Obituary Listing

Sep 24, 2018

JANIS A. LAIGN,

Age 91, of Canton, passed away Mon., Sept. 24, 2018, in her residence.  Born in Canton, a daughter of the late Clarence and Alice (Schneider) Lyons, she had been a life resident of Canton. Early in her life Janis worked at Buxbaum's and after her husband died she worked at Heggy's almost 30 years. ...

Sep 23, 2018

MARY J. BAUM,

Age 83, of Magnolia, passed away Sun., Sept. 23, 2018 in her residence.  Born in Mineral City, a daughter of the late John and Mary (Smith) Bell.  She retired from the Timken Co. and was a member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church.  Survived by her husband, Ray Baum.  According to her wishes,...

Sep 20, 2018

LAUREN F. SHEAFFER,

73, fought a brief battle with melanoma, but found victory with Jesus on Thursday, September 20, 2018.  Born in Canton October 7, 1944, to the late Ernest and Olive (Inboden) Sheaffer, he resided in the Magnolia area.  Lauren was a 1962 graduate of Glenwood High School and a dedicated member of Faith Community Church. ...

Sep 14, 2018

Carol R. Rennie

Age 72, of Morges, passed away Friday Sept. 14, 2018.  She was born in Canton, a daughter of the late Chester and Rachel (Shoemaker) Slayman, and resided in the Waynesburg-Louisville area most of her life.  Carol was a 1964 graduate of North Canton Hoover High School.  She had worked at The Hoover Company and...

Sep 9, 2018

Cynthia (Cyndi Merrick) Brown,

born on June 25, 1958, was a life resident of East Sparta. She passed away on September 9, 2018, after a long and faithful battle with illness. She is the loving & respectful daughter of D. Eugene & Mabel Anne (Weber) Merrick. Cyndi was a 1976 graduate of Sandy Valley HS & a...

Sep 9, 2018

Judy A. Meek

Age 70 of Canton, passed away Sunday Sept. 9, 2018.  She was born Nov. 18, 1947 in Canton, a daughter of the late William and Ruth (Hall) Fernandez, and her step-mother Glenna Fernandez, and was a life resident.  Judy was a 1965 graduate of McKinley High School.  She was retired from Stark County Job...

Sep 9, 2018

Paul H. Stuffel

Age 91, of Canton, passed away Sunday September 9, 2018.  He was born March 22, 1927 in Canton, a son of the late Peter and Ethel (Blakue) Stuffel, and had resided in Alliance, OH and Citrus Park, Fl as well as Canton during his life.  He was a 1945 graduate of Lincoln High School. ...

Sep 4, 2018

Richard L. Heddleson

Age 81, of Massillon, passed away Tuesday Sept. 4, 2018, and he went home to meet the Lord.  He was born Nov. 29, 1936 in Canton, a son of the late Leland and Tina (McKelly) Heddleson, and was a life resident of this area.  Richard was a 1954 graduate of McKinley High School.  He...

Aug 31, 2018

Philip D. Marx

Age 70, of Canton, passed away Friday August 31, 2018.  He was born Sept. 30, 1947 in Flushing, NY, a son of the late Otto and Helen (Schmidt) Marx, and had been a Canton resident since August of 1984.  Phil was a 1966 graduate of Hicksville High School in Long Island, NY, attended Bob...

Aug 31, 2018

MARY L. CAMPBELL,

Age 89, of Minerva, passed away Fri., Aug. 31, 2018.  Born in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Angelo and Anna (Bitzel) Salvatore, she had been a life resident of Waynesburg.  Mary was a 1947 graduate of Waynesburg High School, worked as a Tile Mounter at the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co., and was a...

Aug 30, 2018

Samuel Trbovich

Age 91 of Waynesburg, passed away Thursday August 30, 2018  at home surrounded by his loving family.  He was born Sept. 25, 1926 in Waynesburg, a son of the late Daniel and Mildred (Perich) Trbovich, and was a life resident.  Sam was a 1944 graduate of Waynesburg High School.  He was a retired self-employed farmer,...

Aug 22, 2018

Rachel A. Stallman

Age 53, of Waynesburg, loving wife and mother, passed away Wed., August 22, 2018.  She was born August 2, 1965 in Canton, a daughter of Georgetta (Decker) Cottrill and the late Donald Cottrill, was raised in New Philadelphia and resided in Waynesburg since 1994.  Rachel was an excellent wife, an excellent cook, liked to...

Aug 22, 2018

Wanda M. Arnold,

Age 87, of Magnolia, passed away Wed. Aug. 22, 2018.  Born Oct. 10, 1930, in Cambridge, OH, a daughter of the late Richard and Mary (Gardner) Byers and had been a resident of the Magnolia Waynesburg area most of her life.  Wanda was a 1948 graduate of Old Washington High School.  She was retired...

Aug 13, 2018

LLOYD L. STEINBACH,

Age 76, of Canton, passed away Mon., Aug. 13, 2018, in his residence.  Born in Canton, a son of the late Lloyd and LaVonne (Himes) Steinbach, he had been a life resident of Canton.  Lloyd was a 1960 graduate of McKinley High School, and retired from Bader Builders where he was a carpenter.  Survived...

Aug 5, 2018

CLASSIFIED OBITUARY FOR SUNDAY

DON AKERS,

Age 85, of Louisville, passed away Sun., Aug. 5, 2018.  Born in Akron, a son of the late Oather and Mabel (Darlington) Akers, he had been a resident of the Akron and Kenmore areas most of his life, residing in Canton since 2015.  Don served with the U.S. Army...

Aug 2, 2018

OLTIE C. PICKENS,

Age 86, of Magnolia, passed away Thur., Aug. 2, 2018.  Born in Lewis Co., WV, a son of the late Clyde and Olga (Gibson) Pickens, Sr., he had been a Magnolia resident since 1966.  Oltie served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired in 1994 from Republic Steel Corp. after 42...

Jul 30, 2018

John L. Helman

Age 79 of Magnolia, Passed away Monday July 30, 2018.  He was born Sept. 23, 1938 in Waynesburg, a son of the late Charles and Eva (Adkins) Helman, and was a life resident of this area.  John was a 1957 graduate of Sandy Valley High School, and retired from the high school after 16...

Jul 27, 2018

Rachel E. Harbold,

Age 85, of East Sparta, passed away Fri., July 27, 2018.  Born Apr. 30, 1933, in Dover, a daughter of the late Emmett and Myrtle (McMannus) Reiger, she grew up in Strasburg and had been an East Sparta resident since her marriage.  Rachel was a 1951 graduate of Dover High School.  Besides her parents,...

Jul 27, 2018

Helen M. Dycus

Age 91, of Waynesburg, passed away Friday July 27, 2018 after a brief illness.  She was born Nov. 16, 1926 in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late Ora "Orrie" H. and Martha (Streit) Shine, and had been a resident of Waynesburg her entire life.  She graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1944.  Helen was...

Jul 24, 2018

RICHARD P. NEICE,

Age 62, of Waynesburg, passed away Tues., July 24, 2018.  Born in Canton, a son of the late Bernard "Buster" and Patricia (Meiser) Neice, he had been a life resident of Waynesburg.  Rich was a 1974 graduate of St. Edward's Catholic High School in Carrollton, a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church – Morges,...