Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Ronald Eugene "Shiny" Zifer
Aug 8, 2022
Ronald Eugene “Shiny” Zifer, 72, of Blacklick, Ohio passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville, Ohio. Born in Dover on November 20, 1949, he was the son of the late Michael and Margaret (Geyer) Zifer. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Bob Zifer; brothers-in-laws’, Hugh McClelland, Denny Barr, Richard...
Bruce M. Taylor
Aug 7, 2022
Bruce M. Taylor, 79, of New Philadelphia passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 7, 2022 surrounded by his family in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Bruce was born on December 23, 1942 in Dover and was a son of the late James and Daisy Wallick Taylor. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Patty Polka,...
Jimmy R. "Skip" Harper Jr.
Aug 7, 2022
Jimmy Ray "Skip" Harper, Jr., 58, of Strasburg went Home to be with The Lord on Sunday, August 7, 2022 surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 13, 1964 in Dover, he was the son of Jimmy R. Harper, Sr. of Strasburg and the late Diane Hensel Harper. He was a life-long member of...
Evelyn Marie Judy
Aug 7, 2022
Evelyn Marie Judy, 87, of Dover passed away at Park Village Southside in New Philadelphia on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Born on September 29, 1934, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur and Mae (Catcott) Bitticker. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Bill Bitticker. Evelyn was a graduate of Dover High School where she...
Gail A. Slater
Aug 6, 2022
Gail A. Slater, 56, of Dover passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 in the Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness. She was born on December 13, 1965 in Canton and was a daughter of the late Weir and Anna Frazier Mulligan. Gail was also preceded in death by her brother, Robert Delanuey; and sister, Audrey Mulligan. She had been...
Robert J. "Sed" Powell
Aug 6, 2022
Robert J. “Sed” Powell, 76, of New Philadelphia, and formerly of New Martinsville, West Virginia, passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born September 1, 1945 in Wetzel County, West Virginia he was a son of the late Joseph Goudy Sr. and Thelma Smith Goudy. Sed was also preceded in death by his brothers,...
Nancy J. Gilmore
Aug 4, 2022
Nancy J. Gilmore, 86, of Dover passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born July 12, 1936 in Midvale she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Verna Brewer Marshall. Nancy was also preceded in death by her husband, Laverne “Vern” Gilmore on April 7, 2016. She retired in 2003 from Dover City...
Evelyn J. Simpson Waite
Aug 1, 2022
Evelyn J. Simpson Waite, 97, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 in the New Dawn Retirement Community. Born on June 4, 1925 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Harold and Lucy Abel Davidson. Evelyn was also preceded in death by her first husband, Otmar P. “Slim” Simpson, and her second husband, John “Jack”...
Dorothea R. Cotton
Jul 31, 2022
Dorothea R. Cotton, age 89, of Dover, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2022, in New Philadelphia’s Community Hospice Truman House following a brief illness. Born August 21, 1932, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Thekla Miller Baum. Dorothea graduated from Dover High School in 1950, and was employed by Eiler’s Candy Store and the W.C....
Frederick W. Aul
Jul 30, 2022
Frederick W. Aul, 94, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Fred was born on April 8, 1929 in Strasburg to the late John and Ann Meiers Aul. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Fern Aul on February 14, 1990 after 36 years of marriage;...
Richard G. Mackey
Jul 28, 2022
Richard G. Mackey, 81, of New Philadelphia, Ohio died Thursday, July 28, 2022 in Akron City Hospital following a brief illness. Richard owned and operated the former R&R Masonry in New Philadelphia with his son, Rick. He previously worked for Benchmark and Gundy Construction Companies in New Philadelphia. Born April 9, 1941, in Dover, he was the son of the...
Merle Robert Foutz
Jul 24, 2022
Merle Robert Foutz, 89, of Jewett, went to his eternal home Sunday, July 24, 2022. Born November 7, 1932, in Scio, he was the son of the late William and Florence Foutz. Merle was a 1950 graduate of Scio High School. He excelled academically, and classmates nicknamed him “the professor.” He spoke fluent German, and enjoyed math, but chemistry was...
Douglas "Ray" Meldrum
Jul 23, 2022
Douglas “Ray” Meldrum, 92, of Dover and long-time resident of Carroll County, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2022, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Ray was born on March 12, 1930. He was the son of the late Ernest E. and Theo (Akers) Meldrum. He graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1948. Ray...
Mary Ripley Haggis
Jul 22, 2022
Mary Ripley Haggis, the youngest of six children, was born on July 13, 1934, to the late Sehon Miller and Hazel Hoyle Ripley at Ellsworth, Ohio. On August 7, 1955, she married William C. Haggis, who served as pastor of Roseville Lutheran Parish, Roseville, Ohio, Grace Lutheran Church, Steubenville, Ohio, retired from Grace Lutheran Church, Dover, Ohio after 26 years,...
Joe T. Lang
Jul 22, 2022
Joe T. Lang, 59, of Dover passed away suddenly on Friday, July 22, 2022, at Wooster Community Hospital. Born on February 27, 1963, in Dover, he was the son of Joe T. Lang, and the late Kathleen (Brink) Lang. Joe was a graduate of Dover High School and honorably served our country in the United State Air Force where he...
Randy O. Pershing
Jul 19, 2022
Randy O. Pershing, age 57, of Dover (Parral), died Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in his home, following a sudden illness. Born October 14, 1964, in Massillon, he was a son of the late John A. and Bonnie L. Hess Pershing. Randy attended school in Dover, and was a skilled welder employed by Gradall Industries in New Philadelphia. He loved the...
Carole Jane (Endres) Cenci
Jul 19, 2022
Carole Jane (Endres) Cenci, 79, of Dover, passed away in the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia following a brief illness. Carole was preceded in death by the love of her life, her “darling” Tony, and she was reunited with him, in heaven, on July 19, 2022 – their 48th wedding anniversary. Born November 23, 1942, Carole was a...
Thomas J. "Tommy" Chenevert
Jul 16, 2022
Thomas J. “Tommy” Chenevert, age 71, of Dover, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre following a long illness. Born February 26, 1951, in Napoleonville, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Gerald and Olivia Sussman Chenevert. Tommy graduated from Assumption High School in Napoleonville, and went on to earn his bachelors degree in engineering...
Hilda King Schneider
Jul 16, 2022
Hilda King Schneider entered into her Savior’s heavenly kingdom on July 16th, 2022. Born in 1921, she would have celebrated her 101st birthday on Aug. 14. Hilda was in good health until the morning of her stroke. Hilda was the daughter of the late William and Eva Rufenacht King of Parral, Ohio. She attended Wooster Highway School and Dover High...
James P. Snyder
Jul 14, 2022
James P. “Jim” Snyder, age 80, of Dover, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022, in Community Hospice Truman House, New Philadelphia, from complications following a recent stroke. Born March 16, 1942, in Dover, he was the son of the late Joseph and Marjorie Meiser Snyder. Jim graduated from Dover’s St. Joseph High School, and went on to serve honorably with...
