Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Frederick J. ''Fritz'' Rothacher
Jun 26, 2002
Frederick J. “Fritz” Rothacher Jr., 79, of Beach City died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday, June 26, 2002 at his home following a sudden illness. He retired in 1984 as a bull Dozer Operator for GEX Hardy Inc. with over 18 years of service. Born May 14, 1923 near Dover he was a son of the late Frederick “Pete” and...
Dolores W. Newell
Jun 21, 2002
Dolores W. Newell, 75, of Dover passed away Friday, June 21, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She retired in 1990 from Union Hospital after 28 years of service. Born February 13, 1927 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Marion and Goldie Kyle Warner Sr. She enjoyed gardening and taking care of her grandchildren. Dolores...
Albert E. Sankar
Jun 20, 2002
Albert E. Sankar A committal service for the cremated remains of Albert E. Sankar, 83, of Dover, will be held Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at 10 a.m., in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens. Fr. William L. Arnold of St. Joseph Church, Dover, will officiate. Military honors will be presented by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3463. Following the committal there will be...
Ora N. Baker
Jun 19, 2002
Ora N. Baker, 91, of Gnadenhutten died Wednesday, June 19, 2002 at Twin City Hospital following a brief illness. He retired from Republic Steel in Massillon after 20 years of service. Born February 5, 1911 in Canton he was a son of the late Joseph and Cenora Sponseller Baker He enjoyed going to church and attended many different churches in...
Bruce Alan Vanfossen Ii
Jun 17, 2002
Bruce Alan VanFossen II, 35, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord on Monday June 17, 2002 after a sudden illness. Born August 17, 1966 at Dover, he was son of Bruce Alan & Carol Fotheringham VanFossen I of Carrollton. A 1984 graduate of Carrollton High School, Bruce was a born again Christian and a member of the...
Linda Lee Orr
Jun 14, 2002
Linda Lee Orr, 57, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, June 14, 2002 at Aultman Hospital in Canton following a brief illness. She was an 18 yr. Employee of the Dover Army Navy Club. Born October 13, 1944 in Mansfield, Ohio, she was the daughter of Mary (Peggy) Pace of Dover and the late Dolan Evel. She was also preceded in...
Brock William Warden
Jun 14, 2002
Brock William Warden, age 17, of Dover, died at Akron Children�(TM)s Medical Center on Friday June 14, 2002 from complications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. He was born Aprill 11, 1985 in Dover, and is survived by his parents, Steven L. & Janet Mitchell Warden, his brother, Mitchell S. Warden of the home, and his dog, Radar. Brock was an avid...
Mabel Skaggs
Jun 13, 2002
Mabel L. Skaggs, 61, of Strasburg, Ohio died Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. She was an employee of Alsco Aluminum at Sugarcreek for twenty years. Born February 6, 1941 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Lena Sexton Froman. Mabel was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover....
Walter G. Mote
Jun 12, 2002
Walter G. Mote, 76, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 12, 2002 in Union Hospital. He had retired from the former Warner & Swasey Company after 30 years of service. Born March 30, 1926 at Millersburg, he was son of the late William & Delpha Derringer Mote. A veteran of the Navy, Walter was active with the Warner & Swasey...
Joseph ''Joe'' Demarco
Jun 12, 2002
Joseph “Joe” DeMarco, 76, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, June 8, 2002 at the Country Club Retirement Center following a brief illness. He retired as the owner/operator of DeMarco Painting and had also worked at Reeves. Born September 16, 1925 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Joseph and Alice Malinda Stull DeMarco Sr. He was a...
Pauline E. Mccartney
Jun 11, 2002
Pauline E. McCartney, 89, of Dover, died Tuesday, June 11, 2002 in the New Dawn Health Care Center. She and her late husband had owned and operated McCartney�(TM)s General Store in New Cumberland. Born April 8, 1913 at New Cumberland, she was son of the late Earl & Maude Stiffler Richmond. She was a member of the Broadway United Methodist...
Bernice I. Welsch
Jun 8, 2002
Bernice I. Welsch, 70, of Franklin Terrace, Strasburg, Ohio died Saturday, June 8, 2002 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She operated the former Camelot Beauty Salon at Strasburg. She was also an employee of the former Town House and Cindy�(TM)s Restaurants both in Strasburg. Born February 25, 1932 in Zoar, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late...
Jack P. Cope
Jun 8, 2002
Jack P. Cope, 75, of Dover died Saturday, June 8, 2002 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. He retired from Huntington Bank in Dover after 30 years of service. Born June 13, 1926 in Carrolton he was a son of the late Judge Frank and Mary Purdue Cope. He was a member of St. John�(TM)s United Church of Christ...
Grace Edith Garver
Jun 5, 2002
Grace Edith Garver, 103, of Strasburg, died Wednesday, June 5, 2002, peacefully at home with her children. Grace was born 6 December 1898 to Zeno and Dora (Snell) Miller on a farm in Canaan township, Wayne County, Ohio. Her mother died when Grace was three and at age 12 she went to live with her paternal grandparents, Michael and Catherine...
Edith Parson
Jun 2, 2002
Edith Parson, 81, formerly of Strasburg, died Sunday, June 2, 2002 in the Country Lawn Nursing Home at Navarre. Born August 20, 1920, at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she was daughter of the late Edward G. & Mary Katherine Hale Stiver. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl C. Parson who died in 1974. Survivors include: Three childrenWilliam C. Parson...
Hannah Jenei
May 30, 2002
Hannah Jenei, 80, of Strasburg died Thursday, May 30, 2002 at the Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar following an extended illness. She retired in 1986 from Fluorocarbon in Columbia after 25 years of service. Born June 17, 1921 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Gilbert and Nora Lab Snyder. She was a member of First Lutheran Church...
Dortha A. Moore
May 29, 2002
Dortha A. Moore, 77, of Dover, died Wednesday, May 29, 2002 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton. She had worked for the former Snyder Manufacturing, now known as Zimmer. Born October 1, 1924 in Lawrence, Twp., she was daughter of the late William Henry & Hattie Tricia Gilbert Burkholder. Dortha was a longtime member of the Dover Alliance Church where...
Mildred I. Lahmers
May 26, 2002
Mildred I. Lahmers, 82, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of Johnson Ave., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, May 26, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl R. Lahmers who died May 23, 1992. Born May 20, 1920 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Milan (Mike) and Edith Pearl Wallick Gordon. Mildred retired from...
Vincent N. ''Tuke'' Walters
May 25, 2002
Vincent N. “Tuke” Walters, 84, of Dover died on Saturday, May 25, 2002 at St. Rita�(TM)s Medical Center in Lima, Ohio following a brief illness. He retired in 1979 as Street Superintendent from the City of Dover and had worked part time for Fiedler and Associates. Born July 23, 1917 in Dover he was a son of the late Frank...
Edna I. ''Popeye'' Yenni
May 25, 2002
Edna I. “Popeye” Yenni, 70, of Dover died Saturday, May 25, 2002 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. Born June 30, 1931 in Midvale she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Frances Waltz Haver. She was a member of Believers Assembly Church in Beach City and enjoyed taking care of her family and grandchildren. Edna is survived...
