Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Barbara H. Krebs
Feb 3, 2021
Barbara H. Krebs, age 91, a long-time resident of Stone Creek, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at the Country Club Retirement Campus, Dover. Born December 26, 1929, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Margaretta Jones Myers. Barbara graduated from Dover High School in 1948, and, on August 28, 1949, married Walter Krebs Jr. The...
Patricia A. "Pat" Jones
Feb 2, 2021
Patricia A. “Pat” Jones, age 83, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in the Cleveland Clinic. Pat had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer this past December. Given a grim prognosis, she courageously chose to fight and forge ahead with treatment – and life. Born at home in New Philadelphia on November 14, 1937, she was a daughter of...
Jesse "Jack" Reese
Jan 30, 2021
Jesse A. “Jack” Reese, 95, of Dover died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 in his home following a brief illness. Born May 25, 1925 in Homeworth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Sylvia (Emmons) Reese. In addition to his parents, Jack was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Connie (Zifer) Reese who died Oct....
Debra A. "Debbie" Shearer
Jan 27, 2021
Debra A. “Debbie” Shearer, 63, of Strasburg passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Born on June 27, 1957 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Elaine Slemmer Hershberger. Debbie was also preceded in death by her brother, John Hershberger. She retired from Union Hospital after 17...
Jack E. Welsch
Jan 26, 2021
Jack E. Welsch, 92, of Dover and a former Newcomerstown resident died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 in his home, surrounded by his family, following a period of declining health. Born Aug. 4, 1928 in Newcomerstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Francis and Ruth (Lyons) Welsch. After high school, Jack served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1945-47....
Gustus W. Wilhelm
Jan 26, 2021
Gustus W. Wilhelm, 18, of Strasburg passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Gus was born on April 19, 2002 in Renton, Washington to Lynnette Fox Wilhelm of Strasburg and the late Jeffry Wilhelm. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by three grandparents and his uncle, Rob Fox. Gus loved the...
Beverly Joan Mcnutt
Jan 24, 2021
Beverly Joan McNutt, 82, of Dover passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021, following a period of declining health. She was born at home in Sugarcreek on February 11, 1938. She held a deep faith that she celebrated in fellowship at The First Mennonite Church in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Beverly had an endless supply of love and kindness that she shared...
Gary L. Mathews
Jan 23, 2021
Gary L. Mathews, 78, of Canton passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born December 20, 1942 in Dover he was a son of the late Raymond and Betty Metzger Mathews. Gary was also preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Mathews. He was a 1960 graduate of Dover High School; upon...
Connie L. Mcnutt
Jan 21, 2021
Connie L. McNutt, 51, of New Philadelphia passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Born in Dover on October 11, 1969, she was the daughter of the late Henry McNutt and Ruby (Lewis) McNutt, who survives. Connie attended Buckeye Career Center and graduated from New Philadelphia High School. She was an avid cat lover. In honoring her wishes, cremation...
Jonathan R. Bowman
Jan 18, 2021
Jonathan R. Bowman, 52, of Dover passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, January 18, 2021. Born April 7, 1968 in Dennison, he was a son of Cynthia (Joe) McKnight of Jackson Township and the late Rickard Bowman. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Charles and Mary Fisher and Ernest and...
Sandra Ripley Zeimer
Jan 18, 2021
Loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, Sandra Ripley Zeimer, of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and formerly of Dover, Ohio, passed away on Monday January 18 at the age of 83. She was born to the late Earl Ripley and Helen Blacka Ripley on January 4, 1938 at Union hospital in Dover, Ohio. She grew up in New Philadelphia Ohio, attending...
Wilda M. Krebs
Jan 18, 2021
Wilda M. Krebs, 96, of Dover passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021, at The Inn at Northwood Village in Dover. Wilda was born on March 25, 1924, in Dover. She was the daughter of the late William and Bertha (Jones) Simmers. She married Donald Krebs on December 26, 1943. Donald preceded her in death on July 20, 1991. She...
Lai Lonie Rees
Jan 16, 2021
Lai Lonie Rees, 66, of Dover passed away at her home on Saturday, January 16, 2021. Born December 27, 1954 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Wayne “Bud” and Eileen Rothacher Stuber. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her father and mother in law, Warren and Jean Fishel Rees. Lai Loni...
Sue Ann Hans
Jan 16, 2021
Sue Ann Hans, 73, of Louisville, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Sue was born on May 3, 1947, in Trumbull County. She was the daughter of the late George Edgar Bianco and Mary Elizabeth (Watson) O’Dell. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Ann Edwards. She graduated from Seneca...
Nancy J. Page
Jan 15, 2021
Nancy J. Page, age 89, of Dover, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre. Born October 21, 1931, in Harrison County, she was a daughter of the late George and Sara Dunlap Knight. Nancy graduated from New Athens High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Muskingum College. She married Richard K. McDonnell...
William Gail "Bill" Mallernee
Jan 13, 2021
William Gail “Bill” Mallernee, age 84, of Bolivar, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Community Hospice Truman House. Born November 6, 1936, in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Gail C. and Eliza Belle McCullough Mallernee. Bill graduated from New Philadelphia High School, and went on to do coursework at both Malone College and Kent State...
Wilbert S. "Wil" Abel
Jan 12, 2021
Wilbert S. “Wil” Abel, age 78, of Dover, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in his home. Born November 4, 1942, in Mineral City, he was a son of the late Clarence E. and Estella B. Russell Abel. Wil graduated from Tuscarawas Valley High School in 1960, and was employed as a custodian at New Cumberland Elementary School for...
Debra A. "Deb" Oukhdouch
Jan 12, 2021
Debra A. “Deb” Oukhdouch, age 67, of New Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021, in Community Hospice Truman House. Deb had battled cancer, first diagnosed in 2016, she was tough and had a strong will to survive. Born December 3, 1953, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Elsie Cercone Patterson. Deb graduated from Dover...
Mary J. Simmons
Jan 11, 2021
Mary J. Simmons, 92, of Dover passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021 in the Country Club Retirement Community. She was born on April 17, 1928 in Masontown, West Virginia to the late Foster and Lula Eavenson Taylor. Mary was also preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert Simmons in 1986; second husband, Robert Bleininger in 2015; sons, Bruce...
Linda K. Froman
Jan 10, 2021
“Only One Life, Twill Soon be Past, Only What’s done for Christ will Last.” Linda K. Froman, 72, of Bolivar passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. She was a devoted mother, wife, grandmother, friend and Christian. She was a dedicated member of Fellowship Baptist Church and poured her heart into the Ladies Sewing Ministry; making hundreds of pillowcase dresses...
