Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
June J. Lenhart
Apr 22, 2007
June J. Lenhart, 86, of Dover passed away on April 22, 2007 in her daughter�(TM)s home. Born June 23, 1920 in New Philadelphia, Ohio she was a daughter of the late David and Myrtle Allenbaugh McMerrell. June was also preceded in death by her husband, Arvine Lenhart who died in 1987; sister, Opal Kissel; three brothers, Homer, Hershel and Pearly...
John D. Fouts
Apr 20, 2007
John D. Fouts, 76, of 9057 Pleasant Hill Rd., Dundee, Ohio died Friday, April 20, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. John retired from OSHA in Canton and had previously worked for Epic in Dover and the Warner & Swasey Company in New Philadelphia for 22 years. Born September 18, 1930 in Newport, Ohio, the son...
Freida Maurer
Apr 19, 2007
Freida Maurer, 98, of Dundee, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2007. Born July 5, 1908, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Angeline Schrock Troyer. Freida now joins her husband of sixty-seven years, Harry Maurer, who passed into eternity on September 30, 1994. Freida was a homemaker �" a loving wife, mother...
Rebecca Harr Fisher
Apr 16, 2007
Rebecca “Becky” Harr Fisher, 55, of Spring, Texas, and a former resident of Dover, died Monday, April 16, 2007, in Northwest Hospital, Houston, TX, following an apparent stroke. Born July 27, 1951, in Dayton, she was a daughter of George and Wanda Green Harr of Dover. Becky attended Julienne High School in Dayton, graduating in 1969. She moved with her...
Ralph L. Javens, Sr.
Apr 15, 2007
Ralph L. Javens, Sr., 87, of Dover died at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2007. He retired from Union Camp in 1985 after 25 years of service. Born December 8, 1919 in Dover he was a son of the late Frank and Wilda Bose Javens. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Javens; two sisters, Peg...
William N. Jordan
Apr 13, 2007
William N. “Bill” Jordan, 83, of Midvale, died Friday, April 13, 2007 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center. Born May 6, 1923 at New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Clyde & Sylvia Swihart Jordan. After 30 years of working as a melter for the company, Bill retired from the former Shenango Penn Mold at Dover. Away from...
Marijane Judy
Apr 11, 2007
Marijane Judy, 75, a life-long resident of Dover, passed away Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Born Sept. 24, 1931, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Maude Edwards Hutras. Marijane graduated from Dover High School in 1949, and, on Mar. 27, 1954, married James Judy in Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dover. She...
John Lombardo
Apr 11, 2007
John Lombardo, 85, of Dover died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born March 16, 1922 in Dover he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Contini Lombardo. John was also preceded in death by three brothers, Sam, Charles and Marion Lombardo; three sisters, Mary Lombardo, Rosina Marie Lombardo and Florence Schlemmer, and...
Geraldine T. Howell
Apr 9, 2007
Geraldine T. Howell, 82, of New Philadelphia died Monday, April 9, 2007 at the Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Born March 1, 1925 in Duncanwood, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Charles and Amanda Bigley Brown. Geraldine was also preceded in death by her husband, Everett E. Howell who died on February 9, 1987; five brothers, James, Earl,...
Arthur D. Carr
Apr 9, 2007
Arthur D. “Art” Carr, 80, of Strasburg, died Monday, April 9, 2007 in Affinity Massillon Campus. He was born February 11, 1927 at Beach City, the son of the late Charles & Ella Jane Wilhelm Carr. For more than 20 years the Timken Company employed him. He spent most of his time working with scheduling allocations. A dedicated and detail...
Mary M. Packer
Apr 1, 2007
Mary M. Packer, 93, formerly of E. 14th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, April 1, 2007 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. Mary was a dental and medical assistant for the late Dr. O.K. Brown and Dr. H.E. Reed. Born March 21, 1914 in Bowerston, she was the daughter of the late William and Lillian...
Mona Dalene Walsh
Mar 27, 2007
Mona Dalene Walsh, cherished mother and grandmother, passed away at Hennis Care Centre of Dover on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. She was born August 10, 1928 at Massillon, the daughter of the late Francis & Edna Mae Richardson Cope. For ten years, Mona had worked as a teller for the former Home Savings & Loan, where she once foiled a...
Louise A. Littleton
Mar 24, 2007
Louise A. Littleton, 87, of Strasburg died Saturday, March 24, 2007 at the Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. Born September 27, 1919 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Edna Newton Rinehart. Louise was also preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Littleton who died on January 10, 2003. Louise was a homemaker and had also...
Kenneth L. Headlee
Mar 22, 2007
Kenneth L. Headlee, 90, of Strasburg died Thursday, March 22, 2007 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born September 22, 1916 in Garards Fort, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Mark and Ethel Rose Headlee. Ken was also preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary E. Headlee who died on March 15, 2002; six brothers, Earle,...
Beatrice A. Levengood
Mar 20, 2007
Beatrice A. “Bea” Levengood, 76, of Bolivar, Ohio died Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Massillon Campus of Affinity Health Care in Massillon following a brief illness. Bea retired in 1999, as Service Representative for the Social Security Administration in New Philadelphia where she worked for 25 years. Following retirement, she was a volunteer at Union Hospital. Born March 17,...
Richard J. Gibbs
Mar 20, 2007
Richard J. Gibbs, 88, of Dover, slept away peacefully Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2007. Born Aug. 17, 1918, in Dover, Richard was a son of the late Walter E. and Ladema Freed Gibbs. He graduated from Dover High School and went on to earn his Bachelor�(TM)s Degree from Ohio University. He was a proud member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity....
Ann V. Jones Mange
Mar 19, 2007
Ann V. Jones Mange, 88, of Dover and formerly of Barberton, Ohio died Monday, March 19, 2007 at the New Dawn Retirement Center. Born September 5, 1918 in Dover she was a daughter of the late John and Susan Spevak Mravik. Ann was also preceded in death by her husband, Mack Mange who died on February 28, 1992; son, David...
Kathryn O. "Kate" Ruppenthal
Mar 18, 2007
Kathryn O. “Kate” Ruppenthal, 72, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, Mar. 18, 2007. Born Mar. 3, 1935, in Mount Vernon, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Stanley Tippett and Hazel Totman Tippett. Kate graduated from Kinsman High School, and, on Jul. 18, 1953, married Donald E. Ruppenthal. The couple relocated that same year...
Howard Wayne Weaver
Mar 16, 2007
Howard Wayne Weaver, 67 of Millersburg, died Friday, March 16, 2007 in the Scenic View Nursing Home, following a long illness. Born July 17, 1939 at Canton, he was the son of the late John P. & Helena Agnes Kurzinski Weaver. Howard was a 1958 graduate of Tusky Valley High School, and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by...
Ida M. Lagatta
Mar 16, 2007
Ida M. “Dolly” Lagatta, 78, of Oakleaf Village, Columbus, passed away Friday, Mar. 16, 2007, after a long illness. Dolly is finally without pain and is in Heaven. Born Oct. 30, 1928, in Cleveland, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rose Visconti. Dolly made the journey to Dover after her marriage to Louie Lagatta. She quickly made...
