Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Joseph J. Incarnato Iii
May 11, 2007
Joseph J. (Joe) Incarnato III, 57, of 139 Fair Ave. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died unexpectedly Friday, May 11, 2007 in his home. Joe was a boiler operator for Holmes By-Products in Millersburg. Born April 25, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of Joseph J. (Dixie) Incarnato Jr. of Dover and Antoinette June Mathews and her longtime Mel Gibbons...
Kim W. Herron
May 9, 2007
Kim W. Herron, 49, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at home surrounded by his family, following a battle with cancer. Born, May 28, 1957, he was a son of Joann Baus (husband, Don) McCoy of New Philadelphia, and the late Gerald Herron. Kim graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1976, and shortly afterwards went to work...
Dorothy M. Contini
May 9, 2007
Dorothy May Mork Contini was born May 9, 1920 at 2:22 a.m. in Faribault, Minnesota to the late Mary Ann Kline and George William Mork. She spent her childhood in Minnesota, attended Faribault High School where she created the school newspaper the “Echo”, and graduated in 1938. She attended the College of Commerce, worked at the Employment Security Division in...
David A. Detorio
May 5, 2007
David A. DeTorio, 65 of Dover, died May 5, 2007 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Born on June 3, 1941 in Columbus, Ohio, David was the son of Helen Wassem-DeTorio of Stonecreek and the late Louis DeTorio. David graduated from Dover High School and later worked for the Harrison News Harold in Cadiz, Ohio where he was an Advertising...
Victoria L. Grewell
May 5, 2007
Victoria “Vicki” Lee Morris Grewell, 51, of Dover died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Union Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born September 14, 1955 in the elevator at Union Hospital, she was a daughter of Anna Mary Colburn Hadorn and the late William E. Morris. Vicki is survived by her son, Tyson Morris and her daughter Patricia Grewell; sisters, Valerie...
Raymond E. Bercaw
May 5, 2007
Raymond E. Bercaw, 78, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Strasburg died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born September 15, 1928 in Fairhope, Ohio he was a son of the late Clyde and Helen Engle Bercaw. Ray was also preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Bercaw; grandson, Shaun Bales; stepmother, Bernice Bercaw and a stepson, John Green;...
Lloyd P. Stein
May 4, 2007
Lloyd P. Stein, 86, of Dover, died Friday, May 4, 2007, in Union Hospital following a long illness.Born, Dec. 12, 1920, in Dover, Lloyd was a son of the late Phillip and Hazel Becker Stein. As a youth, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and then later worked for the former Shenango Penn Mold Co. at Dover. He retired...
Gene H. Smart
May 4, 2007
Gene H. Smart, 80, of Dover, formerly of Strasburg, died May 4, 2007 in Union Hospital in Dover. Born September 12, 1926 in Dover, Gene was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Glass) Smart. He married the love of his life, Angeline (Maugeri) Smart, who preceded him in death. Gene retired from Massillon Steel Casting where he was...
Matthew R. Compton
May 4, 2007
Matthew R. Compton, 16, of Dover died Friday, May 4, 2007 from injuries sustained in an auto accident near his home. Also known as MC Hammer by his friends, Matt was a sophomore at Dover High School where he played football and baseball and was a volunteer in the guidance office at the school. He was also a member of...
Paul L. Jones
May 3, 2007
Paul L. Jones, 20, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, May 3, 2007. Paul was born on July 22, 1986 in Dover, and was a son of Floyd and Dennetta Shonk Jones Jr. of New Philadelphia. He attended Tuscarawas Valley High School and was presently studying for his General Educational Development tests. Paul had been employed by Galion Truck Bodies in...
Clyde R. Denzer
May 3, 2007
Clyde R. Denzer, 84, of Louisville and formerly of Dover and Fairborn, Ohio died Thursday, May 3, 2007 the Arbors in Canton following an extended illness. Clyde retired in 1971 as an electrician for the Greer Steel Company in Dover where he worked for twenty five years. Following retirement, Clyde repaired organs and pianos. Born March 28, 1923 in Brewster,...
Erma A. Contini
May 3, 2007
Erma A. Contini, 86, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, May 3, 2007 at Union Hospital. Born April 30, 1921 in Midvale she was a daughter of the late August and Barbara Latti Mattevi. She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 66 years, Michael S. Contini, who died on October 31, 2006; brother, August “Gus” Mattevi and...
Everett Dean Beitzel
May 1, 2007
Everett Dean Beitzel, 77, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, May 1, 2007, in Hennis Care Centre, Bolivar, after a brief illness. Dean was born on Mar. 20, 1930 to the late Wilbur and Eunice (Bates) Beitzel, and was a life-long resident of Strasburg. He worked at the former I.F. Manufacturing Co. in New Philadelphia for thirty years until it closed, and...
Richard Taylor
May 1, 2007
Richard A. “Tank” Taylor, 54, of Dover died Tuesday, May 1, 2007 in Union Hospital following an apparent heart attack. Born December 30, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of the late Richard Taylor and Evelyn Overton Taylor Polilli. Tank was a truck driver for Rees Cast Stone/Stocker Concrete in Dover for thirty six years. He was an avid...
June A. Wolfe
Apr 30, 2007
June A. Wolfe, 85, of Dover, died Monday, April 30, 2007 in Union Hospital. She was born August 19, 1921 at Dover, the daughter of the late Harrison and Pauline Shaw Williams. For 15 years June worked for General Telephone, but was happiest taking care of her home and tending to the needs of her family. June was a member...
Vance I. Huffman
Apr 28, 2007
The Village of Strasburg has lost of one of its most familiar faces and ardent supporters. Longtime pharmacist and former owner of Strasburg Pharmacy, Vance I. Huffman died unexpectedly in his home on Saturday, April 28, 2007. He was 72. Born in Strasburg on October 20, 1934, he was the son of the late James Ivan and Olga Oppliger Huffman....
Thomas L. Hall
Apr 28, 2007
Thomas L. (Tom) Hall, 77, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Tom retired in 1991, as a tooling engineer for the Gradall Company in New Philadelphia where he worked for 38 years. Born June 13, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Clarence and Florence...
A. Lucille Rini
Apr 25, 2007
A. Lucille Rini, 83, of Dover, died Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2007, in her home following a brief battle with cancer. Born Mar. 7, 1924, in Magnolia, she was a daughter of the late Karl and Azalia Finefrock Wanner. Lucille graduated from Magnolia High School and went on to work at Hercules Motors in Canton, and later, Sparta Ceramics. At the...
Effie L. Groh
Apr 24, 2007
Effie L. Groh, 87, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Effie was born May 7, 1919, the daughter of the late Albert Henry and Effie Mae (Roth) Smith. She was an employee of the former J.C. Penney�(TM)s in Dover. She had also previousy worked at the former Helmkamp's Restaurant in...
Mary L. Kreisher
Apr 22, 2007
Mary L. Kreisher, 86, daughter of Lawrence and Lavinia “Lovina” (Hershberger) Gerber, was born in Walnut Creek, Ohio on March 6, 1921. She went to be with the Lord on April 22, 2007 while residing at Hennis Care Center in Dover, Ohio. On August 3, 1941 she married Robert C. Kreisher, the former co-owner/pharmacist of Kreisher Drug Store in Dover,...
