Donald Doyle
Sep 24, 2010
Donald J. Doyle, age 84, of Massillon passed away Friday, September 24, 2010 at his residence. He was born August 5, 1926 in Brooklyn, NY and moved to Massillon in 1968 from Newark, OH. Donald was a senior special clerk with the Ohio Power Company for 36 years, and was a motion picture projectionist for 50 years. He was...
Dolly Furbay
Sep 22, 2010
Dolly F. Furbay, 92, of Massillon passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Dolly was born October 14, 1917 in Midvale, OH the daughter of William and Ella Florence (Singerman) Rizor. She worked at Tyson Roller Bearing, Ohio Paper Products, and retired from the D & K Store. She was a member...
Walter D. Matthews
Sep 21, 2010
Walter David Matthews, 83 passed away Sept. 21 at Hanover House after a long illness. He was born Sept. 16, 1927 in Wadsworth, Ohio to Jesse F. and Marian Sailer Matthews. He was a 1945 graduate of Washington High School. Following high school he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier Tarawa. He was an industrial engineer...
Cynthia R. Pellock
Sep 20, 2010
Cynthia R. Pellock, age 51 of Massillon, passed away Monday, September 20, 2010. She was born on January 16, 1959 in Massillon the daughter of the late Bill Everly and Edna Weber. Cynthia was a lifelong resident of Massillon and a 1979 graduate of Washington High School. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her step-mother,...
Ann Marie Urbas
Sep 19, 2010
Ann Marie Urbas and Grayce A combined service will be 11 AM Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Massillon. Their pastor Rev. Mark Oster will officiate. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Garden. Friends may call from 9:30 AM until the time of the service at the church. Memorial contributions can be sent to St. Paul’s Church...
Kyle E. Blankenship
Sep 19, 2010
Kyle E. Blankenship, age 41 of Massillon, died on Sunday, September 19, 2010 at his residence. He was born on October 14, 1968 in Massillon and was the son of Fe V. (Alvarez) Blankenship and the late Robert Blankenship, Sr. He was a lifelong area resident. He was employed in the human resources department with AlterCare. Kyle was a...
Christina L. “Christie” (Guarino) Burkett
Sep 17, 2010
Christina L. “Christie” (Guarino) Burkett, age 34 of Jackson Township , went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 17, 2010. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her loving family. Christie was born on July 3, 1976 in Canton , Ohio to Fred and Sheila (O’Neal) Guarino. She graduated from Tuslaw High School...
Charlotte A. Husarik
Sep 16, 2010
Charlotte A. Husarik, age 94 of Massillon, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2010. She was born on June 24, 1916 in Maynard, Ohio the daughter of the late Eugene and Charlotte (Longo) Fiutem. Charlotte lived in the area most of her life and was a member of St. Mary Immaculate Conception in Canton. She loved sewing and cooking...
William Resh
Sep 12, 2010
William H. Resh, age 86, of Massillon passed away suddenly at his residence Sunday, September 12, 2010. He was born April 6, 1926 in Bittinger, MD the son of the late Roy and Victoria (Orendorf) Resh. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during W.W.II. William was owner-operator of Resh Realty & Century 21. He was...
Barbara Reed
Sep 12, 2010
Barbara Ruth Reed, 66, of North Lawrence, OH passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 20, 1943 in Willard, OH the daughter of the late Earl W. and Lorna (Miller) Clark. Barbara was the executive secretary to the captain at the Massillon Post of the State Highway Patrol....
Iona Genevieve Tisdale
Sep 10, 2010
Iona Genevieve Tisdale, age 77, of Massillon, OH passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 at Mercy Hospital. Genny was born December 22, 1932 in Seneca Lake, OH the daughter of the late Bill and Winifred “Sis” (Lashley) Rich. She retired from the Massillon City School System, and was an active member of the Massillon Baptist Temple. Genny enjoyed spending...
Edward W. Kriesmer Sr.
Sep 10, 2010
Edward W. Kriesmer Sr. age 79 of Jackson Twp. passed away September 10, 2010. Ed was born April 13, 1931 in Fairlawn, NJ to the late John & Tillie (Geiger) Kriesmer and moved to the Massillon area in 1976. He was a self employed in industrial sales. In past years he participated with many barber shop quartets and was...
Walter Smith
Sep 7, 2010
Walter William “Bill” Smith, age 81, of Massillon, OH passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at Aultman Hospital Palliative Care Unit after a brief illness. Bill was born September 15, 1928 in Rachel, WV the son of the late Joseph F. and Rose (Strincosky) Smith. He was raised in Uniontown, PA where he graduated from South Union Twp. High...
Dorothy M. Bonk
Sep 3, 2010
Dorothy M. Bonk, age 86, passed away peacefully on September 3, 2010. She was born in Massillon on July 29, 1924 to the late Byron C. & Dora (Lewis) Wagner and was a 1943 graduate of Washington High School. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 55 years John F. Bonk Jr. (1999), son John...
Max A. Swineford
Sep 2, 2010
Max A. Swineford, age 56 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010. He was born on November 6, 1953 in Massillon the son of the late Paul Swineford and Martha (Himes) Swineford. He is survived by brothers, Ed (Lonnie) Swineford, Jim (Joy) Swineford and Jerry (Georgetta) Swinford all of Massillon and a sister Jane (Link) Milhone of South...
Annie R. James Wiggins
Sep 2, 2010
Annie R. Wiggins age 92 of Massillon went home to be with the Lord on Thursday September 2, 2010 at her residence. Annie was born July 9, 1918 in Melvin, AL to the late Elliott & Lillian (Kirksey) Young Sr. In 1938 she married the late Sims James and moved to Massillon; in addition to Mr. James she was...
Judith A. 'Judy' Mcgovern
Sep 2, 2010
Judith A. “Judy” McGovern, age 72 of Massillon, died on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Massillon on September 1, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Juanita (Kraft) Lenhart. In 1956, Judy graduated from Washington High School. She enjoyed being with her family, she especially enjoyed...
Pamela Coates-Vann
Sep 1, 2010
Pamela Coates-Vann, age 55 of Massillon, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2010. She was born on July 28, 1955 in Massillon the daughter of the late Johnnie Gray and Christine Redvine Coates. Pamela was a life long resident of Massillon and a 1973 graduate of Washington High School. She was employed at Head Start for...
Adam Hauenstein
Aug 31, 2010
Adam Hauenstein, age 37 of Canton, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010. He was born on November 2, 1972 in Massillon to John Hauenstein and Beverly Utt. Adam lived in the area his entire life and was a 1990 graduate of Washington High School. He also graduated from Cazenovia College. Adam had been employed at Panther Logistics as a...
Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Kessler
Aug 30, 2010
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Kessler, 32 of East Canton was killed in action while serving his country in Afghanistan on August 30, 2010. Kevin was born on July 18, 1978 in Canton and was a 1996 graduate of East Canton High School. In 2004, he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he was awarded the Army Commendation...
