Obituary Listing

Apr 29, 2016

Charlotte A. Rupert, age 88, of Alliance, formerly of Canton, passed away Friday morning April 29, 2016 in the comfort of her home with her family by her side. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio on January 16, 1928 to the late Lloyd and Grace (Parr) Hale. She was an avid sports fan, especially Ohio teams. Charlotte dearly loved...

Apr 25, 2016

Virgil John Abel, Jr., age 79, of Canton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, April 25, 2016 after struggling with declining health for several months. Born to Virgil, Sr. and Kathleen (Weaver) March 29, 1937 in Canton where he spent most of his life, he leaves behind a sister, Virginia Bahmiller, and two brothers, Bill...

Apr 23, 2016

Donna M. Nagle, age 89, of Greentown, passed on Saturday morning April 23, 2016. She was born on May 5, 1926 to the late Ivan and Ruth (Martin) Daily and was greatly loved and will be deeply missed.

Preceded in death by her children's father Glenn Whitmyer and second husband Lewis Nagle; grandson Eddie Wiandt; and sister...

Apr 23, 2016

Jerome J. "Jerry" Eckroate, age 86, passed away Saturday morning in the Canton Christian Home. Born in Canton to the late Jerome A. and Katherine (Arnold) Eckroate, he was a life resident. Jerry was an Army Veteran having served in Korea. He had also been on the Avondale Fire Department, was a great carpenter, building many homes with Joseph...

Apr 23, 2016

Rossie B. Fisher, age 93 of Hartville, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 in Akron City Hospital. He was born September 26, 1922 in Given, West Virginia to Loren and Bertha (Bonnett) and has been a Lake Township resident since 1963. Rossie was retired from Reiter Dairy. He was a WW II Army Air Force Veteran and was a...

Apr 16, 2016

Patricia Ann White Doumaux, 79, died Saturday afternoon in the Charleston General Hospital; due to a bad fall resulting in a severe head injury. Pat was born December 6, 1936 in Canton, OH, the oldest child of Howard Henry and Rosamond Alma Thorn White. She met Art at Yale and they were married December 22, 1962 in Canton, Ohio....

Apr 14, 2016

Wilfred E. Huff, age 86, of Canton, passed away on Thursday April 14, 2016 in the comfort of his home. He was born in Toronto, Ohio on July 18, 1929 to the late Willard and Martha (Lewis) Huff. A graduate of Toronto High School and a 42 ½ year retiree of Timken Company. Wilfred was a 50 year member...

Apr 12, 2016

Marilyn K. Bolitho, age 91, of Canton, passed away Tuesday afternoon in the Canton Christian Home after an extended illness. Born in Canton to the late William and Margaret (Howenstine) Klass, she was a life resident. Marilyn was a member of First Baptist Church and The Canton Lady Elk's. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Apr 12, 2016

Mary Jane McMillen, age 73, of Massillon, passed away Tuesday evening. Born in Macon, Georgia to the late Robert and Anna (Meeks) Bentz. She had been a cook for Canton Christian Home. Mary Jane is survived by daughters, Christine Milnes, Brenda(Gary) Roberts and Kathy (James) Burris; son, Richard McMillen, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and brother, Raymond Cassidy. Funeral service...

Apr 10, 2016

Robert H. Lancashire, age 79, of North Canton passed away Sunday afternoon in Mercy Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Detroit, MI to the late Ernest and Violet Gardner, he has resided here since 1946. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of North Canton where he served in many capacities. He and his loving wife,...

Apr 10, 2016

Lawrence J. (Larry) Rodek, age 94, of Canton, passed away Sunday morning in the Canton Christian Home. Born in Canton to the late John and Mary (Kovacs) Rodek, he was a life resident. Larry was a 1939 graduate of Lehman High School and announced the McKinley High School Band half-time show for many years, as his daughter was in...

Apr 9, 2016

Sidney Mittelman, age 90, of Canton, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 9, 2016, in the Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born on February 1, 1926 in Canton to the late Nathan and Mary (Markel) Mittelman. Sidney was a member of Shaaray Torah Synagogue. He graduated from Lehman High School in 1944 and was a Navy veteran of WWII....

Apr 9, 2016

Elizabeth McCoy, age 97, of Canton passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016. Elizabeth was born March 14, 1919 in Freedom, Ohio to Charles and Anna (Mellinger) Kessler. She volunteered for over 20 years at Roane General Hospital in Spencer, WV where she lived from 1989-2012. She was a former member of St. Paul's Catholic Church in North Canton. Elizabeth...

Apr 8, 2016

Lois Adkins Gibbs, age 79, of Canton, passed away Friday morning. Born in Newell, WV to the late Guy and Eva (DeBee) McCuen, she was retired from Fisher Foods. In addition to her parents, Lois was preceded in death by her first husband, Shirley and son, Glen Adkins. She is survived by her husband, Robert Gibbs; son, Scotty (Cindy)...

Apr 6, 2016

David Craig Danner, age 65, of Massillon, passed away Sunday April 9, 2016 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born September 20, 1950 in Akron to Bob Danner and Mary Ann Mearig. David graduated from Devereux High School in Pennsylvania then worked at Danner Press and Brewster Dairy. He was well known at Bear Creek KOA where he volunteered...

Apr 4, 2016

Ethel Mae (Kern) Richards age 87 of North Canton, Ohio passed away on Monday April 4, 2016. She was born on January 10, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA, daughter of Eleanor and Paul D. Kern. She graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburgh, PA, where she met her husband of 65 years, Robert E. "Bob" Richards. Ethel Mae and...

Mar 31, 2016

Mary Alice Heiermann, age 93, of Canton, passed away Thursday afternoon. Mary was born in Lafayette, Indiana; she won many awards playing the flute as a teenager. She graduated from Purdue University in 1943 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and obtained a teaching degree in 1966 from Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. Mary taught at Cedar Elementary within...

Mar 30, 2016

Richard C. Zollinger, Sr., age 64, of Hartville, passed away in his home on March 30, 2016. He was born August 20, 1951 in Canton to Frederick and Ruth (Ratcliffe) Zollinger, both of whom preceded him in death. Richard graduated from Kent State University with a B.S. in Geology and was a Field Geologist in the Western and North...

Mar 30, 2016

Rita Hisrich Age 80, passed away March 30, 2016 after a courageous battle with myelodyplastic syndrome. Rita was the youngest daughter born to Ethel and Wilford Bose on May 31, 1935 in Beach City, Ohio. She graduated from Strasburg High School in 1953 and Akron City Hospital School of Nursing in 1956. Rita married the love of her life,...

Mar 27, 2016

Ritamae Garrettson, age 72, of Canton, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 after a brief illness. Ritamae was retired from Brookwood Management Company. She enjoyed traveling to West Virginia with her granddaughters enjoying the scenery, historical sites & train rides. Ritamae was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob; mother, Pearl Poling; several sisters and two brothers. She is...