Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Robert E. Blackford
Sep 19, 2012
Robert E. "Bob" Blackford, 73, of Tuscarawas died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 in the University of Cincinnati Hospital following complications from a motorcycle accident. Born April 9, 1939 in Dayton, Ohio he was a son of the late John and Margaret Manning Blackford. Bob is now dancing with his wife, Emma Lou Cottrell Blackford in heaven and they are finally...
Francis Jarvis
Sep 18, 2012
Francis "Tom" Jarvis, age 90, of Dover, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born Oct. 14, 1921 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Tom was the son of Frank and Texie A. Crow Jarvis. His grandfather on his mother's side was Cherokee, the fact of which Tom was most proud. Tom attended Martin's Ferry High...
Arlene C. Pease
Sep 17, 2012
Arlene C. Pease, age 83, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in Union Hospital at Dover, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 5, 1928, at Dover, she was a daughter of the late Frank A. and Irene Maus Gregory. Arlene graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1946, and was employed by the Joy Manufacturing Co. at New...
Katherine C. Feller
Sep 15, 2012
Katherine C. Feller, 83, of Dover died Saturday, September 15, 2012 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born October 28, 1928 in Sugarcreek she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Edna Espenschied Karling. Katherine is survived by her husband of 65 years, Paul A. Feller whom she married on June 15, 1947; children, Lee Feller and companion,...
Ruth Hartline
Sep 13, 2012
Ruth E. "June" Hartline, 92, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died suddenly Thursday evening, Sept. 13, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover. June was born June 28, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth (Custer) Cunniff. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Hartline on Feb. 14, 1982 along with her son, G....
John Martin Berner
Sep 10, 2012
John Martin Berner, age 88, of Dover, joined the Lord and Savior on Monday afternoon, September 10, 2012, after a long illness. He was in the care of Community Hospice of Tuscarawas, Stark and Carroll Counties. John was born on June 22, 1924 in Millersburg to the late Paul and Anna (Heinbuch) Berner, and spent his childhood working and playing...
David L. Yackey
Sep 9, 2012
David L. Yackey, 68, of Dover passed away at Mercy Select Specialty in Canton on Sunday, September 9, 2012 following an extended illness. Born on October 12, 1943 in Dover, he was the son of the late Ralph H. and Viola M. Myers Yackey. David was a 1961 graduate of Dover High School, where he played football and sang in...
Viola Mae Kohr
Sep 8, 2012
Viola Mae Kohr, 72, of Dover died on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Born on August 18, 1940 in Newport, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Ruby Hawk Beitzel. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1958. Viola was a devoted homemaker who enjoyed sewing, crocheting, reading, and helping her husband, Lloyd, on their family farm. She...
Martha Jane Lanz
Sep 6, 2012
Martha Jane "Janie" Lanz, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012 in Union Hospital at Dover following a period of declining health. Janie and her husband, Fred "Fritz" Lanz were co-owners and operators of the former Mumma Furniture Store at Dover along with Ted and Ruth Loessi. Jane was born Dec. 21, 1928 in Dover, the daughter of...
Carl F. Schriever
Sep 6, 2012
Carl Frederick Schriever, age 94, of Dover, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 6th in the loving care of his children. Born and raised in Canton, Ohio on November 2, 1917, he was the son of the late Carl A. Schriever, Sr. and Anna (Church) Schriever. Carl attended McKinley High School and received an apprenticeship as a...
Sara B. Kamban
Sep 3, 2012
Sara B. Kamban, age 81, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in New Dawn Retirement Community at Dover, following a brief illness. Born Feb. 19, 1931, at Fairmont, WV, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Mabel Floyd Wenger. Sara attended school in Fairmont, and then moved to Ohio. She was employed by The Timken...
Jeraldine Jones
Sep 2, 2012
Jeraldine "Jerry" Jones, 81, of Strasburg, Ohio died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 in her home following a brief illness. She retired in 2011 as an L.P.N. from Country Lawn Nursing Home and had previously retired from the Apple Creek Developmental Center where she worked for several years. Jerry also served as a Strasburg Village Councilwoman for several terms. Born Jan....
Nell F. Perry
Aug 28, 2012
Nell F. Perry, 102, of Dover, and formerly a 55 year resident of California left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born January 10, 1910 in Uhrichsville she was a daughter of the late Henry and Flora Eichel Roth. Nell was a member of a...
Robert A. Stover
Aug 28, 2012
Robert A. Stover, 78, of Dover, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012. Born November 26, 1933, he was the son of the late Charles R. & Wilma Sligar Stover. After 22 years of service, he retired from Betz-Dearborn at New Philadelphia where he was Plant Manager. Robert had a great personality and made friends easily. He was always comfortable drumming up...
Edith Cavell Lewis-Mccullough
Aug 24, 2012
Edith Cavell Lewis McCullough (Cal) was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada on November 11, 1915 to Fredric and Lillian Lewis. She passed away on August 24, 2012. Named after the famous World War I English nurse, Edith Cavell, she decided by age five that she wanted to be a nurse. Cal graduated as a registered nurse from St....
Mary Lamonica
Aug 24, 2012
Mary Lamonica, age 82, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Friday, August 24, 2012, in her home. Born December 5, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Rosario Cusma Lamonica. Mary was employed for many years in the Medical Records Department of Union Hospital from which she retired. In her later years, she especially enjoyed time spent...
Doris A. Hootman
Aug 23, 2012
Doris A. Hootman, 79, formerly of Froman Hill Rd. N.E., Dover died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Doris spent many years as a caregiver for several area families. Born Nov. 13, 1932 in Beach City, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Berniece (Bose) Wallick. In addition...
Janice M. Bayliss
Aug 21, 2012
Janice M. Bayliss, age 70, of Dennison, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born Oct. 3, 1941, at Newcomerstown, she was a daughter of the late Virgil E. and Gertrude V. Greathouse Beal. Janice attended Conotton Valley Schools. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Survivors include five daughters, Brenda K. Witt of Lancaster, CA, Barbara...
Reuben B. Lorenz
Aug 19, 2012
As Reuben B. Lorenz, husband, father, and grandpa, entered into his last days before his passing, he and his family toasted to his life with his famous homemade Cranberry wine. Reuben, 73, son of the late Bernard and Viola Lorenz, spent his young years in Stonecreek, Ohio. A graduate of Stonecreek High School Class of 1957, he was a star...
Betty J. Atkinson
Aug 18, 2012
Betty J. Atkinson, 87, of Dover died Saturday, August 18, 2012 in the Mercy Medical Center at Canton following a brief illness. Born July 26, 1925 in Barnsville she was a daughter of the late Harry and Lucy Hunkler Lynn. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Lawrence G. Atkinson on February 27, 2012 and...
