Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Archie A. Croy, Jr.
May 18, 2002
Archie A. Croy, Jr., 78, of Strasburg, died Saturday, May 18, 2002 in his home. He was a long-time truck driver whose employment included the former Truck Coal Co. Born April 8, 1924 at Dover, he was son of the late Archie A. & Jesse Burton Croy, Sr. Archie was a member of the former St. Aloysius Church at Strasburg...
Catherine E. ''Katie'' Polka
May 17, 2002
Catherine E. “Katie” Polka, 82, of Dover, died Friday, May 17, 2002 in her home after a long illness. She was a retired employee of the former Flouracarbon Company. Born October 12, 1919 at Akron, Ohio, she was daughter of the late John and Catherine Gurgovits Zambo. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover. Catherine...
Patrick A. Doyle
May 17, 2002
Patrick A. Doyle, 54, of Dover died Friday, May 17, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He was an LPN at Manor Care Nursing Home in Canton. Born September 7, 1947 in Coshocton he was a son of the late Harold and Edith Mains Doyle. He enjoyed fishing, baseball, camping and being with his children. Patrick is survived...
Richard (Rick) H. Froman Iii
May 16, 2002
Richard H. “Rick” Froman III, 49, of Sugarcreek, Ohio died Thursday, May 16, 2002 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Rick was a former employee of Sugarcreek Industries. Born October 26, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of Marian Roush Froman Angelo and Pete Angelo of Strasburg. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard H. Froman...
Grayce V. Lovell
May 15, 2002
Grayce V. Lovell, 78, of Dover, died Wednesday, May 15, 2002 in Union Hospital. She had worked for the Timken Company during the war, and had also been employed by various restaurants in the Twin Cities area. Born June 8, 1923 at Dennison, she was daughter of the late James Edward & Edith Moore Whalen. She was a member of...
Thelma K. Holzworth
May 15, 2002
Thelma K. Holzworth, 85, of Dover died Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She had worked at Stallard�(TM)s Foodliner, was an assistant to Dr. Robert E. Ley Sr. and was a secretary at Dover High School. Born July 30, 1916 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Clinton and Lena Stegman Affolter. She...
Francis H. Welling
May 9, 2002
Francis H. Welling, 80, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, May 9, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Francis retired from the Norfolk and Western Railroad where he worked for over 40 years. Born February 18, 1922 in New Bedford, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harvey and Angie Mencer Welling. He was a Life member of...
Woodrow ''Woody'' Washington Iii
May 5, 2002
Woodrow “Woody” Washington III, 33, of Dover died Sunday, May 5, 2002 in Columbia Mercy Medical Center at Canton. Born August 13, 1968 at Dover he was son of Woodrow Washington II of Chattanooga, TN and Doris Jean Hughes Pep of Dover. Woody was a creative individual who was a gifted artist, talented photographer and enjoyed operating his own music...
James M. ''Jim'' Polen
May 4, 2002
James M. “Jim” Polen, 77, of Dover, died Saturday, May 4, 2002 in New Dawn Health Care Center. Jim retired from the Times Reporter in 1987 where he had worked in Composing for nearly 40 years. He also operated the Polen Printing Company from his home. Born January 29, 1925 at Dover, he was son of the late Frank and...
Ethel G. (Siber) Frey
Apr 29, 2002
Ethel G. (Siber) Frey, 81, of Dover died Monday, April 29, 2002. She was an employee of the former Garver Bros. Store in Strasburg and the Timken Company at Canton. Born October 27, 1920 in Dover Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Erma E. Putt Siber. Ethel was a member of the Massillon...
Mary A. Tornabene
Apr 28, 2002
Mary Ann Tornabene, 83, of Massillon and formerly of New Philadelphia died Sunday, April 28, 2002 in the Massillon Community Hospital following a brief illness. Born October 7, 1918 in Dennison, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Tony and Mary Alfano Forte. Mary was a member of the St. Joseph�(TM)s Catholic Church at Dover. She was preceded in...
Ruth Virginia Hunker
Apr 28, 2002
Ruth Virginia Hunker, 84 of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, April 28, 2002 in Union Hospital. She retired after more than 20 years of service from the former Schwartz-Klines store where she had worked as a clerk. She also previously worked for U.S. Quarry Tile at East Sparta. Born March 7, 1918 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Edward...
Delores E. ''Dee'' Reed
Apr 21, 2002
Delores Elizabeth “Dee” Reed of Dover, died Sunday, April 21, 2002 in Union Hospital. Born March 17, 1923 in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was daughter of the late Albert & Ruth Virginia Shaw Neiswager. Dee was an active member of the Dover Baptist Temple who had served in the choir, ladies ministry, Golden Gems and faithfully read her Bible. She...
Beth A. Norris
Apr 17, 2002
Beth A. Norris, 34, of Uhrichsville died Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at her home following an extended illness. Born January 6, 1968 in Nuremberg, Germany she was a daughter of Floyd M. (Sue) Merckle of Titusville, Florida and Sandra Porterfield Morrison of Dover. She was a member of Lighthouse of Jesus Christ Foursquare Gospel Church in Uhrichsville, and was a...
Raymond ''Pete'' Minor
Apr 16, 2002
Raymond “Pete” Minor, 75 of Strasburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002. He retired in 1988 from Empire Detroit Steel at Dover where he had worked for more than 20 years. Born May 29, 1926 at Flushing, Ohio, he was son of the late Jack & Nellie Ramella Minor. Pete was a member of the Strasburg United Methodist Church for 53...
Robert E. Heintz
Apr 15, 2002
Robert E. Heintz, a resident of Strasburg, Ohio, passed from this life on Monday morning in his home in Strasburg. A former resident of Dover, he was born on April 10, 1919, a son of Louis W. and Lydia S. Ferris Heintz. He was a descendant of the original Zoar Society of Zoar, Ohio. Robert was a 1937 graduate of...
Robert E. Lee
Apr 12, 2002
Robert Edward Lee, 69, of Strasburg passed away on April 12, 2002 at his home following a sudden illness. He retired in 1998 from Union Metal Corp. in Canton after 35 years of service. Born October 10, 1932 in Douglas County, Georgia he was a son of the late Clinton and Inez Couch Lee. He graduated from Douglas County High...
Charles Kenneth Eberle
Apr 10, 2002
Charles Kenneth Eberle, 94, of Dover passed away in his home on April 10, 2002. He was born in Dillonvale, Ohio on December 6, 1907 to the late Charles A. and Cora Yost Eberle. His wife Frances with whom he celebrated 70 years of marriage preceded him in death. His son Robert Eberle who died in 1989 and seven brothers...
Bertha E. (Hartline) Gepfert
Apr 9, 2002
Bertha E. Hartline Gepfert, 100, of the Sunbridge Nursing Home in Statesboro, Georgia died Tuesday, April 9, 2002. She was a resident of Strasburg before moving to Statesboro over 7 years ago to live with her daughter, Glenna. She was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church at Strasburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (Bob)...
Alma Weinhardt
Apr 9, 2002
Alma Weinhardt, 91, of Dover, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, April 9, 2002. Born March 10, 1911 at Sandyville, she was daughter of the late Oscar N. & Lula I. Brick Gibler. Alma was a member of the First Baptist Church in New Philadelphia. She was active with Harcatus and served as a member of its board...
