Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
William N. ''Bill'' Tipka
Oct 19, 2002
William N. “Bill” Tipka, 89, of Dover, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a long illness. Born Oct. 1, 1913, in Cleveland, he was a son of the late John and Anna Matejka Tipka. Bill obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from The Ohio State University. He married Erna J. Meder on Nov. 23, 1939. Bill...
Harry D. ''Dan'' Ford
Oct 17, 2002
Harry D. “Dan” Ford, 64, of Newcomerstown, and a longtime resident of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, October 17, 2002 in Union Hospital after a brief illness. Born February 20, 1938 at Moorefield, Ohio, he was the son of Iva Persons Ford of New Philadelphia and the late Lloyd ''Raymond'' Ford. A music enthusiast, Dan was a well-known local recording artist...
Carolyn K. (Yackey) Hess
Oct 15, 2002
Carolyn K. (Yackey) Hess, 51, of Strasburg, Ohio died Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a sudden illness. She was a hairdresser for many years having operated the former Looking Glass Beauty Salon in New Philadelphia. She also was a former employee for Connie�(TM)s Hair Salon in Strasburg. Born April 27, 1951 in Canton, Ohio, she...
Clyde V. Dayton
Oct 13, 2002
Clyde V. Dayton, 86, of Strasburg, Ohio died Sunday, October 13, 2002 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Clyde retired from the Dover Conveyor Company and had previously been a welder for Union Metal Mfg. Company in Canton and the former Wallick Coal Company at Strasburg. Born April 9, 1916 in Gilmore, Ohio, he was the last surviving child...
Josephine ''Grandma'' Zifer
Oct 13, 2002
Josephine M. “Grandma” Zifer, 104, of Dover, died Sunday, October 13, 2002 in the Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia. In 1923, she, along with her late husband Tony, began operation of the family�(TM)s store on the Boulevard now known as Grandma Zifer�(TM)s Pizza. Born January 5, 1898 in the village of Oriola in Consenca, Italy, she was daughter...
Freeda M. Smith
Oct 10, 2002
Freeda M. Smith, 92, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following an illness of three months. Born May 30, 1910, in Byesville, she was the daughter of the late David C. and Viola Parsons Hudson. Freeda was a graduate of Byesville High School, and was a homemaker. She was also employed by Muskingum College,...
George A. Bell
Oct 10, 2002
George Allen Bell, 82, of Dover, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born Mar. 29, 1920, in Toledo, he was a son of the late Tracy and Cecelia Tyson Bell. George served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He retired as a civil servant from Wright-Patterson...
Robert R. Peluso
Oct 6, 2002
Robert R. Peluso, 90, of Dover, died Sunday, October 6, 2002 in his home. He retired in 1978 from Commercial Honing where he had worked as a truck driver. Born October 26, 1911 at Allison Park, Pennsylvania, he was son of the late Joseph & Caroline Pizzini Peluso. He was a World War II veteran who served in the Army...
Harold W. Ross
Oct 5, 2002
Harold W. Ross, 72, of Bolivar, died Saturday, October 5, 2002 in Union Hospital after a brief illness. He was retired from the Timken Company at Canton where he had worked for 44 years as a Straddle-Truck driver. Born October 30, 1929 in Marshall County, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Forrest Henry & Leatha Carpenter Ross....
Alexandra ''Mama Greek'' Tsantis
Sep 30, 2002
Alexandra “Mama Greek” (Caracasto) Tsantis, 87, of Dover, Ohio peacefully left this world at 3:45 am on September 30, 2002. Born in the mountains of Northern Greece on March 14, 1915, she came to the United States in 1952 and married Stephanos John Tsantis (deceased). They operated Tsantis Antiques for 22 years. She settled on Tuscarawas Avenue in Dover and...
Thomas E. Doyle
Sep 27, 2002
Thomas E. “Doogle” Doyle, 52, of 536 W. High St., Uhrichsville, Ohio died Friday, September 27, 2002 in his home following a courageous five month battle with pancreatic cancer. Tom was a self employed Direct TV cable installer. Born August 24, 1950 in Coshocton County, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold (H.E.) and Edith Mains Doyle. He...
R. Eileen Slater
Sep 26, 2002
R. Eileen Slater, 76, of 1022 Jaycee St., N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, September 26, 2002 in the Morning View Care Center following a brief illness. She was formerly an adoption investigator for Judge George Demis and had previously been the Asst. Manager of Associate Finance in New Philadelphia for seventeen years. Born November 16, 1925 in Port Washington,...
Philip S. Czerepak
Sep 26, 2002
Philip S. Czerepak, 84, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, September 26, 2002 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Phil retired as Manager of the former Dover Hardware Company where he worked for over forty years. Born May 17, 1918 in Weirton, West Virginia, he was the son of the late John and Catherine Dziki Czerepak. He was a...
Sr. Mary Carol Aeling Cdp
Sep 25, 2002
Sister Mary Carol Aeling, 78, died on Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in the infirmary of the Sisters of Divine Providence at Allison Park, Pennsylvania following an extended illness. She was a former schoolteacher at St. Joseph�(TM)s School in Dover. She also had previously taught at St. Basil (Carrick), St. Sylvester (Brentwood), St. Joseph (Duquesne), St. Anne (Castle Shannon), and St....
Thelma I. Mahaffey
Sep 25, 2002
Thelma I. Mahaffey, 80, of Belpre, and a former New Philadelphia resident, died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in her home. Born October 5, 1921 in Stone Creek, she was daughter of the late James & Alva Bennington Hodkinson. Thelma was a member of the Faith Cathedral in New Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond L. Mahaffey....
Patricia A. Weist
Sep 24, 2002
Patricia A. Weist, 73, of S. James St., Dover, Ohio and a former New Philadelphia resident died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 in her home following a brief illness. Born November 5, 1928 in New Paris, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl A. and Beverly Arnold Northrop. She formerly attended the Otterbein United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia....
Bernice M. Neff
Sep 24, 2002
Bernice M. Neff, 91, of Dover died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following an extended illness. She retired from Schwartz-Kline�(TM)s in Dover after many years of service. Born August 27, 1911 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Snyder Becker. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Dover....
Irene M. Nemetz
Sep 24, 2002
Irene M. Nemetz, 86, of 128 E. 16th St., Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired employee of U.S. Quarry Tile Company in East Sparta where she worked for 30 years. Born March 22, 1916 in Mineral City, Ohio, she was the daughter of late Minnie Brinkman. She was...
Dorothy J. Hixenbaugh
Sep 23, 2002
Dorothy J. Hixenbaugh, 71, of Dover, died Monday, September 23, 2002 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born September 30, 1930 at Waynesburg, PA, she was daughter of the late Shirdon & Marie Laya Pringle. Dorothy was a member of the First Christian Church in Dover and had been active in its Women�(TM)s Outreach. She was skilled at using her hands...
Lena M. Deromedi
Sep 22, 2002
Lena M. Deromedi, 80, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, September 22, 2002 in her home following an extended illness. She was a longtime waitress at the former Espenschied�(TM)s Restaurant where she worked for forty years. She was also an employee of the former Hotel Reeves at Dover. Born March 4, 1922 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of...
