Kitty M. Kemp
Oct 27, 2011
Kitty M. Kemp, age 63 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Akron General Hospital. Kitty was born on May 25, 1948 in Massillon the daughter of the late Harry and Margaret (Ricosky) Stevens. Kitty was a lifelong resident of Massillon. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had a special bond with her...
Mavis Ziegelhofer
Oct 25, 2011
Mavis Ziegelhofer, age 81 of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2011 in Mansfield, Ohio. She was born on September 28, 1930 in Autreyville, GA the daughter of the late Jordan Brooks and Imogene (Eure) McGhee. Mavis lived here most of her life and worked at Massillon City Hospital as a nurse for 47 years. She was a loyal...
Grace M. Spear
Oct 23, 2011
Grace M. Spear, 94 of St. Augustine, FL, formerly of Massillon, died on Sunday, October 23, 2011. She was born on May 18, 1917 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Peter & Mary (Kohr) Hoffman. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Grace had lived with her daughter Nancy in Great Falls, Montana. They...
Anna M. Ream
Oct 23, 2011
Anna M. Ream, 72 went home to be with her Lord on October 23, 2011 at Affinity Medical Center. She was born February 19, 1939 on a small farm south of Brewster to the late Benjamin and Mary Hoffman Speicher. Anna graduated from Washington High School, Class of 1957. She was an Honor student. She was a member of:...
Richard E. Long
Oct 21, 2011
Richard E. Long, 84, passed away after years of declining health. He was born in Jackson Township, Ohio on March 27, 1927 to the late Walter R. & Marie Kelley Long. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Richard worked as a District Supervisor for East Ohio Gas for 42 years. Richard was a member of St. Mary’s...
Norma J. Friend
Oct 20, 2011
Norma J. Friend, 82 of Massillon, died on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at Affinity Medical Center. She was born on April 1, 1929 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Arthur Webster and Margaret (Fisher) Henry. Norma had been employed at the former Massillon Rubber Company. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and A.A.R.P....
Sarah Ruth Herring
Oct 19, 2011
Sarah Ruth Herring entered into her heavenly reward on October 19th, 2011 with her children by her side as she drifted home to be with the Lord. She was born on October 2nd, 1923 in Waynesburg, OH, to Rev. John and Bessie Matthews. The family later moved to Massillon, OH, where she attended Massillon City Schools. Sarah married Edgar...
Dennis Wayne Kula
Oct 17, 2011
Dennis Wayne Kula, 63, passed away peacefully on October 17th, 2011 after a courageous 8 year battle with Alzheimers Disease. He was born in Massillon on July 14, 1948. Denny retired from the Hoover Company in 2003 after 33 years of service. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed taking trips to the mountains on his motorcycle among many...
Norman Paul Tippel
Oct 16, 2011
Norman Paul Tippel, 69, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, NC. A native of Stark County, Ohio, he was the son of the late John and Esther Florence Grimminger Tippel. Surviving are: his wife, Cathy Tippel of Kings Mountain, NC, two sons; Norman Tippel, Jr and his fiancé, Brenda Rhodes of Lincolnton,...
Charles E. Allen
Oct 16, 2011
Charles E. Allen, age 80 of Massillon, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. His death was unexpected. He was born in Washburn, WV on May 15, 1931 and was the son of the late Ernest and Edith (White) Allen. He was a Massillon resident since 1950....
Ronald A. Yingling
Oct 16, 2011
Ronald A. Yingling age 76 of Jackson Twp. passed away at his residence Sunday evening surrounded by his family. Ron was born March 9, 1935 in Massillon to the late Alfred J. & Dorothy (Rohr) Yingling. He was a 1953 graduate of Central Catholic High School and a graduate of the University of Dayton with an Associate Degree in...
Maria Marjay
Oct 15, 2011
Maria Marjay, age 91 of Dover, formally of Thousand Oaks, CA passed away Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Amherst Meadows in Massillon. Maria was born on September 11, 1920 in Bodzsas, Hungary the daughter of the late Antal and Anna (Bugyi) Veres. Maria worked at Aerojet General as a designer of nose cone rocket parts in Nimbus, CA for...
Walter Glenn Shannon
Oct 14, 2011
Walter Glenn Shannon Sr., age 82 of Massillon passed away on the evening of October 14, 2011. He passed peacefully in his sleep after a lengthy illness at the Cleveland VA-Wade Park Hospital. Walter attended Massillon Washington High School. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He met his wife, Doris (Gray) during this time via letters....
Paul M. Chisler
Oct 14, 2011
Paul M. Chisler, age 88 of Navarre, passed away Friday, October 14, 2011 at The Pines in Canton. Paul was born on June 3, 1923 in Morgantown, WV the son of the late Albert and Lillian (Henry) Chisler. He graduated from Demonstration High School in Morgantown WV. He was a true mountaineer. He later moved to the area and...
Juanita May Jacobs
Oct 12, 2011
Juanita May Jacobs, aged 80 passed away, October 12, 2011. She was born in Somerton, Ohio on May 5, 1931 to the late Homer Willison, and Elizabeth Truax Willison. She married James Jacobs on October 20, 1951 and they were married for 31 years until his passing on May 29, 1983 She worked as a Nurse for the Massillon...
Jordan S. Graden
Oct 11, 2011
Jordan S. Graden passed from this life into the next on October 11, 2011 at the age of 25. He was born on August 18, 1986 in Aultman Hospital. He was a 2004 graduate of Massillon Washington High School. Jordan will be remembered as a warm loving person who idolized his children. His charisma and personality will be forever...
Ann M. Fisher
Oct 10, 2011
Ann M. Fisher, age 93 of Massillon, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at her resident. Ann was born on September 28, 1918 in Bellaire, Ohio the daughter of the late James Morris and Viola Pearl (Schucht) Grant. Ann worked at M.C.A. signs for a period of 14 years. She enjoyed playing bingo, traveling, casinos, spending time in her...
Thomas F. Roth
Oct 10, 2011
Thomas F. Roth, 77, of Apopka, FL, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 10, 2011 at Affinity Medical Center, Massillon, Ohio. He was born in Massillon on August 7, 1934 to the late William W. and Mildred E. Glasgow Roth. He graduated from Washington High School, Class of 1952 . He attended Miami University and...
Louise E. Douglas
Oct 10, 2011
Louise E. Douglas, age 61 of Massillon, passed away October 10, 2011 at Affinity Medical Center. Louise was born May 28, 1950 in Canton to the late Ernest & Gertrude (Blackburn) Nunley. She will be remembered as a most giving and loving person, one with a quick wit and a ready reply. Louise adored her children and grandchildren. Louise...
Genevieve Nelson
Oct 10, 2011
Genevieve "Louise" Nelson, age 85 of Massillon, died on Sunday, October 9, 2011. She was born in Raywood, WV and was the daughter of the late Charlie & Della Ray. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas G. Nelson in 2010, her daughter Sally Hinkle and two brothers, Lyle and Charles Ray. She...
