Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Richard K. O'Donnell
Dec 18, 2017
Richard K. O’Donnell, 73, of Dover and formerly of Carrollton died Monday, Dec. 18, 2017 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. He was a retired life insurance agent. Born Jan. 22, 1944 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Martin J. and Viola (Kreeger) O’Donnell. In addition to his parents, Richard...
Robert L. "Bob" Devney Sr.
Dec 18, 2017
Robert L. “Bob” Devney Sr., 88, of New Philadelphia died Monday, December 18, 2017 at his home following an extended illness. Born May 10, 1929 in Dover, he was a son of the late Tom and Vera Benson. Bob was also preceded in death by his brothers, Tom and Richard Devney. Bob retired from Gradall after 30 years of service...
Jeffrey R. Sears
Dec 16, 2017
Jeffrey R. Sears, 51, of Strasburg died Saturday, December 16, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House following a battle with heart disease. Born January 13, 1966 in Duck, West Virginia he was a son of the late Roland and Olive Ferrebee Sears. Jeff was also preceded in death by his brothers, Damon and Randal Sears; sister in law, Patty...
Doris J. Littleton
Dec 15, 2017
Doris Littleton, 87, of New Philadelphia, passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at Union Hospital. Born in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Margaret (Swonger) Mann. Doris was a kind, loving, giving, and gentle soul and a caregiver to many. She lived her life without complaint and was a positive light to others regardless of...
Sandra Lee Rektor
Dec 14, 2017
Sandra Lee Rektor, 42, of Dover passed away on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at Affinity in Massillon. Born on January 17, 1975 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Toni (Levengood) May. She was also preceded in death by her grandfather, William Levengood. On April 12, 2008, she married Paul Michael Rektor. In addition to Paul,...
Rodney L. Bayer
Dec 12, 2017
Rodney L. Bayer, 73, of Strasburg died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born September 8, 1944 in Massillon, he was a son of the late Maurice Bayer and Miriam “Glee” Freshour Bayer. Rodney was also preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Bayer. He was a retired Truck Driver having worked for many different...
Wanda L. Linard
Dec 12, 2017
Wanda L. Linard, 86, of New Philadelphia, died at her home on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in her favorite chair. Born May 23, 1931 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Ellis and Myrtle Cook Sayre. Wanda was also preceded in death by her husband, Joseph W. “Bill” Linard in 1998; brothers, Veral and Roy Turney and...
Ruth Jane Stanke
Dec 12, 2017
Ruth Stanke, 90, of Dover passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at her home from natural causes. Born on July 22, 1927 in Massillon, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Pearl (Price) Wilson. She graduated from Massillon Washington High School with the class of 1945. She married Frasher D. Stanke, who preceded her in death on...
Elsie I. Ackerman
Dec 10, 2017
Elsie I. Ackerman, 79, of Dover died early Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Park Village Health Care Centre in New Philadelphia. Born in Canton on February 5, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Freda (Dale) Price. She graduated from Canton McKinley High School. On May 3, 1960, she married Donald A. Ackerman, who preceded her...
Martha A. Bearducci
Dec 9, 2017
Martha A. Bearducci, age 80, of Dover, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017, in her home. Born June 8, 1937, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Laura Venditti Cenci. Martha graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1955, and, as a young lady, was employed by the Jack & Jill Shop, Dover. She married Thomas...
Betty M. Smith
Dec 8, 2017
Betty M. Smith, 91, of Dover died on Friday, December 8, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Born on January 14, 1926 in Midvale, she was the daughter of the late James and Erma (Raymond) Morgan. She is preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith. Betty enjoyed quilting and crocheting. In honoring her wishes, there will be...
June M. Herman
Dec 7, 2017
June M. “June Bug” Herman, 100, of Dover passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on March 27, 1917 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Anna (Unsold) Souers. She married Woodrow Herman, who preceded her in death on September 23, 1953. She was also preceded in death by...
Margaret Dawn Gilmore
Dec 7, 2017
Margaret Dawn Gilmore, age 77, of New Philadelphia (Brightwood) passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, in Community Hospice’s Truman House. Born October 12, 1940, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Edward “Buster” and Melva G. Grimm Rothacher. Dawn attended Dover High School, and was employed by the former Mister Donut and the New Dawn Retirement Community, both...
Patricia J. "Patti" Mccoy
Dec 7, 2017
Patricia J. “Patti” McCoy, age 75, of Sherrodsville, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born December 29, 1941, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Virginia Davis Pearson. Patti moved to Dover as a young lady and graduated from Dover High School. She married Richard A. McCoy on January 31,...
Robert F. "Fred" Singleton
Dec 4, 2017
Robert F. “Fred” Singleton, age 76, of Dover, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre. Born June 11, 1941, in Dover, he was a son of the late Robert J. and Mildred Ball Singleton. Fred delivered The Times-Reporter as a youth. He graduated from Dover High School in 1959 and was employed by the Timken Company...
Miriam E. "Mim" Lightell
Dec 2, 2017
Miriam E. “Mim” Lightell, 78, of Walnut Creek, and formerly of Dover and Canton, entered her Eternal Home on Saturday, December 2, 2017. She was born on January 26, 1939 in Sugarcreek to the late Melvin and Saloma Schlabach Troyer. Mim was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Lightell on May 4, 1985; sisters, Mary Troyer, Alta Miller,...
Betty L. Lash
Dec 2, 2017
Betty L. Lash, 73, of Massillon, and formerly of Strasburg, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Born January 7, 1944 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Lucille Bowen Slemmer. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lash on December 23, 2007; five...
Joseph E. Mize
Dec 1, 2017
Rev. Joseph E. Mize, Master Chief Petty Officer, United States Coast Guard, 65, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born December 16, 1951 in Greenville, North Carolina he was a son of the late Edward and Irene Lewis Mize. Joe was also preceded in death by his wife, Alice Barbara Mize in 2005...
L. Dale Smith
Nov 30, 2017
L. Dale Smith, 82, of Dover died Thursday evening, Nov. 30, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family following a brief illness. Born on Christmas Day in 1934 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of the late Fred and Emma (Sommers) Smith. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by a son Dale Jr. and...
