Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Anna L. Graham
Nov 24, 2000
Anna L. Graham, 87, of Dover, Ohio died Friday, November 24, 2000 following an extended illness. Born April 10, 1913 in the Tyrol region of Austria, she was the daughter of the late David and Adele Moratti Menapace. Anna was a member of the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at Dover and sometimes attended the Tuscarawas County Senior Center. She enjoyed...
Raymond A. Snyder
Nov 24, 2000
Raymond A. Snyder, 61, of Dover died Friday, November 24, 2000 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He retired in 1997 from Marsh Industries after 20 years of service. Born September 23, 1939 in Akron he was the son of the late Benjamin and Alice Capron Snyder. He enjoyed playing the guitar, and played with many area bands. He...
George F. ''Fred'' Hawk
Nov 23, 2000
George F. ''Fred'' Hawk, 92, of New Philadelphia and a Bolivar resident for over 50 years, died Thursday, November 23, 2000 in Union Hospital after a brief illness. In 1973, Fred retired as an employee for Lawrence Twp. Born, June 14, 1908 at Sherrodsville, he was son of the late Jacob F. & Julia McClain Hawk. He was a member...
Esther Lamonica
Nov 22, 2000
Esther Lamonica, 65, of Dover died Wednesday, November 22, 2000 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. She had worked at the Daily Reporter in New Philadelphia and had also worked at Peoples National Bank in Dover. Born March 14, 1935 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Rosaria Cusma Lamonica. She was a member of...
William A. ''Bill'' Smith
Nov 22, 2000
William A. ''Bill'' Smith, 90, of Dover, went home to be with his heavenly father and to join his loved ones that preceded him in death on Wednesday, November 22, 2000. Born October 7, 1910 in Dover, he was the son of the late Harry and Nellie Wendling Smith. He was a 1931 graduate of Dover High School where he...
Frank W. Rose
Nov 20, 2000
Frank W. Rose, 86, of Strasburg died Monday, November 20, 2000, in Union Hospital. In 1976, after 37 years of work, he retired as a stationary engineer. Frank had also worked as a steam power thrasher and had been employed by Dover Appliance, Cappledale Dairy, Nickles Bakery and was a partner in the Harvey Drilling company. Born January 16, 1914...
Gerald L. Gintz
Nov 19, 2000
Gerald L. Gintz, 70, of Dover, died Sunday, November 19, 2000 in the Hennis Care Centre after an extended illness. He retired in 1986, after 30 years of service from the Dover Light Plant, where he had been supervisor. Born July 10, 1930 at Dover, he was son of the late Harold & Bessie Walton Gintz. Gerald was a member...
Susie E. Lengler
Nov 18, 2000
Susie E. Lengler, 83, of the 6074 Columbia Rd. NW, Dover, Ohio died Saturday, November 18, 2000 in the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Susie retired in 1979 as a Secretary for Baker Highway Express in Dover where she worked for 12 years. Born February 2, 1917 in New Philadelphia, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late...
Grace N. Murray
Nov 16, 2000
Grace N. Murray, 86, of Dover died Thursday, November 16, 2000 at Union Hospital. She was a former employee of the Timken Co. in Canton and Marsh Marlite in Dover. Born February 8, 1914 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late Conrad and Emma Margo Aul. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover, Christian...
Peter Adrian Yockey
Nov 13, 2000
Peter Adrian Yockey, 79, of Dover, died Monday, November 13, 2000 in Aultman Hospital. He retired in 1983 as traveling auditor for the National Life Insurance Company, which is now American General. Born February 8, 1921 at Dover, he was son of the late Peter & Mary Schmidt Yockey. He was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church and...
Freda E. Smith
Nov 12, 2000
Freda E. Smith, 85, of Dover, died Sunday, November 12, 2000 in her home after a long illness. Born May 25, 1915 at Black Betsy, WV, she was a daughter of the late Elizabeth Holloway Adamson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde A. Smith, who passed away on December 16, 1987. Survivors include: 5 daughters Wilma J....
Wayne W. West
Nov 9, 2000
Wayne W. West, 41, of Dover, Ohio died Thursday, November 9, 2000 in Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Wayne was a Service Rig Operator for Bishop Well Services Corporation in Wooster. Born October 7, 1959 in Dennison, Ohio, he was the son of Phyllis (James) Applegate of Dover and William (Mae) West Jr. of New Philadelphia. Wayne served in...
Orlando ''Lefty'' Doriche
Nov 4, 2000
Orlando Joseph ''Lefty'' Doriche, 76, of 519 E. Wills Ave. Dover, passed away Saturday, Nov. 4, 2000, after a brief illness. He was born Feb. 2, 1924, in Dover and grew up on 7th St., home of the infamous ''7th Street Tigers'' and was a lifelong resident of Dover. He was the son of the late Peter Doriche and Teresa...
Wilbert M. ''Moxie'' Myers
Nov 2, 2000
Wilbert M. ''Moxie'' Myers, 83, of Dover died Thursday, November 2, 2000 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. He retired in 1983 from Ohio Department of Transportation after 20 years of service. Born September 1, 1917 in Mineral City he was a son of the late Max and Blanche Jones Myers. He was a Coast Guard Veteran of WW...
Thelma Fern Blackstone
Oct 31, 2000
Thelma Fern Blackstone, 84, formerly of Tremont St., Dover, died Tuesday, October 31, 2000 in Littleton, Colorado. She retired in 1977 as a nurse's aide at Massillon City Hospital. Born January 17, 1916 in Guernsey County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Andrew & Bertha Lura Finley Vessels. Thelma was a member of the East Union Presbyterian Church...
Gomer D. Lewis
Oct 28, 2000
Gomer D. Lewis, 54, of Dover died on Saturday, October 28, 2000 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1999 from Republic Engineered Steel at Massillon after 35 years of service. Born June 10, 1946 in Dover he was a son of Hazel Rousch Lewis of Strasburg and the late Algie Lewis. He enjoyed camping, hunting, auto...
James R. Eichel
Oct 28, 2000
James R. Eichel, 86, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Saturday, October 28, 2000 in the centre following an extended illness. He owned and operated the former Jimmy Eichel Meat Market at New Philadelphia for 29 years and then was a meatcutter in Buehlers Foods at Dover for 12 years. Born October 11, 1914...
John N. Contini
Oct 26, 2000
John Nicholas Contini, 85, of Dover, died Wednesday, October 26, 2000 in his home. He was retired from the Union Camp Corporation. Born June 20, 1915 at Dover, he was a son of the late Nicholas & Mary Leonardo DePallo Contini. John was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at Dover, the Dover Elks Club, AARP and the National...
Robert J. Rentsch
Oct 24, 2000
Robert J. Rentsch, 80, of Dover died Tuesday, October 24, 2000 at his residence following a sudden illness. He was a self-employed carpenter. Born November 4, 1919 in Franklin Twp., Tuscarawas County, Ohio he was a son of the late Russell and Emma Johnson Rentsch. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Strasburg and was...
Randol S. ''Dick'' Williams
Oct 22, 2000
Randol S. ''Dick'' Williams, 78, of Dover, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2000. Born July 2, 1922 at Wileyville, West Virginia, he was a son of the late Nathan and Nancy Calvert Williams. Dick was a proud veteran of World War II having served as Sargent in the Army Infantry earning the Purple Heart...
