Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Thelma I. Mahaffey
Sep 25, 2002
Thelma I. Mahaffey, 80, of Belpre, and a former New Philadelphia resident, died Wednesday, September 25, 2002 in her home. Born October 5, 1921 in Stone Creek, she was daughter of the late James & Alva Bennington Hodkinson. Thelma was a member of the Faith Cathedral in New Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond L. Mahaffey....
Patricia A. Weist
Sep 24, 2002
Patricia A. Weist, 73, of S. James St., Dover, Ohio and a former New Philadelphia resident died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 in her home following a brief illness. Born November 5, 1928 in New Paris, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl A. and Beverly Arnold Northrop. She formerly attended the Otterbein United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia....
Bernice M. Neff
Sep 24, 2002
Bernice M. Neff, 91, of Dover died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following an extended illness. She retired from Schwartz-Kline�(TM)s in Dover after many years of service. Born August 27, 1911 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Bertha Snyder Becker. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Dover....
Irene M. Nemetz
Sep 24, 2002
Irene M. Nemetz, 86, of 128 E. 16th St., Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, September 24, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was a retired employee of U.S. Quarry Tile Company in East Sparta where she worked for 30 years. Born March 22, 1916 in Mineral City, Ohio, she was the daughter of late Minnie Brinkman. She was...
Dorothy J. Hixenbaugh
Sep 23, 2002
Dorothy J. Hixenbaugh, 71, of Dover, died Monday, September 23, 2002 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born September 30, 1930 at Waynesburg, PA, she was daughter of the late Shirdon & Marie Laya Pringle. Dorothy was a member of the First Christian Church in Dover and had been active in its Women�(TM)s Outreach. She was skilled at using her hands...
Lena M. Deromedi
Sep 22, 2002
Lena M. Deromedi, 80, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, September 22, 2002 in her home following an extended illness. She was a longtime waitress at the former Espenschied�(TM)s Restaurant where she worked for forty years. She was also an employee of the former Hotel Reeves at Dover. Born March 4, 1922 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of...
Alma Bongini
Sep 20, 2002
Alma Bongini, 88, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, September 20, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She was an employee of the former Belmont Stamping Co. (Sadiron) at Dover. Born November 10, 1913 in Roswell, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Romeo and Caroline Bollini Simonetti. Alma was a member of the St. Joseph�(TM)s...
John R. ''Spicket'' Fawcett
Sep 19, 2002
John R. “Spicket” Fawcett, 53, of New Philadelphia died Thursday, September 19, 2002 in the Joel Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg following a sudden illness. He was employed by Mt. Eaton Elevator & Holmes Ag Grainery. Born August 20, 1949 at Dover, John was son of the late Ernest “Bud” & Sarah Jackson Fawcett. He was a longtime member of the...
D. Jane Murray
Sep 18, 2002
D. Jane Murray, 82, of Dover, died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Nov. 2, 1920, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Bert T. and Bessie King Garner. Jane was a graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and was a loving wife mother and grandmother. She was a member...
Cora M. Martin
Sep 16, 2002
Cora M. Martin, 71, of Dover, died Monday, September 16, 2002, in Hennis Care Centre at Dover. A longtime employee of Buehler�(TM)s Fresher Foods, she worked at the Dover location for 27 years. Born August 28, 1931 at New Straitsville, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Bert & Freda Wilson Holcomb. Cora had attended Somerdale Marantha Bible Church....
Donald A. Harding
Sep 15, 2002
Donald A. Harding, 89, of New Philadelphia died Sunday, September 15, 2002 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. He retired from General Motors in Detroit after 35 years of service. Born May 7, 1913 in Cambridge he was a son of the late Homer and Inez Harding. He was a member of the New Philadelphia Elks and...
Georganne H. Geltz
Sep 14, 2002
Georganne H. Geltz, 75, of Dover died Saturday, September 14, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton following an extended illness. She retired in 1971 from East Elementary School in Dover having taught the second grade for 21 years. Born February 16, 1927 in East Liverpool she was a daughter of the late George and Lucille Hill Race. She was...
Donna D. Slocum
Sep 12, 2002
Donna D. Slocum, 67, of 648 Front St., S.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, September 12, 2002 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. She was a former Day Care Provider. Born March 14, 1935 in East Sparta, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Bertha Bell Sullivan. Donna attended the Church of the Living God in...
Dale I. Andreas
Sep 12, 2002
Dale I. Andreas, 88, of 211 Reeves Avenue, Dover, Ohio, passed away on September 12, 2002 at Union Hospital in Dover. Dale was born on April 10, 1914 in Dover, Ohio and was the son of the late Howard and Neala Geltz Andreas. He graduated from Dover High School in 1933 and was a forward on the Dover High School...
Maxine R. Hazel
Sep 10, 2002
Maxine R. Hazel, 92, of Dover, and formerly a resident of Dalton and Wooster, passed away September 10, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. She and her late husband were co-founders of the Cordelia Ware Pottery in Dalton. Born June 22, 1910 at Beloit (Mahoning County), Ohio, she was daughter of the late Bert Ross & Sadie Stanyard...
Curtis C. ''Curt'' Auman
Sep 10, 2002
Curtis C. “Curt” Auman, 56, of Yorba Linda, California, died Tuesday, September 10, 2002, in Western Medical Center, Santa Ana, California, following a sudden illness. Born September 14, 1945, in Dover, he was a son of the late Walter and Verna Marie Wunderlich Auman. Curt graduated in 1962 from Dover High School, and entered the U.S. Navy. He served honorably...
Darl D. Huffman
Aug 31, 2002
Darl D. Huffman, 81, of Dover passed away Saturday, August 31, 2002 at the Hennis Care Center. Born February 11, 1921 in Big Beaver, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late George and Cora DeHass Huffman. A resident of Dover for 55 years, he was a Staff Sergeant during WW II having served in the Aleutian Islands....
Alvin ''Gene'' Archinal
Aug 31, 2002
Alvin “Gene” Archinal, 76, of St. Clairsville died Saturday, August 31, 2002 at the Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling following an extended illness. He retired from B&O (CSX) Railroad after 35 years of service Born July 10, 1926 in Dover he as a son of the late Charles and Bertha Wiandt Archinal. He was an Army veteran of WW...
Edythe G. Rittenour
Aug 30, 2002
Edythe G. Rittenour, 76, of New Philadelphia died Friday, August 30, 2002 in her home following a sudden illness. Born January 29, 1926 in Uhrichsville she was a daughter of the late Burt and Minnie Shroyer Edwards. She was a devoted Republican, who belonged to the Republican Party for many years. She also enjoyed reading, gardening and sewing. Edythe was...
Margaret A. ''Peg'' Samsa
Aug 27, 2002
Margaret A. “Peg” Samsa, 83, of Strasburg died Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born April 17, 1919 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Louis P. and Edna Bach Dreher. She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Strasburg, Pythian Sisters for 60 years, Democratic Women, Homemakers Club, Women of the...
