Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
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...
Melba Ruth Eichel
Oct 21, 2000
Melba Ruth Eichel, 76, of Dover, Ohio died Saturday, October 21, 2000 in her home following a brief illness. She retired in 1992, as nursing instructor at Kent State University (Tusc. Branch) Nursing Program where she taught for 22 years. She was also previously a Registered Nurse at Union Hospital for many years. Born October 11, 1924 in Wausa, Nebraska,...
John W. Cyphert Sr.
Oct 20, 2000
John W. Cyphert Sr., 74, of Dover died Friday, October 20, 2000 at his residence following an extended illness. He retired from Deibold Corp. in Canton after 15 years of service. Born July 8, 1926 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Paul and Lula O'Shield Cyphert. He was a member of the Dover VFW and was...
B. Joan Hall
Oct 16, 2000
B. Joan Hall, of New Philadelphia, died Monday, October 16, 2000 in her home. A homemaker for most of her life, Joan had also worked locally for General Electric, Allied Machine and the former Kreisher's Drug Store in Dover. Born September 24, 1929 at New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Edgar & Myrta Gartrell Beans. She was...
Alice U. Wallick
Oct 14, 2000
Alice U. Wallick, 92, of the Park Village Health Care Center and a former Sugarcreek, Ohio resident died Saturday, October 14, 2000 in the center. Born April 20, 1908 in Baltic, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Daniel S. and Sevilla Yoder Domer. Alice was a member of the First United Church of Christ at Sugarcreek and its...
Calvin Jerome Farmer
Oct 6, 2000
Calvin Jerome ''Romey'' Farmer, 44, was called away from his family and loved ones on October 6, 2000. Calvin was born in Dayton, Ohio on December 10, 1955 to the late Lois Harrington Farmer and Calvin Cooper. Calvin moved to New Philadelphia in 1991 and was owner of CF Trucking Company. ''Romey'' attended Greater Bethel Apostolic Church in Canton and...
James D. Shumaker
Oct 4, 2000
James D. Shumaker, 77, of Dover, died Wednesday, October 4, 2000 in Aultman Hospital at Canton. In 1978, He retired from the Dover Light Plant where he had worked for 30 years as a stationary steam engineer. He had been employed with the Dover Machine Company in the years following his retirement. Born January 4, 1923 at Dover, he was...
David W. Hamilton
Oct 2, 2000
David W. Hamilton 88, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Miller Ave., NW, New Philadelphia, Ohio died Monday, October 2, 2000 in the center. He was a retired machinist for the Shenango Company at Dover. Born November 2, 1911 in Neffs, Ohio, he was the son of the late William J. and Cora Snyder Hamilton. He...
Thelma B. Shough
Oct 1, 2000
Thelma B. Shough, 94, of Dover died Sunday, October 1, 2000 at Park Village Health Care Center following a brief illness. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Dover and Baltic Schools. Born October 31, 1905 in Columbus she was a daughter of the late William and Susan Kline Baldwin. She was a graduate of Miami University at Oxford,...
Edna C. Schaar
Sep 29, 2000
Edna C. Schaar, 89, of Dover died Friday, September 29, 2000 at the Rose Lane Health Center in Jackson Township following an extended illness. She, along with her husband, were motor route carriers for the Times Reporter from 1972 to 1981. Born July 15, 1911 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Anna Cappel Lahmers. She...
Georgia L. Andreas
Sep 29, 2000
Georgia L. Andreas, 75, of Beach City, Ohio died Friday, September 29, 2000 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar following an extended illness. She assisted her family in the operation of the Andreas Stock Farm at Beach City. Born August 10, 1925 in Malta, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Bryan and Hattie Davidson Ball. She was...
Paul F. Rufenacht
Sep 28, 2000
Paul F. Rufenacht, 98, of Stow and a longtime resident of the Dellroy area, died Thursday, September 28, 2000 in Akron City Hospital. He was retired from Wright Tool in Barberton where he had worked as Shop Foreman. Born December 17, 1901 at Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, he was son of the late Frederick & Mary Rausch Rufenacht. Paul was...
