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William "Bill" Paulus
Aug 1, 2022
William "Bill" Paulus, 79 of Massillon, passed away peacefully August 1st, 2022 at Chapel Hill Community following a brief illness. Bill was born on July 20, 1943 in Massillon to Victor and Emily (Sandison). After graduating Jackson High School in 1961 he attended Kent State University graduating with a Bachelor's in Education. Mr. Paulus spent 33 years teaching History...
Rev. Edd M. Matako
Jul 31, 2022
Rev. Edd Matako, age 79 of Massillon, Ohio joyfully entered the presence of his Lord on Sunday, July 31st. Born May 29, 1943, to Martin Matejko and Dorothy (McConnell), Edd grew up with his sisters Martha (Kropf) and Rebecca (Olenzak). Edd was a 1961 graduate of Washington High School. On November 22, 1961, Edd married the love of his...
James Russell Lehberger
Jul 28, 2022
James Russell Lehberger (84) of Massillon, Ohio passed away July 28, 2022, following an extended illness of multiple myeloma. Born November 11, 1937, to the late George and Myrtle (Smith) Lehberger of New Castle PA, James was a graduate of Timken High School and retired from the Hoover Company after 47 years of service. James was a member of...
Wanda Joy Dudley
Jul 27, 2022
Wanda Joy Dudley, 73, of Canton, went home to be with Jesus Christ Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at 10:32 a.m. Wanda was born on December 2, 1948, in Mansfield, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Maxine (Maddox) Gomez. She was a 1966 graduate of Washington High School. Wanda worked for Bethany Nursing Home for...
Jane E. Nolt
Jul 26, 2022
Jane E. Nolt, age 92, of Navarre, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at her home. She was born in Massillon, Ohio on June 5, 1930, to late John E and Ruth (Mobley) Ware. Jane was a lifelong resident of Massillon, proudly graduating from Washington High School with the class of 1948, and earned a Masters of...
Willie L Downey
Jul 26, 2022
Willie L. Downey, 65, of Canton, passed away July 26, 2022, Willie was born in Alliance, Ohio on March 31, 1957. He was a truck driver for most of his life. In his free time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and crime shows. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and always being the life of the...
William D. Giblin
Jul 26, 2022
William D. "Don" Giblin, 87, of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Don was born on August 8, 1934, in Akron, Ohio the son of the late Patrick and Dorothy Giblin. He was retired from Lockheed Martin where he worked on the Goodyear blimps. Don was a huge fan of baseball. He loved his dogs and cats....
Evelyn Jane Rook
Jul 26, 2022
Evelyn Jane Rook, 91, of North Lawrence, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2022. She was born on July 21, 1931 in Massillon to Albert and Anna Chapman. She liked to crochet, read, watch football and play role playing games on the Nintendo. Evelyn was dedicated to her family and was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and wonderful person....
Marjorie "Marge" A. Koontz
Jul 26, 2022
Marjorie "Marge" A. Koontz, 90, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Marge was born in Canton on September 26, 1931 to the late James Hoffman and Hilda (Hagan) Hoffman. She was a 1949 graduate of Timken High School. She married Roger Koontz on September 6, 1953 and they shared nearly 69 years together. Marge worked as a cashier...
Richard George
Jul 25, 2022
Richard George, 74, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022. Richard was born on March 26, 1948, in Massillon the son of the late Theodore and Mary (Rosic) George, Sr. He was a United States Army veteran and served our country during Vietnam. Dick was a member of the Jaycees. He loved spending time with his family and friends....
Kathy J. Miller
Jul 25, 2022
Kathy J. Miller, 67, of Massillon, passed away on July 25, 2022, following a brief illness. She was born on May 27, 1955 to Theodore Gregory and Ada Mae (Lane) Rowland at Massillon. Kathy graduated from Timken Vocational High School and worked as a Nurse for Doctors Hospital. She enjoyed softball, volleyball, dancing and TV. Kathy is survived by...
Susan "Susie" L. Brannan
Jul 21, 2022
Susan L. Brannan, age 53 of Massillon passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022. She was born on August 30, 1968 in Massillon to the late James and Joan (Krier) Lubert Sr. She was a 1986 graduate of Massillon Washington High School. She was married to Jeffrey Brannan until his passing in 2012. Susan was an Administrative Assistant for...
Bradley Eggenschwiler
Jul 20, 2022
Bradley Eggenschwiler, 37, of Massillon, passed away July 20, 2022, Bradley was born in Massillon, Ohio on December 12, 1984 to Scott and Lisa Eggenschwiler. Bradley was employed by Pizza Hut. In his free time, he enjoyed spending time with his daughter, family, and friends, pizza, movies, sitting by the fire, watching sports, and comedians. Bradley was preceded in...
Galen Monroe Oakes, Sr.
Jul 18, 2022
Galen Monroe Oakes, Sr., 92, of Jackson Twp. passed away peacefully in his sleep July 18, 2022. He was born on March 14, 1930, in Ramona, Kansas to the late Hazel (Eshelman) and Jasper (Monroe) Oakes. Galen graduated from Messiah Academy (Grantham, PA) in 1948 and attended Upland College (Upland, CA) and Mount Union College (Alliance, OH). Galen owned...
Rita M. Hostetler
Jul 18, 2022
Rita May Hostetler age 81, of North Lawrence, died on Monday, July 18, 2022 at her home in North Lawrence after a lengthy illness. Rita was born on December 17, 1940 to William and Anna (Burger) Ruegg. She graduated from Washington High School in 1958. She attended the University of Akron and was a second grade teacher at St....
Mae Pearl Crable
Jul 18, 2022
Mae Pearl Crable, 85, a lifelong resident of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on July 18th, 2022. She was born at the former Massillon City Hospital on May 26, 1937, to the late Verdie and Lillie (Steele) Lowery. Mae was baptized and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Massillon until her health prevented her from going. She...
Barbara Esper
Jul 18, 2022
On July 18, 2022, Barbara Esper of Massillon passed away peacefully at the age of 78. Barb is survived by her children Jack Porter, Jon Porter, Mary Schmitt, Jerry Esper, and Melissa Esper, and her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was preceded in passing by her father Charles William Craft, mother Mary Elizabeth Segner, and son Jeff Esper....
Kenneth Lynn Damis
Jul 16, 2022
Kenneth Lynn Damis, 68, of Perry Township, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 16, 2022. Kenny was born on July 27, 1953, in Canton, Ohio, the son of the late “Famous” Gus Damis and Josephine (Jellel) Damis. He is survived by his wife Bonnie (Giarrana) Damis whom he shared 39 loving years of marriage; daughter Kristina Reynolds (Garrett); daughter...
Raymond P Williams
Jul 15, 2022
Raymond P Williams, 45, of Massillon, passed away July 15, 2022, Raymond was born on October 14, 1976 to John and Kathie (Gatts) Williams. In 2010, he married the love of his life, Amy (Krall) Williams. Ray loved all sports especially Massillon and Ohio State football. He also enjoyed live music, Tuesday night trivia, hanging out with his friends...
Richard Mcguire
Jul 15, 2022
Richard McGuire, 88, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Canton. Richard was born on March 24, 1934 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Edward McGuire and Helen (Watson) McGuire. Richard served in The Korean Conflict in The United States Army and worked for the M.C.A. Sign Company and retired after 42 years of service. He enjoyed woodworking,...
