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...
Lora Faye Darby
Dec 28, 2017
Lora Faye (Craig) Darby age 41 of Canton passed away December 28, 2017 at Aultman Hospital. Lora was born June 27, 1976 to the late Clyde and Garnet Craig. She was a graduate of Timken Senior High School. Lora had a belief in the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She held various work positions and was always a notary public....
Karla Jo Wolgamott
Dec 27, 2017
Karla Jo Wolgamott, age 71 of Massillon passed away on December 27, 2017. She was born on June 29, 1946 to the late Karl and Stella (Makowski) Kiko. She married Merle D. Wolgamott on August 13, 1964 and they spent 53 wonderful years together. Karla was known as a good homemaker, who always put on an awesome Christmas. She...
Master Sgt. Edward J. King (Ret. Usaf)
Dec 27, 2017
Master Sergeant Edward J. “Jerome” King (Ret. USAF), age 80, formerly of Massillon, passed away on December 27, 2017 in Rancho Cordova, CA. Mr. King was born June 1, 1937, in Massillon, Ohio, to Eddie P. and Lillian (Long) King. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Friendship Baptist Church. Upon graduation in 1955 from...
John William Cernea
Dec 27, 2017
John W. Cernea, 91 of Jackson Township, passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2017. John was born on May 15, 1926 in Massillon the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth (Logan) Cernea. John was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1944 graduate of Washington High School where he was a member of the Massillon marching band. He was...
Brent Martin Offenbecher
Dec 27, 2017
Brent M. Offenbecher, 56, of Alliance, passed away on December 27, 2017. He was born in Alliance, Ohio on May 15, 1961 to William and Loretta (Peloso) Offenbecher. Brent was a former Massillon Tigers quarterback and then went on to play football at The Ohio State University. After his football career, Brent worked as a car salesman for over...
Carol Lynn Baker
Dec 25, 2017
Carol Lynn Baker, 58 of Massillon passed away on Monday, December 25th at her home. She was born on November 30, 1959 in Clarksburg, West Virginia and was the daughter of Allan Ray and Lyal (Bush) Baker, Sr. Along with her parents, she is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Daniel Shrock, her granddaughters, Hannah, Paslen and...
Ruby "Pauline" Cochran
Dec 23, 2017
Ruby “Pauline” Cochran, 87, of Massillon, passed away on December 23, 2017. Polly was born on April 14, 1930 in West Liberty, West Virginia to the late John and Georgia (Haught) Cochran. She was a 1948 graduate of West Liberty High School and then continued on to West Liberty State College where she graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor...
Gary Blair Hyde
Dec 23, 2017
Gary Blair Hyde, Sr., 82, passed away following an extended illness. He was born in Parkersburg, WV on May 25, 1935, to the late Ira Blair & Chloe C. (Hosaflook) Hyde. Gary worked for Peoples Cartage, retiring due to health in 1976; he also worked for the railroads when he was a young man. He was a member of...
