Obituaries

May 15, 2019

Gladys M. McNutt, 83, of Dover passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at Aultman Hospital. Born March 6, 1936 in Somerdale, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Edna Dessecker Seward. Gladys was also preceded in death by her husband, James L. “Jim” McNutt on February 10, 2003; daughter, Deborah McNutt; great granddaughter, Justice; three brothers and...

May 4, 2019

Pearl M. Smith, 84, of Dover passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 4, 2019 in the Country Club Retirement Center surrounded by her loving family. Born February 22, 1935 in Cherryvale, Kansas she was a daughter of the late Willis and Thelma McCully Homan. Pearl was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert J. Smith on September 12, 1998;...

May 2, 2019

Elizabeth M. “Sally” Millard, age 99, of Dover, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre. Born July 17, 1919, in Washington, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late David H. and Isa O. Riggle Kennard. Sally was a loving homemaker and attended the First Church of God in New Philadelphia. Survivors include her step-children, Daniel...

Apr 30, 2019

Ned M. Pongrat, 61, of Newcomerstown passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Born October 19, 1957 in Dover he was a son of the late Harry and Janice Mae Beans Pongrat. Ned is survived by his brother, Kent (Sherry) Pongrat of New Philadelphia. Ned was employed with the Pipefitters Union #495 in Cambridge. He enjoyed the outdoors and...

Apr 28, 2019

Robert L. “Bob” Owens, 76, of Dover passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Wytheville, Virginia. Bob was born on September 18, 1942, in Dennison. He was the son of the late Alvin and Goldie (Murphy) Owens. He attended New Philadelphia High School and joined the United State Army Reserves, where he served our country for eight years....

Apr 28, 2019

Sandra E. “Sandy” Space, 84, of Dover, left this world on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in New Philadelphia, following a long illness. Sandy, who was born in Dover, Ohio in 1934 as the only child of the late James Thomson and Virginia (Flock) Reed. She was well-known and loved in her community where she always managed to find the good...

Apr 28, 2019

Apr 26, 2019

Sandra Sue Mast, 71, of Dover passed away at Park Village Health Care Center on Friday, April 26, 2019. Born on June 7, 1947, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Jack Walter and Marjorie L. (Wilson) Pealey. Sandra graduated from Tusky Valley High School with the class of 1965. She married Roger Mast, who preceded her in...

Apr 25, 2019

Sarah J. Lester, age 93, of Dover, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Park Village Health Care Center, Dover. Born May 13, 1925, in Barnesville, she was a daughter of the late Harry N. and Edith Parsons Clark. Sarah attended school in Uhrichsville and later married Herbert F. Lester. The couple had three children and shared twenty-nine years of...

Apr 20, 2019

Don S. Jimison, 77, of Sugarcreek, Ohio died peacefully Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Aultman Hospital following a period of declining health. He retired in 1999 from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Department where he was an Inmate Services Officer. He began his career as a psychiatric social worker for the Cambridge State Hospital. He also was the former Chief of...

Apr 19, 2019

Gatlin R. Parker, the two month old son of Corey and Melina Tully Parker of Dover, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 19, 2019 in his parent’s arms. Gatlin was born on February 18, 2019 in the University of Michigan Medical Center where he fought a long two month battle with a congenital heart disease. In addition to his parents,...

Apr 18, 2019

Donald E. Baker, 90, of Columbus died Thursday, April 18, 2019 in the Arlington Court Skilled Nursing and Rehab Center. Born April 14, 1929 in Dover he was a son of the late Allen and Vina Myers Baker. Don was also preceded in death by his sisters, Fern Aul, Jean Straub, and brother, Dick Baker. Don proudly served his country...

Apr 10, 2019

Eugene J. “Gene” Bertolini, age 74, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, in Hennis Care Centre, Dover. Born March 13, 1945, in Columbus, he was the son of the late John and Mary Menapace Bertolini. Gene grew up in Midvale and was employed for many years by the former Colonial Manor in New Philadelphia, from which he retired....

Apr 7, 2019

Randy L. Ryan, 61, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Born November 20, 1957 in Dover he was a son of Margaret Lorenz Ryan of Dover and the late Cecil Ryan. Randy was a 1976 graduate of New Philadelphia High School, and was employed at Greer Steel as a Crane Operator, having retired in 2011 after...

Apr 5, 2019

JoAnn Waltz Luthy Miller, 88, of Dover passed away on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Union Hospital. Born September 10, 1930 in New Cumberland she was the daughter of the late Howard and Lucille Morris Waltz. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Bruce Luthy on August 26, 1994. JoAnn was a member of Grace Lutheran Church...

Apr 4, 2019

Richard V. Fuhrer, 87, of Strasburg passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 4, 2019, following an extended illness. Richard was born on November 9, 1931, to the late John D. and Pearl (Reidenbaugh) Fuhrer. He was a Korean War Air Force Veteran and a retired truck driver. He was a lifetime lover of fishing and hunting. He...

Apr 1, 2019

Carole Lynn Poulson Hillyer, 74, of New Philadelphia passed away suddenly at Akron General Hospital on Monday, April 1, 2019. Carole was the youngest sibling of seven children, born on November 14, 1944, in Dennison. She was the daughter of the late Harold Dean and Bernice (Clark) Poulson. She was also preceded in death by two husbands, Marvin Denison, and...

Mar 29, 2019

Thomas R. “Dr. Tom” Arejola, MD, FCAP, PhD, age 72, of New Philadelphia, died Friday, March 29, 2019, in Union Hospital Emergency Room, Dover. Born August 23, 1946, in Naga City, Philippines, he was a son of the late Luis P. and Juana C. Reyes Arejola. Dr. Tom earned his medical degree with honors from the University of Santo Tomas...

Mar 29, 2019

Barbara A. Tinirello, age 99, a life-long resident of Dover, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019, in New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born March 12, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Julia Vitt Enama. Barbara attended Sacred Heart School in New Philadelphia, and cleaned houses as a young lady. During the Second World War, she was...

Mar 27, 2019

Glenn E. Fox, 92, of New Philadelphia died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in the Schoenbrunn Health Care Center. Born January 27, 1927 in Dover he was a son of the late Phillip and Marie Horn Fox. Glenn was also preceded in death by five children. He retired from Belden Brick. Glenn is survived by his children, Kathy (Jim) Day...