Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Zane F. Spangler
Nov 4, 1999
Zane F. Spangler, 73, of 2320 N. Wooster Ave., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, November 4, 1999 at the Mercy Medical Center in Canton following a brief illness.Zane owned and operated the former Zane’s Market at Dover for 35 years.Born June 2, 1926 in West Lebanon, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frank and Bertha McFarren Spangler.He was a...
Verle C. Smith
Nov 3, 1999
Verle C. 'Smitty' Smith, 82 of 1613 Cross St., Dover, died Wednesday, November 3, 1999 in his home.He retired, after 25 years of service, from the City of Dover where he had worked with the street department.Born November 24, 1916 in Coshocton County, he was a son of the late Gust & Pearl Scheetz Smith.Verle was a member of the...
Helen Margaret Wardell
Nov 3, 1999
Helen Margaret Wardell, 90, of Strasburg, died Wednesday, November 3, 1999 in New Dawn Health Care Center after a lengthy illness.Born June 12, 1909 at Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Edwin and Nevada Wertz Wagner.She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1927 and from Bowling Green State University in 1932. She taught music at several schools in the Tuscarawas...
John F. Mcconnell
Nov 2, 1999
John F. McConnell, 85, of 2925 St. Rt. 516 NW, Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 following a brief illness.He retired in 1973, as a mechanic for the Timken Company in Canton where he worked for over 30 years.Born December 24, 1913 in Martins Ferry, Ohio, he was the son of the late...
Goldie M. Diehl
Nov 2, 1999
Goldie M. Diehl, 93, of 1328 E. Main St., Louisville, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 in her home following a brief illness.Born August 10, 1906 near Chillicothe, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Hiram and Sarah E. Rinehart Seymour.Goldie was a member of the Little Country Church in Waynesburg and the Fellowship...

William F. Niedenthal
Oct 31, 1999
William F. 'Bill' Niedenthal, 82 of Strasburg, died Sunday, October 31, 1999 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness.He was a retired Truck Driver. Following his retirement he worked part time for Buckeye Security in Canton.Born April 11, 1917 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Fredrick and Elizabeth Haas Niedenthal.He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church...
James W. Anderson
Oct 28, 1999
James W. Anderson, 72, of 333 Monroe St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, October 28, 1999 in his home following a brief illness.He was a retired office employee for the Crucible Steel Company in Midland, Pa. and was also formerly a caretaker for Camp Klein near Painesville. Following retirement, he worked for Marlowe’s NCS at Dover.Born April 28, 1927 in East Liverpool,...
William J. Watkins
Oct 28, 1999
William J. Watkins, 74, of 731 N. Walnut St., Dover died Thursday, October 28, 1999 in Union Hospital.He had worked for over 32 years with Marr Knapp & Crawfis Architects, where he had served as the company's accountant.Born May 20, 1925 at New Philadelphia, he was the only child of the late John E. & Verna V. Reneker Watkins. A...
Raymond T. Houze
Oct 24, 1999
Raymond T. Houze, 74, of 2326 St. Rt. 39 NW, Dover, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, October 24, 1999.He had worked as a self-employed public accountant for over 40 years.Born December 4, 1924 at New Cumberland, he was a son of the late Clark and Ruth Tressell Houze.Ray was a graduate of Mineral City High School. He served...

Helen R. Klar
Oct 12, 1999
Times Reporter WJERHelen R. Klar, 83, of the Morning View Care Center and formerly of Reese Rd. NW, Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, October 12, 1999 in the center.Born December 17, 1915 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Rose Houseman.She was preceded in death by her husband Charles R. Klar who died Nov. 2, 1993.She is...

Raymond H. Lahm
Oct 10, 1999
Raymond H. Lahm, 77 of Dover died Sunday, October 10, 1999 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness.He retired from Bank One in Dover in 1987 after 41 years of service.Born September 28, 1922 in Dover he was a son of the late Peter and Delphia Lantzer Lahm.He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Dover...

Mary C. Schilling
Oct 7, 1999
Mary C. Schilling, 75 of Dover died Thursday, October 7, 1999 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness.Born December 8, 1923 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Lyman and Ellnora France Kaser.Mary was preceded in death by her husband Lloyd H. Schilling who died on May 6, 1999.She is survived by three sons: Robert E. and...
Cranston H. Knouff
Oct 7, 1999
Cranston H. Knouff, 89, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of N. Walnut St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, October 7, 1999 in the center following a brief illness.He retired in 1972 as a carpenter for Gibbons Grable Company in Canton where he worked for 40 years. He also formerly worked for the Wendling Construction Company in Dover.Born August...
Fred R. Schupbach
Oct 4, 1999
Fred R. Schupbach, 58 of Dover and Atwood Lake died Monday, October 4, 1999 at Union Hospital following a short illness.Born May 6, 1941 in Dover, he was the son of Paul Schupbach of Dover and the late Esther Dumermuth Schupbach.He was a 1959 graduate of Dover High School, a graduate of the Machinist Apprenticeship Program at Warner & Swasey...
Albert D. Rimer
Oct 2, 1999
Albert D. Rimer, 80, of 1822 N. Walnut St., Dover, Ohio died Saturday, October 2, 1999 at Union Hospital following an apparent heart attack in his home.He retired in 1982, as a controller for Bailey Controls and Babcock & Wilcox in Cleveland. Following retirement, he was formerly the local coordinator for the AARP Tax Service in Tuscarawas County.Born May 11, 1919...
Lucille V. Penn
Oct 2, 1999
Lucille V. Penn, 92, of the Smithville Western Care Center and formerly of Stucky Drive, Dover, Ohio died Saturday, October 2, 1999 in the center following an extended illness.She retired in 1972, as librarian for Claymont school and was also formerly a librarian for Conotton Valley High School.Born September 2, 1907 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...
Elizabeth 'Betty' Newberry
Oct 1, 1999
Elizabeth 'Betty' Crile Huff Newberry, of Grant St., SW, New Phila. And formerly from Elyria, passed away Friday, October 1, 1999 in Union Hospital at Dover.She was born April 19, 1918, a daughter of the late Clayton and Mary Crile Huff. Betty had worked at the cafeteria at Union Hospital in Dover and in the Elyria memorial Hospital.She was a member...
Brenda Keffer
Sep 30, 1999
Brenda Keffer, 35, of Grant Ave., NW, New Philadelphia died Thursday, August 30, 1999 in her home.She had been employed for the past ten years as a Specification Analyst with the Wayne Dalton Company at Mt. Hope.Born June 30, 1964 at Dover, she was a daughter of father, Chet and Mary Schlegel of Canton, and mother, Mrs. Robert (Ruby) Stress...
Fred L. Hepner, Sr.
Sep 29, 1999
Fred L. Hepner, 68 of 220 E. 8th St. (Rear), Dover, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in Union Hospital following a brief illness.He was a retired employee of Massillon Steel Casting Company where he worked for 19 years.Born June 17, 1931 in Carrollton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harry and Laura Tucker Hepner, Sr.Fred was a member...

Anna L. Harmon
Sep 29, 1999
Anna L. Harmon, 52, of Dover, died Wednesday, September 29, 1999 in her home following an extended illness.She owned and operated the former Dover Antique Mall until illness forced her retirement.Born December 23, 1946 in Dover, she was the daughter of Beatrice Mast Espenschied of Dover and the late Leroy Espenschied. Anna was a member of the First Christian Church at...