Esther J. Stewart
Jun 1, 2009
Esther J. Stewart age 47 of Massillon passed away June 1, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center after a brief illness. She was born November 15, 1961 in Massillon to Harry O. & Jean (Briggs) Stewart and has been a life resident. She was a 1984 graduate of the MRDD Southgate School. Esther was a 25 year employee of the...
Bernard H. Walters
May 30, 2009
Bernard H. Walters, age 90 of Massillon, died on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at the McKinley Health Care Center. He was born on August 30, 1918 in Massillon and was the son of the late Gilbert and Marcella Walters. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and...
Mary M. Crescenze
May 30, 2009
Mary M. Crescenze age 104 of Massillon passed away Saturday May 30, 2009 at Hanover House. Mary was born June 21, 1904 in Italy to the late Anthony & Laura Porrini. She has been a resident of Massillon since 1915 and retired in 1976 from Ecko Products after 27 years of service. Mary was the oldest living member of...
Stephen Mike Luther
May 28, 2009
Stephen “Mike” Luther, age 52 of Canton, passed away Thursday May 28, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. He was born on June 29, 1956 in Canton the son of Stephen and Josephine Luther. Stephen lived in the area his entire life. He worked for Furbay Electric as a delivery driver, a student drivers’ education teacher for Myers Driving School and...
Shirley G. Metz
May 25, 2009
Shirley G. Metz, age 87 of Dalton, Ohio, died on Monday, May 25, 2009 at Rose Lane Health Care Center. He was born on October 13, 1921 in Arnoldsburg, WV and was the son of the late George and Effie (Parsons) Metz. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U.S. Army and worked at the former Republic...
Helen L. Price
May 24, 2009
Helen L. Price, 90 of Jackson Township, died on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at AlterCare of Nobles Pond. She was born on June 30, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio and was the daughter of the late John and Louise (Haenie) Fox. Helen was a 1936 graduate of Canton McKinley High School. She was a member of the First United Church...
Michael Robinson
May 22, 2009
Michael Robin Robinson, 57, of Massillon passed away Friday May 22, 2009 at University Hospital in Cleveland. He was born November 21, 1951 in Massillon the son of the late Percy and Margena (Ware) Robinson. Michael graduated from Central State University with a BS in Psychology and was member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. He retired from the...
Phillip Heffelfinger
May 22, 2009
Phillip James Heffelfinger, age 35, of North Canton passed away Friday May 22, 2009 at his residence. He survived by his wife Tonya (Gravius) and daughter Andrea, father John Heffelfinger of Spokane, WA, brother John Heffelfinger of Atlanta, GA, half-brother Alex Heffelfinger of Spokane, WA, father and mother- in- law Ted and Bridget Gravius of Canton. Phil’s daughter Andrea...
Todd Mckinney
May 21, 2009
Todd W. “Zilla” McKinney, age 64, of Massillon passed away suddenly Thursday May 21, 2009 at home. He was born October 11, 1944 in Canton the son of the late True and Helen (Lorius) McKinney. Todd was a shipping supervisor at Metal’s U.S.A. retiring in 2009. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and the Army...
Rose Vukelic
May 19, 2009
Rose Madeline Vukelic of Massillon, Ohio passed away at the age of 95 years on May 19, 2009. Mrs. Vukelic was born and spent her entire life in Massillon residing the past 15 years with her daughter Patricia Bucci and her husband Philip. Rose was a homemaker most of her life, and also worked domestically in her early years....
Gerald H. Baker
May 19, 2009
Gerald H. Baker age 71 of Canton passed away May 19, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. He was born March 20, 1938 to the late Adolph & Elsie (Cunningham) Baker and lived in Canton much of his life. His funeral service will be 2 PM Monday at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon. His final resting place will be Massillon...
Thomas Manning Weise
May 16, 2009
Thomas Manning Weise, age 57 of Perry Hts. passed away Saturday May 16, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born July 9, 1951 in Cleveland , OH to Milton & Helen (Redmond) Weise. Tom was a 1970 graduate of Perry High School. He was a self-employed painter-decorator in the Canton-Massillon area for...
Suzanne E. Morgan
May 16, 2009
Suzanne E. Morgan, 68 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. She was born on November 8, 1940 in Massillon and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Mae Floyd. Suzanne was a graduate of Washington High School. She had worked for the former Massillon Office Equipment, Stergios, Kurtzman & Stergios Law Offices...
Richard E. Bursey
May 15, 2009
Richard E. Bursey, 82 of Massillon, passed away Friday at Affinity Medical Center. He was born in Massillon on May 20, 1926. He served during World War II and was honorably discharged from the Army. Richard retired from Perry Rubber from the maintenance department. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lila Bursey, daughter, Peggy Davis; sisters, Stella,...
Jeannette R. Kraus
May 15, 2009
Jeannette R. Kraus, age 84 of Navarre, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. She was born on January 26, 1925 in Navarre, Ohio and was the daughter of the late John and Pauline (Mitzel) Mummertz. She was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Navarre High School and worked for the...
Dorthe E. Ricosky
May 14, 2009
Dorthe E. Ricosky, age 83 of Massillon, died on Thursday, May 14, 2009 at her home. She was born on August 21, 1925 in Canton, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Harry and Nellie (Kimble) Sells. She was a lifelong area resident. Dorothe was, at one time, employed as the office manager at Hammond Lumber Company. She...
Betty A. Hemperly
May 13, 2009
Betty A. Hemperly, age 72 of Massillon, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at Hospice Care Center in Copley, Ohio. She was born in Massillon on June 15, 1936 and was the daughter of the late Christ and Theresa (Huffman) Alexander. Along with her husband Ralph, she was the co-owner of Triple R Truck Repair. She was the former...
Janice L. Stitz
May 13, 2009
Janice L. Stitz, 58 of Perry Twp., passed away at her residence on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 following a courageous battle against cancer. She was born on January 2, 1951 in Washington, PA the daughter of Willis and Marjorie (Day) Haughton. Janice was a 1969 graduate of Perry High School. She taught math at Edison Jr. High School for...
Ella J. Conley
May 12, 2009
Ella J. Conley, age 80 of Massillon, passed away at Affinity Medical Center on Tuesday. She was born April 3, 1929 in Roanoke, AL to the late James & Viola (Joiner) Longshore and moved to Massillon in 1940. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Massillon and retired from Case Farms. In addition to her parents she...
Norma J. Weber
May 12, 2009
Norma J. Weber, age 82 of Massillon, died on Tuesday evening at Brewster Parke Convalescent Center. She was born in Massillon on September 1, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Ellen (Kutschback) Snyder. She had worked at the former Massillon Rubber Company. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. Along with her parents, she...
