Mary A. Doll
Jul 22, 2012
Mary A. Doll, age 85 of Massillon, died on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. She was born the daughter of the late Carl and Anna Mae (Huwig) Wazlavek on January 17, 1927 in Massillon and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1945 graduate of Washington High School where she was a majorette...
Violet Fay Kraft
Jul 20, 2012
Violet Kraft, age 90, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2012. She was born on January 9, 1922 to the late Charles T. and Leona M. (Hoobler) Little in North Industry, Ohio. She married Ivan Kraft and they were together until his passing on December 23, 2007. Violet worked for a number of years as a waitress at The...
Brian D. Prunty
Jul 19, 2012
Brian D. Prunty, age 58 of Jackson Township, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at his residence. Brian was born on May 27, 1954 in Massillon the son of the late Harold and Virginia (Addy) Prunty. Brian was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1972 graduate of Washington High School. He worked as a tool and die...
Darlene May Mcgraw
Jul 19, 2012
Darlene M. McGraw, 68, of Massillon went home to be with Jesus, surrounded by her loving family on July 19, 2012. She was born in Massillon on March 4, 1944 to the late Henry S. & Hazel (Wagner) Dettweiler. She is survived by her daughter, Laura Haug, three sons, Bryan and Mark McGraw, Ernest Saiz and a grandson, Tyler...
Eugene James Donohoe
Jul 19, 2012
Eugene James 'Jim' Donohoe, age 80 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Manor Care of Belden Village. Jim was born on September 25, 1931 in Massillon the son of Marshall and Geraldine (Garland) Donohoe. Jim owned Donohoe Auto Service, where he serviced Ohio Edison vehicles for 60 years. He was a United States Marine Corp. veteran...
Michael Mark Mckinney
Jul 17, 2012
Michael Mark McKinney, 54, of Massillon, passed away on July 17, 2012 at Hanover House following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on August 5, 1957 in Cincinnati to the late Michael Miggs & Lorraine (Peterson) McKinney. Michael will be greatly missed by his, three sisters, Linda Koenig, Cheryl Mackey, Maureen Tadaro, seven brothers, Paul Cook, Garry...
Stephen Bortel
Jul 17, 2012
Stephen Bortel age 90 of Canton passed away July 17, 2012 at the home of his granddaughter in Mineral City. Stephen was born December 16, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary to late Istav Bortel & Anna (Horvat) Bortel and came to the United States in 1956 to Canton. As a young man in Hungary he worked for the rail road...
Luella M. Hughes
Jul 17, 2012
Luella M. Hughes age 76 of Massillon passed away July 17th at Affinity Medical Center. Luella was born May 2, 1936 in Uhrichsville to the late Arthur & Nellie (Moyer) Kimmel and lived in Massillon most of her life. Lu will be remembered as a very loving lady with a special place in her heart for animals. In addition...
Theresa K. Ries
Jul 17, 2012
Theresa K. Ries, age 51 of North Lawrence, Ohio, died on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at Aultman Hospital. She was born on January 6, 1961 in Canton and was the daughter of the late Russell Fay and Dixie Lee (Frazier) Lane. Theresa was a graduate of Fairless High School. She is survived by her husband, William J. Ries, whom...
Lillian Frances Jones
Jul 16, 2012
Lillian F. Jones, age 84 of Jackson Township, passed away July 16, 2012. Lillian was born on August 19, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Hugo and Lillian (Anderson) Benson. She was a graduate of Harrison High School in Harrison NY. She married William D. Jones on November 19, 1950 and they were together until his passing in...
Bryan O. Shammo
Jul 16, 2012
Bryan Shammo, age 40 of Akron, Ohio, died on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Summa Regency Hospital in Barberton, Ohio. He was born on January 13, 1972 in Massillon and was the son of the late George and Betty (Becker) Shammo. Bryan graduated from Tuslaw High School in 1990. He is survived by his fiancé, Amy Hickman, his brother,...
Helen Mae Blunt
Jul 16, 2012
Helen Mae Blunt , age 93 of Massillon passed away July 16, 2012 in Massillon. She was born on July 8, 1919 to the late William Delanzo and Jamie Mae (Wright) Veazey, both of Atlanta, GA. She moved to Massillon, Ohio after high school in 1942; thereafter she was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Freddy 'Pokey' Blunt...
Bettie J. King
Jul 16, 2012
Bettie J. King, 70 of Massillon, completed her earthly duties and has went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 16, 2012. She was born on January 1, 1942 in Massillon to the late William & Johnsie L (Jackson) Rice. She was baptized at Shiloh Baptist Church and attended Washington High School. Bettie is survived by her four...
Jeffrey J. Bille
Jul 15, 2012
Jeffrey J. Bille, age 69 of Massillon, went Home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 15, 2012. He was born on September 11, 1942 in Canton, Ohio and was the son of the late Lloyd and Mae Bille. Jeff served his country with the U.S. Army and was a graduate of Kent State University. He retired from...
Peter A. Venet
Jul 14, 2012
Peter Venet, age 86 of Massillon, died on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. He was born on March 18, 1926 in Johnstown, PA and was the son of the late John and Cosima (Piazza) Venet. Following his high school graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served with the 2nd Infantry...
Paul Mcclintock
Jul 13, 2012
Paul McClintock age 86 of Massillon passed away Thursday. Paul was born January 9, 1926 in Massillon to the late Earl & Mae (Gerlock) McClintock. He served in the Navy during WW II. Paul retired from Leaseway Transportation. He enjoyed camping, fishing, boating and sporting events. His happiest times were with his granddaughters and 'shelby'. He was preceded in...
Warren C. Ritter
Jul 13, 2012
Warren C. Ritter, 80, of Massillon, passed away at The Inn at University Village surrounded by his family on Friday morning, July 13, 2012, following an extended illness. He was born in Fredricksburg, on June 4, 1932 to the late Elmer & Josie (Davidson) Ritter. Warren received his Associates of Arts Degree in Business Management from Stark State College....
Kathryn "Kay" Mae Fenton
Jul 9, 2012
Kathryn "Kay" Mae Fenton, age 77 of Massillon passed away on Monday, July 9, 2012. She was born on June 28, 1935 in Massillon to the late Walter and Mildred Wilhelm. She attended Massillon Schools. She married Clarence Fenton Sr. on November 29, 1963 and he survives her. Kay worked as Dietary Supervisor at the Massillon Hospital for 17...
Donald G. Palmer
Jul 8, 2012
Donald G."Cocoa" Palmer, 71 of Massillon, died on Sunday, July 8, at home after three months of fighting pancreatic cancer. He had participated in a clinical trial at OSU Cancer Center for 2 months. Don was born on October 22, 1940 in Pepperell. MA and lived in the MA and NH area until 1952 when he moved to Dalton,...
Stella May Tanner
Jul 5, 2012
Stella May Tanner age 85, went to be with the Lord. She was a member of Grace Cathedral in Akron, and enjoyed reading her Bible faithfully. Preceded in death by her husband, Buck; and many other family members. Survivors include sons, Donzil (Annette) Tanner and Haymond Tanner; daughters, Rosie Abbott and Delores (Noble) Curtiss; six grandchildren, Danee (Stevie), Donzil...
