Evelyn Dryden
Nov 19, 2011
Evelyn (Carter) Dryden, age 96 of Massillon, died on Saturday November 19, 2011 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. She was born in Marion, Illinois and was the daughter of the late Carl and Pearl (Mattox) Erwin. Along with her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by her first husband LeRoy Engstrom, her second husband Dr. Raymond Carter and...
William H. Mclaughlin
Nov 18, 2011
William H. McLaughlin age 81 passed away Friday at Aultman Hospital. Bill was born February 5, 1930 in Massillon to the late Edwin & Violet (Wetzel) McLaughlin and was a 1948 graduate of Washington High School. He had been employed by the railroad and retired from Wayne-Dalton Door. Bill is remembered as an avid Indians and Buckeyes fan. He...
Wanda Louise Turner
Nov 16, 2011
Wanda Louise Turner, age 83 of Massillon, passed away Wednesday November 16, 2011. She was born August 31, 1928 in Wheelersburg, OH to the late Paul & Mayree Vaughters and lived in Massillon for 50 years. Her husband, Harrison Turner passed in 1991. She will be dearly missed by two children, Linda Thomas of Massillon and Larry Turner of...
Carl R. Blackstone
Nov 16, 2011
Carl R. Blackstone , age 90 of North Canton, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at his home. He was born on January 12, 1921 in Massillon and was the son of the late Carl M. & Grace E. (Shammo) Blackstone. Carl was a graduate of Washington High School and served his country during World War II with the...
Charles L.R. Williams
Nov 15, 2011
Charles L. R. Williams, 90 of Massillon, passed away at Mercy Hospital, Canton on November 15, 2011 after a period of declining health. He was born in Urichsville on April 19, 1921 to Ralph Mills and Eva Green Mills Williams. He had worked for the Norfolk and Western Railroad and Jennings Hardware in Indio, CA. He had lived in...
Margaret A. Ward
Nov 13, 2011
Margaret Ann (Owen) Ward passed away Sunday, November 13, after a three-year stint with lung cancer and a week long celebration of her 81st birthday. Margie (pronounced with a hard 'g') was born in Massillon, Ohio, on November 7, 1930. The daughter and first child of Robert Herbert and Helen (Williams) Owen, Margie was one of those people who...
Frances Pryor
Nov 13, 2011
Frances J. Pryor, 98, of Massillon, died early Sunday surrounded by her children at the home of her daughter and caregiver, Judith Haynam and her husband Clark. She was born February 7, 1913, in Canton, a daughter of the late John C. and Margaret I.(Suhr) Blackledge, and was a lifelong resident of Massillon. She retired in 1983 after 24...
Esther M. Steiner
Nov 12, 2011
Esther M. Steiner (Nee Brenner), age 92 of Massillon, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at The Oaks of Brecksville. Esther was born on March 14, 1919 in Dalton the daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Hooley) Brenner. Esther was a lifelong resident of Massillon and a 1937 graduate of Washington High School. She was a Geriatric L.P.N....
Joyce E. Criss-Stevenson
Nov 12, 2011
Joyce E. Criss-Stevenson, 52 started a new chapter with the Lord at her home in Massillon on Saturday, November 12, 2011. Joyce was born in Canton, OH on July 3, 1959 to the late Rev. Edgar C. Criss and Geneva (Bowling) Criss-Sparks. She was a graduate of McKinley High. She married Tony Stevenson on November 30, 2002 and he...
Robert G. Shaffer
Nov 10, 2011
Robert G. "Mike" Shaffer, Jr., age 59 of Perry Township, died on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on May 19, 1952 in Canton, Ohio to Imogene (Allen) Shaffer and the late Robert G. Shaffer, Sr. He was a lifelong area resident. Mike was a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. He enjoyed...
Clyde R. Mitchal
Nov 10, 2011
Clyde R. Mitchal, age 83 of Perry Twp. passed away Thursday November 10, 2011 at Aultman Hospital. Clyde was born December 15, 1927 in Cleveland, OH. He was a 1946 graduate of Washington High School and received an engineering degree from the University of Akron. He retired from Hercules Engines (formerly White Motors) in 1992. A voracious reader, with...
Gregory R. Mcgovern
Nov 10, 2011
Gregory R. McGovern, M.D., age 51 formerly of Massillon, passed away suddenly Thursday, November 10, 2011 at his residence in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg was born on August 24, 1960 in Massillon, to Robert McGovern and the late Judy (Lenhart) McGovern. He graduated from Washington High School in 1978 and went into the Army and was honorably discharged in...
Margaret Babetski
Nov 8, 2011
Margaret Babetski, age 93 of Massillon, died on Monday, November 7th at Gaslite Villa. She was born on October 5, 1918 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Frank A., Sr. and Ada (Keller) Getz. Margaret was the former owner of Crystal Lake Park. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, the Canton Amateur Sports...
William E. Rice
Nov 8, 2011
William E. Rice age 66 of Massillon passed away Tuesday November 8, 2011. Bill was born August 23, 1945 in Martins Ferry, OH and lived in Massillon since 1983. He served in the US Marines and then work for the Dept of the Army in Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Bill served as past president and secretary of FOE #190 and...
Gary J. Wilson
Nov 8, 2011
Gary J. Wilson, age 74 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at his residence. Gary was born on December 17, 1936 in Massillon the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy Mary (Agnes) Wilson. Gary was a lifelong resident of Massillon and a 1954 graduate of Washington High School. Gary was employed as a meat cutter at...
Charles W. Hunt
Nov 6, 2011
Charles W. Hunt, 76 of Navarre, passed away on November 6, 2011 at Meadow Wind Nursing Center following an extended illness. He was born on July 4, 1935 in Canton, Ohio to the late Charles and Evelyn E. Hunt. Charles was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1955. He worked as a lithographer for Danner Press...
Thelma M. Shonk
Nov 6, 2011
Thelma M. Shonk, 93 of Massillon, died on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. She was born on July 31, 1918 in Cadiz, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Charles and Viola (Milhorn) Riley. Thelma enjoyed spending time with her family, baking and going out to eat. Along with her parents, she was...
Richard A. Converse
Nov 4, 2011
Richard A. Converse, 93, of Jackson Township, died on November 4, 2011 at Aultman Compassionate Care Center. Richard was born in Massillon on August 15, 1918 to the late Charles & Emma Heppert Converse. He was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of 1936 and entered the Navy serving in World War II. He had worked at General...
Jack M. Mauger
Nov 4, 2011
Jack M. Mauger, age 61 of Massillon, died on Friday, November 4, 2011 at Affinity Medical Center. He was born on June 23, 1950 in Massillon and was a lifelong area resident. He was a juvenile corrections officer at Indian River and was a member of Grace Fellowship Church. He was preceded in death by his father Maurice Mauger,...
Regina M. Farr
Nov 4, 2011
Regina M. Farr, age 85 of Massillon, was surrounded by her family at home when she went to Heaven to begin her new life with her Lord and Savior on November 4, 2011. She was born on November 2, 1926 in Gilmer County, WV to the late Clive V. and Lula M. Freshour. She graduated from Washington High School...
