Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Hazel Anna Bell
Oct 26, 2009
Hazel Anna Bell, 76, of Bowerston, Ohio passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at Sunnyslope Nursing Home in Bowerston after a long illness. Born on April 16, 1933 in Bergoo, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Orval and Ona Casto McQuain. She is also preceded in death by her sister; Evelyn VanPelt and two brothers, Howard McQuain,...
Peggy R. Elifritz Morris
Oct 26, 2009
Peggy R. Elifritz Morris, 50, of Dover died Monday, October 26, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. She had been a Home Health Care Aid for over 20 years. Born September 19, 1959 in Canton, she is the daughter of Ruby Keener Elifritz of New Philadelphia and John Elifritz of Dover. Peggy enjoyed helping others, whether it be volunteering at the Salvation...
Phyllis A. Dunfee
Oct 26, 2009
Phyllis A. Dunfee, 76, of Dover and a longtime resident of Jewett, died Monday, October 26, 2009, in Union Hospital, following a long illness. Born, May 30, 1933, in Carrollton, she was a daughter of the late George and Margaret Hilder Strohmeyer. Phyllis graduated from Carrollton High School, and was a loving homemaker. She had been employed by the Scio...
Emmett E. Espenschied
Oct 22, 2009
Emmett E. Espenschied, 94, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, October 22, 2009, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Born, July 12, 1915, in York Township, Tuscarawas County, he was a son of the late Albert J. and Florence Medley Espenschied. Emmett attended school in York Township, and was employed by Marlite in Dover for nearly forty years before retiring. Some of his...
Barbara A. Devault
Oct 19, 2009
Barbara A. DeVault, 79, of Dover, went home to be with the lord peacefully with her loving daughters by her side, on October 19, 2009 at Schoenbrunn Healthcare in New Philadelphia. Born on June 30, 1930, in New Philadelphia, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Douglas and Florence Harper Dupler. She married, William DeVault, on October 11, 1969....
Dr. Sherman B. Smith
Oct 19, 2009
Dr. Sherman B. Smith- Dr. Sherman B. Smith, 74, of South Pasadena, FL went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2009. Born in Chapmonville, West Virginia, Sherman graduated from Chapmonville High School 1953 and later graduated from Kansas City School of Osteopathy and Surgery in 1960. Dr. Sherman B. Smith lived and practiced family medicine in Caldwell, Ohio...
Harold E. Knapp, Jr.
Oct 19, 2009
Harold E. "Bud" Knapp, Jr., 74, of Dover, passed away Monday, October 19, 2009, in Country Club Retirement Center, with his loving family by his side, following a four-year decline in health as a result of multi-infarct dementia. He was born December 6, 1934 in Dover, the son of the late Harold E. Sr. and A. Ruth Holderbaum Knapp. Bud...
Jeanne W. Meyer Mckinney
Oct 17, 2009
Jeanne W. Meyer McKinney, 100, of Dover died Saturday, October 17, 2009 in the Hennis Care Centre. Born July 9, 1909 in New Philadelphia, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Emile and Laura Work Meyer. Her husband, Frederick "Mac" McKinney who died on February 29, 1980; son, Frederick "Fritz" McKinney; son in law, Kenny Beitzel and sister, Catherine...
Wilbur E. Orr
Oct 17, 2009
Wilbur E. Orr, 95, of Dover died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Park Village Health Care Center. Wilbur owned and operated the Van-Orr Bakery in Dover for many years and had also worked for Marlite, where he retired in 1978 after 27 years of service. Born May 21, 1914 in Bowerston, Ohio he was a son of the late Dayton...
Jean Reifenschneider
Oct 17, 2009
Jean Reifenschneider, 80, of Dover went home to be with Jesus Christ, the one she walked very closely with while on this earth, on Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2009. She passed in Aultman Hospital after a fierce battle with Wegeners Granulomatosis. Jean was born July 21, 1929, the daughter of the late George and Blanche Myers Roth and was also...
Blaine Daniel Snyder
Oct 10, 2009
Blaine Daniel Snyder, 44, of Charleston, West Virginia, passed away October 10, 2009, following a seizure. Born, June 15, 1965, in Dover, he was the son of Paul "Dan" Snyder, Jr. of Winfield, West Virginia, and the late Cinda K. Prysi Snyder. Blaine was a graduate of Dover High School, and had lived in the Charleston area since 1990, where...
Kim S. Dipiero
Oct 10, 2009
Kim S. DiPiero, 57, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Kim had battled cancer diagnosed just a few short months ago. Born, Sept. 17, 1952, in Long Beach, California, she was a daughter of Orrie and Geraine Gordon Bush of Oakhurst, California. Kim graduated from Whittier High School and went...
Donald H. Loos
Oct 9, 2009
Donald H. Loos, 79, of Dover passed away Friday, October 9, 2009 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born on October 6, 1930 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late Harold "George" and Annabelle Espenschied Loos. On June 17, 1948, he joined the United States Navy and courageously fought for our country during the Korean War. He...
Edith Mildred Hamsher
Oct 5, 2009
Edith Mildred Hamsher, 84, of Dover died Monday, October 5, 2009 at Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. We all take comfort in knowing she has been welcomed into heaven. Born May 16, 1925 in Killbuck, Ohio she was a daughter of the late William and Nellie Phillips Richards. Edith was also preceded in death by her first husband,...
Norman J. Sugalski
Oct 4, 2009
Norman J. Sugalski, 66, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Country Club Retirement Campus in Dover. Born on May 10, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio he was the son of the late Henry and Eleanor Kostozewski Sugalski. In 1961 he graduated from South High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he had perfect attendance. He married the love of...
Francis J. Alesiano
Oct 2, 2009
Francis John "Frank" Alesiano, 84, a lifelong resident of Dover died peacefully Friday, October 2, 2009 in Union Hospital at Dover lovingly surrounded by his family. Frank retired in 1989 from the Greer Steel Company at Dover following thirty six years of service. Following retirement, he worked at the Tuscarawas County YMCA for ten years. Born March 6, 1925 in...
Sharon A. Haynes
Oct 1, 2009
Sharon A. Haynes, 55, of Dover, died October 1, 2009 at Union Hospital in Dover, following a long illness. Born in Canton, Ohio on December 16, 1953, she was the daughter of Earl and Dottie Swanson-Haynes. Her father preceded her in death along with her brother-in law; Terry Barkheimer. Sharon graduated from Dover High School in 1971. She continued her...
Betty J. Swarny
Sep 30, 2009
Betty J. Swarny, 85, a longtime Dover, Ohio resident passed away peacefully in her daughter, Myra?s home on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 lovingly surrounded by her family. Born March 11, 1924 in Gallipolis, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Eustice and Bessie (Halley) Jeffers. She was a former employee of the U.S. Census Bureau. Betty was a member...
Robert F. Anderegg
Sep 30, 2009
Robert F. Anderegg, 99, of Strasburg died Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at Park Village Health Care Center. Bob had retired from Eaton Manufacturing in Massillon after 30 years of service. In addition to his employment at Eaton he had also worked at Nickels Bakery and farmed for many years. Born December 6, 1909 in Stone Creek he was a son...
Linda L. Reiger
Sep 28, 2009
Linda L. Reiger, 67, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, September 28, 2009, in Union Hospital, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born, July 22, 1942, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Glenn F. and Pauline Suntheimer Prysi. Linda graduated from Strasburg High School in 1960 and was employed by General Telephone & Electric (now Verizon) for twenty-five...
