Obituary Listing

Aug 30, 2021

Janice (Jenkins) Baker, age 83, of North Canton, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, in her residence. She was born April 13, 1937, in Huntington, West Virginia to Harold and Juanita Jenkins. The family lived in Denison, Texas and Durant, Oklahoma, before relocating to Jackson, Ohio in 1945. Jan graduated from Jackson High School and Ohio University where she...

Aug 30, 2021

Jocelyn Dover, age 69, of Canton, passed away on Monday August 30, 2021. She was born in the Philippines on October 16, 1951 to Francisco and Lourdes Ua-o. She was a mother (Ina) and grandmother (Lola) who loved leopard prints and bamboo, her  Philippine and American Flags and the countries cultures, the colors red and pink and enjoyed collecting...

Aug 29, 2021

Neal Norman Libster, age 95, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021, in Canton. Neal attended and finished one quarter at Ohio State University before entering the Army and serving as an Army Staff Sergeant in Germany for two years. He was present at the Battle of The Bulge. Neal was awarded the Bronze Star Medal, received the Combat...

Aug 28, 2021

Bruce E. Johnson, age 65, passed away unexpectedly August 28, 2021, at Mercy Hospital. He was born in Canton on September 20, 1955, to Chester E. and Arlene L. (Grovemiller) Johnson and graduated from Perry High School class of 1974. Bruce was a lifelong resident of the Canton area and spent his career as an auto technician, most recently...

Aug 28, 2021

Helen M. Eckroate, age 88, passed away peacefully, Saturday, August 28 at Canton Christian Home.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Jerome J. "Jerry" Eckroate and her son, Jerry A. "Jay" Eckroate. Survived by daughters Debbie (Mark) Stephens and Chari (Bill) Reno; granddaughters Cari (Jamie) Reno, Kelly Reno, and Jessica (Cris) Lynn;...

Aug 26, 2021

Pat S. Guthridge, age 88, of Hartville passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at Altercare of Hartville. She was born on January 10, 1933, in Youngstown to John and Mary (Fitzpatrick) Sennett and is a graduate of Ursuline High School class of 1951 and attended Youngstown College and Stark State College. In 1969 she moved to North Canton with...

Aug 24, 2021

Joseph Edward Lesho Jr., age 72, of Akron, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday August 24, 2021. He was born in Akron on April 29, 1949 to the late Joseph E. Sr. and Josephine Lesho. He was a graduate of Lake High School and by trade was a carpenter working in Historic Preservation.

He is survived by his...

Aug 23, 2021

Samuel "Jay" George, age 97, of Jackson Township, passed away on Monday August 23, 2021 at Altercare of Louisville. He was born in Marlboro, Ohio on July 17, 1924 to the late Lester and Velma George. He graduated from Timken High School and was an Army WW II Veteran. Jay's career as an Industrial Engineer ranged from positions at...

Aug 20, 2021

Dolores "Dory" Jean Adamczyk, age 92, of Hartville, passed away surrounded by her family on August 19, 2021. Dolores "Dory" was born in New Castle, PA, on February 14, 1929, a daughter of the late John and Mary Walko. Dolores graduated in 1947 from New Castle High School. She met the love of her life, John Adamczyk, at a...

Aug 18, 2021

Janis F. Menefee, age 86, of Uniontown, joined the Lord on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Survived by children, Denise Harding, Linda (Rick) Kuhn, David (Cindy) Menefee; 8 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren and brother, Bill. Janis was preceded in death by her husband, James; daughter, Deborah; parents  and 3 siblings. The family would like to thank grandson, Scott for his...

Aug 17, 2021

Trudy Gardner, age 75, of Old Fort, North Carolina formerly of Mogadore passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021. She was born in Alliance to the late Harry and Rita (Kress) Miller. Trudy retired from the Babcock and Wilcox Company. She enjoyed reading and traveling to new places.

In addition to her parents Trudy was preceded in death...

Aug 14, 2021

Steven J. Ready, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, August 14th from cardiac arrest. He was born in Omaha, NE on January 17, 1950, and graduated from Lehman High School in 1969. He served as a Bailiff for the Canton Municipal Court, before joining the Stark County Sherriff's Office in 1978. During his tenure Steven attended the...

Aug 12, 2021

Michael "Mike" Anthony Schumacher, age 70, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday August 12, 2021. He was born February 2, 1951 in Barnesville, Ohio to the late Walter W. and Madeline (Pfeffer) Schumacher and graduated from Woodsfield High School and Marietta College. He was happily retired and an active member of Little Flower Catholic Parish where he served...

Aug 11, 2021

Margaret Turner (90) of Harrisonburg, Virginia went to be with Our Lord on Tuesday, August 11, 2021.

Margaret was born November 20, 1930 in Midland, Michigan to George P. and Myrtle (Yoder) Yoder. She attended Eastern Mennonite High School where she met her husband, Waldo Neil Turner of Broadway. They were married June 17, 1948, began their...

Aug 11, 2021

Jean Ann Koons, age 86, of Canton, passed away Wednesday morning, August 11, 2021, in the Sanctuary Grande in North Canton. She was born November 28, 1934 in Canton to Edwin and Eleanor (Menart) McCain and was a life member of Canton.

Jean owned the Sportique store in North Canton and was a dedicated member of Christ...

Aug 7, 2021

Mark Alvin Turkeltaub passed away August 7, 2021 after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born August 7, 1955 to Barbara and Joseph Turkeltaub in Canton, Ohio, Mark was a graduate of Oakwood High School and UCLA San Diego.  He loved movies and television and was so proud of his part in the Miles Davis movie Miles Ahead...

Aug 6, 2021

Iva E. Lind, age 101, of Canton, passed away at the Canton Christian Home on August 6, 2021. She was born in Canton, Ohio on September 24, 1919 (ten minutes after her twin brother, Ivor) to the late William and Carrie (Deierling) Hopkins. Iva was in the McKinley Class of 1937. She married Karl Lind on August 3, 1940,...

Aug 6, 2021

Eileen M. McDonald, age 92, of Canton, passed away comfortably at her home with her family by her side on August 6th. She was born December 21, 1928 in Louisville, Ohio to Eugene and Anna (Coyle) Sunday and is a graduate of Massillon High School. Eileen worked at Timken Roller Bearing and at Timken Mercy Hospital but really focused...

Aug 5, 2021

Kenneth Willard Hagan, age 89, of Hartville, OH went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 5, 2021.

Ken was born on September 28, 1931 in Peoria, IL to Earl F. (Frank) Hagan and Della May St Clair. Ken grew up in Washington, IL where he met the love of his life, Carole...

Aug 5, 2021

Barbara S. Bahr, age 78 of Canton, passed away Thursday morning, August 5, 2021 in the Gables of Canton. She was born June 29, 1943 in Columbus to Dr. Charles and Helene (Bladen) Schwartz.

Barbara graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and taught second grade in Columbus. She was an energetic,...