Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Scarlett Amber Weaver
Aug 16, 2009
Scarlett Amber Weaver, the infant daughter of Bobby Ray and Paula (Maze) Weaver Sr. of North Canton died shortly after birth Sunday, August 16, 2009 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. In addition to her parents, Scarlett is survived by four brothers and a sister, Logan Aaron Weaver, Bobby Ray Weaver Jr., Daniel Vernon Weaver, Elizabethann Ingrid Murphy, and Paul Nathan...
Bettie I. Heintz
Aug 15, 2009
Bettie Irene Heintz, 87, of Dover, died Saturday, August 15, 2009, in Park Village Health Care Center, following a long illness. Born August 1, 1922, in Otsego, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Merle and Celia Eckleberry Van Alstyne. Bettie married Robert E. Heintz on December 19, 1942, and together they reared three children. Bettie worked briefly, along...
Glenn O. Maurer
Aug 12, 2009
Glenn O. Maurer, 78, of Dover, died Wednesday, August 12, 2009, in Union hospital, from complications following heart-bypass surgery in February. Born February 13, 1931, in Dover, he was a son of the late Earl and Edna Riggenbach Maurer. Glenn graduated from Dover High School, and entered the United States Army. He served honorably during the Korean War where he...
Gertrude E. Graham
Aug 11, 2009
Gertrude E. “Gertie” Graham, 83, a longtime Bolivar resident, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009 in Sterling House Assisted Living Center at Canton. She was born January 31, 1926 at East Canton, the daughter of the late Harry P. & Stella Ritchey Betz. For 17 1/2 years, Gertie worked as a press operator for Sparta Manufacturing/Flourocarbon. A member of The Church...
Robert J. Gintz
Aug 9, 2009
Robert J. "Bob" Gintz, 75, a longtime New Philadelphia resident, died Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg. He was born October 18, 1933 at Dennison, the son of the late Harold & Bessie Walton Gintz. Bob worked as a mechanic for the former Cappel Motors at New Philadelphia. He was a proud member of United Mine Workers...
Raymond & Margaret Shultz
Aug 6, 2009
Raymond G. “Ray” Shultz, 87, died on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 and his wife, Margaret A. Shultz, 87, died on August 6, 2009 in Park Village in Dover, where they had an apartment. Ray was born on March 22, 1922 in Bowerston, Ohio. He was the son of the late Beatty and Mary Gatchell Shultz. He is also preceded in...
Kathryn A. Campbell
Aug 3, 2009
Kathryn “Katie” A. Campbell, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, August 3, 2009 in the New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover. Katie retired in 1986, as an employee and Supervisor of the Stenographic Office of Marlite in Dover where she worked for over 41 years. Born October 24, 1925 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Roy H....
Hazel "Sis" Kreis
Aug 1, 2009
Hazel “Sis” M. Kreis, 91, formerly of Maple Ave. N.W., Strasburg died Saturday evening, August 1, 2009 in the New Dawn Retirement Center at Dover lovingly surrounded by her family. Sis was a former employee of U.S. Ceramic at East Sparta. She also formerly worked at Bub�(TM)s Carryout and the former Gephart and Churchill Markets in Strasburg. Born May 27,...
Donald M. George
Aug 1, 2009
Donald M. George, 89, of New Philadelphia went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2009. Born December 11, 1919 in Norton Township, Ohio he was a son of the late Rollie and Beulah Steese George. Don married Helen E. White on February 22, 1939. Their souls were knitted together for over 66 years. They left a lasting...
Ruth E. Hamm
Aug 1, 2009
Ruth E. Hamm, 93, of Wooster died on Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Smithville-Western Care Center in Wooster, Ohio surrounded by her children. Ruth was born in Glenmont, Ohio on August 19, 1915. She was the daughter of the late Lawrence I. “Bud” and Jeannette “Nettie” Burkey Klingler. She was raised in Glenmont and graduated from Glenmont High School. Shortly...
Betty E. Breehl
Jul 31, 2009
Betty E. Breehl, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Jul 31, 2009. Born, Jun. 10, 1922, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Cecelia Gregory McMillen. Betty married George F. Breehl on Nov. 11, 1940, in St. John's Church, Canton. She was a hard-working, generous and fun-loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, who always...
Brenda Sue Lab
Jul 29, 2009
Brenda Sue Lab, 62, of Strasburg died Monday, June 29, 2009 in her son�(TM)s home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Dover on September 17, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Cecil M. Nicholson and Grace M. Fox Nicholson. Brenda graduated from Strasburg High School in 1964. She worked for 15 years at Sugarcreek Industries and...
Bryce R. Pittman
Jul 29, 2009
Bryce R. Pittman, 68, of Dover, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Union Hospital. He was born July 2, 1941 at Fairfield Township, the son of the late Raymond & Esther Ickes Pittman. Bryce was a machinist by trade, retiring from Smurfit Stone Container in 2003. He kept busy in retirement by working for a stint at WalMart, and more...
Gerhard H. Schmidt
Jul 29, 2009
Gerhard H. Schmidt, age 79, of Dover, died peacefully Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Park Village Health Care Center, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Gerhard had battled courageously against health complications brought on by a series of strokes. He was born on March 3, 1930 in Cleveland, the only child of Walter and Lina Hoof Schmidt, who had...
Wanetah M. Ball
Jul 28, 2009
Wanetah M. Ball, 87, of Navarre, and a former resident of Strasburg and New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, July 28, in her home, following a long illness. Born, December 28, 1921, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Anna Cotterman Boone. Wanetah graduated from New Philadelphia High School, and, in 1940, married Charles E. Ball. She was...
Mary Elizabeth Barr
Jul 28, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Barr, 95, of Dover passed peacefully in her home on Tuesday evening, July 28, 2009 lovingly surrounded by her family. Born May 28, 1914 in West Lafayette, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jesse H. and Carrie M. (Beall) Richmond. Elizabeth was a Registered Nurse for 43 years and served as a Public Health Nurse at...
Don E. Whitemyer
Jul 26, 2009
Donald E. Whitemyer, 72, of Zoar passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Born at Canton on November 8, 1936, Don lived most of his childhood in Louisville, graduating from Louisville High School in 1955. After working at other agencies in Canton and Cleveland, Don founded Whitemyer Advertising in Zoar in 1971. He remained actively...
Mary L. Edwards
Jul 19, 2009
Mary L. Edwards, 84, of Paola, Kansas, and formerly of Brewster and Strasburg, died Sunday, July 19, 2009. Born, January 31, 1925, in Dundee, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Elsie Baker Kate. Mary graduated from Dundee High School in 1942, and, in 1945 married Wyatt Edwards. She was a homemaker a loving wife, mother and grandmother,...
Valura M. Pierce
Jul 17, 2009
Valura M. Pierce, 84, of Beach City died Friday, July 17, 2009 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born on December 15, 1924 in Langs, Ohio, Valura was the daughter of the late Carl and Lena Edgar McCaslin. She married her husband, Kenneth L. Pierce Sr. on April 9, 1944. He preceded her in death in 1994. In addition to her...
Timothy A. Duncan
Jul 16, 2009
Timothy A. Duncan, 57, of New Philadelphia died suddenly Thursday, July 16, 2009 in Uhrichsville. Born on March 11, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of William R. and Anna Berndt Duncan. Timothy played football for Indian Valley North and graduated in 1970. He was formerly an employee of the Operator�(TM)s Union, where he worked as a heavy machine...
