obituaries

Oct 24, 2020

Donna J. Mills, age 85 born May 30, 1935, died October 24, 2020. Preceded in death by father, James Walters; mother, Lillian Held; daughter, Jerri Lynn LeBeau. Survived by daughter, Lucinda Preusser (Terry); son, Steven LeBeau (Joni); eight grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren. A memorial service for family and friends will be held on Friday, October 30, 2020...

Oct 22, 2020

Joann "Jodi" Clark, age 58 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born March 29, 1962, in Canton the daughter of the late B. Joseph and Jean (Colaner) Nussbaumer. She was a Cleveland Indians fan, an avid Massillon Tiger fan, enjoyed cooking and playing bingo. Jodi is survived by her sister and...

Oct 12, 2020

Alan R. Dolan 11/30/44 - 10/12/20 Alan Ray Dolan (1944-2020), 75, of Jackson Township, passed away on October 12, 2020, after a courageous fight against Multiple Myeloma and Acute Leukemia. Alan, son of the late Robert F and Natalie B. Dolan was born in Big Spring, TX, and grew up in Nutley, NJ. He always said that...

Oct 11, 2020

Betty J. Mitchell, age 92 of Navarre, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Country Lawn Nursing Home. She was born July 30, 1928, in Massillon the daughter of the late Alvin and Mary (Bumgardner) Brown. Betty had been a waitress at Sugar Bowl. She enjoyed watching the Cleveland Indians play and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren...

Oct 5, 2020

Barbara A. Amstutz, age 80, formerly of Massillon, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020 in Columbus. She was born Feb. 4, 1940 in Massillon, daughter of the late Charles and Viola (Rine) Ertle. She had worked for the Discover Card company. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Tom Dillon,...

Oct 1, 2020

Dragica Angelovska, age 84 of Canton, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 . She was born August 8, 1936, in Bitola, Macedonia.  She was the daughter of Vasil and Blaga Georievski. Dragica is survived by her daughter Lence Gruevska and son-in-law, Pece Gruevski, granddaughters; Florella and Daniella, and great-grandson, Lucas; brother, Boris Georievski. She was preceded in...

Sep 24, 2020

Now Gary, finally, is at peace. Please hold him close, as we do, in your heart and soul. As we try to understand the meaning of this tragedy, remember, Gary was a wonderful man, an amazing Husband, Father, Papa, Brother and Friend and I know his love of his family and friends will fill many...

Sep 23, 2020

Delores J. Resh, age 88 of Massillon, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. She was born October 22, 1931, in Massillon the daughter of the late George "Sport" and Freda (Mantsch) Getz. Delores worked at W.T. Grant for many years as a sales clerk. She was a member of Faith Community Fellowship and...

Sep 9, 2020

Gerry W. Helmick, age 64 of North Lawrence formerly of Massillon, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2020 surrounded by his family. He was born January 16, 1956, in Orrville the son of the late Gale and Helen (Bennett) Helmick. He served in the Navy honorably during Vietnam. Gerry retired from the United States Postal Service after 30 years of...

Sep 5, 2020

David J. Maser, age 92, of Canton, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born December 2, 1927, in Canton, the son of Harry and Agnes (Blythe) Maser. He was a veteran having served in the Army immediately after WWII. David was retired Chief of Canton Police Department after 31 years of service....

Sep 2, 2020

William Joseph Hargrove William "Bill" Hargrove was reunited with his son, William James Hargrove, on 9-2-2020. During his life, Bill created a legacy of love and laughter. He loved silly jokes, stories, and songs. He shared them first with a young woman, Alice Stanze. They married in 1955 and during their 65-year marriage, built the family that today remembers...

Aug 31, 2020

Edward J. Rueth, III,  age 77 of Jackson Twp, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020 at Aultman Hospital. He was born September 29, 1942, in Cleveland the son of the late Edward J. and Eileen (Williams) Rueth. Edward was a graphic designer and retired from EB Advertising and Display.   He enjoyed playing pool, socializing with his friends,...

Aug 27, 2020

Mary Ann Smith, age 90 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 following a long period of declining health. She was born April 13, 1930, in Massillon, daughter of the late Kenneth and Berna (Kraft) Girt. Mary Ann had worked at the Sugar Bowl until 1964 and had worked for Heitger Funeral Home for 30 years. She was...

Aug 26, 2020

Barbara Roth Parshall passed away peacefully on her 59th wedding anniversary August 26, 2020. She was born October 12, 1938 in Glendale California, the only daughter of the late John F. and Thelma St. Clair Roth. She graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in 1956 and obtained a BS at the University of California, Davis in 1960. It was...

Aug 20, 2020

Helen Geraldine (Schippacasse) Simcic, age 85, passed away August 20, 2020 at Brewster Park.  Born September 1, 1934, she was a lifelong resident of Massillon, devoted to her family and loved cooking for them.   She also loved spending time with friends playing bingo and playing cards.

She was the former shoe department manager at Massillon...

Aug 15, 2020

Jay P. Spencer, age 79 of Massillon, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at Mercy Medical Center. Jay and his family lived in Vero Beach, FL for many years. They moved back to Ohio in 2016 to be with family.

He was a member of Waco Epworth Methodist Church. Jay loved being outside doing yard...

Aug 12, 2020

Reinna Elaine (Holmes) Cole of Massillon, Ohio  passed peacefully in her home on August 12, 2020 at the age of 88.

She was born in Denver, CO, to the late Harold "Buck" Holmes and Reinna "Peg" (Foster) Holmes.

Reinna graduated from Washington High School in 1950.  She was a majorette and a life...

Aug 9, 2020

Willard "Tom"  Wilhelm, age 70 of Massillon, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020 following a brief illness, at Aultman Compassionate Care Center surrounded by his family. He was born July 21, 1950, in Massillon, the son of  the late Willard and Beatrice (Deem) Wilhelm. Tom retired from Ecodyne where he was a supervisor for 48 years. Tom...

Aug 8, 2020

Edward J. Rohr, age 60 of North Lawrence, Ohio, died on August 8, 2020, doing what he loved, riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He was preceded in death by his parents Elmer J. and Janice Rohr. He is survived by his brother, Eric Rohr of North Canton, longtime girlfriend, Connie Barnes of Wooster, uncles, aunts, cousins and close family friends....

Aug 8, 2020

Edna "Tyke"  Smith, age 81, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020. Born in October, she was the daughter of  the late Edward and Marie Metz of North Canton.  She was a Jackson High School graduate.  After high school, Tyke married Jim in 1957 and cherished their marriage for over 63 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic...