Obituary Listing

Feb 9, 2018

James E. Bonsky

Age 63, of Massillon, passed away Friday Feb. 9, 2018.  He was born April 26, 1954 in Canton, a son of the late Gene and Patricia (Henderson) Bonsky, and was a life resident of this area.  Jim was a 1972 graduate of McKinley High School and attended Johnson Bible College in Knoxville, TN.  He...

Feb 8, 2018

Mildred Shaffer

Age 96, of Massillon, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.  She was born August 2, 1921 in Massillon, a daughter of the late Enos and Mary Louise (Winholt) Hartong, and was a life resident.  Besides her parents, Mildred was preceded in death by her husbands, Clarence "Mac" McAllister and Samuel Shaffer.  Services will be held...

Feb 8, 2018

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Feb 8, 2018

John D. Abbott

Age 73, of Magnolia, passed away Thursday Feb. 8, 2018.  He was born August 16, 1944 in West Bethlehem, PA, a son of the late John and Janet (Hines) Abbott, and had been a resident of the Sandy Valley area since 1968.  He was a 1963 graduate of Jefferson Morgan High School in Jefferson,...

Feb 8, 2018

Joe W. McCoury

Age 61, of Mineral City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018.  He was born Oct. 17, 1956 in Canton, a son of the late Wesley and Revonda (Hilton) McCoury, and resided in the Mineral City area all his life.  Joe was a 1975 graduate of Tusky Valley High School.  He was retired from Union...

Feb 5, 2018

Carl D. Domer,

Age 91, passed away on Feb. 05, 2018 in Minerva Elder Care. Mr. Domer was born on Mar. 18, 1926, in Waynesburg, to his parents, Leo and Ina Domer. He married Clara Cozzoli in 1945 and retired from PCC Airfoils.  Mr. Domer dedicated his remaining time to supporting Sandy Valley sports and the Ohio...

Feb 3, 2018

RUTH N. WADE,

Age 100, of Louisville, passed away Sat., Feb. 3, 2018.  Born in Canton, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Nellie (Thompson) Thomas, she had been a life resident of the Canton and Magnolia area. Ruth was a former employee of Sparta Ceramic Tile Co. and a member of the former Martin Luther Lutheran...

Feb 2, 2018

JACQUELINE "JACKIE" WANNER,

Age 61, of Magnolia, passed away Fri., Feb. 2, 2018, following an automobile accident.  Born in Hollywood, FL, a daughter of Carl Wanner, of Magnolia, and the late Mary Kathleen Wanner.  Jackie was a 1975 graduate of Sandy Valley High School, served with the U.S. Air Force and worked at Myers Industries as an...

Feb 1, 2018

ANNA L. SHORTT,

Age 79, of Waynesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thur., Feb. 1, 2018.  Born in Richlands, VA, a daughter of the late Sam and Florine (Smith) Smith.  Preceded in death by her husband, Joe "Sam" Shortt, Sr., in 2010.  She was dearly loved by her family, including four sons and three...

Jan 30, 2018

MACIE L. BEHRINGER,

Age 16, of North Canton, passed away Tues., Jan 30, 2018.  Born in Canton, a daughter of Amy Behringer, and her fiancé, Ron Patterson, and her father and stepmother, Bob Behringer and Amanda Patterson.  Macie was a Senior at Lake High School and a member of the cheerleading team at the school, with plans...

Jan 25, 2018

ZEB V. MALAVITE,

Age 97, of Bolivar, passed away Thur. Jan. 25, 2018.  Born a son of the late Harry and Georgia (Sardis) Malavite, he had been a life resident of East Sparta.  Zeb was a life-long employee of Malavite Excavating, where he was a bulldozer operator.  He was a member of Caldwell Lodge #330, F. &...

Jan 17, 2018

Gale A. "Gaye" Reed

Age 71, of Canton, passed away Wed., Jan. 17, 2018.  She was born Sept. 23, 1946 in Canton, a daughter of the late Gail and Bessie (Costello) Vorhees, resided most of her life in Magnolia, the past 12 years in Canton.  Gaye was a 1964 graduate of Sandy Valley High School.  She had...

Jan 17, 2018

Joseph H. Geckler

Age 75, of East Sparta, where he lived on the farm where he was born, passed away Wed. Jan. 17, 2018.  He was born Sept. 26, 1942, a son of the late Emerson and Emma (Scarlotte) Geckler.  Joe dearly loved his farm that he farmed his whole life, and he also worked 15 years...

Jan 14, 2018

Geraldine "Gerry" M. Hamilton

Age 87 of Waynesburg

Passed away peacefully Sunday, January 14, 2018.  Born November 14, 1930 in Waynesburg where she resided all of her life, daughter of the late Ross and Catherine (Pittsmento) Clarico.  Gerry was a 1949 graduate of Waynesburg High School and a member of the St James Catholic Church....

Jan 13, 2018

MARGARET LIOTTI SALAS,

age 86, of Waynesburg, passed away Sat. evening.  Born in Canton, a daughter of the late Oscar and Mary (Corey) Lama, she had been a resident of Canton and North Canton most of her life and Waynesburg since 2012.  She was a 1949 Graduate of McKinley High School, retired in the 1980s from United...

Jan 13, 2018

Edward T. Williams

On Sat., January 13, 2018, our dear Patriarch, Edward Williams, passed peacefully from this life at age 98, surrounded by his large loving family.  Edward was preceded in death by his parents, Tanos and Josephine Williams (Khalifeh), brothers, William Williams and Joseph Williams, and sisters, Marie Abou Ezzie and Josephine Seif.  Edward was born...

Jan 12, 2018

PATSY A. ZIMMER,

Age 82, of Waynesburg, passed away Fri., Jan. 12, 2018 in her residence.  Born in Lisbon, OH, a daughter of the late Lester and Alice (Rogers) Davis.  Preceded in death by her husband, Richard Zimmer.  Survived by her Son and daughter-in-law, David and Pam Zimmer, and Randy Zimmer; and her grandchildren, Zachary Zimmer, and...

Jan 9, 2018

LINDA L. SHINE,

Age 63, of Massillon, passed away Tues., Jan. 9, 2018, after a year-long illness.  Born in Canton, a daughter of the late Donald and Mary (Stevens) Shine.  Linda was a 1972 graduate of Sandy Valley High School and retired from Diebold-Nixdorf where she was a repair operator.  She loved animals, hiking in the Cuyahoga...

Jan 9, 2018

Norma E. Klein

Age 97, of Canton, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.  She was born August 9, 1920 in Beidler (now Goshen), OH, a daughter of the late J. O. and Daisy (Haas) Johnson, and moved to Canton during WW II.  She was a 1938 graduate of New Philadelphia High School.  Norma had served as a...

Jan 8, 2018

Rosaline "Rosie" Deremer

Age 87, of Canton, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.  She was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Clarksburg, WV, a daughter of the late Glen and Beulah (Mitchell) Fidler, and had been a Canton resident since 1956.  Rosie was a 1948 graduate of East Fairmont High School and a 1953 graduate of Fairmont State...