All Obituaries

Dr. David Behner EdD OCTOBER 25, 1944 ~ FEBRUARY 23, 2019 Age 74, of Canton, passed away Sat. Feb. 23, 2019 while visiting in New Hampshire.  He was born Oct. 25, 1944 in Warren, OH, son of the late Chester and Eleanor (Hall) Behner who raised him on a small family dairy farm in Lordstown Ohio and moved to Canton in 1969.  David was a 1962 graduate of Lordstown High School, a 1966 graduate of Youngstown State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education, received a Masters...

Bill Miller Age 79, of Dellroy, passed away Thursday Feb. 28, 2019.  He was born March 8, 1939 in Blairsville, GA, a son of the late Reuben and Hazel (Plott) Miller, resided in Canton a short while then Dellroy many years.  Bill is the retired owner/operator of Interstate Fire & Security.  Following his retirement he owned Miller Equipment in Carrollton.  He was a member of Carroll Lodge #124 F. & A.M. in Carrollton.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in...

  Wayne R. Schmidt Age 75, of Magnolia, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019, after a two-year illness.  He was born Sept. 17, 1943 in Belle Plaine, MN, a son of the late Alvin and Evelyn (Kerkow) Schmidt, and after residing in Anaheim, CA, came to Magnolia in 1974.  Wayne was a 1961 graduate of Anaheim High School.  He joined the U. S. Air Force in 1961 and served for four years.  He worked 31 years at Republic Steel Corp. and LTV Steel.  He enjoyed fishing...

ALAN F. OWENS, Age 66, of Massillon, passed away Wed., Mar. 13, 2019 in Rose Lane Nursing Home after a courageous battle with cancer.  Born Apr. 4, 1952, in Canton, a son of the late Benjamin and Geneva (Young) Owens, he grew up in Waynesburg and lived the last 27 years in Massillon.  Alan was a 1970 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and retired in 2009 after 28 years service as a Superintendent for Fred Oliveri Construction Co.  He was a member of the former First...

Florence L. Malott Age 87, of Magnolia, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019.  She was born April 3, 1931, in Monroe County, OH, a daughter of the late Cecil and Ines (Vess) Yockey, and had been a resident of the Magnolia/East Sparta since 1943.  She was a 1949 graduate of East Sparta High School.  Florence and her husband had operated their farm together.  She was a member of East Sparta Women’s Club.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

David N. Keeney  of East Sparta, passed away peacefully in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center on Thursday Feb. 28, 2019.  He lived a blessed life of 92 years, 64 of which he shared with his loving wife, the late Betty D. (Schlimm) Keeney.  Born November 25, 1926 in East Sparta, he was the last remaining child of the late Leo M. and Bessie M. (Burson) Keeney.  He was preceded in death by his four sisters and four brothers, Margaret Hamilton, Mildred Finley, Elta May...

  Jack H. Lowry Age 85, of Canton, passed away Tuesday March 5, 2019.  He was born July 25, 1933 in Canton, a son of the late Howard and Gladys (Sponseller) Lowry, and was a life resident.  Jack was a 1951 graduate of McKinley High School.  He was retired from Cramer Sheet Metal, and previously had been employed many years by A. G. Stafford Co. as a sheet metal draftsman.   He was a long-time member of the former Martin Luther Lutheran Church and now is a...

  Kenneth Paul McCall, Sr. Age 87, of Waynesburg, departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.  He was born August 5, 1931 in East Liverpool, a son of the late Albert and Marie (Bach) McCall.  Ken retired from the U. S. Air Force in 1973 as a Master Sgt, after serving for 21 years.  He was a Veteran of the Korean War, and completed many tours in both Asia and Europe as a pilot and flight engineer.  Following his military career, he became the owner/operator of...

ROSE M. FRY, Age 60, of Waynesburg, passed away Tues., Feb. 26, 2019.  Born in Alliance, a daughter of Eileen Offenberger and the late Roy Offenberger.  Rose was a 1977 Graduate of Sandy Valley High School and a 1980 Graduate of the Mercy School of Nursing.  She had worked as an RN at Mercy Medical Center.  Survived by two daughters, Sydney Schneff, and Ashley Dias (Matt Cunningham) and their children, Tyler, Brooklynn, Madison, and Savannah; one son, Andy (Alyse) Fry,...

  Dorothy T. Maxwell Age 87, of Waynesburg, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.  She was born Sept. 8, 1931 in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Daniel and Mildred (Perich) Trbovich, and has lived 58 years in the house she and her husband built.  Dorothy was a 1949 graduate of Waynesburg High School.  She worked at the Timken Co. from 1950-1960.  Dorothy was a member of St. George Serbian Orthodox Church.  She and her husband spent winters in Bonita Springs,...