Beulah I. Schuck
Mar 20, 2012
Beulah I. "Boots" Schuck, age 78 of Massillon, died on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Amherst Meadows. She was born in Moundsville, WV on August 3, 1933. She was a Massillon resident for most of her life. Boots retired from Ansell-Perry where she worked in Quality Control after 32 years of service. Along with her parents, she was preceded...
Joanne M. Maupin
Mar 19, 2012
Joanne M. Maupin, age 71 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, March 19, 2012. She was born on March 28, 1940 in Canton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Roger & Emma (Baltzer) Kienzle. She was a lifelong area resident. She is survived by her daughters, Jamie Rupert and Joette Clark and...
Ernest H. Wellin
Mar 17, 2012
Ernest H. Wellin, age 68 of Massillon, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 17, 2012 at his residence. Ernie was born on June 29, 1943 in Ithaca, NY the son of the late Ernest M. and Mary A. (Zammett) Wellin. Ernie was a United States Navy veteran serving from 1961 to 1967. He attended Ithaca College where he received an...
Dennis Lee Gibson
Mar 16, 2012
Dennis L. Gibson, age 77 passed away at Affinity Medical Center on Friday, March 16, 2012. He was born on March 4, 1935 in Kenova, West Virginia to the late Eustace and Emma (Riggs) Gibson. He married Sandra Kay Billups on August 5, 1958, and they made Massillon their home in 1959. Dennis worked for Ashland Oil Refinery for...
Lt. Col. Stephen J. Hiegl
Mar 16, 2012
Lt. Col. Stephen J. Hiegl, USAF, Retired, 92, of Massillon passed away at Rose Lane Nursing Center, Massillon, following an extended illness. He was born in Akron, Ohio on August 20, 1919. Stephen was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Massillon. He was a graduate of Washington, High School, Class of 1938. He received his Bachelors of Science...
Daniel Hykes
Mar 15, 2012
Daniel Hykes, age 78 of Jackson Township, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at his residence surrounded by his family. Daniel was born on April 1, 1933 in Massillon the son of the late Paul and Freda (Byer) Hykes. Dan was a lifelong resident of the area. He was a United States Army veteran serving our country during the...
Dennis P. Massaro
Mar 12, 2012
Dennis P. Massaro, devoted husband, father, brother and friend, departed this life and went to be with his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his loving family on March 12, 2012. His death followed a courageous 10 year battle with Frontal Temporal Dementia. Dennis was a 1964 graduate of Wooster High School. He retired from Rubbermaid in 2000 after 32...
Muriel Cox
Mar 12, 2012
Muriel Cox, age 87 of Massillon, passed away peacefully Monday, in the company of friends and family. Muriel retired from The Evening Independent. She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Diehl and Robin Snyder and her grandchildren, Nakoa Buchanan, Hannah Snyder, and Dawn Johnson. There will be no calling hours or services. Cremation has taken place. Paquelet Funeral...
Eileen M. Grimes
Mar 9, 2012
Eileen M. (Marchand) Grimes age 84 of Massillon passed away Friday March 9, 2012. Eileen was born April 16, 1927 in Cleveland. She was a 1945 graduate of Washington High School. Eileen was the owner of Grimes Bridal Shop for 16 years and a longtime member of St. Joseph Church. Her husband of 46 years, Joseph Grimes Jr. died...
Bonnie Jean Ludwig
Mar 7, 2012
Bonnie Jean Ludwig, 58 of Jackson Township, passed away on March 7, 2012 at Aultman Hospital unexpectedly. She was born in Canton on February 17, 1954 to the late Robert & Goldie Halter. She is survived by her: Husband , William "Bill" M. Ludwig, whom she married November 8, 1975, children; Billy Ludwig & Lindsay Ludwig both of Jackson...
Carol L. Travis
Mar 7, 2012
Carol L. Travis, age 69 of Massillon died peacefully in the comfort of her daughter's home surrounded by her family on March 7, 2012. She is now in heaven with her husband of 52 years, Neil Travis (2010). She was born April 25, 1942 in Youngstown, OH to the late Jake & Mae (Eseinewine) Stewart. Carol Travis retired from...
Bonnie Jean Ludwig
Mar 7, 2012
Bonnie Jean Ludwig, 58 of Jackson Township, passed away on March 7, 2012 at Aultman Hospital unexpectedly. She was born in Canton on February 17, 1954 to the late Robert & Goldie Halter. She is survived by her: Husband , William "Bill" M. Ludwig, whom she married November 8, 1975, children; Billy Ludwig & Lindsay Ludwig both of Jackson...
Dorothy E. Fain
Mar 6, 2012
Dorothy E. Fain (Auntie), age 90 of Massillon, died on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Rose Lane Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on June 20, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Addie (Davis) Williams. She was an area resident since 1946. Dorothy retired from Fleming Foods and...
Rebecca O. Elliott
Mar 6, 2012
Rebecca O. Elliott, 71, of Massillon, passed on March 6, 2012 at Affinity Hospital, Massillon. She was born in Massillon on September 2, 1940 to the late Oscar and Martha E. Sulin Cabassa. She was a lifelong area resident. She worked for GE Finance until her retirement in 2006. Becky was a graduate of Washington High School, Class of...
Louis E. Seimetz
Mar 6, 2012
Louis E. Seimetz Jr. age 90 of Massillon passed away on Tuesday March 6, 2012 with his family surrounding him. Louis was born January 15, 1922 in Massillon to the late Louis & Leona Aiars) Seimetz. Mr. Seimetz was a graduate of Washington High School and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by...
Donald Richard Hixenbaugh
Mar 5, 2012
Donald Richard "Dick" Hixenbaugh, 81 of Massillon, died on Monday at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on September 24, 1930 in Massillon and was the son of the late Harry and Elizabeth (Johnson) Hixenbaugh. Dick attended Washington High School and shortly after was asked to serve his country in the U.S. Army. Dick owned and operated Dick's Amoco...
Margaret Jane Gides
Mar 4, 2012
Margaret Jane Gides, age 86, passed away surrounded by her family at Affinity Medical Center on Sunday, March 4, 2012. Maggie was born on August 19, 1925 in Lilly, PA. to the late Jacob and Eliza Mae (Fisher) Robine. She was Valedictorian, Cheerleader, and Band Member at Lilly Washington High School Class of 1944. Maggie married Michael Gides on...
Alvin Dale Fasnacht
Mar 3, 2012
Alvin Dale Fasnacht, age 84 of Perry Township, passed away on Saturday, March 03, 2012 in Mercy Medical Center from an extended illness. He was born on August 1, 1927 in Massillon City Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alvin H. and Esther M. (Boron) Fasnacht and wife Leora (Baker) with whom he entered into marriage...
Gregory E. Sterling
Mar 1, 2012
Gregory E. Sterling, age 55 of Perry Township, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 1, 2012 at his home he built 30 years ago. Greg was born on May 22, 1956 in Canton the son of the late Don and Grace (McConnell) Sterling. He was a lifelong resident of the area and a 1974 graduate of Glenwood High School. Greg...
Mary Ann Cardoza
Feb 29, 2012
Mary Anna Cardoza was born on August 31, 1945 to Emanuel Cardoza and Elizabeth Heath in Massillon, Ohio. She was the 3rd oldest of nine children and grew up in Waynesboro, Georgia. She spent her early years in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri, and made her final home in Massillon, Ohio. She was preceded in death by...
