Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Steven A. Meryo
May 17, 2016
Steven A. Meryo, 63, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 following an extended illness. Born May 31, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of the late Julius Sr. and Doris Meryo. In addition, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rita. Steve was a 1970 graduate of Dover High School....
Florence E. Trustdorf
May 15, 2016
Florence E. Trustdorf, 92, of Dover died Sunday, May 15, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre. Born May 12, 1924 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Helen Schenk Renner. Florence was also preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Schilling in 1976 and her second husband, Marion Trustdorf in 1990; daughter, Susan Thornsley;...
Mildred E. "Millie" Seikel
May 15, 2016
Mildred E. "Millie" Seikel, age 90, of Dover, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 15, 2016, in her home. Millie was born October 12, 1925, in New Philadelphia, to the late Homer E. and Christena C. (Thomas) Miller. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1943, and was employed as a cashier in several local grocery stores. While working at...
Linda S. Handley
May 13, 2016
Linda S. Handley, 57, of Mineral City passed away at her home on Friday, May 13, 2016. Born on September 22, 1958 in LaPorte, Indiana, she was the daughter of John and the late Helen Ann (Snauwert) Smith. She graduated from LaPorte High School with the class of 1976. She attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. On September 16, 1978...
Robert L. Souers
May 13, 2016
Robert L. "Bob" Souers, 93, a lifelong resident of Dover passed away early Friday morning, May 13, 2016 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Bob retired in 1985 from the Reeves Steel Company (Empire Detroit) and had previously worked for Warner and Swasey and the Timken Company. Born January 23, 1923 in Dover, he was the son...
Richard P. "Dick" Fach
May 13, 2016
Richard P. "Dick" Fach, age 78, of Leesburg, Florida, and a former resident of Zoar, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, in The Villages Hospice House, The Villages, Florida, after battling cancer. Born July 27, 1937, in East Canton, he was a son of the late Henry J. and Della Z. Leggett Fach. Dick graduated from Canton McKinley High School...
Daniel W. "Dan" Marshall
May 10, 2016
Daniel W. "Dan" Marshall, age 84, of Dover, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, from Alzheimer's Disease. Born September 22 1931, in Dover, he was the son of the late John R. and Wilma Lahmers Marshall. Dan graduated from Dover High School in 1949...
Dorothy M. Borland
May 10, 2016
Dorothy M. Borland, age 100, of Dover, and a former resident of Carrollton, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born May 22, 1915, at Carrollton, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Anna Nihart Wagner. Dorothy attended Carrollton High School and was employed by the Ben Franklin Store at Carrollton...
Doris Mae Barnhouse
May 10, 2016
Doris Mae Lowery Barnhouse, age 93, of Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She died in her home in Dover surrounded by her family as was her wish. She was born to Alice Lowery McFeeley on April 18, 1923 in Toronto, Ohio. After her mother's death, she went to live with her...
Ruth M. Ward
May 5, 2016
Ruth M. Ward, 93, of New Philadelphia passed away at her daughter's home on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born February 16, 1923 in Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late John and Orpha Keplinger Tucker. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband, Ervine Ward in 1986; daughter, Fran Vaughn and brother, Kenneth Tucker....
Norma I. Degen
May 4, 2016
Norma I. Degen, 85, of Dover passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at the Community Hospice House in New Philadelphia. Born in Bucks Township on December 8, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Paul and Edna (Kutcher) Domer. She graduated with the class of 1948 from Baltic High School. On May 7, 1950 she married the love...
Annabelle Dean
May 3, 2016
Annabelle Dean, 83, of Dover died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born September 26, 1932 in Akron she was a daughter of the late Harry Gibbs and Belle Riddle Emerson. Annabelle retired in 1988 from Norgas after 23 years of service. She was a member of the Dover Alliance Church where she served...
Rita M. Baker
May 2, 2016
Rita M. Baker, 82, of Dover died Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Summa Select Specialty Hospital at Akron. Born March 12, 1934 in Dover she was the daughter of the late Henry and Marjorie Cox Stein. Rita was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest "Ike" Baker on January 24, 2015; step father, Norman Johnson; brothers in law,...
Betty Louise Linard
Apr 29, 2016
Betty Louise Linard, 80, of Dover died on Friday, April 29, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Born on October 1, 1935 in Cambridge, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Wilburn T. and Goldie M. (Johnson) Hopkins. She was also preceded in death by two children; her infant son, Ernest Eugene Linard and Donald James "DJ" Linard;...
Alfonso H. "Al" Ray
Apr 26, 2016
Alfonso Huffman Ray was born September 29, 1945 in Dover, Ohio. He was the tenth child of eleven children born to Buford Sr. and Beatrice Huffman Ray. He went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Oakpointe Nursing Center at Baltic, Ohio after a brief illness. Al excelled in sports as a student at Dover...
Judith Anne Fisher
Apr 25, 2016
Judith Anne Fisher, age 75, of Quitman, Arkansas, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 25, 2016, while visiting her sister in St. Augustine, Florida. Born April 25, 1941, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Herman W. and Edythe G. Riggle Booth. Judy, as she was often called, graduated from Dover High School, and went on to The Ohio...
Paul E. Flickinger
Apr 23, 2016
Paul E. Flickinger, 80, of Dover died Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born June 19, 1935 in Strasburg he was the son of the late Earl A. "Pete" and Gladys Snyder Flickinger. Paul retired in 1988 as an Electrician from Joy Manufacturing after 33 years of service, and was the owner and operator of Flickinger Electric....
Glenwood E. "Glenn" Smith
Apr 22, 2016
Glenwood E. "Glenn" Smith, 84, of Dover died Friday, April 22, 2016 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born June 14, 1931 in Dover he was a son of the late Clarence and Carrie Schwartz Smith. Glenn was also preceded in death by a sister, Esther Simpson and brother, Robert Smith. He retired in 1987 from Marlite after 30...
Janet L. Class
Apr 22, 2016
Janet L. Class, 99, of Dover died Friday, April 22, 2016 in the Community Hospice House. Born March 30, 1917 in Mineral City she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Janette Lindsay Williams. Janet was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold R. Class on December 27, 1967; daughter, Wilma Cropper; son in law, LeRoy Menegay and...
Aaron M. Pyle
Apr 20, 2016
Aaron M. Pyle, 42, of Dover died at his home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Born February 12, 1974 in Dover he was a son of Cynthia Lang O'Neil of Dover and Gregory M. Pyle of Mineral City. Aaron was a 1992 graduate of Dover High School and was employed at Red Lobster in New Philadelphia. He was an avid...
