Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Clara E. Secrest
Mar 16, 2010
Clara E. Secrest, 91, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her son and daughter-in-law�s home surrounded by her family. Clara was born on November 8, 1918 in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Osie Granger. She married the love of her life, Lawrence Secrest on February 19, 1938. Lawrence preceded her in...
Jerry L. Fruchey
Mar 16, 2010
Jerry Lee Fruchey, 73, of Strasburg died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He had worked at Fairfield Brick and Belden Brick. Born May 15, 1936 in Fairfield Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio he was a son of the late Donald and Grace Nettie Jane Smart Fruchey. Jerry was a member of the Salvation Army. His...
Ralph H. Weaver, Jr.
Mar 14, 2010
Ralph H. Weaver, Ralph H. Weaver, Jr. age 71 of New Philadelphia, OH was born in to eternity on Sunday March 14, 2010 in Select Specialty Hospital in Canton following an extended illness. A life resident of the Tuscarawas county area he was the son of the late: Ralph H. & Amelia M. (Margo) Weaver Sr., a graduate of Dover...
Steven E. Hidey
Mar 14, 2010
Steven E. "Steve" Hidey, 59, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in his home, with his loving family around him. Steve had battled cancer, diagnosed in September of last year. Born June 8, 1950, in Dover, he was a son of the late Luther H. and Margaret Rose Zedi Hidey. Steve graduated from New Philadelphia High School in...
William E Burkey
Mar 13, 2010
William E. Burkey, 58, of Bolivar died Saturday, March 13, 2010 following injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. A dedicated and career military man, William was with the India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines in Vietnam where he received two Purple Hearts and the Vietnam Campaign Medal. Following his service in the Marine Corp. he retired from the United...
Margaret A. Bucher
Mar 12, 2010
Margaret A. Bucher, 86, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Friday, Mar. 12, 2010, at the Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover, where she was recuperating following a fall. Born on Independence Day, 1923, Margaret was a daughter of the late Henry and Agnes B. Knisely Miles. She was a descendant of John Knisely, founder of New Philadelphia. Margaret graduated from...
Walter E. Filkins
Mar 7, 2010
Walter E. Filkins, 86, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Walter retired in 1988 from the U.S. Government. Born March 14, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Edmund and Flora (Detgen) Filkins. Walter was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover. He also belonged...
Delbert H. Keffer
Mar 7, 2010
Delbert H. "Bud" Keffer Jr., 67 Bud Keffer, 67 of Dover, a devoted husband, son, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend, passed away, Sunday, March 7, 2010 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 16, 1942; the son of Delbert H. Keffer Sr. and Geneva (Davis). He has resided in Dover the past 20...
Mark E. Varnes
Mar 7, 2010
Mark E. Varnes, 51, of Dover died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in the Affinity Medical Center at Massillon. A gifted and talented welder, Mark had been employed at Dover Conveyor for many years and was also a member of the Iron Workers Union. Born March 25, 1958 in Dover he was a son of Earl Varnes of Dover and the...
Meredith Goss
Mar 6, 2010
Meredith "Marty" Goss, 89 of New Philadelphia died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. He had retired from Shippers Dispatch after many years of service. Born March 7, 1920 in Bicknell, Indiana he was a son of the late Homer and Myrtle Goss. Marty was also preceded in death by his son, John Goss and...
Mildred M. Czatt
Mar 4, 2010
Longtime New Philadelphia resident, Mildred M. "Millie" Czatt, 81, died Thursday, March 4, 2010 in Union Hospital. She was born October 31, 1928 at St. Clairsville, the daughter of the late Melvin W. Vanfossen and Pearl M. (Shockley) Smitley. By trade, Millie was a bookkeeper. She spent her working years taking care of the books for a variety of companies...
David Wayne Smith
Mar 4, 2010
David Wayne Smith, 32, of New Philadelphia (Barnhill), died Thursday, Mar. 4, 2010. Born Nov. 11, 1977, in Dover, he was a son of David and Sandra Davidson Smith of Barnhill. David graduated from Dover High School in 1996; he had also attended Buckeye Career Center. David took a job selling magazines, which took him to nearly every state in...
Edith P. Maurer
Mar 3, 2010
Edith "Edie" P. Maurer, 85, of Dundee, Ohio died Wednesday, March 3, 2010 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover following an extended illness. She was a retired employee of the former Alsco Anaconda Plant at Sugarcreek where she worked for over thirty years. Born July 20, 1924 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Jesse...
Freda V. Williams
Mar 3, 2010
Freda V. Williams, 92, of Strasburg died peacefully on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. She was a wonderful homemaker who had also been employed at Drop Forge in Canton during WW II, and had also worked at Sparta Ceramics and in the mailroom at the Times Reporter. Born October 22, 1917 in Rock Hill, Ohio she was a daughter of the...
Albert J. Margo
Mar 2, 2010
Albert J. Margo, 89, of Strasburg died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. He had retried in 1977 from Republic Steel in Massillon after 37 years of service. Born May 19, 1920 in Dover, Ohio he was a son of the late George and Louisa Krantz Margo. His first wife, Dolanda Margo who...
Victoria A. Antonelli
Mar 2, 2010
Lifelong Dover resident, Victoria A. "Vicky" Antonelli, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010 in Union Hospital. She was 94. She was born July 23, 1915 at Dover, the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Bertle Toth. A 1933 graduate of the former St. Joseph High School, Vicky remained connected to and deeply involved with her church throughout her life. She...
Margaret C. Boscarillo
Feb 28, 2010
Margaret C. Boscarillo, 70, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, February 28, 2010 in her home with her loving family around her. Margaret had battled cancer for several years. Born June 23, 1939, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Terplan Mikulec. Margaret graduated from St. Stephen's High School in Cleveland, and, on March 1, 1962,...
Lois L. Armstrong
Feb 27, 2010
Lois L. Armstrong, 101, of Dover died on February 26, 2010 at Park Village Health Care Center of natural causes. Born on October 21, 1908 in Mullinville, Kansas, Lois was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret McSpadden Lovette. She was raised in Greeneville, Tennessee. She married the love of her life, Thomas M. Armstrong Sr. in 1932. Tom...
Alvin M. Himes
Feb 27, 2010
Longtime Strasburg resident Alvin M. Himes, 88, died Saturday, February 27, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born April 23, 1921 at Strasburg, he was the son of the late Arlington & Edith Klinger Himes. He was self-employed for most of his working life, both with Himes Trailer Sales and the former Himes Texaco Station in Strasburg. He...
Mary Wright
Feb 24, 2010
Mary Wright, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, after an apparent heart attack on Sunday. Born February 11, 1931, in Detroit, MI, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Florence Bonsignor Angelo. Mary graduated from St. Mary's High School in Dennison, and, on June 5, 1953, married Clifford S. "Cliff" Wright...
