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Betty J. Fox
Nov 4, 2006
Betty J. Fox, age 80 of Massillon, died Saturday evening following a brief illness. She was born on August 2, 1926 in Greensburg, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Samuel & Sylvia (Smith) Hill. She grew up on a farm in Lawrence Township and had lived in Massillon for most of her life. She was a graduate...
Janet M. Venables
Nov 3, 2006
Janet Venables, age 69 of Massillon, died Friday, November 3, 2006 at the Arbors of Canton. She was born on February 9, 1937 in Canton and was the daughter of the late Ivan & Waneta (Shindledecker) Frease. She was a lifelong area resident. Janet was a graduate of the former Navarre High School. She had been employed at the...
Helen M. Brown
Oct 30, 2006
Helen M. Brown, age 89 of Massillon, died Monday, October 30, 2006 at Brewster Parke Convalescent Center. She was born on November 18, 1916 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Frank H and May (Davis) Brown. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Newcomers Chapel of Pigeon Run. She had retired...
Nellie Alice Trader
Oct 30, 2006
Nellie Alice Trader, age 75 of Massillon, died Monday, October 30, 2006 at her home. She was born on March 1, 1931 in Terra Alta, WV and was the daughter of the late Benjamin & Bessie Lillia (Shrout) Plum. She was a Massillon resident for most of her life and lived in Florida for 15 years. She was a...
Kenneth H. Murray
Oct 30, 2006
Kenneth H. Murray age 64 of Perry Twp. died Monday October 30, 2006. He was born September 12, 1942 in Canton. Ken was a 1961 graduate of Central Catholic High School. After high school he served in the Army during the Vietnam era as a Medical Corpsman and received an honorable discharge. In 1998 he retired from Nichols Bakery...
Hazel Cantwell
Oct 29, 2006
Hazel Cantwell, age 82 of Massillon, passed away at Affinity Hospital Massillon Campus. She was born in McFarland, W.VA. on October 27, 1924 to the late Ernest & Laura (Deems) Nicholson. After she married the love of her life, Kenneth E. Cantwell they moved to Massillon where he worked at Republic Steel. Hazel went to work for Capital Plastics...
Otto 'Putter' Daniels
Oct 28, 2006
Otto ‘Putter' Daniels age 73 of Massillon passed away Saturday October 28, 2006 at his residence. He was born January 12, 1933 in Massillon to the late Otto & Helen (Reichel) Daniels. He was a 1950 graduate of Washington High School. Following high school he served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Putter was employed for 31...
Frank L. Shute
Oct 28, 2006
Frank L. Shute, 87 of Navarre, passed away Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. Frank was born on September 5, 1919 in Tonawanda, New York to Edward and Sylvia (Grey) Shute. He had lived in Navarre most of his life and retired on July 31, 1977 after 30 years employment with the Village of Navarre as the street...
Farakana As-Samad
Oct 27, 2006
Farakana As-Samad, age 77 of Massillon, passed away Friday evening at Aultman Hospital. She was born in Canton to the late Jackie & Lilly Weedy (White) Wilson on January 22, 1929. While in junior high school Farakana met Cleme, who she later married after graduating from McKinley. She was nurse at Massillon Community Hospital & she then became an...
John H. Martin
Oct 26, 2006
John H. Martin, age 55 of Barberton, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2006 at his residence. He was born on February 4, 1951 in Montgomery, AL to Laura Martin. John lived in Canton prior to moving to Barberton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. John had worked at Massillon State Hospital as an...
Frances S. Manuel-Mandato
Oct 25, 2006
Frances S. Manuel-Mandato age 84 of the Cleveland area passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006, at Heather Ridge in North Canton. She was born November 29, 1921 in Cleveland to the late Angello and Mary Grace (Farinacci) Mandato. Frances was a 1939 graduate of John Hay High School. She retired March 31, 1984 from Lier Siegler Co. in Maple...
Paul E. Gardner
Oct 25, 2006
Paul E. Gardner age 60 of Jackson Twp. passed away Wednesday October 25, 2006. Paul was born May 25, 1946 in Massillon to Paul M. & Clara (Brannan) Gardner. He was a 1964 graduate of Jackson High School. After school he served in the Marines in Viet Nam and received an honorable discharge. He was a long time employee...
Joseph W. Royer
Oct 25, 2006
Joseph W. Royer age 77 of Jackson Twp. passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at Aultman Hospital. He was born January 28, 1929 in Louisville to the late Lester & Maude (Moomaw) Royer and was a 1947 graduate of Louisville High School. He has lived in the Massillon area since 1980. Joe started with Ford Motor In Canton when...
Donald R. Tanner
Oct 23, 2006
Donald R. Tanner, age 59 of Massillon, passed away Monday, October 23, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Diana, WV on Dec. 10, 1946 to Raymond and Velma Tanner. Donnie was a resident of Massillon most of his life. He worked in the construction industry for several different construction companies in the area. He was preceded in...
Chester G. Bryan
Oct 22, 2006
Chester G. Bryan age 84 of Seven Hills, OH passed away Sunday October 22, 2006 at Parma General Hospital. He was born June 1, 1922 in Westerport, MD to the late Charles & Ida Bryan. He was a 1942 graduate of Washington High School. He then entered and served four years in the Navy and received an honorable discharge....
Ruby Miller
Oct 22, 2006
Ruby E. Miller, age 71 of Massillon, died Sunday, October 22, 2005 at Hospitality House. She was born on April 8, 1935 in Roan County, WV and was the daughter of the late John & Irene (Taylor) Ashley. She was a Massillon resident for most of her life. She was a homemaker and was of Baptist faith. Along with...
James 'Coach' Howard Miller
Oct 16, 2006
James(Coach)Howard Miller, 86 of Palm Harbor, Fl. entered into rest October 16, 2006, surrounded by his family. He was born in Massillon on February 1, 1920 to the late George and Carrie (Berang) Miller. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Vickie, and his daughter Carrie Ann. He is survived by his three sons and...
Robert Horn
Oct 15, 2006
Robert Horn, age 70 of Massillon passed away Sunday morning at Affinity Hospital Massillon campus. Bob was born in Delbarton, West Virginia to the late Wallace & Armenda (Payne) Horn on May 30, 1936. Bob moved to Massillon in 1955 to work for Republic Steel, where he retired in 1986. In 1957 Bob married the love of his life,...
Eleanor Toles
Oct 14, 2006
Eleanor Harris Toles age 69 of Massillon passed away Oct. 14, 2006 at the Massillon Campus of Affinity Medical Center. Eleanor was born June 25, 1937 in Newcomerstown to the late Henry T. & Willie Belle (Jones) Harris. She retired from Republic Steel after 30 years. In addition to her parents a son passed away March 2006, a daughter...
Jason Kowell
Oct 13, 2006
Jason Kowell, age 17 of Massillon, passed away suddenly on October 13, 2006. He was born in Massillon on November 28, 1988 to Rodney & Laura Kowell. He worked at Starway Lanes as a mechanic. Jason loved to bowl, ride his dirt bike & hang out with his friends and family; especially his Sis (Misty). Jason was an avid...
