Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
John L. Hirning
Apr 24, 2001
John L. Hirning, 69, of Dover passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2001 at Cleveland Clinic following complications from surgery. He retired in 1986 from I.F. Manufacturing in New Philadelphia after 35 years of service. Born September 12, 1931 in Holloway, Ohio he was a son of the late Frederick and Myrtle Nichols Hirning. He was a member of Grace Lutheran...
Esther M. Kieffer
Apr 22, 2001
Esther M. Kieffer, 82, of 4305 Tabor Ridge Rd. N.E., Mineral City, Ohio died Sunday, April 22, 2001 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. She was an employee of the U.S. Ceramic Tile Company at East Sparta for 23 years. Born October 6, 1918 in Hocking County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late...
Albert ''Pete'' Ricksecker
Apr 18, 2001
Albert E. ''Pete'' Ricksecker, 89, of Dover, died Wednesday, April 18, 2001 in the Hennis Care Centre. Pete had worked in the shipping department for the former Shenango Penn-Mold at Dover. Born November 10, 1911 at Dover, he was son of the late John E. & Arta Davis Ricksecker. He was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover...
Elizabeth Komaromy
Apr 16, 2001
Elizabeth Komaromy, 94, of Port Charlotte, Florida and formerly of Seton Square in Dover died Monday, April 16, 2001. Born June 9, 1906 in Sharpsville, Pa., she was the daughter of the late John and Barbara Phillips Ceto. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover. She was also formerly active in the American Legion Auxiliary, Blue...
Sam R. Seikel
Apr 13, 2001
Sam R. Seikel, 76, of 12059 Mill Race St., Canal Fulton, Ohio and a former Dover and Bellaire resident died Friday, April 13, 2001 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following an extended illness. Sam retired in March, 1990, as an employee of the U.S. Dept. of Defense. He was also an employee of the former Shenango Penn Mold at Dover....
Ruby Lavon Holden
Apr 11, 2001
Ruby ''Lavon'' Holden, 76, of Strasburg died Tuesday, April 10, 2001 in Union Hospital. Born December 30, 1924 at Freeport, IL, she was daughter of Francis E. & Ethel L. Kohl Bryant. Lavon was a member of the Dover Bible Church and was an avid Bunco player. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward R. Holden, who died...
Rosemary A. Smith
Apr 5, 2001
Rosemary A. Smith, 71, of 435 Hummel Valley Rd. S.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, April 5, 2001 in her home following an extended illness. Rosemary was a Registered Nurse having retired from the Tuscarawas County Health Dept. following eighteen years of service. Following retirement, she worked for the South Broadway Nursing Home in New Philadelphia. She also had previously...
Leland L. Penix
Apr 2, 2001
Leland L. ''Arizona'' Penix, 81, of Dover, died Monday, April 2, 2001 in the Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia. He was a retired employee of US Ceramic where he had worked for nearly 40 years. Born May 25, 1919 at Winfield, he was son of the late Charles W. & Oneda Baker Penix. Leland was a member of...
Flora Renicker
Mar 31, 2001
Flora Renicker, 90, formerly of Stone Creek died Saturday, March 31, 2001 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She was a former cafeteria worker at Dover Schools. Born November 15, 1910 at New Cumberland she was a daughter of the late James and Flora Farber Dolvin. She was a member of Grace United Church of Christ at...
Ethel May Holderbaum Mcdougall
Mar 30, 2001
Ethel May Holderbaum McDougall, 81, of Dover, died Friday, March 30, 2001 in the Baltic Country Manor. Born May 15, 1919 at Dover, she was daughter of the late William & Edna Sherer Holderbaum. She was a member of the Kindom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at New Philadelphia. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, George McDougall, Sr. She...
E. Idell Teynor
Mar 29, 2001
E. Idell Teynor, 79, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, March 29, 2001 in her home following a brief illness. She had previously been employed at Beech Aircraft and Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. She was also a former telephone operator for Southwestern Bell. She had been a secretary for the Urban Renewal Office at Dover and worked in the library...
Elsie Patterson North
Mar 29, 2001
Elsie T. North, 77, of Dover, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, in her home after a brief illness. Born November 21, 1923 in Logansport, Indiana, she was daughter of the late Donato & Michalena Celina Circone. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover. Elsie was preceded in death by her first husband Sam Patterson, who...
Linda L. Evans
Mar 24, 2001
Linda L. Evans, 51, of Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, March 24, 2001 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Linda was a supervisor for Starlight Enterprise (SEI) in New Philadelphia where she worked for over 15 years. Born January 28, 1950 in McKeesport, Pa., she was the daughter of John Kasony of White Oak Burrough, Pa. and the late Emma...
Virgil R. Kieffer
Mar 20, 2001
Virgil R. Kieffer, 83, of 4305 Tabor Ridge Rd. N.E., Mineral City, Ohio died Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at Union Hospital following an apparent heart attack. Virgil retired in 1978, as a machine operator for Hercules Engines in Canton. He was a former employee of U.S. Ceramic Tile at East Sparta and was a retired farmer. Born February 8, 1918...
Grace Anne Marie Wolfe
Mar 20, 2001
Grace Anne Marie Wolfe the 17 month-old daughter of Michael and Shannon Miller Wolfe of Bolivar died Tuesday, March 20, 2001 at Akron Children's Hospital following complications from Walker-Warburg Syndrome. She was born on October 1, 1999 at Canton. In addition to her parents she is also survived by grandparents: John Miller of North Canton Valerie and Clarence Yoder of...
Waldine J. Diefenbaugh
Mar 20, 2001
Waldine J. Diefenbaugh, 81, of Dover, died Tuesday, March 20, 2001 in Union Hospital. Born June 27, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Walter & Mary McCoy Grove. She was a member of St Johns United Church of Christ at Dover. She had been an active member of the Pythian Sisters, and was a loyal and active member...
Evelyn M. Paisley Carlisle
Mar 18, 2001
Evelyn M. Paisley Carlisle, 90, of Dover died Sunday, March 18, 2001 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She had worked at Masons Grocery Store at Dover, and then worked at Union Hospital until her retirement. Born January 8, 1911 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Clark and Sara Kerr Mason. She was a...
Bonnie Youngen
Mar 16, 2001
Bonnie Youngen, 74, of New Philadelphia, went rejoicing into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 16, 2001. Born July 15, 1926 at Byesville, she was daughter of the late John & Ruth Sickels Bailey. Bonnie attended Trinity Gospel Temple and was a former member of the Cathedral of Tomorrow. She was the founder and...
Kathryn (Kate) E. Hensel
Mar 15, 2001
Kathryn E. (Kate) Hensel, 92, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Seton Square Dover and a longtime Strasburg resident died Thursday, March 15, 2001 in the center following an extended illness. She was an employee of the former Garver Bros. Store in Strasburg. Born April 17, 1908 in Lakeville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...
Sue M. ''Blondie'' Doriche
Mar 12, 2001
Sue M. ''Blondie'' Doriche, 84, of Dover died Monday, March 12, 2001 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She retried from Miracle Adhesive at New Philadelphia after many years of service. Born November 30, 1916 in Marion, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Peter and Teresa Cellini Doriche. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
