Obituary Listing

Oct 7, 2023

James R. "Rick" DeWitt

Age 68, of Canton, passed away Sat., October 7, 2023.  He was born January 2, 1955 in Canton, a son of the late Bob and Juanita (Richards) Stiffler, and was a life resident.  Rick was a 1973 graduate of Canton South High School.  He was retired from Ashland-Marathon Oil Co., after over 30...

Oct 3, 2023

Patricia Limbach

Patricia Limbach, age 94, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Pat was the youngest daughter of the late Lyle and Frances (Dilly) Scatterday. She grew up in Carrollton and resided for many years in Wooster and Canton with her husband Gerald Limbach. Pat was a 1946 graduate of Carrollton High School and received...

Sep 24, 2023

Carl C. Cochran

Age 87, of North Canton, passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.  He was born Oct. 19, 1935 in Akron, OH, a son of the late Clifford V. and Leila (Lashley) Cochran, raised on North Hill, and resided many years in Cuyahoga Falls, until coming to North Canton in 1996. Carl was a 1953 graduate...

Sep 21, 2023

Rebecca Jane Weiford

Age 76, of Canton, passed away Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.  She was born Jan. 20, 1947 in Columbus, OH, a daughter of the late Winford and Ila (Smith) Weiford, and was a life resident of Canton. Becky was a 1965 graduate of Glenwood High School, a graduate of the College of Wooster with a...

Sep 18, 2023

David L. Grasse

Age 83, of Canton, passed away Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.  He was born Oct. 17, 1939 in Canton, a son of the late Golden and Nora (Hostetler) Grasse, and was a life resident. Dave was retired from Regal Metal Products, where he was Director of Quality Assurance for 14 years. Prior to that he...

Sep 18, 2023

Anna M. Randulic

Age 96, of New Philadelphia, passed away Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. She was born Sept. 12, 1927 in Mineral City, a daughter of the late John and Rosetta (Geckler) Brinkman, and was a life resident until moving to New Philadelphia in 2005.  She was a 1945 graduate of Mineral City High School and was...

Sep 15, 2023

Betty I. Roberts

Betty Roberts, 96, of Canton passed away peacefully on Friday, September 15, 2023, surrounded by her loving family after an extended illness.

Born in Adena, Ohio on January 3, 1927, to the late Harry & Evelyn (Durbin) Hill, she was a 1945 graduate of Adena High School where she was Valedictorian of...

Sep 13, 2023

Judy A. McDade

Age 66, of East Sparta, passed away Wed., Sept. 13, 2023.  She was born April 30, 1957 in Canton, a daughter of the late Paul and Betty (Sherer) Reed, and was a life resident of Magnolia and East Sparta. Judy was a 1975 graduate of Sandy Valley High School.  She was employed as a...

Sep 11, 2023

Sally A. Rennie

Age 79, of Magnolia, passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.  She was born April 2, 1944 in Canton, OH, a daughter of the late Willard and Maxine (Judd) Ley, and was a life resident of Magnolia. Sally attended Sandy Valley High School and was a life member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Magnolia.

Sep 7, 2023

Robert "Bob" D. Mittleman,

Age 73, of Canton, passed away Thur., Sept. 7, 2023.  He was born June 11, 1950, in Lorain, OH, a son of the late Albert and Rose Mittleman.  Survived by his wife, Kellee Moser; one daughter, Liana (Joey Seink) Mittleman-Seink and their daughter, Ava; one son, Sean (Julie) Mittleman, and their children, Evie,...

Sep 5, 2023

Ann Marie McCabe,

63, of North Canton, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 27, 1960, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of Norma and Richard Wareham. A 1978 graduate of GlenOak High School and Kent State University, Ann worked for 23 years in pharmaceutical sales. She...

Sep 4, 2023

Edward E. Taggart

Age 83, of Mineral City, passed away September 4, 2023. He was born August 12, 1940 in Harrison County, OH, a son of the late Samuel and Margaret (Howell) Taggart, and resided in the Mineral City area most of his life.  Ed was a 1958 graduate of Freeport High School, and was retired from...

Sep 1, 2023

Paulette passed away peacefully at home in Athens, Tennessee, on Friday, September 1, 2023.  She was born in Canton, Ohio on October 23, 1951 to Gene and Helen (Weaver) Higham. She grew up in East Sparta, Ohio and graduated in 1969 from Sandy Valley High School. She and her family moved to Ft. Myers, Florida in 1971 where they...

Aug 25, 2023

Larry Brinkley

Age 80, of Hartville, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023.  He was born Feb. 18, 1943 in Richmond, VA, a son of the late Clyde and Iva (Carpenter) Brinkley, and resided most of his life in the Canton area.  Larry was a 1961 graduate of Lehman High School. He enjoyed working at Ewing Chevrolet for...

Aug 24, 2023

David S. Zimmerman,

Age 88, of North Canton, passed away Thur., Aug. 24, 2023. He was born Aug. 3, 1935, in Canton, a son of the late Edwin and Anne (Laszlo) Zimmerman.  David was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and retired as an orthopedic salesman.  He...

Aug 24, 2023

Dolores J. Koerber

Age 87, of Canton, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023.  She was born April 7, 1936 in Martins Ferry, OH, a daughter of the late Clarence and Bertha (Palmer) Koerber, and had been a Canton resident since 1942.  She was a 1954 graduate of McKinley High School, and she received her Bachelor of Religious...

Aug 24, 2023

W. Scott Daniels

Age 68, of Massillon, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023.  He was born Sept. 18, 1954 in Canton, a son of the late Ted and Dorothy (Pyle) Daniels, and was a life resident of this area. Scott was a 1972 graduate of Lehman High School and was retired from Blue Technology. He was an...

Aug 22, 2023

James R. "Jimmy" Skelton,

Beloved husband, brother, uncle and friend.  Age 80, of Canton, passed away Tues., Aug. 22, 2023.  He was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Canton, a son of the late James and Ramona (Foster) Skelton.  Jimmy was a 1961 graduate of Glenwood High School and retired from the Timken Co. where he worked in...

Aug 17, 2023

Phyllis D. Villono

age 87, of Canton reunited again with her husband, Allan M Villono. Phyllis was born in Malvern, Ohio, a daughter of the late Philip and Hazel (Short) Shuchert, and was a Stark County resident her entire life. The 88 acres in Malvern, where she was born, was later sold to the YMCA by her...

Aug 16, 2023

James T. Comber

Age 81, of Canton, passed away Wed. August 16, 2023.  He was born July 11, 1942 in Wadsworth, OH, a son of the late Harold "Scotty" and Marjorie (Sickafoose) Comber, was raised in Magnolia, and resided in the Peoria, AZ area 33 years, moving back to Canton in Feb. of 2013. Jim was a...