Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas

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...
Gladys M. Brown
Feb 17, 2005
Gladys M. Brown, 73, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a long illness. Born Sept. 9, 1931, on Ninth St. S.W., New Philadelphia, a street where she lived almost her entire life. Gladys was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Byron May Griffin Campbell. She graduated New Philadelphia High School, and...
David A. Rochester
Feb 13, 2005
David A. Rochester, 63, of 445 Oxford Ave., Newcomerstown, Ohio died Sunday, February 13, 2005 in his home following an extended illness. David was one of the Cleveland Clinic�(TM)s longest living heart transplant recipients. He was a truckdriver for Anderson Dairy in Las Vegas until illness forced his retirement. He was also previously a manager of fast food restaurants including...
Nora Luff Kramer
Feb 12, 2005
Nora Luff Kramer, 97, of Navarre and formerly of Doylestown, Ohio died Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Country Lawn Nursing Home in Navarre following a brief illness. Nora, along with her husband Milford, owned and operated Kramer�(TM)s Restaurant in New Philadelphia. She was also employed at Union Hospital as a cook for many years. Born September 8, 1907 in Braxton...
Carmella (Pace) Miskewicz
Feb 12, 2005
Carmella (Pace) Miskewicz, 91, of Dover died Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. She retired from Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Cleveland. Born August 1, 1913 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Louis and Vita Antonio Frederico Pace. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph Seniors, Dover Army Navy...
Richard E. Conklin, Sr.
Feb 12, 2005
Richard E. Conklin, Sr., 74, of New Philadelphia died suddenly on Saturday, February 12, 2005 at Union Hospital. He retired from Home Engineering in Dover after 30 years of service, and then was a partner with Kiser Home Improvement in New Philadelphia. Born January 13, 1931 in Mt. Morris, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Francis and Julia...
Franklin R. Widder
Feb 12, 2005
Franklin R. Widder, 64, of Dundee, Ohio died Saturday, February 12, 2005 following a sudden illness while tending to his Belgium horses on his farm. Frank was a truck driver for Reese Trucking Company at Dover where he was employed for over thirty years. Born May 25, 1940 in Brewster, Ohio, the son of the late Ronald and Dorothy Malcuit...
Alma E. Rader
Feb 11, 2005
Alma E. Rader, 74, of Dover died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 15, 1930 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Edwin C. and Isa Swinehart Menges, Sr. She was a member of First Assembly of God in New Philadelphia. Alma enjoyed watching the Cleveland Indians and spending time with...
Rose B. Price
Feb 11, 2005
Rose B. Price, 87, of Strasburg, Ohio died Friday, February 11, 2005 in the Hennis Care Centre surrounded by her loving family. She was a registered nurse and worked at Apple Creek Hospital for many years. She and her husband also owned and operated the former Price Nursing Home in Strasburg. She was a former nurse at Aultman Hospital. Born...
Thelma M. Mason
Feb 8, 2005
Thelma M. Mason, 86, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 8, 2005 in the Park Village Health Care Center following a courageous battle with heart disease. Born March 10, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Bernice M. Parcell Stringer. She retired in 1980 from Union Hospital where she had worked for 25 years in the Dietary...
Harry E. Hostetler
Feb 7, 2005
Harry E. Hostetler, 83, of Dover, died peacefully Monday evening, February 7, 2005 under Hospice care in Union Hospital. Born July 28, 1921 at Shanesville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Percy R. and Orpha G. Harmon Hostetler. Harry had worked for the Gradall Company at New Philadelphia. He retired in 1983 after many years with the company...
Lawrence "Bud" Neumeyer
Feb 7, 2005
Lawrence J. “Bud” Neumeyer, 93, of Dover, passed away peacefully, in his home, on Monday, February 7, 2005. He retired from Prudential Insurance after serving 35 years as an agent for the company. Born April 20, 1911 at Follansbee, WV, he was the son of the late Lawrence J. and Mary Brown Neumeyer. Bud was a member of the St....
Mary E. Dessecker
Feb 6, 2005
Mary E. Dessecker, 69, of Dover passed away Sunday night, February 6, 2005 at Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus following a brief illness. Mary was born May 29, 1935 in Winfield, second daughter of the late Lewis J. and Esther L. (Craigo) Walter. She retired from GTE/Verizon in 1991 after 30 years of service. After retirement, she worked...