Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas

George E. Kaderly
Sep 2, 2000
George E. Kaderly, 90, of Hobbs, N.M., formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000. He was born on Oct. 30, 1909, in New Philadelphia and married Ruth Ann Gepfert of June 7, 1950, in Coshocton. He and his family moved to Grants, N.M., in 1958. Mr. Kaderly retired as a self-employed dirt contractor in 1976. He and his...

Kenneth E. Weigand
Aug 31, 2000
Kenneth E. Weigand, 79, of Tremont St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, August 31, 2000 at Union Hospital in Dover following an extended illness. Ken retired as a General Foreman for the LTV Steel Company (formerly Republic Steel) in Massillon where he worked for over 40 years. Born April 4, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late...
Olga Huffman
Aug 29, 2000
Olga Huffman, 94, of Strasburg, passed away peacefully in her home after a 6-week illness. She was born April 10, 1906 in Courtelary, Switzerland to Frieda & Friedrich Oppliger. She immigrated to the US with her mother and sisters in October 1919 and settled in the Tuscarawas Valley. She worked at the Dover Sad Iron before marrying James Ivan Huffman,...
John W. Meek
Aug 29, 2000
John W. “Woody” Meek, 82, of 328 S. Bodmer Ave., Strasburg, Ohio died Tuesday, August 29, 2000 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He was a lifelong farmer having assisted with the family farm near Ragersville. He was also a former employee of Wallick Coal Company. Born May 27, 1918 in Tippecanoe, Ohio, he was the son of the...
Edna Jane Bussinger
Aug 28, 2000
Pastor Emeritus, Edna Jane Bussinger, 81, of Strasburg, died Monday, August 28, 2000 in her home. She was an ordained minister of the Foursquare Gospel Church and was active in it for over 60 years. Born June 12, 1919 at Dover, she was daughter of the late John & Florence Ellsworth Fulk. Along with her husband, the late Rev. Leroy...

Daniel D. Nigro
Aug 20, 2000
Daniel D. Nigro, 86 of the Baltic Country Manor, formerly of Dover, died Sunday, August 20, 2000. He had been a construction worker and had often operated heavy equipment until his retirement. Born May 21, 1914 at Dover, he was son of the late Nicholas and Mary Jane Denoi Nigro. Surviving are: 2 sons Daniel J. & Joan M. Nigro...

Vina L. Korns
Aug 19, 2000
Vina L. Korns, 93, of Dover died Saturday, August 19, 2000 at the Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. Born April 4, 1907 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Dora Walters Myers. She was a member of Strasburg United Methodist Church. Vina was preceded in death by her first husband Allen Baker...
Catherine Zutavern
Aug 18, 2000
Funeral Home: Toland-Herzig F.H. Dover 803 N. Wooster Ave. Dover, OH US 44622
Justin Thomas Moss
Aug 18, 2000
Justin Thomas Moss, the five year old son of Heidi Brokaw of 923 Logan St. N.W., New Philadelphia with whom he resided and William Moss of Illinois died Friday, August 18, 2000 in his home following a lifelong battle with Hurlers Syndrome. Justin attended Preschool at Starlight School in New Philadelphia. He was born March 8, 1995 in Canton, Ohio....
Catherine E. Hay Zutavern
Aug 17, 2000
Catherine E. Hay Zutavern, 77, of Dover and Ft. Myers, Florida died on Thursday, August 17, 2000 in her home at Dover following a three year battle with leukemia. She and her late husband Wayne co-founded Wayne Auto Parts at Dover in 1956. Born July 8, 1923 in Midway, Stark County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Henry...
Max F. Davis
Aug 15, 2000
Max F. Davis, 64, surrounded by his family, went home to be with the Lord after passing away in his home on Tuesday, August 15, 2000. Born June 24, 1936 at New Philadelphia, he was son of the late Ralph & Catherine Maxwell Davis. Max was a veteran of the US Air Force. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, playing guitar, loved...
Anna Rae Fieger
Aug 15, 2000
Anna Rae Fieger, 97, of the Lutheran Village in Columbus, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, August 15, 2000 in her home following an extended illness. Born June 6, 1903 in Barnesville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence C. and Anna Mae Hager Taylor. Anna was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church at Dover...
Irene B. Dummermuth
Aug 11, 2000
Irene B. Dummermuth, 85, of Tremont St., Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 11, 2000 in her home following a one year illness. She was one of the original employees of Buehlers Inc. and was also a clerk for over 20 years at Schwartz Kline’s Stores in Dover and New Philadelphia. She assisted her husband in the operation of the former...
Vera I. Devney
Aug 9, 2000
Vera I. Devney, 92, of Dover, died Wednesday, August 9, 2000 in Union Hospital. Born February 20, 1908 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Curtis & Maude Denzer Benson. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover and was active in its Christian Mothers group. She had formerly been active with the Tuscarawas...
Hazel H. Fletcher
Aug 7, 2000
Hazel H. Fletcher, 103, of 1427 W. 1st Ave., Columbus, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Monday, August 7, 2000 in her home. Born July 28, 1897 in Richland County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Catherine Strome Baker. She grew up in the Methodist church and enjoyed quilting where she was a member...

Hazel H. Fletcher
Aug 7, 2000
Hazel H. Fletcher, 103, of 1427 W. 1st Ave., Columbus, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Monday, August 7, 2000 in her home. Born July 28, 1897 in Richland County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Catherine Strome Baker. She grew up in the Methodist church and enjoyed quilting where she was a member...

Merrell S. Espenschied
Aug 6, 2000
Merrell S. Espenschied, 83, of 228 W. 8th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, August 6, 2000 in the New Dawn Health Care Center following a brief illness. He retired as an employee of the Marlite Corporation at Dover. Born January 18, 1917 in Dover, he was the son of the late Daniel Carl and Christena Hartman Espenschied. Merrell was a...

Robert E. ''Bob'' Steffe
Aug 6, 2000
Robert E. ''Bob'' Steffe, 81, of Strasburg died Sunday, August 6, 2000 at his home following an extended illness. He retired in 1978 from Norfolk Western Railroad. Born September 1, 1918 in Dundee, he was a son of the late Norman B. and Clara C. Dietz Steffe. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bolivar and the...

Bruce A. Miceli
Aug 4, 2000
Bruce A. Miceli, 39, of 333 W. 5th St., Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 4, 2000 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was a former sales and design employee at the former Wilmar Furniture Company at Dover. Born August 26, 1960 in Dover, he was the son of Agnes Krayzel Miceli with whom he resided and the late...
Thomas R. Mayforth
Aug 3, 2000
Thomas R. Mayforth, 54, of Strasburg, died Thursday, August 3, 2000 in his home. He had been employed with Canton Drop Forge for 36 years as a truck driver. Born June 29, 1946 at Dover, he was son of the late Ivan and Isabell Limbacher Mayforth. Thomas was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover. He enjoyed spending...