Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas

Mildred Richard Douds
Sep 11, 2003
Mildred Richard Douds, 98, of Dover, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2003, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born May 13, 1905, in Dover, she was a graduate of Dover High School, and was employed for many years at the former Stallard Food Market of Dover. Additionally, Mildred worked at the former Mason�(TM)s Foodliner, also of Dover. She was a member...
Mary Ann (Blaser) Dillon
Sep 8, 2003
Mary Ann (Blaser) Dillon, 49, of Columbus and formerly of Dover died Monday, September 8, 2003 at St. Ann�(TM)s Hospital in Westerville following a sudden Illness. She was employed with the State of Ohio as a Data Processor. Born May 10, 1954 in Sugarcreek, Ohio she was a daughter of Arline Everhart Blaser of Dover and the late Russell W....

Margaret Alice Wendling
Sep 3, 2003
MARGARET ALICE WENDLING, 95, OF DOVER, FORMERLY OF BEACH CITY, DIED WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2003, IN HENNIS CARE CENTRE. BORN SEPT. 20, 1907, IN LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE BENJAMIN AND MARTHA MANN EBERLY. MARGARET WAS REARED IN BEACH CITY AND ATTENDED BEACH CITY SCHOOLS. SHE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND HER LIFE REVOLVED AROUND...

Esther M. Imhoff
Sep 3, 2003
Esther M. Imhoff, 84, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, September 3, 2003 at Walnut Hills Nursing Home. Born January 17, 1919 in Massillon she was a daughter of the late John and Lillian Pitts Indorff. Esther was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth L. Imhoff who died on April 6, 2002. She is survived by three sons: Richard (Linda)...

Isabelle E. Blacka
Aug 31, 2003
Isabelle E. Blacka, 86, of New Philadelphia died on Sunday, August 31, 2003 at the Park Village Health Care Center. She retired from Daniel�(TM)s and had also worked at Siff�(TM)s and Cooper�(TM)s Shoe Store. Born September 25, 1916 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Emma Metzger Beitzel. She was a member of Jerusalem Church...
Caley M. Dawson
Aug 30, 2003
Caley M. Dawson Caley M. Dawson, 19, of 11085 Strasburg-Bolivar Rd. N.W. Bolivar, Oh. , passed away Saturday, August 30, 2003, at home in the company of her loved ones, after a courageous fight with breast cancer. Born September 5, 1983, in Canton, Ohio, Caley was the daughter of Harold I. Dawson Jr. and Beverly M. Blackstone Dawson of Bolivar....
Tristan N. Johnson
Aug 27, 2003
Tristan N. Johnson, 21, of Dover, took his own life Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003. Tristan was diagnosed with schizophrenia, the symptoms of which he began exhibiting in his mid-teens. He did the best that he could with the illness that he had and the demands that life placed upon him. Tristan was a kind, loving soul, and a loyal friend....
Cathy G. Schaar Harris
Aug 26, 2003
Cathy G. Schaar Harris, 86, of Dover, died Tuesday, August 26, 2003 in her home. Born Ketty Yrsa Guldborg Hansen on July 29, 1917 in Middelfart, Denmark, she was daughter of the late Kristian Valdemar & Ketty Veronica Rosalinde Johnsen Hansen. Cathy had worked as a waitress in several area restaurants and retired in 1979 from the Tuscarawas County Home...
Myrna L. Bryce
Aug 23, 2003
Myrna L. Bryce, 61, of Strasburg, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia. Born Dec. 5, 1941, in Dover, she was the daughter of Opal Hostetler Mast of Beach City, and the late Daniel Mast. Myrna was a graduate of Strasburg High School, and was a member of St. John United Church of Christ, Strasburg....

Michael B. Watson
Aug 21, 2003
Michael B. Watson, 26, of 1000 Pine Ridge Pkwy. N.W., Strasburg, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Thursday, August 21, 2003 in the Union Hospital emergency room following a motorcycle truck accident. Mike was a field manager for the Pine Ridge Developers, a family owned business operated by his father, Mike and his father's partner, Phil Dreher in Strasburg....

Ada E. Roush
Aug 21, 2003
Ada E. Roush, 90, of Dover, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, in the New Dawn Retirement Community. Born Jul. 29, 1913, in Bidwell, Gallia County, she was a daughter of the late Emmet J. and Lydia Hughes Holter. Ada was a graduate of Bidwell-Porter High School, and attended Rio Grande College. She was a homemaker who was fond of gardening...
Margaret M. Smail
Aug 20, 2003
Margaret M. Smail, 67, of Dover, died Wednesday, August 20, 2003 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She was born August 29, 1935 at Albany, New York. Margaret enjoyed tending to her plants and collecting knick-knacks. She was raised in the Catholic faith and cherished the time she spent with her family �" especially spoiling her grandchildren. On March...

Marie M. Brady
Aug 18, 2003
Marie M. Brady, 80, of Strasburg, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, in The Arbors of Canton, following a long illness. Born Jun. 6, 1923, in Strasburg, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Ethel Robinson Mann. Marie was a graduate of Strasburg High School, and was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, New...
John W. Miller
Aug 16, 2003
John Wallace Miller, Sr., 60, of Winfield, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 16, 2003. His passing was due to complications from a heart transplant which he received on July 4th. John had battled heart disease courageously for over 12 years. He was born in the family home at Winfield, July 16, 1943. The son...
Addie Eileen Weston
Aug 15, 2003
Addie Eileen “Buzzie” Weston, 70, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 15, 2003 in Union Hospital following a sudden illness. She was a loving and caring mother. She was a housekeeper for her special friends, The Wendlings and Teresa Doriche. Born May 15, 1933 in Sacramento, California, she was the daughter of the late Urthel and Jessie Dymes Weston. Her...

Frank A. Graham
Aug 15, 2003
Frank Graham, 79, of Bolivar, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2003, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Born Sept. 4, 1923 in Canton, he was the son of the late Frank Leslie and Hilda Killian Graham. Frank attended Minerva High School, and served honorably with the United States Navy during World War II. He was a boiler man in the Navy, saw...
Dora F. Tecco
Aug 10, 2003
Dora F. Tecco, age 83, of Dover passed away peacefully Saturday evening, August 9, 2003 in Union Hospital, under the care of Hospice of Tuscarawas County, following a 5-month illness. Born November 9, 1919 in Petterano, Italy, she came to New Philadelphia at the age of one along with her parents and sister. She was the daughter of the late...
Dora Lee Couts
Aug 9, 2003
Dora Lee Couts, 71, of Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, August 9, 2003 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. She was born in Massillon on August 13, 1931, the daughter of William and Beulah (Hartline) Penrod. She was a member of the Bona Mater Club, Homemakers Club Chorus, Delphia Study Club, Strasburg American Legion Auxiliary, and the Strasburg United Methodist Church. She...
Ruth Priebe
Aug 8, 2003
Ruth Priebe, 78, of Dover, died Friday, August 8, 2003 in the Park Village Health Care Center. She had served as Administrative Assistant to then Senator Bill Ress, and had also been employed by WJER Radio. Born December 13, 1924 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Donald Tawney and Goldie (Striker) Tawney Lykens. A 1942 graduate of Dover...
Matthew R. Jones
Aug 7, 2003
Matthew R. Jones, 20, of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Dover, died Thursday, Aug. 7, in Port Charlotte, following a hit-and-run accident. Born February 23, 1983, in Dover, he was the son of Charles D. and Linda S. Hershberger Jones of Dover. Matt attended Dover schools, and, after leaving school for a time, attained his G.E.D. He had recently moved...