John Hardesty
Aug 7, 2011
John W. Hardesty, age 76, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at his residence in Massillon. He was born July 29, 1935, the son of George A. Hardesty and Mary Margaret Morgan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had previously worked for the Massillon Police Dept. and retired from the former LTV where...
Paul Kundrod
Jul 24, 2011
Paul J. Kundrod, age 94 of Massillon, passed away at Meadow Wind Health Care Center on Sunday, July 24, 2011 following a lengthly illness. He was born December 12, 1916 in Hannastown, PA and was son of the late John and Mary (Papson) Kundrod. Paul J. Kundrod, age 94 of Massillon, passed away at Meadow Wind Health...
Erica Helen Crawford
Jul 18, 2011
Erica H. Crawford, 41, of Jackson Twp. passed away peacefully on July 15, 2011 following a 17 month battle with cancer. Erica was born on December 13, 1969 in Aurora, IL before moving to Jackson Twp. at the age of three. A graduate of Jackson High School and Akron University, Erica spent the last 12 years in...
Norma E. Ertle
Jun 30, 2011
Norma E. Ertle, age 92, of Massillon passed away on Monday, June 27, 2011 following a short illness. She was born October 15, 1918 in Akron and was daughter of the late William H. and Esther (Kimmell) Boker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Glenn P. Ertle who died in...
Ralph Harsch Sr
Jun 27, 2011
Ralph V. Harsch Sr., age 93 of Massillon passed away on June 27, 2011 following a brief illness. He was a veteran of WWII where he served in the Air Force and had played football for Paul Brown. Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Brenda and Roger Wacker, grandchildren Amy Weltlich and Roger Wacker II all of Massillon,...
James 'Pops' Lynn
Jun 27, 2011
James E. 'Pops' Lynn, age 77, died Monday, June 27, 2011 at his residence in Canton Township. He was born December 6, 1933, the son of the late Emerson L. and Bertha (Stevens) Lynn. James worked at the former Republic Steel Corperation. He was a member of the Navarre Historical Society and organized the Navarre Car Show,...
Gary Woodard
Jun 27, 2011
Gary Lee Woodard age 50 of Guilford Lake passed away unexpectedly June 22, 2011. He was born February 24, 1961 to John and Marge Woodard. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1979, after graduation Gary was a janitor in the Jackson Schools District for a few years. He then started driving trucks and semis. At the...
Richard P. Engelman
Jun 2, 2011
Richard Paul Engelman, age 84, died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. He was born October 21, 1926, in Massillon, the son of the late Paul O. and Marguerite (Jacoby) Engelman. Richard attended McKinley High School and remained a die-hard Bulldogs fan throughout his life. After High School, he joined the Army and...
Bobbie Parrish
May 29, 2011
Bobbie L. Parrish, age 77, died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born February 6, 1934 in Raleigh, N.C., the daughter of the late Krinson and Gladys (Wills) Parrish. She had lived in Massillon for the past 15 years and was a member of Eagles # 190. Bobbie is survived by son Ronald...
Raymond Houle
May 26, 2011
Raymond M. Houle, 53, of Jackson Twp. passed away May 21, 2011. He was born August 9, 1957 in Akron. Ray spent several years in San Diego before returning to the Akron area and settling in Jackson Township. Ray was a line leader for Ohio Edison and just celebrated his 20th year with the company. He was...
Willmina Carr
May 26, 2011
Willmina Carr, age 83, died Thursday, May 26, 2011 at Amherst Meadows Nursing Home after long battle with Alzheimers. She was born March 30, 1928 in New Philadelphia, Ohio and was daughter of the late William and Loretta (Jones) Greer. She was a member of Massillon Baptist Temple and former member of Massillon Woman's Club and TOPS....
James L. Ackerman
May 22, 2011
James L. Ackerman, III, age 54, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was born in Ft. Wayne, IN, son of the late James L. Ackerman, Jr. and Miriam (Stoner) Ackerman, originally of Massillon. He had a creative spirit, forever coming up with new product ideas and loved to have fun. Jim spent most of...
James A. Graber
May 5, 2011
James A. 'Jimmy' Graber, age 59 of Massillon passed away on April 26, 2011 at this residence. He was born in Massillon on Oct. 18, 1951, son of the late Walter and Patricia (Lynn) Graber. Jimmy was a volunteer for the Salvation Army. He is survived by sisters, Nancy Lincicome of Wooster and Kathy Bolam of Navarre...
Evaline Velma Kirkpatrick
May 4, 2011
Evaline Velma Kirkpatrick, of Massillon passed away on April 28, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center after a short illness. She was born in Flushing, Ohio the daughter of the late Glen and Virginia (Hays) Devine. She graduated from the Wheeling School of Nursing. Evaline retired from Massillon State Hospital where she was a RN for 30 years....
Helen Haiduc
May 1, 2011
Helen Haiduc, age 89, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Aultman Hospital. She was born July 5, 1921, at the brickyard in Louisville, the daughter of the late John and Felicia (Gherman) Caplea. She lived in the area all her life, and was a member of St. Barbara Catholic Church, AARP...
John S. Schier
Apr 23, 2011
John S. Schier age 87, of Hudson, Ohio, and formerly of Pepper Pike, passed away on April 17, 2011. He was VP of IPS and retired in 1994. He was a veteran of WWII where he served in the Army Air Corp. John is survived by daughters Betsy (Steven) Rathjen of Centreville, VA, and Sally (Mitchell) Hathaway...
Thomas N. Friedrichsen, Sr
Apr 20, 2011
Thomas N. Friedrichsen Sr., age 83, of Massillon passed away on Sat., April 16, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 7, 1927 son of the late Edward and Alice (Kramer) Friedrichsen. Tom retired from MCA Sign Company where he was a design engineer. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic...
Martha Litman
Apr 16, 2011
Martha W. Litman, age 77, of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 following an extended illness. She was born in Paintlick, KY, February 18, 1934, the daughter of the late Timothy and Miranda (West) Lacks. Martha was a member of Central Baptist Church and enjoyed puzzles and sudoku. She is survived by her sons Kelley...
Maxine M. Tresino
Apr 16, 2011
Maxine M. Tresino, age 89 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 16, 2011. She was born on April 14, 1922 in Tunnelton, WV, daughter of the late David and Elma (Metheny) Chedester. She was also preceded in death by a sister Dorothy Chedester. Maxine was an LPN that provided several years...
Philip Ricker
Apr 12, 2011
Philip F. Ricker, age 67, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Wooster Community Hospital. He was born March 28, 1944, in Massillon, the son of late Raymond F. and Helen M. (Slusser) Ricker. Philip was a member of St. Barbara Catholic Church. Philip is survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Linda Ricker, Bill and Lin...
