Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Donna Lou Couch
Mar 21, 2016
Donna Lou Couch, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, March 18, 2016. Born February 1, 1937, in Cadiz, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Ruby Stern Casteel. Donna would ask that a candle be lit in Christ's name for loved ones that have gone before...
David S. Horvath
Mar 20, 2016
David S. Horvath, 81, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Aultman Hospital following a brief battle with cancer. Born September 17, 1934 in Barberton, Ohio he was a son of the late Stephen and Edna Hutchinson Horvath. David was a 1952 graduate of Barberton High School and a 1956 graduate of Kent State University School of Journalism...
Louis A. Walker
Mar 19, 2016
Louis A. Walker, 97, of Bronx, New York and formerly of New Philadelphia passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016. Louis was born Nov. 13, 1918 to Lewis Walker and Sophia Walker-Watts. He was also preceded in death by three sisters and five brothers. He is survived by his sisters, Wilma Houston and Evangeline Pryor both of New Philadelphia and Evelyn...
Irene Koval
Mar 18, 2016
Irene Rowan Koval was born on April 1, 1926, in Girard, Ohio and passed away peacefully at Parkside Village, Westerville, OH, surrounded by her loving family on March 18, 2016, after a valiant struggle with Lewy Body Dementia or Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She was the daughter of Anna Bozick Rowan and John Rowan, Slovenian immigrants who settled in Northeastern Ohio....
Darlene Renner
Mar 17, 2016
Darlene Renner, 39, of Midvale died on Thursday, March 17, 2016 following a brutal attack in her home. Born on December 15, 1976 in Dover, she was the daughter of Dalton and Cindy (Frey) Renner. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School with the class of 1996. While in high school she attended Buckeye Career Center. She later took five...
Thomas L. "Pipe" Stoneman
Mar 16, 2016
Thomas L. "Pipe" Stoneman, age 82, a life-long resident of New Cumberland, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar following a brief illness. Born August 9, 1933, he was a son of the late Fred and Marie Duerr Stoneman. He attended Dover High School and was employed by the U.S. Ceramic Tile Company at East...
Margaret A. . Hisrich
Mar 14, 2016
Margaret A. Hisrich, 72, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, following a year's battle with leukemia. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Eleanor Piper Armstrong of New Philadelphia. Margaret graduated in 1961 from St. Joseph High School in Dover, attended the College of Steubenville, and later earned her Master's Degree...
Margaret E."Margo" Richardson-Duncan
Mar 14, 2016
Margaret E Richardson Duncan of New Philadelphia went on to be with the lord while in the arms of her children on March 14th 2016. Born in Spearman Texas on June 1st 1950, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Ada (Gilcrest) Warren. She grew up in the Amarillo area and was the youngest of 13. Margaret was...
Doris Jean Beitzel
Mar 13, 2016
Doris Jean Beitzel, 81, of Strasburg died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born July 9, 1934 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Ethel Mae Kugler McClanahan. Doris was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett "Dean" Beitzel on May 1, 2008. She was a Secretary in the X-Ray Department at...
Douglas L. Goudy
Mar 13, 2016
Douglas L. "Doug" Goudy, 60, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in the Community Hospice House following a battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis since June of 2015. Doug retired as lieutenant of the Tuscarawas County Sheriff'Department and served as Jail Commander Attendant and was previously in the detective bureau. He had formerly been Band Director for Dover...
Greg A. Gardner
Mar 12, 2016
Greg A. Gardner, 59, of Dover died suddenly on Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Aultman Hospital. Born November 25, 1956 in California he was a son of the late William and Beverly Gardner. Greg was also preceded in death by his wife, Therese Gardner on February 7, 2016 and his brother, Gary Gardner. He was the owner of Gardner Contracting...
Janice B. Gerber
Mar 11, 2016
Janice B. Gerber, 89, of Strasburg died Friday, March 11, 2016 in the Community Hospice House following a sudden illness. Born March 10, 1927 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Ervin Sr. and Lillian Renner Weber. Janice was also preceded in death by her husband, Ray D. Gerber on April 18, 2011; daughter, Henrietta Gerber; brothers, Junior,...
Ruth A. Hunt
Mar 11, 2016
Ruth A. Hunt, 88, of Dover died Friday, March 11, 2016 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born January 6, 1928 in Dover she was a daughter of the late John and Edith Search Hunt. Ruth retired in 1991 from Union Hospital as an RN after 21 years of service. She had also served as a Missionary Nurse...
Delmar A. Espenschied
Mar 11, 2016
Delmar A. Espenschied, 92, of Dover died Friday, March 11, 2016 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 8, 1923 in Dover he was a son of the late Homer and Edna Harper Espenschied. Delmar was also preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Espenschied in 1987, second wife, Nina Espenschied in 2006; four brothers, Dale, Albert,...
Dorothy C. Cardani
Mar 11, 2016
Dorothy C. Cardani, 92, of Dover died Friday, March 11, 2016 at the Inn at Northwood Village. Born February 13, 1924 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Casper and Josephine Young Contini. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her husband, Dario "Dab" Cardani on March 27, 2011; brothers, Dan and Anthony Contini and sisters, Ann Rimer,...
R. Naomi Gill
Mar 8, 2016
R. Naomi Gill, age 90, a long-time resident of Baertown Rd. N.W., Dover, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Born April 28, 1925, at Big Run, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Hugh Columbus and Mary Jane Cross Byard, Naomi attended school in West Virginia, and, on July 27,...
James H. "Herb" Feutz
Mar 7, 2016
James H. "Herb" Feutz, age 96, of Dover, passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, in Schoenbrunn Healthcare at New Philadelphia, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 16, 1920, at Dover, he was a son of the late James O. and Flossie M. Haswell Feutz. Herb graduated from Dover High School, and went on to serve honorably with...
Earl N. Johnson
Mar 7, 2016
Earl N. Johnson, 74, of Dover died Monday, March 7, 2016 at Union Hospital. Born July 21, 1941 in Somerdale he was a son of the late Robert and Mary Brannen Johnson. Earl served his country with the United States Marines. Following his military service, he was employed at the B & O Railroad and eventually retired from the Wheeling...
Charles R. "Dick" Eckhardt
Mar 6, 2016
Charles Richard (Dick) Eckhardt, Sr., 93 of Tuscarawas, OH passed away early Sunday morning, March 6, 2016 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born October 24, 1922 in Tuscarawas, OH . He was a son of the late Clarence "Shorty" and Marie Metzger Eckhardt. Dick was also preceded in death by a daughter, Penny Louise Eckhardt; grandson, Kevin Richard...
Shirley Marie Fondriest
Mar 5, 2016
Shirley Marie Fondriest, age 79, of Dover, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia, surrounded by her loving family. Born November 6, 1936, at New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Chester Dapoz and Mary Yosick Dapoz Reiger. Shirley graduated from Dover's St. Joseph High School, and, on November 19, 1955, married...
