Vonzeal P. Knight
Sep 27, 2007
Vonzeal P. Knight, age 90 of Massillon, passed away Thursday. She was born January 14, 1917 in Randolph County, AL to the late Cleve and Sarah Person. Most of her life was spent in Massillon. Vonzeal had worked at several area nursing homes. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack and a...
Frank Failla
Sep 25, 2007
Frank Failla age 69 of Perry Twp. passed away on Sept. 25, 2007 at his residence after a long illness. He was born Oct. 17, 1937 in Navasota, Texas to the late, Jasper & Maggie (Pry) Failla. Frank was a 1956 graduate of McKinley High School, and was employed by the Timken Company for 30 years retiring in 1996....
Glenn H. Brenner
Sep 25, 2007
Glenn H. Brenner, age 80 of Massillon, died Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Affinity Medical Center-Massillon Campus. He was born on October 10, 1926 in Bowdil, Ohio and was the son of the late Henry & Anna (Hooley) Brenner. He was a lifelong area resident. Glenn was a veteran of World War II, serving in the US Navy. In...
Mary Van Carter
Sep 22, 2007
Mary Van Carter age 86 of Massillon passed away Saturday September 22, 2007. She was born May 31 1921 in Uhrichsville, OH to the late Lazaros & Agape Sarianides. Most of her early years were spent in Massillon and then she moved to Washington D. C. where she met her husband Curtis. Mary had a distinguished career at the...
Jay N. Stanford
Sep 21, 2007
Jay N. Stanford, Sr., age 69 of Massillon, died Friday morning at His home. He was born on March 2, 1938 in Massillon and was the son of the late David & Edith O. (Buckey) Stanford. He was a lifelong area resident. Jay had worked at the former Massillon Steel Castings for 28 years and then retired from Heinz...
Kimberly Jo Biehl
Sep 21, 2007
Kimberly Jo Biehl, age 46 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord following a courageous battle with cancer. She passed away Friday, September 21, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton with her loving family at her side. She was born on November 3, 1960 in Canton and was a lifelong area resident. She was a homemaker...
Myrtle M. Fetters
Sep 20, 2007
Myrtle M. (Houvig) Fetters, age 92 of Navarre, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Tennessee with her family by her side. She was born on August 10, 1915 in Navarre to the late Charles and Ella Houvig. Myrtle lived in Navarre until she and her husband retired and then moved to FL. She married her husband Kenneth and...
Amelia Galindo
Sep 20, 2007
AMELIA GALINDO, 88, of Massillon, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 20th. Mae, as she was called, was born in Steubenville, OH, on January 3, 1919, to the late Hermanildo and Fabiana Torrealday Camiruaga. She graduated in 1937 from Steubenville High School and that same year married the love of her life,...
John J. Shafrath
Sep 19, 2007
John J. Shafrath, age 75, of New Philadelphia passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at Union Hospital. He was born in Massillon on March 12, 1932 to Austin & Leona (Sheetz) Shafrath. John retired from Stark Co. Engineers maintenance department. He loved to eat out at Sammy’s Restaurant and the Coffee Cup in Massillon. John was a dog lover,...
Roy H. Ries
Sep 17, 2007
Roy H. Ries, age 66 of Carrollton, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 17, 2007 at his home. He was born in Massillon on June 5, 1941 and was the son of the late Walter & Irene (Shipman) Ries. He had been employed at Central States Can where he was a setup man. He also assisted in establishment of Affilliated...
Florence Ulrich
Sep 16, 2007
Florence E. (Huprich) Ulrich, age 91 of Massillon, died Sunday afternoon at Bethany Nursing Home in Canton. She was born on July 28, 1916 in Strasburg, Ohio and was the daughter of the late John A. & Olive E. (Matthey) Huprich. She was a Massillon resident since 1934. Florence graduated from Strasburg High School in 1934 and the former...
Roberta M. Leapline
Sep 15, 2007
Roberta M. Leapline age 73 of Massillon, entered into eternity at her daughter’s residence, Saturday afternoon, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 7, 1934 in Canton, to Riley and Mae (Wilson) Hester. Roberta was an avid bowler. She was a dedicated member for over 50 years at the Massillon Baptist Temple Roberta loved the Lord,...
Marcella A. Blunt
Sep 14, 2007
Marcella A. Blunt passed away September 14, 2007, surrounded by her family at the home of John and Mary Blunt. She was born June 10, 1916 in Carnegie, PA to Harry and Izetta Thompson. She later moved to Massillon where she became a life long resident and married Weymon Blunt. She worked as a nurses' aide at Parkview Manor...
Lieuemma Isabelle Zentz
Sep 12, 2007
LieuEmma Isabell Zentz, age 82 of Massillon died Sept.12, 2007 at Gaslight Villa Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 28, 1924 in Canton to the late George & Carrie Zentz. She was born and raised in Canton and then moved to Los Angeles to purse a 25 year career in library science at UCLA. She leaves behind many dear...
Norma Jean Hummel
Sep 12, 2007
Norma Jean Hummel age 77 of Navarre passed away Wednesday September 12, 2007 after a brief illness. Norma was born April 6, 1930 in Canton to the late Gale & Ethel Ecrement and moved to Massillon in 1961. Norma will be missed by her family, for the times when she was shopping with her daughter and visiting her son...
Harry H. Mcelhaney
Sep 10, 2007
Harry H. McElhaney age 87 of Massillon, passed away Monday at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. He was born on March 8, 1920 in New Castle, PA to the late Elmer and Inez (Harper) McElhaney and lived most of his life in the Massillon area. Harry retired in 1984 from Operator Engineers following 50 years of service as a...
Marjorie 'Jeanne' Mcafee
Sep 9, 2007
Marjorie “Jeanne” McAfee, passed away peacefully in her sleep September 8, 2007. Jeanne was our Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt, Sister, and friend. Jeanne was born in Claysville, PA to the late, Charles and Marie (Cushing) Carter, and siblings Charles, Paul, Julia, and Joanne. She is survived by her children Jerry, Linda, Dave and Dennis, 7 grandchildren, 6 great...
Opal C. Border
Sep 8, 2007
Opal C. Border, age 78 of Massillon, died Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Altercare of Navarre. She was born on February 6, 1929 in MacFarland, WV and was the daughter of the late Harry & Evelyn Cantwell. She was an area resident for most of her life. She graduated from Harrisville High School and enjoyed bingo and crocheting. Along...
Geraldine L. Collier
Sep 7, 2007
Geraldine L. Collier, age 84 of Massillon, passed away Friday, September 7, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born on September 9, 1923 in Dover, Ohio to the late Roy and Edna Casebeer. Geraldine was a 1942 graduate of Dover High School and later attended Canton Business College where she received a degree in medical assistance. She worked...
Raymond E. 'Gene' Phelps
Sep 7, 2007
Raymond E. Gene Phelps, age 74, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, formerly of Indianapolis, entered into eternal rest Friday morning at the Rose Lane Nursing Home in Massillon, Ohio. Gene was born in Mattoon, Illinois on December 29, 1932 to the late Raymond and Fern (Hunt) Phelps. After graduating from Southport High School, he went on to study at Butler...
