Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Robert S. Cohen
Oct 17, 2007
Robert Seldon Cohen, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Select Care in Canton following an overwhelming infection after an extended illness. Rob founded Dover Chemical Corporation in 1949 and served as President until December 1976. By then, Dover Chemical had become the largest producer of chlorinated paraffins. Dover was merged into the Ansul Company (NYSE) in...
Raymond W. Reed
Oct 10, 2007
Raymond W. Reed, 79, of Dover (Sandy Township), died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born, Jul. 21, 1928, in the family home that he still resided, Ray was a son of the late Charles and Caroline Duerr Reed. He graduated from Mineral City High School in 1946, and went on to work for...
Alice F. Sparks
Oct 8, 2007
Alice F. Sparks, 62, of Brewster died Monday, October 8, 2007 in the Mercy Medical Center at Canton. Born December 9, 1944 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Alice Shonk Grove. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Chuck” Sparks who died on September 27, 2005 and a sister, Pat Grove Davis....
Alice M. Maher
Oct 6, 2007
Alice M. Maher, 84, of Somerdale died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born September 29, 1923 in Somerdale she was a daughter of the late John and Myrtle Roberts Maher. She was also preceded by four sisters, Gladwyn Jackson, Frances Maher, Rita Johnson and Joanne Maher; two brothers, Jim and Don Maher....
Donald E. Ruppenthal, Sr.
Oct 1, 2007
Donald E. Ruppenthal Sr., 77, of Dover died Monday, October 1, 2007 in Hennis Care Center in Dover after an extended illness. Born December 25, 1929, in Port Washington, Ohio, he was the son of the late Herman and Minnie Goettge-Ruppenthal. Donald graduated from Uhrichsville High School and continued his education at Kent State University where he majored in Business...
Mary A. Hadorn
Sep 29, 2007
Mary A. Hadorn, 96, of Dover died Saturday, September 29, 2007 in the Amberwood Manor at New Philadelphia. Mary was a homemaker and was also the head cook at the Wooster Highway School for many years. Born January 11, 1911 in Dover Mary was a daughter of the late William and Otillia Reithmiller Moser. Mary was also preceded in death...
Penny E. Reichman
Sep 27, 2007
Penny E. Reichman, 52, of Uhrichsville, Ohio died Thursday, September 27, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. Born August 20, 1955 in Dover, she was the daughter of Dorothy M. (Smith) Reichman of Wainwright and the late George E. Reichman Sr. Penny enjoyed painting and playing her guitar. She also loved fishing and was a Nascar...
Evelyn Marie Storrie
Sep 26, 2007
Evelyn Marie Storrie, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, in Union Hospital, Dover. Her death was due to complications from injuries sustained in a fall several weeks ago. Born, May 4, 1922, in New Philadelphia, Evelyn was a daughter of the late Luke and Louise Kruse Meechan. She attended elementary school at Sacred Heart in New Philadelphia,...
Esther M. Ayers
Sep 26, 2007
Esther M. AyersEsther M. Ayers, age 84, of Dover, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, following a brief illness. Born, September 2, 1923 in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Clementina Mungo Zofrea. She attended St. Joseph school, was a 1941 graduate of Dover High School, and went on to attend business school in Canton before working...
A. Dean Tarulli
Sep 25, 2007
A.Dean Tarulli, 77, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Dean was a retired public accountant where he worked for Miller & Miller Accounting in Dover for 56 years. Born December 22, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Chester and Lucia DiNino Tarulli. Dean was a...
Alma P. Zeigler
Sep 24, 2007
Alma P. Zeigler, 78, of Strasburg died Monday, September 24, 2007 at Akron General Medical Center due to complications from a stroke she suffered on Saturday evening. Born August 7, 1929 in Allentown, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Pearl Woodward Rockhill. She retired from G.R. Zeigler Trucking at Strasburg where she served as the...
Ronald E. Hendershot
Sep 24, 2007
Ronald E. “Ron” Hendershot, 58, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, September 24, 2007 in the Akron General Medical Center following a sudden and unexpected illness in his home. Ron was an employee of Marathon Petroleum in Canton where he worked for thirty years and was a member of the United Steelworkers Local 1-450. Born April 15, 1949 in Wheeling, West...
Kathy Klapper
Sep 22, 2007
Ida “Kathy” Klapper, 65, of Strasburg died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at her home following a six-month battle with cancer. She retired in 2001 from the Strasburg Provision having worked alongside her husband for 40 years. Born November 5, 1941 in Dover she was a daughter of Stanley and Ida Weinman Kail of Dover. She was a member of the...
Ruby Elizabeth Reynolds
Sep 20, 2007
Ruby Elizabeth Reynolds, 71, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 20, 2007, in Schoenbrunn Healthcare from complications of Alzheimer�(TM)s Disease. Born, August 8, 1936, in Wood County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Sylvia Griffith Pierce. Ruby graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1955, and, on February 16, 1956, married Henderson Reynolds. The couple set...
Margaret Ann Harmon
Sep 16, 2007
Margaret Ann Harmon, known to family and friends as “Margie” or “Squirt” died Sunday, September 16, 2007 in Union Hospital, following a sudden illness. She was 68 years old. Born April 5, 1939, at the family home in Dundee, she was the daughter of Ruby M. Landis Nicewander of Dover, and the late Ben Nicewander. Margie was great in the...
Lee P. Dues
Sep 9, 2007
Lee P. Dues, 74, of Dover died Sunday, September 9, 2007 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 2, 1933 in Dover he was a son of the late Lee and Zelda Trimmer Dues. Lee retired from Shenango in 1988 after 20 years of service, and was a part owner of the Garver Brothers store in...
Robert A. Cozart
Sep 8, 2007
Robert A. Cozart, SFC Ret., 46, of Dover and formerly of Clarksville, Tennessee died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at his home. Born December 5, 1960 in Fitzburgh, Massachusetts he was a son of Betty Krebs Cozart of Dover and the late William J. Cozart, Sr. Robert graduated from Dover High School in 1979 and then entered the US Army having...
John F. Nemetz
Sep 1, 2007
John F. Nemetz, 91, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, September 1, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. John was born February 9, 1916 in Lafferty, Ohio, the son of the late Jacob and Anna (Wadella) Nemetz. He was a member of St. Paul�(TM)s Community Church in Mineral City. A 1934 graduate of Mineral City...
William C. Harmon
Sep 1, 2007
William C. “Bill” Harmon, 85, of Dover, died Saturday, September 1, 2007, in his home. He was born November 27, 1921 at Dover Twp, the son of the late Walter and Emma Kendal Harmon. For 42 years, Bill was a loyal and dedicated employee of the former Shenango Company at Dover where he served in many capacities before retiring as...
Dennis Gardner
Aug 31, 2007
Dennis Gardner, 91, of Strasburg, died on Friday, August 31, 2007 in his home. He was a resident of Strasburg Franklin Terrace Apartments in apartment #53 where he will be missed by many friends, who where like his family. Born October 9, 1915, in Trail Ohio, he was the son of the late Ammon and Clara Horrisberger Gardner. On November...
