Obituary Listing

Mar 15, 2020

Edith Benjamin, age 94, of Canton, Ohio passed away March 15, 2020. She was born March 22, 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio to Isadore and Pessie (Cladofsky) Tanenbaum and was a graduate of Piqua High School and The Ohio State University. After the loss of her mother in infancy, Edith was fostered and later adopted by her aunt and uncle,...

Mar 15, 2020

Beverly Ann Bowers, age 84, long time Stark County resident passed away at her home in Massillon March 15, 2020. She was born July 3, 1935 in Greentown, Ohio to Carson and Sarah (Boston) Bowers. Beverly spent time working at The Workshops in Canton, attended Greentown Methodist Church when she was younger, and was a long-time member of Canton...

Mar 13, 2020

Robert A. Sojka, age 82, of Hartville passed away Friday 13, 2020. He was born May 5, 1937 in Cleveland to the late Yaro and Rebecca (Leitch) Sojka. He is survived by his wife Janet; sons and daughter-in-law Brian Sojka, Aaron and Cathy Sojka, Shawn Sojka; grandchildren Tyler, Alexx, and Ashley Sojka, Zachary Sojka; siblings Jim (Kay) Sojka, Gerry...

Mar 13, 2020

Wanda J. Frease, age 88, of North Canton, passed away Friday, March 13, 2020.             Wanda was born in Nimishillen Township, Ohio to the late Theodore and Mabel (Miller)Marker. She was a graduate of Louisville High School and worked for Ohio Bell as a research developer. She married the love of her life, Allen; a relationship that started when they...

Mar 13, 2020

Eugene A. Miller, age 71, of Hartville went home to be with the Lord on Friday March 13, 2020. He was born in Uniontown, OH on March 4, 1949 to the late Mahlon and Edna (Wittmer) Miller. He was a co-owner of G & M Construction. Gene was a life long member of Maple Grove Mennonite Church. He had...

Mar 12, 2020

Paula Bee Herman, age 68, passed away surrounded by family and friends on March 12, 2020. She was born in Canton, Ohio on November 13,1951 to Paul and Ethel Whitemyer.  Paula attended Glenwood High School and truly enjoyed working at Windsor Medical Center for 38 years. Paula easily made and retained long existing friendships. Her joys were quilting, her...

Mar 10, 2020

Rev. Dr. Carey E. Sloan III, age 79 of Bolivar, passed away Tuesday morning, March 10, 2020 in Mercy Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1940 in Atlanta, Georgia to Carey and Mildred (Jones) Sloan, Jr.

Carey "Dutch" grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1962,...

Mar 9, 2020

Piotr "Peter" Namonyuk age 62, of Uniontown, passed away unexpectedly March 9, 2020. He was born January 30, 1958 in Ukraine to Yefimovich and Anastasia (Luchko) Namonyuk. Peter was a finish carpenter and attended Church of Living Hope

He is survived by his wife, Anna Galina; daughters; Svetlana (Alex), Virsavia, Halyna (Lyubchik); son Eleazar; brothers Victor (Anna)...

Mar 8, 2020

Martha Mae Drake, age 87, of Atwater, passed away on Sunday March 8, 2020 in the comfort of her home. She was born on April 9, 1932 in Caldwell, Ohio to the late Thomas and Goldie (Whited) Cox. She retired from Monarch Rubber in 1991 after 31 ½ years of service. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Mar 6, 2020

Larry M. "Chopper" Alexander, age 74, of Hartville passed away on Friday, March 6, 2020. He was born on December 29, 1945 in Canton to the late Milford Ezra and Dolores Elizabeth (Fogle) Alexander and graduated from Springfield High School. Larry worked for Monarch Rubber Company and was an owner operator truck driver for Quick Silver Trucking.

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Mar 5, 2020

Clementine A. Bourquin of North Canton passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Windsor Medical Center after a short illness. She was born May 14th in Canton to Herbert and Marie (Fraley) Kuepfer. Clementine worked for Oneil's for 37 years retiring in 1986 as Personnel Manger. She was a member of Christ the Servant Parish. In her younger years...

Mar 4, 2020

Phillip A. Thompson, age 44, of Akron, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020. He was born in Canton to Lewis and Beverly (Hunter) Thompson. Phillip enjoyed woodworking, playing guitar, building fish tanks and anything else he could dream up. He was employed at Crown Heating & Cooling. In addition to his mother Beverly, he is survived by sons Phillip...

Mar 4, 2020

Olivia H. Muntean, age 44 of Canton, passed away Wednesday evening in Aultman Hospital due to complications from a kidney infection. She was born June 26, 1975 in Canton to Randolph and Paula (Caporali) Muntean. Olivia was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1993 and attended Kent State University....

Mar 3, 2020

Marie Catherine Kisor, age 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 3, 2020. She was born December 11, 1923 in Hartville to the late Catherine and Ira Machamer, the 6th of 12 children. She was a graduate of Marlboro High School (1941). Her career in life was to be a stay-at-home Mom.

She...

Mar 2, 2020

Joan Greek Cole, 90, born October 12, 1929 of New Baltimore, Ohio and Eagle Lake, Florida, went to be with our Lord and Savior on March 2nd, 2020. She loved to serve others by keeping pen-pals, making quilts, and playing cards with friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rev. William E....

Mar 2, 2020

Charles K. Stadler, age 69, of Hartville, passed away on Monday March 2, 2020. He was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia on April 15, 1950 to the late Norman B. and Freda M. (Claypool) Stadler. He graduated from Hartville High School.

He is survived by his daughter Jennifer (Todd) Ferguson; granddaughter Kallie Ferguson; siblings DeLoris Cheyney, Bob...

Mar 2, 2020

Karen J. Galit, age 72, of Hartville passed away Monday, March 2, 2020 at Akron General Hospital following a battle with cancer. She was born May 1, 1947 to Harry and Anna (Cambell) Bost in Akron and graduated from Kenmore High School. Following graduation, she began working at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. where she met her husband...

Mar 1, 2020

Paul R. Higgins, age 93, of Canton, passed away Sunday March 1, 2020. He was born in Athens, Ohio on August 16, 1926 to the late Pearl Barton and Carrie (Wooten) Higgins. P.R. was a WW II Marine Veteran and was a retired Canton Police Officer. He was a member of Canton Lions Club.

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Feb 29, 2020

Dawna was born on June 21st, 1963 to parents Jan Brooks Ammerman and Donald Ammerman in Cincinnati, OH. She attended Perry High School in Massillon, OH. She met Thomas Nick Prokopchuk in 1980 and they wed that same year. They had two children, Jana Nicole and Adam Thomas. Dawna was a dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker, at times working...

Feb 28, 2020

John R. "Jack" Moore, age 91, was born in East Liverpool, Ohio on September 24, 1928 and passed away at his home in Canton, Friday evening, February 28, 2020 surrounded by his loving family.

Jack was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose and son-in-law, Chris Leo. He is survived by his loving wife, Linda; daughters,...