Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mary Louise Richard
Feb 8, 2002
Mary Louise Richard, 70, of Dover died Friday, February 8, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following a bout with cancer. Born April 3, 1931 in Dover she was the only child of the late Walter R. and Mabel Martin Brewer. She graduated from Dover High School in 1949. After a short attendance at Stafford Business College in New...
Ronald A. Johnson
Feb 6, 2002
Ronald A. ''Ron'' Johnson, 62, of Dover, died Tuesday, February 5, 2002 in his home. He retired from Armco Steel at Dover where he had worked for 35 years. Born August 21, 1939 at New Philadelphia, he was son of the late Minnie Weigand Johnson. Ron was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Dover. He was an avid...
Elsie M. Bartholomew
Feb 5, 2002
Elsie M. Bartholomew, 95, of Dover died Tuesday, February 5, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. She retired from Sterling Grandview Dairy in Canton. Born December 30, 1906 in Wheeling, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Howard and Mae Bartholomew. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Dover. She enjoyed...
Joan G. Tierney
Jan 29, 2002
Mrs. Francis H. (Joan G.) Tierney, 96, of Dover, died Tuesday, January 29, 2002 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born April 26, 1905, at Steubenville, she was daughter of the late David P. & Catherine Jones Johns. Joan was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church at Dover, a member of the Order of...
John Henry Hamsher
Jan 29, 2002
John Henry Hamsher, age 81, of Dover died peacefully on January 29th with family by his side. We all take comfort in knowing he has been welcomed into heaven where he joins his parents, Milo and Ollie Hamsher, brother Dallas and infant son, Bruce. Originally from the Sugarcreek area, he later owned a farm in Winfield and then worked at...
Ruby L. Cope
Jan 28, 2002
Ruby L. Cope, 85, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, January 28, 2002 in the Hennis Care Center at Dover. She had worked for 22 years as secretary for the First United Methodist Church at Dover. Born August 16, 1916 in Carroll County, she was daughter of the late Isaac & Myrtle Parker Lumley. Ruby was a member of the First...
Judge Harlan Robert Spies
Jan 25, 2002
Judge Harlan Robert Spies, 76, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, January 25, 2002 at New Dawn Health Care Center following a courageous six month battle with cancer. Harlan was born May 12, 1925 in Dover, the son of the late Roger M. and M. Inez Spies of Dover. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Ann Lieser Spies,...
Lois Dreher
Jan 25, 2002
Lois Dreher, 97, of Strasburg died Friday, January 25, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. She retired in 1966 from the Strasburg School System after 27 years as a first grade teacher. She had also taught at several one-room schoolhouses in the area. Born May 22, 1904 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the...
Lydia J. Lederman
Jan 22, 2002
Lydia J. Lederman, 97, of Perry, New York, and formerly of Strasburg died Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at Manor Oak Skilled Nursing Facility in Warsaw, New York following a brief illness. Born April 7, 1904 in Forst, Switzerland she was a daughter of the late Christian and Elise Kunzi Hadorn. She was a member of Winfield United Methodist Church and...
Charles J. ''Jim'' Holcomb
Jan 21, 2002
Charles J. ''Jim'' Holcomb, 64, of Dover, died Monday, January21, 2002 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. He had been employed by Flourocarbon for 25 years where he worked as a oven operator. He later worked as janitor for the Dover Moose lodge. Born February 13, 1937 at New Straitsville, Ohio, he was son of the late Bert & Freda May...
Jerome ''Jerry'' Schilling
Jan 18, 2002
Jerome “Jerry” Schilling, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, January 18, 2002 in his home following an extended illness. He retired in 1984, as a machinist for Commercial Honing at Dover where he worked for 18 years. He had previously been employed at Truck Coal in Strasburg for 21 years. Born February 10, 1919 in Dover Township, he was the...
Joseph Turkovich
Jan 18, 2002
Joseph Turkovich, 80, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Friday, January 18, 2002 in the Hope Hospice House at North Ft. Myers, Florida following an extended illness. He owned and operated Tall Timber Lake from 1961-92. He retired in 1984 as a Surface Mining and Heavy Equipment operator. Born March 8, 1921 in Waynesburg, Ohio, he was the son of the...
Rosemary George Abel
Jan 18, 2002
Rosemary George Abel, 72, of Dover died peacefully on Friday, January 18, 2002 surrounded by family at her home. She had been ill for several months and had been under Hospice Care. Born May 27, 1929 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Nick D. and Gladys Mabel Tate George. A son, Gregory Allen Abel, and two brothers...
Aldin A. Diehl
Jan 17, 2002
Aldin A. Diehl, 74, of Dover died Thursday, January 17, 2002 at Park Village Health Care Center following an extended illness. He retired from Norfolk & Western Railroad after 44 years of service. Born July 30, 1927 in Beach City he was a son of the late Albert and Carrie Steiner Diehl. He was a member of St. John United...
Berniece ''Bea'' Wallick Moore
Jan 15, 2002
Berniece ''Bea'' Wallick Moore, 90, of Dover died Tuesday, January 15, 2002 at Alterra Clare Bridge Cottage in New Philadelphia. She retired from US Ceramic Tile in East Sparta and was also the first female Bus Driver for Lawrence Twp. Schools. Born April 19, 1911 in Beach City she was a daughter of the late Harry and Minola Harrold Bose....
Earl R. Lengler
Jan 13, 2002
Earl R. Lengler, 79 of Garber Dr. NW, Strasburg, died Sunday, January 13, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He worked as a carpenter in local union 69 and retired in 1975. Born February 16, 1922, he was son of the late William & Emma Knodel Lengler. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church at Strasburg...
Alfred H. Clay
Jan 12, 2002
Alfred H. Clay, 81, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, January 12, 2002 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. He retired in 1984 from Hercules in Canton after 43 years of services. Born September 9, 1920 at Dover, he was son of the late Herman & Myrtle Howell Clay. Alfred was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church at...
Brent D. Curran
Jan 10, 2002
Brent D. Curran, 51, of Dover and formerly of Midvale died Thursday, January 10, 2002 at Union Hospital. He was the owner and operator of Curran's Auto and Body Repair, and had also been employed at Briggs and Turivas in Dennison, Barmet Industries in Uhrichsville and Atwood Lake Marina. Born December 19, 1950 in Dover he was a son of...
Edna M. Weigand
Jan 10, 2002
Edna M. Weigand, 84, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Schneider Crossing Rd., Dover, Ohio died Thursday, January 10, 2002 in the center following an extended illness. She was an employee of the former Sales Dress Store in Dover. Born January 7, 1918 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Rudy S. and Cora...
Edward Chrusciel
Jan 8, 2002
Edward Chrusciel, 92, of Dover and formerly Steubenville died Tuesday, January 8, 2002 in the Country Club Care Center at Dover. He had worked for 20 years for Fallensby Steel and then 22 years for the Reeves Steel company where he had retired as Superintendent. He was born July 22, 1909 at Wheeling, West Virginia. Edward was a member of...
