Christina Lee Fichter
Nov 4, 2008
Christina Lee Fichter age 57 of Canton passed away Tuesday November 4, 2008 while on a cruise with her husband Alan Fichter. Christina was born August 7, 1951 in Akron to the late John & Delores ‘Wilma’ (Lawler) Simms, was raised in Canton and a Timken High School graduate. She was the owner operator of Mr. John Coiffure. Chris...
Bert Sepos
Nov 4, 2008
Bert Sepos, 89, of Massillon, OH died Tuesday afternoon at Affinity Medical Center with his wife and son at his side. He was born March 7, 1919 in Congo, OH son of the late John and Barbara (Daunch) Sepos. Bert served in the U.S. Army during W.W.II. He was a wholesale driver for Reiter Dairy for over 40 years...
Robert Eugene Hickey
Nov 2, 2008
Robert Eugene Hickey, age 85, of Massillon passed away Sunday November 2, 2008. The caring staffs of Shady Lawn Nursing Home and Asera Care Hospice eased his passing. Robert was born on May 7, 1923 in Bucyrus, Ohio to the late James and Marguerite Hickey. The family moved to Massillon when Robert was in the first grade. He graduated...
Myron V. 'Steve' Owens
Nov 1, 2008
Myron V. ‘Steve’ Owens, age 79 of Navarre passed away Saturday at Affinity Medical Center after a short illness. Steve was born August 4, 1929 in Navarre to the late David & Nellie (Miller) Owens. He served in the Army during the Korea War and received an honorable discharge. He started his career with the Nickelplate Rail Road and...
Doris R. Owen
Nov 1, 2008
Doris R. (Boker) Owen, 82 Passed away on Saturday, November 1, at the Laurels of Massillon following a lengthy illness. Her family was at her side. Doris was born on September 27, 1926, to William and Esther Boker in Genoa (now Perry Township). She had three older siblings: Warren H. Boker, Karl A. Boker, and Norma E. (Boker) Ertle....
Mark Rowland
Oct 30, 2008
Mark Rowland, 56, died on October 30, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born on May 12, 1952 and was the son of the late James and Lois J. (McDowell) Rowland. He is survived by his brother, James A. Rowland and his niece Rachel M. Gross both of Massillon. There are no calling hours and a graveside service will...
Anna Smerigan
Oct 28, 2008
Anna Smerigan, age 91 of Canton passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center. She was born in Clairton, PA to the late Anthony & Philomena (Rossi) Carozza. Most of her life was in Bethel Park, PA until moving to Canton in 2000. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Nicholas...
James R. Hatfield
Oct 27, 2008
James R. Hatfield, age 74 of North Lawrence, died on Monday, October 27, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center. He was born on March 26, 1934 in Canton, Ohio and was the son of the late James C. and Mildred F. (Johnson) Hatfield. He lived in Brevard County, Florida for 15 years where he was a private investigator for the...
Rochelle A. Price
Oct 22, 2008
Rochelle A. “Rocky” Price, age 69 of Navarre, passed away Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at the Affinity Medical Center. She was born in Canton on August, 1, 1939 to the late Jean Lowe (Danford) Stunz & Harold Donald Stunz. She graduated from Lehman High School & the former Massillon City Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. She...
Rhea M. Blake
Oct 22, 2008
Rhea M. Blake, age 90 of Massillon passed away Wednesday October 22, 2008 at Meadow Wind Health Care Center. Rhea was born December 13, 1917 in Smithville, OH., to the late James & Cora (Arnold) Gilmore. Rhea was raised by Clyde & Cora Detweiler in Massillon. She was employed as a cook for many years and retired from Indian...
Robert J. Heavilin
Oct 22, 2008
Robert J. Heavilin, age 85 of Dalton, passed away at his residence Wednesday evening. He was born August 11, 1923 in Bowerstown, Ohio to Robert Park & Winifred (Barger) Heavilin. He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater. He lived most of his life in the area and retired in 1981 after 34 years...
Richard Walker
Oct 19, 2008
Richard Walker age 27 of Massillon, passed away Sunday at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1980 in Minerva. Richard is survived by his mother, Martha A. Gump and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10:30 AM at the Paquelet Funeral Home in Massillon with Rev. Edd Matako officiating. Calling hours will be one...
John W. Robinson
Oct 17, 2008
John W. Robinson, 80 passed away October 17, 2008 after an extended illness. Preceded in death by his wife Carol K. (Massie) and son Randall L. He is survived by four children and their spouses, grandchildren and his five siblings. There are no services. Contributions are asked to be given to the Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home, 1100 Wales Road NE,...
Arthur H. Monigold
Oct 17, 2008
Arthur H. Monigold, age 89, of Massillon, passed away Friday, October 17, 2008 at Rose Lane Health Center following a short illness. He was born February 5, 1919 in Massillon to the late Wilson S. and Florence B. Monigold. He retired from Republic Steel in Massillon after nearly 40 years as a crane operator and also was employed by...
Elizabeth A. 'Betty' Graham
Oct 16, 2008
Elizabeth A. ‘Betty’ Graham, age 77 of Massillon, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center following a short illness. She was born on September 13, 1931 in Canton to the late George and Florence Glazier. Betty worked for Timken Co. as a metal inspector for 20 years before retiring in 1995. She was a member of...
Clyde D. Shankle
Oct 15, 2008
Clyde D. Shankle, age 72 of Dundee, Ohio, formerly of Massillon, died at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 17, 1936 in Cherry Tree, PA and was the son of the late Ord & Thelma (Fulton Shankle. He moved to Massillon in 1952 and graduated from Washington High School in 1954. Following his graduation,...
Michael M. Palumbo
Oct 14, 2008
Michael M. Palumbo, age 81, of Massillon, passed away, Tuesday, October 14, 2008 after an extended illness. Michael was born May 12, 1927 in Steubenville, Ohio, the son of the late Matthew and Constance (Cortese) Palumbo. He graduated from Catholic Central High School and served as a Medical Technician for the Army from 1945 -1946. Michael and his wife,...
Bernard D. Ben Geibel
Oct 12, 2008
Bernard D. Ben Geibel, age 90 of Massillon, died on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Amherst Meadows. He was born on March 1, 1918 in Pleasant City, Ohio and was the son of the late John and Frances (Kirkbride) Geibel. He was a Massillon resident since 1930. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the...
Peter Stavroff
Oct 12, 2008
Peter Stavroff, age 75 of Massillon, died on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Scenic Point Nursing Home in Millersburg, Ohio. He was born on July 11, 1933 in Massillon and was the son of the late Simon & Mary (Matako) Stavroff. He was lifelong area resident. He retired from Republic Steel and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran...
Mildred Reiter
Oct 11, 2008
Mildred Reiter, age 91 of Massillon passed away Saturday October 11, 2008 at Hospitality House. Mildred was born August 6, 1917 in Massillon to the late John & Susan (Profant) Sedjo and has been a life resident. Mildred retired from Fisher Foods in 1979. She was preceded in death by her husband H. John Reiter (1990), son John Reiter...
