Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Lyle V. Gray
Mar 21, 2003
Lyle V. Gray, 92, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Mar. 21, 2003. Born Mar. 25, 1910, in Gnadenhutten, he was a son of the late John Moody and Mayme Kinsey Gray. Lyle graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1928. He married his wife of seventy-one years, the former...
James H. ''Harry'' Gibb
Mar 18, 2003
James “Harry” Gibb, 91, of Dover, died Tuesday, Mar. 18, 2003, in Union Hospital. Born May 9, 1911, in Sunderland, England, he moved with his family at the age of thirteen to Canada, and later to the United States, where he became a citizen. Harry was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theatre. He...
Carol Louise Vanfossen
Mar 18, 2003
Carol Louise VanFossen, 63, of Dover, died Monday, March 18, 2003. She had worked as a home health care aide for many years. Born November 24, 1939 at Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Delbert and Mary Mohardt VanFossen. Carol was a graduate of Strasburg High School. A member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover, she was...
Clara E. Kibrige
Mar 16, 2003
Clara E. Kibrige, 84, of Strasburg, Ohio and formerly of Grand Blanc, Michigan died Sunday, March 16, 2003 in the Mercy Medical Center following a one year illness. She was a retired schoolteacher where she taught the primary grades at several Tuscarawas County area schools. Born April 9, 1918 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Herman C....
Dueber G. Thompson
Mar 13, 2003
Dueber G. Thompson, 79, of 118 North Johnson Ave., Dover, died Thursday, Mar. 13, 2003, in Hennis Care Centre. Born Jan. 20, 1924, in Dover, he was a son of the late Edison B. and Antoinette V. Beiter Thompson. Dueber graduated in 1942 from Dover High School, and went on to serve honorably with the U.S. Army Air Corps during...
Concepta ''Connie'' Contini
Mar 13, 2003
Concepta “Connie” Contini, 86, of New Philadelphia, died Thursday, Mar. 13, 2003, in her home, following a long illness. Born Feb. 4, 1917, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence and Helen Gezzi Contini. Connie attended St. Joseph schools, and was employed by the former Sad Iron Co. and Dover Appliance. She retired from Joy Manufacturing, New...
Edith Margaret Pritchard
Mar 11, 2003
Edith Margaret Pritchard, 77, of Mineral City (New Cumberland), formerly of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2003, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, following a brief illness. Born Jun. 10, 1925, in Columbus, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Wiley and Verna Olive Keller Geren. Edith attended Central High School, Columbus, and married Lowell F. Pritchard on May 3,...
Mary A. Kerns
Mar 10, 2003
Mary A. Kerns, 82, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, March 10, 2003 in Union Hospital following a short illness. She retired from Union Hospital where she had worked as a nurse�(TM)s aide. Born December 10, 1920 at New Phila., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Sarah Walter Myers. Mary was a 1938 graduate of New Philadelphia High...
Edward J. ''Tuffy'' Smail
Mar 10, 2003
Edward J. “Tuffy” Smail, 68, of Dover, died Monday, March 10, 2002 in his home. He retired in 1982 after working for many years as a truck driver. Born April 23, 1934 at Warren, Ohio, he was son of the late James and Rachel McCrady Smail. Tuffy was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed fishing. He was a rough and...
Robert Lee Smith
Mar 4, 2003
Robert Lee “Bob” Smith, 84, of Strasburg, died Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born Feb. 23, 1919, in Strasburg, he was a son of the late Edward and Clara Kuntz Smith. Bob attended school at the old Fernsell School near Strasburg. He served his country in the Second Armored Division of the United...
Harper W. Froman
Mar 4, 2003
Harper W. Froman, 89, of the Morning View Care Center and formerly of Tremont St., Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, March 4, 2003 following a brief illness. Born January 13, 1914 in Strasburg, Ohio, he was the son of the late Oliver J. and Ida B. Baker Froman. On April 2, 1939, he married Lenora Pauline “Polly” Bost from Statesville, North...
Earl H. Dummermuth
Mar 4, 2003
Earl H. Dummermuth, 73, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Tuesday, March 4, 2003 in his home following an extended illness. Earl retired in 1993 as superintendent of the Greer Steel Company at Dover where he worked for over 30 years. Born October 18, 1929 in Dover, he was the son of the late Henry and Mildred Harmon Dummermuth. He was...
Thelma M. Renner
Mar 3, 2003
Thelma Marie Casebeer Renner, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 2, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center in New Philadelphia. Born May 28, 1917 at Dover, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Mary Johns Casebeer. Thelma was a longtime member of the Jerusalem Church at New Philadelphia. She had been a member of the Tuscarawas...
Wilma K. Herman
Mar 2, 2003
Wilma K. Herman, 80, of 542 E. Wills Ave., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, March 2, 2003 in her home following an extended illness. Wilma was a bookkeeper at the former Kenny & Pete�(TM)s Floor Covering at Dover. She also was formerly the manager at the lunch counter of the former Woolworth�(TM)s Store in downtown Dover. Born April 14, 1922 in...
Albert V. Antonelli
Feb 28, 2003
Albert V. Antonelli, 81, of 77 E. Iron Ave., Dover, Ohio died Friday, February 28, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center at New Philadelphia following a brief illness. He retired in 1986, as an employee of the Republic Steel Company in Massillon where he worked for over 40 years. Born September 26, 1921 in Dover, the son of the...
Harold R. Becker
Feb 20, 2003
Harold R. Becker, 75, of Dover, died unexpectedly Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, at his home. Born Sept. 19, 1927, in Dover, he was the son of the late Clarence and Esther Kilchenman Becker. Harold attended Dover schools, and served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Ravens Trailer Sales, Dover, following many years of employment...
Wayne Carl Weber
Feb 16, 2003
Wayne Carl Weber went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 16, 2003. He was the beloved husband of Catherine, who went home in June of 2001. He was born March 14, 1908, to the late John L. and Emma Weber of Strasburg. He and Catherine were married in 1935 and lived in Strasburg for...
Ruth ''Bea'' Eberly Baker
Feb 14, 2003
Ruth “Bea” Eberly Baker, 96, died at Union Hospital on February 14, 2003. Ruth was born in Mineral City on February 24, 1906, and was a daughter of the late Alfred and Emma Stahlecker Eberly. She resided in Zoar and Zoarville before moving to Dover twelve years ago. She was a member of Good Hope Lutheran Church in Zoarville, WELCA...
Bertha A. ''Bertie'' Geiser
Feb 12, 2003
Faithful Christian, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother Bertha A. “Bertie” Geiser, 97, formerly of 5th Street, Dover, died peacefully Wednesday, February 12, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She retired as bookkeeper of the former Geiser & Kappeler Woodworking Shop, the family business, at Dover where she had worked for 20 years. Born September 1, 1905 at...
Earl D. Lafferty
Feb 10, 2003
Earl D. Lafferty, 89, of Dover, died Monday, February 10, 2003 in the Morning View Care Center. He retired in 1977, from the former Masonite Corp of Dover. Born February 15, 1913 at Prestonburg, KY, he was the son of the late M.D. and Alice Gray Lafferty. A member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover, Earl served in...
