Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Paul E. Altier
May 23, 2008
Paul E. "Gene" Altier, 76, of Massillon, died Friday, May 23, 2008 following a brief illness, in Aultman Hospital, Canton surrounded by his loving family. Born, November 20, 1931, in Dover, he was a son of the late Dominic and Jennie Franzo Altier. Gene graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Dover, and later went on to attend DeVry Technical...
Edgar L. Barcus
May 20, 2008
Edgar L. Barcus, 90, of Park Village Dover, Ohio and formerly of Mingo Junction, Ohio and Avon Park, Florida died Tuesday, May 20, 2008 following a brief illness. Edgar retired in 1979 as a Diesel Mechanic for the Pennsylvania Railroad/Conrail where he worked for 39 years. Born April 19, 1918 in Mingo Junction, he was the son of the late...
Glen R. Swegheimer
May 20, 2008
Glen R. "Red" Swegheimer, 88, of Dover, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, following a brief illness. Born, November 1, 1919, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Charles and Maude Kuhn Swegheimer. Red attended school in New Philadelphia, and went on to serve honorably in the United States Army with the 381st Medical Unit during the Second...
Harold G. Steel
May 19, 2008
Harold G. Steel, 76, of Dover went to be with our Lord on Monday, May 19, 2008, in his home after suffering from complications of Parkinson's Disease. Born October 26, 1931, in Canton, Ohio, he was the son of the late James and Hazel Strawn Steel. He married the love of his life, Lucille Mast Steel, on January 18, 1953....
Brenda Kay Mcginnis
May 19, 2008
Brenda Kay McGinnis, 63, of Dover, died Monday, May 19, 2008, in Union Hospital, following a long illness. Born, December 12, 1944, in South Abermarle, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late William E. Wilson and the late Audrey F. Stamper Wilson Goshorn. Brenda moved with her family at a young age to Tuscarawas County, where she attended...
Mable Irena Mcconnell
May 18, 2008
Mable Irena Randolph McConnell, 95, a resident of Dover, and most recently New Philadelphia, died Sunday, May 18, 2008. She was born July 4, 1912 at Lafferty, the daughter of the late Addison Price & Clara Alice Bonifant Randolph. Mable was an active member of the Midvale United Methodist Church where she served as an organist and, for many years,...
June D. Baker
May 16, 2008
June D. Baker, 92, a lifelong resident of Dover died peacefully Friday, May 16, 2008. Born June 15, 1915 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late H. Howard and Emma (Stucky) Angel. June's family has owned and operated Baker Florist and Greenhouse in Dover since 1924 when it was founded by her late father and mother in law,...
Theodore Speyer
May 16, 2008
Theodore "Ted" Speyer, 88, of Dover died at his home on Friday May 16, 2008. He had retired in 1988 from the City of Beacon, New York as a Water Plant Operator. Born February 4, 1920 in Astoria, New York he was a son of the late Arthur Sr. and Adelphia Bauer Speyer. His wife, Ruth Ann Speyer who died...
William A. Charnock
May 14, 2008
William A. "Red" Charnock, 77, of Strasburg, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born August 13, 1930, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late William and Thelma Bonifant Charnock. Red attended school in Wainwright and was employed by the Republic Steel Corp. in Massillon. An automobile accident in 1958 (he was...
Edward Nelson Browning
May 7, 2008
Edward Nelson Browning, 79, of Columbus, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Born May 18, 1928, in Guernsey County, he was a son of the late Norman and Margaret Richards Browning. Edward was a Navy veteran of the Second World War, serving on the submarine U.S.S. Bergall. Following his service time, he worked for the Nickel Plate Railroad as a fireman...
Arthur F. Nalley
May 1, 2008
Arthur F. "Frank" Nalley, 67, of Roswell, died Thursday, May 1, 2008, in his home, following a brief illness. Born. Jan. 20, 1941, in Barnesville, he was a son of the late Arthur and Bertha Cramblett Nalley. Frank was a retired construction worker, having been employed by Leggett & Harr Siding of New Philadelphia for some twenty-five years. He raised...
Mary Lou Fish
Apr 29, 2008
Mary Lou Fish, 70, of New Philadelphia and formerly Dover, died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center. Born August 11, 1937 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late William & Lucille Capozella Mowrer. Mary Lou was and active member of the Salvation Army where she held the title of Senior Soldier. She was also...
Virginia Rainsberg
Apr 28, 2008
Virginia Rainsberg, 84, of Dover died Monday, April 28, 2008 at Union Hospital. She had retired from Dover Molded Products after 20 years of service. Born June 19, 1923 in Stillwater she was a daughter of the late Brownie and Mary Sudak Vosick. Virginia was also preceded in death by her husband Paul Rainsberg Sr. who died on July 11,...
Charles F. Grewell
Apr 27, 2008
Charles F. Grewell, 78, of Dover died Sunday, April 27, 2008 in Union Hospital in Dover after a short illness. Born July 31, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Sylvester and Edna Wiegand Grewell. He married the love of his life, Betty Hennis Grewell, on December 23, 1949. Charles retired from Montgomery Ward in Dover and...
Thomas J. Ayers
Apr 25, 2008
Thomas J. Ayers, age 89 of Dover died Friday, April 25, 2007 following an extended illness. Born September 10, 1918, he was the son of the late Thomas J. Ayers Sr. and Hattie Tschantz Ayers Shull. Tom was a 1938 Dover High School graduate, enlisted in the US Air Force serving from 1940 1945 as a flight engineer/crew chief overseas...
Timothy W. Thomas
Apr 24, 2008
Timothy "Tim" Thomas, 20, of Winamac Indiana, and formerly of New Philadelphia died Thursday, April 24, 2008 after a long battle with heart problems. Tim received his first heart transplant at the age of four and his second transplant at age 12. He had been in kidney failure for over a year. Tim knew the importance of organ donation and...
Paul E. Schweitzer
Apr 24, 2008
Paul E. Schweitzer, 77, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008, in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born, Feb. 4, 1931, in Bolivar, on the Ohio-Erie Canal, he was a son of the late Jesse Hennis and Mary Schweitzer. Paul's mother died when he was five years old, and he was reared by his late grandmother,...
Marjorie M. Marsh
Apr 23, 2008
Marjorie M. Marsh, 88, of Dover, died Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2008, surrounded by her loving family and the caring staff of New Dawn Health Care Center. Born, May 2, 1919, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Anna Unsold Souers. Marjorie graduated from Dover High School and was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She and...
Florence Zuchegno
Apr 23, 2008
Florence Zuchegno, 94 of Dover, died Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2008, in Park Village Health Care Center, surrounded by her loving family. Florence was a life-long resident of Dover, born there on February 8, 1914, and was a faithful and devoted member of St. Joseph Church. She was a dedicated mother and worked hard all of her life. In her early...
Nicholas A. Incarnato
Apr 21, 2008
Nicholas A. "Nick" Incarnato, 77, of Dover, died Monday, April 21, 2008, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born, October 25, 1930, in Dover, he was a son of the late Joseph and Effie Lake Incarnato. Nick graduated from St. Joseph High School, Dover, in 1949, and served honorably in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean...
