Obituaries

Feb 5, 2005

Feb 1, 2005

Eugene R. Templeton, 77, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following a brief illness. He was a retired truck driver for A. J. Weigand Trucking Inc. at Dover where he worked for 32 years. Born September 11, 1927 in Minerva, Ohio, he was the son of the late Eugene and Myrtle Beavers...

Jan 31, 2005

Daniel E. Jones, 92, of Dover went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, January 31, 2005 following an extended illness. He retired in 1978 from Greer Steel after 35 years of service. Born January 24, 1913 in Dover he was a son of the late Daniel and Amanda Fulmer Jones Martin. He was a member of First...

Jan 27, 2005

Wilbur A. Youngen, 83, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, January 27, 2005 in Union Hospital at Dover following a brief illness. Wilbur was a retired bookkeeper for Baker Trucking Company in Dover. Following retirement, he worked for the Hills and Ames Stores in New Philadelphia. Born November 10, 1921 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, he was the son of the late...

Jan 23, 2005

Debra A. “Debbie” VanNest, 49, of Dover, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Debbie was afflicted with Down Syndrome and her death was due to a brief bout with pneumonia. Born Dec. 21, 1956, in Dover, she was a daughter of Pauline T. Kendle VanNest of Dover the late Lawrence W. VanNest. Debbie was her family�(TM)s treasure,...

Jan 22, 2005

Lifelong Strasburg resident Helen M. “Pinky” Pingstock, 95, died Saturday, January 22, 2005 in the New Dawn Health Care Center. Born August 18, 1909 at Strasburg, she was the daughter of the late Winfield and Mary Briggs Hartline. Helen was a longtime member of the First Lutheran Church in Strasburg where she served many years as a Sunday School Teacher....

Jan 19, 2005

Carol J. Tristano, 67, of Dover, died Jan. 19, 2005, in Union Hospital. Her death was due to Wegener�(TM)s Granulomatosis, a rare respiratory disorder.Born Christmas Day, 1937, in Dover, Carol was a daughter of Leroy Kenneth Tschudy of Kentucky, and the late Pauline Clark Tschudy Welch. She graduated New Philadelphia High School in 1955. Carol was a homemaker �" a...

Jan 17, 2005

Beverly E. Hamilton, 92, a longtime Dover resident died Monday, January 17, 2005 in the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover following a three month illness. Bev was a registered nurse and longtime volunteer for the Red Cross where she served for over 45 years. She taught home nursing and baby and child care. She was the founder of...

Jan 16, 2005

Elmer E. Roberts, 85, of Dover died Sunday, January 16, 2005 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He was a carpenter, having retired from Union Local 69 in Canton after many years of service. Born May 21, 1919 in Ruraldale, Ohio he was a son of the late Fred and Dessie Devol Roberts. He was a member of St....

Jan 13, 2005

Walter Eugene Van Alstyne, 79, a lifelong resident of Dover, died Thursday in Union Hospital. For 38 years he worked as a Lift Operator for the former Sparta Ceramics at East Sparta. Born November 23, 1925, he was the son of the late Mearle A. and Celia Eckleberry Van Alstyne. Walter proudly served his country in the Army during two...

Jan 10, 2005

Rena M. Erickson, 94, a longtime Dover resident died Monday, January 10, 2005 in the New Dawn Health Retirement Center following a brief illness. She was an elementary schoolteacher for over forty years having retired in 1973 from Manhasset, Long Island, New York and had previously taught in Dover. She had retired from both New York and Ohio. Born January...

Jan 10, 2005

Russell O. Beamish, Jr., 79, of Somerdale died January 10, 2005 at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends after a two-year battle with cancer. Born May 8, 1925 in Midland, Michigan he was a son of the late Russell O. Beamish, Sr. and F.E. Bowen Beamish. He entered the Navy on September 3, 1943 and was honorably...

Jan 5, 2005

Carolyn L. Stein, 74, of Atwood Glens died Wednesday, January 5, 2004 at her home following an extended illness. She had retired from the Times Reporter after five years of service. Born September 12, 1930 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Margaret Treacle Bair. Carolyn was a member of First United Church of Christ...

Jan 1, 2005

John E. “Gene” Kennedy Sr., 74, of North Star in Dover, Ohio died New Year�(TM)s Day, 2005 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Gene was Treasurer of Johnson Rubber Company in Middlefield until his retirement in 1980. Born February 10, 1930 in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late William “Ted” and Jane M. Kennedy. He was...

Dec 31, 2004

Judith E. “Judy” Robillard, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover. Born May 11, 1946, in Sandy Point, Idaho, she was a daughter of the late Winifred Abraham and Eileen May Copeland Hickman. Judy grew up and attended school in California. She was a homemaker, and worked as a nurses�(TM) aide at Country Club...

Dec 28, 2004

Dennis P. Brown, 63, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jul. 11, 1941, in Pickerington, he was the son of the late Paul and Maxine Brown. Dennis graduated Pickerington High School, and served honorably with the United States Marine Corps in the Viet Nam War. On Aug. 1, 1970,...

Dec 26, 2004

Victor S. Renner, 88, of Dover died Friday, December 24, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He was owner/operator of Victor Renner Builders in Dover and had also formerly owned Renner Coal Company. Born September 20, 1916 at Dover, he was the son of the late Louis and Alice McCreight Renner. Victor was a member of the First...

Dec 25, 2004

Richard I. Schlimm, 66, of Strasburg, Ohio and formerly of Sandyville and East Sparta died Christmas Day, 2004 in Union Hospital following an extended illness. He was an employee of the Timken Company in Canton until illness forced his retirement. He had also previously worked for Sparta Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta. Born March 1, 1938 in East Sparta,...

Dec 24, 2004

James D. Zifer, Sr., 69, of Dover, died Friday, December 24, 2004 following a lengthy illness. A familiar face to so many, Jim had been self-employed since 1963. Over the years, he had owned and operated several automotive repair and service businesses in Dover and New Philadelphia. Born April 7, 1935 at Dover, he was the son of the late...

Dec 24, 2004

Eleanor M. Newton, 84, of Strasburg, Ohio died Friday, December 24, 2004 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following a brief illness. She owned and operated the former Town House Restaurant in Strasburg for over 50 years. She also assisted her husband, C.L. Newton, founder of Newton Asphalt & Paving Company in Strasburg. He died February 16, 1980. Born September 9,...