Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Beverly Jane Dessecker
Jan 14, 2022
Beverly Dessecker, 91, of Dover passed away at Hennis Care Center in Dover on Friday, January 14, 2022. Born on August 31, 1930, in Dover she was the daughter of the late Luther and Grace (Abersole) Everhart. On July 3, 1949, Beverly married W. Dale “Shorty” Dessecker, who preceded her in death on January 8, 2004. She was also preceded...
Sandra K. "Sandy" Whitten
Jan 12, 2022
Sandra K. “Sandy” Whitten, 77, of Bolivar, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Hennis Care Center of Dover. Born in Caldwell, Ohio, Sandra was the daughter of Lee Mitchell and Verna Mae (Clark) Kautz. She married Phillip H. Whitten on May 14, 1993. She retired in 2000 from Central State Can Company in Massillon where she worked for...
Cyndi Seward
Jan 11, 2022
Cynthia “Cyndi” Seward, age 64, of Strasburg, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital enroute to the Cleveland Clinic where she was being taken after a recent illness. Born March 19, 1957, in Dennison, she was a daughter of the late Charles “Chuck” and Betty Jones Ronald. Cyndi grew up in Tuscarawas and graduated...
Terry A. Paisley
Jan 11, 2022
Terry A. Paisley, age 83, a lifelong resident of Dover, passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in the Inn at Northwood Village. Born April 11, 1938, he was a son of the late John Sr. and Evelyn Mason Paisley. Terry graduated from Dover High School in 1956, and, a year later, on July 14, 1957, married the former Charlotte M....
J. Marc Cappell
Jan 10, 2022
J. Marc Cappell, age 73, of Dover passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family and wife of 52 years. Born on July 2, 1948, in Dover, he was the son of the late Joe F. and Betty (Hyde) Cappell. He was also preceded in death by his favorite canine companion, Maggie. Marc...
Larry E. Green
Jan 9, 2022
Larry E. Green, 81, of Dover passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center following a brief illness. He was born on August 23, 1940 in Buckhannon, Virginia and was a son of the late Glenn and Fern Bassett Green. Larry was also preceded in death by five brothers, Alvie, Robert, Avery, Billy, Chester Green;...
Erlyne A. Leggett
Jan 8, 2022
Erlyne A. Leggett, 82, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 in Altercare of Navarre following a period of declining health. She was born on October 23, 1939 in Dover and was the daughter of the late Earl and Erma Wallace. Erlyne was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Willard “Joe” Leggett on...
Margaret A. "Peg" Class
Jan 8, 2022
Margaret A. “Peg” Class, 89, of Dover passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born March 31, 1932 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Wilma Penrod Lindsay. Peg was also preceded in death by her son, Mark Class; sisters, Doris Dunlap and Helen Krause. Peg was a member of...
Betty M. Littlefield
Jan 8, 2022
View the WebCast here Betty M. Littlefield, 87, of New Philadelphia passed away at Park Village Health Care Center on Saturday, January 8, 2022. Betty was born on Oct. 13, 1934, in Gratiot County, Michigan to Otto M. and Hazel (Albaugh) Long. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, where she attended the Nazarene Church and graduated from Washington High School....
Lowell F. Miller
Jan 7, 2022
Lowell F. Miller, 85, of Dover passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on June 23, 1936 in Shanesville, Ohio he was a son of the late Walter and Naomi Zeigler Miller. Lowell was also preceded in death by his brothers, Sylvester and Richard Miller; sister, Ethel Laubscher. He entered the military in...
Melinda J. "Mindy" Zupp
Jan 4, 2022
Melinda J. (Mindy) Zupp, age 65 of Dover, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2022, at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia following complications from ovarian cancer. Born in Canton on September 19, 1956, she was raised in Greentown and North Canton and was a graduate of North Canton Hoover High School in 1975. Mindy spent nearly 50...
Doris M. Haswell Minor
Jan 3, 2022
Doris M. Haswell Minor, 93, a life resident of Strasburg passed away peacefully on Monday, January 3, 2022 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. She was born on August 25, 1928 in Strasburg and was one of 16 children born to Arthur and Ethel Hinig Haswell. Doris was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond “Pete”...
Paul J. Lair
Jan 3, 2022
Paul J. Lair, 79, of Canton died Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 following a period of declining health. Born Sept. 17, 1942 in Canton, he was the son of the late Edward P. and Eleanor (Dallau) Lair. He was also preceded in death by a brother and sister in law Edward and Beverly Lair. Paul began his five- year apprenticeship with...
Peggy Ann Arredondo
Jan 2, 2022
Peggy Ann Arredondo, 89, of New Philadelphia passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on January 1, 1933, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd “Buck” and Helen (Whitman) O’Connor. Peggy was a graduate of Uhrichsville High School with the class of 1950. She worked in the accounting department...
Barbara Kay Page
Jan 1, 2022
Barbara Kay Page, 80, of Dover passed away at the Community Hospice Truman House on Saturday, January 1, 2022. Born in Coshocton on September 12, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Hazel (Lindell) Walker. She is also preceded in death by her daughter; Beth Moore; her granddaughter, Christie Kay Mann; sister, Sandra (Dick) Gatchell; and her...
Bonnie J. Gwynn
Dec 31, 2021
Bonnie J. Gwynn, age 88, of Dover, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, in Dover’s Park Village Health Care Center. Born September 1, 1933, in Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late Leo Reinhart and Nola Cronebaugh Reinhart Shurtz. Bonnie graduated from Newcomerstown High School in 1951, and later, on June 14, 1953, married Larry G. Gwynn, who...
C. William Shell
Dec 31, 2021
C. William “Bill” Shell, 90, a longtime Dover resident died Friday, December 31, 2021 in his home following a brief illness. Bill was a retired barber having owned the former Shell Barber Shop in Dover that he operated for 18 years. He was a popular tour guide at the Warther Museum in Dover where he worked for 27 years. He...
Frank Boscarillo
Dec 31, 2021
Frank Boscarillo, age 83, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, December 31, 2021, in New Philadelphia’s Community Hospice Truman House. Born March 6, 1938, in Cleveland, he was a son of the late Gasper and Jennie Prine Boscarello. Frank attended John Marshall High School in Cleveland, and then enlisted in the United States Navy where he served honorably for 20...
Susan L. Mccracken
Dec 29, 2021
Susan L. McCracken, 76, of Strasburg went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born on July 2, 1945 in Toms River, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late Henry and Myrtle Gibbs Wortleman. Susan was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth R. McCracken Jr....
Jane Schooff
Dec 29, 2021
Jane Schooff, 83, of Dover passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at TriPoint Hospital in Painesville, Ohio. Born on November 3, 1938, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Herbert H. and Margaret (Ricksecker) Zollar. She graduated with the class of 1956 from Dover High School. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin, which is...
