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Jessie Mae Royer
Dec 15, 2018
Jessie M. Royer, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on December 15, 2018. She was born on March 05, 1931 to the late Clarence and Christine Royer. She was a graduate of Washington High School Jessie worked as a secretary for Waikem Motors. She loved her cats, enjoyed crocheting and spending time with her friends. Jessie is survived by...
William Thomas
Dec 13, 2018
William K Thomas, age 93, of Massillon passed away on December 13, 2018. He was born in Akron on November 20, 1925; son of the late Joseph and Mable Thomas. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was employed by J.M. Smuckers Co. for 25 years as an accountant. William was preceded in death by his first...
Marica Sekulic
Dec 8, 2018
Marica Sekulic, of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018. She was born on December 22, 1921 in Yugoslavia, the daughter of the late Janko and Janja Lukac. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gligo and 4 sisters, and 3 brothers. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jovan and Nina...
Janet Louise Gibson
Dec 7, 2018
Janet Louise Gibson, 69, passed away at home surrounded by her family on December 7, 2018. She was born in Baltimore, MD on August 13, 1949 and resided in Burton City. She loved to craft, fish and play billiards. She was dedicated to her family. She is survived by her husband, Henry W.R. Gibson, Sr., whom she married on...
Major M. Johnson
Dec 2, 2018
Major M. Johnson, 88 of Massillon, went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 2, 2018. He was born on October 31, 1930 in Lowe, WV and was the son of the late George Johnson and Mary Duncan. Major worked at Republic Steel for 32 years and then went to work for Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority. He...
Shirley Ann Schoenfeld
Dec 1, 2018
Shirley Ann Schoenfeld, 75 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018. She was born on August 11, 1943 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Halco) Montini. Shirley was a 1961 graduate of Washington High School and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church where she volunteered in the soup kitchen...
Elizabeth "Betty" Zelei
Dec 1, 2018
Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Zelei, age 93 of Massillon passed away December 1, 2018 at the Danbury Senior Living Center. Betty was born January 23, 1925 in Massillon to the late Mike & Mary (Takacs) Zelei. She was a graduate of Washington High School and a life resident of Massillon. She was employed for 16 years at Eaton Mfg. in the...
Marvin L Campanizzi
Nov 30, 2018
Marvin L. Campanizzi, age 77, of Massillon passed away on November 30, 2018, surrounded by family. Born in Flushing, OH, on April 14, 1941; a son of the late Anthony and Mary Campanizzi. He was also preceded in death by his sister Edith Mick. Marvin is survived by his daughter Michelle Voorhes; son Michael D. Campanizzi; 4 grandchildren and...
Timothy V. Reese
Nov 30, 2018
Timothy V. Reese, age 81 of Navarre, passed away after a short battle with Lung Cancer on November 30, 2018. He was born in Canton on January 19, 1937 to the late Vernon and Myrtle (Bresson) Reese. He married Leola Petit on May 09, 1959 and they shared almost 60 years together. Tim worked as a Beltone Hearing Aid...
Beverly June Easterday
Nov 29, 2018
Beverly June Easterday, 91, of Massillon, passed away on November 29, 2018 at Amherst Meadows. She was born in Massillon on June 14, 1927 to the late Ralph and Grace (Cady) Weaver. Bev married her high school sweetheart, Lawrence “Larry” Easterday on October 28, 1950. They shared 58 loving years together until his passing in 2009. She was a...
Larry E. Eash, Sr.
Nov 28, 2018
Larry E. Eash, Sr., age 65 of Dalton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. He was born on September 18, 1953 in Massillon and was the son of the late Paul and Wilda (Wade) Eash. Larry drove truck for YRC for many years. He was a longtime member of the Massillon Baptist...
Trenda B. Stephenson
Nov 27, 2018
Trenda B. Stephenson, 59 of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. She was born on September 1, 1959 in Mansfield, Ohio to the late Donald and Vashti (Nichols) Stephenson. Trenda had worked at the University of Akron, Wayne College. She had previously worked at Kmart and Lowe’s. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Steven Fincher
Nov 27, 2018
Steven Fincher, 57, passed away on November 27, 2018. He was born on March 27, 1961 in Dover. Steven was a veteran of The United States Army and he enjoyed spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother and Step-father, Rosalie (Herron) and John Youngman; two brothers, Bob (Gretchen) Fincher of Jackson Twp. and Ron (Carrie)...
Grace H. Elliott
Nov 26, 2018
Grace H. Elliott, R.N., 89, passed away on November 26, 2018. She was born in Massillon on September 8, 1929 to Kurt and Hedwig (Axt) Babetzki. Grace was a member of Central Presbyterian Church and was a graduate of Washington High School and the Massillon Community Hospital School of Nursing. She worked for the Massillon Community Hospital and then...
Terry Lee Rudersmith
Nov 25, 2018
Terry Lee Rudersmith (AKA: Terry L. Street), 60, passed away unexpectedly at home on November 25, 2018. He was born on July 20, 1958 to Peter and Betty (Snyder) Street. He was a truck driver for Case Farms and a Tuslaw High School graduate, Class of 1976. He is survived by his children, Amanda (Michael Crabtree) and Megan (Cory...
Ralph (Bud) Edgar Eberly
Nov 24, 2018
Ralph (Bud) Edgar Eberly passed away at the Laurels of Massillon on November 24, 2018, after 90 years of life. He was born on February 6, 1928 to Frieda and Ralph Eberly in Massillon, OH. As a member of the United States Navy, he proudly served in the South Pacific. In 1950, Ralph married the love of his life...
Victoria Lynn Spuhler
Nov 24, 2018
Victoria Lynn Spuhler, age 70, passed away on November 24, 2018 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Massillon on August 13, 1948 to Bruce and Eileen (Mishler) Close. Victoria married Peter Spuhler and they shared 48 loving years together. Her greatest passion in life was her family. She loved being a wife, mother and...
Norman E. Porr
Nov 24, 2018
Norman E. Porr wanted for a long time to go Home to Heaven. On November 24, 2018, at the age of 85, he finally made it. Born August 14, 1933 in Easton (Doylestown) Ohio to Albert and Anna (Bechtol) Porr, Norm was the youngest of 14 children. He served our country in the United States Army during the Korean...
John Anthony Desantis
Nov 23, 2018
John Anthony DeSantis, 64 of Massillon, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. John was born on February 17, 1954 in Canton, the son of the late Helen (Hukill) DeSantis. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1972 graduate of Washington High School. John worked for the City of Massillon for over 30 years. Following retirement...
Michael J. Sabol
Nov 22, 2018
Michael J. Sabol, 87 of Jackson Township, passed away on November 22, 2018 four days after the passing of his wife Geraldine “Gerry” Sabol. Mike was born on April 19, 1931 in Donora, PA and was the son of the late John and Anna (Psenicnak) Sabolcik. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, he went on to a...
