Obituary Listing

Mar 13, 2019

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...

Mar 7, 2019

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...

Mar 5, 2019

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...

Feb 28, 2019

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...

Feb 26, 2019

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...

Feb 24, 2019

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...

Feb 24, 2019

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...

Feb 23, 2019

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...

Feb 23, 2019

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...

Feb 19, 2019

Joseph M. Lavin

Age 72, of Canton, passed away Tuesday Feb. 19, 2019.  He was born Sept. 6, 1946 in New York City, a son of the late James and Anna (Malloy) Lavin, resided in Columbus 32 years and Canton the past six years.  Joe was a graduate of New York University with a Degree in Electrical...

Feb 19, 2019

Jack A. Schrader,

Age 72, of Canton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, while visiting in Florida.  He was born March 2, 1946 in Canton, a son of the late Lloyd and Anna (Hegal) Schrader, and was a life resident.  Jack was a 1964 graduate of Timken High School where he was on a co-op program and...

Feb 16, 2019

CHARLES "MONTE" Wheeler,

After a long struggle with Lewy Body Dementia, Charles passed away Sat., Feb. 16, 2019 at the age of 80.  He was born July 9, 1938 in Canton, OH and spent most of his life growing up in the North Industry-East Sparta area.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Hanley and Audrey...

Feb 16, 2019

CHARLES M. WHEELER,

Age 80, of Massillon.  Passed away Sat., Feb. 16, 2019.  The family will hold a gathering of friends at a later date.  The full obituary will appear in the newspaper and on the funeral home website when arrangements are completed.  Condolences may be left at: www.gordonfuneralhomes.com.

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Feb 15, 2019

Rosina Seaburn

Age 81, of Dellroy, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.  She was born May 31, 1937 in Malvern, OH, a daughter of the late Carl and Evelyn (Bucher) Schmidt and had resided in Dellroy 54 years.  Our mother was a saint and we loved her dearly.  Besides her parents, Rosina was preceded in death by...

Feb 15, 2019

Peggy A. Hager

Age 67, of Magnolia, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2019.  She was born Oct. 22, 1951 in Fort Ord, CA, a daughter of the late George and Pauline (Whitlock) Essex, and had been a resident of the Canton-Magnolia area most of her life.  Peggy was a 1969 graduate of Canton Lincoln High School, and...

Feb 13, 2019

Helen V. Haney

Age 92, of Mineral City, passed away Wed., Feb. 13, 2019 in her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born July 23, 1926 in Baltimore, MD, a daughter of the late Jim and Anna Marie (Lessner) Nock, and had been a Mineral City resident since 1945.  Helen had volunteered at Mineral City...

Feb 5, 2019

Arthur F. Pontones,

90, of Waynesburg passed away peacefully February 5, 2019. Born on September 5th, 1928 in Malvern Ohio, on the family farm, a son of the late Jesus and Mary Pontones, he was a resident of Malvern and Waynesburg.  Arthur was a 1946 graduate of Malvern High School. Art married his sweetheart, the late Barbara...

Feb 4, 2019

BOB KUHNS,

Age 88, of East Sparta, passed away Mon., Feb. 4, 2019, in his residence.  Born in Dover, a son of the late Albert and Isabelle (Gowins) Kuhns.  Bob was a 1948 graduate of Dover High School and a member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. He served with the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Feb 1, 2019

JESSIE WISE,

Age 90, of Canton, passed away Fri., Feb. 1, 2019.  Born Feb. 28, 1928, in Wheeling, WV, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Majewski) Ulik, and had been a Canton resident since 1945.  She was a 1946 graduate of McKinley High School and retired in 1988 from Edmont-Wilson Rubber Co. where she was...

Feb 1, 2019

SAMUEL L. RUSSELL SR.,

Age 78, of Dellroy, passed away Fri., Feb. 1, 2019.  Born in Sherrodsville, a son of the late George and Bertha (Clark) Russell, he had been a Dellroy resident for 25 years.  Samuel had worked at Rose Twp. in Maintenance, previously working for Push Carriage Mining Co. and Russell Tree Service.  Preceded in...