Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Edward J. "Ed" Grant
Aug 26, 2019
Edward J. “Ed” Grant, age 70, of Uhrichsville, entered into the joy of the Lord and was made whole on Monday, August 26, 2019. Born Christmas Day, 1948, in Opelika, Alabama, he was a son of the late John W. and Fannie Lue Menefield Grant. Ed attended school in LaFayette, Alabama, and then moved at a young age to Tuscarawas...
Jack R. Doney
Aug 24, 2019
Jack R. Doney, 71, of Dover passed away suddenly at Union Hospital on Saturday, August 24, 2019. Jack was currently employed at Western Branch Diesel in Canton; previously he was a mechanic at Reese Trucking for 35 years, and he served as a Mounted Deputy Sheriff for Tuscarawas County for over 32 years. He was a member of Broadway United...
Daniel L. "Danny" Mason
Aug 23, 2019
Daniel L. “Danny” Mason, 89, of Salem, and formerly of Dover, passed away at his home on Friday, August 23, 2019. Born May 21, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late Herbert and Pauline Huff Mason. Danny was the owner and operator of Mason’s Foodliner IGA in Wellsville, Ohio and the former Mason True Value Hardware Store...
Sally Jo Rimer
Aug 23, 2019
Sally Jo Rimer, 67, of Lebanon, IL, formerly of Dover, OH, passed away on Friday August 23, 2019 at Cedar Ridge Health and Rehab in Lebanon, IL. Sally was a graduate of Mayfield High School and enjoyed spending time playing bingo and coloring. She was employed at McDonald's in Mayfield Heights, Starlight in New Philadelphia, and S.A.V.E. in Freeburg, Illinois....
James H. Martin
Aug 22, 2019
James H. “Jim” Martin, 71, of Dover died Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Union Hospital following a sudden illness. Jim and his stepfather Charles “Shine” Shaffer operated the former Shaffer Trucking Company in Dover. He also worked at Safe & Sound Mini Storage in New Philadelphia. He also previously employed at Dover Cryogenics in Dover. Born July 6, 1948 in...
Floyd H. "Skip" Foster
Aug 21, 2019
Floyd H. “Skip” Foster, 74, of New Philadelphia passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Union Hospital following an extended illness. Born July 14, 1945 in Dover he was a son of the late Floyd and Margaret Cox Foster. Skip was also preceded in death by his son, Thomas Foster; sisters, Betty Jendervin and Ruth Antonelli. He was a...
Jill Ann Hootman
Aug 19, 2019
Jill Ann Hootman, 64, of Dover passed away peacefully on Monday, August 19, 2019 surrounded by her loving family in the Cleveland Clinic ICU, the result of a 3 year illness with Interstitial Lung Disease. She was the daughter of Dale E. Kreisher who preceded her in death on July 29 and Lura (Thomas) Kreisher of Dover. She was a...
Philip V. Ruggeri
Aug 19, 2019
Philip V. Ruggeri, 88, of Dover passed away peacefully on Monday, August 19, 2019 in the Community Hospice Truman Center. Born November 24, 1930 in Dover he was a son of the late Carmelo and Carmella Constantino Ruggeri. Philip was also preceded in death by his siblings, Mary Martaen, Nick, David and Joseph Ruggeri. Philip started his working career in...
Holli Marie Hess-Lather
Aug 18, 2019
Holli Marie Hess-Lather, 38, of Strasburg, died at Aultman Hospital in Canton early Sunday, August 18, 2019. Born on December 14, 1980, in Massillon, she was the daughter of the late Richard W. and Carolyn K. (Yackey) Hess. She was also preceded in death by her daughter; Hope Marie Hess Young; maternal grandparents, Dallas and Carol Yackey; her paternal grandparents,...
Charles G. "Gib" Campbell
Aug 16, 2019
Charles G. “Gib” Campbell, age 89, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, August 16, 2019, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, surrounded by his family. Born March 6, 1930, in Crestview, Tennessee, Gib was the son of the late Charles H. and Byran Griffin Campbell. He moved with his family at a young age to Tuscarawas County, later and graduating from...
Denise A. "Shorty" Fitzgerald
Aug 15, 2019
Denise A. “Shorty” Fitzgerald, 82, of Dover passed away at Cleveland Clinic-Union Hospital in Dover following a sudden illness. Born on December 16, 1936, in Akron, Denise was the daughter of the late Donald and Lillian (Anthony) Dorraugh. She was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas Peter Fitzgerald. She graduated from Akron St. Vincent High School. She married...
Barbara Jean Swegheimer
Aug 15, 2019
Barbara Jean Swegheimer, age 81, of Oakleaf Village, Columbus, and a former resident of Dover and Strasburg, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019, following a brief illness. Born September 1, 1937, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Beulah Burkholder Gibbs. Barbara graduated from Dover High School in 1955, and stayed connected with her classmates throughout...
Dallas W. Hostetler
Aug 15, 2019
Dallas W. Hostetler, 88, of Strasburg passed away on Thursday, August 15, 2019 in the Walnut Hills Retirement Community. Dallas was born on November 12, 1930 in Trail, Ohio to the late Ralph and Eva Kandle Hostetler. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Shirley J. Hostetler, on December 8, 2015, and a brother, Doran Hostetler. Dallas had...
Harold Hobert "Hobe" White
Aug 13, 2019
Harold Hobert “Hobe” White, age 77, of New Philadelphia, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover, after battling cancer. Born October 7, 1941, in Swink, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Leonard and Gracie Bean White. Hobe moved to Tuscarawas County in 1960 after visiting with a friend. Soon afterward, met the former Judy...
Ralph D. "Sonny" Ott
Aug 13, 2019
Ralph D. “Sonny” Ott, age 80, of Dover, died Tuesday, August 13, 2019, in Dover’s Park Village Health Care. Born August 26, 1938, in Winfield, he was the son of the late Ralph A. and Veda Phillips Ott. Ralph graduated from Dover High School in 1957, and was employed for nearly 30 years by Ravens Trailer Sales in Dover. He...
William E. "Bill" Pugh
Aug 11, 2019
William E. “Bill” Pugh, 73, of Dover passed away at his home on Sunday, August 11, 2019. Born March 3, 1946 in Marietta, he was a son of the late Duane and Mary Bessie Anderson Pugh. Bill was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Lou Pugh. Bill graduated from Marietta High School and received his Bachelors and...
Sandra Steed
Aug 11, 2019
Sandra Steed, 74, of Dover, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019, at Country Club Retirement Center following an extended illness. Born on September 26, 1944, in Coshocton, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Betty (Smith) Eddy. On May 26, 1963, she married Arthur Steed. Sandra was Arthur’s caregiver following his stroke. He preceded her...
Sharin J. Schrock
Aug 7, 2019
Sharin J. Schrock, age 67, of Massillon, and formerly of Jewett and Dover, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in New Dawn, Dover, after battling glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. Born March 30, 1952, in Steubenville, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Shirley McCrea Souders. Sharin attended school in Jewett, but completed her senior year and graduated...
Nancy A. Beichel
Aug 6, 2019
Nancy A. Beichel, 86, of Strasburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, at Union Hospital surrounded by her family. Nancy was one of sixteen children born to the late Arthur and Ethel (Hinig) Haswell. She was born on August 23, 1932, in Strasburg. She was also preceded in death by her brothers; Pete, Tom, Bob, and John Haswell, sisters;...
Kenneth W. "Ken" Burgess
Aug 3, 2019
Kenneth W. “Ken” Burgess, 83, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2019, at the Compassionate Care Center of Aultman Hospice in Canton in the arms of his loving wife, Marilyn, whom he married on February 12, 1956. Born on May 31, 1936, in Dover, he was the son of the late John O. and Melva (Palmer) Burgess....
