Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Amy Jo Limbacher
Mar 11, 2004
Amy Jo Limbacher, 30, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, March 11, 2004 in her parent�(TM)s home in Dover following a courageous battle with cancer. Amy was a dental assistant for Dr. Kevin Huff DDS in Dover and also assisted him at his former office in Kidron. She also had been an employee for the Manor Restaurant in Strasburg and worked...
Virginia Walker
Mar 7, 2004
Virginia “Sis” Walker, 96, of New Philadelphia and a former Dover resident died peacefully Sunday, March 7, 2004 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. She was a retired office employee at the Greer Steel Company in Dover where she worked for 43 years. Born September 18, 1907 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late T.B....
Edgar L. Dill
Mar 4, 2004
Edgar L. Dill, 88, of Dover, died Thursday, Mar. 4, 2004, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born Feb. 23, 1916, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he was a son of Robert and Florence Mathis Dill. When his father died, Edgar was in the eighth grade and had to drop out of school, but returned later to complete the...
Charles E. Duff
Mar 4, 2004
Charles E. “Chuck” Duff, 63, of Strasburg, died Thursday, March 4, 2004 in Aultman Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Chuck was a carpenter by trade having helped build many area homes over the years. In 1984, he took his talents and love of woodworking and started a family business in opening Hilltop Furniture �" a company that his...
Joseph A. Brave
Mar 3, 2004
Joseph A. Brave (Brady), 73, died peacefully, Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2004, in his Dover home surrounded by his family. Born Feb. 4, 1931, in Cincinnati, he was a son of the late Michael and Victoria Rapsco Brave. Joseph was a 1949 graduate of St. Joseph High School, Dover, and served honorably with the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He...
Hilda L. Brokaw
Mar 2, 2004
Loving mother and grandmother Hilda L. Brokaw, 75, of Medina, died Tuesday, March 2, 2004 in the Medina Meadows Nursing Facility after a brief illness. She had been a resident of New Philadelphia for over twenty years. Born July 19, 1928 at Tippecanoe, Hilda was the daughter of the late James Earl and Clara Madge Hunt Smith. Before illness forced...
Janice E. Millbaugh
Feb 27, 2004
Janice E. Millbaugh, 56, of Dover and formerly of Barberton died suddenly at her home on Friday, February 27, 2004. Born October 10, 1947 in Akron she was a daughter of the late Claude and Mary McVay Bise. Janice is survived by her husband, Stanley Millbaugh with whom she celebrated 36 years of marriage on December 9, 2003. She is...
Evelyn M. Bitikofer
Feb 26, 2004
Evelyn M. Bitikofer, 92, of Dover, died Thursday, February 26, 2004 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover where she had resided for the last four years. Born August 3, 1911 at Wayne Township, she was the daughter of the late Budd and Matilda Lehner King. Evelyn was a humble woman who took pride in her home and raising...
Selma E. Petranek
Feb 26, 2004
Selma E. Petranek, 87, of New Dawn Retirement Community, and a long-time resident of E. Seventh St., Dover, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004, in New Dawn. Born Aug. 1, 1916, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Jenny Fritz Erickson. Selma was a 1934 graduate of Dover High School, and a 1937 graduate of Mount Sinai...
Meredith J. Leavers
Feb 25, 2004
Meredith J. “Peck” Leavers, 78, of Midvale, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, following a brief illness. Born Aug. 25, 1925, in Mount Eaton, he was a son of the late Olin and Esther Wagner Leavers. Peck attended school in New Cumberland, and served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II. He...
Braxton Arren Morrison
Feb 25, 2004
“Grandpa�(TM)s Little Buddy,” Braxton Arren Morrison, the 2 ½ week-old son of BobbiJo Morrison of Deerfield and Paul Crowder of Magnolia, died Wednesday, February 25, 2004 in Akron Children�(TM)s Hospital. In addition to his parents, Braxton will be missed by: maternal great-grandparents; Bill and Ruth Morrison of New Philadelphia and Almeda Loudermilk of Sherrodsville, maternal grandparents; Rick and Cathy Morrison...
Eleanor L. Wolf
Feb 21, 2004
Eleanor L. Wolf, 90, a longtime Bolivar resident who had spent the last ten years living in the New Dawn Health Care Center at Dover, died peacefully on Saturday, February 21, 2004. A registered nurse by trade, Eleanor was a graduate of the former St. Luke�(TM)s Hospital School of Nursing. She spent 27 years pouring her heart into her work...
Michael A. Meechan
Feb 20, 2004
Michael A. Meechan, 52, of Dover, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2004, in Aultman Hospital, Canton. Michael had fought a courageous battle with cancer. He fought the disease with a smile, never complaining. Born Jul. 22, 1951, in Dover, he was a son of John Meechan, Sr. of Stone Creek, and the late Isabel Lahmers Meechan. Michael was a 1969 graduate...
Charlotte A. Whetstone
Feb 19, 2004
Charlotte A. Whetstone, 74, of 306 S. James St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, February 19, 2004 at the Aultman Woodlawn Transitional Care Center in Canton following an extended illness. She retired in 1995 from the Human Resource Dept. at Union Hospital where she worked for over 30 years. She loved Union Hospital and her many friends there. Born August 20,...
Joan M. Fox
Feb 17, 2004
Joan M. Fox, 57, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at Aultman Hospital. She was employed at Union Hospital having worked in the cafeteria for many years. Born August 23, 1946 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Lonard and Martha Anderson Fox Sr. Joan is survived by her brother: Charles (Doris) Fox of North Industry...
Gladys I Flickinger
Feb 17, 2004
Gladys I. Flickinger, 94, of Strasburg died Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She had worked in the cafeteria at Strasburg Schools for 20 years. Born September 16, 1909 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Nora Lab Snyder. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Strasburg and...
Robert S. Swonger, Jr.
Feb 16, 2004
Robert S. Swonger Jr., 79, of Dover, Ohio died Monday, February 16, 2004 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following an extended illness. He was the Superintendent of Dover Township for over 30 years until his retirement. Born March 27, 1924 in Dover, he was the son of the late Robert Edwin and Bessie Stucky Swonger. Bob was a...
Curtis A. May
Feb 15, 2004
Curtis A. May, 83, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, February 15, 2004 at New Dawn Health Care Center following an extended illness.He was a retired Dairy Farmer.Born August 12, 1920 in York Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio he was a son of the late John and Clara Mutti May.He was a member of Jerusalem Church, Dover Eagles, THC Conservation Club, Tuscarawas...
Mary Frances Prince
Feb 13, 2004
Mary Frances (Eiler) Prince, 77, a longtime resident of W. 9th St., Dover, Ohio died Friday, February 13, 2004 at Union Hospital following complications from a courageous battle with cancer. She managed the former Prince Refreshment Stand located near the Warther Museum during the 60�(TM)s and 70�(TM)s. Born July 14, 1926 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late...
Kathryn Jane Lehman
Feb 13, 2004
Kathryn J. Lehman, 76, of Dover, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004, in New Dawn Retirement Community, following a brief illness. Born May 29, 1927, in Lakewood, she was the only child of Clifford and Bernice Moyer Renaud. Kathryn graduated from Hiram College in 1949, and, on Oct. 11, 1952, wed Leroy E. Lehman. The couple moved to Dover, where Leroy...
