Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Florence N. "Granny" Baumgardner
Dec 11, 2020
Florence N. “Granny” Baumgardner, 93, of Bolivar passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Inn at Northwood following a brief battle with Covid-19. She was born on October 17, 1927 in Bolivar and was a daughter of the late Charles and Mary Freitag Tomer. Florence was also preceded in death by her husband, George “Fluffy” Baumgardner on November...
Stanley "Frank" Bilton
Dec 10, 2020
Stanley “Frank” Bilton, 91, of Sherrodsville passed away in the Carroll Golden Retreat at Carrollton on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Frank was born on March 30, 1929 in London, England. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doreen Porter Bilton on May 12, 2005. Frank served in the British Army and retired from the British Aerospace Industry. He was...
Patricia A. "Pat" Smith
Dec 10, 2020
Patricia A. “Pat” Smith, 73, of Wainwright, died Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born May 24, 1947, in Dennison, Pat was the daughter of the late James and Vera Schwab. She graduated from Tuscarawas Warwick School in 1965. On April 15, 1967, Pat married the love of her life, William A. “Bill” Smith. In...
Kenneth A. "Kenny" Shonk
Dec 9, 2020
Kenneth A. “Kenny” Shonk, age 85, of Sherrodsville, and formerly of Strasburg, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, in Aultman Compassionate Care Center, Canton, following a brief illness. Born April 17, 1935, in Zoarville, he was a son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Blunt Shonk. Kenny attended school in Zoarville, and then went on to serve honorably with the...
Robert L. "Bob" Jenei
Dec 9, 2020
Robert L. “Bob” Jenei, 79, of Strasburg passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Hennis Care Center in Dover after a battle with COVID. He managed his illness with strength and grace. Bob was born in Massillon on June 9, 1941. He was the son of the late Steve and Hannah (Snyder) Jenei. He was a lifelong resident of...
Alfred "Bruce" Twaddle
Dec 8, 2020
Alfred “Bruce” Twaddle, 81, of New Philadelphia passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Union Hospital. Born on April 20, 1939 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada he was a son of the late William and Lavina (Croan) Twaddle. Bruce was also preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Inch Twaddle; brother and sister in law, Alex (Nora Cotton) Twaddle; brother...
Franklin E. Wardell Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
Franklin E. Wardell Jr., 81, of Bolivar passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in the Hennis Care Centre at Bolivar. Born November 26, 1939 in Canton he was a son of the late Franklin Sr. and Rose Nemethy Wardell. Frank was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Wardell on November 23, 2002; sons, Franklin R. and John...
Marlene P. Muth
Dec 7, 2020
Marlene “Mawie” or “Maw” (75) passed after a short illness on December 7, nearest her family. She was born in 1945 in Poplarville, Mississippi and was a graduate of Dover High School Class of 1963. She is survived by her Husband Ken Muth of forty years, her Daughter Cherie Fischer-Hadley, and Step-son Mike Muth. Her beloved Grandchildren, Tristan, Giles, Sydni,...
Jimmy R. Eichel
Dec 6, 2020
James R. “Jimmy” Eichel, 79 of Dover and formerly of New Philadelphia died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 at the Inn at Northwood in Dover following an extended illness. Born January 31, 1941 in Dover, he was the son of the late James R. and Evelyn (Mohn) Eichel. In addition to his parents, Jimmy was preceded in death by his son,...
Brenda J. Grant
Dec 5, 2020
Brenda J. Grant, 69, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at Union Hospital in Dover. Born in Dennison on March 4, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Willie D. Peterson and Fronie (Lowery) Peterson, who survives. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Willie Charles and sister, Willie Pearl. She was a...
Lois Marie (Heter) Muhleman
Dec 5, 2020
Lois Marie (Heter) Muhleman, 74, of Dover, passed away at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover on Saturday, December 5, 2020. She was born in Dennison, Ohio on January 20, 1946. She was the daughter of the late Harold and Verna Jean (Wheeler) Heter. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Heter. Lois graduated from Claymont...
Cindy J. Horne
Dec 5, 2020
Cindy J. Horne, age 61, of Dover, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre. Born December 30, 1958, in Dayton, she was a daughter of Betty Smith Fisher of Massillon and the late Wayne P. Fisher. Cindy was employed as a nurses’ aide at Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover, and was a youth pastor at the...
Patricia Ann (Briggs) Daley
Dec 4, 2020
Patricia Ann (Briggs) Daley, 73, of New Philadelphia entered into her eternal home on December 4, 2020 following a brief illness. Born on April 23, 1947, in Union Hospital in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Foster and Mary Briggs. She attended Tuscarawas Warwick High School. After high school, she received her STNA certification and was employed at...
Virginia Ann "Ginny" Buck
Dec 4, 2020
Virginia Ann (Ginny) Buck, 77 of Dover transitioned to her new Heavenly home on Friday, December 4, 2020. Born on April 18, 1943, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Gerald W. and Maxine (Schultz) Smith. On August 28, 1987, she married Gerald R. (Jerry) Buck, who survives. She was notoriously stubborn, yet loving with her...
Barbara A. Stien
Dec 4, 2020
Barbara A. Stien, age 82, of Massillon, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, in the Inn at University Village, Massillon. Born January 21, 1938, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Theodore and Edna Lahmers Schaar. Barbara was a proud 1955 graduate of Dover High School. Following graduation she was employed by the Reeves Banking Co. On July...
Alice E. Maurer
Dec 3, 2020
Alice E. Maurer, 93, of Dover died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 in Park Village Dover following a period of declining health. Alice retired in 1987 from the former General Electric in Dover where she worked in Quality Control for 34 years. Born Aug. 23, 1927 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late William S. and Lydia (Dummermuth) Fisher....
Edwin C. "Ed" Menges Jr.
Dec 2, 2020
Edwin C. "Ed" Menges Jr., 81, of Strasburg passed away at Union Hospital on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Ed was born on August 6, 1939 in Dover Township to the late Edwin Sr. and Isa Swinehart Menges. He was also preceded in death by his son, Terry Menges and three sisters. He retired in 1999 from the Timken Co. in...
Thomas L. "Tom" Price
Dec 2, 2020
Thomas L. “Tom” Price, age 86, of New Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in Community Hospice’s Truman House following a brief illness. Born June 17, 1934, in Canton, he was a son of the late Chester H. and Norma O. Hone Price. Tom attended Dover High School and went on to serve honorably with the United States Air...
Kathleen R. Southall
Dec 2, 2020
Kathleen R. Southall, 84, of Canton passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover. Born April 5, 1936 in Stouts Mills, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Ola and Opal Sponaugle Collins. Kathleen was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard R. Southall on September 14, 1995; two brothers and...
William K. Jones Sr.
Dec 2, 2020
William K. “Bill” Jones Sr., age 86, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in his home, surrounded by his loving family. Born January 18, 1934, in Port Washington, he was a son of the late Louis E. and Minnie Salchli Jones. Bill graduated from Port Washington High School and went on to serve honorably with the United States...
