Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Thomas G. Menefee
Nov 21, 2007
Thomas Gene Menefee, 58, of Sherrodsville, Ohio died Wednesday, November 21, 2007 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Tom was a security officer and also was previously an auto mechanic. Born September 9, 1949 in Dover, he was the son of Ruth Menefee Cadle of Dover and the late Gail Menefee. Tom was a 1967 graduate of Tusky...
Norma M. Hawkins
Nov 20, 2007
After being read her daily devotions in the early morning hours on Tuesday, November 20, 2007, Norma M. Hawkins, 72, of Dover, died peacefully in her sleep. Born in Sugarcreek on July 19, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Ada E. Levengood Andrews. She will long be remembered for her Christian service, her incredible kindness,...
Jerry J. Ruth
Nov 20, 2007
Jerry J. Ruth, 65, of Dover, Ohio died unexpectedly in his sleep Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Jerry was a skilled craftsman by trade and was able to build anything. He will be remembered as a perfectionist. He was born September 2, 1942 in Sugarcreek, he was the son of the late Chester and Naomi (Glick) Ruth. Jerry attended Perry High...
Thelma M. Prosser
Nov 14, 2007
Thelma M. Prosser, 80, of Dover, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born December 19, 1926 at Canton, she was the daughter of the late Paul L. and Gladys P. Fuller Borden. Though she had worked for a time with her family at Meyer�(TM)s Lake and had also been employed by the former LaFountain�(TM)s...
Martha E. Heid
Nov 12, 2007
Martha E. Heid, 90, of Strasburg died Monday, November 12, 2007 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born April 8, 1917 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Otto and Rosa Hoffman Heid. She retired in 1979 from Kroger�(TM)s at Dover after 32 years of service. She was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in...
Pedro Ajanel Hernandez
Nov 11, 2007
Pedro Ajanel Hernandez, also known as Rey Francisco Quinones Hernandez, 26, of Wooster, died tragically at the hands of others, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in Wooster. Born, Aug. 18, 1981, in Chex, Aguacatan, Guatemala, he was a son of Marcelino Ajanel and Maria Hernandez Mejia of Chex. In addition to his parents, survivors include his companion, Lucille Sovel of Wooster,...
Cinda K. Snyder
Nov 11, 2007
Cinda K. Snyder, 65, of Winfield, WV, and a long-time resident of Tuscarawas Co., died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007, in St. Joseph Health Center, Warren, OH, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born Jul. 22, 1942, in Dover, Cinda was a daughter of the late Glenn F. and Pauline Sundheimer Prysi. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1960, and...
Virginia R. Barnhart
Nov 10, 2007
Virginia R. Barnhart, 86, of Strasburg died Saturday, November 10, 2007 in Union Hospital. Born December 19, 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Catherine) Blakley. Her stepfather, the late Dave Gempler, raised her. She married her husband Otis Barnhart, on June 1, 1939 and he preceded her in death on March 14....
Pauline E. Deibel
Nov 9, 2007
Pauline E. Deibel, 90, died Friday, November 9, 2007 in Oak Point Nursing Home in Baltic. Born August 25, 1917 in Newton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Bert and Nettie (Noe) Jarvis. She married the love of her life, Bob Deibel who preceded her in death in 1984. Pauline worked at Sparta in Columbia for many...
Wilma V. Uppstrom
Nov 8, 2007
Wilma V. Uppstrom, 88, formerly of Walnut St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, November 8, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center following complications from a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. Born March 11, 1919 in Dover, Wilma was the daughter of the late Charles and Bertha (Springer) Rufener. She was a longtime member of the St. John�(TM)s United Church...
Carol L. Shrock Rusher
Nov 7, 2007
Carol L. Shrock Rusher, 71, of Westerville, Ohio and formerly of Dover died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 in St. Ann�(TM)s Hospital at Westerville. Born July 24, 1936 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Laura Anderson Sundby. She was a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Columbus and had belonged to Grace Lutheran Church in Dover....
Margaret V. Schumacher
Nov 5, 2007
Margaret V. Schumacher, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, November 5, 2007 in her home following a lengthy illness. Born October 26, 1924 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Carrie Henderson Trustdorf. She was a longtime secretary for the Invincible Vacuum Company at Dover. She was a member of St. John�(TM)s United Church...
Lydia M. Page
Nov 1, 2007
Lydia M. “Mickey” Page, 88, of Dover, died Thursday, November 1, 2007 in the Park Village Care Center. She was born April 11, 1919 at Strasburg, one of nine children of the late Charles and Clara Luke Rentsch. Lydia attended Dover High School and had been a longtime member of Faith United Methodist Church at Dover. Over the years she...
Wanda Louise Pongratz
Oct 29, 2007
Wanda Louise Pongratz, 78 of Dover passed away on October 29, 2007 in Union Hospital after a courageous battle with ALS. Born on September 9, 1929 in Dover, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Clinton and Madalon Urfer Voelm. She graduated from Dover High School in the class of 1947. She lived in Dover all of her life....
Helen L. Detorio
Oct 28, 2007
Helen L. DeTorio, 92, of Dover died Sunday, October 28, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born February 1, 1915 in Coshocton, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Albert and Clara Sehl Wassem. Helen was also preceded in death by her husband, Louis DeTorio who died on October 4, 1982; son David DeTorio; three...
Virgie C. Morris
Oct 27, 2007
Virgie C. Morris, 89, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, from complications of Alzheimer�(TM)s Disease. Born, Sept. 4, 1918, in Sistersville, WV, she was a daughter of the late William E. and Lucy Eichelberry Fry. Virgie moved with her family at a young age to Richville, OH, and graduated from Washington...
Carmella C. Urfer
Oct 26, 2007
Carmella C. Urfer, 90, of Dover, died Friday, October 26, 2007, in Park Village Health Care Center, following a long illness. Born, May 18, 1917, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Lorenzo and Dominica Grilli Berarducci. Carmella attended St. Joseph School, and was employed by the Timken Co., in Canton, where she met her future husband, Daniel...
Charles S. Brown
Oct 22, 2007
Charles S. “Chuck” Brown, 83, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, died peacefully in his Dover home on Monday, October 22, 2007. Born March 1, 1924 at Bethesda, Ohio, he was the son of the late Stanley E. & Mildred Organ Brown. His career spanned 38 years in sales management and as an independent agent, retiring in...
Edna C. Lab
Oct 22, 2007
Edna C. Lab, 81, of Strasburg, Ohio died Monday, October 22, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar following an extended illness. She retired in 1990 as an employee of Fluorocarbon Manufacturing Company near Dover where she worked for over twenty eight years. Born May 28, 1926 in Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Elwin and Lauretta...
Thomas L. Everett
Oct 21, 2007
Thomas L. “Tom” Everett, 83, of Dover died Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Born January 23, 1924 in Gnadenhutten he was a son of the late Floyd and Laura Rank Everett. He was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Emery and Foster Everett and a sister, Annabelle Stevenson....
