Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
William J. Tomblin
May 4, 2009
William J. "Bill" Tomblin, 76, of Dover, with his loving family around him, entered into the joy of the Lord on Monday, May 4, 2009. Born, December 29, 1932, in Burnsville, West Virginia, he was a son of the late William D. and Mearl Gibbson Tomblin. Bill attended school in Burnsville, and went on to serve honorably in the United...
Evelyn P. Kennedy
May 2, 2009
Evelyn P. Kennedy, 90, of Dover died at her daughters home in Dover surrounded by her family on Saturday, May 2, 2009. Born March 10, 1919 in Canton she was a daughter of the late Harry and Helen Bole Harris. In addition to her parents, her sister, Vivian Palmer and a grandson, Clifford Minor also preceded Evelyn in death. Evelyn...
Zona M. Bleininger
May 1, 2009
Zona M. Bleininger, 73, of Dundee died Friday, May 1, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. Zona had been employed at Dynamic Drug in Dover and also Dunini Drug in New Philadelphia. In addition, she was also a well-known Avon representative for over 25 years. Born April 28, 1936 in Sugarcreek she was a daughter of the late Frank and Loretta Brewer...
Ruth L. Bean
May 1, 2009
Ruth L. Bean, 90, died on Friday, May 1, 2009 in Titusville, Florida. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 13, 1918, she was the daughter of the late F. Earl and Edith Garton McFarland. On September 20, 1941, she married her husband Howard Bean. She and Howard were the former owner and operator of Bean's Grocery in New Philadelphia. Howard...
Esther M. Olinger
Apr 30, 2009
Esther M. Olinger, 90, of Magnolia, died Thursday, April 30, 2009. Born January 15, 1919 at Walnut Creek, she was the daughter of the late Harry & Sarah Hostetler Balder. She was a member of the First Lutheran Church at Strasburg and had been active in its Busy Bee Quilters group. She has also been a member of the American...
Laura Lynn Odenbach
Apr 30, 2009
Laura Lynn Odenbach, 40, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, after battling Huntington�(TM)s Disease. Born, August 7, 1968, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she was a daughter of Jim Hartman of Arizona, and the late Judith Collica Hartman. Laura graduated from Whitmer High School in Toledo, and went on to earn an Associate�(TM)s Degree. She was a loving wife...
J. Duncan Hardesty
Apr 29, 2009
Jesse Duncan Hardesty, 82, of Dover, died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 in Hennis Care Centre in Dover following an extended illness. Born on April 12, 1927, in Dover he was the son of the late, Edgar Alonso and Fern Beer Hardesty. He attended Dover High School. On December 27, 1945 he joined the Army Air Force, where he was...
Albert M. Crooks
Apr 27, 2009
Albert M. Crooks, 78, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, April 27, 2009 in Union Hospital. He was born at Dover on December 26, 1930, the son of the late Marion & Louisa Owens Crooks. He was skilled in a variety of areas and was a hard worker, retiring from Ridgid Tools. Albert also served our country with pride. He served...
Alvin E. Moser
Apr 23, 2009
Alvin Eugene Moser, 74, died Thursday in Park Village Health Care Center at Dover where he had resided a week. His health had been declining for several years and he had undergone brain surgery in March. Known to his family as Buss, to his plumbing buddies as Bussy, and to his many friends as Al, he was born Aug. 28,...
Joyce A. Ruof
Apr 23, 2009
Joyce A. Ruof, 75, a lifelong Dover resident, died peacefully, Thursday, Apr. 23, 2009, in Union Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born, Mar. 11, 1934, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Finus Logan and Ida Lucinda Beatty Vaughn. Joyce was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Dover. Home and family were at the center of...
Carl E. Graves
Apr 23, 2009
Carl E. Graves, 87, of Dover died Thursday, April 23, 2009 in the Assisted Living quarters at Park Village Health Care Center. Born May 29, 1921 in Dover he was a son of the late Joseph and Bertha Grover Graves. His wife, Mella Miller Graves who died on June 19, 2006; two brothers, William and Russell Graves and a sister,...
Sue Ann Gray
Apr 18, 2009
Sue Ann Gray, 72, of Tippecanoe, near Gilmore, Ohio, died in her home on Saturday morning, April 18, 2009 after an extended illness. Born August 16, 1936, in Hummel's Valley, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Harold E. West and Almeda (Boar) Rippeth. She married her husband, Glenn Gray on November 2, 1956. Together they had one daughter...
Hazel R. Lewis
Apr 17, 2009
Longtime Strasburg resident, Hazel R. Lewis, 90, died Friday, April 17, 2009, in the Park Village Health Care Center. She was born October 18, 1918 at Bolivar to Earl & Beulah Keller Roush. Beulah died when her children were very young, and Earl later wed the former Grace Yackey "Grandma Roush," who also preceded Hazel in death. Hazel spent most...
Isabelle Erin Kastor
Apr 14, 2009
Isabelle Erin Kastor, the much anticipated baby daughter of John and Stacey Kadri Kastor of New Philadelphia, died at birth Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2009, in Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights. Little Isabelle's first and middle names together mean "given to God in peace." In addition to her parents, she is survived by a brother, Ryan Kastor; her maternal grandparents, Norman and...
Carolyn M. Vinca
Apr 10, 2009
Carolyn M. Vinca, 67, of Dover died Friday, April 10, 2009 in Country Club Retirement Centre in Dover following an extended illness. Born March 21, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frank S. and Delores Uhlenbecker Hatvany. She married her husband, Theodore Vinca in 1964. He preceded her in death in June of 2001. She...
Dorothy Fay Ankney
Apr 6, 2009
Dorothy Fay Ankney, 64, of Dover passed away Monday, April 6, 2009 in her home lovingly surrounded by her family. Dorothy was an employee of Spherion Corporation at Strasburg until illness forced her retirement. Born June 30, 1944 in Mineral City, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Alberta (Brankel) VanMeter. She was a member of the...
Annabell Heisler Vandevort
Apr 5, 2009
Annabell Heisler Vandevort, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 at Union Hospital in Dover following an extended illness. Born on September 2, 1929, in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Clarence E. Heisler and Jenny Harper. She married Leonard C. Vandevort, who preceded her in death in 2000. Annabell was a homemaker. She...
James F. Milyiori
Apr 2, 2009
James F. Milyiori, 66, a lifelong resident of Dover died Thursday evening, April 2, 2009 in his daughter, Rhonda's residence at Lewis Center, Ohio following an extended illness. Jim was a retired steelworker for Reeves Steel Company in Dover where he worked for 34 years. Born October 1, 1942 in Dover, he was the son of the late Louis and...
Helen E. Maust
Apr 1, 2009
Helen E. Maust, 90, of West Lafayette, Ohio and a former New Philadelphia resident died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Coshocton Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Helen was a retired cook having worked at the former Corner Tavern at New Philadelphia for over twenty years. Born October 29, 1918 in Bealsville, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late...
William U. Hughes
Apr 1, 2009
William U. "Bill" Hughes, 87, of Dover, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, in his home, following a short period of declining health. Born November 26, 1921, in Dover, he was the son of the late Charles and Edith France Hughes. Bill graduated from Dover High School in 1940, and, in 1942, enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard. He served his...
