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Anna B. Lux
Dec 29, 2008
Anna B. Lux, age 96 of Stow, Previously of Massillon, died Monday morning. Born in Williamstown, West Virginia to the late Henry and Anna (Pugh) Chichester. Anna was retired from the Coca-Cola Company, was a member of the Canton Ladies Elks #68, McKinley Eagles, and Teamsters Local #92. Anna was preceded in death by her husband Louis H. Lux...
Mayme Altman
Dec 28, 2008
Mayme (Mittelman) (Woll) Altman, age 87, of Canton, passed away Sunday morning, December 28, 2008 at the Inn at Belden Village. Born June 23, 1921 in Canton to the late Nathan and Mary (Markel) Mittelman. Mayme was a member of Temple Israel. She graduated from Lehman High School in 1939 and loved to travel. She volunteered in Japan at...
Jacob H. Garrettson
Dec 27, 2008
Jacob H. Garrettson, age 69 of Canton, died Saturday in Aultman Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Sutton, West Virginia to the late Martin and Garnet (Cogar) Garrettson. Jacob was retired from the Brookwood Management Company and served in the Navy. He was a wonderful husband, father, and Pap Paw to his grandchildren. Surviviors include his wife of...
Roland D. Welsch
Dec 25, 2008
Roland D. "Duke" Welsch, age 55, of Canton, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 in Hanover House Nursing Home. Born August 11, 1953 in Canton to the late Henry E. and Elizabeth (Benson) Welsch. Duke was a Marine Corps veteran and had worked as a service rig hand for Canton Oil Well. He is survived by his close companion...
Maggie Hutnik
Dec 25, 2008
Maggie J. Hutnik, age 78 of Randolph passed away suddenly on Thursday December 25, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. She was born November 25, 1930 in Preston, Mississippi to the late Calvin and Addie Ruth (Pickett) Barefield. Maggie delighted everyone with her southern charm. She was a very caring and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and a friend to...
Selig Singer
Dec 24, 2008
Selig (Al) Singer passed away December 24, 2008 at Aultman Hospital. Selig was born February 28, 1918 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Sam and Sarah Singer. He was the oldest of four children and attended St. Paul Central High School and The University of Minnesota. He came to Canton in 1939 to manage a specialty women's store, Bon Marche,...
Olwen Irene Tucker
Dec 22, 2008
Olwen Irene Tucker, age 89, passed away on December 22, 2008 at home in North Canton, OH. She was born July 2, 1919 in Martins Ferry, OH. A daughter of Welsh immigrants, the late David and Mary Elizabeth Parry, she was the last survivor of her ten siblings and very proud of her heritage. She was a Real Estate...
Elinor Alberta Cook
Dec 22, 2008
Elinor Alberta Cook, of Canton. Born on March 15, 1914, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2008 in the Canton Christian Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Martha Cook and an older sister, Mildred Kodger. Elinor was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton for over 60 years, where she sang in the...
Raymond Cook
Dec 18, 2008
Raymond "Pastor" Cook, 79, resident of Middlebranch, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday evening, December 18, 2008 shortly after being diagnosed with a lung disease. He was born in Louisa, KY on May 27, 1929 to Sam and Sarah (Frye) Cook. He retired in 1988 after 37 years of service at Babcock & Wilcox, but remained...
Harold Butler
Dec 12, 2008
Harold G. Butler, age 65 of Canton passed Friday December 12,2008. Born in North Springs, TN on March 11, 1943 to C.W. and Aro Butler, he was a retired truck driver from SME of Middlebranch and GDS Express of Akron. Preceded in death by brothers Audney, Glyn and Joe; he is survived by loving companion Wilma Pugh, sisters Margaret...
Edgar Collins
Dec 9, 2008
Edgar Collins Jr., age 73 of Hartville completed his journey on earth and went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday December 9, 2008. He was born in Garrett, Kentucky on May 28, 1935 to the late Edgar Sr. and Malta (Willett) Collins and attended McKinley High School. He worked for Teledyne Monarch Rubber for 23 years and...
Dymple Davis
Dec 8, 2008
Dymple P. Davis age 83 of Hartville, passed away on Monday December 8, 2008 at Altercare of Hartville. She was born in Gainesboro, TN on October 19, 1925 to the late Jasper and Lettie (Branch) McDowell and made a home in Hartville since the 1950's. She retired in 1988 from Teledyne Monarch after 19 years of service. She especially...
Crete W. Whitmer
Dec 8, 2008
Crete W. Whitmer, age 92, of Canton, died Monday morning in Aultman Hospital after a brief illness. A life resident of Canton Crete retired from Diebold, Inc. where he was a foreman. He was a member of First Christian Church, formerly served on the Perry Township Zoning Board and was a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Preceded in death by a...
John M/ Thompson
Dec 5, 2008
John M. Thompson, age 89, of Canton, died Friday in his residence after an extended illness. Born in Old Washington, OH to the late John McCrory and Gertrude (Paden)Thompson, M.D. Mr. Thompson was a 1941 graduate of Geneva College Beaver Falls, PA. He was retired from the Sherwin Williams Company in Cleveland, OH after 30 years of service. A...
Edna B. Miller
Dec 4, 2008
Edna B. Miller, age 93, of North Canton, passed away Thursday night, December 4, 2008 in Windsor Medical Center. She was born January 21, 1915 in Danville, Kentucky to Jacob and Frieda (Heyman) Baer. Edna has been a resident of Canton for the past seven years having moved here to be closer to her family. She was a member...
Donald C. Shoemaker
Dec 4, 2008
Donald C. Shoemaker, age 84, of Marlboro Township, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday morning December 4, 2008. He was born in Nimishillen Township, Ohio on March 2, 1924 to the late Ralph and Elsie (Culler) Shoemaker and was a WW II Army Veteran. He was a member of the Werner United Methodist Church. He served...
Richard G. Tillett
Dec 4, 2008
Richard G. Tillett, age 84, lovingly known as Pop to his family, passed into the arms of the Lord on December 4, 2008 surrounded by his devoted family. He was born April 13, 1924 in the city of Canton. He is survived by his faithful wife of 61 years, Barbara. Dick is a Lehman Alumnus and went on to...
Nancy L. Hooper
Dec 4, 2008
Nancy L. Hooper, age 77, of Canton passed away Thursday night December 4, 2008. She was born in Canton on January 13, 1931 to the late Harold W. and Evelyn Grace (Snyder) Muckley. Preceded in death by her husband Thomas J. Hooper in 1990 and brother Dick Muckley. She is survived by her children Tracey A. Olson of Jackson...
Lucy Metcalf
Dec 1, 2008
Edna Lucy" Metcalf, age 97 of Hartville, went home on Monday morning December 1, 2008 in comfort at her daughter's home where she had resided for 3 years. Born on June 23, 1911 in Cheshire Township, Ohio to the late Harvey Nelson and Sally Eunice (Swisher) Darst, she graduated from Cheshire High School. She worked at Monarch Tire and...
Evelyn I. Passwaters
Nov 30, 2008
Evelyn I. Passwaters, age 76, of East Canton died Sunday afternoon in Green Meadows Health & Wellness Center. Born in Canton to the late Harry and Mildred (Clark) Hackathorn she had been a life resident until recently moving to East Canton with her daughter. In addition to her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by two brothers Ronald and...
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