Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Hazel H. Fletcher
Aug 7, 2000
Hazel H. Fletcher, 103, of 1427 W. 1st Ave., Columbus, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Monday, August 7, 2000 in her home. Born July 28, 1897 in Richland County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Catherine Strome Baker. She grew up in the Methodist church and enjoyed quilting where she was a member...
Hazel H. Fletcher
Aug 7, 2000
Hazel H. Fletcher, 103, of 1427 W. 1st Ave., Columbus, Ohio and a former Dover resident died Monday, August 7, 2000 in her home. Born July 28, 1897 in Richland County, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Mary Catherine Strome Baker. She grew up in the Methodist church and enjoyed quilting where she was a member...
Merrell S. Espenschied
Aug 6, 2000
Merrell S. Espenschied, 83, of 228 W. 8th St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, August 6, 2000 in the New Dawn Health Care Center following a brief illness. He retired as an employee of the Marlite Corporation at Dover. Born January 18, 1917 in Dover, he was the son of the late Daniel Carl and Christena Hartman Espenschied. Merrell was a...
Robert E. ''Bob'' Steffe
Aug 6, 2000
Robert E. ''Bob'' Steffe, 81, of Strasburg died Sunday, August 6, 2000 at his home following an extended illness. He retired in 1978 from Norfolk Western Railroad. Born September 1, 1918 in Dundee, he was a son of the late Norman B. and Clara C. Dietz Steffe. He was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bolivar and the...
Bruce A. Miceli
Aug 4, 2000
Bruce A. Miceli, 39, of 333 W. 5th St., Dover, Ohio died Friday, August 4, 2000 at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. He was a former sales and design employee at the former Wilmar Furniture Company at Dover. Born August 26, 1960 in Dover, he was the son of Agnes Krayzel Miceli with whom he resided and the late...
Thomas R. Mayforth
Aug 3, 2000
Thomas R. Mayforth, 54, of Strasburg, died Thursday, August 3, 2000 in his home. He had been employed with Canton Drop Forge for 36 years as a truck driver. Born June 29, 1946 at Dover, he was son of the late Ivan and Isabell Limbacher Mayforth. Thomas was a member of the First Moravian Church at Dover. He enjoyed spending...
James J. Bambeck
Jul 30, 2000
James J. Bambeck, 81, of 5998 St. Peters Church Rd. NW, Dover, Ohio died Sunday, July 30, 2000 in his home following a brief illness. He retired as an Operating Engineer for Alliance City Construction where he worked for twenty years and also was a former service manager for Weaver Truck Trailer Company at Dover for twelve years. Born April...
Wilma L. Cole
Jul 30, 2000
Wilma L. Cole, 83, of New Philadelphia died on Sunday, July 30, 2000 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. Born February 18, 1917 in Uhrichsville she was a daughter of the late George and Mary Ann Ferrel Harshey. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband William Cole who died on August 15, 1979. She is survived...
Tyrone ''Terry'' Eberly
Jul 30, 2000
Tyrone L. ''Terry'' Eberly, 48, of Bolivar, died Sunday, July 30, 2000 in Doctors Hospital at Massillon following a long battle with cancer. Born November 27, 1951 at Dover, Terry was the soon of Clyde & Clairene Dickerhoof of Strasburg. He attended Bolivar Wesleyan Church and was a social member of the Beach City Army-Navy Club. He enjoyed working on...
J. Russell Graves
Jul 29, 2000
J. Russell Graves, 86, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, July 29, 2000 at the New Dawn Health Care Center following a brief illness. He was the owner/operator of Plumbing Contractors and Supply Co. in Dover, having retired in 1984 after many years of service. Born February 6, 1914 in Smyrna, Tennessee he was a son of the late Joseph and...
Clara E. Ross
Jul 25, 2000
Clara E. Ross, 91, of Dover died Tuesday, July 25, 2000 at the Park Village Health Care Center following a two year illness. She retired from Dover Molded Products after thirty two years of service. Born June 20, 1909 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late William and Emma Gatschet Edie. She was a member of First...
John C. ''Jack'' Leehan
Jul 18, 2000
John C. ''Jack'' Leehan, 73, of Dover died Tuesday, July 18, 2000 at Union Hospital due to complications following surgery. He retired from Sugarcreek Heating and Air Conditioning after ten years of service. Born February 10, 1927 in Erie, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late John and Virginia Bumgarner Leehan. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Norene M. Kelker
Jul 13, 2000
Norene M. Kelker, 78, of Dover died Thursday, July 13, 2000 at Morning View Care Center following an extended illness. She retired from the Housekeeping Department at Union Hospital after many years of service. Born August 13, 1921 at Dover she was a daughter of the late Robert and Hattie Houston Walker. She was a member of St. Marks AME...
James D. ''Jim'' Maher
Jul 11, 2000
James D. ''Jim'' Maher, 74, of Somerdale, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000 in his home. He retired in 1985 from the Timken Company of New Philadelphia and Canton after 37 years of service. Born February 26, 1926 at Somerdale, he was son of the late John & Myrtle Roberts Maher. Jim was an Army veteran of World War II having...
Ada ''Maxine'' Leehan
Jul 9, 2000
Ada ''Maxine'' Leehan, 69, of Dover died Sunday, July 9, 2000 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She retired from Central Fuel in New Philadelphia after ten years of service. Born May 23, 1931 in Elkins, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Robert and Josie Elza White. She was a member of St. Joseph...
William (Bill) A. Weible
Jul 8, 2000
William A. (Bill) Weible, 76, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, July 8, 2000 in his home following an extended heart condition. He retired in May, 1983, from the Advertising Department of the Times Reporter where he was formerly Retail Advertising Manager. He worked for the paper for 38 years. Born August 18, 1923 in Dover, he was the son of...
Edward ''Eddie'' Maughan
Jul 6, 2000
Edward C. Maughan, 84, of Dover, died Thursday, July 6, 2000 in Union Hospital. He had operated the former Eddie's Auto Service in Dover for 50 years. Born May 7, 1916 at Chappel, Nebraska, he was son of the late John & Florence Maus Maughan. Eddie was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was active with the Zoar Road Gun...
William (Bill) J. Obermiller
Jul 5, 2000
William J. (Bill) Obermiller, 82, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, July 5, 2000 in the New Dawn Health Care Center following a six month illness. Bill owned and operated the Dover Machine Company at Dover since in 1951. Born March 14, 1918 in Dover, he was the son of the late Walter and Lillian Goettage Obermiller. He was a member...
Dimple Scott
Jul 2, 2000
Dimple K. Scott, 92, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Brookside Drive, Dover, Ohio died Sunday, July 2, 2000 in the center following a massive stroke. She was formerly a schoolteacher and Principal at the South Williamson School in Kentucky. Born May 25, 1908 in Blackberry, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Hi and...
Hilda Marie Domer
Jun 29, 2000
Hilda Marie Domer, 90, a former Dover resident died Friday, June 30, 2000 at the Corsica Hills Nursing Home in Centreville, Maryland following an extended illness. She retired in 1970 from the Dover Public Schools having taught the elementary grades for 28 years. Born December 31, 1909 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Albert and Helen Handrich...
