Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Philomina L. "Phil" Aston
Jul 11, 2016
Philomina L. "Phil" Aston, 61, of Dover died on Monday, July 11, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on November 28, 1954 in Dover, she was the daughter of Raymond and Margaret (Lupis) Incarnato. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1972. She worked as a waitress at many restaurants throughout the community. In...
Jean Straub
Jul 10, 2016
Jean Straub, 80, of Dover died Sunday, July 10, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born December 10, 1935 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Allen Baker and Vina Myers Baker Korns. Jean was also preceded in death by a son, Rick Straub; brother, Dick Baker and sister, Fern Aul. Jean was a member of Strasburg United...
Joseph L. "Jack" Petrella
Jul 8, 2016
Joseph L. "Jack" Petrella, 90, of Dover passed away on Friday, July 8, 2016 at The Inn at Northwood in Dover. Born on July 18, 1925 in Dover, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elvira (Zuchegno) Petrella. He honorably served our country in the United States Navy during World War II. He retired as an Engineer at...
Judith A. Billiter
Jul 6, 2016
Judith A. Billiter, 67, of Stone Creek died suddenly on Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Born January 17, 1949 in Johnstown, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Floretta Seibert Setvin. Judy was also preceded in death by a son, Brian Billiter and brothers, James and Michael Setvin. She was a member of the Church of New Hope...
Gloria Wanda Dessecker
Jul 6, 2016
Gloria Wanda Dessecker, 86, of Bolivar passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar following an extended illness. Born in Meadville, PA on September 12, 1929, Gloria was the daughter of the late Lester and Lela (Clinefelter) Waid. She graduated from Sagertown High School with the class of 1947. On June 6, 1953 she married...
Mary "Irene" Welch
Jul 4, 2016
Mary Irene Welch She was a member of the greatest generation that ever lived, and she was known by the characteristics that marked that generation. Mary Irene Welch, better known as Irene, was a woman of strength and independence. She attended Freeport High School, and like many young women of World War II, she joined the workforce and there met...
Susan S. Smith
Jun 26, 2016
Susan Stratton Smith, 77, of Dover died Sunday, June 26, 2016. Born August 29, 1938 in New Philadelphia Susan was the daughter of the late Edmond and Gertrude Stratton of New Philadelphia, Ohio. She was a 1956 graduate of New Philadelphia High School and was homecoming queen her senior year. She married Larry N. Smith in 1959 and they had...
Patsy J. "Pat" Tarulli
Jun 26, 2016
Patsy J. "Pat " Tarulli, 91, of Dover passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover. Born in Pratola Pelinga, Italy on April 12, 1925, he was the son of the late Chester and Lucia DiNino Tarulli. He is also preceded in death by his brothers, Tom, John, Gene, and Dean Tarulli along with...
Nancy Lee Fabiano
Jun 23, 2016
Nancy Lee Fabiano, age 75, of Delray Beach, Florida, passed away there Thursday, June 23, 2016. Born June 10, 1941, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Mary Forte Tornabene. Nancy graduated in 1959 from St. Joseph High School in Dover, and married Anthony H. Fabiano on April 28, 1962. She was a loving wife, mother...
Robert D. "Bob" Jones
Jun 22, 2016
Robert D. "Bob" Jones, age 75, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Union Hospital, after battling lung cancer. Born June 21, 1941, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Alfred P. Jones and Freda Fry Benson. Bob graduated from Dover High School in 1959, and was employed by the Reeves Steel Co., Dover, and...
Duane E. "Barney" Law
Jun 21, 2016
Duane E. "Barney" Law, age 79, of Dover, entered into the joy of the Lord, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Barney courageously battled a rare blood disorder for several years. He participated in research through Cleveland Clinic in the hope of helping others. Born February 27, 1937, in Dover, he was a son of the late Clyde and Laura Barr Law....
Ralph M. Inverso
Jun 20, 2016
Ralph M. Inverso, 90, of Dover passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 at his home. Born on April 7, 1926 in Niles, Ohio, Ralph was the son of the late Anthony and Lena (Sica) Inverso. He honorably served in the United States Army during WWII in the European Theatre, where he received a purple heart. On June 29, 1952...
Betty J. Cotter
Jun 17, 2016
Betty J. Cotter, 97, of Dover died Friday, June 17, 2016 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born June 21, 1918 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Helen Thompson Seikel. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Rodger Cotter on May 15, 1965; brother, Sam Seikel; sister, Ann Seikel and an infant...
Wanda W. Kleine
Jun 16, 2016
Wanda W. Kleine, age 83, of Conway, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2016. Born December 26, 1932, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Wanda Holmes. Wanda was a member of Conway's First United Methodist Church and its John McCutcheon Sunday School Class. She also belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star in...
Maria G. Cowan
Jun 16, 2016
Maria G. Cowan, 93, of Pinellas Park, Florida and formerly of Dover died Thursday, June 16, 2016 in the Suncoast Hospice House. Born in Salerno, Italy she was a daughter of the late Michael and Helen Curcio Petrullo. Maria was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Cowan on February 14, 1976; brother, Tony Petrullo; sisters, Carmi Stauffer and...
Violet Grace Zimmerman
Jun 15, 2016
Violet Grace Zimmerman, 103, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Hennis Care Centre, Bolivar. Born February 13, 1913, in Warwick Township near Gnadenhutten, Violet was a daughter of the late Philip Edward and Florence Mabel (Smith) Mathias. Violet lived in Gnadenhutten until 1965 when she and her husband moved to Dover. The oldest of six children, she...
Kenneth E. Roberts
Jun 14, 2016
Kenneth E. Roberts, 68, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a three month battle with brain cancer. Born October 26, 1947 in East Liverpool he was the son of the late Edward and Mildred Kimble Roberts. Ken graduated in 1965 from Stanton Local Schools, was a 1969 graduate of The...
Susan Gardner
Jun 10, 2016
Susan Gardner, daughter of Donna B. Gardner of Zoar and the late Porter Gardner, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016 in Paradise, California. In addition to her mother, Susan is also survived by her brother, Timothy Lee Gardner of Atlanta. She graduated from Berkley and earned her law degree from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in...
Ronald R. Vonkaenel
Jun 8, 2016
Ronald R. VonKaenel, 74, of Dover died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born September 23, 1941 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Paul "Pappy" and Margaret Bowen VonKaenel. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia VonKaenel on August 23, 1978 and his second wife, Karen VonKaenel on April 17,...
Loren A. . Griesen
Jun 8, 2016
Loren A. Griesen, age 81, of Dover, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 8, 2016, following a long illness. Born December 5, 1934, at Dover, he was a son of the late Ernest G. and Chloetta Schilling Griesen. Loren graduated from Dover High School in 1952, and married the former Carrol Jones on October 3, 1954. He was...
