Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Kathryn E. Bixler
Jun 5, 2017
Kathryn E. Bixler, 91, passed away early Monday morning surrounded by her family at Altercare of Navarre after a period of declining health. Kathryn was born on Thursday, January 14, 1926 and was the 5th of 10 children born to the late George T. and Clara I. (Welsch) Rieger and grew up in Louden. She attended Wooster Highway School for...
Keith R. Johnson
Jun 1, 2017
Keith R. Johnson, 83, of Dover passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover. Born on October 24, 1933 in Wainwright, he was the son of the late Mancel T. “Tom” and Helen (Kopp) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Leslie and William Johnson, two sisters, Caroline Sartin and...
Corrine A. Rieger
May 30, 2017
Corrine A. Rieger, 84, of Strasburg died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Union Hospital. Born February 26, 1933 in Wainwright she was a daughter of the late Charles and Celia Sciarini Simonetti. Corrine was also preceded in death by her husband, James G. “Jim” Rieger on August 16, 2007 and her brother, Charles “Chuck” Simonetti. She retired from Strasburg High...
Ruth Y. Gerber
May 29, 2017
Ruth Y. Gerber, 89, of Dover passed away at Hennis Care Center in Dover on Monday, May 29, 2017. In honoring her wishes, a private graveside service will take place at a later date.
James Edwin Herzig
May 27, 2017
James Edwin “Jim” Herzig, 79, of Dover died on Saturday, May 27, 2017 Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. Born in Dover on December 11, 1937, he was the son of the late Walter and Opal (Blackwell) Herzig. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dave Herzig. He was a member of the Dover High...
Virginia "Ginny" Steitz
May 26, 2017
Virginia “Ginny” Steitz, 97, a lifelong resident of Dover and the first resident of the Inn at Northwood passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 in her home following a brief illness. Born Jan. 23, 1920 in Tuscarawas, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Ted Stevenson and Emma Springer Stevenson Burson. Ginny’s family owned and operated the Dairy Queen...
Carol Giannobile
May 25, 2017
Carol J. Giannobile, 83, of Dover, Ohio peacefully passed away in her home on Thursday, May 25, 2017, after a long battle with Parkinsons and cancer. Born Sept. 28, 1933, in Massillon, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Erma (Justice) Weisgarber. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Janet Specht,...
John W. Meechan, Sr.
May 25, 2017
John W. Meechan Sr., 96, of Dover died Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the Country Club Retirement Center. Born May 27, 1920 in Wadsworth he was a son of the late Patrick and Anna Strickling Meechan. John was also preceded in death by his first wife, Isabel Lahmers Meechan in 1989, and his second wife, Betty Meechan in 2008; sons,...
Marlene R. Nedrow
May 25, 2017
Marlene R. Nedrow, age 81, of Dover, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Community Hospice’s Truman House at New Philadelphia. Born September 26, 1935, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Grace Harper Wilson. Marlene graduated from Dover High School in 1953, and married Forest W. “Junior” Nedrow on April 14, 1957. She was a...
Charlotte A. Kastor
May 23, 2017
Charlotte A. Kastor, age 85, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, from complications following recent heart surgery. Born May 16, 1932, in Sugarcreek, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Viola Kail Eash. Charlotte attended school in both Dover and Dennison, and graduated from Dennison High School in 1950. She married P....
Mary L. Rondinella
May 12, 2017
Mary L. Rondinella, 85, a longtime resident of Dover died early Friday morning, May 12, 2017 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Mary retired in 1996 as librarian at the Dover Public Library following 17 years of service. She was known as the “Story lady” having read stories to numerous children over her tenure at...
James E. "Jim" Galigher
May 11, 2017
James E. “Jim” Galigher, age 71, of New Philadelphia, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Aultman Hospital, Canton Born January 1, 1946, in Zanesville, he was a son of the late Edward and Ann Miley Galigher. Jim graduated from Conotton Valley High School and went on to earn his bachelor’s and masters’s degrees from Kent State University. He was...
Helen M. Blackson
May 10, 2017
Helen M. Blackson, 93, of Dover died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born October 3, 1923 in Dover she was a daughter of the late George and Anna Mochosky Cerveni. Helen was also preceded in death by her husband, Herbert W. Blackson on February 2, 1983; son, Herbert Blackson; sisters, Anna Blackson, Irene Maus...
Catherine Hartline Shalosky
May 10, 2017
Catherine Hartline Shalosky, 71, of Dover died at her home on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Born June 11, 1945 in Newcomerstown she was a daughter of the late Ben and Agnes McIntaggart Hartline. Catherine was also preceded in death by two sisters, Linda Marie Hartline, Ruth Ann Weatherford and a brother, Calvin Hartline. Catherine had been a Teacher’s Aide at...
Ruth Romaine Christner
May 9, 2017
Ruth Romaine Melhorn Christner went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 9, 2017 at the age of 93 following a two-week decline. She was lovingly surrounded by family and the wonderful caregivers at Community Hospice’s Truman House as she set out on this new and glorious journey. Ruth was born in York County, Pennsylvania on April 20,...
Cheryl A. Espenschied
May 7, 2017
Cheryl A. Espenschied, 66, of Dover died at her home on Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was a teacher in the Tuscarawas Valley School District for 35 years. Born July 19, 1950 in Dover she was a daughter of Lois Regula Espenschied of Dover and the late Fred Espenschied. Cheryl was also preceded in death by a brother, Mike Espenschied;...
James D. "Jim" Owens
May 3, 2017
James D. “Jim” Owens, age 65, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Union Hospital; Jim had battled COPD and lung cancer. Born April 7, 1952, in Dennison, he was a son of the late Harry D. and Norma Jean Schwab Owens. Jim graduated from Dover High School in 1970, and served in the U.S. Army Reserves and...
Gladys M. Stotzer
Apr 29, 2017
Gladys M. Stotzer, 85, of Mineral City passed away at the Inn at Northwood Village in Dover on Saturday, April 29, 2017. On February 21, 1932 she was born on her family farm in Baltic. Her parents were Floyd and Emma (Hoffman) Young. She graduated from Baltic High School where she was valedictorian of the class of 1950. She attended...
Kenneth Dale "Ken" Balder
Apr 25, 2017
Kenneth Dale “Ken” Balder, age 59, of New Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Born November 3, 1957, in Dover, he was a son of the late Earl and Jane Lorenz Balder. Ken was employed by Belden Brick Company, Sugarcreek, for thirty-one years, and had more recently enjoyed working at Your Pizza Shop, New Philadelphia. He is survived by...
William A. Lehman, Sr.
Apr 25, 2017
William A. Lehman, Sr., 92, of Dover died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in the New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover. Born March 16, 1925 in Canton he was a son of the late Herbert and Mayebell Lehman Endres. William was also preceded in death by his step father, Frank Endres. He was an Army veteran of WW II having served...
