Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Minnie A. Johnson
Nov 29, 2001
Minnie A. Johnson, 88, of Strasburg and formerly a Dover resident, died Thursday, November 29, 2001 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. She retired in 1977 after 29 years of employment with East Sparta Ceramics. Born April 24, 1913 at Dover, she was daughter of the late Andrew & Della Schilling Weigand. Minnie was a member of St. Joseph...
Edward L. Lanning
Nov 27, 2001
Edward L. Lanning, 82, of 1220 Dover Ave., Dover, died Tuesday, November 27, 2001 in Aultman Hospital after a lengthy illness. He had worked for many years at the Danner Press company in Canton. Born February 7, 1919 at Lorain, Ohio, he was son of the late Robert & Lora Dugan Lanning. He leaves his wife, Nora (Maiken) Lanning and...
Florence Elaine Stofan
Nov 26, 2001
Florence Elaine Stofan, 67, of 2701 Wyandot Drive, Dover, passed away on November 26, 2001 with her family by her side. She will always be remembered for her sense of humor and kind heart. Formerly of Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Florence moved to Dover 33 years ago. After raising her children, she returned to work and was employed by Union Hospital for...
Herman ''Rick'' Cugliari
Nov 25, 2001
Herman ''Rick'' Cugliari, 71, of Dover died Sunday, November 25, 2001 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1993 from the Timken Co. in Canton after 37 years of service. Born November 2, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late Dominic and Margherita Pace Cugliari. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church,...
Roscoe Clyde Hennis
Nov 24, 2001
Roscoe “Clyde” Hennis, 92, of the Hennis Care Centre and a former Bolivar, Ohio resident died Saturday, November 24, 2001 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He was a retired employee of the Hercules Co. in Canton. Born March 17, 1909 in Bolivar, he was the son of the late Sherman B. and Alberta Speer Hennis. Clyde was a...
Jeanette C. Fryer
Nov 24, 2001
Jeanette C. Fryer, 89, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, November 24, 2001 in her home following an extended illness. She was a clerical employee for the City of Dover Utilities Office from 1967-76. She had also previously been a sales representative. Born September 11, 1912 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Christian and Katie Bernhart Schumacher. She...
Betty J. Clay
Nov 24, 2001
Betty J. Clay, 74, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, November 24, 2001 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born February 27, 1927 in Wainwright she was a daughter of the late Randall and Anna Fox Gleitsman. She was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church in New Philadelphia and was a 1945 graduate of Dover High School. Betty is...
Patricia Davis
Nov 23, 2001
Patricia Davis, 62, of Massillon died Friday, November 23, 2001 at Massillon Community Hospital following an extended illness. She retired from Canton Health Care in August after 19 years of service. Born June 11, 1939 in Dover, Ohio she was a daughter of Alice M. Shonk Grove of Strasburg and the late Herbert K. Grove. She was a member of...
Raymond ''Kevin'' Mills
Nov 21, 2001
Raymond ''Kevin'' Mills, 45, of Dover died Wednesday, November 21, 2001 following a sudden illness. Born September 6, 1956 in Dover he was a son of Raymond Mills Jr. and Doris Jean Hughes Pep both of Dover. He attended St. Mark's AME Zion Church in Dover and enjoyed cooking. In addition to his parents he is also survived by four...
Charles Curtis Meredith
Nov 20, 2001
Charles Curtis Meredith, 90, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Tuesday, Nov. 20 in Aultman Hospital at Canton due to complications of surgery. Born Feb. 26, 1911 in New Philadelphia, Curtis was the son of the late Florence E. Hodel Meredith Trachsel and John William Meredith. He was a coal truck driver prior to service in World War II. A veteran...
John C. Laubscher
Nov 18, 2001
John C. Laubscher, 91, of Dover, died Sunday, November 18, 2001 in the New Dawn Health Care Center. He had been a longtime employee of the Belden Brick Company. Born January 31, 1910 at Dennison, Iowa, he was son of the late Karl & Lena Feller Laubscher. John was a member of the St. John's United Church of Christ in...
Curtis G. Knisely, Jr.
Nov 17, 2001
Curtis G. Knisely, Jr. of Silver Spring, Maryland and formerly of New Philadelphia, died Saturday November 17, 2001. Born October 16, 1921 in New Philadelphia, he was son of the late Curtis G. & Catherine Gribble Knisely. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy A. Lind Knisely; father of Christine, David Knisely, and the late Rachel Knisely; grandfather of Joanna...
George Googash
Nov 17, 2001
George Googash, 87, of Dover, passed away unexpectedly in Branson, Missouri on November 17, 2001. He was born May 3, 1914 at New Philadelphia. George was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Helen Googash and his sisters; Sylvia Googash of Romania, Mary Weber of Youngstown, and Lena Robertson of Alliance. He is survived by: his wife Carolyn to...
Bruce D. Simmons
Nov 16, 2001
Bruce D. Simmons, 50, of Beach City, died Friday, November 16, 2001, in Union Hospital following a brief illness. He had worked as a track burner for Republic Engineered Steels. Born February 20, 1951 at Morgantown, West Virginia, he was son of Mary J. (Robert) Taylor Bleininger of Florida and the late Herbert W. Simmons. Bruce was a car enthusiast...
Jeffrey A. Gustkey
Nov 14, 2001
Jeffrey A. Gustkey, 39, of Dover and formerly of Livonia, Michigan, died Wednesday, November 14, 2001 in Union Hospital. He had worked for Mitsubishi Automotive Electronics of America in Plymouth, Michigan. Born March 26, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan, he was son of Sandy Favot Gustkey of Dover, and the late Edward Gustkey. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Harold L. ''Rocky'' Wright
Nov 12, 2001
Harold L. ''Rocky'' Wright, 45, of New Philadelphia died Monday, November 12, 2001 at the Cleveland Clinic following a brief illness. He was employed at Meteor Sealing Systems in Dover. Born November 3, 1956 in Lowville, New York he was a son of the late Lyle and Shirley Bassett Wright. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding his motorcycle. He was...
Helen Suzanne Burton
Nov 11, 2001
Sue Burton, 77, of New Philadelphia, died on November 11, 2001 following a brief illness. Born in Kenosha, WI on September 13, 1924 she was the daughter of the late William Ray and Helen Schoonover. After graduating from OSU with a business degree, she was a buyer for Higbees. As a homemaker she spent much of her time doing volunteer...
Kenneth W. Dreher
Nov 8, 2001
Kenneth W. “Kenny” Dreher, 53, of 415 Ellen Ave., S.W., New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, November 8, 2001 in Mercy Medical Center at Canton following an extended heart illness. He was a former auto parts sales representative. He also previously operated a Certified Station in Dover and was a bartender at several area establishments. Born July 21, 1948 in Dover,...
Donald ''Jake'' Lentz
Nov 8, 2001
Donald ''Jake'' Lentz, 74, of Dover, died Thursday, November 8, 2001 in his home. Jake was a longtime railroad worker, having ended his career as a car inspector with the B&O Railroad. Born 10, 1927 at Dover, he was son of the late William & Ada Pearch Lentz. He was a member of the St. Johns United Church of Christ...
T. Mae Ritenour
Nov 7, 2001
T. Mae Ritenour, 75, of Dover, died Wednesday, November 7, 2001 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. Born March 14, 1926 at Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, she was daughter of Therma Campbell Pease of New Philadelphia and the late Arnold Pease. She was a member of the Penobscott Homemakers club, Christian Women's Association, and a Tuesday night quilting club. She was a longtime...
