John H. Reidenbach
Dec 10, 2020
John H. Reidenbach, age 82, of Tuscarawas Township passed away on December 10, 2020. He was born in Brewster on October 10, 1938, to the late Clarence “Whips” and Helen Reidenbach. He was a commercial roofer with Local #88 and retired 1973. John was a member of Christ’s Community Church. He enjoyed bird watching and sports, especially Massillon Tigers...
Milford L. Kerr
Dec 10, 2020
Milford L. Kerr, 86, of Massillon, passed away on December 10, 2020. He was born on June 11, 1934 in Belington, West Virginia to the late Ralph and Mary (Westfall) Kerr. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy. Following his military time, Milford worked at Eaton Corporation for 20 years and continued working at Standard Lab...
Doris H. Jewell
Dec 9, 2020
Doris H. Jewell, 82, passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2020. She was born on August 24, 1938 in Canton to Alfred C. and Mary E. (Vaughn) Householder. Doris was a 1956 graduate of Lincoln High School and worked many years in the banking business. She was known as a supportive and loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, always...
David P. Bressler
Dec 8, 2020
David P. Bressler, 77, of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. David was born on July 25, 1943, in Massillon, the son of the late William and Florence (Paul) Bressler. He was a United States Navy veteran. David retired from Republic Steel after 32 years of service. He enjoyed farming, woodworking, carpentry, and gardening. Most of all...
Patricia L. Mcelroy
Dec 8, 2020
Patricia L. McElroy, 71, of Canton, passed away on December 8, 2020. She was born on May 26, 1949 in Canton and was the daughter of the late Fannie Marshall. She worked in the packaging department for many years at Hercules Engines. Her greatest passion in life was her family. She was a devoted mother, a loving grandmother, and...
Joyce E. Sarver
Dec 8, 2020
Joyce E. Sarver Joyce Sarver (née Ours) passed away quietly in her sleep early in the morning on December 8, 2020 at the age of 88. Joyce had been a lifelong resident of Ohio, spending her first 73 years in the Columbus area and the last 15 years in the Massillon area. Preceding her in death were her husband...
Anthony "Tony" A. Cavelli, Jr.
Dec 8, 2020
Anthony “Tony” A. Cavelli, 83, of Canton, passed away on December 8, 2020. He was born on November 1, 1937 in Canton to the late Anthony and Katherine (Schwartz) Cavelli, Sr. Tony worked at Redicon as an electrician and retired from there after 8 years of service. In his spare time, Tony was an avid fisherman and hunter. He...
Jerelyn Louise Vrotsos
Dec 8, 2020
Jerelyn Louise (Simms) Vrotsos Jerry Vrotsos was born January 13, 1932, in Cameron, West Virginia; she died December 8, 2020, in Green, Ohio. Her parents were Clyde Ellsworth Simms and Julia Reed Beck. She was educated at Martins Ferry High School in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Jerry was an insurance office administrative secretary, a homemaker, and a longtime school administrative...
Judy Emig
Dec 7, 2020
Judy Emig, 64 of Massillon Ohio passed away on December 7th, 2020 unexpectedly. She was born in Canton, a daughter of Edward and Violet Johnson. She was a 1975 graduate of Perry High School. She was the former owner of Electric tan tanning salon. She was currently employed by Sam’s Club in the customer service department. Judy was an...
Ruth Pearl Jess
Dec 7, 2020
God called his angel, Ruth Pearl Jess, home on December 7, 2020. Ruth was born August 27, 1926, to Ruth (Migge) and Paul Hoverland in Massillon, Ohio. She fondly recounted her youth as spending time with her cousins, playing softball and enjoying Sippo Creek that ran through the yard in back of the family home on Tremont Street. She...
Karen S. Bealer
Dec 7, 2020
Karen S. Bealer, age 71, of Massillon passed away, surrounded by her loving family on December 07, 2020. She was born in Massillon on August 07, 1949 to the late Ray and Donna Winkhart. She was 1969 graduate of Washington High School. Karen married Lawrence Bealer on January 04, 1985 and he survives. Karen was a homemaker. She enjoyed...
Robert L. Berger
Dec 6, 2020
Robert L. Berger, 89, of Massillon, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Bob was born on September 27, 1931 in Hammond, IN, the son of the late Lee and Virginia (Lewis) Berger. Bob was a 1949 graduate of Washington High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic control radio systems specialist at the...
Donald G. Greavu
Dec 6, 2020
Donald G. Greavu, 84, passed away on December 6, 2020, following an extended illness. He was born in Canton on June 9, 1936. He graduated from Kent State University and worked as an Architect. Don was a veteran of The United States Marine Corps. Known for his orneriness, he loved his dogs, golf, OSU Football and The Cleveland Browns,...
Twilda Mae Trubey
Dec 6, 2020
Twilda Mae Trubey, age 90 of Massillon, passed away in her home on December 6, 2020. Twilda was born on July 10, 1930 in Massillon to Alvin and Blanche (Hodgson) Garver. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at Republic Steel in Massillon, and then became a school monitor at Whittier Elementary. Twilda was also a preschool teacher at...
Patricia "Pat" E. Yablonski
Dec 6, 2020
Patricia “Pat” E. Yablonski, age 90, of Massillon passed away on Sunday December 06, 2020. She was born in Canton, Ohio on April 27, 1930 to the late Walter and Bessie (Pugh) Clark. She married Steve J. Yablonski on April 17, 1948 and they shared 66 years together until his passing in 2014. Pat retired from The Hoover Company...
Eric M. Berry
Dec 6, 2020
Eric M. Berry, 72, of Perry Heights, passed away on December 6, 2020. He was born on September 12, 1948 in Canton to the late Delbert and Roselyn (Lukenbill) Berry. He married his high school sweetheart, Cheryl Roth, on November 23, 1967 and together they celebrated their 53rd anniversary last month. Eric was a 1966 graduate of Perry High...
Leroy Allen Jr.
Dec 5, 2020
Leroy Allen Jr., age 73 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 05, 2020. He was born on June 06, 1947 to the late Grace (Earley) and Leroy Allen Sr. He married Inez W. Russell on February 28, 1973 and they shared almost 48 years together. Leroy was employed with the Timken Company for...
Deborah Lynn Dehnke
Dec 5, 2020
Deborah Lynn Dehnke, age 61 of Massillon, passed away on December 5, 2020. Deborah was born on May 14, 1959 in La Jolla, California to Paul and Barbara (Marton) Carver. She graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1977, and married the love of her life, Pete in 1983. She was a long-time member of St. Mary Catholic...
Nancy Jean Boone
Dec 5, 2020
Nancy Jean Boone, 68, of Perry Township, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Nancy was born on August 23, 1952, in Massillon, the daughter of the late Robert and Grace (Zorger) Harris. She was a 1970 graduate of Washington High School. Nancy worked for the J.M. Smucker Company and retired after 15 years of service. She loved vacationing...
Jack Roy Kauffman
Dec 5, 2020
Jack Roy Kauffman, 67, passed away following a battle with Covid - 19. He was born in Canon on February 23, 1953 to Richard and Gertrude (Bole) Kauffman, Sr. Jack was a longtime resident of North Canton until moving to Colorado, where he worked as a grounds keeper at Fitzsimmons Golf Course. He moved back to the Massillon area...