Obituaries

Dec 9, 2017

Martha A. Bearducci, age 80, of Dover, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017, in her home. Born June 8, 1937, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Nicholas and Laura Venditti Cenci. Martha graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1955, and, as a young lady, was employed by the Jack & Jill Shop, Dover. She married Thomas...

Dec 8, 2017

Betty M. Smith, 91, of Dover died on Friday, December 8, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Born on January 14, 1926 in Midvale, she was the daughter of the late James and Erma (Raymond) Morgan. She is preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith. Betty enjoyed quilting and crocheting. In honoring her wishes, there will be...

Dec 7, 2017

June M. “June Bug” Herman, 100, of Dover passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on March 27, 1917 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Anna (Unsold) Souers. She married Woodrow Herman, who preceded her in death on September 23, 1953. She was also preceded in death by...

Dec 7, 2017

Margaret Dawn Gilmore, age 77, of New Philadelphia (Brightwood) passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, in Community Hospice’s Truman House. Born October 12, 1940, in Dover, she was a daughter of the late Edward “Buster” and Melva G. Grimm Rothacher. Dawn attended Dover High School, and was employed by the former Mister Donut and the New Dawn Retirement Community, both...

Dec 7, 2017

Patricia J. “Patti” McCoy, age 75, of Sherrodsville, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017, in the New Dawn Retirement Community, Dover. Born December 29, 1941, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Virginia Davis Pearson. Patti moved to Dover as a young lady and graduated from Dover High School. She married Richard A. McCoy on January 31,...

Dec 4, 2017

Robert F. “Fred” Singleton, age 76, of Dover, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017, in Dover’s Hennis Care Centre. Born June 11, 1941, in Dover, he was a son of the late Robert J. and Mildred Ball Singleton. Fred delivered The Times-Reporter as a youth. He graduated from Dover High School in 1959 and was employed by the Timken Company...

Dec 2, 2017

Miriam E. “Mim” Lightell, 78, of Walnut Creek, and formerly of Dover and Canton, entered her Eternal Home on Saturday, December 2, 2017. She was born on January 26, 1939 in Sugarcreek to the late Melvin and Saloma Schlabach Troyer. Mim was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Lightell on May 4, 1985; sisters, Mary Troyer, Alta Miller,...

Dec 2, 2017

Betty L. Lash, 73, of Massillon, and formerly of Strasburg, died Saturday, December 2, 2017 in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center surrounded by her loving family. Born January 7, 1944 in Dover she was a daughter of the late Roscoe and Lucille Bowen Slemmer. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Lash on December 23, 2007; five...

Dec 1, 2017

Rev. Joseph E. Mize, Master Chief Petty Officer, United States Coast Guard, 65, passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born December 16, 1951 in Greenville, North Carolina he was a son of the late Edward and Irene Lewis Mize. Joe was also preceded in death by his wife, Alice Barbara Mize in 2005...

Nov 30, 2017

L. Dale Smith, 82, of Dover died Thursday evening, Nov. 30, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family following a brief illness. Born on Christmas Day in 1934 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of the late Fred and Emma (Sommers) Smith. In addition to his parents, Dale was preceded in death by a son Dale Jr. and...

Nov 29, 2017

Nov 28, 2017

Elsie “Jeanne” Metzger, 83, of Baltic passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Oak Pointe Nursing & Rehab Center in Baltic. Born in Dundee on June 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Robert Jack and Edna L. (Maus) Price. She graduated from Wayne Township High School in 1952. On March 15, 1957, she married Carl Metzger who...

Nov 28, 2017

Kenneth E. “Ken” Beegle, 77, of Dover died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on May 15, 1940 in his home in East Sparta, he was the son of the late Rush E. and Ruth (Laird) Beegle. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Pauline Reinhard. Ken was always a hard worker....

Nov 25, 2017

Antonio “Tony” Ionno, age 69, of Brewster, passed away Saturday, November 25, in Community Hospice’s Truman House, from injuries incurred in a November 14 motor vehicle accident that also claimed the life of his wife of 27 years, Susan Grillon-Ionno. Born February 3, 1948 in Faeto, Italy, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Maria D’Apice Ionno. Tony...

Nov 25, 2017

Judith A. Clark, 76, of New Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Community Hospice Truman House. Born on October 13, 1941 in New Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Katie (Arth) Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Gene Thomas, and sister, Dorothy Hursey. She graduated with the class...

Nov 19, 2017

Gary L. Grant, 76, of Strasburg died Sunday, November 19, 2017 in his home following an extended illness. Cremation has been entrusted to the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home and Crematory at Dover. There are no services or calling hours.

Nov 18, 2017

Elizabeth R. “Betsy” Frautschy, 77, of Dover died Saturday, November 18, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born April 29, 1940 in New Philadelphia, Ohio she was a daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude Lieser Beitzel. Betsy was also preceded in death by her husband Doyle W. Frautschy on May 30, 2013 and a brother, John Beitzel Love....

Nov 17, 2017

Ruth Nadine Miller of Dover passed into the loving arms of our Lord on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. She was born to Almeda and Roland Haueter on September 6, 1925. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1943 and began working at Garver Brothers for 15 cents/hr. and then Reeves Offices on Iron Avenue in Dover. Ruth met the love...

Nov 17, 2017

Gara L. Mizer, 69, of Dover died Friday, November 17, 2017 in the Community Hospice Truman House. Born December 19, 1947 in Dover he was a son of the late Chester and Mary Troendly Mizer. Gara was also preceded in death by his sister, Irene Lauer and brother in law, Ernie Beachy. He retired from Oxford Mining in Coshocton after...

Nov 16, 2017

Louise Ann Maybaugh, 80, of Dover died on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at Union Hospital in Dover following an extended illness. Born on September 24, 1937 in Midvale, she was the daughter of Albert Anthony and Lois Ann (Gamble) D’Agnone. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Dennison. She was the devoted wife for 50 years to Joseph Maybaugh,...