Marilyn J. Wright
Jul 31, 2007
Marilyn J. Wright age 73 of Massillon passed away Tuesday July 31, 2007, after a dignified battle with pancreatic cancer. Marilyn was born April 29, 1934 in Massillon to the late John P. & Caroline (Schrader) Jacobs. A life resident of Massillon she was a 1952 graduate of Washington high School. She continued her education with Degrees from both...
Patricia J. (Rabbitt) Beebe
Jul 30, 2007
Patricia J. (Rabbitt) Beebe age 64 of Perry Hts. passed away July 30, 2007 at Doctors Hospital. Pat was born September 17, 1942 in Jamestown, NY to Gerald & Mary (O'Donnell) Rabbitt. She was raised in Massillon and graduated from Northwest High School in 1960. Pat had been employed at McKinley Eagles #2370 for the past 14 years and...
Earnestine Pellerin
Jul 29, 2007
Earnestine Pellerin age 71 of Massillon passed away July 29, 2007 at Aultman Hospital. She was born August 31, 1935 in New Orleans to the late John & Vivian Brown. Most of her life was in Massillon. Earnestine retired in 1998 from Republic Steel. Earnestine was a Daughter of Queen Mary's Temple #778. She was preceded in death by...
Stella M. Beiter Gleason
Jul 28, 2007
Stella M. Beiter Gleason, age 96 of Massillon, died Saturday evening at Meadow Wind Health Care Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Massillon on February 21, 1911 and was the daughter of the late Hank and Lucinda Smith. Stella had worked as an aide at the former Massillon State Hospital and was a member of the...
Robert C. Marcella
Jul 28, 2007
Robert C. Marcella, age 64, of Massillon, passed away Saturday morning at the Mercy Medical Center. He was born in Chicago on June 9, 1943 to the late Peter and Anna (Mulligan) Marcella. Bob worked for Geneva Battery in Geneva, Illinois. In 1988, Bob moved to Massillon with his mother. In 1991, Bob met the love of his life,...
Mary Lou Warrick
Jul 28, 2007
Mary Lou Warrick age 78 of Massillon passed away Saturday July 28, 2007 at Amherst Meadows Care Center. Mary Lou was born August 9, 1928 in Batesville, OH to the late James &Bertha (Giesey) Deal. In the late 50s Mary Lou and her husband Gerald moved to Massillon for employment. For a brief time, Mary Lou worked at the...
Andrew J. Mayloth
Jul 26, 2007
Andrew J. Mayloth age 95, who resided at the Oaks Retirement Center at Shady Lawn in Dalton passed away Thursday July 26, 2007 at Dunlap Hospital in Orrville. Andy was born February 6, 1912 in Cleveland to the late Andrew & Margaret (Hollo) Mayloth Sr. and lived in Massillon most of his life. He was a 1930 graduate of...
Betty J. Rueckert
Jul 25, 2007
Betty J. Rueckert age 84 of Massillon, passed away Wednesday at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. Betty was born on April 19, 1923 in Canton to the late Norbert and Sarah Elizabeth (Price) Muehlheim and lived her life in the Canton / Massillon area. She had been active in the PTA of Massillon and the YMCA. Betty was a...
Alma L. Davis-Smith
Jul 24, 2007
Alma L. Davis-Smith, age 88 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Brewster Parke Convalescent Center in Brewster surrounded by her family. She was born on July 30, 1918 in Massillon to the late William and Augusta Parker. As a child she was raised by her mother and step-father, Donald Burkhart, after her father passed away. Alma...
Grace L. Richardson
Jul 21, 2007
Grace L. Richardson, age 86 of Massillon, died Saturday morning at Rose Lane Health Care Center. She was born on May 29, 1921 in Canton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harry and Osee (Shisler) Maxhimer. She was a lifelong area resident. Grace worked at the former Massillon Rubber Company and then worked at E.B. Advertising in...
Leo A. Rohr
Jul 20, 2007
Leo A. Rohr, age 78 of Massillon, passed away Friday evening at Amherst Meadows with his loving family by his side. Leo was born on December 13, 1928 in Massillon to the late Leo H. and Justina (Seifert) Rohr. He was a United States Army Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He retired from Fulton Lumber in 1993 as...
Donald R. 'Don' Steed
Jul 20, 2007
Donald R. “Don” Steed, age 79 of Massillon, passed away Friday morning at Rose Lane Health Care Center. Don was born on May 21, 1928 in New Brighton, PA to the late Kenneth and Edith (Hall) Steed and was a 1948 Washington High School graduate. He was a United States Navy Korean Conflict Veteran. Don retired from Massillon Steel...
Joseph John Stefanak Iii
Jul 20, 2007
Joseph John Stefanak III age 77 of Canfield, OH died Friday July 20, 2007 in Deerfield (Summit County) as a result of an automobile accident. Joe was born May 28, 1930 in Canton to the late Joseph & Mary Stefanak. He was raised in Canton and was a 1949 graduate of Central Catholic High School and served two years...
Joe Kish
Jul 20, 2007
Joe Kish age 71, of Massillon died Friday July 20, 2007 at Mercy Medical Center. Joe was born in Massillon August 31, 1935 to the late Joe and Lucretia (Phillips) Kish. Joe was a member of the Class of 53 of Washington High School. Following high school, he entered the Navy where he served for two years and upon...
Sandra Slane
Jul 19, 2007
Sandra Slane, age 54, of Massillon passed away Thursday, July 19, 2007 after a courageous battle with COPD. Sandra was born in Canton on December 10, 1952. A graduate of Glenwood High School, Sandra worked for many years at Nationwide Insurance. Life-loving, and always laughing Sandy never met anyone who she did not call a friend. This remarkable woman...
Marian M. Dettweiler
Jul 19, 2007
Marian M. Dettweiler, age 79 of Navarre, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Aultman Hospital. She was born on June 24, 1928 in Massillon to the late John and Sadie Hattery. Marian was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School. Marian married Gene D. Dettweiler in 1949. She attended Bethel...
Sarah E. 'Susie' Ketler
Jul 18, 2007
Sarah E. “Susie” Ketler, age 80 of Navarre, passed away at her residence Wednesday morning. She was born on October 22, 1926 in Burlington, NC to the late Dr. Franklin and Magie (Morris) Evans. Susie was a member of the Massillon Baptist Temple for over 45 years where she was a choir member, Sunday School Teacher and nursery worker....
Bonnie S. Kirby
Jul 12, 2007
Bonnie S. Kirby, age 60 of Massillon, died Thursday, July 12, 2007 at Affinity Medical Center-Massillon Campus. She was born on May 13, 1947 in Webster Springs, WV and was the daughter of the late George & Marie Westfall. She was a Massillon resident for most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Massillon...
Ruth L. Ratliff
Jul 12, 2007
Ruth L. Ratliff age 89 passed away July 12, 2007. Ruth was born April 24, 1918 in West Virginia to the late James Franklin & Mary E. (Riffle) Allen and lived in Ohio most of her adult life. She was a homemaker, loving mother and wife, enjoyed animals and the outdoors. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Robert Fitting
Jul 9, 2007
Robert D. Fitting, age 62 of Massillon, passed away Monday, July 9, 2007 at Affinity Medical Center – Massillon Campus. He was born on August 7, 1944 in Massillon to the late Walter and Ruth Fitting. Robert worked for Heinz Frozen Foods for 25 years before retiring in 2004. He was a member of the Eagles #190, the Fishing...
