Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Thomas H. ''Tom'' Conwell
Feb 23, 2002
Thomas H. ''Tom'' Conwell, 79, of Dover, died Saturday, February 23, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Tom spent 25 years working as an Industrial Arts teacher at Dover High School. Born May 22, 1922 at Uhrichsville, he was son of the late Joseph R. & Mary F. Harden Conwell. Tom was a member of the First United...
Jake Daulton Zeigler
Feb 22, 2002
Jake Daulton Zeigler, the infant son of John & Tracy Elifritz Zeigler of Tuscarawas, was stillborn Friday, February 22, 2002. In addition to his parents, Jake is survived by: two sisters; Vanessa & Zoe, maternal grandparents; Ruby Elifritz of Dover and John Elifritz of Minerva, paternal grandparents; John & Marty Zeigler of New Philadelphia, seven uncles and an aunt. A...
Kenneth E. Longacher
Feb 22, 2002
Kenneth E. Longacher, 74, of 1928 South N.W. (Parral) Dover, Ohio died Friday, February 22, 2002 near Montgomery, Alabama while vacationing. Born December 12, 1927 in Parral, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth Rufener Longacher. He retired as a Plant Engineer for the former Shenango Company in Dover where he worked for over 44 years. Kenny...
Betty L. Douglass
Feb 22, 2002
Betty L. Douglass, 59 of New Philadelphia died Friday, February 22, 2002 in Doctor's Hospital at Massillon. She enjoyed her work with Kennedy Insurance of New Philadelphia where she was employed as a licensed agent in addition to helping with daily operations in the office. Born January 4, 1943 at Dover, she was daughter of Katherine Reardon Simmers of Dover....
Roberta ''Bobbie'' Bonaduce
Feb 19, 2002
Roberta ''Bobbie'' Bonaduce, 82, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 20, 1919 at Kingsport, Tennessee, she was daughter of the late Clyde & Mary Rose Churchwell Barrett. Bobbie loved going to church and had been an active member of the New Life Church of God in Dover where she had...
Charlotte Sproul
Feb 18, 2002
Charlotte Sproul, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, February 18, 2002 in her home following an extended illness. She retired in 1980, where she was a schoolteacher in the Dover Avenue School. She taught over forty years. Born June 25, 1918 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth Leffingwell Kohr. Charlotte was a member of...
Jane Krantz
Feb 17, 2002
Jane Krantz, 85, of 400 E. 14th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, February 17, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born April 4, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Eva and William Kraus of Dover. After her graduation from Dover High School in 1934, she was employed by Dr. Fred Bay and Dr. Herbert Machan as a receptionist...
E. Jean Hufnagle
Feb 17, 2002
E. Jean Hufnagle, 84, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of New Philadelphia and Barnesville died Sunday, February 17, 2002 following an extended illness. Born February 18, 1917 in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Minnie Pearl Johnson Wyandt. Jean was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church in Barnesville and...
Iva M. Foster
Feb 16, 2002
Iva M. Foster, 99, of Strasburg died Saturday, February 16, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following an extended illness. She had worked at Garver Brothers Store and the Strasburg Pharmacy. Born January 16, 1903 in Mineral City she was a daughter of the late Carl and Catherine Stahlecker Eberly. She was a member of St. John United Church...
Christine S. Trustdorf
Feb 15, 2002
Christine S. Trustdorf, 49, of Dover, died Thursday, February 14, 2001 in the Hennis Care Centre. She had worked as a service representative for GTE and Cox Cable. Born October 6, 1952 at Coshocton, she was daughter of the late Donald & Frances Casteel Carruthers. She attended the First Moravian Church at Dover. Christine was preceded in death by her...
Edith M. Lieser
Feb 13, 2002
Edith M. Lieser, 91, of Dover, died Wednesday, February 13, 2002 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She was a retired school teacher having worked in the Dover City Schools system for over 30 years teaching at Dover East & South schools. Born October 31, 1910 at Dover, she was daughter of the late William Anna Evans Hawk. She...
Theodore (Ted) E. Crites
Feb 12, 2002
Theodore (Ted) E. Crites, 60, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Tuesday, February 12, 2002 in his home following a sudden illness. He was a retired inspection employee at the Republic Steel Company in Canton where he worked for 36 years. Born March 29, 1941 in New Philadelphia, he was the son of Jane Garner Crites Murray of Dover and the...
Arlene M. Kandel
Feb 10, 2002
Arlene M. Kandel, a longtime Dover area resident died Sunday, February 10, 2002 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She was a 20 year employee of the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She said “This is my life working at Hennis Care Centre. It is wonderful to know that you are making the residents�(TM) eyes light up and putting...
Homer E. Myers
Feb 8, 2002
Homer E. Myers, 82, of Beach City, died Friday, February 8, 2002 in his home after a long illness. A longtime farmer, he retired in 1981 from the former Warner & Swasey at New Philadelphia where he had worked for 20 years as a machine operator. Prior to that he had worked for Hercules Motor Company at Canton for 20...
Mary Louise Richard
Feb 8, 2002
Mary Louise Richard, 70, of Dover died Friday, February 8, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following a bout with cancer. Born April 3, 1931 in Dover she was the only child of the late Walter R. and Mabel Martin Brewer. She graduated from Dover High School in 1949. After a short attendance at Stafford Business College in New...
Ronald A. Johnson
Feb 6, 2002
Ronald A. ''Ron'' Johnson, 62, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 5, 2002 in his home. He retired from Armco Steel at Dover where he had worked for 35 years. Born August 21, 1939 at New Philadelphia, he was son of the late Minnie Weigand Johnson. Ron was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Dover. He was an avid...
Elsie M. Bartholomew
Feb 5, 2002
Elsie M. Bartholomew, 95, of Dover died Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. She retired from Sterling Grandview Dairy in Canton. Born December 30, 1906 in Wheeling, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mae Bartholomew. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Dover. She enjoyed...
Joan G. Tierney
Jan 29, 2002
Mrs. Francis H. (Joan G.) Tierney, 96, of Dover, died Tuesday, January 29, 2002 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born April 26, 1905, at Steubenville, she was daughter of the late David P. & Catherine Jones Johns. Joan was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church at Dover, a member of the Order of...
John Henry Hamsher
Jan 29, 2002
John Henry Hamsher, age 81, of Dover died peacefully on January 29th with family by his side. We all take comfort in knowing he has been welcomed into heaven where he joins his parents, Milo and Ollie Hamsher, brother Dallas and infant son, Bruce. Originally from the Sugarcreek area, he later owned a farm in Winfield and then worked at...
Ruby L. Cope
Jan 28, 2002
Ruby L. Cope, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, January 28, 2002 in the Hennis Care Center at Dover. She had worked for 22 years as secretary for the First United Methodist Church at Dover. Born August 16, 1916 in Carroll County, she was daughter of the late Isaac & Myrtle Parker Lumley. Ruby was a member of the First...
