Obituary Listing

Sep 13, 2016

Patricia L. Brenckle, age 70, of Hartville, entered Heaven on Tuesday September 13, 2016. She was born in Wheeling, WV on October 28, 1946 to the late Rudolph and Bernice (Bugaj) Vavrock and was a graduate of Sebring McKinley High School. For the past 17 years, she worked at Ameridial. She loved cooking for her family and working in...

Sep 9, 2016

Raymond H. McIntosh Jr., age 65, of Canton went home to the Lord on Friday September 9, 2016. He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia on July 21, 1951 to the late Raymond Sr. and Anna Marie (Harper) McIntosh. He worked at Fazio's for 28 years. Also, he was private security in Glenmore and was a Canton City Park...

Sep 9, 2016

Carol (Utescher) Koontz, Age 83, passed away Friday of a stroke. She was surrounded by family and went to be with the Lord very peacefully. Carol leaves a legacy of love and compassion, dedication and strength for everyone around her to use as an example. She started the CAROL KOONTZ BATON AND DRUM CORPS in 1962, although she had...

Sep 8, 2016

Judy Kern Hunter, age 76, died September 8 after a six-month illness from complications of bacterial meningitis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma (Myers) and Jess Kern. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, a great love story, Dr. C. David Hunter; her daughter, Jessica Vargo (Matt) of Copley; son, David L. (Laureen) Hunter...

Sep 7, 2016

Philip C. Jones, age 80, of Alliance, passed away on Wednesday September 7, 2016. He was born in Akron on June 28, 1936 to the late Earl and Nola (Haught) Jones and graduated from Uniontown High School where he had played football. Favorite places were West Virginia, California and Ohio.

Preceded in death by brother Rev. Robert...

Sep 5, 2016

Joseph J. Detweiler, age 82, of Hartville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday September 5, 2016. He was born November 3, 1933 in Uniontown, OH to the late David J. and Nancy J. (Overholt) Detweiler. He was a husband, father, grandfather and businessman who enjoyed the company of family and friends. He attended Hartville Conservative Mennonite...

Sep 4, 2016

James C. Dahler, 59, of North Canton, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016 in the Cleveland Clinic. He battled a liver disease, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, and had been given a second chance after receiving a new liver portion from his cousin, Bonny Reed Bell, in December 2002, which lasted 14 years. Sadly, the disease had returned. Born July 29,...

Sep 2, 2016

Nelson Powell Milligan, age 78, of North Canton formerly of Hartville, passed away on Friday September 2, 2016. He was born on January 26, 1938 in Delaware, Ohio to the late Walter and Bertha (Powell) Milligan and graduated from Centerburg High School and Bowling Green State University. He worked for 39 years at Goodyear International as a foreign exchange...

Sep 2, 2016

Janis Margaret (DeMuth) Snyder, a longtime resident of North Canton was born in 1918 to Walter and Vera DeMuth in Fairview Park. She attended West Dennison and Garnet Elementary schools and graduated from Fairview High School as Salutatorian. After graduation she worked for Postal Telegraph, and then became a secretary at Fairview High School. In the evenings she attended...

Sep 1, 2016

James Donald (Jim) Riley, age 74, completed his earthly journey and transitioned into his Heavenly home with his Lord and Savior on September 1, 2016 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born February 2, 1942 in Wadsworth, Ohio to the late Donald W. and Helen Mae (Woodring) Riley. He loved his family, his church, fishing, woodworking and...

Aug 29, 2016

Rev. Harry E. Wright, age 77, of Louisville, was welcomed into his Savior's arms Monday August 29, 2016 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bandy, VA on June 30, 1939 to the late Clifford and Maudie (Clark) Wright. At age 18 he married his childhood sweetheart Katherine Stephenson...

Aug 27, 2016

Richard L. Frazier, age 68, of Hartville passed suddenly on Saturday August 27, 2016. He was born in Barberton on September 13, 1947 to the late Ira Glenn and Mildred (Stallman) Frazier. He loved animals, his family and horse racing.

He is survived by his son Richie Frazier of Barberton; siblings Margaret and Frank Walker who he...

Aug 27, 2016

Geraldine Anne Curtis "Gerry", age 83, of Canton, passed away Saturday morning. Born in Canton to the late Ceylon and Beatrice (Hufler) Crowl, she was a life resident. Gerry married the love of her life, the late Edward Lee Curtis on December 28, 1957; the two of them were avid Canton McKinley Bulldog football fans. She worked for Wern...

Aug 21, 2016

Ann Spiker Foster of Canton and Naples, Florida died Sunday evening after a brief illness. Born in Canton, she graduated from Lehman High School and Denison University where she was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority. She was the daughter of the late Letha and Chauncey D. Spiker. The Spiker Funeral Home was founded by her father in 1911;...

Aug 20, 2016

Steven Dean Widener

11/16/1950-8/20/2016

Canton, OH - Steve, 65 years old, unexpectedly passed away in his sleep on 8/20/2016. Originally from Miami County, OH, Steve was a man with many talents who spent his life in a variety of states. Just a few of Steve's most treasured memories included growing up on a farm, having...

Aug 19, 2016

James Franklin Kettlewell, 67, of Canton, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 19, 2016 at his summer residence in Lakeside, Ohio. He was born on November 29, 1948 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Kenneth and Myrtle Jean (White) Kettlewell. He graduated from Ellet High School in Akron in 1967 and received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from...

Aug 17, 2016

Orland W. Borton, age 88, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday August 17, 2016 at Altercare of Alliance. He was born in Cambridge, Ohio on May 6, 1928. He was a machinist for Goodyear Tire and Rubber and a member of Cornerstone Christian Church. A favorite hobby was restoring engines.

He was preceded in...

Aug 16, 2016

Patricia L. Troyer, age 70, of Canton passed away Tuesday evening after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Canton to the late Donald W. and Donna J. (Little) Geitgey. Patricia enjoyed gardening, cooking, and her trips to the casino. However, what Patricia enjoyed most of all was spending time with her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews,...

Aug 11, 2016

Neal P. Surbey, age 81, of North Canton, Ohio, transitioned to his eternal home on August 11, 2016. Neal owned Valley View Lawn and Garden for 36 years. He built a successful business at that corner of Portage and Pittsburg. He made many friends and countless business deals. That is what he did. But that is not who he...

Aug 11, 2016

Linda Cohen, age 73 of North Canton, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 in her home with her family by her side. She was born June 6, 1943 in Canton to Max and Florence (Cohen) Triger.

Linda graduated from McKinley High School in 1960, received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Ohio State University, her...