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Margaret M. Spataro
Sep 3, 2006
Margaret M. Spataro, age 81, of Canton died Sunday morning in Manor Care Health Services. Born in Burbank, CA she had resided her since 1938, and was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents: Carey and Margaret (Berry) Hartzell she was preceded in death by a son: Mark Summers, granddaughter: Erin Geosits, sister: Darlene Shanafelt...
Marcella Lavine
Sep 2, 2006
Marcella June Lavine, age 87, of Canton, passed away Saturday morning September 2, 2006 at Canton Regency. She was born in Akron, Ohio on June 12, 1919 to the late Milton and Florence (Lewis) Morris. One of three girls, her sisters are Elaine Marks and Phyllis Johnsen. A 1937 graduate of Buchtel High School, Marcella worked for her father...
Lillian Hott Mckinnon
Aug 31, 2006
Lillian Hott McKinnon, age 91, of Canton died Thursday morning in the Canton Christian Home. A life resident of Canton Lillian was retired from the Stark County Mental Health Board. She was a member of First Christian Church and was preceded in death by her husband Scott McKinnon in 1953. Survivors include two daughters: Bonnie McKinnon of North Canton...
Elsie Bonsky
Aug 31, 2006
Elsie M. Bonsky, age 80, of Hartville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, August 31, 2006 in Mercy Medical Center. Elsie was born October 31, 1925 in Marshville, North Carolina to Jesse and Ruth (Holmes) Baucom. Mrs. Bonsky worked with her husband Dale Bonsky at Bonsky Sheet Metal in Greentown. She was an active member of Greentown United Methodist Church...
Sarah Kaplan
Aug 23, 2006
Sarah Eva Kaplan, age 86 of Canton passed away Wednesday morning August 23, 2006 at Canton Regency after a short illness. She was born in Canton on April 14, 1920 and graduated from McKinley High School. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Preceded in death by her husband, Robert in 1973 and sister, Betty Sadowsky; she is...
Margaret Oluich
Aug 20, 2006
Margaret Kinnick Oluich, age 76 of Canton, our loving and devoted mother, who was very special and loved by all who knew her died Sunday night August 20, 2006. Margaret was born on December 12, 1929 in Clarksburg, WV to the late James N. Sr. and Viola M. (Fogg) Fronsman. She retired from Monarch Rubber Co. A member of...
Grace Edmunds
Aug 18, 2006
Grace Edmunds, age 82, of Canton, passed away Friday morning, August 18, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. Born in Canton on March 9, 1924 to the late Leo and Lillian Kendall, Grace was a 1942 graduate of Timken High School. She married James Edmunds on April 11, 1947 and celebrated 59 years of marriage. When her children were school age,...
William Ginther
Aug 17, 2006
William D. Ginther, age 77 of Canton passed away Thursday August 17, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born at home in Harrison County, Ohio (Archer Township) on May 9, 1929 to the late Emmett W. and Maud (Strausbaugh) Ginther. Bill graduated from Timken High School and attended Ohio University. He was a Korean War Army Veteran and...
Evelyn L. Blake
Aug 11, 2006
Evelyn L. Blake, age 88, of Canton. Survived by son; Harry , Daughter; Mary and 2 grandsons: Edward and Michael. Funeral service will be Wednesday 12 Noon in the Spiker-Foster-Shriver Funeral Home 710 Tuscarawas St., W. Interment in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon. You may sign our online guest book at www.shriverfuneralhomes.com....
Glenn H. Rugh
Aug 9, 2006
Glenn H. Rugh, 76, of North Canton passed away peacefully at Aultman Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born in Eddyville, PA on April 13, 1930 to the late Wilbert and Vera Rugh. A member of North Canton Church of Christ actively involved with the Food Pantry and other committees, Glenn served in the navy during the Korean War,...
Raymond D. Pryor
Aug 9, 2006
Raymond D. Pryor, age 82, of Canton died Wednesday evening in the Canton Christian Home after an extended illness. Born in Akron, Ray was an Army Veteran of WW II and retired from the Ford Motor Company in 1986 where he was a machinist. He was a member of Church of the Savior United Methodist for over 50 years,...
Willard P. Loomis
Aug 8, 2006
Willard P. Loomis, age 95, of Canton died Tuesday evening, August 8, at the Canton Regency of complications after a fall. Willard was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, the son of David Prentice and Bertha M. Loomis. The family moved to Canton in 1912. He graduated from McKinley High School in 1929, and from Miami University, School of Business...
Josephine Woodward Gonzalez Mokodean
Aug 7, 2006
Josephine Woodward Gonzalez Mokodean, age 76, passed away unexpectedly in her home Monday evening of an apparent heart attack. Josephine Woodward Gonzalez Mokodean was born in 1930 to Inez Knight Woodward and Stewart Minor Woodward, Jr., in Richmond, VA. She moved to the Canton area in 1951 with her first husband, Dr. Frank Aleman Gonzalez, to whom she was...
Margaret D. Lautenslager
Aug 7, 2006
Margaret D. Lautenslager, age 90, of Canton died Monday morning in the residence after an extended illness. Margaret was born in Canton to the late William and Hannah (Reese) Stafford. She retired in 1972 from the Canton City Schools where she had taught for many years. Margaret was a member of First Baptist Church, Trirosis, and the Order of...
Benah Golden
Aug 6, 2006
Benah Golden, age 77, of Canton passed away Sunday August 6, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. She was born on December 5, 1928 in Lomza, Poland to the late Louis and Regina Falkoff and moved to New Philadelphia when she was 6 months old. A 1947 graduate of New Phildelphia High School, she worked in...
William Yoerns
Aug 2, 2006
William L. Yoerns, age 86, of North Canton passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 2, 2006 in Aultman Hospital. William was born on January 25, 1920 in Canton to the late William and Adeline (Looby) Yoerns. He was a WW II veteran serving from 1944-46 with Patton's Third Army 90th Division and was decorated with the Purple Heart and the...
Perry Lavy
Aug 2, 2006
Perry Richard Lavy, age 84, of Uniontown went to be with the Lord on Wednesday evening August 2, 2006 at Altercare of Hartville. Born on June 11, 1922 in Brookville, OH to the late Samuel and Corda (Hoover) Lavy, he was a WW II Army Veteran and retired from Monarch Rubber Co. after 30 years of service. He was...
Helen Harding
Aug 1, 2006
Helen J. Harding, age 86, of Hartville went to be with the Lord Tuesday morning August 1, 2006 after a brief illness. Born in Suffield on September 24, 1919 to the late Dennis and Cora (Hershberger) Steffy, she was a graduate of Hartville High School. Helen had been a clerk for the Village of Hartville for 24 years from...
Gladys Fair
Jul 30, 2006
Gladys H. Fair, age 96, of Canton, passed away Sunday morning, July 30, 2006 in Hanover House. She was born on July 9, 1910 in Brewster, Ohio to the late John and Hazel (Marchand) Gephart. Gladys graduated from McKinley High School in 1928 and married her husband Raymond on February 7, 1932. A member of First Church of Canton,...
James E. Doebereiner
Jul 29, 2006
James E. Doebereiner, age 68, of Canton died on Saturday evening in Aultman Hospital following a valiant battle against cancer. Born in Marietta, OH Jim had resided here most of his life. A graduate of Tri-State College and Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program he began a career with the Timken Company on June 11, 1956 as a draftsman....
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