Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Betty Mae Wigfield
Jun 24, 2008
Betty Mae Wigfield, 83, of Dover, died Tuesday, June 24, 2008. She was born August 5, 1924 at York Township, the daughter of the late Jesse & Helen Ulrich Sherer. A 1942 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, she spent the greater part of her life as a homemaker. Betty did though work for a time with the Endres rose...
Betty L. Holmes
Jun 24, 2008
Betty Holmes, 80, of New Philadelphia died on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born December 26, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Verna (Kilpatrick) Roberts. In 1947, she married Donald "Dutch" Rennicker, who preceded her in death on June 19, 1987. She later married Richard "Dick" Holmes in 1992, who preceded her...
William F. Smith
Jun 22, 2008
William F. "Bill" Smith, age 88, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2008, following a brave battle with lung cancer. Born, August 7, 1919, in Dover, he was a son of the late Fred "Sis" and Sevilla Alleshouse Smith. Bill served with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Idaho and Nevada during the...
Robert W. Ress
Jun 17, 2008
Robert W. Ress, 95, of Punta Gorda, Florida and New Philadelphia, Ohio died Tuesday, June 17, 2008 in his home following a sudden illness. Bob retired in 1976, as owner and operator of Motor Freight Inc. at Midvale. He was previously a truck driver for L. Strawn Trucking Company in New Philadelphia. Born May 27, 1913 in New Philadelphia, he...
Karen S. (Reiger) Smith
Jun 16, 2008
Karen S. (Reiger) Smith, 56 of New Philadelphia, Ohio, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 15, 2008. Born June 14, 1952 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Helen (Shull) Reiger. In 1989, she married Wayne Smith who precedes her in death. Karen will be remembered by her warm smile and wonderful...
Harold E. Lengler
Jun 16, 2008
Harold Eugene Lengler, 77, of Dover, Ohio passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008 following a brief illness. Harold was born on December 17, 1930 in Dover, the son of the late Harry and Delpha (Gerber) Lengler. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Sonia Joy (Levengood) Lengler on May 2, 2004. He was also preceded in...
Barbara A. Anslow
Jun 16, 2008
Barbara A. Anslow, 62, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Monday, June 16, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton following injuries received in an auto accident. Barbara was an employee of Schoenbrunn Inn in New Philadelphia until her retirement from a disability. Born July 20, 1945 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Wright...
Gary L. Giumenti
Jun 15, 2008
Gary L. Giumenti, 72, of Dover, O. passed away on June 15, 2008, in his residence following an eight month battle with cancer. Born May 24, 1936, in New Philadelphia, O., Gary was the son of the late Raymond and Lena (Bollini) Giumenti. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a longtime member of the St. Joseph's Catholic...
Harry E. Rose
Jun 14, 2008
Harry E. Rose, 82, of The Plains, and a long-time resident of Harmony Rd., Athens, died Saturday, June 14, 2008, in O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, from complications of emphysema. Born April 9, 1926, on the family farm on South Canaan Rd., he was the seventh of eight children born to Frank and Edna Sears Rose. Harry graduated from Rome-Canaan High School...
Thomas E. Hershberger, Sr.
Jun 13, 2008
Thomas E. Hershberger, Sr., 77, of Strasburg died Friday, June 13, 2008 at Doctors Hospital in Massillon. He had retired from Reese Trucking and had also worked at Von Kaenel Trucking and North American Refractories. Born November 6, 1930 in Sugarcreek he was a son of the late Harold and Grace Burger Hershberger, and was raised by Amos and Ann...
Rose C. Alfonso
Jun 13, 2008
Rose C. Alfonso, 93, of Temecula, California and formerly of New Philadelphia died Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Friends Home Care in Temecula. Born August 5, 1914 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Natale and Rosalia Calabrese Tornabene. Her husband, Charles Alfonso who died on April 2, 1999; two brothers, Joseph and Sam Tornabene and...
Ruby M. Nicewander
Jun 12, 2008
Ruby M. Nicewander, 90, a life resident of Dundee, died Thursday, June 12, 2008. She was born April 8, 1918 at Dundee, one of seven children born to the late Oscar & Estella Maybaugh Landis. Ruby led a beautifully simple life, perhaps best described by her daughter Betty, "She was just a good person, a good friend, and a good...
Hedwig Kohr
Jun 9, 2008
Hedwig Kohr, 91, of Strasburg died Monday, June 9, 2008 in Mercy Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Strasburg on Thursday, June 12, 2008 at 10:00 am with Pastor Steve Woyen officiating. Toland Herzig Funeal Home and Crematory are handling the arrangements. To sign an online register and share a fond memory...
Michael A. Kinch
Jun 7, 2008
Michael Aubrey Kinch March 7, 1947 June 7, 2008 Having made his peace and seen to the needs of his loved ones, Michael Aubrey Kinch gracefully and peacefully released his hold on this world, and walked into the embrace of his Lord. Mike was at home, surrounded by love, and in the presence of his family when he succumbed to...
Raymond Altier
Jun 6, 2008
Raymond Altier, 63, of Dover, died Friday, June 6, 2008, in his home, following a long illness. Born, May 18, 1945, in Faeto, Italy, he was the son of the late Paolo and Maria Gallucci Altieri. Raymond attended school in Italy and served in the Italian Army. He came to the United States in 1967, where he earned his citizenship,...
Maurice R. Maurer
May 31, 2008
Maurice R. "Bud" Maurer, 81, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Country Club Retirement Center. He retired in 1986 from Warner and Swasey in New Philadelphia after 33 years of service. Born June 3, 1926 in Sugarcreek he was a son of the late Arthur and Olga Millhorn Maurer. His wife Helen E. Harshey Maurer who...
Helen M. Finley
May 30, 2008
Helen M. Finley, 87, of Dover died Friday, May 30, 2008 at Union Hospital. Born September 3, 1920 in Stow, Ohio, and raised in Quaker City, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Gertrude Gildow House. Her sister, Marybelle House and a brother, Ralph House, also preceded her in death. She was a member of the First...
Paul L. Brown
May 28, 2008
Paul L. Brown, Jr., 85, a Dover resident who formerly lived in Vincennes, Indiana, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 following a brief period of illness. He was born June 29, 1922 at East St. Louis, IL, the son of the late Paul L. & Agnes McGloughlin Brown, Sr. For 25 years Paul worked as a chemist for the Missouri &...
Lorie E. Collins
May 25, 2008
Lorie E. Collins, 80, of New Philadelphia, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Lorie was born March 23, 1928 in Midvale, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harry C. and Laura Elizabeth (VanFossen) Jenkins. She was a clerical employee at the Tuscarawas County Courthouse for many years. She also was a former secretary at...
Carme Zito
May 25, 2008
Carme "Babe" Zito, 89, of Dover died Sunday, May 25, 2008 in her home surrounded by her family. Born January 23, 1919, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late, Susan Leone and Charles Pietro, Sr. She married the love of her life, Anthony M. Zito, Sr. on August 17, 1942. Together they had three children. Anthony preceded her...
