Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Mary E. Anderson
Aug 26, 2002
Mary E. Anderson, 78, of Applecreek and formerly of Goshen died Monday, August 26, 2002 at Dunlap Memorial Hospital in Orrville following an extended illness. She was a homemaker who also worked at Mason�(TM)s IGA and was an Assistant Manager at Lawson�(TM)s Dairy. Born August 8, 1924 in Tippecanoe, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Harry S. and...
Russell W. Blaser
Aug 25, 2002
Russell W. Blaser, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, August 25, 2002 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Russ retired in 1975 from the Dover Post Office where he worked for 35 years. Born July 1, 1913 in Dover, he was the son of the late William and Anna Egler Blaser. He was a member of the St. John�(TM)s...
Janice K. Trachsel
Aug 25, 2002
Janice K. Trachsel, 64, of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, August 25, 2002 in her home. She had worked in the bookkeeping department of the former Warner & Swasey at New Philadelphia. Born July 6, 1938 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Dwight A. & Eva Marie Stahl Lawrence. A 1956 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, Janice was...
Chester A. Bennett, M.D.
Aug 25, 2002
Chester A. Bennett, M.D., of New Philadelphia, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2002, in his home. Born Jun. 1, 1904, in Newcomerstown, he was a son of the late Howard and Bessie Gephart Bennett. Dr. Bennett did his undergraduate work in pre-med at Ohio University, and graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1932. He married a young nursing...
Martha ''Marty'' E. Hagloch
Aug 25, 2002
Martha E. “Marty” Hagloch, 71, of Dover, Ohio died Sunday, August 25, 2002 at Union Hospital following complications from diabetes. Marty worked as a cook and then a nurses aid at the Hennis Care Centre in Dover and enjoyed providing home health care for people. She had previously worked for various restaurants in Tuscarawas County. Born December 26, 1930 in...
Walter W. Black
Aug 24, 2002
Walter W. Black, 93, of Canton, and formerly of Dover, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002, in Aultman Hospital at Canton following an extended illness. Born Aug. 7, 1909, in Dundee, he was a son of the late Verner and Lydia Haas Black. Walter attended Bolivar schools and married Dorothy LaTourrette in 1933. Dorothy preceded him in death in 1978. Walter...
Stella ''Dolly'' Mcclintock
Aug 24, 2002
Stella “Dolly” McClintock, 71, of Dover, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, August 24, 2002. Born January 11, 1931 at Canton, she was the daughter of Clifton & Vera Furlong Ray. She had been an active member of the Mineral City Senior Citizens, had attended the Ruslin Hills United Church of Christ and was...
Ellen E. Moore Neff
Aug 23, 2002
Ellen E. Moore Neff, 88, of First Community Village, Columbus, and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Friday, Aug. 23, 2002. Born Sept. 30, 1913, in Neffs, OH, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Martha St. John Adams. At the age of six, Ellen moved with her family to Tuscarawas County. She attended Midvale High School, and...
Ray E. Halter
Aug 23, 2002
Ray E. Halter, 84, of Dover, died Friday, August 23, 2002 in Union Hospital. He had been a longtime employee of General Telephone having retired in 1980 after 33 years of service. Born September 23, 1917 at Dover, he was son of the late Raymond & Pearl Kline Halter. Ray served as a sharpshooter in the Army Air Corps while...
Albert V. ''Zuke'' Zuchegno
Aug 23, 2002
Albert V. “Zuke” Zuchegno, 84, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 23, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre following a brief illness. He was a retired machinist at the former Shenango Company in Dover where he worked for over 40 years. Born January 1, 1918 in Dover, he was the son of the late Vincent and Carmella DeNoy Zuchegno. He...
Fern E. Carr
Aug 22, 2002
Fern E. Carr, 70, a lifelong resident of Strasburg, died Thursday, August 22, 2002 in Massillon Community Hospital. She was a well-known cake decorator, having operated Carr�(TM)s Decorated Cakes from her home for over 30 years. Born October 28, 1931 in Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Kenneth & Cree Hoover Shaffer. Fern was a longtime member of the...
