Obituaries

Jul 4, 2006

Maxine M. Quarles of Schoenbrunn Health Care went home to the Lord on July 4th, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Maxine is the daughter of the late Moody and Ruby (Vaughan) Hensley. Maxine married Clay Quarles in 1956. They owned and operated Clay�(TM)s Produce on E. High Ave. in New Phila for more than 15 yrs. They also operated produce...

Jul 3, 2006

Helen Louise (Lieser) Fisher, 80, of 199 North Star Dr. N.W., Dover, Ohio died Monday, July 3, 2006 in Aultman Hospital in Canton following complications from surgery. Helen was a retired schoolteacher having taught in the Dover Schools for 28 years. She also taught three years in Pontiac, Michigan and two years in Tuscarawas. She was a life member of...

Jul 2, 2006

Alexandra Rose Gatelaro, the 9-year-old daughter of Anthony J. & Julie Ewing Gatelaro of Dover, died Sunday, July 2, 2006 as a result of injuries sustained in an accident while riding her bicycle. She had just completed her 3rd grade year at St. Joseph�(TM)s School. Alex was born in Canton on January 29, 1997, and from that very first day,...

Jun 28, 2006

Donald W. “Dutch” Seward, 79, a lifelong resident of Somerdale, died quietly in his sleep at his home, Wednesday, June 28, 2006. Born June 14, 1927, in Dover, he was a son of the late Samuel G. and Edna Dessecker Seward. Dutch attended Dover High School, and served honorably in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired after...

Jun 27, 2006

Dr. Robert L. McCulley, 91, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, June 27, 2006 at his home following a sudden illness. Born August 19, 1914 in Cambridge, Ohio he was a son of the late Clarence and Henrietta McCulley. He graduated from Brown High School in 1932 and entered Muskingum College of that year and took two years of pre-med. He...

Jun 26, 2006

Irene A. Vlad, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, June 26, 2006 in her home following a sudden illness. Born May 30, 1922 in Canton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Bacu Vlad. Irene retired in 1984, as a tile setter for the Sparta Mfg. Company in East Sparta where she worked for 28 years....

Jun 26, 2006

Dorse E. Jenkins, 74, of Strasburg, died Monday, June 26, 2006 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born September 26, 1931 in the family home at Strasburg�(TM)s French Hill area, he was the son of the late Roy & Laura Hunt Jenkins. He was, for more than 20 years, a tile hauler of U.S. Ceramic tile, and had also...

Jun 26, 2006

Lee Allen Stilgenbauer, Jr., 46, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, June 26, 2006, in his home. Born January 24, 1960 at Dover, he was the son of Mildred I. Dean Stilgenbauer of Dover, and the late Lee A. Stilgenbauer, Sr. For 26 years, Lee employed by the Belden Brick Company. He understood what it meant to work hard. Away from...

Jun 25, 2006

Floyd R. Jones, 79, of Dover, died Sunday, June 25, 2006, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following an apparent heart attack Saturday. Born November 20, 1926 in Chillicothe, he was a son of the late Raymond and Annis Speakman Jones. Floyd was a United States Army veteran and was a retired truck driver, having worked for Von Kaenel Trucking. He was...

Jun 24, 2006

Harry W. Poff, 93, of Dover, and a longtime Steubenville resident, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 in the Park Village Health Care Center. He was born March 4, 1913 at Shadyside, the son of the late Harry C. & Mary Belle Thomas Poff. For 42 years, Harry was a hard working business owner, first with the Harry Poff Service Station...

Jun 23, 2006

George Weisgarber, Jr., 76, of Strasburg, died Friday, June 23, 2006 in Union Hospital after courageously battling Alzheimer�(TM)s disease and congestive heart failure. He was born September 19, 1929 to George & Catherine Bonk Weisgarber, Sr., in the family�(TM)s home in Moffit Heights near Massillon. His parents, as well as a loving step-father, Vincent Gabele, precede George in death. Upon...

Jun 19, 2006

Mella M. Graves, 82, a longtime Dover resident, died Monday, June 19, 2006 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born October 6, 1923 in Salem Township, she was the daughter of the late Frank & Corday Latham Miller. Mella retired from the Tuscarawas County YMCA after 20 years of service, working in a variety of capacities, including...

Jun 18, 2006

William L. “Bill” Bott, 78, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio and a former Strasburg resident died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in his home following an extended illness. Bill was a retired truck driver for Jones Motor Freight in Columbus. Born July 13, 1927 in Strasburg, he was the son of the late Nevin and Zelma Doney Bott. He was a US Army...

Jun 18, 2006

Felix Yosick, Sr., 80, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, June 18, 2006 in his home. Born May 26, 1926 in Fairfield Township, he was the son of the late Lawrence and Magdalena Yosick. In 1991, Felix retired from Tuscora Park, where he had worked for nearly 30 years on the maintenance team that helped to take care of the park....

Jun 18, 2006

Raymond F. Rothacher, 70, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, June 18, 2006 at his home following a brief illness. He retired in 1998 from MB Operating Co. in Waynesburg after 25 years of service. Born March 20, 1936 in Dover he was a son of the late Hubert and Florence Schumaker Rothacher. A great husband, father and grandfather, Raymond enjoyed...

Jun 15, 2006

Johann J. Zabka, 95, of Dover embarked on a journey to heaven on Thursday, June 15, 2006, surrounded by family. Born March 11, 1911, in Sohrau, Germany, he was the son of the late Johann A. Zabka and Suzanna Woitas Zabka. He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Maria M. (Gotzol) Zabka, along with a brother...

Jun 12, 2006

The “Cookie Lady,” Margaret M. Altieri, 84, of Dover, died in her home early Monday morning, June 12, 2006. She was born October 31, 1921 in Johnstown, PA, the daughter of the late Burl L. & Audrey M. Adams Putnam. For more than 17 years, she was a part of the housekeeping staff at Union Hospital, retiring as the department...

Jun 8, 2006

G. Larry Wallick, 63, of 244 Park Ave. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, June 8, 2006 in his home following a long courageous bout with cancer. Born July 13, 1942 in Dover, he was the son of the late Garver and Hilda Feutz Wallick. Larry was a sales representative for Walnut Creek Foods until illness forced his retirement. He...

Jun 4, 2006

Jun 1, 2006

Eldon J.L. Lahmers, age 80, of Dover, left this world for a better place, a place of rest and no more pain. He leaves behind a loving family �" his wife Mary Lou Hollingbaugh Lahmers, whom he married Jun. 6, 1948; two sons, Gary H. (wife, Judy) Lahmers of Berkley, MA, and Rhett E. Lahmers of Dover; five grandchildren, Chelsea,...