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Robert E. Trader
Jul 31, 2006
Robert E. Trader age 82 of Jackson Twp. passed away Monday at Mercy Medical Center. Bob was born November 28, 1923 in Morgantown, WV to the late Jesse & Lillian (Davis) Trader. He entered the US Army and served during WW II and received an honorable discharge. In 1950 he married Nellie Alice Plum and moved to Massillon. Bob...
Mickey Simon
Jul 30, 2006
Myla M. “Mickey” Simon, age 82 of Massillon, died Sunday morning at Affinity – Massillon Campus. She was born on April 28, 1924 in Washington, PA and was the daughter of the late William & Haddie Thielemann. She was a Massillon resident since 1941. Mickey was a nurse at the former Massillon State Hospital. She was a diehard Massillon...
Wanda Wilkerson
Jul 30, 2006
Wanda M. (Aston) Wilkerson, age 73 of Massillon died Sunday, July 30, 2006 at her residence. She was born on September 14, 1932 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Ralph G. & Erma (Cogan) Aston. She was a lifelong area resident. Her memberships included the Ladies Auxiliary Eagles #190, the Women of the Moose, Massillon Chapter,...
Thelma V. Scharver
Jul 28, 2006
Thelma V. Scharver, age 82, of Massillon passed away Friday, July 28, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital. She was born January 21, 1924 to the late Roy and Buelah (Couch) Miller. She was raised in Justus and has lived most of her life in Massillon. She was employed by Perry Local Schools for many years. She put her husband,...
Daniel Franchini
Jul 28, 2006
Daniel Franchini age 46 of Massillon passed away Friday at Lutheran Hospital in Cleveland. He was born April 14, 1960 in Massillon to Frank & Helen (Homrok) Franchini. Danny was a 1978 graduate of Washington High School and has been a life resident of Massillon. He has been employed at Superior Machine in Canton for a number of years....
Lummie L. Hastings
Jul 27, 2006
Lummie L. Hastings age 83 of Massillon passed away Thursday July 27, 2006 at Meadow Winds. Lummie was born Sept. 13, 1923 in Murphysboro, IL to the late Clarence & Rosetta Gilmore. She lived most of her life in Massillon and retired from Republic Steel. In addition to her parents, her husband Arthur Hastings died in 1974. Lummie memory...
Cynthia Dewald
Jul 27, 2006
Cynthia M. Dewald, age 58 of Massillon, died Thursday, July 27, 2006 at her home. She was born on January 29, 1948 in Pontiac, MI and was the daughter of the late Norbert and Mary (Wilhelm) Scherger. She grew up in Hamilton, OH where she graduated from high school and then earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio University in...
Jean Giltz Whaley
Jul 26, 2006
In loving and happy recall; Jean Wood Giltz Whaley, former writer and honored Stark County teacher has died at age 94. The mother of four children; grandmother to 15, great-grandmother to 8 and true friend to many led a wonderful, active life; learning, educating, traveling, and playing golf until her stroke in 2002. She was born November 28, 1911,...
Margaret Peggy Sypolt
Jul 25, 2006
Margaret A. Peggy Sypolt, age 85 of Canton, died Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at the Landings in Canton. She was born on March 2, 1921 in New Castle, PA and was the daughter of the late Jefferson & Pearl (Day) Craig. She was an area resident for most of her life. Peggy was a member of Central Presbyterian Church,...
Ken Ford
Jul 23, 2006
Ken Ford, age 61 of Massillon, passed away Sunday evening at his home after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 19, 1945 in Aurora, WV and was the son of the late Fred and Kathleen (Harsh) Ford. He was a graduate of Springfield High School and served in the U.S. Army from 1967-1970. Ken...
William B. Ridgeway
Jul 23, 2006
William B. Ridgeway age 75 of Tuscarawas Twp. passed away July 23, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital following a lengthy illness. Bill was born May 27, 1931 in Greenup, KY to the late Edward & Eva (Hewlett) Ridgeway and lived most of his life in the Massillon area. He served in the Navy for two years and four years...
Deborah J. Smith
Jul 20, 2006
Deborah J. Smith age 52 of Massillon went home to be with the Lord Thursday July 20, 2006 at Aultman Hospital in Canton. Deborah was born October 17, 1953 in Massillon to the late Sylvester & Irene (Jones) Smith. Debbie was a 1972 graduate of Washington High School. She was employed for 24 years at Applecreek Developmental Center. She...
Thomas R. Zeller
Jul 18, 2006
Thomas “Tom” R. Zeller, age 72 formerly of Massillon, unexpectedly passed away Tuesday evening at Akron General Medical Center. Tom was born on August 23, 1933 in Massillon to the late Elmer J. and Elizabeth (Skehan) Zeller. He was a 1951 Washington High School graduate who played football under Coach Mather and a 1958 graduate of Valparaiso Technical College....
Esther Madaffer
Jul 18, 2006
Esther Madaffer, age 92 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at the Country Lawn Nursing Home in Harmon, Ohio. She was born on April 30, 1914 in Harmon to Clayton & Alice (Gerber) Fair. Esther was a life long resident of Stark County and a 1932 graduate of Brewster High School. She loved to cook and bake...
Walter N. Speicher
Jul 15, 2006
Walter Norman “Spike” Speicher, age 80 of Brewster, passed away Saturday morning at his residence. He was born in Brewster on July 3, 1926 to the late Charles and Marietta Speicher. Walter was a U.S. Army WWII veteran. He had worked on Tom Dutton’s farms for 40 yrs. Walter was a member of the Church of Christ in Massillon....
Mary Stallman
Jul 13, 2006
Mary A. Stallman, age 66 of Jackson Township, died Thursday, July 13, 2006 at her home. She was born on December 29, 1939 in Canton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Lee Charles & Mary E. (Fowler) Doerschuk. She was a Jackson Township resident since 1967. She was a retired candy maker and currently was a homemaker....
Richard D. Maylor
Jul 10, 2006
Richard D. Maylor, Sr., age 55, of Massillon, passed away Monday at the Massillon Community Hospital. He was born in Massillon on December 29, 1950 to the late John and Anna (Kulisek) Maylor. Dick graduated from Washington High School in 1968 and later joined the National Guard in which he had 23 years of service. In 1972 Dick married...
Viola Whitfield
Jul 8, 2006
Viola Whitfield age 91 of Massillon passed away July 8, 2006 at the Western Reserve Hospice Center in Cleveland. Viola was born February 22, 1915 in Thomasville, GA to the late Washington & Rose (Mitchell) Jackson. Viola has lived 60 plus years in Massillon and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was...
David M. Hatheway
Jul 7, 2006
David M. Hatheway age 41 of South Bend, IN passed away July 7, 2006. He was born April 8, 1965 in Massillon to David ‘Sam’ & Vicki (Bucksbarg) Hatheway. David was a 1983 graduate of Central Catholic High School and had attended Kent State University. After school he served in the US Navy and was employed by Roadway Trucking....
John R. Crable
Jul 6, 2006
John R. Crable age 50 of Massillon passed away Thursday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born July 29, 1955 in Massillon to the late Richard & Ruth (Colopy) Crable. He was a life resident of Massillon and was employed by Heinz Foods for the past 24 years. His main interest in life was his family, nieces and nephew....
