Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Clyde E. Dickerhoof
Jan 9, 2007
Clyde E. Dickerhoof Sr., 77, a longtime Strasburg, Ohio resident died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 in Doctors Hospital at Massillon with his family by his side. Born August 7, 1929 in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Chester and Helen Hile Dickerhoof. He was also preceded in death by twin sons, Clyde and Cloyd, a stepson, Tyrone...
Clifford Andrew Pocock
Jan 9, 2007
Clifford “Cliff” Andrew Pocock, 48, of Canton passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2007 in his childhood home at Uhrichsville with his family at his side following a five month battle with pancreatic cancer. Born June 29, 1958 in Canton he was a son of Dean and Almeda Witting Pocock of Uhrichsville. Cliff was employed as the Treasurer of the Stark...
Elmer L. Decker
Jan 9, 2007
Elmer L.”Sonny” Decker, Jr., 68, of Somerdale died Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family following an 11 month battle with cancer. Born August 25, 1938 in Roswell he was a son of the late Elmer L. Sr. and Lillian Dorothy Cusano Decker. He retired from Armco steel in Dover after 40 years as a crane...
Rose Peg Ryan
Jan 7, 2007
Rose M. “Peg” Ryan, 87, of Marietta, and a former resident of Cleveland and Dover, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 in Marietta Memorial Hospital. Born July 16, 1919 at Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late James F. & Bridget Agnes Welsh Doyle. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover and it�(TM)s LCBA, Christian Mothers...
Richard H. Mathias
Jan 7, 2007
Richard H. “Dick” Mathias, 77, of Dover, died Sunday, January 7, 2007 in his home. He was born May 3, 1929 at New Philadelphia, the son of the late Clyde V. and Pauline Plunkett Mathias. For 33 years, the former Reeves Steel Company at Dover employed Dick in a variety of positions. He honorably served our country in the Air...
Ralph J. Houser
Jan 4, 2007
Ralph J. Houser, 88, of Strasburg died Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born June 5, 1918 in North Carolina he was a son of the late James and Bessie Houser. Ralph retired in 1985 from the Chessie System Railroad after 45 years of service. He was a member of the Dover Masonic Lodge and the...
Allen J. Brinkley
Jan 3, 2007
Allen J. Brinkley, 90, of Strasburg, Ohio died Wednesday, January 3, 2007 in the Affinity Medical Center in Massillon following an extended illness. Allen retired from Belden Brick Company at Strasburg. He also previously worked as a heavy equipment operator for the former Bockus & Son Contractors in East Sparta for twenty five years and also formerly worked for the...
Verna M. Lewis
Jan 2, 2007
Verna M. Lewis, 84, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, and a former resident of both Strasburg and Parral, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007. Born Sept. 1, 1922, in Beach City, Verna was a daughter of the late Roscoe Chatlin and Mary “Hazel” Swank Hartline. She graduated from Beach City High School, and, on Mar. 9, 1940, married Robert...
Bertha Irene Link
Jan 2, 2007
Bertha Irene (Moose) Link 73, of 2892 Circleview Drive N.W., Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her family. Born March 9, 1933 in Birds Run, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Hazel McConkey...
Louise M. Haglock Domer
Dec 28, 2006
Louise M. “Haglock” Domer, 92, of Dover died Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Park Village Health Care Center. She retired from the City of Dover as an Auditor after 12 years of service. Prior to the city she was employed at Kuhn Motors in Sugarcreek for 20 years. Born September 28, 1914 in Nashville, TN she was a daughter...
George Tubby Phillips
Dec 27, 2006
George T. “Tubby” Phillips, 63, of Dover, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006, in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 11, 1943, at Barnhill, he was the son of the late Lester and Esther Wright Phillips. He worked for 15 years as a meat cutter for Superior Meats in Massillon. Tubby was an Army veteran who honorably...
Kathleen Recla
Dec 26, 2006
Kathleen (Kay) Recla of Livonia, Michigan, formerly of Dover, passed away suddenly on December 26th from complications from a stroke. She is the daughter of Marian and Herman Bambeck. She is a graduate of Dover St. Joseph's High School (Class of 1956) and was also employed at Weigand's Trucking in Dover prior to her marriage. She and her husband Norm...
Evelyn F. Matthus
Dec 26, 2006
Evelyn F. Matthus, 95, of Dover, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, in the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Kendall and Penny Matthus, at Mineral City.. Born Jun. 19, 1911, in Gilmore, Evelyn was a daughter of the late Jess and Hazel Kees Helter. As a girl, she attended the Pleasant Valley School, a two-room schoolhouse in Washington Twp., and went...
Grace E. Thomas
Dec 23, 2006
Grace E. Thomas, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, December 23, 2006, in the Country Club Retirement Center. She was born February 2, 1920, at Dover, the daughter of the late Walter and Helen Geib Miller. In 1988, Grace retired from Marlite after working in the business office for many years. She had been a member of the Grace Lutheran...
Michael J. Patton
Dec 20, 2006
Michael J. Patton, 54, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died unexpectedly Wednesday, December 20, 2006 in his home. Born February 24, 1952 in Dover, he was the son of Heber “Jay” Patton of Dover and the late Martha Wallick Patton. Mike was a well known and respected area schoolteacher and coach. Over the last thirty years, he taught and coached at...
Goldie M. Jewell
Dec 16, 2006
Goldie M. Jewell, 98, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, December 16, 2006 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born March 12, 1908 in Birds Run, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Ida Mae Bowers Johnson. Goldie was a member of the Midvale VFW Auxiliary and in her spare time she enjoyed gardening, flowers, sewing and crocheting....
Charles Robert Glazier
Dec 16, 2006
Charles Robert “Charlie” or “Bob” Glazier, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born Jun. 12, 1920, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Verna Stiffler Glazier. Charlie attended school in New Philadelphia and served honorably in the United States Army...
Martin J. Rini
Dec 13, 2006
Martin J. Rini, age 90, of Dover passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1006 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. He was born in Dover on June 10, 1916, the son of the late Mamie Gaglione Rini and I.F. Rini. Martin was a WWII United States Army veteran who served in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany. He received...
Earl W. Youngen
Dec 13, 2006
Earl W. Youngen, 83, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, and to see his beautiful wife, Bonnie, on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Earl was born August 15, 1923 in Dover, the son of the late Frederick and Bertha Schilling Youngen. He was a retired farmer and upon his retirement had worked at Builder�(TM)s Square in Canton. In...
Ross "Skip" Rondinella
Dec 8, 2006
Ross “Skip” Rondinella, 75, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, December 8, 2006 in Union Hospital following a brief illness. Skip retired in 1996 from Union Camp at Dover following thirty years of service. Born August 25, 1931 in Dover, he was the son of the late Basilio and Benigna Pace Rondinella. He was a member of St. Joseph�(TM)s Catholic Church...
