Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Margene Burrell
May 13, 2004
Margene Burrell, 68, of Dover, died Thursday, May 13, 2004, in the Cleveland Clinic following a long illness. Born February 20, 1936, in Coshocton County, she was a daughter of the late Rev. Raymond S. and Bertha M. Davis Fry. Margene attended The Ohio State University. On December 24, 1957 she was wed to Lewis Burrell in Barrs Mills, and...
Betty J. Becker
May 11, 2004
Betty J. Becker, 81, of 217 Rail Ave., Sebring, Fla., and formerly of the Strasburg-Beach City, O., area, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, in Fisher-Titus Medical Center Memorial Home in Norwalk, O., following an extended illness. Born July 2, 1922, in Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, she was the daughter of the late John I. and Jennie A. (Strawn) Brown. She...
Anna S. Orr
May 11, 2004
Ann S. Orr, 87, of Dover, died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia. Born Apr. 7, 1917, in Cleveland, Ann was a daughter of the late Metro “Mike” and Barbara Urich Guspyt. She moved to the Ragersville-Stone Creek area of Tuscarawas County at a young age with her family. Ann was valedictorian of her high...
Blake E. Roush
May 10, 2004
Blake E. Roush, 83, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, May 10, 2004 in Union Hospital. He retired in 1982 from Republic Steel at Massillon where he had worked for 30 years. Born August 26, 1920 at Bolivar, he was the son of the late Earl C. & Beulah Keller Roush. He was also preceded in death by his loving step-mother,...
Donald E. Moran
May 9, 2004
Donald E. “Bud” Moran, 79, of 1511 Cross St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, May 9, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a brief illness. He was a retired US Postal employee for the Dover Post Office. Born April 13, 1925 in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Laura M. Aeling Moran....
Anna A. Gerber
May 9, 2004
Anna A. Gerber, 91, of Dover died Sunday, May 9, 2004 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Born December 22, 1912 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Louis and Rosa Spristerbach . Anna was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, John W. Gerber, who died on August 31, 1992. Anna will...
Ralph Joseph Deceuster
May 9, 2004
Ralph Joseph “Joe” Deceuster 81, of 196 North Star Drive, Dover, Ohio died Sunday, May 9, 2004 in his home following a brief illness. Joe retired from the Chicago office of Abex where he was the manager of sales and service and had also previously been service engineer. He had also previously worked as a machinist for the Wheeling Lake...
Cora Ruth Bory
May 7, 2004
Cora Ruth Bory, 88, of Dover, died Friday, May 7, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Aug. 13, 1915, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Clara Hicks Bridgeman. Ruth attended Rock School, and was employed by the Belmont Stamp and Enameling Co., Reeves Steel Co., Allied Machine, and Dover Mold and...
Ruth E. Schneider
May 6, 2004
Ruth E. Schneider, 85, of Dover, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Mar. 13, 1919, in Canton, she was a daughter of the late John and Wanda Kunst Maier. Ruth was a 1937 graduate of McKinley High School and attended Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and Canton Actual Business College, all...
Sonia Joy Lengler
May 2, 2004
Sonia Joy Lengler 67, of 324 E. 13th St., Dover, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 2, 2004 following an extended illness. Sonia was born on December 24, 1936 in Dover, the daughter of the late Earl and Mildred (Kennedy) Levengood. She was also preceded in death by her infant granddaughter, Kate Lynn Zaleha. She...
Marilynn R. Hertzig
Apr 29, 2004
Marilynn R. Hertzig, 82, of Walnut Creek, Ohio and formerly of Winterhaven, Florida died Thursday, April 29, 2004 at Walnut Hills Nursing Home following an extended illness. She was a former employee of the ASC office in New Philadelphia and Millersburg and a former employee of the former Reeves Bank in Sugarcreek. Born October 10, 1921 in Wilmot, Ohio, she...
Bettie J. Steely
Apr 29, 2004
Bettie J. Steely, 83, of Dover, died Thursday, April 29, 2004 in the Park Vilage Health Care Center. Born December 6, 1920 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Dorothy Grover Young. Bettie was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover and it�(TM)s Clara Sullivan group. She was a longtime member of the Reliable...
Shirley A. Kendle
Apr 27, 2004
Shirley Ann Kendle, 68, of Bolivar, died Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in her home. She had worked as head cook for the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover for nearly 15 years. Born July 5, 1935 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Martha Judy Wright. Shirley loved spending time with her family. She especially...
Brian P. Balder
Apr 27, 2004
Beloved son, brother and friend, Brian Paul Balder, 20, of Winfield died suddenly Tuesday, April 27, 2004 while at work. He was an employee of the Belden Brick Company�(TM)s Sugarcreek operation where he worked in Plant number 6. Previously, he worked in the bakery at Dutch Valley Restaurant. Brian was born, February 10, 1984 at Dover. He was the son...
Lester H. Baab
Apr 27, 2004
Lester H. Baab, 93, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Apr. 27, 2004, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Jun. 9, 1910, in Dover, he was the son of the late Adam H. and Katherine Huff Baab. Lester was a graduate of Dover High School. With his father, he owned and operated the Baab Brick Co., Dover, for...
James P. Semon
Apr 24, 2004
James P. Semon, 78, of Dover died Saturday, April 24, 2004 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. James retired in 1991 from Ohio Machinery in Cadiz after 10 years of service and had also worked for Dravo-Marks in Canton for 21 years. His greatest pride was owning and operating Green Tree, his Christmas tree farm, which he worked for...
Maxine L. Rufener
Apr 23, 2004
Maxine L. Rufener, 65, of Dover died Friday, April 23, 2004 at her home following a three-year battle with Lou Gehrig�(TM)s Disease (ALS). She was employed at Dr. Richard Brown�(TM)s Chiropractic office in New Philadelphia for 13 years and worked at Schwartz Kline's in the Monroe Mall for many years. Maxine was also well known in the area for being...
Raymond C. Henry
Apr 23, 2004
Raymond C. “Ray” Henry, 95, of Uhrichsville, Ohio died Friday, April 23, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended bout with cancer. Ray was a retired farmer. Born December 3, 1908 in Uhrichsville, he was the son of the late Homer R. and Josephine Davidson Henry. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah�(TM)s...
Louis E. Lagatta
Apr 22, 2004
Times Reporter (w/photo) WJER TV 2 Louis E. Lagatta of Dover, Ohio passed away peacefully Thursday, April 22, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover after a lengthy illness. He would have celebrated his 82nd birthday on April 27. Louie was a talented architect having designed many beautiful buildings in Dover and New Philadelphia. He was an extraordinary gardener,...
James L. Leggett
Apr 18, 2004
James L. Leggett, 58, of Dover, Ohio died suddenly on Sunday, April 18, 2004 while running, one of his favorite hobbies. Jim was the environmental safety director for Dover Chemical Corporation where he worked for sixteen years. He had also previously been employed at Empire Detroit Steel Company at Dover for eighteen years. He also taught Hazmat training. Born May...
