Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
James F. Contini
Dec 15, 2019
James F. “Jim” Contini, 82, a lifelong Dover resident died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at the Community (Truman) House following a period of declining health. Jim retired in 1986 from the Republic Steel Company in Massillon following 30 years of service. Following retirement, he worked for RICH Industries for 14 years. Born July 26, 1937 in Dover, Ohio, he was...
Vivian Sweebe
Dec 14, 2019
Vivian B. Sweebe, age 99, of Glendale, Arizona, and a former resident of both Canton and Stone Creek, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019, in Glendale. Born August 27, 1920, in Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Verba Isenogle Haas. Vivian graduated from Stone Creek High School in 1939. She was a loving homemaker. Vivian...
Henrietta "Henri" Pasquin
Dec 13, 2019
Henrietta “Henri” Pasquin, 98, of Dover passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Henri was born on November 27, 1921 in Byington, Tennessee. She worked at US Quarry Tile for 18 years, and had also been employed at many different businesses throughout the area. She was a former member of Good Hope Lutheran Church...
Dent "Bud" Walters
Dec 12, 2019
Dent “Bud” Walters, age 91, of the Ohio Veterans Home, Sandusky, and a former resident of New Philadelphia’s Fifth St. N.W. and Colonial Manor, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. Born January 9, 1928, in Coshocton, Bud was a son of the late Dent and Irene Hanenkrat Walters. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War; much...
Phyllis A. (Draher) Conidi
Dec 9, 2019
Phyllis A. (Draher) Conidi, 74, of Dover, passed away unexpectedly in her home in Dover on December 9, 2019, after a brief illness. Born on September 11, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Helen (Sopinksi) Draher. She attended New Philadelphia High School and later became a beautician. Phyllis was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and sister....
Christopher Lewis Weatherholt
Dec 8, 2019
Christopher Lewis Weatherholt, 29, of Millersburg passed away at Cleveland Hospital Union Hospital unexpectedly on Sunday, December 8, 2019. Christopher was born in Ravenna, Ohio on February 17, 1990. He was the son of Fabian Lewis and Violet Louis (Thomas) Weatherholt of Millersburg. He was a graduate of Garaway High School where he was a talented wrestler and qualified at...
Sherry M. Goodall
Dec 7, 2019
Sherry M. Goodall, age 68, of New Philadelphia, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Union Hospital. Born January 31, 1951, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Don H. and Alta M. Pershing Kinser. Sherry graduated from Dover High School and went on to attend Columbus Business College. She was employed by the family business, the...
Jessica G. Byler
Dec 7, 2019
Jessica G. Byler, age 34, of Dover, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Dover’s Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born July 6, 1985, in Dover, she was a daughter of Lottie Walker and Billy Dunbar, both of Strasburg. Jessica attended Strasburg-Franklin High School and married Adam L. Byler on March 10, 2008. She was a homemaker and a...
Martin L. "Marty" Dreher
Dec 5, 2019
Martin L. Dreher, 85, a life resident of Strasburg passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 in the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Born October 5, 1934 in Strasburg, he was a son of the late Carl and Anna Mizer Dreher. He was also preceded in death by an infant granddaughter. Marty was a 1952 graduate of Strasburg...
Ireda "Jane" Ross
Dec 4, 2019
Ireda “Jane” Ross, 89, of Bolivar passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born February 4, 1930 in Perry County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Price Dawson. Jane was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Ross on October 5, 2002; brothers, Thomas, Charles...
Clarence W. Ley
Dec 4, 2019
Clarence W. Ley, age 87, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in New Philadelphia’s Park Village Southside. Born May 23, 1932, in Mineral City, he was a son of the late Fred and Cleda Moreland Ley. Clarence married the former Norva Gintz on May 26, 1951 in St. Mary’s, West Virginia. The couple reared three children and shared...
Betty Mae Muzechuk
Nov 29, 2019
Betty Mae Muzechuk, 88, of Canton, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at her home following a long period of declining health. Betty was born in Dover on May 25, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Thelma (Stauffer) Siegenthaler. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1949 and was a bookkeeper for...
Dorothy L. Gross Hootman
Nov 27, 2019
Dorothy L. Gross Hootman, age 95, of Dover, and formerly of Newcomerstown, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Born June 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Harry and May West Stocker. Dorothy graduated from Port Washington High School in 1943, and was a loving homemaker. She is survived by her children, William L. (Becky) Gross and Robert...
Constance Winbigler "Connie" Lahr
Nov 26, 2019
Born on August 21, 1925, in Jeromesville, to the late Forrest (from Jeromesville) and Bonnie Board (from West Virginia) Winbigler, she spent her young childhood years in Jeromesville, and then moved to Dover, where she lived a very active, rewarding, and accomplished life until she joined her Creator on Tuesday, November 26th, 2019, at the age of 94. Connie had...
Edward "Peck" Link
Nov 26, 2019
Edward A. “Peck” Link, 88, a lifelong resident of Dover died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 in his home following a period of declining health. Ed retired as an electrician from Semac Hardwood Products in Millersburg. Following retirement, he worked for Yoder Lumber Company. He had also previously been employed at Fenton Bros. Electric in New Philadelphia and Dover Chemical Company....
Paul M. Harrold
Nov 26, 2019
Paul M. Harrold, 76, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Born August 17, 1943 in Massillon, he was a son of the late Clifford and Sarah “Jane” Weber Harrold. Paul was the owner of Paul M. Harrold Construction in Navarre for many years. He proudly served his country with the United States...
James R. Rosenberry
Nov 25, 2019
James Rosenberry, 95, of Dover Ohio passed away peacefully and, on his terms, Monday, November 25, 2019 at Community Hospice Truman House. Jim was in the wonderful care of his family, Community Hospice professionals, good friends and his Northstar neighbors during a recent period of declining health. Born in a home on W Slingluff Ave. in Dover to Mercedes and...
Connie Joe Johnson
Nov 24, 2019
Connie Joe Johnson, 58, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2019, in her home. Born on July 15, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Marie Stein and Kenneth Hicks. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. Connie is affectionately known as “Gigi,” enjoyed taking her grandchildren to the park and...
David Joseph "Dave" Rippel
Nov 24, 2019
David Joseph “Dave” Rippel, 57, of Dover passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, November 24, 2019, with his sister, Lori and best friend, Tim Murphy by his side following a hard battle with cancer. Born in Dover on July 4, 1962, he was the son of the late Dave E. and Betty L. (Shinkle) Rippel. Dave was a...
Carmella "Carmy" Margo
Nov 23, 2019
Carmella “Carmy” Margo, 96, of Dover and formerly of Strasburg, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Carmy was born on December 26, 1922, in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Cono and Marianna Lamonica. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1940. On March 12, 1993,...
