Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
John E. Masten
Mar 24, 2006
John E. Masten, 83, of Sherrodsville died at his home on Friday, March 24, 2006. He retired from Local #109 Plaster and Cement Masons Union in Akron after 50 years of service. Born July 29, 1922 in Liverpool, West Virginia he was a son of the late James and Margaret Rake Masten. He was a member of the Roxford United...
Kenneth Gene Korns
Mar 23, 2006
Kenneth Gene Korns, 59, of North Myrtle Beach, SC, and formerly of Dover, died March 23, 2006. Born January 13, 1947 in Dover, Kenny was the son of the late John A. & Mary Alesiano Korns. Many years ago, he was employed by the former Kroger�(TM)s grocery in New Philadelphia as a clerk. He had also owned the former Sylvester�(TM)s...
Atty. John L. Woodard
Mar 22, 2006
Atty. John L. Woodard, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, March 22, 2006 in his home as the result of a sudden cardiac arrest. Born October 16, 1916 in Uhrichsville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clancy and Melissa Simpson Woodard. John was a practicing attorney in Dover for over 66 years. He was recognized by the Ohio...
Janet W. Specht
Mar 20, 2006
Janet Weisgarber Specht, 73, of Dover passed away Monday, March 20, 2006 in her home after a brief illness. She was born on July 3, 1932 in Massillon, Ohio to Leslie and Erma Weisgarber. Janet was a homemaker and an active partner on the family farm, Trealayne Holsteins. Janet served as President of the Ohio Extension Homemakers and was a...
Ruth I. Harding
Mar 19, 2006
Ruth I. Harding, 83, of Funk Rd. N.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Sunday, March 19, 2006 in Amberwood Manor following a period of declining health. Ruth was a Registered Nurse having retired from Massillon City Hospital. She was also a former missionary in Africa and New Mexico. Born June 30, 1922 in Strasburg, Ohio, she was the daughter of the...
Paul S. Pershing
Mar 17, 2006
Paul S. Pershing, 94, of Dover, died Friday, March 17, 2006, in the Bethany Nursing Home in Canton. Born June 26, 1911 at Baltic, he was the son of the late Ulyssis S. & Emma Kline Pershing. Paul was a hard worker. He retired from the former Prospect Drilling Company of Dover after 30 years of service as a dozer...
Patricia A. Schweitzer
Mar 17, 2006
Patricia A. “Patsy” Schweitzer, 78, of Dover, died Friday, March 17, 2006 in the Hennis Care Centre, Dover. She was born January 30, 1928 at Dover, and was the daughter of the late Carl J. & Maxine K. McCarthy Lieser. Patsy was a loving, generous woman who was seemingly always looking to help others. She found enjoyment in making a...
Naomi B. Houston
Mar 15, 2006
Naomi B. Houston, 65, of New Philadelphia, died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 15, 2005, following a short period of illness. Born June 15, 1940 at Zanesville, she was the daughter of Marion Singer Ransom, who resides in Zanesville, and the late Ralph Ransom. A hard worker her entire life, Naomi was employed as a press operator for 17 years at the...
Carole J. Haupert
Mar 15, 2006
Carole J. Haupert, 66, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Her death was due to a recently-diagnosed malignant brain tumor. Carole was born September 7, 1939, in Dover, the daughter of the late James and Vera Osgood DeVore. She graduated from New Philadelphia High School, and then attended secretarial school. One of her...
Anna May Moore Vandevort
Mar 14, 2006
Anna May Moore Vandevort, 78, of Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, and a longtime resident of Dogwood St. S.E., New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2006, at Country Club. Born Jun. 13, 1927, in Navarre, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Grace Senften Walter. Anna retired in 1986 as a processor for Alsco Anaconda in Sugarcreek. Prior...
Maria Ionno
Mar 13, 2006
Maria Ionno, 78, of Schoenbrunn Healthcare, New Philadelphia, and a former resident of Betscher Ave., Dover, died Monday, Mar. 13, 2006, following a long battle with Alzheime
Joseph U. Shutt Jr.
Mar 13, 2006
Joseph U. “Joe” Shutt, Jr., 84 of Strasburg died Monday, March 13, 2006 at Union Hospital. Joe was a retired farmer, who owned and operated the Joe B. Shutt Potato farm. Following his retirement from the potato business, Joe became well known for selling his delicious sweet corn. Born June 25, 1921 in Massillon he was a son of the...
Susan M. Richards
Mar 10, 2006
Susan M. Richards, 48, of New Philadelphia went home to be with the Lord on Friday, March 10, 2006, surrounded by her family and friends, following a hard fought battle with cancer. Born February 17, 1958 at Dover she was the daughter of Herchel (Margo) Duncan of New Philadelphia and Goldia Mann Young of Dover. She was a 27-year employee...
Carole J. Owens
Mar 10, 2006
Carole J. Owens, 58, of Dover died Friday, March 10, 2006 at the Hennis Care Centre. Born June 18, 1947 in Bowling Green, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Thelma Mercer Smith. She had worked as a Legal Secretary for the Hanna and Hanna Law Firm in Bowling Green. She was a member of First Christian...
Don A. Maurer
Mar 10, 2006
Don A. Maurer, 38, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Friday, March 10, 2006 at Aultman Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Don was an employee of Dover Tank and Plate Co. in Dover. He had previously been manager of Discount Drug Mart in New Philadelphia for several years. Don was a 1985 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He...
Ruth M. Arnold
Mar 8, 2006
Ruth M. Arnold, 84, of the New Dawn Retirement Center and lifelong resident of Dover died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 following an extended illness. Born May 3, 1921 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Snyder Becker. Ruth was a member of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Strasburg and a graduate of Dover High...
Ruby G. Fisher
Mar 7, 2006
Ruby G. Fisher, 88, of Dover died Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Union Hospital. She was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and was a licensed beautician. Ruby was a devoted wife and mother whose daily practice was to always worry about the comfort of others before herself, especially making sure they had enough good food to eat. Born...
Joseph J. Lab
Mar 6, 2006
Joseph J. “Joe” Lab, 69, of Dover died suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Monday, March 6, 2006. He retired from Hoover Industries in Indiana after 35 years of service as a Quality Control Manager. Born April 27, 1936 in Dover he was a son of the late Jerome and Pauline Krantz Lab. He was a member of St....
Ruth E. "Betty" Lang
Mar 3, 2006
Ruth E. “Betty” Lang, 76, of Dover, died Friday, March 3, 2006, in her home. Born May 24, 1929 at Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Atlee Levinger and Ruth Elizabeth Allison Bevan. Betty worked for 15 years as a waitress at Cindy�(TM)s Restaurant in Strasburg. She had been active with the Dover Army-Navy club auxiliary. Betty relished...
Lois Luella Stewart
Mar 3, 2006
Lois Luella Stewart, 87, of Dover, died Friday, March 3, 2006 at Country Club Retirement Center in Dover. Lois was born on November 23, 1918, in Belmont County, where she spent much of her life, and was the daughter of the late George and Lena Myers Ring. After graduating from high school, she continued her studies at Ohio University where...
