Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mary Ann Rimer
Mar 6, 2005
Mary Ann Rimer, 88, of Amberwood Residence, New Philadelphia, and formerly of Dover, died Sunday, Mar. 6, 2005, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born Jul. 28, 1916, on Anola Ave. in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Louis and Josephine Young Norscia. Ann graduated Dover High School and attended Wittenberg University. She was wed to Daniel J. Korns. Daniel...
Irene E. Baker
Mar 6, 2005
Irene E. Baker, 91, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, March 6, 2005 in Park Village Assisted Living at Dover following a short illness. Born July 17, 1913 at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late William and Estella McPherson Orr. On March 16, 1935, she married Harold Baker, who died November 1984. Irene was cofounder and Vice President...
Violet Fair Mcclain
Mar 5, 2005
Violet M. Fair McClain, 77, of New Philadelphia and formerly of Beach City, died Saturday, March 5, 2005 in Union Hospital. Born August 25, 1927 at Hametown, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Earl & Bessie Long Ashton. In 1997, Violet retired in 1997 as an LPN from Union Hospital where she had worked for 24 years. Following...
Albert E. Hartman
Mar 4, 2005
Albert E. “Happy” Hartman, 92, of the Hennis Care Centre in Dover and formerly of Lisbon, Ohio died Friday, March 4, 2005 in the center following a brief illness. He retired as an investigator for the Ohio State Dept. of Liquor Control. He had also previously been Chief Deputy Sheriff at Columbiana County and a former Ohio State Patrolman. Born...
Renee E. Smart
Mar 4, 2005
Renee E. Smart, 44, a 25-year resident of Sherrodsville, died Friday, March 4, 2005 following an unexpected illness. Born May 6, 1960 at Massillon, she was the daughter of Ken & Janet Wallick Murphy of Dover. A 1978 graduate of Dover High, Renee grew up a member of St. Johns United Church of Christ at Dover. She had most recently...
Paul H. Groh
Mar 3, 2005
Paul Henry Groh, 97, of Dover passed away Thursday morning, March 3, 2005 at Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. Born December 28, 1907 in Winfield, Ohio he was the son of the late William and Clara Widder Groh and his stepfather, William Byers. On October 6, 1928, he married his beloved wife, Gertrude Ball, with whom...
Ruth Evelyn Johnson
Mar 3, 2005
Loving mother, sister, grandmother and friend Ruth Evelyn Johnson, 80, of Dover, died Thursday, March 3, 2005 in Union Hospital. Born August 28, 1924 at Moundsville, WV, she was the daughter of the late David E. & Clara Holmes Blake. Evelyn was a member of the New Philadelphia Church of Christ. She was always on the go and enjoyed a...
Therma J. Pease
Mar 3, 2005
Therma J. Pease, 96, of Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, and a long-time resident of Midvale, died Thursday, Mar. 3, 2005in the center surrounded by her loving family. Born Apr. 3, 1908, in Washington County, PA, she was a daughter of the late Ernest L. and Bessie Pollock Campbell. Therma graduated high school in Pennsylvania, and married Arnold C....
Paul W. Shepherd
Mar 3, 2005
Paul W. Shepherd, 77, of Dover, died Thursday, Mar. 3, 2005, in his home following a brief illness. Born Mar. 5, 1927 in Dover, he was a son of the late Sanford and Bessie Luyster Shepherd. Paul served in the U.S. Army Infantry and the Army Air Corps during World War II, some of that time in Okinawa, Japan. On...
Edward Larry Estlund
Mar 2, 2005
Edward Larry “Papa” Estlund, 63, of Strasburg, Ohio died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in Union Hospital following an extended illness. Illness forced Larry�(TM)s retirement in 1985 from the Joy Mfg. Company at New Philadelphia where he worked for twenty years. He also owned and operated the former Village Bakery in Strasburg. Born May 3, 1941 in Port Huron, Michigan, he...
Martin T. Rini
Mar 2, 2005
Martin T. Rini, 87, of Dover and a former New Philadelphia resident died Wednesday, March 2, 2005 in Union Hospital. Born on March 15, 1917 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of the late Anthony and Josephine Rini. Martin attended St. Joseph Elementary and graduated from Dover High School in 1935. After school, he joined the army as a...
James G. Fickes
Mar 2, 2005
James G. 'Jim' Fickes, 57, of New Philadelphia, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2005, following an apparent heart attack. Born Feb. 25, 1948, in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Glenn E. and Ono May Wiers Fickes. Jim attended New Philadelphia High School and married the former Betty L....
Sylvia I. Beitzel
Mar 1, 2005
Sylvia I. Beitzel, 65, of Mineral City, died Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2005, in her home, following an apparent heart attack. Born Aug. 20, 1939 in Port Washington, she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Adeline Head Smart. She attended school in Zoar and was wed to Tommy Beitzel. Sylvia retired from Century Products, Massillon following twenty-five years of...
Lorena Tudy Seibert
Feb 28, 2005
Lorena “Tudy” Seibert, 79 of Strasburg and formerly a resident of Wilmot, died Monday, February 28, 2005 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born March 25, 1925 at Zanesville, she was the daughter of the late Walter & Alma Williamson. In her spare time, Tudy always looked forward to checking out area garage sales. She was preceded in death...
Clarence Roger Corpman
Feb 27, 2005
Clarence “Roger” Corpman, 81, a lifelong resident of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, February 27, in Union Hospital. Born April 6, 1923 at New Phila., he was the son of the late John F. & Elizabeth Griffin Corpman. Roger retired in 1984 from the Ray Molder Carrier Corporation where he had worked as a truck driver. He was a man of...
Elizabeth Carlisle
Feb 25, 2005
Elizabeth Carlisle, 87, of New Philadelphia died Friday, February 25, 2005 at Morning View Care Center following a courageous battle with cancer. She retired from General Motors Cadillac Division in Michigan after 15 years of service. Born August 14, 1917 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Walter and Anna Ricklic Riker. Church was a very important...
Paul M. Lane
Feb 25, 2005
Paul. M. Lane, 80, of Dennison, Ohio died Friday, February 25, 2005 in his home following an extended illness. Paul was a retired supervisor for Buckeye Pipeline inn Pennsylvania. Born February 16, 1925 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late George W. Lane and Etta Lane Cox. He was also preceded in death by his stepfather, Lester...
William G. Watkins
Feb 22, 2005
William G. Watkins, 67, of Dover, died suddenly Tuesday, February 22, 2005. Born May 21, 1937 at Dover, he was the son of the late Gomer H. and Mildred D. Maurer Watkins. Bill retired in 1997 from the Gradall Company where he had been employed for 39 years. He was a member of the Community of Christ Church in New...
Michael H. Tremba Jr.
Feb 21, 2005
Michael H. Tremba, Jr., 79, of Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord Monday, February 21, 2005 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following an extended illness. He retired in 1980, as supervisor of J&L Steel Corporation in Cleveland where he worked for over 25 years. Following retirement, he was a Security Guard for several area businesses. Born...
Theresa A. Pace
Feb 17, 2005
Theresa A. Pace, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, February, 17, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Theresa was an employee of the former Prince Biederman Garment Factory in Dover and Alsco in Sugarcreek. Born June 23, 1922 in Canton, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Crocefissa Panacci Tuzzio. She was a member of the...
