Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Jane D. Hoover
Nov 3, 2008
Jane D. Hoover 55, of Strasburg passed away suddenly Monday evening at Mercy Medical Center in Canton surrounded by family and friends. She was cherished for her kindness and thoughtfulness. She retired in 2005, as an employee of the Radiation Oncology Department at Akron General Medical Center where she worked for 32 years. Born February 9, 1953 in Dover, she...
Wanda Shephard Marburger
Nov 1, 2008
Wanda Shephard Marburger, 85, of Navarre died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. Born March 4, 1923 in Navarre she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Laura Shetler Sterner. She was a member of Winfield United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Wanda was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert Shephard who died on...
Doris R. Darbee
Oct 30, 2008
Doris R. Darbee, 95, of Dover and formerly of Florida and Michigan died Thursday, October 30, 2008 in the Country Club Retirement Center. Born September 29, 1913 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Edward C., Sr. and Emma P. Dilley Krebs. Doris was also preceded in death by her three husbands, Clarence "Pete" Luthy who died in...
Maxine Idella Craig Ridenbaugh
Oct 25, 2008
Maxine Idella Craig Ridenbaugh, 93, of Dover died Saturday, October 25, 2008 in Park Village Health Care Center after an extended illness. Born September 2, 1915, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Idella Baker Peacock. She graduated from Dover High School in 1934 and soon married her first husband, Carl Casey Craig, who preceded her...
Vickie D. Downing
Oct 25, 2008
Vickie D. Downing, 59, of Roswell, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, in Union Hospital, Dover, after becoming ill at home. Born, Mar. 10, 1949, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Dewey P. and Estelle Doolin Solley. Vickie graduated in 1967 from Midvale High School, and, on Oct. 4, 1969, married Richard J. Downing in the Roxford United...
Dale E. Martin
Oct 22, 2008
Dale E. Martin, 69, of Dover died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Union Hospital. He retired from AK Steel in Dover after 33 years of service. Born July 14, 1939 in Ragersville he was the son of Twila Lang Brindley of Dover. Dale was an active member of the Dover Baptist Temple and in his spare time he enjoyed being...
Dorothy Mae Edwards
Oct 16, 2008
Dorothy Mae (Plotts) Edwards, 85, formerly of E. Iron Ave., Dover died Thursday, October 16, 2008 in the Park Village Health Care Center after a period of declining health. Dorothy and her husband, John "Red" Edwards were associated with Edwards Sales and Service Inc., Motor Freight Inc., and J.E.T. Transportation Inc. all of Strasburg. Born September 6, 1923 in Dover,...
Charles D. May
Oct 9, 2008
Charles D. "Chuck" May, 57, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, October 9, 2008 in his home following an extended illness. Born November 26, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of Norma Rausch May of Dover and the late Harold R. May Sr. Chuck was a long haul truck driver for 35 years until illness forced his retirement. He was...
Penny L. Wallick
Oct 6, 2008
Penny L. Wallick, 64, of Dover died Monday, October 6, 2008 at her home following a sudden illness. She, along with her husband, owned and operated Wallick Seamless Spouting Inc., in Dover. Born May 18, 1944 in Dover she was a daughter of Verda Mills of Strasburg and the late Bob Mills. She was a member of St. John United...
Ruth M. Cooley
Oct 6, 2008
Ruth M. Cooley, 92, a lifelong resident of Dover died Monday, October 6, 2008 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a period of declining health. Born November 5, 1915 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Charlotte (Pfeiffer) Hagloch. Ruth was an employee of the former M&K Grocery in Dover. She was a member...
Edward D. Wiskusky, Jr.
Oct 6, 2008
Edward D. "Rick" Wiskusky, Jr., 61, of Magnolia, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a sudden illness. Born, May 23, 1947, in Massillon, he was a son of the late Edward D. Sr. and Phyllis Barnes Wiskusky. Rick graduated from Washington High School, Massillon, and was employed by Ecko Housewares, and later, by the Manatee County,...
Ruth Ann Petricola Hartz
Oct 5, 2008
Ruth Ann Petricola Hartz, 82, formerly of W. 12th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Oak Pointe Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Baltic following an extended illness. Ruth Ann was a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and also managed the former Bayer Dress Shop in downtown Dover. Born September 9, 1926 in Dover, she...
Kathryn Haswell
Oct 4, 2008
Kathryn A. "Katie" Haswell, 88, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Strasburg died Saturday, October 4, 2008 following a ten year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Katie was a former employee of Hardesty Chemical Company in Dover. Born February 24, 1920 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine "Grandma" Nuzzi Zifer. She was a member of...
Rockford Lee Boylan
Oct 3, 2008
Rockford Lee "Rocky" Boylan, 56, a resident of Panama City, FL, who lived most of his life in Strasburg, died Friday, October 3, 2008. He was born September 13, 1952 at Massillon, and was the son of Mary Jane (husband, Fred) Kennedy Aul of Strasburg and David D. Boylan of Florida. A 1970 graduate of Strasburg High School, Rocky was...
Evelyn M. Strauss
Oct 2, 2008
Evelyn M. Strauss, 91, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of Strasburg, died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, following a long illness. Born, Aug. 21, 1917, in Stone Creek, Evelyn graduated from Stone Creek High School, and married Arthur F. Strauss. She was a loving homemaker, and for many years was employed by The Times-Reporter as...
Helen J. Smith
Oct 2, 2008
Helen J. Smith Our mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, Helen Smith, 87, of Strasburg, left with the Angels on Thursday, October 2, 2008, surrounded by her loved ones. Born February 8, 1921 in Knoxville, TN, she moved to Ohio while still in her teens. She lived in Strasburg most of her life. Helen's greatest joys in life were her...
Lois Jane Recchiuti
Oct 1, 2008
Lois Jane Recchiuti, 79, of Forest, VA, and formerly of Dover, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, in Virginia Baptist Hospital, Lynchburg, VA, following a long illness. Born, Nov. 9, 1928, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Newton C. and Molly Grinder Harder. Jane, as she was called, graduated from Dover High School, and married Albert F. Recchiuti...
June C. Graham
Sep 28, 2008
June C. Graham, 85, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of W. 11th St., Dover died Sunday evening, September 28, 2008 in the center following complications from a heart condition. June was a former Real Estate Agent for the Funk Realty Company in New Philadelphia. Born May 30, 1923 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Harry...
Mildred Clum Groski
Sep 26, 2008
Mildred Clum "Billie" Groski, 90, of San Juan, Capistrano California, and formerly of New Philadelphia died Friday, September 26, 2008. Born February 27, 1918 in Stonecreek, Ohio she was the son of the late, Samuel and Glenna Clum. Billie was a dynamic woman to say the least. After watching her first husband and father serve our country in the war,...
Patrick R. Howell
Sep 24, 2008
Patrick R. "Pat" Howell, 68, of Strasburg, died Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in Aultman Hospital. Born March 17, 1940 at Somerton, he was the son of J. Blanche Skinner Howell of Beach City, and the late Howard Howell. A dedicated employee, Pat retired from the Timken Company where he had been a steel worker for 33 years. Pat was a...
