Ethel V. Woodruff
Jan 6, 2018
Ethel V. Woodruff, age 76 of Massillon passed away January 6, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1941 in Newburg, WV to the late Frank & Amy (Bell) Murphy. She had been employed at the former Red Head Gas Station and was a member of First Baptist Church. She will be remembered as a good...
Deborah Lee Findley
Jan 6, 2018
Deborah Lee Findley, 70, of Massillon, passed away on January 6, 2018 at Affinity Medical Center. She was born on August 11, 1947 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Douglas and Sarah (Koppes) Neuville. Debbie married Russell Findley on July 19, 1969. They shared 48 loving years together. She was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School and attended...
Terril Ann Hain
Jan 6, 2018
Terril Ann Hain, 58 of Canton, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Terril was born on August 5, 1959 in Massillon, the daughter of the late Robert and Bonnie Mae (Garner) Hain. She was a lifelong resident of Stark County and attended Perry High School. Terril enjoyed spontaneous traveling, fishing, spending time in Amish Country, and going to...
Jon Wayne Crossen
Jan 5, 2018
Jon Wayne Crossen, 74 of Massillon, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. Jon was born on June 18, 1943 in Massillon, the son of the late Nile and Dorothy (Dorffer) Crossen. He was a lifelong resident of Massillon and a 1961 graduate of Central Catholic High School. Jon worked for Crown Cork and Seal, retiring in 2005. He...
Elfreda Beyer Waltz
Jan 5, 2018
Elfrieda Beyer Waltz. age 83, passed away Jan. 5, 2018, surrounded by her husband and children in Kearney, Mo. She was born in Lakeview, Mich., on July 29, 1934 to Karl and Helen (Johnson) Beyer. Elfrieda grew up the first ten years of her life on a farm in Remus, Mich. She then moved with her family to Saginaw,...
Wavalene May Steffen
Jan 5, 2018
Wavalene May Steffen, 100, of Massillon, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. Wavalene was born on May 1, 1917 in Mt. Eaton, Ohio the daughter of Milo Charles and Pearl (Baderscher) Villard. She was a 1935 graduate of Washington High School. Wavalene was a member of the Whipple Heights Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canton, where she taught...
Evelyn W. Mays
Jan 5, 2018
Evelyn W. Mays, 99 of Massillon, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. Evelyn was born on May 23, 1918 in Navarre, the daughter of the late Jerome and Adeline (McInnes) Smith. She was the matriarch of 5 generations. Evelyn was a member of the Massillon Wesleyan Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 50 years. Along with...
June A. Hattery
Jan 3, 2018
June A. Hattery, 77, of Navarre, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on January 3, 2018 with her family and friends by her side, after suffering an extended illness of pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on June 30, 1940 in Massillon, Ohio to the late Ralph and Verna (Simler) Boughman. June graduated from Navarre...
Dolores Mary Mcmurtrie
Jan 3, 2018
Dolores Mary McMurtrie, 94 of Massillon, formerly of Allen Park, MI, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Dolores was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 5, 1923 the daughter of Paul and Katherine Mazurkiewicz. Dolores is survived by her children Kathy (David) Cemate of Massillon and Gregory (Helen) McMurtrie of Allen Park, MI. A private Memorial Mass will take...
Beverly J. Rohr
Jan 2, 2018
Beverly J. Rohr, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. She was born in Massillon on September 30, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Harold and Catherine (Hain) Rink. Beverly was a 1948 graduate of Washington High School and had worked at MCA Sign Company. She was a member of St. Barbara Catholic...
Deborah Diane Bennett
Jan 2, 2018
Deborah Diane Bennett, 68, of Massillon, passed away on January 2, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born on August 9, 1949 in Canton, Ohio to the late Charles Virgil and Charlotte Maxine (Cramer) Day Motheral. Debbie married Elmer Bennett on October 26, 1972. They shared 45 loving years together. She was a member of Forty Corners Church...
Audree R. Livingston
Jan 1, 2018
Audree R. Livingston, 67, of Massillon, passed away on January 1, 2018, following an extended illness. She was born in Massillon on May 25, 1950. Audree was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, Massillon and was formerly a Chef with Amtrak. She loved to play cards and had a true love for cooking. She is survived by her children,...
Bernard Norman Baumann
Jan 1, 2018
Bernard “Bernie” N. Baumann, 71, of Massillon, passed away on January 1, 2018 with his family by his side. Bernie was born in Munich, Germany on June 5, 1946 to the late Ludwig and Rita (Schwartz-Fischer) Baumann. He emigrated from Munich with his family at age 10. Bernie grew up in the Detroit area and after proudly serving his...
Shirley A. Green
Jan 1, 2018
Shirley A. Green, age 71 of Massillon passed after a brief illness. She was born on April 20, 1947 in Massillon to the late Woody and Bernice (Snyder) Shonk. She was a 1965 graduate of Washington High School. She married Richard T. Green on March 25, 1968 and they shared 50 years together. Shirley worked for Fisher Foods until...
Stephanie R. Endlich
Dec 31, 2017
Stephanie R. Endlich, age 35 of Massillon passed away on December 31, 2017 after a courageous battle with Leukemia. She was born on March 24, 1982 to Linda M. (Heck) and the late Gary M. Scharver in Massillon. She was a 2000 graduate of Washington High School and 2004 graduate of Walsh University .She married Kenneth L. Endlich on...
Rowland G. Schultz
Dec 30, 2017
Rowland “Ron” Schultz, 82 of Massillon went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017. He was born in Massillon on February 26, 1935 and was the son of the late August and Verbil Schultz. Following high school, he served his country with the U.S. Army. He worked at and retired from Massillon Stainless, Inc. Ron...
Dorothy N. West
Dec 29, 2017
Dorothy N. West, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Gus, KY on September 23, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Dennis and Eleanor (Craig) Matherlee. She worked for 10 years at J.C. Penney, but spent most of her life taking care of her family....
Ronald L. Halter
Dec 29, 2017
Ronald Halter, 84 of Massillon, passed away at his home on Friday, December 29, 2017 with his family at his side. He was born on September 26, 1933 in Massillon and was the son of the late Elmer and Frances (Balmat) Halter. Following graduation from Central Catholic High School, he served his country with the Military Police in the...
Thomas J. Frygier
Dec 29, 2017
Thomas “Tom” Frygier passed away peacefully 12/29/2017 at the age of 74 at Massillon Hospital (Affinity) with his family by his side. He grew up in the Slovak Village area of Cleveland. After graduating from John Adams High School he entered the Air Force. Tom's years of service were spent in England and Okinawa, reaching the rank of Air...
Charles E. Burke
Dec 29, 2017
Charles “Charlie” E. Burke, age 74 of Massillon passed away on December 29, 2017. He was born in Massillon on September 19, 1943 to the late Charles Joseph Burke and Mary Martha (Earley) Burke. He was a graduate of Washington High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army, spending time in Korea. He worked as a self-employed...
