William "Bill" D. Mann
Apr 28, 2020
William “Bill” D. Mann, age 81 of Navarre, passed away on April 28, 2020. He was born on November 30, 1938, to the late Harry and Thelma (Myers) in Beach City. He married Rosa Burkhart on September 28, 1963, and they shared 43 years together until her passing in 2006. Bill worked as a Truck Driver for almost 60...
Genevieve Brown
Apr 27, 2020
Genevieve Brown, age 89, passed away peacefully on April 27, 2020. Genevieve was born on November 15, 1930 in Beach Bottom, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Earnest and Elizabeth Bennett. She married Walter Brown and had three children; Roberta, Mary, and Walter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt. Genevieve was kind, compassionate, caring, and...
Grace W. Russell
Apr 26, 2020
Grace Russell passed away peacefully on April, 26, 2020. She was born on December 29, 1929 in Copley, Ohio and lived most of her life in Canal Fulton and Jackson Township. She was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings. Grace is survived by her son, Dale (Debbie) Russell, granddaughter, Lindsay (John) Arendash, grandson, Cody Russell and...
Jamie Sue Malzahn
Apr 26, 2020
Jamie Sue Malzahn, 64, of Luna Lake in Clinton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on April 26, 2020 in Massillon. Jamie was born in Massillon to Anna Wilson Butterfield Bachtel and Evan Butterfield on July 24, 1955. She graduated from Massillon Washington High School in 1973. Jamie married James Mance in 1976. Later she married Bruce...
Donald W. Bourquin
Apr 26, 2020
Donald William Bourquin, 83, of Canton, passed away on April 26, 2020. He was born on October 12, 1936 in Canton to the late Raymond and Katherine (Dryden) Bourquin. He was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School and then proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Don worked for the United...
John L. Williams, Jr.
Apr 25, 2020
John L. Williams, Jr., 58, walked into God’s arms with his beautiful angel Karen waiting for him after a brief fight with brain cancer. John was born June 3, 1961 the son of John Williams Sr. and Mary Williams. He graduated from Fairless High School in 1979. He was in the Construction Trade most recently working for Heppner-Pritt &...
Maxine Grammy Briggs
Apr 24, 2020
Maxine M. “Grammy” Briggs, 88, of Massillon, passed away at her residence surrounded by her family on Friday, April 24, 2020. Maxine was born in Martins Ferry on January 22, 1932, the daughter of the late Gilbert & Elsie (Cunningham) Pritt. She was a 1951 graduate of Washington High School. Maxine retired from Kmart after 22 years of service....
Eddie Shell
Apr 24, 2020
Eddie Shell, age 67 of Massillon, Ohio, passed away on April 24, 2020. He was born March 30, 1953 in Grenada, MS to the late Willie D. and Goldie (Jordan) Shell. Eddie attended Orrville City Schools, graduating in 1971, where he excelled in basketball, baseball and football. After high school, he attended Wilberforce University for two years. Eddie loved...
Kenneth Steffee
Apr 24, 2020
Kenneth Perry Steffee age 81 of Massillon passed away April 24, 2020 at his residence. He was born February 20, 1939 to the late Robert F & Elsie (Chivers) Steffee. He was a 1957 graduate of Washington High School and was proud to be a member of Tiger Swing Band and to have performed at the Rose Bowl. Following...
Wilma M. Nolen
Apr 23, 2020
Wilma M. Nolen, 91, passed away on April 23, 2020. She was born in Sistersville, WV to the late Earl and Zelma DeLong on February 3, 1929. She grew up in Michigan but spent most of her life in Jackson Township. She enjoyed fishing, garage sales with her husband and spending winters in Okeechobee, FL. In addition to her...
Michael S Rudy
Apr 22, 2020
Michael Rudy, 62, of Massillon, passed away on April 22, 2020 at Aultman Hospital. He was born on March 2, 1958 in Massillon to Lewis and Lois (Hollinger) Rudy. He worked as a mechanic at Glen Medical Services. In his spare time, Mike played in the Massillon Pool League for 30 years. He also loved to ride his Harley...
Corrine A. Gerber
Apr 22, 2020
Corrine A. Gerber, 92 of Massillon passed away on April 22, 2020. She was born on November 25, 1927, to the late George and Jenny (Madaffer) Reichel. She was a 1945 graduate of Washington High School. Corrine married Quentin Gerber on November 06, 1946, and they shared 66 years together until his passing 2012. Corrine worked as a Pharmacy...
Barbara K Greavu
Apr 20, 2020
Barbara K. Greavu, age 71 of Marion and had recently moved to Port Charlotte, passed away on April 20, 2020. She was born in Massillon on January 07, 1949 to the late Robert and Shirley (Baer) Hoffner. She was a 1967 graduate of Washington High School, where she was a Majorette for 3 years. She Married Don Greavu on...
Todd E. Schultz
Apr 20, 2020
Todd E. Schultz, 49, of Perry Township, passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020. Todd was born on June 25, 1970 in Massillon, the son of Joseph Schultz and Tandy Sue (Ault) Schultz. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1989 graduate of Fairless High School. He worked at Aarons in Canton for many years. Todd...
Kelly Tunning Baker
Apr 20, 2020
Kelly Baker, 56, passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2020. She was born on October 31, 1963 in Massillon, to the late Glenn and Shelba (Patterson) Tunning. She was a very kind-hearted and compassionate person which led her to a career with helping the developmentally disabled. Because she had such a loving personality, Kelly was known as a second...
Cona E. Blaylock
Apr 18, 2020
Cona E. Blaylock, age 76 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2020. She was born in Marston, Missouri on August 14, 1943 to the late Thomas and Becky (Harden) McCool. She married Robert A. Blaylock on September 25, 1959 and they shared 60 years together. Cona was a Sales Representative for Trader Publishing...
James David Nichols
Apr 16, 2020
James David Nichols, age 69, passed away April 16, 2020, at his home in North Lawrence. Jim was a graduate of Lake High School. He retired as a union carpenter and enjoyed camping, listening to music, and spending time with his family. Jim had a huge giving heart and will be deeply missed. Preceded in death by his father...
Juanita C. Longshore
Apr 16, 2020
Juanita C. Longshore, 89, formerly of Massillon, passed away on April 16, 2020, following a brief illness. She was born in Massillon on April 29, 1930, to Charles and Mittice (Pate) Green. As a 1940's graduate of Washington High School, Juanita worked as a Nurse’s Aide at the Massillon State Hospital and served as the Church Secretary for Shiloh...
Christopher L. Herron
Apr 15, 2020
Christopher L. Herron, 49, of Massillon passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 following a lengthy illness. He leaves behind his father, Ron & Betty (Barron) Herron of Dellroy, Ohio; mother, Rose (Halasinski) Herron of Massillon; son, Taylor King; brother, Kelly (Holly) Herron of Massillon; niece, Kearsi Gowins; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Along with being a...
Beverly Lou Rodgers
Apr 15, 2020
Beverly Lou Rodgers, age 71 of Canton, Ohio, passed away on April 15, 2020. She was born on February 8, 1949 in Richwood, West Virginia to John Sr. and Elizabeth Butcher. Beverly graduated from Timken High School in 1967. She married Robert on February 17, 1968. She loved making quilts for loved ones. She attended First Lutheran, Bethel Lutheran,...
