obituaries

Apr 22, 2014

Frank J. Trenjan , age 64, a faithful servant of Christ, went home to His Lord on April 22, 2014, at Aultman Acute Care Hospital, following a brief illness.  He was born May 13, 1949, in Massillon, to the late Rose and Frank Trenjan.  Frank lived most of his life on the family farm in Tuscarawas Township. ...

Apr 16, 2014

Richard "Dick" L. Singer Sr., age 74 of North Lawrence, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in the comfort of his home with his family at his side.

He was born February 21, 1940 in Massillon and was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy (Swonger) Singer.

Dick was a member...

Apr 16, 2014

Violet E. Slater, age 89 formerly of Port Clinton, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 16, 2014 in Canton, Ohio.

She was born November 1, 1924 in Landingville, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Herbert and Gertrude (Zweizig) Haag.

Violet is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law Shawn and Donna Slater of Canton, Ohio and...

Apr 15, 2014

John "Jack" Mahle, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Meadow Wind Health Care Center.  He was born April 30, 1926 in Wheeling, WV, son of the late John and Zita (Roth) Mahle.  He was a veteran of WWII where he served in the U.S. Navy.  Jack retired from Greif Board Corp....

Apr 14, 2014

Lucy E. Hoffman, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2014 following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 19, 1926 and was daughter of the late George and Victoria (Marginean) Maier. Lucy was the credit manager for W. T. Grant Company for 15 years, had worked with air communication at Wright Patterson Airforce...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...