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Joseph W. Rutkowski, Sr.
Dec 23, 2008
Joseph W. Rutkowski, Sr., age 80 of Massillon, died on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at Affinity Medical Center. His death followed a lengthy illness. He was born on September 19, 1928 in Canton, Ohio and was the son of the late Gust and Anna (Matecki) Rutkowski. He was a lifelong area resident. Joe served in the U.S. Army during...
Robert N. Stenger
Dec 22, 2008
Robert N. Stenger age 90 of Massillon passed away Monday December 22, 2008 following a lengthy illness. He was born Feb. 10, 1918 in Massillon to the late Jacob & Helen (Berens) Stenger. Bob was a graduate of Washington High School. He entered the Army Air Corp and served in England. Following the service he was employed at the...
Michael S. Moore
Dec 21, 2008
Michael S. Moore age 58 of Tuscarawas Twp. passed away December 21, 2008 at Affinity Medical Center. Mike was born June 11, 1950 in Canton to Paul & Helen (Payne) Moore and was raised in Massillon. Most of his life was spent in Tuslaw Twp. where he was very active in the sports programs. He coached the Tuslaw Youth...
Paul J. Morrison
Dec 20, 2008
Paul J. Morrison, 80, of Massillon passed away Saturday December 20th at Mercy Medical Center, Canton. He was born December 15, 1928 in Cleveland to the late Charles and Irene (Murry) Morrison. Paul was a veteran of the Marine Corp., serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a Class A Electrician and retired from the Hoover Co. Paul was...
Donald 'Benny' Bettilyon
Dec 20, 2008
Donald ‘Benny’ Bettilyon, age 77 of Jackson Twp. passed away Saturday December 20, 2008 at Rose Lane Health Care. Don was born February 9, 1931 in Justus, OH to the late Calvert & Ethel (Cook) Bettilyon. Benny was a 1949 graduate of Washington High School. He served in the Ohio National Guards from 1951-1953. He joined the Massillon Police...
Arthur Michael Bryson
Dec 18, 2008
Arthur Michael Bryson age 55 of Akron, Ohio passed away December 18, 2008. Michael was born May 20, 1953 in Canton to the late Louis and Juanita (Turner) Bryson and was raised in Massillon. He was a 1971 graduate of Washington High School and enjoyed the Tiger sports. He served six years in the Army including time in Korea....
Montina Tena Liossis-Bendure
Dec 18, 2008
Montina “Tena” Liossis-Bendure, 81 of Massillon passed away Thursday evening at Affinity Medical Center. She was born in Massillon February 5, 1927 to the late Nicholas and Mary (Alexander) Liossis. Tena was owner- operator of Tena’s Dog Grooming, and in earlier years owned and operated the “Bee- Hive” Restaurant. Tena’s greatest love was singing in the church choir at...
Ronald V. Hammer
Dec 13, 2008
Ronald V. Hammer, age 71 of Tuscarawas Township, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. Ron was born December 10, 1937 in Massillon, the son of the late Sylvester and Alberta Hammer. He lived in Massillon his entire life and was a 1955 graduate of Washington High School. He taught Auto Body at Washington High School...
Donald C. Hill
Dec 11, 2008
Donald C. Hill, 85, of Massillon passed away Thursday afternoon at Mercy Medical Center, Canton. He was born March 10, 1923 in Brewster, OH the son of the late G.A. and Mignon (DeVine) Hill. Donald was a retired railroad foreman with Norfolk and Southern Railroad. He was an Army veteran of W.W.II serving in France, and Germany. He was...
Claire C. White
Dec 10, 2008
Claire C. White, age 87 of Massillon, passed away December 10, 2008 at Affinity Medical Center. Claire was born October 15, 1921 in Steubenville, OH to the late Joseph & Katherine (Boxdorfer) Colin. During WW II, she worked in Washington DC for the War Production Board and later for the United Nations when it was located in Washington DC....
Mary E. Klein
Dec 8, 2008
Mary E. Klein, age 82 of Navarre, died on Monday, December 8, 2008 at Altercare of Nobles Pond. She was born on August 13, 1926 in Navarre and was the daughter of the late Warren and Ethel (Airhart) Bowers. She was a lifelong Navarre resident. Mary was a homemaker and was a 1944 graduate of Navarre High School and...
Freda K. Friend
Dec 6, 2008
Freda K. Friend, 78, of Massillon passed away Saturday, December 6, at Meadow Wind Health Care Center, Massillon. She was born December 31, 1929 in Midvale, Ohio to the late George and Ivy (Swinderman) Day. Freda was an inspector for Perry Rubber and Massillon Rubber. She enjoyed sewing, knitting, crocheting, traveling and camping. On July 2, 1950 she married...
Ronald L. Young
Dec 5, 2008
Ronald L. Young, 71, of N. Lawrence, OH passed away Friday evening at Mercy Medical Center, Canton. He was born in N. Lawrence July 4, 1937 the son of the late Donald and Edna (Barkman) Young. Ron was a retired steel worker with Republic Steel retiring in 1996. He was a member of The Massillon Moose Lodge # 481,...
Betty L. Lanier
Dec 3, 2008
Betty L. Lanier, age 73 of Massillon, died on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton surrounded by her family. She was born on September 14, 1935 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late James and Julia (Myers) Jordan. She was a lifelong area resident. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death...
Jennie (Janie) Louise Suttle
Dec 3, 2008
Jennie Louise Janie Suttle, 76, passed away December 3rd, 2008 after a long illness. Born Mary Martha Norman on March 31st, 1932 in Dennison, OH she was orphaned at a young age and raised as Jennie Louise Farrow in Massillon, OH. She will be missed by son Paul (Penny) Suttle of Strasburg, OH and daughter Cathy (Leonard) Kichler of...
Elmer D. Hayes
Dec 2, 2008
Elmer D. Hayes age 79 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday morning at Affinity Medical Center. He was born on January 11, 1929 in Fairmont, WV to the late Willie and Verna (Merrill) Hayes. Elmer was a United States Army Veteran serving during WWII. He retired from Mercury Stainless Steel in 1991 following 39 years of service. He was most...
Doris Anne Evanoff
Dec 1, 2008
Doris Anne Evanoff, age 83, of Massillon, is home. Her homecoming occurred on Monday, December 1, 2008 at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio. She was born on October 21, 1925. She was the daughter of Charles J. Edwards and Isabele (Beyers) Edwards. She was a member of Perry Christian Church where she was a devoted Sunday School teacher. Underlined...
Jackie A. Reichel
Dec 1, 2008
Jacquelyn A. “Jackie” Reichel, age 63 of Massillon, was taken from her family on August 20, 2008 when she lapsed into a coma and died on Monday, December 1, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on March 12, 1945 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Thelma (Lockwood) Rozlog. She had been employed...
Doris Jean Strecker
Nov 30, 2008
Doris Jean Strecker, age 81 of Massillon, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008 at Shady Lawn Nursing Home in Dalton, Ohio. She was born on April 26, 1927 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late John and Florence (Doubledee) Reidle. She was a lifelong area resident. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
James Friedrich
Nov 29, 2008
James N. Friedrich, age 72 of Massillon passed away Saturday night at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was born December 24th 1935 in Massillon to the late Joseph and Helen (Donant) Friedrich. He was preceded in death by a brother Paul V. Friedrich. He was a 1953 graduate of Central Catholic High School. He established Stark Cooling...
