Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Donald D. Marks
Feb 28, 2006
Donald D. Marks, 79, of Dover, died suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, in his home. Born Feb. 27, 1927, in Dover, he was a son of the late Margaret Henney Marks. Donald graduated from Dover High School in 1945, and entered the United States Army. He served his country honorably during the last days of World War II. On Oct....
Kim Marie Homman
Feb 24, 2006
Kim Marie Homman, 50, of New Philadelphia died suddenly on Friday, February 24, 2006 at Union Hospital. She retired from Tuscarawas Ave. School in New Philadelphia where she taught first grade for 25 years. Born December 29, 1955 in Dover she was a daughter of Jessie “Jack” and Connie Zifer Reese of Dover. She was a member of St. Joseph...
Larry B. Rentsch
Feb 24, 2006
Larry B. Rentsch, 62, of Strasburg died Friday, February 24, 2006 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following an extended illness. He retired from Rees Cast Stone in Dover after 25 years of service. Born March 8, 1943 in Dover he was a son of the late Robert and Beulah Hostetler Rentsch. In his spare time, Larry enjoyed woodworking. Larry is...
Harold L. Limbacher
Feb 17, 2006
Harold L. Limbacher, 88, died Friday, February 17, 2006, in Park Village Assisted Living in Dover after a period of declining health. Harold was born May 9, 1917 in Franklin Township, the son of the late Walter L. and Ora E. Schlemmer Limbacher. He lived most of his life in the Strasburg area and attended Mt. Healthy and North American...
Thomas H. Seikel
Feb 16, 2006
Thomas H. “Tom” Seikel, 88, of Rose Lane Health Center, Massillon, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, in Aultman Hospital Canton. Tom resided for many years, and, along with his wife, reared a family, in a home that he built at 510 E. Fifteenth St., Dover. Born January 25, 1918, in Dover, Tom was a retired carpenter who worked all of...
R. Irene Hostetler
Feb 16, 2006
R. Irene Hostetler, 81, of Dover, died peacefully Thursday, February 16, 2006 in the Hennis Care Centre, Dover. She was born February 26, 1924 in Mineral City, the daughter of the late William E. & Margaret McDonald Baker. Over the years, Irene had been active with the Dover Eagles Auxiliary, where she served as past president and was secretary for...
Susan Elizabeth France
Feb 12, 2006
Susan Elizabeth France, 91, a longtime New Philadelphia resident, died Sunday, February 12, 2006 in the St. Joseph Care Center at Louisville where she had resided for the last 4-½ years. Born October 8, 1914 in Midvale, she was the daughter of the late Steve & Barbara Molnar Yuhos. Susan was a proud homemaker whose home was always immaculate. She...
Carl L. Lisle
Feb 11, 2006
Ethel Rosalee Lisle, 93, died Thursday, February 9, 2006 and her husband, Carl Lester Lisle, 96, died Saturday, February 11, 2006 in the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. They were residents of New Philadelphia. Ethel was born October 2, 1912 in Morgantown, West Virginia, the daughter of the late J. George and Ora (Barker) Dickinson. She was also...
Rachel B. Wires
Feb 9, 2006
Devoted mother, doting grandmother and determined Bingo player, Rachel B. Wires, 86, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, February 9, 2006 in Union Hospital. She was born on February 28, 1919, the daughter of the late James & Pearl Walker Ritenour. The title “Homemaker” does not begin to scratch the surface on what Rachel really meant to her family. Rachel�(TM)s husband,...
Ethel R. Lisle
Feb 9, 2006
Ethel Rosalee Lisle, 93, died Thursday, February 9, 2006 and her husband, Carl Lester Lisle, 96, died Saturday, February 11, 2006 in the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. They were residents of New Philadelphia. Ethel was born October 2, 1912 in Morgantown, West Virginia, the daughter of the late J. George and Ora (Barker) Dickinson. She was also...
Ruth K. Crowell
Feb 9, 2006
Ruth K. Crowell, 86, of Dover, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Born Sept. 30, 1919, in Florence, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Tommy and Nora Foust Gooch. Ruth graduated high school, and, on May 3, 1941, married her sweetheart, Lloyd W. Crowell, in Sheffield, Alabama. The couple moved to Dover in 1947....
