Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Dora J. Burrell
Jun 11, 2007
Dora J. Burrell, 77, of Dover, died Monday, June 11, 2007, in Union Hospital after a long illness. Born May 13, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Floyd R. & Martha Miller Meese. She had been employed by U.S. Ceramics at East Sparta, but mostly enjoyed being a homemaker. Dora had most recently attended Ruslin Hills Church at...
S. Marie Moser
Jun 10, 2007
S. Marie Moser, 95, died Sunday, June 10, 2007 in Hennis Care Center at Bolivar. Born August 17, 1911, at Hohenwald, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Grover Graves. She moved to Dover when she was 9 and graduated from Dover High School in 1930. On December 2 of that year, she and Alvin C....
Isabell M. Pietro
Jun 8, 2007
Isabell M. Pietro, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, June 8, 2007 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born May 22, 1925 in Sugarcreek, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Jennie (Jentes) Finzer. She operated the former Dinner Bell Restaurant in downtown Dover during the 1950's. She also assisted her husband, Frank in the operation...
Harry Pappas, Jr.
Jun 6, 2007
Harry “Skip” Pappas, Jr., 68, of Strasburg died Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at his home following a six-month illness. He retired in 1999 from Republic Steel in Canton after 42 years of service. Born April 30, 1939 in Canton he was a son of Nell Sanko Pappas of Middlebranch, Ohio and the late Harry Pappas, Sr. In addition to his...
Donna A. Judy
Jun 5, 2007
Donna A. Judy, 79, of Beach City, died Tuesday, June 5, 2007, in her home, following a long illness. Born, November 6, 1927, in Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Eda Lanzer Maurer. Donna moved with her family at a young age to Dover where she attended school, graduating from Dover High School in 1945. She...
Robert M. Schaar, Jr.
May 31, 2007
Robert M. “Bob” Schaar, Jr., 58, of Dover, died peacefully in his home Thursday, May 31, 2007. Born February 2, 1949 at Dover, he was the son of the late Robert M. & Grace M. Feller Schaar, Sr. He was a hard-working man, but he wouldn�(TM)t have wanted it any other way. For the past two years, he had enjoyed...
Bessie Murphy
May 29, 2007
Bessie Murphy, 92, of Dover died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 in the Green Meadows Nursing Home at Louisville. Bessie Cleaned homes and businesses in the area for many years, and was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Dennison. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, James Murphy who died on November 13, 1999....
Charlotte Haas
May 27, 2007
Charlotte Haas, 82, of Dover, died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in her home following a brief illness. Born, Apr. 25, 1925, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Russell and Hazel Haver Gray. Charlotte was a homemaker �" a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Dover, and she enjoyed...
Beverly B. Root
May 26, 2007
Longtime Strasburg resident Beverly B. Root, 79, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born November 25, 1927 at Dover, the daughter of the late Samuel & Lula Hess Gordon. Beverly was a member of the Lighthouse Outreach Center at Strasburg. She had a variety of interests ranging from Cleveland Indians baseball to...
Agnes B. Miceli
May 25, 2007
Agnes “Bubba” Miceli, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, May 25, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. Born September 27, 1922 in Tydale, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Falatko) Krayzel Sr. She was also preceded by her husband of 58 years, Sam “Peeps” Miceli who died September 7,...
Beatrice Huffman Ray
May 23, 2007
Beatrice Huffman Ray, age 97, of 335 West Fourth Street, Dover, was born March 10, 1910, in Milton, Florida. She was called home by the “Good Lord” on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, from the Country Club Center at Dover.She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Ida (Levins) Huffman, and the granddaughter of Moses Huffman, a former slave and...
Gerald D. Mccluney
May 22, 2007
Gerald D. “Jerry” McCluney, 67, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, May 22, 2007 in his home following a sudden illness. Jerry retired in 1983 from the United States Army following 21 ½ years of service including the Viet Nam War. He retired as a Master Sergeant. He also worked from 1984-2001 for the Tuscarawas County Public Library where he drove...
Dorothy M. Mccartney
May 19, 2007
Dorothy Mae Robb McCartney, 79, passed away Saturday, May 19, 2007 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center at New Philadelphia. Born September 18, 1927 in New Philadelphia, and graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1945. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, George McCartney Sr.; parents, Wilbur and Mary Robb; brothers, Billy and James Robb. She is survived...
Wendy M. Mccoy
May 19, 2007
Wendy M. McCoy, 51, of Dover died Saturday, May 19, 2007 at her home. She was employed at the Holiday Inn in New Philadelphia and also at Boulevard Lanes. She was a member of the New Philadelphia VFW Auxiliary and was an avid bowler. Wendy was born on January 25, 1956 in Dennison and was a daughter of Jay Peterson...
Elizabeth Nylund Hothem
May 17, 2007
Elizabeth “Betty” Nylund Hothem, 80, of Stone Creek, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in the Arbors of Canton, following a lengthy illness. Born, July 13, 1926, in Staten Island, NY, she was the oldest of four children of the late Sigurd and Catherine Davidson Nylund. Betty worked many years as the secretary-bookkeeper of Central Auto Electric in New Philadelphia. She...
Donald A. Moore
May 17, 2007
Donald A. Moore, 85, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, May 17, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. Don was a retired maintenance employee for the Stone Container Company in New Philadelphia and had previously been employed at Joy Mfg. Co. He was also formerly a mail carrier for the Dover Postal Service. Born February...
Orpha G. Smith
May 16, 2007
Orpha G. Smith, 70, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in her home. Born on August 5, 1936 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Lechner) Powell. Orpha was a lifelong resident of the area. She attended Dover High School and Akron School of Cosmetology. She was a retired cook having...
Bessie E. Baker
May 16, 2007
Bessie E. Baker, 94, of Dover, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007 in the Park Village Health Care Center. The daughter of the late George & Grace Seibert Smitley, she was born February 8, 1913 at Mineral City. She took great pride in the fact that she was a homemaker. She loved her family dearly, and was proud that she was...
Paul Delbert Kendle
May 14, 2007
Paul Delbert Kendle, 61, of Mineral City died suddenly on Monday, May 14, 2007 in Union Hospital. Born on March 31, 1946, in Dover, he was the son of the late Norman and Margaret (Grove) Kendle. He worked for Miller Mining and Eberhart Coal. Paul attended Bethel Chapel in Dover. Watching the wild turkey and deer from the window of...
Earl D. Rimer
May 12, 2007
Earl D. Rimer, 95, of Dover, died early Saturday morning, May 12, 2007 in Union Hospital. The son of the late Earl A. & Bessie Swope Rimer, he was born May 30, 1911 at Dresden, Ohio. After his graduation from Dover High School, Earl honorably served his country during World War II. While in the Army, he was stationed overseas...
