Obituaries

Jan 26, 2013

Richard E. 'Dick' Hammerstrom Born March 4, 1930, at Dover he was the son of the late Philip and Elizabeth Hammerstrom. Dick grew up in Tin Town near the Tuscarawas River where, in his youth, he developed a great love for fishing and hunting. He graduated from Dover High School in 1948 and was a U.S. Army veteran who seriously...

Jan 25, 2013

Rev. Marlin R.Drake, 81, of Bolivar passed away on Friday, January 25, 2013 at Hennis Care Center in Bolivar following an extended illness. Born in Alliance on August 31, 1931, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Gladys (Pomper) Drake. Marlin graduated from Alliance High School in 1948. He continued his education at Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio...

Jan 23, 2013

William W. "Bill" Lang, age 75, of Beach City, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, in Affinity Medical Center, Massillon, where he was taken after becoming ill at home. Born Jun. 30, 1937, in Stone Creek, he was a son of the late Clifford C. and Bertha H. Zedi Lang. Bill graduated from Strasburg High School, and married the former Helen...

Jan 23, 2013

Sherilyn G. Horning, 65, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born December 4, 1947 in Odessa, Texas she was a daughter of Elna Montgomery Vanderburg of Odessa and the late Harry Vanderburg. She was also preceded in death by her brother Darwin Vanderburg. A...

Jan 22, 2013

Orin R. "Spike" Beitzel, age 88, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Mar. 19, 1924, in Stone Creek, he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy Neiger Beitzel. Spike attended school in Stone Creek, and served honorably with the United States Third Army during the Second World War....

Jan 21, 2013

Norma L. May, age 87, a long-time resident of E. Eleventh St. in Dover, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born Feb. 13, 1925, in Tuscarawas, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Elnora Schott Rausch. Norma attended Dover schools, and married Harold R. May, Sr. on Jan. 25, 1942. She was a...

Jan 21, 2013

Charles Douglas "Boot" Wood, 67, of Strasburg went home to be with his Lord on Monday, January 21, 2013 at Union Hospital after bravely fighting countless health challenges to the end. Born on October 13, 1945 in Coffee County, Alabama he was a son of Eva Rae Meeks Wood Weisgarber of Dover and the late John Wesley Wood. Doug was...

Jan 20, 2013

Nicholas V. Nigro, Sr., 80, of the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center and formerly of Dover died Sunday, January 20, 2013. Born May 14, 1932 in Dover he was a son of the late John and Edith Brown Nigro. Nick was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Delores Harding Nigro on September 29, 2009 and his sister,...

Jan 16, 2013

Joseph Zalesky, 84, of Dover died Wednesday. Cremation has been entrusted to the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover. There are no public services or calling hours.

Jan 15, 2013

Patricia Ann Stein, 69, of Dover, went into the loving arms of her Lord while surrounded by family at her bedside on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. Born March 29, 1943 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt & Mildred Emma Sillvius Hendricks. She retired from New Dawn Health Care Center where she had worked for 28...

Jan 14, 2013

Virginia "Ginny" Fox, 77, of Dover passed away suddenly on Monday, January 14, 2013 at her home. Born on July 25, 1935 in Columbus, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Joseph "C.J." Gintz and Mary Kathryn Wagner Gintz White. Ginny was a 1953 Graduate of St. Joseph High School in Dover, Ohio. She was the former office manager...

Jan 14, 2013

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Jan 12, 2013

Sarah "Jane" Harrold, 94, of Beach City passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Born on April 14, 1918 in Dundee, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Emma Newman Weber. On December 23, 1939, she married the love of her life, Clifford Harrold. Jane and Clifford were married 43 years, until...

Jan 11, 2013

Alex C. Bellanco, 91, of Dover died Friday morning, Jan. 11, 2013 in the Community Hospice House at New Philadelphia following a brief illness. Born April 11, 1921 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Sebastian and Nellie (Matello) Bellanco. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Catherine Trainer. Alex retired in 1984 from...

Jan 10, 2013

Edward D. Belko, 83, of Dover passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2013 following a brief illness. Born on October 6, 1929 in Garfield Heights, he was the son of the late John and Anna Vincel Belko. Edward graduated from East Tech High School in Cleveland. He honorably served our Country in the United States Army during the Korean War....

Jan 9, 2013

Elaine Evans, 75, a longtime Akron resident, died Wednesday, January 9, in her home. She was born June 11, 1937 at Uneka, North Carolina. She was widely known in Akron and throughout Summit County as the founder of the city's successful community gardening program, "Let's Grow Akron." Elaine is survived by: her four children, including Suzanne (Denny) Trimmer, Jr. of...

Jan 9, 2013

Bertha F. Higgins, age 95, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born Dec. 6, 1917, in Cuyahoga Falls, she was a daughter of the late Ferdinand and Bertha Guthier Phillips. Bertha graduated from high school in Akron, and, on Jun. 29, 1940, married Floyd Higgins. The couple reared six children, and shared thirty-one...

Jan 9, 2013

Jan 8, 2013

Josephine O. Denzer, 89, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia and formerly of Dover died Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in the Berkeley Springs Rehab and Nursing Home. Born January 24, 1923 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late John and Verbal Burkey Eisinger. Josephine was also preceded in death by her husband Clyde Denzer on May 3, 2007; son,...

Jan 7, 2013

Violet R. McCullough, 68, of Dover, died Monday, January 7, 2013 in Community Hospice House. She was born October 18, 1944 at Fallen Timbers, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Daniel and Kathelene Nash Reffner. On March 23, 2010, she was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth L. McCullough, Sr. Violet enjoyed spending time with her family. She was...