Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mary C. Polilli
Feb 4, 2017
Mary C. Polilli, 110, a longtime resident of Dover, died peacefully in the home of her grandson, Tim (wife, Patrice) Natale, on Saturday evening, Feb. 4, 2017 after a full and healthy life. In her early years, Mary was employed by the former Belmont Stamping Company and then worked for the Reeves Steel Company both in Dover. She was born...
Jane Ann Acker
Feb 3, 2017
Jane Ann Acker, the only child of ret Col Forrest F Skinner and Helen Ward Riley Skinner, died February 3, 2017 in Dover. She was born December 3, 1924 in Bismark North Dakota. She moved to the area to be close to family. She was a member of St. John's UCC, Walnut Creek. Learning was a lifetime commitment for Jane....
Vera M. Potts
Feb 1, 2017
Vera M. Potts, 79, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at her home following an extended illness. Born August 10, 1937 in Waynesboro, Tennessee she was a daughter of the late Earl and Rosielee Keaton York. Vera was also preceded in death by her husband, Otis Potts on August 26, 2006; sisters, Esta Johnson, Annabelle Louise York and...
Cynthia A. "Cindy" Ulrich
Jan 30, 2017
Cynthia A. "Cindy" Ulrich, age 70, of Dover, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, in Community Hospice's Truman House, New Philadelphia, following a long illness. Born December 14, 1946, in Canton, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Betty Boyd Brown. As a young lady, Cindy moved with her family to Dover where she graduated high school. She...
Mark E. Locker
Jan 30, 2017
Mark E. Locker, 65, of Dover died Monday, Jan. 30, 2017 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Mark was a custom homebuilder and operated the former Locker Construction Company in Dover. He had previously managed Carter Lumber Companies in North Carolina. Born March 8, 1951 in Dover, he was the son of Ruth (Ellis) Locker of Dover and the...
Pauline E. Singletary
Jan 28, 2017
Pauline E. Singletary, 93, of Dover died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Pauline was a retired employee at Alsco in Sugarcreek following 21 years of service. Born June 2, 1923 in Riverside, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Lora (Skillern) McClain. In addition to...
Bonnie J. Maher
Jan 28, 2017
Bonnie J. Maher, 83, of Somerdale, passed away at Akron City Hospital on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born in Strasburg on February 20, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Doris (Rexroad) Deibel. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1951. On March 28, 1953 she married James D. Maher, who preceded her in...
Mckenna Mae Mathias
Jan 27, 2017
McKenna Mae Mathias, 25, of Dover died Friday, January 27, 2017 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born September 16, 1991 in Dover she was a daughter of William and Judy Huggins Mathias. McKenna is also survived by her sister, Madison Mathias of Dover; grandparents, Charlie (Karen) Huggins of New Philadelphia and June Mathias of Gnadenhutten. A loving daughter,...
Alma I Bair
Jan 27, 2017
Alma Irene Bair, 81, of Dover passed into the arms of God on Friday, January 27, 2017 at the Cleveland Clinic from complications of open heart surgery. Born August 7, 1935 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Rudolph and Cora Logan Schupbach. Alma was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin L. Bair on November 10,...
Linda L. Thompson Angelo Immel
Jan 27, 2017
Linda L. Thompson Angelo Immel, of Dover died Friday, January 27, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House at New Philadelphia. Born on August 9th at Homestead, Florida she was a daughter of the late Chester and Dorothy Cramblett Carman. They moved to Ohio when Linda was a few months old. Linda worked at several factories until 2008 when she...
Norman J. Schilling
Jan 23, 2017
Norman J. Schilling, 69, of Baltic died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Aultman Hospital. Born March 5, 1947 in Beach City he was a son of the late Curtis and Dorothy Graef Schilling. Norman was also preceded in death by an infant sister and brothers, Ted and Bruce Schilling. Norman proudly served his country during the Vietnam War with the...
Jesse L. Higginbotham
Jan 21, 2017
Jesse L. Higginbotham, 85, of Sherrodsville passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on February 12, 1931 in Printer, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Jesse and Hazel (Copley) Higginbotham. He honorably served our country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Jesse retired from Coshocton County...
Mathew A. Erickson Sr.
Jan 19, 2017
Mathew A. "Mat" Erickson Sr., age 89, of Strasburg, and a former resident of Barberton, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 19, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born September 3, 1927, in Muskegon, Michigan, he was a son of the late Robert and Barbara Engle Erickson Sr. Mat moved with his family at...
Judith A. Demattio
Jan 18, 2017
Judith A. DeMattio, 73, of New Philadelphia died at her home on Wednesday, January 18, 2017. Born May 6, 1943 she was a daughter of the late Raymond DeMattio and Vivienne Waltz DeMattio Maistrelli. Judy was also preceded in death by her step-father, Alfred Maistrelli. She had been employed at Starlight Enterprises for many years. Judy loved listening to Elvis...
Leroy Schupbach
Jan 18, 2017
LeRoy Schupbach, 97, of Strasburg died Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born August 24, 1919 in Canton he was a son of the late John and Alma Brock Schupbach. LeRoy was also preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Jean C. Schupbach on June 6, 1995; daughter, Sandy Oehler and brother, Carl Schupbach....
Shirley M. Lamb
Jan 17, 2017
Shirley M. Lamb, 75, of Beach City died on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Hanover House in Massillon. Born on October 3, 1941 in Cedarville, WV, she was the daughter of the late John Perry and Charity (Radcliff) Marks. She married Ronald Lamb, who preceded her in death in February of 2002. She was also preceded in death by...
Marilyn J. Foster
Jan 17, 2017
Marilyn J. Foster, age 86, of Strasburg, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2017, in Country Club Retirement Center, Dover. Born September 26, 1930, in Akron, she was the daughter of the late Edwin E. and Helen M. Raubenholt Starner. Marilyn graduated from Akron's Kenmore High School, and shortly afterward married William R. "Bill" Foster on June 3, 1949. The couple...
Marla Kay Fisher
Jan 16, 2017
Marla Kay (Grimm) Fisher, 60, of Dover died unexpectedly on Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 while vacationing in Sparks, Nevada. Born Jan. 7, 1957 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Dale and Martha (Plummer) Grimm. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Phyllis Taulbee. Marla loved the outdoors having enjoyed traveling, fishing and wildlife. She was...
Wilma H. Houston
Jan 16, 2017
Wilma H. Houston, age 101, of New Philadelphia, went to be with the Lord Monday, January 16, 2017, after a long, full and joyful life. Born October 18, 1915, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Sophia Weaver Walker. She moved with her family at a young age to Tuscarawas County after her father found...
Vincent F. "Bud" Weber
Jan 16, 2017
Vincent F. "Bud" Weber, age 67, of Dundee, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, in his home, following a long illness. Born February 7, 1949, in Dover, he was a son of the late Clair and Betty Beckley Weber. Bud graduated from Dover High School in 1968, and went on to serve ten years in the United States Air Force...
