Obituary Listing

Apr 16, 2024

Olivia Elizabeth Lee, of North Canton passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the age of 22. Olivia was the beloved daughter of Charles Lee (father) and Vicki (Berkey) Lower and Dale Lower Jr (stepfather).Left behind are her loving parents, her movie buddy Grandpa Donald and Granny Bird Nancy Berkey of Perry Township, along with grandparents Cecil...

Apr 15, 2024

Leila DeFrance Thomas, 101, departed this life April 15 following a brief illness. Patriotic and passionate about history, she gave talks to area groups on historical and holiday themes, the last at the age of 99. She was a member of Canton Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and served many years as gift shop manager for the McKinley...

Apr 15, 2024

Beverly Graber McMahon, 96, of Canton, Ohio a beacon of love, warmth, and cultivation, passed away peacefully at Mercy Medical Center on April 15, 2024, surrounded by her loving family after a very brief illness.

Beverly graduated from Middle Branch high school in 1946. After high school she worked at Harter Bank, in downtown Canton before meeting...

Apr 15, 2024

Dr. Stanley E. Brody, DDS, age 91 of Canton passed away April 15, 2024, at the Aultman Compassionate Care Center surrounded by his beloved family. He was born December 15, 1932, in Brooklyn, NY to Eli and Helen (Wishnack) Brody and is a graduate of NYU Dental School. Following dental school, he enlisted in the Air Force and ultimately...

Apr 13, 2024

Elinor D. Livingston, age 96, of Littleton, CO, and formerly Canton, OH, passed away April 13, 2024. She was born in Buffalo, NY, to Leo and Sara (Cooperstein) Dana. She was a 1949 graduate of Northwestern University. While living in Canton for over 50 years, Elinor was an active member of the community, volunteering with many organizations including Hadassah,...

Apr 12, 2024

Stephen G. Deuble passed away on April 12, 2024, at Aultman Hospital. He was born in Canton on August 14, 1947, to the late Walter and Beverly Deuble. A lifelong Canton resident, Stephen graduated from Glenwood High School and Ohio Wesleyan University.

Stephen spent time working at the family business, DCC Corporation. He was a part of the Climalene Company, Merrit...

Apr 10, 2024

Emily Kuhn, age 29, of Hartville passed away unexpectedly on April 10, 2024. She was born in Canton on April 25, 1994, to Todd and Melanie (Laskody) Kuhn and is a graduate of Lake High School class of 2012. Emily was known for her kind spirit, loyal demeanor towards those closest to her, and her tough resiliency. She was...

Apr 8, 2024

Linda Slack departed her loving family going to the arms of the Lord on April 8th, 2024. Linda was born in Cuyahoga Falls on March 11, 1950, to Janet (Kepler) Heimbuch and Henry Heimbuch.

Linda attended Kent State University for her Bachelor's in Biology and Minor in Allied Health Science and Master's in Special Education that she...

Apr 3, 2024

Wesley A. Allman, age 77, passed away on April 3, 2024.  Wes was born on July 16, 1946, in Bellevue, PA.  He obtained his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Cincinnati and worked at Babcock & Wilcox in Barberton for 42 years.  Wes lived in Hartville for over 40 years before relocating to Wooster.  Wes was a long-time...

Apr 2, 2024

Carolyn R. Grindel, age 80, of Hartville passed away April 2, 2024, at Altercare of Louisville. She was born in Bedford, Ohio on January 30, 1944, to Kenneth and Lillian (Bethune) Irwin and graduated from Perry High School and obtained her practical nursing degree. Carolyn spent time working at Aultman Hospital as well as serving on private duty for...

Apr 1, 2024

Kathi Ann Byers, nee Heppe, age 51, of North Canton, was born on April 16, 1972, and went home to be with the Lord on April 1, 2024, surrounded by her family. Kathi was a veteran of the US Army having served as a combat medic from 1997-2000. She loved artwork, running, landscaping and her animals. Kathi also loved...

Mar 31, 2024

Janet M Ward, 89, of North Canton passed away peacefully at Whitewood Village AL on Sunday, March 31, 2024.  She had resided there for the last ten years and enjoyed the many activities like crafts, Bible Study, entertainment and especially the spelling bees.  Spelling was her specialty.

Born October 4, 1934, to Gordon C. Schafer Sr and...

Mar 30, 2024

Robert S. Rownd, age 85 of North Canton, passed away on March 30, 2024, which was his birthday. He was born March 30, 1939, in Canton to Wilson and Margaret (Hawkins) Rownd and is a graduate of McKinley High School, where he was an All-American Swimmer and attended Grove City College. Bob spent his career as a Financial Planner...

Mar 29, 2024

Melanie Rosengard, age 63, of Canton passed away March 29, 2024. She was born as one of 6 in Dennison, Ohio on February 22, 1961. She is survived by her husband of almost 35 years, Philip Rosengard; mother Phyllis Green; siblings Lynette Jones (Jeffery Jones), Fountina Green, Glenn Green, Nancy Green, Shawn Green (April Green); many beloved aunts, uncles,...

Mar 23, 2024

Sue C. Young

Age 84 of Canton, Ohio died peacefully on Saturday March 23, 2024.

Sue was born May 3, 1939 in Wheeling, West Virginia to Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. McCommon.

She was a 1957 graduate of Shadyside High School.  She attended Kent State University.

In 1958 she married her...

Mar 23, 2024

John Ralph Milligan, Jr.

From childhood, John ("Jack") Milligan held a deep faith in his savior, Jesus Christ. A life of love and service to his church, family, community, and profession followed. He passed away on March 23, 2024.

In 1928, Milligan was born in East Liverpool, Ohio to Ralph and Kathryn Milligan. He grew...

Mar 22, 2024

Linda Kittleson (Smallback) passed away on March 22, 2024, surrounded by the love of her family after a short battle with cancer. Born on July 19, 1945, Linda's journey was marked by resilience, love, and devotion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gail "Kit" Kittleson, her parents, three sisters, and a brother.

Linda's legacy lives...

Mar 21, 2024

Charles Carper Raines, 87, formerly of Carrollton, Ohio and recently of Arlington, Texas passed away Thursday, March 21, 2024. Charles was born on March 24, 1936, in Elkins, West Virginia to the late O.B. and Mary Lois (Kyle) Raines. He was an Airman 2nd class in the Air Force from 1955-1959. He graduated from Marietta College with a degree...

Mar 21, 2024

Thomas E. Dusseau, age 80, of Hartville formally of Youngstown passed away March 21, 2024. He was born July 29, 1943, in Monroe, MI to Rollin and Helen (Bunts) Dusseau and graduated from Michigan State University. Following college, he was drafted by the United States Army and served in Korea during the Vietnam conflict and following his service in...

Mar 15, 2024

STOW - Helen Ball, 96, passed away peacefully of natural causes on March 15, 2024.

Helen was born in Colver, PA, where she spent her childhood, youth and early married life.  She and Richard Ball, her husband of 51 years, were high school sweethearts.  They raised their family together in Stow, spent a few retirement years in...