Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Stella ''Dolly'' Mcclintock
Aug 24, 2002
Stella “Dolly” McClintock, 71, of Dover, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 24, 2002. Born January 11, 1931 at Canton, she was the daughter of Clifton & Vera Furlong Ray. She had been an active member of the Mineral City Senior Citizens, had attended the Ruslin Hills United Church of Christ and was...
Ellen E. Moore Neff
Aug 23, 2002
Ellen E. Moore Neff, 88, of First Community Village, Columbus, and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002. Born Sept. 30, 1913, in Neffs, OH, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Martha St. John Adams. At the age of six, Ellen moved with her family to Tuscarawas County. She attended Midvale High School, and...
Ray E. Halter
Aug 23, 2002
Ray E. Halter, 84, of Dover, died Friday, August 23, 2002 in Union Hospital. He had been a longtime employee of General Telephone having retired in 1980 after 33 years of service. Born September 23, 1917 at Dover, he was son of the late Raymond & Pearl Kline Halter. Ray served as a sharpshooter in the Army Air Corps while...

Albert V. ''Zuke'' Zuchegno
Aug 23, 2002
Albert V. “Zuke” Zuchegno, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 23, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre following a brief illness. He was a retired machinist at the former Shenango Company in Dover where he worked for over 40 years. Born January 1, 1918 in Dover, he was the son of the late Vincent and Carmella DeNoy Zuchegno. He...
Fern E. Carr
Aug 22, 2002
Fern E. Carr, 70, a lifelong resident of Strasburg, died Thursday, August 22, 2002 in Massillon Community Hospital. She was a well-known cake decorator, having operated Carr�(TM)s Decorated Cakes from her home for over 30 years. Born October 28, 1931 in Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Kenneth & Cree Hoover Shaffer. Fern was a longtime member of the...

Robert F. Celce, Sr.
Aug 21, 2002
Robert F. “Bob” Celce, Sr., 79, of Dover, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2002, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born Oct. 21, 1922, in Manhattan, NY, he was a son of the late John Henry and Belle Walton Celce. Bob attended school in Manhattan, and served honorably with the U.S. Army as a medic during World War II....

Foster W. Peters
Aug 21, 2002
Foster W. Peters, 86, a lifelong resident of Strasburg, Ohio died Wednesday, August 21, 2002 in Union Hospital at Dover following an extended illness. He was a retired dairy farmer. Born November 30, 1915 in Strasburg, he was the son of the late Edward and Mary Foster Peters. Foster was a member of the Winfield United Methodist Church. He formerly...
Robert J. ''Pops'' Wright
Aug 20, 2002
Beloved Robert J. “Pops” Wright of Dover passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2002 at Union Hospital. Born September 25, 1936, he was the son of the late Robert L. & Anna B. Wright. Bob retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of dedicated service, including service in the Vietnam War. Upon retirement he returned to Dover raise...

Delma M. Ledsome Cole
Aug 20, 2002
Delma M. Ledsome Cole, 75, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2002, in Riverside Manor, Newcomerstown. Born Nov. 19, 1926, in Parkersburg, WV, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Jesse and Ora Lauderman Shears. Delma attended high school on Parkersburg, and later received training as a licensed practical nurse. She married her first husband, Charles Ledsome, in...
Elmer D. Sommers
Aug 19, 2002
Elmer D. Sommers, 54 of New Philadelphia and formerly of Dundee, died Monday, August 19, 2002 in Union Hospital. Born March 18, 1948, he was son of Susan J. Raber Sommers of Willis, VA and the late Daniel A. Sommers. Elmer had been a social member of the Shady Rest Army-Navy club. Other survivors include: 3 brothersFloyd & Esther Sommers...

Sarah J. (Reichman) Bee
Aug 16, 2002
Sarah J. Bee (Reichman) Sarah J. Bee (Reichman), 75, joined our Lord on August 16, 2002. She was born on January 5, 1927 in Uhrichsville, OH, the daughter of Howard and Lillie Reichman. She graduated from Dover High School in 1945. She also graduated from the Licensed Practical Nurse program at Timken Mercy Hospital in Canton in 1974. She was...

Karin M. Archinal
Aug 15, 2002
Karin M. Archinal, 73, of St. Clairsville, died Thursday, August 15, 2002 in Union Hospital. She had been a bookkeeper for Larson�(TM)s Clay in Gnadenhutten. Born April 9, 1929 in Heidelberg, Germany, she was daughter of the late Max & Hildegard Eck Weise. Karin is survived by her husband, Alvin “Gene” Archinal, whom she married on August 20, 1948. Other...

Anna Jane Walter
Aug 14, 2002
Anna Jane Low Walter, 76, of Dover, died Wednesday, August 14, 2002 in Union Hospital. She was born at Dover in 1926 to the late Henry and Opal Espenchied Low. In 1944, Anna Jane married William Hood Walter, who survives. She was a homemaker and lived in the Dover area most of her life. In addition to her husband, Anna...
Rolan D. Feller
Aug 11, 2002
Rolan D. Feller, 93, of Zoarville died Sunday, August 11, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He retired as the owner and operator of Rolan D. Feller Trucking Co. with over 40 years of service. He was also a farmer. Born November 9, 1908 in Canton he was a son of the late Godfrey C. and Anna Burrier...

Grace E. Reigle
Aug 9, 2002
Grace E. Reigle Grace E. Reigle, 92, of New Dawn Health Care and Retirement Center at Dover and formerly of Sugarcreek and New Philadelphia died Thursday, Aug. 8, 2002, in the center. Born July 12, 1910, in Sugarcreek, she was a daughter of the late Aarron and Elizabeth Schmidt Middaugh. Grace attended Sugarcreek schools and married Moses R. Reigle on...
Laverne W. ''Flip'' King
Aug 4, 2002
LaVerne W. “Flip” King, 72, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, August 4, 2002 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He retired on January 1, 1988 from the East Ohio Gas Company where he worked for 38 years. During his employment, he was the Office Mgr. Of the Dover-New Philadelphia District, Division Credit Mgr. Of East Ohio in Akron, Manager...
Elson C. ''Joe'' Austin
Aug 4, 2002
Elson C. “Joe” Austin, 82, of Strasburg died Sunday, August 4, 2002 at the Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness. He retired from the Eaton Corporation in Massillon after 36 years of service. Born June 24, 1920 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late Floyd and Nellie Baker Austin. He was a member of Strasburg United Methodist...
Mary Kathryn ''Katie'' Bazzoli
Aug 2, 2002
Mary Kathryn “Katie” Bazzoli, 74, of Dover, Ohio died peacefully in Union Hospital Friday, August 2, 2002. Katie taught organ, piano, and voice lessons for many years. She was the music coordinator and principal organist at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover. The church recently recognized her for over 50 years of service to her church. She became church organist...

Lura M. Brown
Aug 1, 2002
Lura M. Brown, 90, of Dover, died Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Apr. 29, 1912, in Akron, she was a daughter of the late Emmet J. and Minnie Boner Pyers. Lura moved at a young age with her family to Millersburg, where she attended school. She married Lyman Valier...
Miriam O. Keller
Jul 31, 2002
Miriam O. Keller, 96, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, July 31, 2002 in the Country Club Center following a brief illness. Born August 23, 1905 in Ragersville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William Groh and Clara Widder Groh Byers. Miriam was a member of the Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church at Dover, Rebekah Lodge at Dover, Tuscarawas County...