Obituary Listing

Oct 19, 2023

Carolyn J. Murphy

Age 75, of East Sparta, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023.  She was born April 22, 1948 in Bethesda, OH, a daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Ames) Carpenter, and had been an East Sparta resident 53 years.  Carolyn was a 1966 graduate of Union Local High School.  She was a former employee...

Oct 16, 2023

Gary M. Pendleton,

Age 64, of East Canton, passed away Mon., Oct. 16, 2023.  He was born Jan. 6, 1959, in Poughkeepsie, NY, a son of the late John and Genevieve (Niver) Pendleton. Gary owned and operated Family Heating and Cooling and was a landlord in Stark, Carroll, and Columbiana Counties where he provided affordable housing for...

Oct 11, 2023

Douglas C. Kemp

Age 78, of Canton, passed away Wed., Oct. 11, 2023.  He was born August 10, 1945 in Canton, a son of the late William and Jayn (Clark) Kemp, and was a life resident except for 15 years in Columbus. Doug was a 1963 graduate of McKinley High School, and retired in 2005 from AEP,...

Oct 9, 2023

Jeanna Maxine McKown,

76, of Waynesburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 9, 2023. Jeanna was born on October 22, 1946, in Newton WV, the daughter of Leslie Epson and Mildred Lucille Chapman.  She was a 1964 graduate of Spencer High School and married Arthur Blake McKown, on August 29th, of the same year....

Oct 8, 2023

Judy A. Graziano,

Age 80, of Dover, passed away Sun., Oct. 8, 2023.  She was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Dean and Ruby (Burwell) Rock.  Judy was a 1961 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Malvern.  Preceded in death by her...

Oct 7, 2023

Mary J. Kramarenko

Age 92, of North Canton, formerly of East Windsor, NJ, passed away Sat., Oct 7, 2023.  She was born in Indiana, PA, a daughter of the late Demetrius and Nadia (Maniosky) Sherotsky, and had been a long-time resident of East Windsor, NJ.  Mary was a graduate of Indiana High School, Indiana University of Pennsylvania,...

Oct 7, 2023

Bret S. Moore

Age 65, of Canton, passed away Sat., Oct. 7, 2023.  He was born Sept. 25, 1958 in Canton, a son of Donald and Glenda (Barkey) Moore, of Canton, and was a life resident.  Bret was a 1977 graduate of Timken High School, and was a former employee of Ohio Power Co. (AEP), where he...

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...