Anne R. Gergel
Sep 21, 2013
Anne R. Gergel, a long time Hoover Company employee, whose loyalty and service endured 40 years, has passed away at 88 years. A lifetime resident she cherished her education in Canton Public Schools, graduating in 1942 from Timken High School. Because of World War II, she was sent, early in her senior year, to a wartime assignment at Wright...
Richard W. Graber
Sep 21, 2013
Richard W. Graber, age 84, of Canton died Saturday evening. Born in Middlebranch to the late Walter and Ardis (Guest) Graber he was an employee of the Timken Company for twenty five years and was the owner of Graber Farms in Plain Township. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son: Steve Graber in...
Patricia A. Rogalske
Sep 20, 2013
Patricia A. Rogalske, age 69 of Louisville, OH died Friday evening. Born in Barnesville, OH to the late William and Martha (Carpenter) Stiner she had resided here since 1951. Survivors include her husband: Walter H. Rogalske, II, daughter: Kimberly King and grandchildren Kasey & Kody King. As per Pat's wishes a private service was held. Please sign the guest...
Virgil Ringer
Sep 20, 2013
Virgil W. Ringer, age 95, of Hartville and Marlboro, passed away on Friday morning, September 20, 2013. He was born in Louisville on December 27, 1917 to the late Grover and Effie (Gehman) Ringer and graduated from Marlboro High School. He met then married Cora (Ginther) on January 25, 1947. He acquired the Hartville Elevator in 1950, a feed...
Melvin Sommers
Sep 18, 2013
Melvin B. Sommers, age 80, of Hartville, passed away at 5:10 PM on Wednesday September 18, 2013 at Akron Hospital. Mel was born on December 15, 1932 in Uniontown to Ben and Savilla (Miller) Sommers. Mel spent much of his working life in the soft water business. Many area people recognize Mel through his business, Mel's Soft Water which...
John Krantz
Sep 17, 2013
John S. Krantz, age 59, of Alliance, passed away on Tuesday September 17, 2013 at Alliance Community Hospital with his family by his side. He was born on December 1, 1959 in Akron. A Marlington High School graduate, John excelled in cross country and held a county record. He worked as a carpenter and was a good craftsman taking...
Dorothy J. Jeffreys
Sep 16, 2013
Dorothy J. Jeffreys, age 83, died Monday evening after a brief illness. Born in Canton to the late Thomas and Hazel (Summers) Bricker she was a life resident. Dorothy was a 1948 graduate of Canton South High School, was a former member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and was retired from Key Bank. In addition to her parents she was...
Marjorie May Hoffee
Sep 15, 2013
Marjorie May (Degenhardt) Hoffee, age 89, went to be with her Lord on September 15, 2013. She was born in Pittsburgh to the late Jacob and Hilda (Pistorius) Degenhardt. After graduating from Carrick High School in 1942, she attended Iron City Business College. Marjorie worked in the family business at Degenhardt Real Estate and Insurance Agency. She married Frederick...
Betty L. Erb
Sep 14, 2013
Betty L. Erb Betty went home to be with her Lord on September 14,2013 after an extended illness. She was born on May 1,1929 in Hartville, Ohio where she lived most of her life until moving to Walnut Hills Retirement Center in Walnut Creek, Ohio 5 years ago. Betty was the daughter of the late Abe and Elizabeth (Coblentz)...
Paul Hanft
Sep 11, 2013
Paul Hanft, age 91, of Hartville, died on Wednesday September 11, 2013. He was born August 7, 1922 in Garrett County, Maryland to the late William and Lena (Weber) Hanft. Paul moved to Ohio at age 18, and worked at the Monarch/ Teledyne Rubber Company and retired after 44 years of service. He served in the Army during WW...
Cora Mcbrayer
Sep 9, 2013
Cora B. McBrayer, age 98, of Hartville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday September 9, 2013 in the comfort of her home. She was born on July 28, 1915 to the late Frank and Lura (Jarvis) Breckenridge. She married her high school sweetheart Elton "Mack" on April 28, 1934 and they moved to Hartville in 1940....
Robert E. Nagel
Sep 8, 2013
Robert E. Nagel, age 83, of Canton, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013. He was born in Lorain, Ohio to the late Peter and Stella (Ruminski) Nagel. Robert was a graduate of Lorain High School and John Carroll University. He served in the U.S. Navy for a total of eight years, two years active from 1952-1954 during the...
Edith Marks
Sep 4, 2013
EDITH MARKS, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 in her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on 2-25-18 to parents Louis and Sylvia Sacks, Edith attended John Adams High School and Flora Stone Mather College graduating with a degree in Library Science. After graduation she worked for the U.S. Government...
Mary S. Frye
Sep 4, 2013
Mary S. Frye, age 75, Passed away Wednesday morning. She is survived by her husband Bill and a son William Frye. Per Mary's wishes there will be no services. Please sign the guest book.
Opal Juanita Stebbins
Sep 3, 2013
Opal Juanita Stebbins, age 95, of Barrington, Illinois, and more recently of Uniontown, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday September 3, 2013 . She was born in Jefferson, Oklahoma on May 16, 1918 to the late Walter and Florence (Buffalow) Schoonover. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge and worked as a librarian assistant. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, reading and...
Martha Cohen
Sep 2, 2013
Martha Lurie Cohen from Akron and later Canton and Columbus, died in Columbus Ohio on her 93rd birthday, September 2, 2013, following a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's disease. Martha was straight-forward, honest and a great problem-solver. She was a hard-working, well-organized career mom long before that concept was popular. She was great with numbers and worked many years as...
James Carpenter
Aug 30, 2013
James F. Carpenter ,age 88, of Canton, went home to be with the Lord on Friday August 30, 2013 after a lingering illness. He was born May 23, 1925 in Macon County, North Carolina to the late John and Elizabeth (Guffey) Carpenter. He retired from Republic Steel L.T.V. Company after 35 years of service. He enjoyed working in his...
Conal Lee Kennedy
Aug 29, 2013
Conal Lee Kennedy, age 73, of Massillon, passed away early Thursday morning August 29, 2013. He was born in West Hill, West Virginia to the late Calvin and Berneda (Croston) Kennedy on July 23,1940. He had been employed by H & H Auto Parts, Babcock & Wilcox, and had worked in construction. A member of the American Sportsman's Club...
James Lee Dalton
Aug 29, 2013
James Lee "Jimmy" Dalton, age 27, of Canton, passed away suddenly in his sleep Thursday, August 29, 2013. He was born in Canton, December 30, 1985 to James and Sandra (Dalton) Fronsman. Preceded in death by maternal grandfather, Bernard Dalton; paternal grandparents, John and Dolly (Ketron) Fronsman; sisters, Melissa Dalton and Celeste Fronsman. In addition to his parents he...
Gene J. Direnzo
Aug 27, 2013
"Dance the Night Away" Gene J. DiRenzo passed away August 27, 2013 at the age of 88. Born in Canton to the late Giuseppi & Mary DiRenzo, Gene attended Timken Vocational School where at 17 years old he was pulled and drafted into the U.S. Army to fight and protect. Gene was part of the 850,000 soldiers that were...
