Kay (Steele) Smith
May 3, 2010
Kay (Steele) Smith, age 68 of Massillon, passed away Monday May 3, 2010 at Aultman Hospital. Kay was born Feb. 8, 1942 in Massillon to the late Walter & Fern (Tombow) Steele. She was a 1960 graduate of Washington High School and had been employed at Ekco Products. She was a consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics which became a...
Liz M. Alcorn
May 1, 2010
Liz M. Alcorn, age 71, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Brewster Parke. She was born on May 5, 1938 in North Carolina the daughter of the late Howard and Nettie Rochester. Liz moved to Massillon in 1972. She was a member of Otterbein U.M.C. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Liz also loved antiquing...
Norma M. Weast
May 1, 2010
Norma M. Weast, age 84 of Massillon, died on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. She was born on June 6, 1925 in Sebring, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Rollie Richard and Norma (Lautenschlager) Clark. Norma was a member of St. Barbara Catholic Church. She was the wife of Carl F. Weast...
Edith G 'Gay' Kreider
May 1, 2010
Edith Gay Rice Kreider, 98, a retired librarian and teacher, passed away on May 1, 2010 at Chapel Hill Community. She formerly resided on Plover Street, Swan Street and Lake Shore Drive West in Dunkirk. Gay, as she was known for most of her life, was born on September 26, 1911 in Ripley to the late Dr. Fred Conley...
Leonard A. Walnoha
Apr 30, 2010
Leonard A. Walnoha age 77 of Massillon passed away Friday April 30, 2010. He was born February 6, 1933 in Wellsburg, WV to the late Franklin & Wanda (Garner) Walnoha and moved to Massillon in 1969. He had worked for the Pennsboro Glass Factory. Leonard had a life long interest in semi trucks and loved to make scale models....
Isaiah A. Jackson
Apr 29, 2010
Isaiah Akpan Jackson, Sr. Age 66 of Massillon passed away on Thursday, April 29th. Isaiah was born in Nigeria, West Africa on June 12th, 1943. He became a naturalized U.S. Citizen in 1979. Isaiah moved to Massillon, Ohio in 1991 and was a graduate of Culinary Institute of America, New Haven Ct. and Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT. He...
Charles Newton Kidd, Jr.
Apr 27, 2010
Charles Newton Kidd, Jr., age 74 of Massillon, died on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Arbors of Canton. He was born on March 1, 1936 in Baltimore, MD and was the son of the late Charles, Sr. and Irma (Wilbur) Kidd. For 31 years he worked as an investment broker. He was a member the F.O.E. 190, the...
Margrit (Grillon) Doxsee
Apr 22, 2010
Margrit (Grillon) Doxsee age 89 of Massillon passed away Thursday April 22, 2010. She was born May 19, 1920 in Switzerland and came to Navarre in 1930. Margrit was a homemaker and an active member of St. Timothy Episcopal Church and the Alter Guild. She was a member of Massillon Senior Citizens and delivered for Meals on Wheels. Her...
Janet Princehorn
Apr 22, 2010
Janet L. (Snowberger) Princehorn of East Greenville passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Affinity Medical Center. She was born in Cleveland to the late Robert Mark and Jene (Hancuff) Snowberger. Janet was a member of the East Greenville United Methodist Church, and Women’s Society. She was a member of the Massillon Lady Lions, the Massillon Women’s Club, the...
Paul J. Renner
Apr 21, 2010
Paul J. Renner, 85, of Navarre, OH passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 23, 1925 in Urichsville, OH the son of the late Paul J. and Jessica (Moore) Renner Sr. He was a steel inspector for Republic Steel retiring in 1984. Paul was a veteran of the...
Edward M. Ricosky
Apr 21, 2010
Edward M. Ricosky, age 79 of Canton, died on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Arbors of Canton. He was born on June 30, 1930 in Massillon, Ohio and was the son of the late Edward and Lottie (Lewis) Ricosky. He was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean...
Marian Shaidnagle Bannister
Apr 20, 2010
Marian (Shaidnagle) Bannister age 93 of Massillon passed away Tuesday April 20, 2010. Marian was born October 29, 1916 to the late Walter E. & Ella (Wagoner) Shaidnagle in Massillon. A life resident of Massillon she was an executive chief. She and her husband of 43 years, Charles Bannister owned and operated the former Bannister’s Chicken House. When they...
Velma M. Kirby
Apr 20, 2010
Velma M. Kirby, 88, of Massillon, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at her residence. She was born on February 12, 1922 in Red Boiling Springs, TN the daughter of George W. and Ruthie A. (West) Ford. Velma lived in the area most of her life. She and her late husband, Milton Kirby, worked at Navarre Flea Market for...
Jessie L. Shafer
Apr 18, 2010
Jessie L. Shafer, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2010. She was born in Millersburg, Ohio on May 11, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Alex and Ethel (Cornell) Fehndrich. She was employed by the Massillon Board of Education as a dietician with the Massillon City Schools. She was a member of First...
Jerry Walker
Apr 15, 2010
Jerry. L. Walker, 52, of New Philadelphia, OH passed away Thursday April 15, 2010 at Union Hospital in Dover, OH. He was born July 30, 1957 in Beaver Falls, PA the son of Frank and Tinnie (Mays) Walker. Jerry had been employed by KST Gas & Oil. He enjoyed fishing and camping. Jerry was a loving father and grandfather...
Martin Matejko
Apr 15, 2010
Martin Matejko, age 93 of Massillon, died on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Affinity Medical Center. He was born in Massillon on November 12, 1916 and was the son of the late John and Anna (Sedjo) Matejko. 1n 1966, Martin retired from Republic Steel where he was an inspector. He was a member of First Baptist Church and the...
Melissa J. Wilson
Apr 14, 2010
Melissa J. Wilson, age 64 of Jackson Township, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 after a long illness. She was born on October 2, 1945 in Canton, the daughter of the late Herbert C. and Eileen Wilson. She lived in the Canton/Magnolia area her entire life until moving in with her sister and brother-in-law, Mickey...
Lynn Davis
Apr 14, 2010
Lynn Davis, age 62, of Navarre passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Lynn was born February 21, 1948 in Massillon the daughter of Donald Paul and Marilyn (Bowersox) Rastetter. She was an activities aid at Rose Lane Health Center, and a member of Faith Community Fellowship. On May 11, 1968 Lynn...
Mark K. Studer, Sr.
Apr 12, 2010
Mark K. Studer, Sr. age 49 of Massillon passed away Monday, April 12, 2010, at Affinity Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1961 in Massillon. He was raised in Massillon and attended Washington High School. He was on sick leave from Avalon Transportation. Mark was a member of Trinity Lodge #710 F & AM. Mark enjoyed fishing, NASCAR...
Tony 'Butch' Samsa
Apr 12, 2010
Tony 'Butch' Samsa, age 88 0f Massillon, died on Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Hospitality House in Perry Township. He was born to the late Joseph and Marija (Viront) Samsa in Brewster, Ohio on June 13, 1921. He was a lifelong area resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the China-Burma-India Theater during World...
