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Walter Rueckert
Jul 7, 2005
Walter C. Rueckert, age 85 of Massillon, died Thursday, July 7, 2005 at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. He was born on September 7, 1919 in Massillon and was the son of the late William W. & Daisy May (Cecil) Rueckert. He was a lifelong area resident. Walter retired from Progressive Chevrolet where he was a mechanic. He was...
Richard Davis, Jr.
Jul 6, 2005
Richard A. Davis, Jr., age 45 of Massillon, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. He was born in Canton on April 23, 1960 and was a lifelong area resident. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana from 1975-1977, where he was a member of the Black Horse Troop. He was a Canton McKinley graduate...
Marilyn Kelly Emmert
Jul 6, 2005
Marilyn Kelly Emmert, age 44 of Navarre, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning at her residence. Kelly was born on May 15, 1961 in Urbana, OH to Russell Moore and the late Carol Manning. She was a sales clerk at Emmert's Market in Navarre and Massillon. Kelly was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Navarre Moose. She is...
Margaret M. Busche
Jul 3, 2005
Margaret M. Busche, age 93 of Navarre passed away Sunday afternoon at Rochester Park, Altercare of Navarre, following a brief illness. She was born in Massillon to the late Albert & Elizabeth (Stephen) Heimann on November 14, 1911. She moved to Detroit, MI where she met her husband Frances X. Busche. Margaret was a secretary for Minneapolis Honeywell. After...
Robert L. Chapman
Jul 2, 2005
Robert L. Chapman, Jr., age 77, of Massillon, Ohio, died Thursday, July 28, 2005, at Massillon Community Hospital in Massillon, Ohio Chapman was employed by A & D FoodaramaHe Served in the Army during World War II. He was the son of the late Robert Chapman and Norma (Werntz) Chapman. He is also survived by his wife Ruth (Rogers)...
William C. 'Billy' Stone
Jul 2, 2005
William C. “Billy” Stone, age 71 of Massillon, passed away Saturday at Aultman Hospital. Billy was born on Dec. 2, 1933 in Dover to the late William and Donna Stone. Billy was a lifelong resident of Massillon. He was a veteran and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Billy was very active in many community organizations...
Jason Patrick Flood
Jun 29, 2005
Jason Patrick Flood age 29 of Massillon passed away Wednesday at the Massillon Community Hospital. He was born January 11, 1976 in Waynesburg, PA to Patrick & Debbie (Young) Flood and has been a life resident of Massillon. Jason was a 1994 graduate of Washington high School and was employed at Busy Beaver. He is survived by: Parents Patrick...
Leo Engle
Jun 27, 2005
Leo A. Engle, age 89 of East Greenville, died Monday evening at Massillon Community Hospital. He was born on December 23, 1915 in Jackson Township and was the son of the late William & Clara (Yearkey) Engle. He was raised in Dalton, Ohio and moved to East Greenville where he lived the rest of his life. He was a...
Richard J. Bryan
Jun 21, 2005
Richard J. Bryan age 71 of Canal Fulton passed away Tuesday June 21, 2005 at Mercy Medical Center in Canton. Dick was born September 10, 1933 in Massillon to the late Charles & Ida (Khoury) Bryan. He joined the Massillon Police Department in 1958 and retired as Chief of Police (1984-1986) after 29 years of service to the City...
Lillian Elkins
Jun 20, 2005
Lillian M. Elkins, age 96 of Massillon, passed away Monday June 20, 2005 at the Laurels Nursing Home. She was born in Holmes County on April 4, 1909 to the late Lyman & Jessie (Nowells) Sweigert. Lillian was a taxi driver for the Davis Taxi Co., where she retired after 10 years. Lillian enjoyed gardening in the outdoors as...
Goldie Shell
Jun 20, 2005
Goldie Shell, age 81 of Orrville, passed away Monday at the Massillon Community Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Grenada, Mississippi on March 22, 1924 to the late William & Dora (Fitzhugh) Jordan. She married Willie D. Shell in January of 1940 and they started their family together. They moved to Orrville in 1953. She accepted...
Jeffrey Esper
Jun 19, 2005
Jeffrey G. Esper, age 37 of Fenton, MO, formerly of Massillon, died Sunday, June 19, 2005 at his residence. He had been in poor health most of his life. He was born on May 29, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Barbara (Craft) Esper and Wesley J. (Laurie) Esper both of Massillon. He had been employed...
Doris Couch
Jun 18, 2005
Doris Gene Couch, 73, of Massillon, died Saturday, June 18, 2005 at Massillon Community Hospital. She was born on October 6, 1931 in Akron, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Eugene Goodrich Moss and Mary K. (Brown) Moss. She was a Massillon resident for 55 years. She had been employed by the former Massillon State Hospital where...
Jerry Slabaugh
Jun 16, 2005
JERRY SLABAUGH September 19, 1919 – June 16, 2005 Jerry Slabaugh, 85, of Massillon, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on June 16, 2005 following an extended illness. Jerry was born to Joseph and Anna (Yoder) Slabaugh on September 19, 1919 in Barrs Mills, Ohio. He spent his employment years as an owner/operator truck driver. At sixteen...
Robert E. Dolzani
Jun 15, 2005
Robert E. Dolzani, age 83 of Navarre, passed away Wednesday evening at Altercare of Navarre. He was born in Midvale, Ohio to the late Attilo & Emma (Gallineri) Dolzani on November 2, 1921. Robert graduated from Midvale Goshen Township High School before joining the Navy. He married the love of his life, Mary Dolzani on June 30, 1979. Robert...
Peter Nikolis
Jun 12, 2005
Peter Nikolis, age 78 of Massillon, passed Sunday morning. He was born in Yugoslavia to the late Nikola & Dorothy Nikolis. The Nikolis family moved to Massillon when Peter was 5 yrs. old. Peter was a mill rite for Republic Steel which is where he retired after 46 yrs of loyal service. On January 29, 1948 Peter married the...
Ruth Williams
Jun 12, 2005
Ruth Williams age 80 of Massillon passed away Sunday June 12, 2005 at the Massillon Community Hospital.. Ruth was born February 19, 1925 in Winston-Salem, NC to the late Edward & Florence (Campbell) McConaughhead. She lived in Massillon since 1941. She was a long time employee of Sanitary Laundry and a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints....
Jean L. Kalleker
Jun 10, 2005
Jean L. Kalleker age 72 of Massillon, passed away Friday morning at Aultman Hospital following an extended illness. She was born in Massillon on April 3, 1933 to the late Clarence and Pearl (Wolfe) Thomas. Jean retired from St. John’s United Church of Christ in 1995 following 30 years of service as the church’s secretary. She enjoyed feeding the...
Esther R. Blatz
Jun 10, 2005
Esther R. Blatz, age 92 of Massillon passed away June 10, 2005 at Hospitality House. Esther was born November 2, 1912 in Massillon to the late Daniel & Marie (Heddleson) Jerman. In 1930, she graduated from Washington High School and has been a life resident of Massillon. She was a life member of the First Christian Church in Massillon....
Donald Zimmerman Sr.
Jun 10, 2005
Donald E. Zimmerman Sr., age 69 of Massillon passed away Friday June 10, 2005 at his residence following a long illness. He was born August 14, 1935 in Martinsburg, PA to the late Charles E. 'Storm' & Hazel (Hall) Zimmerman. He lived all of his life in the Massillon area. Don served in the Army. He formerly worked at...
