Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
John O. "Bud" Pershing
Mar 23, 2022
John O. “Bud” Pershing, age 30, of Dover (Parral), passed away unexpectedly, at home, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Born March 4, 1992, in Dover, he was the son of Randy O. (Aileen) Pershing of Parral, and Diane (Dave Cowles) Hayes of New Philadelphia. John attended Dover High School and Buckeye Career Center, graduating in 2010. He was employed as...
Jamie P. Stocker
Mar 22, 2022
Jamie P. Stocker, age 49, of Stone Creek, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia after battling pancreatitis. Born September 29, 1972, in Dover, he was the son of Brenda Ellwood Stocker of Stone Creek and the late Robert T. Stocker. Jamie attended New Philadelphia High School. In addition to his mother, he...
James P. "Jim" Turnbull
Mar 21, 2022
James P. “Jim” Turnbull, 78, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, March 21, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on May 7, 1943 in Oberlin, Ohio he was the son of the late Walter and Virginia Barber Turnbull. Jim proudly served his country with the United States Marine Corps for four years during the Vietnam War, and...
Steve T. "Georgie" Lane Jr.
Mar 21, 2022
Steve T. “Georgie” Lane Jr., age 68, of North Canton (Jackson Township), and formerly of Uhrichsville, passed away Monday, March 21, 2022, in his sleep, at home, from complications of lung cancer. Born December 3, 1953, in Ashland, he was a son of the late Steve T. and Grace Dale Wright Lane. Steve graduated from Claymont High School in 1972,...
James E. "Jim" Breitenstein
Mar 20, 2022
James E. “Jim” Breitenstein, 88, of Dover passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022, at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on November 27, 1933, in Dover, he was the son of the late Eugene and Bertha (Horn) Breitenstein. Jim honorably served our country in the United States Army where he was stationed in Frankfurt, Germany for two years. He...
Gladys E. Ruggeri
Mar 17, 2022
Gladys E. Ruggeri, 84, of Dover passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Union Hospital following a brief illness. She was born on September 30, 1937 in Dover to the late John and Martha Hackathorn Miller. Gladys was also preceded in death by her husband, Philip Ruggeri Sr. on August 19, 2019; brother and sister in law, Bud (Juanita)...
Kenneth D. Murphy
Mar 17, 2022
Kenneth D. Murphy, 83, of Dover died Thursday, March 17, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Ken retired in 1996 as a forklift operator for the Greer Steel Company in Dover. Born Nov. 21, 1938 in New Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Fred and Ruby (Espenschied) Murphy. In addition to his parents, Ken...
Lori Gwinn Mcbeth
Mar 16, 2022
Lori Gwinn McBeth, age 52, of New Philadelphia, earned her angel wings when she left this world into the arms of God on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 after a courageous 3-year battle with cancer. After given her diagnosis, and as a method of coping, she began writing a blog on Facebook, called “Lori's Journey of Hope” which documented her journey...
Christopher Maxwell "Max Jackson
Mar 15, 2022
Christopher Maxwell (“Max”) Jackson Born January 28, 1989, in York, Pennsylvania, and died March 15, 2022, in Orlando, Florida. He had his demons, and he was no saint, but he was loved and will be missed. He was charming, funny, and artistic, and loved cooking. Max went to Red Lion Area High School in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, where he played...
Elizabeth A. "Libby" Martin
Mar 13, 2022
Elizabeth A. “Libby” Martin, 57, of New Philadelphia passed away at her home on Sunday, March 13, 2022. She had stage four lung cancer for the last five years and went into remission. Unfortunately, it came back aggressive and spread through her body. Libby was born on September 14, 1964, in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Ray...
Dorothy L. Arbogast
Mar 12, 2022
Dorothy L. Arbogast, 69, of Dover passed away at Aultman Hospital on Saturday, March 12, 2022, following a sudden illness. Born at Twin City Hospital on October 22, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Emerson and Betty (Garabrandt) Espenschied. She was married to Bradford E. “Brad” Arbogast, for 49 years before he passed away on March 9, 2020....
Marjorie E. Lee
Mar 11, 2022
Marjorie E. Lee, age 89, of Strasburg, passed away Friday, March 11, 2022. Born June 23, 1932, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late William and Thelma Bonifant Charnock. Marjorie graduated from Tuscarawas-Warwick High School in 1950, and went on to serve honorably with the United States Air Force during the Korean War. She married Robert E....
Rebecca A. "Becky" Wayt
Mar 11, 2022
Rebecca A. “Becky” Wayt, 76, of Dover, passed away at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia on Friday, March 11, 2022. Born in Dover on August 4, 1945, she was the daughter of the late James H. and Ruby (Angel) Vance. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Earl Wayt, and her...
Elena Maria Gastaldo Littleton
Mar 10, 2022
Elena Maria Gastaldo Littleton, age 86, of Dover, passed Thursday, March 10, 2022, in her home, following a long illness. Born January 27, 1936, in Rome, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Florindo and Anna DeSilvi Gastaldo. When she was a young lady, Elena moved with her family to the United States, and later, in 1989, obtained her...
Steven Edward Reynolds
Mar 10, 2022
Steven Edward “Steve” Reynolds, 60, of Canton and formerly of Strasburg passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Compassionate Care in Canton, Ohio. Born on May 1, 1961, in Dover, he was the son of the late V. A. “Buster” and Margaret (Aul) Reynolds. He graduated with the class of 1979 from Strasburg High School, then received his associate's...
Gwenneth Levon Floyd
Mar 9, 2022
Gwenneth Levon Floyd, age 73, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Dover’s Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital.. Born September 7, 1948, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Maxine Carpenter Cotterman, Gwenneth graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1967 and went on to attend Kent State University. She was employed by the Muskingum...
Dawn M. Bowersock
Mar 8, 2022
Dawn M. Bowersock, age 70, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, where she was taken after becoming ill. Born October 4, 1951, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Woodrow W. and Grace Brown Burrier. Dawn graduated from Dover High School in 1969, and worked for many years in the advertising department...
Charles Francis Flynn
Mar 5, 2022
Charles Francis Flynn quietly passed away on March 5, 2022 at Cherry Blossom Senior Living facility in Columbus, Ohio following a brief illness. Chuck was born on October 6, 1925 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania to George and Dorothy (Bolton) Flynn. Chuck attended Sharpsville Schools graduating in 1943. He served as Class President for his Sophomore, Junior and Senior years. He was...
Deanna Watts-Miller
Mar 5, 2022
Deanna Watts-Miller, 50, of Carroll, Ohio, passed away at Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Born in Dover, she was the daughter of Larry and Freda (Sherman) Watts. She was preceded in death by her father, and her twin infant boys, Christian Michael and Matthew Russell Miller. Deanna graduated from Tusky Valley High School with the...
Frederick James "Jim" Bierie
Mar 3, 2022
Frederick James “Jim” Bierie, 89, of Dover passed away at The Inn of Northwood Village in Dover. Born on December 18, 1932, he was the son of the late Frederick “Fred” and Hazel (Cook) Bierie. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Raymond Polly. Jim was a 1952 graduate of New Philadelphia High School. He honorably served our...
