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Betty Harmon
May 26, 2011
Betty J. Harmon Age 88, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Meyers Lake Village, a daughter of the late Harry and Josephine Texter Long, and was a life resident of the Canton area. During her life she had worked at Lawsons, London's Candies and retired from Fogel's Corner in Massillon. Betty served...
Donna Mccreery
May 23, 2011
Donna J. McCreery Age 85, of Dover, passed away Monday, May 23, 2011, in Union Hospital. She was born in Sandyville, a daughter of the late Lester and Nellie Broad Knotts, and had been a Dover resident 12 years. Donna was a 1944 graduate of Mineral City High School. She was a member of Dundee United Methodist Church, where her...
Lily King
May 18, 2011
Lily E. King Age 80, of Waynesburg, passed away Wed. evening, May 18, 2011, in Aultman Hospital. She was born in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Vittorio and Giulia Chiocca Marsili, and was a life resident. Lily was a member of St. James Catholic Church. She adored her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Lily enjoyed cooking, especially cookies, ravioli, and...
Chris Boatright
May 16, 2011
Chris A. Boatright, Age 72, a resident of Maison Aine Nursing Home in Stow, passed away there Monday, May 16, 2011. She was born in Shawnee, OK, a daughter of the late Chris and Kathleen Smith Damm, resided in Navarre 2
Ginny Wadian
May 13, 2011
Ginny M. Wadian Age 21, of New Philadelphia, passed away Friday, May 13, 2011, in Union Hospital. She was born in Akron, resided in New Philadelphia three years, previously residing in Perry Township, Massillon, and Uhrichsville. Ginny was a 2007 graduate of Perry High School and loved to read. Survived by her mother, Tammy Wadian, with whom she resided; her...
Gloria Fearn
May 11, 2011
Gloria M. Fearn Age 78, of Canton, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2011, in Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Mildred Bracken Fearn, and was a life resident. Gloria was a 1951 graduate of Lehman High School. She retired in 1982 from Ohio Bell, after 30 years service, where she worked...
Robert Mckinney
May 8, 2011
Robert J. McKinney Age 64, of East Sparta, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2011, in his home. He was born in Canton, a son of the late Donald and Mary Alyce James McKinney, and was a life resident of East Sparta. Bob was a 1965 graduate of Sandy Valley High School. He had been a machinist for several local companies....
Frances Boner
May 7, 2011
Frances E. Boner Age 65, of Minerva, passed away Sat. morning in Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. She was born in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Floyd and Laverne Harper Lyall, resided in Minerva since 1977, previously residing in Canton and Bolivar. Preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Clarence A. Boner, on April 1, 2004....
Charles Wib Ramage
May 3, 2011
Charles Wilbur "Wib" Ramage Age 97, of Waynesburg, went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning, May 3, 2011, in Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar. He was born in Byesville, OH, a son of the late Charles and Blanche Edwards Ramage, and had been a resident of the Waynesburg-Carrollton area since 1942. He was a member of Shepherd of the...
Richard Rick Miller
Apr 28, 2011
Richard C. "Rick" Miller Age 43, of Canton, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 28, 2011, in the Cleveland Clinic after a brief illness. He was born in Murray, KY, and had been a Canton resident all his life. Rick was a 1986 graduate of Perry High School, where he played football and maintained a lifelong friendship with his football buddies,...
Lillian Wilton
Apr 27, 2011
Lillian L. Wilton Age 87, a resident of Heather Ridge in North Canton, passed away Wed., April 27, 2011, in Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Ironwood, MI, a daughter of the late Joseph and Hazel Chipman LaPere, resided in Cleveland 25 years until moving to Jacksonville, NC in 1980, and coming back to Ohio in July of 2010....
Ronald Prosperi
Apr 23, 2011
Ronald L. "The Dude" Prosperi Age 55, of East Sparta, passed away Sat. evening, April 23, 2011, in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Dennison, OH, a son of Russell Prosperi, of Dover, and the late Dorothy Maxwell Harper, and had been a resident of the Sandy Valley area 42 years. Ron was a 1974...
Anna Belle Lowe
Apr 15, 2011
Anna Belle Lowe Age 92, of Waynesburg, passed away Friday morning in The Laurels of Canton. She was born in Delaware, OH, a daughter of the late Robert and Mae Myers Sellers, and resided in Waynesburg from 1929-69, Canton 1969 to 1985 when she returned to Waynesburg. She retired in 1969 as owner-operator of Ann's Beauty Shop in Waynesburg and...
Edna Hart
Apr 9, 2011
Edna J. Hart Age 97, of Waynesburg, passed away Sat. afternoon in Sterling House of Canton surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Ernest and Mabel Elsass Youmans, and was a life resident. Edna was a 1932 graduate of Waynesburg High School. She gave piano lessons in her home for over 30...
Beulah Van Voorhis
Apr 6, 2011
Beulah L. Van Voorhis Age 98, of Waynesburg, passed away Wed. morning, April 6, 2011, in Carroll Healthcare Center. She was born in Freeburg, OH, a daughter of the late Frank and Almeda Shidler Culler, and had been a Waynesburg resident 65 years. Beulah and her late husband owned and operated a 120 acre farm for many years. She was...
Patricia Murray
Apr 1, 2011
Patricia L. Murray Age 47, of Massillon, passed away Friday, April 1, 2011, in her home. She was born in Canton, a daughter of Bill and Nancy Baxter Murray, Sr. of Canton South, grew up in the Magnolia-Waynesburg area, and has resided in Massillon since 1986. Patti was a 1981 graduate of Sandy Valley High School, attended Stark State College...
Marilyn Jean Locker
Mar 29, 2011
Marilyn Jean "Red" Locker aka "Mom" Age 78, a resident of Hennis Care Center in Bolivar, passed away there Tuesday afternoon. She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Velma Spencer Wright, and had been a Magnolia resident most of her life. Jean was a 1950 graduate of McKinley High School. She was a member of...
Shirley Helmick
Mar 29, 2011
SHIRLEY J. HELMICK, Age 81, of East Sparta, passed away Tues. morning in Aultman Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Massillon, a daughter of the late Ralph and Myrtle Bair Lightfoot and had been an East Sparta resident 12 years. She had an extensive doll collection with Shirley Temple dolls being her favorite, and enjoyed giving...
John Skip Hornyak
Mar 25, 2011
John W. "Skip" Hornyak Age 76, of Massillon, passed away Friday morning in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Parma, OH, a son of the late John M. and Elizabeth Balla Hornyak, and had been a Massillon resident since 1962. Skip was a 1953 graduate of Parma Schaff High School, and a 1976 graduate of...
Jean Guest
Mar 24, 2011
JEAN E. GUEST, Age 88, of Canton, passed away Thur. afternoon in the Laurels of Canton. Born the daughter of the late Linnie and Mary Golder Sweany, she had lived her entire life in the house where she was born. Jean was a 1940 graduate of McKinley High School, retired in 1991 from the Akro Corp. after 27 years service...
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