Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Helen M. Haas
May 9, 2018
Helen M. Haas, age 86, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, New Philadelphia. Born June 25, 1931, in New Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Mary Strauss Schneider. Helen attended school in New Philadelphia, and, on July 15, 1951, married Joe Reuben Haas. The couple reared two children and...
Bertha B. Williams
May 7, 2018
Bertha B. Williams, 97, of New Philadelphia died Monday, May 7, 2018 in the Amberwood Manor. Born July 21, 1920 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Adam and Beulah Blanche Day. Bertha was also preceded in death by her first husband, Dale Nedrow and her second husband, Oscar Williams; children, Dale Nedrow, Marie Dawson; four brothers...
Harry W. Butler
May 5, 2018
Harry W. Butler, 77, of Dover passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born April 16, 1941, he was a son of the late Harry and Louise Toth Butler. Harry was also preceded in death by a daughter, Bettie Ann Cedarville; brothers, Don and Richard Butler. He retired from the City of Dover, having worked...
Cleva M. Walton
May 3, 2018
Cleva M. Walton, 93, of Salem, Illinois, and formerly of Dover, passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in the Doctor’s Nursing and Rehab Center in Salem. Born August 5, 1924 in New Philadelphia she was a daughter of the late Loyal and Helen Swinderman Reynolds. Cleva was also preceded in death by her husband, Harold O. Walton. They were...
Cynthia L. "Cindy" Conner
May 3, 2018
Cynthia L. “Cindy” Conner, 68, of Strasburg, surrounded by her loving family, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 3, 2018 following a two year courageous battle with cancer. Born February 8, 1950 in Barberton, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Doris Grandon Arter. Cindy moved to Strasburg at the age of four, when her parents purchased a...
Guy G. Shaffer
May 2, 2018
Guy G. Shaffer, age 88, of Danbury Senior Living, Massillon, and formerly of Dover, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Born August 16, 1929, in Kerens, West Virginia, he was one of ten children born to the late Lloyd and Annie Nestor Shaffer. Guy graduated from Parsons (West Virginia) High School and went on to serve honorably with the United...
Nancy V. Jackson
May 2, 2018
Nancy V. Jackson, 80, of Uhrichsville passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Claymont Health and Rehab. Born on June 26, 1937 in Charleston, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Cecil S. and Rebecca (Carnes) Chapman. Nancy married the love of her life, H. Eugene Jackson on August 16, 1955. The couple was married for 50...
Kenneth M. Sopher
Apr 30, 2018
Kenneth M. Sopher, 87, of Dover died Monday, April 30, 2018 in the Community Hospice (Truman) House following a period of declining health. Ken was a Nationwide insurance agent for 38 years and founded Sopher Insurance Agency in New Philadelphia. Born July 4, 1930 in Venango County, Pennsylvania, son of the late Ralph and Melissa (Gadsby) Sopher. In addition to...
Verna Mae Lahr
Apr 30, 2018
Verna M. Lahr, age 87, of Dover, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018, in Park Village Health Care Center. Born February 19, 1931, in Dover, she was a daughter of Harry F. and Gladys I. Kirkbride Keller. Verna graduated from Dover High School in 1949. She was employed by the General Electric Co., Dover, from which she retired. Verna is...
Donald R. Hothem
Apr 28, 2018
Donald R. Hothem, 68, of Delaware, Ohio, and formerly of New Philadelphia, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Country View of Sunbury. Born March 24, 1950 in Canton, he was a son of the late Louis and Ruth Youtz Hothem. Don was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ellen Morris. He grew up in East Sparta,...
Jane D. Leuck
Apr 28, 2018
Jane D. Leuck, age 85, of Summerville, South Carolina, passed away there April 28, 2018. Born March 14, 1933, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Mayme Jones Thomson. Jane attended Dover High School, and, on September 2, 1950 married William F. “Bill” Leuck. The couple reared seven children and shared thirty-five years of marriage prior...
Joan A. Minor
Apr 28, 2018
Joan A. Minor, 86, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the Community Hospice Truman House in New Philadelphia. Joan was born in Three Rivers, Michigan on January 9, 1932. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Gladys (Miller) Richey. She was also preceded in death by her son; Jerry Lynn Dickens; three sisters,...
Pauline E. Hershberger
Apr 24, 2018
Pauline E. Hershberger, age 85, of Dover, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Union Hospital, following a brief illness. Born March 5, 1933, in Sugarcreek Twp., Tuscarawas Co., she was a daughter of the late Henry Ward Beecher and Carrie Marie Spies Medley. Pauline attended school near Sugarcreek, and married Laon A. “Shorty” Hershberger on February 18, 1956. The...
Lori Ann Fickes
Apr 23, 2018
Lori Ann Fickes, age 37, of Dennison, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, in her home. Born November 25, 1980, in Massillon, she was the daughter of the late James G. and Betty L. Kendle Fickes. Lori attended Starlight School in New Philadelphia. She enjoyed music and being sung to, lights - especially at Christmas, and the love and attention...
Robert N. Potts Ii
Apr 23, 2018
Robert N. Potts II, 45, of Dundee passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday, April 23, 2018. Born January 16, 1973 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania he was a son of the late Robert N. Potts and Patricia Kerr Potts of Erie, Pennsylvania. He had worked for Bob’s Remodeling in Dover before a work injury forced his retirement. Bob loved history...
Goldie Gay Barcroft
Apr 23, 2018
Goldie Gay Barcroft, age 85, of Dover, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018. Born May 27, 1932 in Sugarcreek, she was a daughter of the late John and Ann Menegay Barcroft. Goldie graduated from Dover High School in 1951, and was employed as a department manager for the former Dover Nichols Discount City. She was a devoted daughter, caring for...
June Ann Eddy
Apr 23, 2018
June Ann Eddy, age 82, of Dover passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 23, 2018 in her home. June was born in Strasburg on March 31, 1936. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Margaret “Mildred” (Holderbaum) Fannin. June attended school in the Strasburg school district until 9th grade when she was needed at home to find work...
Mary Elizabeth Rossetti
Apr 22, 2018
Mary Elizabeth (Brogne) Rossetti, 104, passed away at New Dawn Health Care Center in Dover on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Born on February 10, 1914 in Martinsville, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late John and Lena (Gatta) Brogne. On April 4, 1934, she married the love of her life, William Rossetti, who preceded her in death on...
Lilliana Everleigh Rae Hillyer
Apr 18, 2018
Lilliana Everleigh Rae Hillyer, beloved infant daughter of Mariah Cox and Josh Hillyer of New Philadelphia was born an angel on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. In addition of her parents, she will be sadly missed by her grandparents; Cynthia and David Cox of Mineral City, Harold and Amy Pritchard of Canton, Mark and Tyra Hillyer...
Helen V. Coventry
Apr 17, 2018
Helen V. Coventry, 95, of New Philadelphia passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in the Park Village Health Care Center at Dover. Born October 7, 1922 in Goshen, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Catherine Shivers Kuhn. Helen was also preceded in death by her sister and brother in law, Dorothy and Dan Casebeer; brother and...
