Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Thomas J. Connor
May 7, 2006
Thomas J. “Tom” Connor, 81, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, May 7, 2006 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Tom was a former Dover High School Basketball Coach and taught math and science in the Dover Schools for many years. He also was the former basketball coach at Claymont and Dennison High School. Prior to teaching, Tom...
Bernice Edwards Gamble
May 7, 2006
Bernice Edwards Gamble, 94, of Dover was born on October 2, 1911 in Flushing, Ohio to the late Harry and Jessie Figley Burdette, and died in her home at 312 E 15th St. Dover surrounded by her family. Early on the morning of May 7, 2006, she walked through her garden on her way to Heaven. Now she is in...
Geneva Fay Strauss
May 6, 2006
Geneva Fay Strauss, 86, of Dundee died Saturday, May 6, 2005 at the Walnut Hills Nursing Home following an extended illness. Born November 14, 1919 in Beach City, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Ada Wilson Ebersole. Geneva was a member of Barrs Mill Church of God in Sugarcreek. Church was one of the most important...
Lloyd E. Mizer
May 6, 2006
Lloyd E. Mizer, 91, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, May 6, 2006 at Park Village Health Care Center. Born September 23, 1914 at Fiat, Ohio he was a son of the late Jacob and Alice Schumacher Mizer. Lloyd was a prominent educator and genealogist in Tuscarawas County and the Sate of Ohio. He held a B.S. and M.S. Degrees from...
Peggy Capozella
May 2, 2006
Peggy Capozella, of Dover, died May 2, 2006 at Union Hospital in Dover. Born on July 27, 1921, in Mineral City, she was the daughter of the late William and Hazel Zimmer Martin. Peggy worked at Reeves Mill during World War II and was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church in Dover, where she managed the rummage...
Frank L. Pace
Apr 28, 2006
Frank L. Pace, 89, of Dover, died Friday, April 28, 2006 in Union Hospital. Born May 10, 1916 at Dover, Frank was the son of the late Luigi & Vitantonia Frederico Pace. He retired from the former Reeves Steel after 38 years as a die setter mechanic. Frank was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover where he...
Ross R. Casella
Apr 24, 2006
Ross R. Casella, 75, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Titusville, Pennsylvania died Monday, April 24, 2006 at his home following an extended illness. Born February 19, 1931 in Dover, Ohio he was a son of the late John and Carmella Princiotta Casella. Ross graduated from Dover High School where he played right guard on the football team, and served...
Harold B. Hertzig
Apr 23, 2006
Harold B. Hertzig, 97, of Lexington, Ohio and formerly of Dover, Ohio and Winter Haven, Florida died Sunday, April 23, 2006 in the Lexington Court Nursing Home at Lexington. Harold was the owner and operator of the Valley Farm Supply in Dover having retired in 1974 after 45 years of service. Born March 28, 1909 in Dover, Ohio he was...
William F. Groh
Apr 20, 2006
William F. (Bill) Groh, 86, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, April 20, 2006 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Bill was a longtime employee of the Standard Oil Company and BP Oil Company and operated service stations in the area for many years. Following retirement, he worked for the New Philadelphia Police Department as a school...
Florence M. Espenschied
Apr 20, 2006
Florence M. Espenschied, 93, of 315 Reeves Ave., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, April 20, 2006 in her home following a brief illness. She was an employee of the former Belmont Stamping and Enameling Company in New Philadelphia. Born September 20, 1912 near Fresno, she was the daughter of the late Henry G. and Mary Stein Regula. Florence was a longtime...
Eugene F. Shutt
Apr 19, 2006
Eugene F. Shutt, 77, of Dover, died Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006, in his home. Born Jun. 8, 1928, near Sugarcreek, he was a son of the late Herbert L. and Ruby Feller Shutt. Eugene graduated from Dover High School in 1946. On Oct. 18, 1952, he married the former Jackie Bowlus in St. John�(TM)s E.U.B. Church in Dover. Eugene worked...
Katherine "Kitty" Kollar
Apr 18, 2006
Katherine “Kitty” Kollar, 82, of Dover died Tuesday, April 18, 2006 at New Dawn Health Care Center. Born May 4, 1923 in Sugarcreek, Ohio she was a daughter of the late George and Cora Huffman Menges. She was a 1941 graduate of Midvale High School and was a member of the DAV Auxiliary, Chapter 67 Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia VFW...

Todd M. Gritzan
Apr 18, 2006
Todd M. Gritzan, 43, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, Apr. 18, 2006, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a short illness. Born Aug. 12, 1962, in Canton, he was a son of Manfred and Judith Zimmer Gritzan of Strasburg. Todd graduated in 1980 from Tuscarawas Valley High School where he played football. He was a long-distance truck driver for Bar-Nunn Transportation of...
Deborah K. Good
Apr 17, 2006
Deborah K. Good, 60, of Clinton, died Friday, April 14, 2006. Born March 29, 1946 at Dover, She was the daughter of Marjorie Sourers Marsh of Dover and the late Donald Marsh. In addition to her mother, Deborah is survived by her son, Jeffrey “Doug” Weigand of Dover. Her body has been cremated. A private ceremony celebrating her life will...

Pauline Zaugg
Apr 14, 2006
Pauline Zaugg, 78, of Dover, died Friday, Apr. 14, 2006, in Doctors Hospital, Massillon, following a sudden illness. Born Oct. 27, 1927, in Dover, Pauline was a daughter of the late Nick and Margaret Swink Engeldinger. She graduated from Dover High School in 1945. On May 27, 1951, Pauline married John Zaugg in what was then St. John�(TM)s E.U.B. Church...
James E. Vonallmen
Apr 12, 2006
James E. VonAllmen, 62, of Akron, Ohio and a former Dover resident passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2006. Jim retired in 1999 as an employee of East Ohio Gas Company where he worked for 32 years. Born August 31, 1943 in Dover, he was the son of Roberta Waldron VonAllmen of Dover and the late John W. VonAllmen. Jim was...
Mary Ann Damiene
Apr 11, 2006
Mary Ann Damiene, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Apr. 11, 2006, in her home. Born Sept. 12, 1923, in Dennison, Mary was a daughter of the late John and Asunta Santa Lucia Russo. She graduated from Dennison High School in 1942, and volunteered at the Dennison Canteen during the war. On Oct. 27, 1951, she married Frank Damiene in...
Jodi A. Mamarella
Apr 9, 2006
Jodi Ann Mamarella, 41, of Dover, Ohio died peacefully Sunday morning, April 9, 2006 following a two year courageous battle with cancer. Jodi was a schoolteacher having taught the past seven years at Dover Middle School and High School and had previously taught at St. Joseph and Sacred Heart grade schools. Born March 6, 1965 in Neenah, Wisconsin, she is...
Vera Limbacher
Apr 8, 2006
Vera Limbacher, 87, of Strasburg died Saturday, April 8, 2006 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Born October 21, 1918 in Lemmington, England she was a daughter of the late James and Ada Heath Jenkins. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Strasburg and served in the Women�(TM)s Royal Air Force in England during WW...
Marguerite Kennedy
Apr 7, 2006
Marguerite Kennedy, 87, of Dover died Friday, April 7, 2006 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Born February 23, 1919 in Dundee she was a daughter of the late Fred and Marie Streit Zaugg. Marguerite was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Thursday Quilting Group and she taught Sunday school for many years. Her passion in life was...