Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Martha V. Roser
Jul 24, 2003
Martha V. Roser, 91, of Dover, died Thursday, July 24, 2003 in Union Hospital after a brief battle with heart problems. Born November 4, 1911 at Midvale, she was the daughter of the late Charles Albert & Anna Elizabeth Herron Swinderman. Martha was an avid bowler. She enjoyed tending to her garden and was a fine cook. She also loved...
Pauline L. ''Polly'' Froman
Jul 23, 2003
Pauline L. “Polly” Froman, 88, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2003, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born May 6, 1915, in Statesville, NC, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Dora J. Nash Bost. Polly graduated from Statesville High School, and, on Apr. 2, 1939, married Harper W. Froman in Washington, DC. In Washington she was...
Susan Mae Troyer
Jul 22, 2003
Susan Mae Vance Troyer, 61, of Dover and a former resident of New Philadelphia and Dundee, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June26, 1942 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Clive and Thelma Jane Ervin Vance. She loved being outdoors, especially in the snow, and also...
Betty J. White
Jul 21, 2003
Betty J. White, 62, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, July 21, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center after a brief illness. She was a retired employee of the former Puritan Laundry at New Philadelphia where she had worked for over 17 years. Born December 31, 1940 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Frances...
Mark A. Class
Jul 20, 2003
Mark A. Class, 46, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Aultman Hospital following an apparent heart failure. Mark was a Sales Consultant for Midvale Truck Sales and Service. He also was an employee of the former Simon Duplex at Dover. Born November 24, 1956 in Dover, he was the son of Ramon and Peggy Lindsay Class of...
Irene L. Peters
Jul 12, 2003
Irene L. Peters, 86, of Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born October 13, 1916 in Dowis City, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Lena Feller Laubscher. Irene was a member of the Winfield United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the AARP and the Tuscarawas...
Elizabeth Marie Stein
Jul 11, 2003
Elizabeth Marie “Libby” Stein, 58, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Jul. 11, 2003, in her home, following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Born Feb. 9, 1945, in Kansas City, MO, she was a daughter of Lewis R. and Viola Fairbee Robin of New Philadelphia. Libby attended Strasburg High School, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister and...
Daisy Cappillo
Jul 9, 2003
Daisy Cappillo, 69, of Baltic Country Manor, and a long-time resident of Somerdale, died suddenly Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2003. Born Jan. 21, 1934, in Magoffin County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Bertie Clemons Collinsworth. Daisy moved to Ohio with her family at a young age, and attended New Cumberland schools. In 1956, she married Benny...
Mary Belle Jones
Jul 7, 2003
Mary Belle Jones, 66, of New Philadelphia died Monday, July 7, 2003 in the Beacon Point Nursing Home at Uhrichsville. Born May 21, 1937 at Flushing, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mable Randolph McConnell of Roswell and the late John F. McConnell. She had been an active member of the First Assembly of God Church at New Philadelphia where...
Carol J. Nealey
Jul 5, 2003
Carol J. Nealey, 70, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. She retired from Puritan Laundry Co. after many years of service. Born February 26, 1933 in Coshocton she was a daughter of the late John and Iva Gallagher Stubbs. Carol was preceded in death by her husband Willard Nealey...
James E. Young
Jul 3, 2003
James E. Young, 65, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, July 3, 2003 at his daughter�(TM)s home in New Philadelphia following an extended illness. Born May 19, 1938 in Ravenna, Ohio, he was the son of the late David and Ethel Young. He was a retired employee of Nickles Bakery in Navarre. He was a US Army Veteran having served during...
Rose H. Gray
Jun 28, 2003
Rose H. Gray, 89, of Bedford and formerly a Dover resident, died Saturday, June 28, 2003, in her daughter�(TM)s home. Rose had been employed by the former West Front Grill and Dover Molded Plastics Company, both of Dover. She had also worked as a clerk for the former LaFountaine�(TM)s variety store in downtown New Philadelphia. Born Feb. 22, 1914, at...
Ethel Erdine Wallick
Jun 27, 2003
Ethel Erdine Wallick, 102, of Columbia, died Friday, June 27, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center where she had resided for eight years. Born February 6, 1901 at Sugarcreek, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Brady Schwartz. She worked as secretary, assisting her late husband Bryan Wallick who dies May 20, 1974, in the...
Martha Jane ''Marty'' Blair
Jun 26, 2003
Martha Jane “Marty” Blair, 78, a lifelong resident of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, June 26, 2003 following a brief battle with cancer. Many Dover High School students knew Martha Jane as “Mom” during her twenty plus years as Media Coordinator at Dover High. She was also well known for her work with her father, the late Harold Barr, owner of...
Amy Lynn Grimm
Jun 26, 2003
Amy Lynn Grimm, 38, of Dundee, died Thursday, Jun. 26, 2003, in her home with her family at her side. Born Nov. 20, 1964, she was the daughter of Lloyd E. and Ruth M. Roth of Port Washington. Amy was a 1983 graduate of Indian Valley South High School and the Kent State University nursing program. She was a registered...
Hilda M. Wallick
Jun 19, 2003
Hilda M. Wallick, 84, of 305 W. 21st St., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, June 19, 2003 in her home following an extended illness. She was a former employee of J.C. Penney�(TM)s in Dover, Buehlers Store in Dover, and the former Stallard�(TM)s Grocery in Dover. She was also an Avon Representative for over 25 years. Born September 12, 1918 in Dover,...
Judith Marie Garrison
Jun 18, 2003
Judith Marie “Judy” Garrison, 59, of Dover, and a former resident of Ravenna, died Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2003, of complications from a brain aneurysm suffered twenty-seven years ago. Born Nov. 22, 1943, in Bedford, she was a daughter of Harold and Marjorie Way Gridley of Dover. Judy was a graduate of Hudson High School. She was an executive secretary for...
Donald Gene Class
Jun 15, 2003
Loving husband, father and grandfather, Donald Gene Class, 74, of Dover, died Father�(TM)s Day, Sunday, June 15, 2003 in Union Hospital. Born September 21, 1928 at Strasburg, he was the son of the late John and Carrie King Class, Sr. He is survived by his devoted wife of 50 years, Freda, whom he wed on October 25, 1952. Other survivors...
R. Elise Blickensderfer
Jun 14, 2003
Elise Y. Blickensderfer, 81, of the Country Club Retirement Center and a longtime Dover resident died Saturday, June 14, 2003 at Union Hospital. Elise retired as a secretary for the Dover Chemical Corporation. She also assisted her late husband in his business, the former Philblix Card Shop. She also formerly worked at Union Hospital. Born March 18, 1922 in Washington...
Mary J. Sullie
Jun 13, 2003
Mary J. Sullie, 99, of Dover passed away Friday, June 13, 2003 in her home. Born April 12, 1904 in Hungary, she was the daughter of the late John and Lena Kovacs Gyurgyovics. Mary came to the United States with her family in 1912. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover for over 80 years...
