Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mary F. Bitikofer
Feb 7, 2000
Mary F. Bitikofer, age 98, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, February 7, 2000, following a full Christian life. She resided in the Sugarcreek area until moving to Strasburg in 1982, and to the Morning View Care Center in 1991. She was born May 20, 1901 in Holmes County to George and Malinda (Miller) Flinner. On December 8,...
Paul R. Hayes
Feb 4, 2000
Paul R. Hayes, 72, of Dover died Friday, February 4, 2000 at the home of his son in Dallas Texas. He retired from Reese Trucking and had formerly worked for A.J. Weigand Trucking both in Dover. Born September 3, 1927 in Uhrichsville he was a son of the late Charles and Anna Hayes. He was a member of St. Joseph...
Gertrude M. Shutt
Jan 31, 2000
Gertrude M. Shutt, 87, a former Strasburg resident, died Monday, January 31, 2000 in the South Broadway Nursing Home at New Philadelphia. Born January 18, 1913 at Strasburg, she was daughter of the late Robert D. & Christina Kramer Bowen. She was a member of the St. John United Church of Christ at Strasburg. Gertrude was preceded in death by...
Janet R. Deetz
Jan 26, 2000
Janet R. (Incarnato) Deetz of 600 W. 14th St., Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, January 26, 2000 following a nine year illness. Born December 18, 1912 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Philomena Nigro Incarnato. Janet was in the tavern business for nearly 70 years. Until 1991, she owned and operated “JD’s Rendezvous” on Tuscarawas Ave....
John R. Luthy
Jan 23, 2000
John R. Luthy, 94, of 214 W. 23rd St., Dover, Ohio died Sunday, January 23, 2000 at his son Rudy’s home near Stone Creek. John retired in 1970 as an employee of the Greer Steel Company at Dover where he worked for 31 years. Born August 31, 1905 near Dover, he was the son of the late Rudolph and Rosa...
Pearl Coyle
Jan 23, 2000
Pearl Coyle, 94, formerly of Mineral City died Sunday, January 23, 2000 at the New Dawn Health Care Center following a brief illness. She had retired from East Sparta Ceramics after 25 years of service. Born August 18, 1905 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania she was a daughter of the late Bert and Ella McCracken Jones. She was a member of St....
Theresa K. Lynn
Jan 23, 2000
Theresa K. Lynn, 89, of Dover died Sunday, January 23, 2000 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born October 20, 1910 in Flushing, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Martin and Mary Fontana. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Theresa was preceded in death by her husband Raymond Z. Lynn who died on January...
Harold Egler
Jan 22, 2000
Harold "Red" Egler, 76, of Dover died Saturday, January 22, 2000 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. He retired in 1986 from East Sparta Ceramic Tile after 45 years of service. Following retirement he was employed at the Atwood Lake Marina. Born October 22, 1923 in Somerdale he was a son of the late Raymond and Beulah Stonebrook Egler....
Merle A. Himes
Jan 19, 2000
Merle A. Himes, 88, of Strasburg died Wednesday, January 19, 2000 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. He retired in 1979 from the Timken Co. in Canton after 35 years of service. Born May 2, 1911 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Arley and Edith Klingler Himes. He was a member of First Lutheran...
Chester E. Truman
Jan 18, 2000
Chester E. Truman, 73, of Dover died Tuesday, January 18, 2000 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. He had formerly worked for the Reeves Mill, Dover Police Dept. and Rees Cast Stone. Born September 24, 1926 in New Philadelphia he was a son of the late James and Agnes Ricklic Truman. He was a Navy Veteran of...
Laura V. Turvey
Jan 17, 2000
Laura V. Turvey, 82, of Essex II Care Center in Salem and formerly of Strasburg, died Monday, January 17, 2000 in the center. Born April 19, 1917 in Canton, she was a daughter of the late John & Ida Vorhees Ferguson. She was a member of the Strasburg United Methodist Church, Strasburg AARP, and Tuscarawas County Senior Citizens. Laura was...
John A. Jerome
Jan 16, 2000
John A. Jerome 79, of 6672 Old State Route 39 NW, Dover, Ohio died Sunday, January 16, 2000 following an extended illness. He retired in 1986 as Manager of the Dover Elks Lodge. He had previously managed the former Tally Ho in Dover. Born March 5, 1920 in Dover, he was the son of the late Anthony L. and Mary...
Lori Ann Kieffer
Jan 15, 2000
Lori Ann Kieffer, 23, of 4315 Tabor Ridge Rd. N.E., Mineral City, Ohio died Saturday, January 15, 2000 in her home following a sudden illness. Lori was a floral designer for the Floral Packaging Company at Dover. Born November 15, 1976 in Dover, she was the daughter of Lars E. and Jovan Davis King of Dover. She was a member...
Emmy Grossniklaus
Jan 14, 2000
Emmy Grossniklaus, 84, of the Hennis Care Centre and formerly of Crater Ave., Dover, Ohio died Friday, January 14, 2000 in the centre following an extended illness. Emmy retired in 1985, as a waitress at the Union Country Club in Dover where she worked for 17 years. Born January 20, 1915 in Switzerland, she was the daughter of the late...
Norma Jean Mcdonald
Jan 11, 2000
Norma Jean McDonald, 66, of New Philadelphia died Tuesday, January 11, 2000 in Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. She had worked in the assembly department for Handy & Harman, and had also worked for the former Sparta Manufacturing. Born February 6, 1933 at Dover, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary Jane Chaney Shear. Norma...
Mary Margaret Hollinger
Jan 11, 2000
Mary Margaret Hollinger, 67, of 1712 McMillen Ave., Dover, Ohio died Tuesday, January 11, 2000 in her home following a five month illness. Mary was a Registered Nurse having worked at the Park Village Health Care Center in Dover for 13 years. She had previously been an Industrial Nurse at the Timken Roller Bearing Company at New Philadelphia and emergency...
Mary M. Norris
Jan 11, 2000
Mary M. Norris, 98, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at Country Club Retirement Center at Dover following an extended illness. Born in Keene, Coshocton County, Ohio on June 25, 1901 to Charles and Harriet Pew, she lived most of her life in the Dover/New Philadelphia area. She and her husband of 70 years enjoyed travelling and fishing. A...
Eileen Hatcher
Jan 11, 2000
Eileen Hatcher, 79 of Dover died Tuesday, January 11, 2000 at the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. She was an LPN at Union Hospital and also helped her husband run Chucks Chicken in north Dover for many years. Born December 6, 1920 in Orillia, Ontario Canada she was a daughter of the late Arthur and May Orr Bunce....
Dorothy Swonger
Jan 11, 2000
Dorothy Swonger, 87, of New Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 11, 2000 in the South Broadway Nursing Home. She had been a Registered Nurse at Union Hospital in Dover for over 35 years, having retired in 1971. Born June 20, 1912 at Lakewood, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Christopher and Harriet Bivens Oppliger. She was a lifelong member...
Margaret L. "Monie Lou" Gibbs
Jan 10, 2000
“The Candy Lady” Margaret L. “Monie Lou” Gibbs, 77, of 403 W. 11th St. Dover, passed away Monday, January10, 2000 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. She was owner/operator of the family business – the Eiler Candy store at Dover, where she had managed for 63 years. Born October 9, 1922 at Dover, she was a daughter...
