Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Debra K. Porterfield
Apr 19, 2008
Debra K. Porterfield 56, of Indianapolis died Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Methodist Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the culinary arts/food industry teacher at McKenzie Career Center, where she had been employed for 19 years, and where her Lawrence Township students operated Bernie's Place, a restaurant open to the public. Before moving to Indiana with her family, she...
Niles G. Urfer Sr.
Apr 19, 2008
Niles G. Urfer Sr., 94, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, April 19, 2008 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. He was retired from the New Philadelphia Schools as a Custodian and he had also worked at Marsh Chalkboard. He was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Lions Club, IOOF Lodge and the Moose Club all...
William E. Lieser
Apr 17, 2008
William E. "Bill" Lieser, 82, of Dover, died Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. Born, May 21, 1925, in Dover, he was the son of the late Earl S. and Augusta Minger Lieser. Bill graduated from Dover High School and went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. He was a...
Charles Stephens Baker
Apr 14, 2008
Charles Stephens Baker, 80, of Beach City, died Monday, April 14, 2008 after an extended illness. Born in Belaire, Ohio, on July 9, 1927, he was the son of Wilbur and Ida Mae (Stephens) Baker. He attended school in Mineral City and graduated from Strasburg- Franklin High School in 1947. After serving in the U.S. Navy for two years, Charles...
Nova E. Harmon
Apr 12, 2008
Nova E. Harmon, 91, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Schoenbrunn Health Care in New Philadelphia after a brief illness. Born September 14, 1916 in Sherrodsville, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Denny and Iva (German) Dougherty. She married Robert Harmon, on July 19, 1941 in Texas. Robert preceded her in death on September 23,...
James E. Craig
Apr 10, 2008
James E. Craig Jr., 74, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully at Union Hospital on Thursday, April 10, 2008 with his family at his side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 27, 1934 in Canonsburg, PA, he was the son of the late James and Virginia Craig, who preceded him in death. Jim was a 1952 graduate of Chartiers...
C. Sumner Mullet
Apr 8, 2008
C. Sumner Mullet, 89, of Beach City died suddenly from injuries he sustained at his home on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. He was retired from Openings Inc. in Canton, formerly known as Interstate Sash and Door Co., after 40 years of service. Born March 20, 1919 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Clarence and Maude Correll Mullet....
Herman Benjamin Rieker
Apr 7, 2008
Herman Benjamin Rieker, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Retired, 89. On Monday, April 7, 2008 while at home in Tampa, Florida surrounded by his loving family, friends and caregivers, Ben peacefully joined his Lord. He will be greatly missed by Betty, his devoted wife of 60 years; his brother, John Rieker (Margaret); and many very dear nephews, nieces, cousins, god-children, and...
Patricia J. Cole
Apr 6, 2008
Patricia J. "Pat" Cole, 65 of Allegan, Michigan and a former resident of Dover and Tucson, Arizona, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 in her Michigan home following a brief illness. She was born September 12, 1942 at Dover, the daughter of Sarah Clark Lester of Dover and the late Hebert F. Lester. Pat tended bar for many years and was...
Margaret M. Brechbiel
Apr 3, 2008
Margaret M. Brechbiel, 85, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Phoenix Drive, Dover died Thursday, April 3, 2008 following an extended illness. Born August 21, 1922 in Kearney, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Fred J. and Hazel (Mastin) Buddemeier. Margaret was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ at Dover. She...
Carl E. Sullie
Apr 2, 2008
Carl E. Sullie, 84, of Dover, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in his home. He was born January 18, 1924 at Dover, the son of the late Julius & Mary Gyurgyovics Sullie. He was a graduate of the former St. Joseph High School at Dover and went on to study his trade at Coyne Electrical School, now known as Coyne...
Martha N. Byer
Mar 31, 2008
Martha N. Byer, 86, of Dover passed away on March 31, 2008, at Hennis Care Centre after a short illness. Born on May 18th, 1921 in Greendale, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bernice (Ralph) Vaughn. She was a graduate of Dover High School. On May 2, 1941, she married Raymond Byer, who preceded her in...
