Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Paul E. Porter
Feb 13, 2016
Paul E. Porter, 89, of Dover died Saturday, February 13, 2016 in the Amherst Meadows Senior Care Center at Massillon. Born January 4, 1927 in Dennison he was a son of the late Paul W. and Maude Dietrich Porter. Paul was also preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Ruth E. Porter, on April 1, 2012; sisters, Frances...
Bernard "Bernie" Deioma
Feb 13, 2016
Bernard "Bernie" Deioma, 65, of Bay Village died on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at O'Neil Health Care in Bay Village. Born on February 5, 1951 in Canton he was the son of the late Kathryn Miceli Deioma and Bernard Deioma. He is survived by his loving brother, David B. Deioma and sister in-law, Rosemary Little Deioma. His older brother, Richard...
Barbara J. Penrod
Feb 11, 2016
Barbara J. Penrod, 61, of Dover died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at Beacon Pointe in Uhrichsville. Born February 9, 1955 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Bill and June Horn Reynolds Bair. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Nathan Thomas Penrod and her stepfather, Glenn Bair. She is survived by her children, Carla...
Robert D. Frey
Feb 11, 2016
Robert D. Frey, 90, of Strasburg died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born April 11, 1925 in Zoarville he was a son of the late Fred and Nellie Knotts Frey. Robert was also preceded in death by his brothers, Russell, Glenn and Fred Frey Jr; sister, Wilma (Ray) Stoner; brother in law, Carmin...
Rita M. Maroscher
Feb 11, 2016
Rita M. Maroscher, age 62, of Uhrichsville, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2016, surrounded by her loving family, in the home of her sister, Carmen Maurer, in Dover. Born May 30, 1953, in Columbus, she was a daughter of Bruno Maroscher of Bluffton, and the late Martha Jane McNaughton Maroscher. Rita attended school in Bluffton, and began her career working...
James W. "Bill" Waldo
Feb 7, 2016
James W. "Bill" Waldo, 90, of Dover died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at Aultman Hospital. Born April 12, 1925 in Greenwood, West Virginia he was a son of the late Omer and Nellie Dotson Waldo. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl "Kay" Waldo-Gibson and two sisters. Bill retired from Fleming Foods in Navarre and also was...
Harry "Leroy" Dessecker
Feb 7, 2016
Harry "Leroy" Dessecker, 87, of Bolivar died on Sunday, February 07, 2016 at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar. Born on March 19, 1928 in Roswell, he was the son of the late H. Harry and Margaret Dessecker. He was also preceded in death by his daughter in law, Carol L. Dessecker and two sisters; Erma Adams and Emaline Olivet. Leroy...
Therese M. Gardner
Feb 7, 2016
Therese M. Gardner, age 59, of Dover, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2016, in her home, following a long illness. Born April 6, 1956, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Robert J. and Marjorie K. (Rufener) Kennedy. Therese graduated from Dover High School in 1974, and went on to attend Ohio University from which she graduated magna...
John H. Karl
Feb 7, 2016
John H. Karl, 83, of Dover died Sunday morning, Feb. 7, 2016 in his home following an extended illness. He retired as the Road Superintendent for Dover Township where he worked for 31 years and later served as a Trustee for Dover Township for eight years. Born January 21, 1933 in Dover, he was the son of the late Edward...
Kenneth A. Page
Feb 6, 2016
Kenneth A. Page, age 77, of Dover, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016, surrounded by his loving family in Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born November 19, 1938, at Dover, he was a son of the late Robert and Lydia Rentsch Page. Ken graduated from Dover High School and served honorably with the United States Army. Much of his...
Janet M. Mathias
Feb 4, 2016
Janet M. Mathias, 81, of Dover died Thursday, February 4, 2016 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born March 23, 1934 in Dover she was a daughter of the late William and Virginia Loessi Harmon. Janet was also preceded in death by her son, John Mathias; brothers, Robert and William Harmon and Dean and Calvin Cronebach; sister, Betty...
Gale E. Stephanic
Feb 3, 2016
Gale E. Stephanic, age 86, of Massillon, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016, in Hennis Nursing Centre, Bolivar. Born April 8, 1929, in Canton, he was the son of the late Joseph and Bessie Stephanic. Gale was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps. His passions included his family, hunting, boating on the Ohio River in the summer...
Kenneth D. Thomas
Feb 3, 2016
Kenneth D. Thomas, 93, of Dalton and formerly of Strasburg died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in the Shady Lawn Health Care Community in Dalton. Born July 10, 1922 in Baltzley Valley he was a son of the late George and Bessie Cox Thomas. Ken was also preceded in death by his brother, Richard Thomas and great grandson, Cole Surmay. He...
Johnnie J. Goss
Feb 1, 2016
Johnnie J. Goss, 75, of Dover died Monday, February 1, 2016 in Union Hospital following a period of declining health. Born May 23, 1940 in Ragersville, he was a son of the late John P. and Margaret Yakley Goss. Johnnie was also preceded in death by two brothers, James and Jerry Goss; sister, Robin Troyer. He was a 1958 graduate...
Robert B. Shetler
Jan 30, 2016
Robert B. "Bob" Shetler, 83, of Strasburg died Saturday, January 30, 2016 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born February 2, 1932 in Strasburg he was a son of the late George and Sabina Goudy Shetler. Bob was also preceded in death by a grandson, Luke Shetler; brother, George Shetler; sister, Dorothy McCulley and an infant sister. Bob was...
Roger L. Ray
Jan 27, 2016
Roger L. Ray, 76, of Dover died on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Community Hospice House following a brief illness. Born on April 15, 1939 in Dover, he was the son of the late John H. and Erma (Patton) Ray. He graduated from Dover High School in 1958. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Joe Ray...
David E. Winkler, Jr.
Jan 25, 2016
David E. Winkler Jr., 56, of Uhrichsville died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian. Born on December 13, 1959 in Dover, he was the son of the late David E. Winkler Sr. and Phyllis Winkler, Daniel Winkler, and a sister, Cheryl Winkler Wright. He graduated from New Philadelphia High School. David served our country...
Margaret H. Mitchell
Jan 23, 2016
Margaret H. Mitchell, 75, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, January 23, 2016 in the Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center. Born July 16, 1940 in Zoarville she was a daughter of Henrietta Collins Schwartz Pasquin of Dover and the late Howard Schwartz. Margaret was also preceded in death by her son, Eugene R. Penso; brother, Eugene Schwartz; grandmother, Chelsea Metcalf and stepfather, Eugene...
Rick A. Straub
Jan 23, 2016
Rick A. Straub, age 57, of Dover, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, after battling cancer the past five months. Born July 31, 1958, at Dover, he was a son of Delmar and Jean (Baker) Straub of Dover. Rick graduated from Dover High School in 1977, and was employed as a truck driver for Fleming Foods at Navarre, and later...
James W. Sweitzer
Jan 23, 2016
James W. Sweitzer, 71, of Okeechobee, Florida and a former Dover resident died Saturday, January 23, 2016 after suffering from a heart attack the week prior. Jim was a crane operator for the former Contini Structural Steel and previously operated Sweitzer Construction both in Dover. Born Nov. 2, 1944 in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of the late R....
