Frances Riffle
Aug 25, 2009
Frances E. Riffle, age 86, of Massillon passed away Tuesday morning August 25, 2009 at Country Lawn Care Center. She was born September 29, 1922 in Ohiopyle, PA the daughter of the late Charles E. and Rosalee (Golden) Lee. Frances was retired from Timken-Mercy Hospital Central Sterilizing Department and in previous years had been employed by the Perry-Faye Defense...
Sunya M. Pfalzgraf
Aug 24, 2009
Sunya M. Pfalzgraf, age 80 of Perry Township, died on Monday, August 24, 2009 at Aultman Hospital. She was born on May 5, 1929 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Hilda (Gladdin) Freday. She was a lifelong Stark County resident. The oldest of 12 children, she was preceded in death by 3...
William C. Meier
Aug 23, 2009
William C. Meier, age 68, of Canton, OH, died on August 23, 2009. Despite being a non-smoker for sixteen years, Bill died of advanced-stage lung cancer, initially diagnosed in late June. He was the son of Hans F. and Louise E. Meier, natives of Germany who preceded him in death, also both having died of cancer. He was a...
Frank J. Savage, Jr.
Aug 22, 2009
Frank J. Savage Jr., age 79 of Massillon passed away August 22, 2009 at his residence surrounded by his family. Frank was born August 3, 1930 in North Adams, Massachusetts to the late Francis J. & Viola (Wing) Savage. Following High School he enter the Army and served in Korea with the 2nd Infantry Div.; 2nd Med. Bal. and...
Richard Dick Behrendsen
Aug 18, 2009
Richard “Dick” F. Behrendsen, 79 of Tuscarawas Township, suddenly went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born on July 24, 1930 in North Monroeville, Ohio the son of the late Carl Behrendsen and Cynthia Stark. Dick was a U.S. veteran of the...
Beulah Maxine Wurzbacher
Aug 15, 2009
Beulah Maxine Wurzbacher, age 87 of Massillon passed away Saturday August 15, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center. Maxine was born December 13, 1921 in Loudonville, OH to the late Earl & Bessie (Derrow) Poorman. She was a 1939 graduate of Washington High School. For 16 years she was City Auditor for the City of Massillon, retiring in 1980. In...
Brian Loudiana
Aug 15, 2009
Brian John Loudiana, 26, was born July 28th, 1983. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, and faithful son; he passed away unexpectedly, of a massive coronary, on August 15, 2009. He was a graduate of Fairless High School/R.G. Drage in 2002 and was currently attending Brown Mackie College of North Canton, Ohio for Medical Assisting. He was...
Richard T. Lindsay
Aug 15, 2009
Richard T. Lindsay age 84 of Newman went peacefully to be with Jesus on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 30, 1925 in Newman to the late Robert and Annie (Davis) Lindsay. He was a 1944 Washington High School graduate and a WWII United States Army Veteran receiving...
James 'Jim' A. Venet
Aug 14, 2009
James (Jim) A. Venet, age 58, of Massillon passed away August 14, 2009 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Jim was born August 9, 1951 in Akron to Peter & Rosalie (Serio) Venet and spent most of his life in Stark County. He was a graduate of Glenwood High School and Kent State University. Jim’s passion was...
Nancy Blocher
Aug 13, 2009
Nancy L. Blocher, age 61, of Jackson Twp. passed away Thursday August 13, 2009 at Aultman Hospital Palliative Care Unit surrounded by her family. She was born September 15, 1947 in Massillon the daughter of Grant and Ruth (McCarty) Bowers. Nancy was employed by Stark County Job and Family Services where she provided transportation and supervision for foster children...
Levi W. Parsons
Aug 9, 2009
Levi W. Parsons, 89 of Massillon, Ohio died on Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. He was born on April 23, 1920 in Arnoldsburg, WV and was the son of the late Andy and Mahalia Ann (Elmore) Parsons. Levi served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Republic Steel...
Dorothy C. Mitchell
Aug 8, 2009
Dorothy C. Mitchell, 92 of Jackson Township., formally of Navarre, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, August 8, 2009 at her home. She was born on August 6, 1917 in Navarre the daughter of the late Wilford and Sarah Hodgson. Dorothy worked for Nickels Bakery as a receptionist for many years before retiring in 1977. She was a member of St....
Larry H. Skip Binder
Aug 7, 2009
Larry H. “Skip” Binder, 74 of Massillon, died on Friday, August 7, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. He was born on May 17, 1935 in Emmaus, PA and was the son of the late Paul and Edith Binder. Skip was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Navy. While in the service, he was...
Eloise M. Brumfield
Aug 7, 2009
Eloise M. Brumfield, age 77 of Massillon, passed away Friday, August 7, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center in Massillon. Eloise was born on April 18, 1932 in Alum Creek, WV the daughter of the late James and Clara Green. She lived in Massillon most of her life. Eloise was a member of Victory Chapel Church in Norton. She loved...
Ada Williams
Aug 1, 2009
Ada S. Williams, our beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, Ada, age 77, of Massillon was called home to be with the our Lord on Saturday, August 1, 2009 following a stroke. Ada was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Jack D. Williams and sisters, Fran Fackler, Billie Hartman, Arlene Guyton and Agnes Woods. She leaves...
Mona A. Hart
Jul 28, 2009
Mona A. (Stout) Hart, 85, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2008, after an extended illness. Born in Wooster to the late Paul and Gladys (Potts) Stout, she lived most of her life in Massillon, and was a 1941 graduate of Washington High School. She served in the United States Navy WAVES during World War II, stationed in San...
Sylvia Reger
Jul 28, 2009
Sylvia Ann Reger, age 95, of Massillon passed away Tuesday July 28, 2009 at Altercare of Navarre Health Center where she had been a resident for the past six years. She was born November 4, 1913 in Spencer, WV to the late Heaston and Jesse Marie (Post) Marple. In addition to her parents Sylvia was preceded in death by...
Nicholas D. Frailly
Jul 26, 2009
Nicholas D. Frailly, age 87, of Massillon, Ohio, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2009 after an eight year battle with Alzheimer's. Recently he resided at Amherst Meadows Nursing Home in Massillon. Family and friends were by his side throughout his last day. Born on December 12, 1921 in Brewster, Ohio, Danny also known as Nuncy was the son...
Timothy Bachtel
Jul 25, 2009
Timothy James Bachtel, 53, of Massillon passed away on Saturday July 25, 2009 while vacationing in Maui after a courageous battle with cancer. Tim was born in Massillon January 13, 1956 the son of the late Russell P. and Betty Bachtel. Tim is survived by his wife Patricia A. (McNabb) Bachtel; brother Edwin (Murial) Bachtel of Massillon; brother-in-law William...
Fr. Albert W. Anderson
Jul 25, 2009
Fr. Albert W. Anderson, age 87 of Massillon, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Affinity Medical Center. He was born on April 5, 1922 in Watervliet, NY and was the son of the late Albin and Maria Fredrica (Kundel) Anderson. A former P.O.W., Fr. Anderson served his country during WW II in the U.S. Army Air Corps....
