Obituaries

Aug 10, 2020

Karen R. Smitley, age 54, of Strasburg, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, in her home; Karen had battled multiple sclerosis for some time. Born August 23, 1965, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Harry W. and Reta J. Eash Smitley. Karen graduated from Massillon’s Perry High School in 1983, and was employed by MCA Sign Co....

Aug 10, 2020

Frances M. Renner, 86, of Strasburg passed away on Monday, August 10, 2020 in the Country Club Retirement Center following an extended illness. She was born on January 31, 1934 in Massillon, and was a daughter of the late Michael and Anna Kopacheck Drobney. Frances was also preceded in death by her husband, Jerry L. Renner Sr. on September 16,...

Aug 2, 2020

Rita Marie Weaver Sulcer, age 100, of Columbus and formerly of Dover, passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Mother Angeline McCrory Manor. Born on February 12, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Emma (Machan) Weaver. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Fred Schenk, who was killed in World War II, along...

Aug 2, 2020

Lorie Marie Cox, 73, of Dover, and formerly of New Jersey, passed away suddenly at her home on Sunday, August 2, 2020. Born in Newark, New Jersey on February 28, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. and Lorena M. (VanNess) Loveitt. Lorie graduated from Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey with the class of 1965....

Aug 1, 2020

Nancy Ellen Weston, 72, of Dover went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2020. She was born in Dover, Ohio on November 9, 1947, to the late Vernon and Gladys Callendine. At the age of three, after the passing of her mother, her family moved to Arizona. She was a 1965 graduate of Mingus Union High...

Jul 31, 2020

Paul E. Wilson, 75, of Dover passed away on Friday, July 31, 2020, at Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born August 14, 1944, in McLuney, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clara O’Neil and Max Wilson. Paul was also preceded in death by two brothers. He was a graduate of New Lexington High School and the American...

Jul 30, 2020

Martha Christine “Chris” Caddell, age 91, of New Philadelphia, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Born March 5, 1929, in Quaker City, she was a daughter of the late Mahlon and Estella Winters Casterline. Chris graduated from St. Clairsville High School and shortly afterward moved to Tuscarawas County. She married...

Jul 30, 2020

Jul 30, 2020

Francis Clifford “Cliff” Gray, 93, of New Philadelphia, left this world on July 30, 2020, to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the Son of God in Heaven. Born on April 1, 1927, in Stillwater, he was the son of the late James A. and Bonnie Copeland Gray. Cliff graduated from Stone Creek High School in 1945, and...

Jul 29, 2020

Chase Scot Miller, 24 years old of Dover, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Chase was a 2013 graduate of Tuscarawas Valley High School. He was a fun-loving, deeply caring, kind, and generous person. His interests were playing guitar, writing music, art, especially painting, fishing, and being in the woods either camping, hunting mushrooms, or herping (looking for...

Jul 28, 2020

Bonnie Sue Rieger, age 71, of Canton, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Born June 11, 1949, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Harold W. and Lena J. Sexton Froman. Bonnie attended Strasburg-Franklin High School, where she was an honor student and a majorette, graduating in 1967. She married...

Jul 27, 2020

Yolanda “Ida” Altier, 93, of New Philadelphia passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 in Park Village Southside at New Philadelphia. Born October 2, 1926 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Salvatore and Nunzia Brundo Maugeri. Ida was also preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Altier on March 8, 2008; brother, Joseph; sisters, Frances, Rose, Mary,...

Jul 27, 2020

Sally K. Bullock, 79, of Dover passed away at her home on Monday, July 27, 2020. Sally was born on September 18, 1940 in Dover and was a daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn Miller Trachsel. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Bullock on October 24, 2014; and a sister, June Huprich. Sally was a...

Jul 26, 2020

Wilma M. Levengood, 95, of Dover passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2020 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Wilma was born on July 8, 1925 in Reedurban, Ohio and was a daughter of the late William and Jessie Craigo Jarvis. Wilma was also preceded in death by her husband, William Levengood on April 1, 1987; daughter, Toni May;...

Jul 26, 2020

Geremias Lopez Ajualip, age 19, a resident of New Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020. His life was tragically cut short in an automobile accident - another driver going the wrong way on I-77. Born February 12, 2001, in Joyabaj, Quiche, Guatemala, he was a son of Alonzo Lopez Gutierrez and Petronila Ajualip Zacarias of Guatemala. Geremias went to...

Jul 25, 2020

Roxanna K. DeVault, 77, of Ashland, and formerly of Strasburg and Mansfield, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020 in the Kingston at Ashland following an extended illness. Born August 5, 1942 in Massillon she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Lucille Faber Reischman. Roxanna was also preceded in death by her husband, Francis “Wayne” DeVault on October...

Jul 16, 2020

Donald G. Rostad, 85, of New Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the Hennis Care Centre. He was born on June 6, 1935 in North Leeds, Wisconsin, and was a son of the late Sylvester and Adeline Schmidtke Rostad. He was also preceded in death by granddaughter, Katie Rostad. Don was the co-founder of the former International...

Jul 12, 2020

Charles R. Johnson, 84, of Uhrichsville passed away at his home on Sunday, July 12, 2020. Born on December 6, 1935 in Uhrichsville, he was a son of the late Charles and Florence Lawver Johnson. Charles was also preceded in death by six brothers and sisters. Charles was an Army Veteran with the 82nd Airborne, and retired from Marsh Lumber...

Jul 9, 2020

Bertha E. “Betty” Ballentine, 96, of Dover passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 in the Community Hospice Truman House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Goshen on February 5, 1924 to the late Charles and Elizabeth Carlisle Snyder. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, William Ballentine on March 16, 1969; brothers, Charles, Robert...

Jul 8, 2020

Rita D. Rowe, 69, of Strasburg passed away at her home on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Rita was born on March 11, 1951 in Dover to the late Vernon and Arlene Haas Miller. She was also preceded in death by two nieces, Tammy Malson and Rebecca Andreas. She graduated in 1969 from Strasburg High School, and two years later, she...