Obituary Listing

Nov 10, 2016

Fanny B. Sommers, age 90, of Uniontown, Ohio peacefully passed away at home on Thursday November 10, 2016.

She was born November 28, 1925 in Hartville, Ohio. Daughter of the late Simon and Lena Overholt.

She is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Simon Sommers; 7 children Ron (Florence) Sommers of Parrish, Florida,...

Nov 8, 2016

Carl D. "Butch" McLaughlin, age 80 of North Canton, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016, in St. Joseph Senior Living Center. He was born November 16, 1935, in Carrollton, Ohio to Earl and Ada (Hendrix) McLaughlin. Butch was retail store manager at Clarkins, Topps and Zayre stores before working at Ford Motor Company in Canton. In the mid 1970's...

Nov 7, 2016

Cindy Lee (Cates) Congeni DO, age 51, of Canton, passed away on Monday November 7, 2016. She was born in Mansfield on February 3, 1965 and graduated from Mansfield Senior High School in 1983, Ashland University in 1987, then Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991. She was a devoted mother of three and a passionate anesthesiologist practicing...

Nov 7, 2016

David M. Bernabei, II, age 29, of Canton died Monday. A life resident, David was a 2005 graduate of GlenOak High School, received his Bachelor's degree from Akron University, and served with the Marine Corp in Afghanistan. Survivors include his parents, David and Julia Bernabei; sister, Brooke (Sergio) Meneses of NC; nephew, Sawyer Meneses; grandparents, Norman and Mary Urban...

Nov 3, 2016

John M. Votaw, age 49, of Canton, passed away Thursday evening after a brief illness. He was born in Akron to James and Carol (Lego) Votaw. John was a graduate of Garfield High School and had thirty years experience in the electrical industry. He was preceded in death by his father, James. In addition to his mother, John is...

Nov 1, 2016

Dave "Pop Pop" Whitmer, age 85, was surrounded by his loving family in his North Canton home on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, when he moved on to the most beautiful garden he could ever imagine. Dave was an avid gardener and was harvesting vegetables and enjoying the fall leaves the day before he suffered fatal strokes. Dave was born...

Oct 30, 2016

Marthalyn "Marty" Kistler, age 89, of North Canton, passed away Sunday morning, October 30, 2016 in the Pines Nursing Home in Canton. She was born January 6, 1927 in Malta, Ohio to Dr. William Russell and Marie (Dunnington) Sears.

Marty was a 1949 Cum Laude graduate of Miami University with a double major in Music and Mathematics....

Oct 30, 2016

Gertrude Gluck Reinhart, age 97, of Canton, died October 30, 2016 at Sardis Oaks Care Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Born on December 29, 1918 in Canton, Ohio to the late Emil and Helen (Weisz) Gluck, she was a 1936 graduate of McKinley High School. Gertie, as she was known by everyone, was a member of Shaaray Torah Synagogue...

Oct 29, 2016

Donna Marie Newhouse, age 89, of North Canton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday. She was born in Canton to the late Albert and Marie (Brumbaugh) Seemann. Donna was a devoted wife and mother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Newhouse and brother, James Seemann. Donna is...

Oct 28, 2016

Robert M. Shuster, age 91, formerly of North Canton, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016 in Green Meadows Health & Wellness Center, Louisville, OH. Born Dec. 2, 1924 & raised in Columbus, Ohio, "Bob" was pre-deceased by his parents Orra Fern (Swan) & Mathias Henry Shuster, his beloved wife Olivene J. (Armour), brother Philip Shuster and sister Marjorie...

Oct 27, 2016

Evelyn Sweaney, age 105, of Canton, passed on Thursday morning October 27, 2016. She was born in Buffalo, New York on September 24, 1911 to the late Frank and Anna (Kirshner) Ackerman.

Preceded in death by her husband Milton in 1995; son Ray in 1996; and grandson Ronald.

She is survived by her daughter and...

Oct 23, 2016

Donald Lee Houck, age 91, of Hartville passed away on Sunday October 23, 2016. He was born in Canton on February 2, 1925 to the late Amon and Elsie G. (Matthews) Houck. Don was a WW II Navy Veteran. He had worked several places including Stark-Wayne Lung Association and Molly Stark Hospital. A member of New Baltimore Community Church,...

Oct 21, 2016

Mary Louise Gardner Henning, age 84, of North Canton, passed away Friday evening, October 21, 2016. Services are private for the family.

Oct 19, 2016

Albert I. Pia, age 89, of Hartville, passed away Wednesday October 19, 2016. He was born on October 28, 1926 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the late Albert and Dorothy (McKnight) Pia and graduated from St. Peter's College. He was a WW II Army Veteran. Albert retired from Bayer Corp in 1998. He was a member of St....

Oct 19, 2016

Jeanette Bertsch, age 83, of Hartville died on Wednesday October 19, 2016. She was born February 13, 1933 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio to the late Ward and Edna (Arnold) Green. In 1955, Jeanette graduated from The Ohio State University with an education degree and married John Bertsch. She taught in Cheshire Connecticut while John pursued his degree in ministry....

Oct 16, 2016

Winfred Moss, age 90, of Uniontown, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Pebble Creek Nursing Home. Winfred was born June 9, 1926 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to Palmer "Doc" and Lela (Rhodes) Moss. Mr. Moss was a WW II Army Veteran and retired from Firestone Rubber Company where he was a tire builder for 42 years. He was...

Oct 13, 2016

Curt Allen Venus, age 51, of Hartville, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday October 13, 2016. He was born in Barberton on June 19, 1965 and graduated from Tuslaw High School. His career was in Sales previously at Hartville Hardware. Curt was socially oriented and could make a friends with everyone and loved to cook.

Oct 11, 2016

Gloria Calvo, age 88, of Hartville, passed away on Tuesday October 11, 2016. She was born in McCool Maryland on August 17, 1928 to the late Herbert and Estella Mae (Brown) Likens. She retired from Ohio Bell Telephone Company and worked at Dairy Queen in Canal Fulton.

Preceded in death by her husband Raymond and sister Jeannie...

Oct 10, 2016

Jane J. Shaffer, age 97, of Canton, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016. Services were private for the family in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Oct 9, 2016

John F. Armour, age 67, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2016 after a courageous battle with lung cancer at Aultman Hospital with his wife and family by his side. Born July 17, 1949, in Akron, Ohio to the late George and Ann Armour, he was a lifelong resident of North Canton, Ohio. John graduated from Hoover High School and...