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Goldie V. Wadian
Apr 12, 2014
Goldie V. Wadian, age 91 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014. She was born November 5, 1922 in Dalton, daughter of the late Leroy and Hazel (Barkman) Forrer. She is survived by her son Brian Wadian, granddaughter Maggie Wadian both of Louisville and nephew Larry Forrer of Dalton. In addition to her parents she...
Vivian Daralou Barnhart
Mar 29, 2014
Vivian Daralou Barnhart went home to be with the Lord on March 29, 2014. She was born on Sept 30, 1921 in Canton to Max & Luella (Davis) White. Max was born In Bay City MI and Luella in Apollo PA. Vivian is a direct descendant of William Brewster of The Mayflower. She is survived by her...
Daniel L. Shepler, Sr.
Mar 29, 2014
Daniel L. Shepler, Sr., age 68 of Jackson Twp, passed away on March 29, 2014. He was born March 30, 1945 in Canton, son of the late Clinton and Pearl (Ling) Shepler. He retired from ABB where he was shop manager. He is survived by his children Daniel Shepler Jr, Terry Mayle and Macie Carter all of...
Ralph E. Dickerson
Mar 28, 2014
Ralph E Dickerson, age 88, of Massillon, passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014 in his home. He was born February 28, 1926, in Akron, the son of the late Ralph Dickerson and Tressa (Dickerson) Oliver. Ralph served his country during WWII in the U.S. Navy where he was a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class on a...
Tina Marie Scheetz
Mar 26, 2014
Tina Marie Scheetz, age 47 of Jackson Twp., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 26, 2014. Her favorite activities were shopping and eating out with her family. Tina is survived by her parents, Richard and Ruth Scheetz of Jackson Twp., sisters Kristina (Dan) Hershberger of Benton, LA, and Melanie (Lance) Strang of Jackson Twp. niece and...
Joseph B. Duplain
Mar 25, 2014
Joseph B. DuPlain, 34, passed away suddenly March 25, 2014. He was born September 30, 1979 in Thousand Oaks, CA, the son of Marianne James and Ronald R. (Karen) DuPlain. Joe graduated from Malone University with a degree in marketing management, and from The Ohio Center for Broadcasting. He leaves behind a legacy of being larger than...
Carl A. Oser
Mar 21, 2014
Carl A. Oser, 86 of Massillon, passed away March 19, 2014 at his home. He was born February 6, 1928 in Canal Fulton and a veteran of the US Army. Carl was a real estate broker, builder and developer for 60 years. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #554 3rd Degree,...
Mary V. Braun
Mar 11, 2014
Mary Virginia Braun, age 93, of Massillon passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Sterling House in Canton. She was born April 4, 1920, in Cincinnati, the daughter of the late Louis and Louise M. (Meale) Simone. She retired in 1990 from Demmer Hardware after 22 years of service. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
Shirley A. Greenfelder
Mar 11, 2014
Shirley A. Greenfelder, age 90, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Country Lawn Nursing Home near Navarre. She was born January 16, 1924, in Canton, the daughter of her late father, Eugene McGuire, and mother and step father, Ruth (Shrake) and Howard Leach. Shirley was in the Class of 1942...
David P. Chovan
Mar 9, 2014
David P. Chovan, age 63, of Massillon died Sunday, March 9, 2014 at Affinity Medical Center. He was born July 25, 1950, in Massillon the son of the late Albert and M. Jean (Heck) Chovan. He was an Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam War as an airplane mechanic. David worked for Al Chovan's Transmission Shop...
Ronald C. Meyer
Feb 26, 2014
Ronald C. Meyer, age 83 died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born February 4, 1931, in Canton son of the late Chauncey and Ada (Christen) Meyer. He was a 1949 graduate of Timken Vocational High School in Canton, Ohio and attended Kent State University in 1954-1956 where he majored in Business...
Karen A. Tondola
Feb 24, 2014
Karen A. Tondola 54, of Massillon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Wanda Tondola of Massillon. Karen was survived by her daughter, Rieanna Tondola of Massillon; her lifetime companion, Lester Leapline and two beautiful grandsons. She is also survived by two sisters of Massillon, Carol and...
Doris J. Myers
Feb 19, 2014
Doris Jordan Myers, age 82, died Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at Laurels Of Massillon. She was born September 7, 1931, in Huntsville, Alabama, daughter of the late Alex Jordan and Viola (Milliner) Jordan. Doris graduated from Birmingham Baptist School of Nursing in 1952 and received her bachelor of science in health administration in 1984 from St. Joseph's...
John E. Miller
Feb 17, 2014
John E. Miller, 64 of Jackson Twp, passed away February 17, 2014 at Aultman Hospital. He was born May 20, 1949 in Charleston, WV the son of the late Harry and Cora (White) Miller. John owned Miller Installations for 25 years, where he installed windows and doors throughout Ohio. He enjoyed the outdoors, spending time in nature,...
Catherine A. Hodgson
Feb 15, 2014
Catherine A. Hodgson 96, a life-long resident of North Lawrence was called Home after a long well lived life. She passed quietly on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 4:10 P.M. at The Laurels of Massillon where she had been since November 25, 2013. 'Kate' was born on March 29, 1917 to John and Carrie (Graybill) Hodgson of...
David S Marks
Feb 14, 2014
David S. Marks, age 67 of Canton, passed away on February 14, 2014. He was born Sept. 7, 1946 in Canton, son of the late Levi and Nellie (Kelly) Marks. He retired from Biery Cheese in 2013 and had formerly worked at Bowdill Company. He was an avid bowler. David is survived by his wife of 47...
Evangeline 'Vangie' Marinakis
Feb 14, 2014
On February 14, 2014, Evangeline "Vangie" Marinakis went home to be with the Lord. Vangie was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 24, 1916 to the late Peter and Stamatina Lambrou and was the only sister to six brothers. She married Alexander G. Marinakis on July 24, 1938 and had four children; George, Tony and Stella Tsirelis,...
Kathryn 'Kitty' Kiefer
Feb 5, 2014
Kathryn 'Kitty' Kiefer, age 83 of Massillon, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. She was born March 4, 1930 in Massillon, the daughter of the late Roy and Kathryn (Schaub) Hillyer. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Kathryn is survived by her husband of 65 years, Paul 'Jim'...
Linda J. Mensch
Feb 4, 2014
Linda J. Hawkinberry Carr Mensch, 66 of Canton passed away February 4, 2014. She was born August 21, 1947 in Morgantown, WV the daughter of the late Lonnie and Dessell (Vannoy) Hawkinberry. Linda loved to knit, enjoyed bowling and playing cards. She loved to play bingo with her special family at Senior Living. She survived a daughter,...
Dennis E. Mulqueen
Jan 12, 2014
Dennis E. Mulqueen, 68 of Jackson Twp., passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his residence. He was born Feb. 2, 1945 in Brooklyn NY son of the late Maurice and Mary (Faulkner) Mulqueen. Dennis was owner and founder of Flower Factory. He enjoyed his massive movie collection, fishing, going to casinos and traveling to Las...
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