Rebecca A. Piatt
May 23, 2017
Rebecca A. Piatt, 70 of Lawrence Township, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Becky was born on July 27, 1946 in Massillon the daughter of the late Ford and Margaret (Weidner) Hossler. She was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1964 graduate of Tuslaw High School. Becky was a home health aide and worked part-time at the...
Jerry Allan Grendahl
May 22, 2017
Jerry A. Grendahl, 75, passed away on May 22, 2017, following an extended illness. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on August 20, 1941 to the late Clarence and Lyda (Taggats) Grendahl. He was a veteran of The United States Navy and The United States Airforce. He retired from the United States Postal Service. He is survived by his...
George R. Iams
May 22, 2017
George R. Iams, 84 of Canton, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 following a brief illness. George was born on October 7, 1932 in Massillon the son of the late Cash and Goldie (Fogle) Iams, Sr. He was a 1950 graduate of Washington High School. Following graduation he enlisted into the Army and served our country during the...
Joy L. Joseph
May 22, 2017
Joy Louise Joseph, 97, passed away on May 22, 2017 following a brief illness. She was born in Brewster on February 4, 1920 to the late George T. and Evelyn (Woods) Nestor. Joy was a graduate of Brewster High School and Canton Actual Business College. With her late husband, Cecil J. Joseph, they owned and operated the Farmfresh Dairy...
John D. Meanor
May 20, 2017
John D. “Jack” Meanor, 66 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017. He was born in Massillon on January 14, 1951 and was the son of John and Ruthanne (Normile) Meanor. They preceded him in death. After 27 years, Jack retired from Republic Steel where he was a machinist. Prior to that, he worked at Superior Brand...
Mary Gorby
May 20, 2017
Mary “Pat” Gorby, age 82, of Massillon went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 20, 2017. She was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 30, 1934. Mary was a member of Massillon Baptist Temple. She loved her family and will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mary is survived by her children; Linda...
James A. Robertson
May 20, 2017
James A. (Jim) Robertson went home to be with his Lord and Savior May 20, 2017 after a brief illness. Jim was born in Conneaut, Ohio on October 17, 1930 to Rev. Herbert and Ethel (Slagle) Robertson. In his early years the family moved to Massillon where he attended grade school and Washington High School. The family moved to...
James "Jim" Nicholas Berbari
May 19, 2017
James N. Berbari, 62, of Jackson Township, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at Bethany Nursing Home in Canton. Jim was born in Massillon, Ohio on May 29, 1954 to the late Joseph & Evelyn (Elum) Berbari. He was a 1972 graduate of Central Catholic High School, as well as a graduate of the University of Akron where...
Joanne J. Julian
May 19, 2017
Joanne J. Julian, 84, of Jackson Township, passed away on Friday, May 19, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on March 14, 1933 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Harry and Emma (DeHoff) Renner. Joanne graduated in 1951 from Jackson High School, she married Charles Julian in 1958 and together they...
Bernice J. Edie
May 17, 2017
Bernice J. Edie, 89 of Massillon, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, May 17, 2017 at the Laurels of Massillon. She was born on February 3, 1928 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida (Farinet) Ickes. Bernice graduated from Washington High School in 1946 and went on to work...
Betty L. Combs
May 17, 2017
Betty L. Combs, 86 of Massillon, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. She was born in Massillon on July 3, 1930 and was the daughter of the late Harry and Edith (McDougal) Hayes. Betty was a longtime member of the Massillon Baptist Temple Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by...
James R Keehn
May 17, 2017
James “Jim” R. Keehn, age 84 of Massillon, passed away on May 17, 2017. He was born in Harmon, Ohio on October 29, 1932 to the late Russell and Ruby (Graber) Keehn. He was a 1950 graduate of Washington High School. James married Sylvia Fryfogle on June 26, 1954 and they shared 63 years together. Jim served his country...
Richard Franklin Maier
May 17, 2017
Richard Franklin Maier passed away on May 17, 2017 in Massillon. He is survived by his children, Richard Maier (Donna Ann), Janice Maier, and Donald Maier (Susan), his grandchildren, Ginny Skaer (Matt), Elizabeth Maier Balough, Sam Maier, Meredith Maier, and Madelyn Maier, and his great grandchildren, Connor, Caroline, and Hannah Skaer. He is preceded in death by his beloved...
James A. Baker
May 16, 2017
James A. Baker, Sr., 82 of Perry Township, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. He was born in Antioch, Ohio on July 4, 1934 and was the son of the late Vincent and Ethel (Clark) Baker. Following high school graduation, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany. He then went on...
James M. Nussbaumer
May 14, 2017
James M. Nussbaumer, age 82; of Massillon, passed away peacefully in a circle of love surrounded by his family on May 14, 2017. He was born on June 25, 1934 in Buffalo, New York to the late Frank and Lena Nussbamer. James was a 1953 graduate of Central Catholic High School. He married Jean M. Huber on November 10,...
Robert Wayne Robinson Phd
May 14, 2017
Robert Wayne Robinson PhD, age 87 of Jackson Township passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017 at Altercare of Nobles Pond. Robert was born January 17, 1930 in Akron to the late Carl R. and Mary (Underwood) Robinson. Robert retired as Superintendent of Cambridge Schools (Ohio) and was a clinical Psychologist at March Medical Center. Robert is survived by his...
Ronald Lee Gepfrey
May 13, 2017
Ronald Lee Gepfrey, 64, passed away on May 13, 2017 following an extended illness. He was born in Massillon on March 17, 1953 to the late William and Eleanor (Smith) Gepfrey. Ron was a graduate of Jackson High School, where he was a member of the football and track teams. He enjoyed many years as an archery instructor for...
Bradley K. Hart
May 10, 2017
Bradley K. Hart, 85 of Tuscarawas Township, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Bradley was born on September 30, 1931 in Ritchie Co., WV the son of Grover and Ella (Lynch) Hart. He retired from the Perry Rubber Co. after 35 years of service. He loved golfing, baseball and spending time with his grandchildren and family. Bradley was a...
Garry Grant Hilbert
May 10, 2017
Garry G. Hilbert, 73, of Massillon, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. He was born on May 27, 1943 in Alliance, Ohio to the late David and Omadeen (Shellenberger) Hilbert, Sr. Garry was a 1961 graduate of Alliance High School and proudly served his country for five years in the United States Navy...
Kenneth Otis Martin
May 10, 2017
Kenneth O. Martin, age 72, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Ken was born on February 11, 1945 in Sutton, West Virginia, the son of Olvin and Beulah (Hewitt) Martin. He was a United States Navy veteran, and served our country during Vietnam. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Jennifer (Roy) Porter, Bethany Cavalier and Zachary...
