Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Rocky Schocksnider
May 1, 2021
Rocky Schocksnider, 70, of Bloomingdale, Ohio passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Trinity West Hospital in Steubenville, Ohio. Born on February 2, 1951 in Dundee, Ohio he was the son of the late Harry Schocksider and Donna Frutig. He was also preceded in death by his step-mother, Jane Ann Schocksnider. Rocky enjoyed gambling, playing cards, drinking and cashing...
Lee A. Plunk
Apr 30, 2021
Lee A. Plunk, 82, of Dover passed away suddenly on Friday, April 30, 2021 at his home. Born on March 30, 1939 in Dover he was a son of the late Marion and Marjorie Rausch Plunk. Lee was a 1957 graduate of Dover High School and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. In 1965 he started Hillcrest Garden Center,...
Eleanor G. Maurer
Apr 30, 2021
Eleanor G. Maurer, 88, of Gahanna, and formerly of Dover, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 in the St. Ann Hospital in Westerville. She was born on November 11, 1932 in Zanesville, and was raised in Wooster. Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Hester Mason Brock; husband, Dale Maurer on May 17, 2018; and two...
Lester E. Tice
Apr 30, 2021
Lester E. Tice, 73, of Dover passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born June 19, 1947 in Dover he was a son of the late Charles and Laura Smart Tice. Lester was also preceded in death by his brothers, Bill, Carl, Paul and Virgil Tice; sisters, Loretta Sayre and Beatrice Tice. Lester was...
Richard D. Hoverland
Apr 30, 2021
Richard D. Hoverland, 79, of Dover passed away on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. He was born in Dover on October 16, 1941 the son of the late Harold and Helen Adams Hoverland. Richard was also preceded in death by his sister and brother in law, Ruth Ann (William) Lieser; nephew, Jeff Lieser. Richard...
Ruth A. Farnsworth
Apr 28, 2021
Ruth A. Farnsworth, 88, of Dover passed away at her granddaughter’s home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Ruth was born on February 22, 1933 in Barbo, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Leo and Naomi (Slaymen) Pickar. She married Elwood J. Farnsworth, who preceded her in death on October 7, 2014. She was also preceded in...
James L. "Jim" Fondriest
Apr 26, 2021
James L. “Jim” Fondriest, 87, of Dover passed away at Aultman Hospital on Monday, April 26, 2021. Jim was born in his Dover home on April 10, 1934. He was the son of the late Leo and Mildred (Winkhart) Fondriest. He graduated from St. Joseph High School. On November 19, 1955, he married Shirley Marie Dapoz, who preceded him in...
Socrates J. Space
Apr 26, 2021
Socrates J. Space, philosopher, counselor, conversationalist, proud Marine, and loving father, died peacefully at home on April 26, 2021, at age 90. A child of the Great Depression, Soc was born on September 4, 1930, in Dover Ohio. His parents, Zacharias “Jack” and Despina (Pardos) Space immigrated to America in the early 20th century from the magical Greek island of...
Norwood L. "Woody" Becker
Apr 26, 2021
Norwood L. “Woody” Becker, 70, of Dundee passed away at Akron General Hospital following an extended illness. Woody was born in Dover on July 16, 1950. He was the son of the late Donald E. Sr. and Betty J. (Brown) Becker. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Barb J. (Donald) Wurzel. He graduated with the class of...
Terry E. Barthelmeh
Apr 25, 2021
Terry E. Barthelmeh, age 62, of Dover, died Sunday, April 25, 2021. Born June 16, 1958, in Dover’s Union Hospital, he was the son of the late Edward A. and Katharine E. Huprich Barthelmeh. Terry graduated from from Dover High School in 1977, and was employed by the Greer Steel Company in Dover for 32 years. Terry was a loving...
Vernon W. Mutti
Apr 19, 2021
Vernon W. Mutti, 82, of Stone Creek passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born January 19, 1939 in York Township he was a son of the late Emmet and E. Lucille Ladrach Mutti. Vernon was also preceded in death by his sister and brother in law, Pauline and Bill Staneart. Vernon was a...
Vera M. Gray
Apr 19, 2021
Vera M. Gray, 98, of Dover passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born October 10, 1922 in Aurora, Ohio she a daughter of the late Eura and Lizzie Miller Hostetler. Vera was also preceded in death by her husband, William W. Gray on May 31, 1976; six sisters and two brothers. Vera...
Sadie L. Stalder
Apr 19, 2021
Sadie L. Stalder, age 89, of Dover, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021, at Dover’s Country Club Retirement Campus. Born January 12, 1932, in Harriman, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late George and James Bessie Lowe Scarbrough. Sadie graduated from Lake City (Tennessee) High School in 1951, and later, on January 31, 1969, married Howard E. Stalder. The...
Edward L. "Ed" Henry
Apr 18, 2021
Edward L. “Ed” Henry, age 69, of Mobile, Alabama, and formerly of Stockbridge, Georgia, and Newcomerstown, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, Sunday, April 18, 2021 in Mobile following a period of declining health. Born June 25, 1951, in Zanesville, Ohio, he was a son of the late Charles E. and Margaret K. Fordyce Henry. Ed graduated...
Rose M. Gardner
Apr 18, 2021
Rose M. Gardner, 90, of Strasburg, passed away peacefully early on Sunday, April 18, 2021. She survived a stroke seven years ago and continued to enjoy life and be an inspiration to all who knew her. Rose was born on May 2, 1930 to Paul and Grace (Reiger) Dorsey. She was reared by her grandparents, John and Nettie Reiger. Rose...
Janet F. Brown
Apr 15, 2021
Janet F. Brown, 70, of New Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in the Cleveland Clinic. She was born on June 13, 1950 in Dover and was a daughter of the late Frank and Barbara Yuhos Wagner. Janet was also preceded in death by her husband, Francis Brown on March 11, 2007. She is survived by her children,...
Janice L. Nowak
Apr 15, 2021
Janice L. Nowak, 73, of Dover, Ohio, and formerly of West Springfield, MA, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born June 14, 1947 in Springfield, MA she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Beulah Marcinik Malachowski. Janice was also preceded in death by her daughter, Jennifer Nowak. Janice had worked...
Thomas R. "Tom" Or "Bou" Marchand
Apr 14, 2021
Thomas R. “Tom” or “Bou” Marchand, age 78, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre, following a brief illness. Born May 26, 1942, in Dover, he was the son of the late Oswald and Awilda Ray Marchand. Tom graduated from Strasburg-Franklin High School in 1960, and went on to serve honorably with the United...
Gregory A. Barnett
Apr 13, 2021
Gregory A. Barnett, 59, of Dover passed away on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from complications he sustained following a motorcycle accident seven years prior. He was born in Dover on June 20, 1961 and was a graduate of Dover High School. Greg was employed at Zimmer Biomet for many years until his accident forced his retirement. He enjoyed being outdoors...
Paul "Paulie" Farrer
Apr 12, 2021
Paul Farrer, 45, of Dover passed away unexpectedly Monday, April 12, 2021. Born June 23, 1975, in Cleveland, he was the son of Carolyn Murphy Farrer of Dover, and the late Edward Farrer. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his three sons, Dominic Snowden of Cleveland, and Logan and Tanner Farrer, both of New Philadelphia; his sister,...
