Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Esther F. Locker
Dec 14, 2013
Esther F. Locker, 97, of Magnolia passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Born September 30, 1916 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late William and Frieda (Luthy) Schwarm. On September 12, 1936 she married Daniel Locker, who preceded her in death on May 15, 1983. She is also preceded in death...
Peggy Lou Swartzentruber
Dec 13, 2013
Peggy Lou Swartzentruber, age 73, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, December 13, 2013, in her home after a lengthy illness. Born May 8, 1940, at Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Kathryn Miller Lehman. Peggy attended school at Stone Creek, and, as a young lady, went to work for Union Hospital at Dover. There, she...
Donna L. Collar Studer
Dec 8, 2013
Donna L. Collar Studer, 84, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, December 8, 2013 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born February 16, 1929 in Akron she was a daughter of the late Charles and Nora Burkhammer Luff Kramer. Donna was also preceded in death by her first husband, George Collar on January 21, 2001 and her second husband, Kenneth...
Anna Mae "Sally" Albright Justice
Dec 6, 2013
Anna Mae "Sally" Albright Justice, 82, of New Philadelphia died Friday, December 6, 2013 at Amberwood Manor. Born February 25, 1931 in Hartville she was a daughter of the late Claude P. and Rena Grimes Domer. Sally was also preceded in death by her brothers, Richard and Eugene Domer. Sally was a member of the Ohio Eastern Star; she enjoyed...
Ruth L. "Woodie" Gribben
Dec 5, 2013
Ruth L. "Woodie" Gribben, 87, of Dover died Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia. Born April 7, 1926 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Carl and Hilda Roth Beitzel. Ruth was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, John T. Gribben on August 24, 1994; brothers, Kenny and...
Donna C. Rinehart
Dec 2, 2013
Donna C. Rinehart, 90, of Dover died early Monday morning, Dec. 2, 2013 in the Country Club Retirement Campus at Dover following a brief illness. Born July 6, 1923 in Frys Valley, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Mary (Snyder) Angel. Donna was a crossing guard for the Dover Public Schools for many years. She was a...
Judy Carol Pearson
Dec 2, 2013
Judy Carol Pearson, 66, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, December 2, 2013. Born on July 30, 1947 in Brownsville, Pa, she was the daughter of the late Preston and Catheryn Harn Perkins. Survivors include her children; Cheryl Bryant, Carol Garrett, Kenneth (Rachel) Pearson, Buddy (Traci) Pearson; nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and many extended family and friends. A memorial...
Laura E. Rowe
Dec 1, 2013
Laura E. Rowe, 91, of Strasburg died Sunday, December 1, 2013 in the Rose Lane Care Center at Massillon. Born February 24, 1922 in Sugarcreek Township she was a daughter of the late Henry and Jennie Jentes Finzer. Laura was also preceded in death by her husband, Howard D. Rowe on March 8, 1996 and two brothers and four sisters....
John H. Elifritz
Nov 30, 2013
John H. Elifritz, 80, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Hennis Care Centre in Dover. John suffered from dementia for a number of years. His daughter, Tracy and Ex-wife, Ruby were at his bedside when he passed. Born on January 27, 1933 in Canton, he was the son of the late...
Bonnie J. Miller
Nov 29, 2013
Bonnie J. Miller, 68, of Dover died peacefully on Friday, November 29, 2013 surrounded by her family at Hennis Care Centre. Born July 12, 1945 in Dover she was a daughter of Grace Fox Nicholson of Dover and the late Cecil Nicholson. Bonnie was also preceded in death by her husband, Ervin A. Miller on September 2, 2009; son, Marty...
Nannette M. Tuers
Nov 29, 2013
Nannette M. Tuers, age 79, of Strasburg, died Friday, November 29, 2013, in her home, with her loving family around her. Born June 29, 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Ludwig and Delores Lowe Volker. Nannette attended school in Annapolis, Maryland, and earned her high school diploma. As a young lady, she was employed by...
James H. Birtcher
Nov 24, 2013
James H. Birtcher, 71, of Dover passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2013 in the Community Hospice House. Born August 28, 1942 in Cleveland he was a son of the late Harry and Mary Jean Powell Birtcher. James was also preceded in death by his son, Marc Birtcher and father and mother in law, "Sharkey" and Jane Kaltenbaugh. He attended...
Sherry L. Moran
Nov 23, 2013
Sherry L. (Sharon) Moran, 65, a lifelong resident of Dover died Saturday, November 23, 2013 in her home, lovingly surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness. Sherry was the former owner and operator of Moran's 2-B, LLC in Dover. Born August 10, 1948 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Adrian J. and Janet (Incarnato) Deetz Sr....
John D. "Hersh" Hershberger
Nov 17, 2013
John D. "Hersh" Hershberger, 58, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Strasburg died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 in his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Hersh was a crane operator for 24 years at the Greer Steel Company at Dover. Born June 29, 1955 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of Elaine Slemmer Hershberger of Strasburg and the...
Charles William Lasley, Jr.
Nov 17, 2013
Charles William Lasley, Jr., age 74, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born Oct. 22, 1939, in Charlottesville, Virginia, he was a son of the late Charles W., Sr., and Mary H. Hester Lasley. He had resided in New Philadelphia since 2000. Charles was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses at the age of...
Jason Andrew Wahl
Nov 17, 2013
Jason Andrew Wahl, 34, of Strasburg passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 lovingly surrounded by his family and friends at the Cleveland Clinic following a courageous battle with leukemia. Born on October 15, 1979 in Dover, he was the son of Charles and Connie (Neiger) Wahl. Jason was a 1998 graduate of Strasburg High School and received his Bachelor...
Esther L. "Sis" Froman
Nov 17, 2013
Esther L. "Sis" Froman, 89, of Bolivar died Sunday, November 17, 2013 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born January 14, 1924 in Dover she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Rufener Longacher. Sis was also preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Maurice H. Froman on April 9, 2013; sons, Douglas and Kenneth...
Rebecca Marques
Nov 16, 2013
Rebecca "Becky" Marques, 72, of Dover passed away at the Community Hospice House on Saturday, November, 16, 2013 surrounded by her friends and family. Born on June 7, 1941in Millersburg, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Fern Miller Erwin. On November 13, 2012 she was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years; Donald Marques. She...
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Jewell
Nov 16, 2013
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Jewell, 58, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton following an extended illness. Born on October 8, 1955 in Martins Ferry, she was the daughter of Robert and Marianna (McIntire) Stevens. She was a 1973 graduate of Dover High School. On October 2, 1993, she married the love of...
Elmo Beamish
Nov 15, 2013
Elmo Beamish, age 97, a long-time resident of Somerdale, passed away peacefully Friday, November 15, 2013. Born October 9, 1916, in Leivasy, Nicholas County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence E. and Flora Pittsenbarger Nicholas. When Elmo was thirteen, her family moved to Tuscarawas County where she graduated from Mineral City High School. She went on...
