Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
James L. Mcnutt, Sr.
Feb 10, 2003
James L. “Jim” McNutt, Sr., 68, of Dover, died Monday, Feb. 10, 2003, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a long illness. Born May 3, 1934, in Greens Run, Athens County, he was a son of the late Edward and Florence Johnson McNutt. Jim served honorably in the U.S. Army. He retired as a truck driver from Baker Hi-Way Express, Dover....
Maxine M. Varner
Feb 8, 2003
Maxine M. Varner passed from our midst this 8th day of February, 2003 after a prolonged battle with Alzheimers disease. A 28 year employee of Dover Public Schools, Maxine retired in 1984 after serving as secretary to Superintendents, D.C. Lemmon, Paul Hayes, Emmett Riley, & William Kinneer. She was a member of the Dover High School�(TM)s graduating class of 1938....
Carol M. Jackson
Feb 7, 2003
Carol Jackson, 61, a Dover resident who grew up in Strasburg, died Friday, February 7, 2002 in Union Hospital following a lengthy illness. Born November 11, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Walter & Catherine Fisher. Carol was a member of the Foursquare Gospel Church at Dover. She was noted for her green thumb and enjoyed working...
John L. Tucker
Feb 7, 2003
John L. Tucker, 77, of Strasburg, died Friday, February 7, 2003, in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born January 6, 1926 at Cambridge, he was a son of the late Porter and Opal Jones Tucker. As a member of the United States Navy, John earned 3 medals while serving on the USS Canberra during World Ward II. He was...
Frances Gooding Harmon
Feb 6, 2003
Frances Gooding Harmon, 94, of New Dawn Health Care Center, Dover, died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003, in the center. Born Jan. 24, 1909, in Uhrichsville, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Edith Robinette Gooding. Frances attended the College of Wooster and Ohio University, obtaining her teaching certificate. She began her teaching career in Port Washington, and went...
Helen M. Rybarczyk
Feb 6, 2003
Helen M. Rybarczyk, 81, of 511 N. Broadway, New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, February 6, 2003 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was a bookkeeper having retired in 1986 from Gundy Construction Company in New Philadelphia. She was also previously employed by J.A. Raeder Construction Co. and A.J. Weigand Trucking Company in Dover. Born December 9, 1921 in...
Howard W. ''Sparky'' Lorson
Jan 31, 2003
Howard W. “Sparky” Lorson, Sr., 79, of Dover died Friday, January 31, 2003 at Mercy Medical Center following a sudden illness. He retired in 1984 from Dover High School as a Physics and Chemistry Teacher after 35 years. He had also coached football at Dover and Orville for 30 years. Born October 8, 1923 in Dalton he was a son...
Irma F. Schriever
Jan 25, 2003
Irma F. Schriever, 80, died peacefully Saturday, January 25, 2003 at South Broadway Nursing Home in New Philadelphia following a brief illness. She was born January 1, 1923 in Illinois, one of 18 children to the late Louis and Grace Pyle Varadi. Irma had worked for many years as bookkeeper for the Route 800 Machine Shop, a company that her...
Vivian June Mccarty
Jan 24, 2003
Vivian June McCarty, 63, of Dundee, went home to be with the Lord Friday, January 24, 2003. She been employed for over 15 years with the National Farmers Organization and had most recently worked as a nurse�(TM)s aide. Born May 31, 1939 at Cambridge, she was daughter of the late Frank and Luella Shearrow Ankrum. Vivian was a 1957 graduate...
Barney L. Burrell
Jan 21, 2003
Barney L. Burrell, 52, of Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. He was a crew leader for the Street Dept. for the City of Dover where he worked for 27 years. Born December 29, 1950 in Dover, he was the son of Max and Jean Meese Burrell of Dover. Barney was a...
Olive M. Luyster
Jan 21, 2003
Olive M. Luyster, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 in Union Hospital. Born June 6, 1915 in Belmont County, she was daughter of the late William and Anna Johnson Milliken. Olive was an avid reader. She also enjoyed being outdoors watching and feeding “her” birds. She was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Luyster, who...
Dorothy B. Crites
Jan 20, 2003
Dorothy B. Crites, 81, of Dover, died Monday, January 20, 2003 in the Walnut Hills Nursing Home at Walnut Creek. She retired from Society National Bank of Cleveland (now Key Bank) where she had worked for 24 years. Born April 12, 1921 in Carrollton, she was daughter of the late Fred E. & Lucinda Hershberger Reed. A 1939 graduate of...
