Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Joseph J. Contini
Feb 13, 2001
Joseph J. Contini, 89, of Dover died Tuesday, February 13, 2001 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1977 from Ohio Industrial Supply at New Philadelphia after 27 years of service. Born October 2, 1911 in Dover he was a son of the late Lawrence and Helen Gezzi Contini. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Joseph ''Sonny'' Ray
Feb 12, 2001
Joseph ''Sonny'' Ray, 64, of Dover died Monday, February 12, 2001 at his home following a brief illness. He retired in March of 1999 from old Republic Steel in Massillon after more than 42 years of service. Born July 19, 1936 in Canton he was a son of Erma Patton Ray of Dover and the late John Henry Ray. He...
Patricia J. Bair
Feb 12, 2001
Patricia J. Bair, 73, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Monday, February 12, 2001 in Aultman Hospital at Canton following an extended illness. She was a secretary of the library at Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus for 26 years until her retirement. Born July 28, 1927 in Dover, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Donald Kistler and Beatrice Swinderman...
Zane Jared Sutek
Feb 2, 2001
Zane Jared Sutek, infant son of Andrea Sutek of New Philadelphia and Jared Swarny of Cleveland died Friday, February 2, 2001 at Union Hospital. Zane is also survived by grandparents: Joe and Jackie Sutek of New Philadelphia Jayne Weber of New Philadelphia Jeff Swarny of Cleveland Two great grandmothers: Betty Weber of New Philadelphia Betty Swarny of New Philadelphia Three...
Nannie E. Moran
Feb 1, 2001
Nannie E. Moran Nannie Elizabeth (Goshorn) Dickinson Moran, 76 of the Hennis Care Centre at Dover, died Thursday, February 1, 2001. Born October 10, 1924 at Blairs Mills, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of the late Edgar E. & Eva E. Fortney Goshorn. Nannie was a homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting and loved going to church. She is survived by: One...
Sister Anella Aeling
Feb 1, 2001
Sister Annella Aeling, 80, died on Thursday, February 1 in the infirmary of the Sisters of Divine Providence in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, following a long battle with cancer. On April 29, 1920 in Dover, Gladys Louise was the first born child of the Late Charles and Anna Prince Aeling. She attended St. Joseph's grade and high school until she entered...
Robert E. ''Bob'' Maurer
Jan 31, 2001
Robert E. ''Bob'' Maurer, 76, of Dover, died Wednesday, January 31, 2001 in Union Hospital. He was employed as a glazier and had worked for the former Tusco Glass before retiring from union work. Born April 26, 1924 at Dover, he was son of the late Earl and Edna Rigenbach Maurer. A Marine veteran of World War II, Bob was...
Delores I. Charnock
Jan 31, 2001
Delores I. Charnock, 66, of Strasburg died Wednesday, January 31, 2001 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born December 28, 1934 in Strasburg she was a daughter of the late George and Thelma Hess Stoll. She was a member of Strasburg United Methodist Church and the Bunco Card Club. She enjoyed swimming, playing cards and spending time with her...
Dr. Clifford L. Schrader
Jan 29, 2001
Dr. Clifford L. Schrader, 63, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Monday, January 29, 2001 in his home following a brief illness. Dr. Schrader was an Asst. Professor of Chemistry at the University of Akron. He was teaching Honors Chemistry. He was previously the Science Supervisor for the Summit County Educational Service Center in Akron and longtime Chemistry teacher at Dover...
Margaret A. Weaver
Jan 28, 2001
Margaret A. Weaver, 80, of 148 West St., Bolivar, passed into God's loving care Sunday, January 28, 2001 following a long illness. She was a resident of Hennis Care Centre at Dover for the past 4 1/2 years. Born June 9, 1920 at Independence, PA she was daughter of the late Rollar R. Ayers & Gladys Ayers Gross. A member...
Earl W. Espenschied
Jan 28, 2001
Earl W. Espenschied, 80, of Oak Grove Village, Trenton, Florida, formerly of Dover, died January 28, 2001, in the North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida after a lengthy illness. He was born in Mineral City on May 20, 1920, the son of the late William & Goldie Rummell Espenschied. Earl retired in 1979 as a heavy equipment operator....
William M. Purdey
Jan 23, 2001
William Michael Purdey, 77, of 817 1/2 E. Front St., Dover, died Tuesday, January 23, 2001, in Union Hospital. Born June 26, 1923 in Newark, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Victor & Agnes Kordla Puha. Following his graduation from the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ in 1953, he worked as a draftsman. He was...
June E. Schmidt
Jan 22, 2001
June Elizabeth Schmidt, 79, of Strasburg, died Monday, January 22, 2001, in Union Hospital. Born September 18, 1920 at New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late David & Florence Watkins Sherer. June attended Trinity Gospel Temple in Canton. She was a former member of the Order of Eastern Star #222 at New Phila., was a volunteer for the...
Harry Heid
Jan 20, 2001
Harry Heid, 91, of Strasburg died Saturday, January 20, 2001 at his residence following a brief illness. He retried in 1974 from Tyson Bearings (SKF Industries) in Massillon after 31 years of service, and had also worked at Spidell Printing in Strasburg. Born June 26, 1909 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Albert and Edna Molebash Heid....
Betty J. Shutt
Jan 20, 2001
Betty J. Shutt, 76, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2001 at New Dawn Health Care Center following a brief illness. She and her husband owned and operated Kenny's Boat Haven in Dover, having retired in 1984 after 25 years of service. Born January 14, 1925 in Canton she was a daughter of...
Lois Charlene Baker
Jan 18, 2001
Lois Charlene Baker, 85, of North Huntingdon, PA, died Thursday, January 18, 2001. Born March 16, 1915 in New Philadelphia, she was daughter of the late Charles and Veryl Gray Lintz. Prior to her retirement, she was employed by the Thrift Drug Company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse D. Baker, and...
Dawn D. Ewing
Jan 17, 2001
Dawn D. Ewing, 42, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, January 18, 2001 in her home following an extended illness. Born January 15, 1959 in Canton, she was the daughter of Doloris (Edwards) and Bill Clinton of Dover. She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence Ewing along with her grandparents, William and Blanche Clinton, Walter Edwards, Ross Ewing, and...
Frances O. Jarvis
Jan 16, 2001
Frances O. Jarvis, 78, of Dover died Tuesday, January 16, 2001 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Born November 3, 1922 at Dover she was a daughter of the late Charles and Minnie Geib. She was a member of Dover American Legion Auxiliary and the Dover VFW Auxiliary. She also enjoyed gardening and canning. Frances was preceded in death...
Ralph R. Rufener
Jan 14, 2001
Ralph R. Rufener, 82, of Dover, died Sunday, January 14, 2001, in his home. He retired in 1983 from Cardinal Foundry & Supply Company in Cleveland where he had worked as Foreman. Born February 23, 1918 at Dover, he was the son of the late Herman and Minnie Schilling Rufener. Ralph was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church at...
Helen A. Santore
Jan 13, 2001
Helen A. Santore, 89, of Bolivar, died Saturday, January 13, 2001, in the home she shared with her sister. Born November 1, 1911 at Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Robert & Barbara Brady Hanenkrat. She was a member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover and the Women's Auxiliary of the Dover VFW. Helen enjoyed sewing and quilting....
