Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Verneda Louise "Oma" Stingel
Jun 11, 2017
Verneda Louise Stingel "Oma," 90, of Hampstead, Maryland, and formerly of Strasburg, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at the Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy, Maryland. Born April 17, 1927, in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Philip and Nora Louise Swonger Yenni. Verneda was the wife of the late Donald Dale Stingel, who died...
Elva F. "Mac" Mckenzie
Jun 8, 2017
Elva F. “Mac” McKenzie, 91, of Dover died Thursday, June 8, 2017 in the New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover. Born September 5, 1925 in Midland, Maryland she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Effie Sires. Mac was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert McKenzie on January 8, 1990; son, Richard “Dick” McKenzie; two sisters and...
Gary D. Bowling
Jun 8, 2017
Gary D. Bowling, age 62, of Uhrichsville, went to be with Jesus, Thursday, June 8, 2017, following a sudden illness. Born April 15, 1955, in Ashland, Kentucky, he was a son of Delores Keaton Bowling Burns of Dover and the late Ralph Bowling. Gary attended school in Bowerston and Conotton Valley, and was employed by Stepping Stone Workshop in Uhrichsville....
Gary L. Slemmer
Jun 8, 2017
Gary L. Slemmer, 79, of Dover passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born on July 20, 1937 in Navarre, Gary was the son of the late Marion and Joyce (Leighly) Slemmer. He graduated from Dundee High School. Following graduation, he joined the United States Air Force, where he honorably served from 1956-1960. He retired...
Max F. Ball
Jun 7, 2017
Max F. Ball, 81, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Born February 12, 1936 in Dover he was a son of the late Russell and Dorothy Fishel Ball. Max retired from the New Philadelphia Waste Water Treatment Plant after 31 years of service. He proudly served his country with the United...
John L. Stevenson Sr.
Jun 6, 2017
John L. Stevenson Sr., 67, of Tuscarawas died Tuesday morning, June 6, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center in Canton following an extended illness. John was a former employee of AMKO and Reeves Steel Company in Dover and also worked in the family business, Stevenson Memorials in New Philadelphia. Born Jan. 26, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of...
Shirley A. Perry Hollinger
Jun 6, 2017
Shirley A. Perry Hollinger, 84, of Dover, died Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia. Born March 9, 1933, in Dover, she was the youngest child of the late Earl E and Sophia Hosfelt Beitzel. Her first husband, Delbert J. Perry; a brother, Richard Beitzel; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Melvin Erb, H. Alan Dunkel, Ellen Hollinger,...
Dianne L. Renicker Ryan
Jun 6, 2017
Dianne L. Ryan, 66, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, June 6th. There are no services or calling hours. The Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover is handling arrangements.
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...
