Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Richard L. "Dick" Barnhouse
Dec 17, 2018
Richard L. Barnhouse, 84, of Strasburg died on Monday, December 17, 2018 in the Country Club Retirement Center. Born August 23, 1934 in Lamartine, Ohio he was a son of the late Charles and Lona Arbogast Barnhouse. Dick was also preceded in death by his wife, Christie Barnhouse on May 29, 2011, and a sister, Vivian Barnhouse. Dick retired in...
Preston T. Morrison Sr.
Dec 17, 2018
Preston T. Morrison Sr., age 58, of Dover, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, New Philadelphia, after battling cancer. Born October 27, 1960, in Dover, he was a son of the late Robert A. Sr. and Harriet C. Hupp Morrison. Preston attended New Philadelphia High School, and was a long-time employee of Fenton Brothers Electric...
Rolland J. "Jim" Moore
Dec 16, 2018
Rolland J. “Jim” Moore, 81, of Strasburg passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 in the Inn at Northwood surrounded by his loving family. Born September 28, 1937 in Orlando, West Virginia he was a son of the late Darius and Josephine Murphy Moore. Jim was also preceded in death by his sisters, Maxine Moore, Ruth Berry and his brother,...
Neil Ronald Compton
Dec 15, 2018
Neil Ronald Compton, 90, of Port Washington passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 15, 2018 in the Community Hospice Truman House surrounded by his family. Neil was a man of few words, but what he said carried great weight with his family, friends, neighbors and colleagues. He was said to have never disparaged anyone, and he said he always learned...
Ray A. Thompson
Dec 10, 2018
Ray A. Thompson, age 66, of Dover, passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, in Union Hospital. Born February 27, 1952, in Dover, he was a son of the late Raymond and Emilia Tedesco Thompson. Ray graduated from Dover High School in 1970, and owned his own lawnmower shop in Dover. He was a long-time employee of Sugardale (Fresh Mark) in...
Doris M. Keener
Dec 9, 2018
Doris M. Keener, 87, of Bolivar passed away Sunday, December 9, 2018 at her home following a brief illness. Born September 5, 1931 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Alvin and Marie Graves Moser. Doris was also preceded in death by her husband, Merlyn “Mike” Keener on November 14, 2014; daughter, Debra Porterfield; sister, Jane Liotti and...
Jennings A. Campbell Iii
Dec 8, 2018
Jennings A. Campbell III, age 24, of New Philadelphia, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 8, 2018. Born August 10, 1994, in Dover, he was a son of Jennings A. Jr. and Faye Frame Campbell. Jennings graduated from Tuscarawas Valley High School in 2013, and was employed by Finishing Touch Flooring, Zoarville. He earned the Boy Scouts of America’s highest honor,...
Tammy Sue Potts
Dec 6, 2018
Tammy Sue Potts, age 43, of Dundee, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. Born May 20, 1975, in Dover, she was the daughter of Russell G. Rouse of Dundee and the late Ruth Ellen Smith Rouse. Tammy graduated from Dover High School in 1993. She was employed as a nurse’s aide until injury prevented her from working. Tammy married Robert...
Norman E. "Norm" Shook
Dec 4, 2018
Norman E. “Norm” Shook, age 90, a life-long resident of Dover, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, New Philadelphia. Born August 24, 1928, in Dover, he was the son of the late Jerd and Ida Rufner Shook. Norm graduated from Dover High School, and served honorably with the United States Army during the Korean War....
Edwin L. "Ed" Goehring
Dec 4, 2018
Edwin L. “Ed” Goehring, 83, of Strasburg passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on November 12, 1935 in Alliance, he was the son of the late Lawrence Sidney and Rachel Elizabeth “Betty” (Evans) Goehring. He was also preceded in death by his son; Edwin Lee “Jr.” Goehring; along with his brothers;...
Patricia L. "Pattie" Lewis
Dec 4, 2018
Patricia L. “Pattie” Lewis, age 68, of Strasburg, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, after battling liver disease. Born November 17, 1950, in Massillon, she was the daughter of the late Argil Dean and Evelyn Genevieve Norris Decker. Pattie graduated from Navarre’s Fairless High School in 1968. She married Howard M. Lewis, who survives, on May...
Richard "Dick" Hollinger
Dec 3, 2018
Richard G. “Dick” Hollinger, 87, a lifelong resident of Dover died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at the Inn at Northwood following a period of declining health. Dick retired in 1986 from the Timken Company in New Philadelphia where he was a Precision Sound tester. He also served as Vice President of Warther Cutlery and Museum for over 50 years. Born...
Frederick D. "Fritz" Huprich
Dec 3, 2018
Frederick D. “Fritz” Huprich, 85, of Dover passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018 at Aultman Hospital following a brief illness. Born September 12, 1933 in New Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Arthur and Margaret Ditmar Huprich. Fred was also preceded in death by his wife, June A. Huprich on January 3, 2015; brother, Kent Huprich and...
Pauline J. Welling
Dec 1, 2018
Pauline J. Welling, 88, of Strasburg passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Born July 14, 1930 in Pearl, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Edith Rowe Levengood. Pauline was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Welling on February 10, 2015; son, Don Welling; daughter, Debra Tschantz and many brothers and sisters. Pauline was...
Ethel "Louise" Grissom
Dec 1, 2018
Ethel “Louise” Grissom, 88, of Dover passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at the Inn at Northwood. Born October 25, 1930 in Dallas, Texas she was the daughter of the late James Roy and Ethel Mae Ashburn Stribling. Louise was also preceded in death by her husband, Otha Grissom on May 8, 2010 and a brother, Clifton Stribling. Louise...
Fred Coe Mccully
Dec 1, 2018
Fred Coe McCully, 81, of Bolivar passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in the Lodge at New Dawn with his wife and son at his side. Born October 2, 1937 in Carrollton he was a son of the late Earl and Meryle House McCully. Fred was also preceded in death by his brothers, Lester and Bill McCully and sister,...
Frederick Tinnirello
Nov 28, 2018
Frederick “Fred” Tinnirello, 72, of Dover passed away on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. Born on September 7, 1946 in Dover, he was the son of Joseph and Barbara (Enama) Tinnirello. He married Eleanor “Jane” Beamer on September 3, 1977. Jane preceded him in death on August 6, 2016. He was also preceded in death by his father. Fred honorably served...
Robert R. Zion
Nov 27, 2018
Robert R. Zion, 75, of Salem, and formerly of Dover, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Born October 22, 1943 in Canton, Robert was a son of the late Joseph and Mildred Lechner Zion. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Carl “Butch” Zion. Robert proudly served his country with the United States Army during the Vietnam...
Mary Lou Vanfossen
Nov 26, 2018
Mary Lou (Hess) VanFossen, 89, of Strasburg passed away peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2018 in the New Dawn Retirement Community following a period of declining health. Born November 13, 1929 in Dover she was the eldest of ten children born to the late George and Edna Maurer Hess. She grew up in Baertown, and attended Wooster Highway School, and...
Louise Wyatt
Nov 26, 2018
Louise Wyatt, age 98, of Park Village Health Care Center, Dover, and a long-time resident of New Philadelphia, passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. Born July 1, 1920, in Pine Grove, Wetzel County, West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late William Sr. and Roberta Williams Willey. Louise attended high school in Wetzel County, and, on October 1, 1943,...
