003 in Nevada. The man many called the greatest athlete ever at Dover High School will be remembered this Saturday evening beginning at 6:45 pm in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home at Dover. A video tribute will begin at 6:45 followed by a celebration...
Elizabeth Reed
May 17, 2003
Elizabeth Barlock Reed, 91, of Dover, died Saturday, May 17, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center. Born March 17, 1912 at Bluebell, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Ann Hura Barlock. Elizabeth was a great lover of God and was a faithful servant through her membership in the Church of the Risen Christ at New...
Betty J. Miller
May 17, 2003
Betty J. Miller, 82, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, May 17, 2003 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. Born October 18, 1920 in Stone Creek she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Jessie Ellwood DeVore. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Eugene R. “Gene” Miller who died on July 29, 1991. She is...
Orpha Marie Lowther
May 15, 2003
Orpha Marie Lowther, 68, of Dennison, and a long-time resident of Bolivar, died May 15, 2003, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Born Dec. 11, 1934, in Vadis, WV, she was a daughter of the late Forrest D. and Ora Hurst Hall. She retired in 1978 from ALSCO, Sugarcreek, following fourteen years of service. Marie...
Helen E. Soley
May 14, 2003
Helen E. Soley, 92, of Dover died Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at Park Village Health Care Center. She had worked for Cussins and Fearn Co. in Dover and retired from Tinnerella�(TM)s Market. Born May 15, 1910 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Albert and Minnie Yutzy Saam. She was a member of St. John�(TM)s United Church of...
Mark T. Lauber
May 13, 2003
Mark T. Lauber, 44 of Dover, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, after a courageous seventeen-month battle with leukemia, under the tender care of the medical and nursing staff of Memorial Six South at Aultman Hospital and University Hospital in Cleveland. Born January 16, 1959, in Millersburg, he was the son of R. Thomas Lauber of Naples, FL, and the late...
Joseph V. Skocaj
May 12, 2003
Joseph V. Skocaj, 80, of Dover, Ohio and a former Cleveland resident died Monday, May 12, 2003 in his home following an extended illness. He was a retired foreman (machinist) for Conrail Collinwood Diesel Locomotive Shop in Cleveland where he worked for over 35 years. Born July 11, 1922 in Ostrovica, Slovenia, the son of the late Joseph and Caroline...
Michael Paul Rini
May 12, 2003
Michael Paul Rini, 55, of Dover, died Monday, May 12, 2003 following a lengthy illness. Born August 20, 1947 at Dover, he was the son of Martin J. and Edith Herman Rini of Dover. A 1965 graduate of Dover High School, Michael was a United States Air Force Viet-era veteran and worked as a Personnel Specialist at Wright Patterson Air...
