Calvin "Cal" Gonter
Jun 18, 2020
Calvin “Cal” Gonter, 71, of Massillon, passed away on June 18, 2020. He was born on December 29, 1948 in Phoenix, Arizona to the late Charles and Anna Bell (Davis) Gonter. Cal started working right out of high school with his father as a truck driver. He turned his career into his passion and remained a truck driver for...
Bruce A. Wilson
Jun 18, 2020
Bruce A. Wilson, age 73 of Jackson Township, passed away on June 18, 2020 in his home. He was born in Massillon, Ohio on September 2, 1946 to Kenneth and Dorothy (Crookston) Wilson. Bruce served as a Sergeant in the United State Marine Corp during Vietnam from 1964-1968 and became a proud police officer upon returning home. In 1981,...
Claudia Jo Boughman
Jun 18, 2020
Claudia J. Boughman, 62, passed away on June 18, 2020 at the Cleveland Clinic, following a brief illness. She was born on April 6, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Bedford High School, Class of 1976, earned her AA in Social Work from Stark State in 1995 and received her BA in Social Work from University of Akron...
Shirley May Snyder
Jun 16, 2020
Shirley M. Snyder, age 77 of Massillon, Ohio, passed away on June 16, 2020. Shirley was born on August 1, 1942 in West Union, West Virginia to Thomas and Olive (Lyons) Dillon. She married the late Thomas J. Snyder on July 26, 1968. She is preceded by her parents and her husband. She is survived by Melanie May and...
Steve G. Juhasz
Jun 16, 2020
Stephen “Steve” G. Juhasz, 77, of Perry Township, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Steve was born on March 27, 1943 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Stephen L. & Julia M. (Stefanovic) Juhasz Jr. He was a proud United States Naval “Operations Specialist Senior Chief Petty Officer” and retired from the Navy after 20 years...
John E. Schuette
Jun 13, 2020
John E. Schuette, 69, of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord, on June 13, 2020 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on October 28, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late John and Helen (Sullivan) Schuette. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and saw the end of the Cold War....
Catherine M. Wells
Jun 12, 2020
Catherine M. Wells, 97, formerly of Canton, passed away on June 12, 2020. She was born on October 21, 1922 in Canton to the late Carl and Ethel (Hendershot) Dawes. During World War II for a short period of time, Catherine, as well as her twin sister, went to local aircraft hangars and riveted as the cultural icon Rosie...
Jay Ward
Jun 11, 2020
Jay Ward, 53, of Massillon, went to his eternal home with the Lord, on June 11, 2020, following a massive heart attack. He was a devoted and loving husband to his wife Tracee (Lilley) Ward. The couple enjoyed twenty-six years together (married for twenty-two of those years and engaged for four years prior to their marriage). He was an...
Jasmine Nicole Dixon
Jun 9, 2020
Jasmine Nicole Dixon, age 32, of Massillon, OH, went home to be with the Lord on, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Jasmine was born in Canton, OH on April 30, 1988 to Theodus Dixon and Daniele King. Jasmine graduated from Washington High School and worked as a Machine Operator. Jasmine is preceded in death by her great-grandmother, Lucille Keller; grandfathers,...
Jeffery L. Phillips
Jun 7, 2020
Jeffery L. Phillips, age 58, went home suddenly to be with the Lord on June 07, 2020. He was born to Harrison and Judy (Pledgure) Phillips on July 19, 1961 in Massillon. Jeffery was 1979 graduate of Washington High School. He was married to Annie Phillips until her passing. Jeffery served in the US Army from June 1979 through...
Richard "Rick" L. Maxhimer
Jun 7, 2020
Richard “Rick” L. Maxhimer, 68, of Massillon, passed away unexpectedly at his home on June 7, 2020. He was born in Massillon on April 19, 1952 to the late Harold and Helen (Neal) Maxhimer. Rick was a 1970 graduate of Washington High School and a proud Tiger football player. Upon graduation, Rick was rated as one of the top...
George A. Knuth, Ii
Jun 6, 2020
George A. Knuth II, age 45 of Jackson Township, passed away in his home surrounded by his loving family on June 6, 2020. George was born on September 20, 1974 in Bellaire, Ohio to Joe Holmes and Ardeth Knuth. He graduated from Bellaire High School and worked in sales at the Lyden Oil Company. George loved life and loved...
Randy L Boron
Jun 6, 2020
Randy L. Boron, 67, passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2020. He was born in Massillon on January 17, 1953 to John and Jean (Everett) Boron. Randy is survived by a daughter Stephanie Boron; brother, Douglas Boron; and a special nephew Douglas Boron. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother Larry Boron. A...
Donald B. Green
Jun 5, 2020
Donald B. Green, 76, passed away on June 5, 2020 of complications following a surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born in Alex, OK on January 29, 1944 to D. Carter and Tena (South) Green. Don was a 1962 graduate of Tuslaw High School, earned his B.S. in Education at Malone College and his M.S. in ED. Administration...
Irene Davison
Jun 5, 2020
Irene “Bonnie” Davison, 57, of Massillon, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on June 5, 2020, in her Massillon home. Bonnie was born in Syracuse, New York to Earl and Alice Davison on August 21, 1962. She went to school at Baldwinsville High School in New York. As we know, throughout her life, she has always had a great love for...
Richard I. Reed
Jun 4, 2020
Richard I. Reed, 71, of Massillon, passed away on June 4, 2020 after an extended illness. He was born on November 9, 1948 in Massillon to the late Richard and Betty (Maurer) Reed. He proudly served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged with the rank as Sergeant. Richard worked at Superior Meats for 20...
Theodore "Ted" M. Wohlheter
Jun 4, 2020
Theodore “Ted” M. Wohlheter, 60, of Perry Township, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on Thursday, June 4, 2020. Ted was born on January 27, 1960 in Massillon, the son of Charles & Marylon (Yoder) Wohlheter. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1978 graduate of Washington High School. Ted worked as a...
Jane E. Barnhouse
Jun 4, 2020
Jane E. Barnhouse, 78 of Perry Twp., went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 04, 2020. She was born in Massillon on March 09, 1942, to the late Chester and Carrie Mae(Wiggins) Kracker. Jane was a 1960 graduate of Perry High School. She married David Barnhouse on May 18, 1963, by Reverend Neal Pergande and they...
Dr. Dale Edward Starchman
Jun 2, 2020
Dr. Dale Edward Starchman passed away peacefully in his Jackson Township home on June 2, 2020. Dale was born on April 16, 1941 in Wallace, Idaho and spent his early years living in various mining camps in Burke, Idaho as well as Yuma, Tombstone, and Kingman, Arizona. His father Hubert managed a series of start-up mining operations, and his...
Marcedes Lucille West
Jun 2, 2020
Marcedes L. West, age 27 of Canton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on June 2, 2020. Marcedes was born on April 9, 1993 to Roberial (Young) Brown and the late Bruce West in Canton. She graduated from Timken High School. Marcedes was an avid reader, enjoyed listening to music, and loved her family, especially her two...
