Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Jessica G. Byler
Dec 7, 2019
Jessica G. Byler, age 34, of Dover, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Dover’s Union Hospital following a brief illness. Born July 6, 1985, in Dover, she was a daughter of Lottie Walker and Billy Dunbar, both of Strasburg. Jessica attended Strasburg-Franklin High School and married Adam L. Byler on March 10, 2008. She was a homemaker and a...
Martin L. "Marty" Dreher
Dec 5, 2019
Martin L. Dreher, 85, a life resident of Strasburg passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 in the Hennis Care Centre following an extended illness. Born October 5, 1934 in Strasburg, he was a son of the late Carl and Anna Mizer Dreher. He was also preceded in death by an infant granddaughter. Marty was a 1952 graduate of Strasburg...
Ireda "Jane" Ross
Dec 4, 2019
Ireda “Jane” Ross, 89, of Bolivar passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born February 4, 1930 in Perry County, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Price Dawson. Jane was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Ross on October 5, 2002; brothers, Thomas, Charles...
Clarence W. Ley
Dec 4, 2019
Clarence W. Ley, age 87, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in New Philadelphia’s Park Village Southside. Born May 23, 1932, in Mineral City, he was a son of the late Fred and Cleda Moreland Ley. Clarence married the former Norva Gintz on May 26, 1951 in St. Mary’s, West Virginia. The couple reared three children and shared...
Betty Mae Muzechuk
Nov 29, 2019
Betty Mae Muzechuk, 88, of Canton, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019, at her home following a long period of declining health. Betty was born in Dover on May 25, 1931. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Thelma (Stauffer) Siegenthaler. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1949 and was a bookkeeper for...
Dorothy L. Gross Hootman
Nov 27, 2019
Dorothy L. Gross Hootman, age 95, of Dover, and formerly of Newcomerstown, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Born June 21, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Harry and May West Stocker. Dorothy graduated from Port Washington High School in 1943, and was a loving homemaker. She is survived by her children, William L. (Becky) Gross and Robert...
Constance Winbigler "Connie" Lahr
Nov 26, 2019
Born on August 21, 1925, in Jeromesville, to the late Forrest (from Jeromesville) and Bonnie Board (from West Virginia) Winbigler, she spent her young childhood years in Jeromesville, and then moved to Dover, where she lived a very active, rewarding, and accomplished life until she joined her Creator on Tuesday, November 26th, 2019, at the age of 94. Connie had...
Edward "Peck" Link
Nov 26, 2019
Edward A. “Peck” Link, 88, a lifelong resident of Dover died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 in his home following a period of declining health. Ed retired as an electrician from Semac Hardwood Products in Millersburg. Following retirement, he worked for Yoder Lumber Company. He had also previously been employed at Fenton Bros. Electric in New Philadelphia and Dover Chemical Company....
Paul M. Harrold
Nov 26, 2019
Paul M. Harrold, 76, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Born August 17, 1943 in Massillon, he was a son of the late Clifford and Sarah “Jane” Weber Harrold. Paul was the owner of Paul M. Harrold Construction in Navarre for many years. He proudly served his country with the United States...
James R. Rosenberry
Nov 25, 2019
James Rosenberry, 95, of Dover Ohio passed away peacefully and, on his terms, Monday, November 25, 2019 at Community Hospice Truman House. Jim was in the wonderful care of his family, Community Hospice professionals, good friends and his Northstar neighbors during a recent period of declining health. Born in a home on W Slingluff Ave. in Dover to Mercedes and...
Connie Joe Johnson
Nov 24, 2019
Connie Joe Johnson, 58, of Dover, died unexpectedly on Sunday, November 24, 2019, in her home. Born on July 15, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Marie Stein and Kenneth Hicks. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. Connie is affectionately known as “Gigi,” enjoyed taking her grandchildren to the park and...
David Joseph "Dave" Rippel
Nov 24, 2019
David Joseph “Dave” Rippel, 57, of Dover passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, November 24, 2019, with his sister, Lori and best friend, Tim Murphy by his side following a hard battle with cancer. Born in Dover on July 4, 1962, he was the son of the late Dave E. and Betty L. (Shinkle) Rippel. Dave was a...
Carmella "Carmy" Margo
Nov 23, 2019
Carmella “Carmy” Margo, 96, of Dover and formerly of Strasburg, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Park Village Health Care Center in Dover. Carmy was born on December 26, 1922, in Dover. She was the daughter of the late Cono and Marianna Lamonica. She graduated from Dover High School with the class of 1940. On March 12, 1993,...
Kathryn L. Baio
Nov 21, 2019
Kathryn L. Baio, 92, of New Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born March 21, 1927 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Byron “Barney” and Emma Boggiani Bartolas. Kathryn was also preceded in death by her husband Sam Baio on April 27, 1995; children, Michael and...
Lois P. Gordon
Nov 20, 2019
Lois P. Gordon, age 84, of Canton, formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Born August 24, 1935, in Boone, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Glen and Fern Bassett Green. Lois graduated high school in North Carolina and shortly afterward moved to Ohio. She married Earl A. Gordon on January 29, 1984 and...
Phyllis "Maxine" Burgess Waldo
Nov 14, 2019
Phyllis “Maxine” Burgess Waldo, 89, of Dover passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in the Park Village Health Care Center. Born June 22, 1930 in Toll Gate, West Virginia she was a daughter of the late Bruce and Amy Sheets Burgess. Maxine was also preceded in death by her husband, James W. “Bill” Waldo on February 7, 2016; daughter,...
Gerald R. Jasper
Nov 13, 2019
Gerald R. “Gerry” Jasper, 59, of New Philadelphia died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 in the Hennis Care Centre at Dover following a period of declining health. He was born Jan. 12, 1960 in Dennison, Ohio, son of the late Gene and Sarah “Sally” (Roth) Jasper. Gerry loved people and would become your friend at the moment you met him. He...
Dolores "Sue" Festi
Nov 13, 2019
Dolores “Sue” Festi, 85, of Dover, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Schoenbrunn Healthcare Center in New Philadelphia. Born on September 18, 1934, in Burton, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Eva (Anderson) Hinerman. She married Lewis “Lou” Festi, who preceded her in death on June 13, 2007. She was also preceded in...
Sandra Luyster Bair
Nov 12, 2019
Sandra R. (Luyster) Bair, 69, of Akron and a former Dover resident died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 in Akron City Hospital following an extended illness. Born July 7, 1950 in Akron, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth (Jones) Luyster. Sandra was an employee of Parma Community General Hospital where she was a clerical worker. She was...
Judy A. Peloubet
Nov 10, 2019
Judy A. Peloubet, 60, of New Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, in the Cleveland Clinic. Born October 25, 1959, in Cincinnati, she was the daughter of the late Wilson H. and Dorothy R. McCulloch May. Judy was a registered nurse employed in the NICU of Canton’s Aultman Hospital, a job she truly loved. She is survived by her...
