Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Linda J. Nation
Nov 23, 2020
Linda J. Nation, age 68, of New Philadelphia, passed away unexpectedly Monday, November 23, 2020, in her home. Born May 7, 1952, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Max and Mary (Sherer) Ellwood. Linda graduated from New Philadelphia High School in 1971. She married Jerry L. Nation, who survives, on February 12, 1982. Linda was a loving...
Robert Allen "Bob" Doney
Nov 23, 2020
Robert Allen “Bob” Doney, 41, of Dover passed away suddenly on Monday, November 23, 2020. Bob was born on September 14, 1979 in Dover. He was the son of Jack and Patricia (Wages) Doney. His father passed away on August 24, 2019. He was also preceded in death by his uncle, Gary Saurbrey. Robert graduated from Dover High School with...
Toni M. Jewell
Nov 23, 2020
Toni M. Jewell, 48, of Kimbolton passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at her home following a three year battle with cancer. She was born on June 24, 1972 in Cambridge to the late Edward “Ross” and Diana Kay Pollock Jewell. Toni graduated from Buckeye Trail High School, and was employed at 31 Inc. in Newcomerstown until illness forced...
Ruby L. Elifritz
Nov 23, 2020
Ruby Louise Elifritz, 86, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 in the New Dawn Health Care Center. Ruby was born on November 24, 1933 in Indiana, Pennsylvania to the late Irvin and Hannah Jewart Keener. She was also preceded in death by five children, Warland, Boyd, Greg, Bryan and Peggy; five brothers and five sisters. She...
Margot K. Dean
Nov 18, 2020
Margot K. Dean, age 74, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Dover's Country Club Retirement Campus. Born May 3, 1946, in Chillicothe, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Jean E. Hall Dean. Margot graduated from Chillicothe High School in 1964, and went on the earn her bachelor’s degree in education from Ohio University,...
Anna L. Duncan
Nov 18, 2020
Anna L. Duncan, age 88, of New Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, in New Philadelphia’s Amberwood Manor. Born November 12, 1932, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Ruth Harper Berndt. Anna attended New Philadelphia High School, and, on August 29, 1949, married William R. “Bill” Duncan. The couple shared nearly 62 years of...
Kathryn A. Gardner Weber
Nov 16, 2020
Kathryn A. Gardner Weber, age 105, of Strasburg, and a long-time resident of Dundee, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover. Born January 19, 1915, in Dundee, she was a daughter of the late George F. and Viola Walter King. Kathryn graduated from Dundee High School in 1932, and went on to attend Kent...
Diana "Peach" Harper
Nov 15, 2020
Diana L. “Peach” Harper, 74, of Strasburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 in the Country Lawn Nursing Home in Navarre following a long battle with dementia. She and her husband, Jimmy R. Harper Sr. were married on this date 57 years ago. She was a retired Licensed Social Worker at Apple Creek State Hospital...
Dr. Donald K. Myers
Nov 11, 2020
Donald Karl Myers PhD Dr. Donald K. Myers, 86, of Dover, Ohio died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 of a Covid-related illness. He was born June 30, 1934 on the third generation family farm in West Salem, Ohio. He was a member of the first graduating class of Northwestern High School (Wayne County) in 1952. He continued his education at The...
Diane G. Phillips
Nov 10, 2020
Diane G. Phillips, 53, of Dover passed away suddenly from an apparent heart attack on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. She was born on February 4, 1967 in Dover to Julia Auman Phillips and the late Paul Phillips. Diane was currently employed at Ace Hardware in Dover. She was an avid golfer and served as the Golf Pro at the former...
Jane Opal Morgan
Nov 9, 2020
Jane Opal Morgan, 84, of Dover passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Monday, November 9, 2020. Jane was the daughter of the late Everett and Opal (Holman) Wilson. She was born in her home on June 24, 1936. She graduated from Greenfield High School in Missouri and later attended the University of Missouri, where she met...
Richard James Torgler
Nov 9, 2020
Richard James Torgler, 83, of Dover passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at Union Hospital following brief illness. Born July 29, 1937 in Goshen, he was a son of the late William A. and Olga Zauke Torgler. Richard was also preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Torgler on February 10, 2019; brothers, Samuel and William E. Torgler. He...
Eric R. Briggs
Nov 8, 2020
Eric R. Briggs, 65, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Born on December 7, 1954 in Dover he was a son of the late Richard and Doris Hurst Briggs. He graduated in 1973 from New Philadelphia High School and retired in 2011 from the Ohio Power Company after 34 years of service....
Dorothy E. Cramer Randles
Nov 8, 2020
Dorothy E. Cramer Randles, 99, of Walnut Hills, and formerly of Dover, passed away at the Walnut Hills Retirement Community on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Born on August 18, 1921 in Franklin Township she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Edith Wiegand Spathe. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her first husband, James Cramer in 1985, and...
Sandra K. "Sandy" Haney
Nov 7, 2020
Sandra K. “Sandy” Haney, 65, of Dover passed away at her home on Saturday, November 7, 2020. Sandy was born on November 2, 1955 in Canton to the late Harry and Marjorie Mayle Haney. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Harry Haney and an infant brother. She was employed with the Ohio Department of Transportation, through the...
David W. "Dave" Crine
Nov 6, 2020
David W. “Dave” Crine, 76, of Strasburg passed away at his home on Friday, November 6, 2020, following an extended illness. Dave was born on September 30, 1944. He was the son of the late George and Sarah (Marshall) Crine. He was the 18th of 19 children in his family. He was also preceded in death by his daughter; Sarah...
Helen Roberta (Roth) Rosenberry
Nov 5, 2020
Helen Roberta (Roth) Rosenberry, age 92, passed away peacefully, in her home, on the evening of November 4 after a five-month battle with a colon tumor diagnosis. She was born on January 1, 1928, in Canton, Ohio to Helen and Robert Roth. She grew up in the southwest area of Canton and graduated from Timken High school in 1945. She...
Shelly A. Thornton
Nov 4, 2020
Shelly A. Thornton, age 46, of Mineral City, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in Union Hospital where she was taken after becoming ill at home. Born June 15, 1974, she was a daughter of Jackie Barker of Dover, and the late Beverly Haver Barker. Shelly graduated from Dover High School in 1992, and later that year, on December...
Ronald Zimmerman
Nov 2, 2020
Ronald Zimmerman, 83, of Dover, formerly of Riverside, California, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020, in Lafayette Pointe Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, West Lafayette. The son of the late Paul and Violet (Mathias) Zimmerman, Ron was born October 25, 1937, in Gnadenhutten. He graduated from Gnadenhutten High School in 1955, and served as senior class president. He attended Ohio University...
Robert C. Newton
Nov 1, 2020
Robert C. Newton, 75, of Dover passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020 in the Country Club Retirement Community. Born on March 7, 1945 in Dover he was a son of the late Robert and Della Boyd Newton. Robert retired in 2017 from Kent State University Tuscarawas after more than 35 years as an Art History Professor. In 2014 he...
