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Frances A. Chisler
Mar 9, 2019
Frances Chisler, age 96, of New Baltimore, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday morning, March 9, 2019 at Aultman Woodlawn Compassionate Comfort Care. Born March 9, 1923 in Randolph, daughter of the late Robert and Bertha (Kline) Adelman. Preceded in death by her husband John in 1993. She was a retired bushing inspector at Teledyne Monarch.
...Melvin A. Lazarus
Mar 9, 2019
Melvin A. Lazarus passed away peacefully at 94 in his home surrounded by his family on Saturday morning, March 9, 2019. Born in Canton, Ohio on August 15, 1924, Mel served his country, community, and temple and was a wonderful family man. He graduated Lehman High School in 1942, where he was a National Honor Society member. In 1942,...
Nancy White
Mar 6, 2019
Nancy White, age 86, of Canton went to be with the Lord on March 6, 2019 in Arizona where she had recently resided with family. She was born in Canton on November 8, 1932 to the late Lester Herman and Daisy (Shively) Ley. A graduate of Lehman High School, she was an aspiring model and singer gracing the pages...
Betty J. Claus
Mar 5, 2019
Betty Jane Claus, 92, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 5th at the Gilchrist Hospice in Columbia, Maryland. She was a 22-year resident of Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Maryland but spent her childhood and most of her adult life in Canton, Ohio. Mrs. Claus was a lifelong member of Lowell United Church of Christ in Canton,...
Jone Elizabeth Thurmond
Mar 1, 2019
A tribute to our mother Jone, is nearly impossible because everything she did was amazing, but to her it was normal.
She grew up loved and cherished by her parents, was her grandmother's favorite and possessed a determination that everything is possible. From education to architecture, horticulture and construction, she never felt anything was off limits for her...Ruth Elenor Cochran Cindea
Feb 27, 2019
Ruth Elenor Cochran Cindea, age 94, of Canton, passed away early Wednesday morning. In Ruth's younger years, she resided at the Fairmount Children's Home for five years. She was a 1942 graduate of McKinley High School and an avid fan and ticket holder of the McKinley Bulldogs, attending 75 consecutive McKinley-Massillon football games. She was a member of Crossroads...
Anna Mae Griffin
Feb 24, 2019
Anna Mae Griffin, age 80, of Hartville went home to be with the Lord on Sunday February 24, 2019. She was born in Uniontown, Ohio on July 29, 1938 to the late Eli and Fannie (Miller) Troyer. She attended Lake Center Christian High School and had been a nursing assistant at St. Luke Lutheran Home for over 20 years...
Nan S. Warner
Feb 23, 2019
Nan Shipley Warner, age 75, of Canton, died Saturday following a short illness. Born in Canton, Nan was the daughter of the late Jane and Ralph Shipley also of Canton. She graduated from Canton Lehman High School and Connecticut College, majoring in economics. She had a successful career as a senior executive at A-TEK Computer Services and was a...
Maria Legky
Feb 20, 2019
Maria Legky was born on July 22, 1951 in Zhaden, Ukraine. She fought a hard battle and passed away on February 20, 2019. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Adam. Her twelve cherished children and their loving spouses; Vitaly Legky, Sergei Legky (Nina), Vladimir Legky(Viktoria), Luba Lozitsky(Leonid), Alla Lozitsky(Andrey), Ivan Legky(Alla), Tanya Johnson(Nik), Nadia Cherevko(Alex), Vasily Legky(Alyona), Galina Legky,...
Toby Pearlman
Feb 19, 2019
Toby Morris Pearlman died in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
Born Toby Delores Morris on August 4, 1926, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, of Holocaust survival parents Lillian Weisel and Isadore Morris, Toby, her sister Rose,and her parents lived above the bakery her family owned and operated. When her father died at a very young age in...
Vera Coblentz
Feb 17, 2019
Vera I (Byler) Coblentz, age 93, of Fredonia, Kentucky formally of Hartville, Ohio, went to be with the Lord peacefully, Sunday evening February 17,2019. She was surrounded by Loving family in her daughter Kathryn's home where she resided the past 6 years. Vera was born in Hartville on September 1, 1925 to the late Seth and Sadie (King) Byler...
Emily A. Miller
Feb 14, 2019
Emily A. Miller, age 55, of Canton is with her Lord and Savior. She passed on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2019 at Aultman Hospital. She was born March 18, 1963 in Alliance to Ralph and Betty (Robertson) Beebe. She attended Alliance, Marlington and GlenOak High Schools. She met and married Russell Miller December 12, 1981. She was a member...
Valerie K. Miller
Feb 13, 2019
Valerie K. Miller, age 66, of Navarre, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. She was born on February 5, 1953 in Canton to Duell Ray and Dorthea (Reichard) Forkum. Valerie was a 1971 graduate of Lake High School. She was a loving and dedicated mother and wife to her family. Valerie enjoyed...
Norma Jean Sullivan
Feb 13, 2019
Norma Jean Sullivan, age 87, of the Hartville area, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday February 13, 2019. She was born on January 18, 1932 in Monterville, West Virginia to the late Garnet and Dorothy (Conrad) Woomer. Her mother died a few days after giving birth and Norma was raised by Eliza Dodrill, her maternal grandmother....
Bernard E. Greathouse
Feb 9, 2019
Bernard E. Greathouse, age 77, of Hartville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday February 9, 2019 after a brief illness. He was born on April 1, 1941 in Spencer, West Virginia to the late Euell and Nola (Starcher) Greathouse. Bernard was a retired supervisor from Teledyne Monarch. He attended Uniontown Chapel of Faith Church. He loved...
Corine A. Cornish
Feb 9, 2019
Corine A. Cornish, 87, previously of North Canton, died Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Chapel Hill Community in Canal Fulton.
Corine was born January 26, 1932, in Cameron, Missouri, to Frederick and Vashti (Purdy) Jacob. She graduated from Kent State University with a degree in education, taught two years in the Canton Public Schools and later tutored...
Yale Joann Schwartz
Feb 4, 2019
Yale Joann Schwartz, age 90, passed away early Monday morning in Denver, Colorado, following a lengthy illness. She is survived by husband Bob, to whom she had been married for Sixty-Nine years. She is also survived by sons Steven (Marci) of Delray Beach, Florida and Bill (Beth) of Denver, Colorado, as well as four Grandchildren, Jeff and Brad Schwartz...
Catherine Nisly
Feb 2, 2019
Catherine Nisly, age 89, of Uniontown, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 2, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 28, 1929 in Sarasota, Florida to Mose and Fannie (Wittmer) Kurtz.
Catherine was an active member of Evermore Community Church where she was a member of the...
Andrew S. Kristy
Feb 1, 2019
Andrew S. Kristy, 97, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2019. He was born and raised in Monessen, PA, but lived the majority of his adult life in Canton. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War Two, and was the radio operator on over 30 missions in the Pacific Theatre. After discharge, he graduated from University...
John E. Shrock
Feb 1, 2019
John E. Shrock, age 71, of Navarre, went home to be with the Lord on Friday February 1, 2019 after a courageous battle with carcinoid cancer for the past 6 years. He was born August 8, 1947 in Canton to the late Enos and Sevilla (Raber) Shrock. He was a welder, working with his father and then owning Shrock...
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