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Betty Jacobs
Feb 14, 2006
Betty J. (Somogy) Jacobs, age 76 of Massillon passed away Tuesday night at the Mercy Medical Center after a long illness. She was born on March 23, 1929 to the late Raymond & Erma Metz in Wadsworth, Ohio. After school she married Michael Somogy with whom she had three children. She was employed at the Ole Joe & after...
William M. Stonestreet
Feb 13, 2006
William M. Stonestreet age 82 of Jackson Twp. passed away Monday February 13th. Bill was born June 23, 1923 in Oklahoma City, OK to the late William & Mary (Glasscock) Stonestreet. He attended the University of Marquette and graduated from the University of Missouri. Lt. Stonestreet served in the US Navy from 1940-1944 as a aircraft fighter pilot. Following...
Judy K. Santangelo
Feb 12, 2006
Judy K. Santangelo age 58 of Massillon passed away Sunday February 12, 2006 at her residence. Judy was born November 5, 1947 in Canton to the late Francis & Margaret June (Moore) Hadden. She was a 1965 graduate of Perry High School and a 1969 graduate of Bowling Green University. After teaching several years in the Sandy Valley School...
Christian W. Porrini Jr.
Feb 12, 2006
Christian W. Porrini Jr. Passed away Sunday Feb. 12, 2006 ahortly after birth at Aultman Hospital I Canton. Christian is the son of Ashley Gregg & Christian W. Porrini Sr. of Canton. In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters: Hailee & Olivia Gregg of the residence. Grandparents: William & Patty Hamill of North Canton, Pam...
Marcella Garcia
Feb 12, 2006
Marcella Garcia age 91 of Massillon passed away February 12, 2006 at the Massillon Community Hospital. She was born October 6, 1914 in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico to Antonio & Juana (Alicea) Machin. Since 1950 she has made her home in Massillon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Her husband Francisco Garcia with...
Florence Airhart
Feb 11, 2006
Florence E. Airhart age 86 of Navarre passed away Saturday, February 11, 2006. Florence was born December 13, 1919 in Massillon to the late William & Eva (Zimmerman) Neal and lived in Navarre all of her life. Florence and Vincent (Nip) both were employed as house parents at the Berea Methodist Children Home. In addition to her parents, two...
Charles D. Gorman
Feb 9, 2006
Charles D. Gorman age 55 of North Canton passed away February 9, 2006 at Mercy Medical Center. Chuck was born January 28, 1951 in Seward, PA to the late George A. & Anna L. (Nelson) Gorman. He moved to Stark County as a child and lived most of his life in the area. Chuck had been a manager at...
Muriel Heinsch
Feb 7, 2006
Muriel I. Rice Heinsch, age 86 of Massillon, passed away on February 7, 2006 at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. Muriel was born on May 6, 1919 in Canton to the late Leroy and Frances McGuire. She lived in the area most of her life. Muriel worked as a nurses aide at Massillon State Hospital for 10 years, and...
Helen Louise David
Feb 5, 2006
Helen Louise David died Sunday February 5, 2006 after a determined, but graceful battle with cancer. Helen age 80, died at her residence, surrounded by many members of her family. She leaves behind her esteemed sister, Isabelle George of Akron, brothers & their wives: Edmund, Thomas, John (Marci), Raymond, Fr. Joseph Richard of Uniontown, PA, and Robert (Carolyn) David....
Florence Mantsch
Feb 3, 2006
Florence Mantsch, age 91, of Massillon passed away Friday morning. She was born in Mingo Junction, Ohio on October 10th, 1914 to the late Daniel & Mildred (Trbovich) Petrovich. After she graduated from WHS she went to work for Enterprise Aluminum. While working for Enterprise she was set up on a blind date with her future husband, William J....
John F. Ginther
Feb 2, 2006
John F. Ginther age 88 of Massillon passed away Thursday evening at the Canton Regency. John was born on November 20, 1917 in Massillon to Charles H. and Kathryn (Wehrle) Ginther. He served in the Army in the Field Artillery during WWII in Europe and was honorably discharged on November 22, 1945. He was employed with Fabericated Machine Company...
Johnnie Maier, Sr.
Feb 2, 2006
Johnnie A. Maier, Sr., age 76 of Massillon, died Thursday evening, February 2, 2006 at Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on July 14, 1929 in Massillon and was the son of the late George & Victoria (Marginean) Maier. He was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Washington High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army where he...
Robert 'Bob' E. Netzly
Feb 2, 2006
Robert Bob Netzly, age 83, passed away Feb. 2, 2006 at Altercare of Navarre after a long, tiring struggle with Alzheimer's Disease and cancer. Bob was born April 18, 1922 to loving parents Charles and Lillie Netzly and grew up in the Crossroads and Stanwood area. He was a graduate of the 1940 class of Navarre High School and...
Vincent Paul Define
Feb 2, 2006
Vincent Paul Define, age 81 of Richville passed away February 2nd from an extended illness. Vinny was born in Navarre on October 14, 1924 to the late John B. & Mary B. (Holman) Define Sr. He graduated from Navarre High School where he served as a class president in 1942. He was a WWII veteran who served in the...
Mary Louise Van Dyke
Jan 31, 2006
Mary Louise Van Dyke, age 74 of Massillon, died Tuesday morning at Cleveland MetroHealth Medical Center. She was born on August 28, 1931 in Martinsburg, PA and was the daughter of the late John J. & Anna Grace (Zimmerman) Stern. She had worked at Spring Hill Gardens and had been a volunteer with Goodwill Industries. She was a member...
Jimmie Baker
Jan 30, 2006
Jimmie Baker Jr., age 72, of Massillon passed away Monday morning at the Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on February 5, 1933 in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Jimmie Sr. & Tommie Lee Baker. Jimmie met & married the love of his life, Verdella (Jones) Baker on December 18, 1954. They later moved to Massillon so Jimmie could...
John W. 'Jack' Bendure
Jan 29, 2006
John W. ‘Jack’ Bendure age 69 of Massillon died on Sunday January 29, 2006 at his residence. He was born on July 19, 1936 in Flushing, OH to the late James A. & Vivian Carol (Axxe) Bendure. Jack and his wife Tina, owned Tena’s Grooming in Massillon for over 35 years. He was a graduate of Washington High School...
Polly Butzer
Jan 29, 2006
Polly L. Butzer, age 64 of North Lawrence, died Sunday morning at her daughter, Amy Phillips home. She was born on January 23, 1942 in Massillon and was a lifelong area resident. Polly worked at the Hoover Company and retired from Tuslaw Local Schools where she was a bus driver. She was an avid camper and camped at Clay’s...
Hassina J 'Soni' Rogers
Jan 27, 2006
Hassina J ‘Soni’ Rogers age 33 of North Canton passed Friday at Mercy Medical Center following an auto accident. Soni was born June 3, 1973 in Cleveland to Royal Rogers and Naomi Ruth (Richardson) Rogers. She was raised in Massillon and was a 1991 graduate of Washington High School. She attended Central State University and is currently enrolled at...
Mildred Howell
Jan 27, 2006
Mildred Pierce Howell, age 95, passed away Friday, January 27, 2006 at Shady Lawn Nursing Center, after an extended illness. She was born June 21, 1910 in Waco, Ohio to James and Amelia “Minnie” Pierce. She spent her childhood in Canal Fulton, Ohio and then moved to Massillon as a young adult. Mildred joined the work force during World...
