Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mina Augusta Farbizo
May 3, 2003
Mina Augusta Farbizo, 93, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born November 21, 1909 in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Martin and Elizabeth Krantz Marburger. She was the last of ten children. Mina was a member of the First United Church of Christ in...
Raymond E. Lahmers, Sr.
May 1, 2003
Raymond E. Lahmers, Sr., 93, of Dover, died May 1, 2003, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. It was Raymond�(TM)s joy to have lived on the farm where he worked so hard for so many years, and had so many wonderful experiences, up until the time just before his death. Born Sept. 26, 1909 on Crooked Run, Dover Twp.,...
Betty J. Schenk
Apr 30, 2003
Betty J. Schenk, 84, of Dover died Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Betty and her late husband John, who died on August 21, 1995, owned and operated Schenk�(TM)s Grill in Shanesville and Schenk�(TM)s Grocery Store in Columbia. Born August 3, 1918 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Irvin and Tusky Aul...
Wayne H. Burris
Apr 28, 2003
Wayne H. Burris, 82, of 208 E. 4th St., Dover, Ohio died Monday, April 28, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. He was manager and photographic consultant for the former Eiler�(TM)s Camera Shop at Dover for over 40 years. Born August 24, 1920 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late...
Mabel M. Voorhes
Apr 22, 2003
Mabel M. Voorhes, 95, of Dover, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born August 28, 1907 in Guernsey County, she was daughter of the late George Alice Smith Casterline. Mabel was affiliated with the Calvary Baptist Church in New Philadelphia and had previously taken pleasure in her participation with the “Super 60�(TM)s” club at...
Edward M. ''Eddie'' Johns
Apr 22, 2003
Edward M. “Eddie” Johns, 75, of Dover, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 in Aultman Hospital after a long illness. He retired from R & F Coal at Cadiz in 1989, having worked for 43 years in the industry with several area firms. Born August 28, 1927 at Massillon, he was son of the late Homer “Mack” and Edna Snyder Johns....
Virginia J. Hisrich
Apr 13, 2003
Virginia J. Hisrich, 94, of 127 W. 4th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, April 13, 2003 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania following an extended illness. Born October 5, 1908 in Bolivar, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Louise Gratter Beucler. Virginia was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover. She was preceded in death by her...
Wilbur ''Web'' Nealey
Apr 11, 2003
Wilbur “Web” Nealey, 49, of New Philadelphia died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Doctor�(TM)s Hospital in Massillon following an extended illness. He retired from Superior Clay in Uhrichsville after 22 years of service. Born April 12, 1953 in Cambridge he was a son of Carol Stubbs Nealey of Roswell and the late Willard Nealey. He was a member of the...
Larry E. Green
Apr 9, 2003
Larry E. Green, 55, of Dennison, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2003, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Born May 16, 1947, in Minerva, he was a son of Donna L. Morrow Green Gilliam of Minerva, and the late Earl W. Green. Larry was a 1965 graduate of Minerva High School, and attended the...
Geraldine Dougherty
Apr 5, 2003
Geraldine Dougherty, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 in her home. She was born May 16, 1920 in Oklahoma. She enjoyed spending time in her flower beds tending to her flowers. Geraldine was preceded in death by her husband, Walter R. Dougherty, who died August 24, 1982. Survivors include: two daughters; Pam Beitzel of Dover and Jeanette...
Gladwyn ''Kay'' Edwards
Apr 3, 2003
Gladwyn “Kay” Edwards, 59 of Strasburg, died Thursday, April 3, 2003 following a brief illness. She was a nurse�(TM)s aide and had most recently worked with the Park Village Health Care Center. Born March 27, 1944 at Dover, she was a daughter of the late William and Blanch Kuemerle Brannen. Kay was a loving mother and grandmother. She received a...
Dr. Joseph W. Hamilton Md
Mar 31, 2003
Dr. Joseph W. Hamilton M.D., 93, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, March 31, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Dr. Hamilton retired in 1978 from his medical practice in Dover where he was a General Surgeon and Physician for over 50 years. Born January 7, 1910 in Newcomerstown, he was the son of the late Homer and Jennie...
Edna M. Ferris Beatty
Mar 31, 2003
Edna M. Ferris Beatty, 87, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 31, 2003. She was a self-employed housekeeper and had worked for many years serving area families and businesses. Born March 16, 1916 at New Philadelphia, she was daughter of the late John and Clara Newton Coulter. Edna was a member of the...
Ruth Holston Gregory
Mar 28, 2003
Ruth Holston Gregory (a.k.a. Ella Ruth Gregory), 85, of Dover, died Friday, Mar. 28, 2003. Born Jan. 28, 1918, in Max Meadows, VA, she was a daughter of the late Christopher Howe and Ethel Edith Holston. She married William D. Gregory in 1935. The couple resided in Alexandria, VA, for twenty-one years, during which time Ruth was employed as an...
Pauline ''Polly'' Rippel
Mar 25, 2003
Pauline “Polly” Rippel, 76, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired office employee of the former Reeves Steel Company in Dover. Born June 20, 1926 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Howard V. and Villa Pearch Rippel. Polly was a member of the St. John�(TM)s...
Lisa G. Zimmerman
Mar 24, 2003
Lisa G. Zimmerman, 42, of Strasburg, Ohio died Monday, March 24, 2003 in her home following a sudden illness. Lisa began work at the City of New Philadelphia on December 17, 1997 until her death. She was the Clerk of the Municipal Court. She was a deputy clerk at the Tuscarawas County Clerk of Courts from November 18, 1994 thru...
Florence ''Grandma Flo'' Weber
Mar 24, 2003
Florence E. “Grandma Flo” Weber, 90, of Strasburg, died Monday, March 24, 2003 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. She had worked at United States Ceramic Tile Company, formerly known as U.S. Quarry and Tile at East Sparta. Born July 20, 1912 at Franklin Township, she was a daughter of the late Edward E. and Mary Jane Foster Peters. Florence was...
Jane Balder
Mar 24, 2003
Jane Balder, 62, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully in her home on Monday, March 24, 2003. She was active for years as a sales representative for Avon and Tupperware, and was well-known as the owner/operator of the former “Grandma J�(TM)s” One of a Kind Creations. Born November 5, 1940 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Gilbert and Anna...
Iva F. Ford
Mar 23, 2003
Iva F. Ford, 92, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, in Union Hospital. Born February 19, 1911 at Holloway, Ohio, she was daughter of the late Dempsey Chalmers and Oda Mae Young Persons. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah�(TM)s Witnesses at New Philadelphia. Iva was a woman of many talents who enjoyed working in...
Lyle V. Gray
Mar 21, 2003
Lyle V. Gray, 92, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Mar. 21, 2003. Born Mar. 25, 1910, in Gnadenhutten, he was a son of the late John Moody and Mayme Kinsey Gray. Lyle graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1928. He married his wife of seventy-one years, the former...
